Press Release – Socialist Equality Group08 AugustOn August 3, the Press reported that a leader of the New Zealand First Party’s youth wing has been linked to neo-Nazi groups and online social media accounts praising Hitler. NZ First plays a major role in the National Party-led coalition government, in which NZ First leader Winston Peters is the foreign minister. There is no indication that Newport has been suspended or expelled from NZ First for his reported neo-Nazi connections and positions. It also follows numerous racist comments against Indians by Peters and NZ First’s deputy leader Shane Jones. NZ First’s convention on July 18–19, at which Newport spoke, was a jamboree of chauvinism and militarism.