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For Peeni Henare, it’s the Warriors, heaps of seafood, a good history book and ample time with his kids.

Everything else can wait now that the senior Labour MP is retiring after a busy 12 years as a politician.

He is a familiar face from his time as defence minister, as a key leader during the pandemic for the Ardern government, and as a regular speaker for Labour during pōwhiri.

“It wasn’t an easy decision to arrive at, let’s be very clear, sleepless nights ... am I making the right decision?” he told the Herald.

“I think it’s my time, I’ve given a lot here, and when you give a lot here it takes away from other spaces.”

NZ Herald

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