Israel's Lorde fine a political stunt: NZ

Updated October 16 2018 - 2:26pm, first published 2:21pm
A New Zealand minister says fining people who urged Lorde to cancel an Israeli concert is a stunt.
A New Zealand minister says fining people who urged Lorde to cancel an Israeli concert is a stunt.

An Israeli court's decision to order two New Zealand women to pay damages for convincing singer Lorde to cancel a show in Tel Aviv was a "political stunt" that goes against principles of freedom of speech, New Zealand's Justice Minister says.