Winston Peters expresses regret over diplomatic protocol breakdown

Monday 11 August 2025 · 4 outlets · 3 reports · updated Mon 11 Aug 2025, 8:18pm

In this story Winston Peters, ACT Party, David Seymour

Foreign Minister Winston Peters has written to a United Nations official following a diplomatic incident. The issue arose after Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour sent an unauthorised letter to a top UN official. Peters expressed regret regarding the breakdown in protocol caused by the correspondence.

How they headlined it

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1. NZ HeraldMon 11 Aug 2025, 7:29pm

   ‘Deeply regret’: Winston Peters writes to United Nations after David Seymour letter (opens in new tab)

2. The Press via The PostMon 11 Aug 2025, 8:18pm

   Peters writes to UN after ‘breakdown in protocol’ from Seymour letter (opens in new tab)

3. StuffMon 11 Aug 2025, 8:18pm

   Here's what was in Winston Peters' letter to UN Rapporteur on Indigenous Rights (opens in new tab)

   Also on RNZ (opens in new tab)