New Zealand: Minister quits after drink driving crash

2023-07-24 13:24

Kiri Allan's resignation, the fourth from the party since March, comes on the heels of a national election.

New Zealand's justice minister has resigned with immediate effect, after failing an alcohol breath test in the wake of a car crash.

Kiri Allan, 39, was charged with careless driving and resisting arrest.

She is the fourth minister from Prime Minister Chris Hipkins' cabinet to leave since...