Prime Minister Chris Luxon says alleged attack on Shane Jones’ wife ‘not acceptable’

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon condemned the alleged attack on Shane Jones’ wife at Auckland Airport. Dot Jones filed a police complaint, emphasising politicians’ families should not be accosted in public. Luxon highlighted the need for balancing accessibility of politicians with their safety and security.

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says it is “not acceptable” that Cabinet minister Shane Jones’ wife was allegedly accosted at an airport. Dot Jones claims she was grabbed on the shoulder at Auckland Airport by a man who had shouted angry slurs at her husband. She has laid a police complaint, saying politicians and their families should not be accosted while going about their lives.



This morning Luxon told Newstalk ZB’s Mike Hosking Kiwis have a “highly unique” culture when it comes to the accessibility of politicians and their families and he does not want that to stop but the safety of politicians is essential..