Prime minister Chris Hipkins’ morning media round has been largely dominated by remarks made by one of his ministers over the weekend.
Marama Davidson, who is also co-leader of the Green Party, was caught on capture at a counter-protest to anti-trans speaker Posie Parker stating: “I am the prevention violence minister, and I know who causes violence in the world, and it’s white cis men”.
She walked back those comments yesterday, adding that violence in any community was unacceptable – and it was also revealed that Hipkins’ office had urged for that clarification to be made.
Speaking to Newstalk ZB this morning, Hipkins said he believed Davidson’s office actually contacted his first. “She already contacted my office yesterday saying the video did not convey the message she wanted to convey,” he said. “Her office contacted mine. I think clearly words that she ended up using were not the message she was trying to convey.”
The pair have still not had a phone conversation, said Hipkins, instead staying in touch via text as Davidson was in the A&E. He later told Newshub’s AM he would eventually chat to her, but he believed the situation had been resolved.
On TVNZ’s Breakfast, the PM added that he did not believe bringing ethnicity into the debate was very helpful. However, the majority of domestic and sexual violence was carried out by men. ”As men, we should acknowledge that fact and we should continue to talk about that – that it’s not okay.”
Opposition parties, including Act, have continued to push for Davidson’s resignation.
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