Green Party MP Lawrence Xu-Nan responds to Winston Peters and asks what New Zealand is prepared to tolerate as racism, immigration and identity become major Election 2026 battlegrounds. In this week’s extra 1-on-1 in 10, Martyn Bradbury speaks with Lawrence Xu-Nan following the political controversy surrounding Winston Peters’ comments and the escalating debate over NZ First, permanent residents’ voting rights, immigration and racism in New Zealand politics. Xu-Nan discusses what it means to be told to “go back to where you came from” when Aotearoa New Zealand is home, and argues migrant communities are repeatedly turned into political scapegoats rather than governments addressing infrastructure, public services, inequality and corporate power. – Advertisement –The interview also examines NZ First’s proposal to remove voting rights from hundreds of thousands of permanent residents, its proposed baby bonus, the experience of migrant communities in New Zealand and whether xenophobia is becoming an increasingly powerful feature of Election 2026. In this interview:• Lawrence Xu-Nan responds to Winston Peters• Racism and New Zealand politics• NZ First and Election 2026• Permanent residents and voting rights• Immigration and political scapegoating• “Go back to where you came from”• Racism experienced by migrant New Zealanders• Te Tiriti o Waitangi and migrant communities• The Green Party’s election priorities• Cost of living, housing and climate change• What’s at stake in Election 2026?