Peter Dunne wouldn't have approved Peter Thiel's citizenshipDAVID WHITE/FAIRFAX NZ Current internal affairs minister Peter Dunne says he wouldn't have given Thiel citizenship. The controversial billionaire, a backer of US President Donald Trump, was granted New Zealand citizenship in 2011 by special grant. But then-internal affairs minister Nathan Guy granted him citizenship anyway, using a "public interest" exception built into the law. Speaking to TVNZ on Sunday, current Internal Affairs Minister Peter Dunne said he wouldn't have given citizenship to Thiel. Thiel's New Zealand citizenship was revealed in January of this year.

Source: Stuff July 02, 2017 03:11 UTC