'He was going to throw me into the harbour': Chris Hipkins receives death threat

Home / New Zealand / PoliticsUpdatedThomas CoughlanPolitical Editor·NZ Herald·26 Aug, 2026 12:06 AM2 mins to read‌Labour leader Chris Hipkins. Photo / Anna Heath. Labour leader Chris Hipkins. Photo / Anna Heath. Labour leader Chris Hipkins said a member of the public threatened to kill him and throw him into Wellington Harbour this morning. The threat was made as Hipkins walked to Wellington’s Newstalk ZB studio for an interview on the station’s Wellington Mornings show with Nick Mills.

Hipkins recounted

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'He was going to throw me into the harbour': Chris Hipkins receives death threat

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