New Zealand First leader Winston Peters today fired accusations of an attack on his party, saying the "big boys'' were trying to keep him out of Parliament.
In two separate speeches in Auckland this afternoon, Mr Peters accused other parties of trying to stop NZ First from taking a place in Opposition.
"We are in the last days of the election campaign and they've got us surrounded,'' he told a crowd of about 150 people in Aotea Square.
"The big boys are spending millions trying to keep NZ First out of parliament.''
Advertisements had demonised him as the devil incarnate, he said.
Speaking to a crowd in Takapuna later, Mr Peters again questioned the "extreme reaction'' from other parties following his announcement that NZ First would be seeking a place in Opposition rather than working with other parties.
"The parties that have been in parliament over the last term want that same, safe situation to continue so they can get on with their cosy arrangements and agendas. New Zealand First is going to shine some sunlight on these.''
His list of concerns included plans to sell off Crafar farms, seabed and foreshore deals, asset sales, and the constitutional review, which he said aimed to create a new system "in which everyone becomes subservient to the Treaty of Waitangi''.
Mr Peters said NZ First would fight against all four points, no matter which party formed the next Government.
