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Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said Allan was involved in the crash soon after 9 p.m. Sunday in Wellington and was detained at the central police station for about four hours. Police allege Allan crashed into a parked vehicle. They have charged her with careless driving and refusing to accompany a police officer. Hipkins said Allan's breath test showed she was over the legal alcohol limit but police had not charged her with drunk driving. Police said they issued Allan an infringement notice in relation to the breath test.

New Zealand's justice minister resigned Monday after police filed criminal charges against her following a car crash.

“Kiri is an incredibly talented person who clearly has been battling some demons, and has not won that battle,” Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said of Allan, once considered a rising star of the Labour Party.

Incident is the latest in a series of missteps and scandals involving government ministers less than three months out from national elections

New Zealand's justice minister resigned Monday after being charged over a car crash, in a fresh set-back for the government ahead of general elections in October. Kiritapu 'Kiri' Allan said her position was now "untenable" and she had told Prime Minister Chris Hipkins she was resigning from her position &qu...