Winston Peters looks to sue over pension leakHAGEN HOPKINS/GETTY IMAGES Winston PetersNZ First leader Winston Peters has delivered a legal bombshell, serving court papers on nine people including former government ministers, journalists and a government department chief executive over the leaking of details about his superannuation payments. In a statement, Hennessy said "I strongly deny any involvement in this matter or anything to do with Mr Peters' personal life". The affidavit, prepared by Peters' lawyers, says he has instructed them to identify and sue the "persons responsible" for the leak. The affidavit seen by Stuff details how Peters applied for his superannuation in March 2010 in person with his partner, Jan Trotman. "It is clear from the media details that prior to my client being forced to issue a media statement to mitigate damage someone had leaked the details of my clients meeting with MSD.

Source: Stuff November 07, 2017 01:56 UTC