Peters Winston: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers 
Peters Winston: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers 
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4. DAIL JONES (NZ First) 
 on behalf of  
Rt Hon WINSTON PETERS (Leader—NZ First) 
 to the  
Prime Minister 
: With regard to the refugee situation does she have confidence in the Minister of Immigration? 
Rt Hon HELEN CLARK (Prime Minister) 
: 
 Yes. 
Dail Jones 
: In what way does she believe the Minister of Immigration has assisted for example the five women two of whom are confirmed as having HIV—the other three are not confirmed—through the deliberate actions of Shingirayi Nyarirangwe the refugee from Zimbabwe facing multiple counts of rape male assaults and infecting another person with HIV and why has this individual not had deportation actions commenced against him? 
Rt Hon HELEN CLARK 
: This matter is presently before the courts. These are very serious charges and if the person concerned is found guilty the Minister would normally seek his removal from New Zealand such is the seriousness of the charges. 
Hon Jim Anderton 
: Has the Prime Minister received any reports of damage being done to New Zealand’s reputation in other countries of importance to New Zealand’s economic future by questions such as this targeting immigrants in the Parliament of New Zealand? 
Rt Hon HELEN CLARK 
: I was very concerned to see a report today about a growing backlash against our country from reports that appear in Asian media about anti-Asian sentiment here. We are advised in this report in the  
New Zealand Herald 
 that it specifically refers to coverage of Mr Peters’ attacks on immigration. 
Hon Richard Prebble 
: I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. The points the Prime Minister made may well be valid and might well be a valid answer to some other question but the question being asked today was about a refugee from Zimbabwe. Unless my geography has gone hopelessly astray I cannot imagine Asians being in any way sympathetic to this bloke being here. In fact they must wonder why we have not thrown him out. 
Mr SPEAKER 
: That is a long way away from the principal question and I agree with the member to that extent. 
Dail Jones 
: Is the Prime Minister now telling the House that she does not support condemnation of people such as Shingirayi Nyarirangwe who has inflicted HIV on at least two other people and that she is concerned what the Chinese people might say about reports that New Zealanders want to deport people from Zimbabwe who are infecting New Zealand women? 
Rt Hon HELEN CLARK 
: As I said in response to the member’s earlier supplementary question these are very serious charges and if the man is convicted then the Minister would in the normal course of events seek to deport. I then referred in a further supplementary answer to the constant cheap politics in this House by an anti-immigration party. 
Dail Jones 
: Does the Prime Minister support New Zealand First’s condemnation of African immigrants who are inflicting AIDS and HIV on New Zealand women—yes or no? 
Rt Hon HELEN CLARK 
: Unlike New Zealand First I unreservedly condemn any person who does that. 
Peter Brown 
: I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. It took two questions to get that answer from the Prime Minister. You are rationing the supplementary questions in this House and I want to voice my concern that we are absolutely wasting questions when it takes two questions to get from the Prime Minister an answer where she actually condemns something and agrees with New Zealand First. 
Mr SPEAKER 
: As far as the question was concerned there was a question that was wide of the mark but that was asked by another member. I will have a look at that particular issue.