Employee apologises after heckling Winston Peters at Wellington train station

Thursday 22 May 2025 · 2 outlets · 2 reports · updated Thu 22 May 2025, 11:55am

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An engineering firm has launched an employment investigation into a staff member who swore at Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters. The incident occurred during a government announcement regarding rail funding at a Wellington train station. The man involved expressed that he is apologetic and was visibly upset about the situation.

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1. NZ HeraldThu 22 May 2025, 11:01am

   Tonkin + Taylor Wellington train station heckler ‘apologetic’ after swearing at Winston Peters (opens in new tab)

2. StuffThu 22 May 2025, 11:55am

   Wellington train station heckler says he’s ‘apologetic’ after incident with Winston Peters (opens in new tab)