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New Zealand leaving the World Health Organization (WHO) - a possibility hinted at by Foreign Minister Winston Peters - would be "incredibly stupid", according to one of his predecessors in the role.
Peters says the country needs to take a serious look at whether taxpayers' money is being spent responsibly on the WHO. His comment, made on his personal X account, came after the United States withdrew from the organisation.
In his post on Friday, Peters said: "This is what happens when a bunch of unelected globalist bureaucrats are not accountable or responsible with worldwide taxpayers' money.
"With the US withdrawing its membership it puts into question the current state of the WHO, its effectiveness, and if our taxpayers money is being responsibly spent overseas instead of here at home."
Peters told Mor
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