28 Mar 2023

Marama Davidson apologises to PM over 'cis white men' comments

From Midday Report, 12:16 pm on 28 March 2023

The Green Party co-leader, Marama Davidson, has expressed regret to the Prime Minister for blaming one race for violence, clarifying violence happens in every community and overwhelmingly men are more likely to use family violence and sexual violence against women.

The Prime Minister spent his media rounds this morning being questioned about the incident and says he believes there's some validity to the comments but the way she chose to express her points was unfortunate and Ms Davidson has apologised to him..

In a statement posted last night, Ms Davidson says it's important to talk about how people of all genders and backgrounds can be subjected to family violence or sexual violence.