Kneecap invite Winston Peters to New Zealand shows

Monday 7 September 2026 · 2 outlets · 2 reports · updated Mon 7 Sep, 10:39am

In this story Winston Peters, NZ First, Tamatha Paul

Irish music group Kneecap has invited Winston Peters to their upcoming New Zealand performances. The invitation follows comments from the Foreign Affairs Minister, who described the musicians as "low IQ weasels" after they supported Green MP Tamatha Paul.

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1. 1NewsMon 7 Sep, 6:00am

   Kneecap invite Winston Peters to NZ shows following low IQ comment (opens in new tab)

2. StuffMon 7 Sep, 10:39am

   NZ First used Kneecap song in social video despite Winston Peters calling them ‘low IQ weasels’ (opens in new tab)