The Prime Minister has accepted an apology from Cabinet Minister Kiri Allan for comments made at her fiancée Māni Dunlop's farewell from RNZ.
Allan says they could be interpreted as her telling the state broadcaster how to manage its staff or company.
She says that wasn't her intent, and she was speaking in a personal capacity.
ZB's senior political correspondent Barry Soper says Chris Hipkins has commented, saying managing issues involving MPs families is tricky.
"He said it's natural and understandable for people to support their families, and in this instance, he said it would have been better if Kiri Allan maybe had not chosen to take the opportunity to speak."
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