"Unemployment is rising and the lack of jobs is a big worry to all of us. Failure to employ our potential workforce hurts families, stresses our communities, increases crime and strains our health and welfare systems." says the Rt. Hon Winston Peters, Leader of New Zealand First.Read Full Story
New Zealand First Leader Rt. Hon Winston Peters has urged John Key not to panic and accept the will of voters on Election Day - even if he doesn't get the result he wants.Read Full Story
I’m interviewing New Zealand First leader Winston Peters at 11am today as part of University of Otago Vote Chat. What would you like me to ask him? “I think Winston Peters should be in Parliament. I wouldn’t vote for him, but it’s a bit of a shame that he’s not there anymore”. That seems to be a common sort of feeling I hear expressed, and it’s one I have some sympathy for as well. So this year is either Winston Peters’ great comeback or his swansong – and therefore I want to explore that...Read Full Story
The Exclusive Brethren - a spiral into decay
Two news items from different sides of the world today, highlight the Exclusive Brethren. An almost throw-away comment in New Zealand Parliament a few days ago and a commentary in UK’s The Observer.
New Zealand Parliament
Questions And Answers – Thursday, 31 July 2008
Extract
Hon Dr MICHAEL CULLEN: The Prime Minister has been assured by the Rt Hon Winston Peters that he has committed no illegality, and the member has yet to demonstrate...Read Full Story
China has started its big public relations campaign to smooth the way for a massive buy up of New Zealand state assets and chunks of the dairy industry, Rt. Hon Winston Peters has told a meeting in South Auckland today (Papukura 1.30pm Old School Hall cnr Wood St and Gt. South Rd).Read Full Story
New Green Party MP Mojo Mathers has found herself an unlikely ally – NZ First leader Winston Peters. Mr Peters has said the decision of Parliament's Speaker's Office to refuse special funding to Ms Mathers, New Zealand's first profoundly deaf MP, to help ...
New Zealand First has described the sale of the Crafar farms to the China state owned company Shanghai Pengxin as economic treason. Rt Hon Winston Peters says the sale announcement was delayed until after the election because John Key did not have ...
New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has laid into the
Maori Party and its flagship whanau ora policy, describing
$5.4 million in grants awarded to fund stronger whanau
connections last year as "a waste of taxpayers' money".
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New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has laid into the Maori Party and its flagship Whanau Ora policy, describing $5.4 million in grants awarded to fund stronger whanau connections last year as "a waste of taxpayers' money".During...
New Zealand First leader Winston Peters was briefly denied
the chance to address asset-sale protesters at Parliament
today during an argument with the rally's organiser over
whether he was allowed to speak.
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My lawyer Brian Henry came to see me at 5 oâclock tonight which is the first time we have managed to meet since my trip to Fiji. Beginning with the Wyatt Creech Electoral Petition he has been involved with fundraising to meet the cost of litigation ...
Winston Raymond Peters (born April 11, 1945) is a New Zealand politician and the current Minister of Foreign Affairs, outside cabinet. He is also the leader of the New Zealand ...