Coronavirus prompting NZ election rethink

By Ben McKay
Updated April 9 2020 - 2:33pm, first published 2:27pm
New Zealand Deputy PM Winston Peters says the election should be delayed because of the coronavirus.
New Zealand Deputy PM Winston Peters says the election should be delayed because of the coronavirus.

The coronavirus could yet brew a constitutional crisis in New Zealand, where the opposition have floated a 2021 election and the prime minister admits the timing of this year's poll is under review.

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