Wong says working with NZ First hinges on Laws standing down

In RNZ's interview, the Opportunity leader says excluding Michael Laws from a future ministry does not go far enough.

Channel: RNZ Story of November 5, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? One of RNZ's most watched videos since yesterday, with 18,741 views.

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Qiulae Wong says it would be "pretty impossible" for Opportunity to work with New Zealand First if Michael Laws remains a candidate, turning her condemnation of his comments into a question about cooperation between the parties.

In RNZ's short interview, Wong calls on Winston Peters to act swiftly and remove Laws from the candidate line-up. RNZ reports that Laws mocked Opportunity candidate Kayla Kingdon-Bebb's demeanour and made a sexual remark about her on his online talk show before directing comments at Wong.

A reporter asks about Christopher Luxon ruling out Laws as a minister in a future government. Wong argues that the boundary should come earlier: "I don't think he should be even standing as a candidate." She describes his rhetoric towards female politicians as dangerous and toxic.

The clip drew roughly 19,000 views since yesterday, making it RNZ's most-watched new upload over that period. It comes ahead of New Zealand's general election on Saturday, 7 November.

Peters has already said Laws will be told off rather than sacked, as we reported here. Wong's response makes clear that, for her party, a reprimand would not resolve the question of whether the two could work together.

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The numbers

Wong's interview led viewing among RNZ's new videos since yesterday.

subscribers

253,000

▲ 1,000 in the last 7 days

total views

151,703,883

views per day

151,507

typical day: 101,596

the video

views

20,998

likes

303

comments

437

days online

1

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

The Sydney Morning Herald…

270,000

The Globe and Mail

266,000

RTÉ News

256,000

RNZ

253,000

Washington Week PBS

247,000

Royal Exclusive

243,000

As of November 5, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.