Winston Peters takes on MediaWorks over Mark Richardson remarksTOM LEE/STUFF Winston Peters has taken issue with remarks made about him by broadcaster Mark Richardson on Mediaworks' The AM Show. NZ First leader Winston Peters has lodged defamation proceedings against MediaWorks after former Black Cap Mark Richardson likened him to pus on a morning TV show. Mark Richardson, television presenter and former Black Cap. Peters told Newsroom he had filed defamation proceedings against Richardson over the remarks. In a statement, Newshub chief news officer Hal Crawford confirmed the company had been served with defamation proceedings by Peters, but pushed back against any suggestion of wrongdoing.

Source: Stuff August 17, 2017 06:56 UTC