Surgery forces NZ Deputy PM to take leave

By Ben McKay
Updated July 9 2020 - 12:17pm, first published 12:11pm
NZ Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters is taking a "short stint of medical leave".
NZ Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters is taking a "short stint of medical leave".

Winston Peters, New Zealand's deputy prime minister, has pledged to be "fighting fit" to contest the September 19 election despite shock surgery.

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