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'No sign of Winston Peters': Barry Soper comments on Indian Prime Minister's visit to NZ

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Fri, 3 Jul 2026, 6:44pm
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and India Prime MInister Narendra Modi meet for the first time on the sidelines of the East Asia Summit in Laos. Photo / Jamie Ensor.
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and India Prime MInister Narendra Modi meet for the first time on the sidelines of the East Asia Summit in Laos. Photo / Jamie Ensor.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is due to make his first official visit to New Zealand. 

His arrival comes amid controversial comments from foreign minister Winston Peters, who says that Indians will be facing unfairly tough immigration laws upon arrival to New Zealand

Senior political correspondent Barry Soper told Heather du Plessis-Allan that you would normally expect the foreign minister to greet an arriving Prime Minister, but Peters is abroad for the visit. 

'He arrives back in the country the day after Modi leaves. he's in Japan quite conveniently.'

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