Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has confirmed Princess Anne will be visiting New Zealand later this month.

Princess Anne will be travelling to New Zealand at the request of the Army’s Royal New Zealand Corps of Signals, of which she is Colonel in Chief, to attend its 100th Anniversary celebrations.

Barry Soper, ZB's senior political correspondent says this visit will be Princess Anne's first since 2010 and that he hopes she'll visit Invercargill, despite countryman John Cleese's disdain for it .

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Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has confirmed Princess Anne will be visiting New Zealand later this month.
Princess Anne will be travelling to New Zealand at the request of the Army’s Royal New Zealand Corps of Signals, of which she is Colonel in Chief, to attend its 100th Anniversary celebrations.
Barry Soper, ZB's senior political correspondent says this visit will be Princess Anne's first since 2010 and that he hopes she'll visit Invercargill, despite countryman John Cleese's disdain for it .
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Barry Soper: senior political correspondent on Princess Anne visiting New Zealand later in the month

Political Correspondent Barry Soper wraps the political week.

The Deputy Prime Minister's facing defamation accusations from former Australia Foreign Affairs Minister Bob Carr, following comments Peters made about Carr's relationship with China.

Barry Soper told Heather du Plessis-Allan ‘Winston has been terribly diplomatic overseas, and maybe the diplomacy has gotten too much for him.

Peters says he was simply defending NZ’s foreign policy.

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Political Correspondent Barry Soper wraps the political week.
The Deputy Prime Minister's facing defamation accusations from former Australia Foreign Affairs Minister Bob Carr, following comments Peters made about Carr's relationship with China.
Barry Soper told Heather du Plessis-Allan ‘Winston has been terribly diplomatic overseas, and maybe the diplomacy has gotten too much for him.
Peters says he was simply defending NZ’s foreign policy.
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Political Correspondent Barry Soper wraps the political week

Wellington's Victoria University's controversial free speech debate is back on, with more speakers added. 

A panel discussion around the role of universities in free speech was meant to be held on Monday, but it was pushed to the end of May, after opposition from some students.

Victoria University Vice Chancellor Nic Smith told Heather du Plessis-Allan they've added more people than anticipated.

Smith said there’s now two debates - “People with a viewpoint, and people who are more interested in the principles and regulations of what speech is.”

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Wellington's Victoria University's controversial free speech debate is back on, with more speakers added.  
A panel discussion around the role of universities in free speech was meant to be held on Monday, but it was pushed to the end of May, after opposition from some students. 
Victoria University Vice Chancellor Nic Smith told Heather du Plessis-Allan they've added more people than anticipated. 
Smith said there’s now two debates - “People with a viewpoint, and people who are more interested in the principles and regulations of what speech is.” 
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Victoria University Vice Chancellor Nic Smith told Heather du Plessis-Allan about how free speech debate will change

Julie Anne Genter shouted at Wellington florist, Laura Newcombe about cycleways in Wellington. 

Newcombe told Heather du Plessis-Allan that she could tell Genter didn’t really want to buy flowers and came in with a big attitude.  

“It’s common knowledge that I was opposed every single car park removed from the shopping precinct.”

Newcombe said “Perhaps she just wanted to come in, and sort me out.”

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Julie Anne Genter shouted at Wellington florist, Laura Newcombe about cycleways in Wellington.  
Newcombe told Heather du Plessis-Allan that she could tell Genter didn’t really want to buy flowers and came in with a big attitude.   
“It’s common knowledge that I was opposed every single car park removed from the shopping precinct.” 
Newcombe said “Perhaps she just wanted to come in, and sort me out.” 
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Barry Soper: senior political correspondent on Princess Anne visiting New Zealand later in the month

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