Winston Peters
Coronavirus: Winston Peters suggests Tasmania first state to open to NZ
The Foreign Minister says he'd fully back starting direct flights between New Zealand and Tasmania ahead of travel with mainland Australia if that would be more straightforward.
Tasmanian Premier… Audio
Coronavirus: Winston Peters on trans-Tasman bubble
To get the trans-Tasman economies restarted, both the Australian and New Zealand Prime Ministers have said they will consider reopening the borders to form a two country bubble.
Deputy Prime… Audio
Winston Peters lauds New Zealand's Covid-19 response
The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Winston Peters, is lauding New Zealand's response to the threat of Covid-19.
Mr Peters says New Zealand generally acted faster than most to… Audio
Return of party politics puts leaders under pressure
For weeks our political news has centred on the fight against Coronavirus. But this week pre-Covid concerns emerged in the media to create political headaches for Winston Peters and Simon Bridges Audio
Return of party politics puts leaders under pressure
For weeks our political news has centred on the fight against Coronavirus. But this week pre-Covid concerns emerged in the media to create political headaches for Winston Peters and Simon Bridges
AudioWinston Peters backs election date change
Winston Peters has weighed in on calls for a change of the election date.
He says he fought for a date of 21 November before the current date of 19 September was announced, and he now thinks it is… Audio
Coronavirus: New arrivals will have to pay for quarantine - Winston Peters
The Prime Minister will today announce the compulsory supervised quarantine of all people entering the country.
Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters speaks to Corin Dann. Audio
Coronavirus: Government charters flight for Kiwis in Peru
The government has announced it will charter a flight to get New Zealanders stranded in Peru home.
Meanwhile as Vanuatu suffers the effects of Cyclone Harold, New Zealand's military is ready to help.
…Coronavirus: Government coordinating with other countries for repatriation - Peters
The domestic travel ban has been lifted for stranded foreign tourists trying to get to international airports to fly home.
The government has announced a plan to help the tens of thousands of people… Audio
Covid-19: Government looking into mercy flights
Kiwis are struggling to get back into the country as the aviation industry severely reduces international flights and borders around the world abruptly close.
Some of the stranded now believe the New… Audio
NZ First still negotiating on gun law reform
The Government moved quickly to change gun laws after the mosque shootings.
But while the initial changes went through with just a single opposing vote, the Government remains divided over the second… Audio
Winston Peters slams Australian deportation policy
The Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters says former and future Australian prime ministers wouldn't treat New Zealand in the way the current regime is over deportation. Dancing on the head of a pin at… Audio
Winston Peters strikes back at media putting him under pressure over donations and ethics
Just before Christmas, Winston Peters was telling reporters our news media were essential for a healthy democracy. Now he’s attacking them on social media for ‘fake news’ and bias against his party. Audio
Winston Peters strikes back at media putting him under pressure over donations and ethics
Just before Christmas, Winston Peters was telling reporters our news media were essential for a healthy democracy. Now he’s attacking them on social media for ‘fake news’ and bias against his party.
AudioNot my problem: the rules on responsibility
‘Don’t ask me, not my problem’ really is an appropriate response from MPs in Question Time - but probably in fancier words. Audio
Not my problem: the rules on responsibility
‘Don’t ask me, not my problem’ really is an appropriate response from MPs in Question Time - but probably in fancier words.
AudioWinston Peters ducks media amid SFO investigation
Winston Peters has a track record of using music as a diversion.
Yesterday as he ducked and dived media questions over a Serious Fraud Office investigation, he once again resorted to a musical… Audio
...and by opposing end them
When Parliament finally begins each year it goes off with a bang, and in an election year moreso. In the first debate the parties demoed their election messages. They were selling both sunflowers… Audio
...and by opposing end them
When Parliament finally begins each year it goes off with a bang, and in an election year moreso. In the first debate the parties demoed their election messages. They were selling both sunflowers…
Audio'This is her Deputy Prime Minister': Bennett calls for PM to speak on photos taken of journalist
Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters has backtracked on claims his New Zealand First party was responsible for taking photos showing former party president Lester Gray with RNZ journalist Guyon… Audio
