National Party deputy leader Nicola Willis says Christopher Luxon did not mean to offend when he said "brothers" were sitting South Auckland garages and pondering lives of crime.
By Johnson Raela Nine Pacific young people were recognised as recipients of the 2022 Prime Minister’s Pacific Youth Awards (PMPYA) at Parliament on Monday evening. The young people were rewarded for their outstanding achievements in several fields, including being advocates for their language and culture; for leadership and entrepreneurship; and for their efforts in the arts, education and the community. The awards were presented by Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson and Minister for Pacific Peoples Aupito William Sio. To e Lokeni, 17, from Porirua received the Business and Entrepreneurship award.
National leader Christopher Luxon’s flippant comments about gang members congregating in South Auckland garages have come under attack from Māori and Pasif