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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern surprised at $12k bill for Winston Peters farewell bash
22 Feb, 2021 10:48 PM
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Jason Walls is a political reporter for the New Zealand Heraldjason.walls@nzme.co.nz@Jasonwalls92
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has admitted she was surprised at the almost $12,000 taxpayer-funded bill for former Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters farewell bash at Parliament.
She has asked officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Mfat) to look into the bill to ensure it did actually cost as much as has been reported.
This morning, the Herald revealed the event – where roughly 100 MPs and diplomats gathered to thank Peters for his time in the job – cost $11,733.