Winston Peters

Parliament has a new Leader of the Opposition with a new strategy in Question Time, we compare his tactics to Simon Bridges' ones. Video, Audio

Tens of thousands in donors' funds given to the New Zealand First Foundation were spent paying expenses, wages and bills for people closely associated with the New Zealand First leader Winston Peters.

The Deputy Prime Minister says he knows who leaked private information about him but won't reveal who that is. Winston Peters is going to appeal the High Court decision over the leak of his pension… Audio

The Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters is keeping tight lipped on who leaked his pension details, instead waiting until the matter goes to court.

Peters is appealing the High Court decision, after… Audio

A $50 billion Covid-19 rescue package poured out of the Crown coffers yesterday when the Government revealed its rebuild plan - but it's the $20 billion dollar blank cheque that's got the Opposition… Audio

Leader of NZ First, Winston Peters. Audio

The promise not to get political over Covid-19 has gone out the window, with tempers running high in Parliament on Tuesday afternoon.

The Prime Minister was forced to defend a controversial memo her… Audio

With restaurants, bars, beauty salons and professional sports set to return in Alert Level 2, some normality in a post-covid world seems imminent, but the Prime Minister is warning it is just another… Audio

As Jacinda Ardern and Scott Morrison try to manage expectations of a trans-Tasman travel bubble, Tasmania's Premier and New Zealand's deputy prime minister are already planning new direct flights.

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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