National's claim foreign aid increased by 26% 'incorrect', Winston Peters says

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SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. RNZ is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 13 Oct 2026, 16:46 UTC. The headline in use is “National's claim foreign aid increased by 26% 'incorrect', Winston Peters says”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.

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A spokesperson for the foreign minister says the "much more modest" increase, adjusted for inflation, was around 10 percent, but National is sticking by the higher number.

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National's claim foreign aid increased by 26% 'incorrect', Winston Peters says

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