New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters has called the attack on his home "gutless". Photo: AP PHOTO

A man has been charged after a window of the New Zealand Foreign Minister's home was smashed with a crowbar and a note pinned to his front door that said "Welcome to the real world".

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The glass smashed all over Foreign Minister Winston Peters' dog, who was sleeping below the window when the attack occurred on Monday.

Peters has come under pressure from protest groups and opposition parties in recent days after he announced New Zealand would not be following Australia, Britain and

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