Winston Peters

The Prime Minister's plan to announce a roughly $100 million recovery package for Southland, in the wake of the likely closure of the Tiwai Smelter, was scuppered by New Zealand First at the eleventh… Audio

Winston Peters confirmed that two political operatives that led the Brexit campaign in the UK are working on the New Zealand First election campaign on Monday.

Peters told Morning Report a contract… Audio

More police, less immigration - the New Zealand First campaign launch at the weekend had a familiar ring.

The party position on immigration is that no more than 15,000 highly skilled workers come… Audio

Covid-19 continues to have Victoria firmly in its grip, with another record-setting day of new cases. Today the state has recorded 428 new infections, and another three people have died. Video, Audio

The New Zealand First leader and Deputy Prime Minister, Winston Peters, says his sympathy goes out to Todd Muller and his family.

He spoke to Māni Dunlop. Audio

New Zealand First Leader Winston Peters has also acknowledged today the heavy price of trying to lead the National Party today.

"One's sympathy goes out to Todd Muller and his family.

Todd is a good… Audio

The deputy prime minister Winston Peters has had a successful, albeit unexpected, surgery this morning and is now recuperating at home. The 75-year-old visited the doctor earlier this week after… Video, Audio

Parliament is like a Jane Austen novel but with fewer swoons and swains. Everyone is honourable and their word is their bond (except for George Wickham, Lucy Steele, Catherine de Bourgh...) Audio

The Fisheries Minister Stuart Nash says he was wrong to point the finger at New Zealand First for delaying plans to rollout cameras on fishing boats.

Newshub last night played an audio recording from… Audio

New Zealanders will be allowed to enter European Union countries from tomorrow.

The EU is reopening its external borders after a prolonged closure, and it has just named 14 countries deemed safe for… Audio

The future of a Trans-Tasman bubble is under threat.

Australia's Tourism Minister Simon Birmingham has warned that his country's border will most likely be locked down until 2021.

The infection… Audio

There have been promises to do better but no apology from the Prime Minister for the latest bungle at the border.

The blame game is heating up after the revelation two women were allowed to leave… Audio

The New Zealand First leader Winston Peters says it is "clear as daylight" Auckland light rail won't get Cabinet sign off before the election.

Jacinda Ardern promised light rail would be built from… Audio

This week in Question Time the top-of-the-bill bouts involved a lot of repetition. Repeated questions, repeated answers. Reprises, reiterations and recaps. Do I need to say that again? Audio

New Zealand First is flexing its muscles within the coalition, now publicly criticising some of the commercial rent measures its partner Labour had been pushing for - which it ended up blocking.

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Plans for a trans-Tasman bubble by July have failed to get lift-off - with New Zealand government ministers saying it's too early for such a proposal.

Top business voices want to see a new flight… Audio

Neale Jones was Chief of Staff to Labour Leader Jacinda Ardern, and prior to that was Chief of Staff to Andrew Little. He is the director of Capital Government Relations. Trish Sherson is from… Audio

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the Government will look at moving to Alert Level 1 next week.

Ardern says they will bring forward Cabinet's discussion of moving levels to next Monday.

It was due… Audio