Police Minister Poto Williams says her family were upset about comments National Party leader Judith Collins made. But Williams said she first read the comment to be referencing the “actual use of a bottle to harm someone”. She was taken aback by the comment and has since been supporting her family who were “pretty distressed”. Collins made the comments while addressing a public meeting in Kerikeri last month. While speaking about the police minister, Collins was reported to say “Isn’t she great?” followed by “I think a lot of people want to bottle her.” Following a pause, she clarified she meant to keep Williams in a bottle like a genie, according to the report.
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Collins questions justice system s future after Govt s gang-led meth rehab programme funding Newshub 4 hrs ago © Video - Newshub Nation; Image - Getty Images / file Related video: Poto Williams spoke to Newshub Nation.
As the controversy over a Government-funded, gang-led drug rehab programme continues to rage, Judith Collins is calling on Jacinda Ardern to rule out a separate justice system for Māori.
Her challenge to the Prime Minister is part of National s demand the debate series, which was launched earlier this month and has put the spotlight on the controversial
He Puapua report.
The independent report was commissioned by the Government in 2019 and laid out a roadmap for how New Zealand can meet its obligations under the United Nations Declaration of Indigenous People, which was signed by Collins own party in 2010. The Government, which insists the report s contents are not policy, started consultation with iwi on some of the report s recommendations this m
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