A man has been charged after a window of the New Zealand foreign minister’s home was smashed with a crowbar Monday and a note pinned to his front door that said “welcome to the real world”, the minister’s spokesman said on Tuesday.
The glass smashed all over foreign minister Winston Peters’ dog, who was sleeping below the window, he added.
Peters has come under pressure from protest groups and opposition parties in recent days after he announced New Zealand would not be following Australia, Britain and Canada in recognising the state of Palestine. Protests have been held outside his Auckland home.
Peters said in a social media post on X that he was not home but both his partner and a guest were.
“This is truly gutless,” it said. “When we have protesters, political bloggers, and MPs alike…