In a statement today, Laws retracted the "uncharitable and inappropriate" comments he made last week.
The controversy follows hot on the heels of Breakfast presenter Paul Henry's resignation from TVNZ after he was the subject of several hundred complaints over racist remarks made about Governor General Sir Anand Satyanand and his mocking of the name of Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit.
Laws followed Henry's lead by calling Sir Anand a "large fat man" who had never "left the buffet table".
After refusing to heed a call yesterday from Prime Minister John Key to say sorry for his remarks, a personal statement from Laws today apologised to the Governor General and MediaWorks for any embarrassment caused.
"Today I have engaged in discussions with Radiolive regarding my comments about the Governor General and his physique," law said.
"I apologise to the Governor General for comments which were, upon reflection, uncharitable and inappropriate," Laws said.
The statement today backtracked on Laws' response yesterday when he said the whole thing was a beat up and he would not say sorry for calling Sir Anand fat because "that's what he is".
Laws went on to tell John Key to "grow some hair on his chest , start to get informed and stop being so politically correct".
He also had said that the Governor General had a "silly job" which was "grossly overpaid and staffed by people who have no relevance to real New Zealanders".
While he reserved the right to be outspoken and controversial, Laws admitted today that these off-air comments had crossed the line "from puckish to insulting".
Laws will return to his talkback show on Wednesday after scheduled leave.
