Photo: NZ HeraldRadio New Zealand has released a full transcript of a speech former Cabinet minister Kiri Allan gave at a leaving function for her then partner Māni Dunlop, after a decision from the Ombudsman. Earlier this year Allan said she told RNZ she was happy for it to release the full transcript of a recording from her speech. The speechAfter opening in te reo, Allan said she came from a “group of bandied rebels”. Allan told attendees she had heard others say, “Māni Dunlop, she puts this lovely Māori lens on things and she uses her reo, it’s just beautiful. Therefore, with the exception of the names of third parties referred to in the speech, RNZ was not entitled to withhold a transcript, given Ms Allan and Ms Dunlop supported the release.”

Source: New Zealand Herald October 17, 2023 10:52 UTC