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DunedinAugust 11

Time to revolt, Peters says

Southerners should draw on their Scottish heritage and ''start a political revolt'' against an economic system that hurts the local economy, New Zealand First leader Winston Peters told an audience in Dunedin last night.
Time to revolt, Peters says
Time to revolt, Peters says
DunedinAugust 8

Cuts in South 'sick joke', Peters says

New Zealand First leader Winston Peters arrives in Dunedin today determined to talk to as many people as possible about the local and regional economy.
EditorialMay 10

Game of thrones

Winston Peters surprised many commentators with his return to Parliament in 2011 after three years on the outer circle of power.
Game of thrones
Game of thrones
NationalOctober 19

Opinion: Peters' Bill focuses attention on role of Reserve Bank

Casting himself as some kind of self- anointed Harbinger of Economic Gloom and Doom, Winston Peters this week warned it was now only a question of time before New Zealand's currency reached dollar-for- dollar parity with its American equivalent.
NationalJuly 18

Peters stands up for Maori smokers

Habitual smoker Winston Peters stood up for low-income Maori who will pay up to $20 a pack for cigarettes after new tax rises, and challenged medical evidence smoking causes 5000 deaths a year.
Peters stands up for Maori smokers
Peters stands up for Maori smokers
OpinionJune 22

Week in politics: Peters close to self-parody with specious immigrant rant

So much for the theory that Winston Peters was mellowing into Parliament's version of everyone's favourite, if somewhat cranky and irascible, uncle.
NationalMarch 2

Week in politics: Winston the changed man for good reasons

It is surely tempting fate to say it, but a rather different, more mellow and more constructive Winston Peters now seems to inhabit the parliamentary complex.
NationalFebruary 7

Peters in stand-off with protester

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.
EditorialJanuary 27

Milking NZ's strategic assets

New Zealand First leader Winston Peters, as is his habit, protests too much.
EditorialJanuary 2

Winston Peters: 'Tea-Gate' again

One of the biggest issues - or sideshows - of November's general election was the "Tea-Gate" saga.
NationalNovember 27

Flying in under the radar

New Zealand First leader Winston Peters' return to Parliament was seen by many as a political surprise, but close watchers should have seen his return as inevitable.
Flying in under the radar
Flying in under the radar
NationalNovember 15

Peters confident 'tea tape' will be released

Winston Peters is confident the 'tea tapes' will be released, unveiling derogatory comments made by Prime Minister John Key.
NationalNovember 13

Punt on Peters not so pointless as NZ First makes poll progress

It must be an election campaign when you walk into a crowded dining room at the Canterbury Jockey Club on Saturday and New Zealand First leader Winston Peters catches your eye with a hearty wave.
NationalNovember 9

Peters warns of separate development

New Zealand First leader Winston Peters covered familiar themes in a speech in Dunedin yesterday.
Peters warns of separate development
Peters warns of separate development
NationalNovember 3

Anti-MMP billboards go up

Anti-MMP billboards featuring Winston Peters went up today calling for New Zealanders to vote to abandon the current voting system.
NationalNovember 2

NZ First plans hard labour for repeat offenders

New Zealand First leader Winston Peters is planning to shorten jail sentences for repeat offenders but make life behind bars more difficult with a regime of hard labour.
NationalNovember 1

Peters not contesting electorate

New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has decided not to contest an electorate seat in next month's election, instead choosing to focus on the party vote.
Peters not contesting electorate
Peters not contesting electorate
NationalOctober 30

NZ First all 'For a Fair Go'

New Zealand First launched its election campaign yesterday with leader Winston Peters calling for a fair tax system where everyone paid a fair share.
NZ First all 'For a Fair Go'
NZ First all 'For a Fair Go'
BusinessSeptember 25

Seesaw dollar prompts Reserve Bank calls

Politicians have called for the Reserve Bank to be given a wider range of tools to control the fluctuating New Zealand dollar, after it dropped from US82c on Thursday to US77c yesterday.
Seesaw dollar prompts Reserve Bank calls
Seesaw dollar prompts Reserve Bank calls
NationalAugust 29

Riot conditions exist in NZ: Peters

Conditions that led to rioting in London and other English cities exist in New Zealand and the day of reckoning is at hand, New Zealand First leader Winston Peters says.
Riot conditions exist in NZ: Peters
Riot conditions exist in NZ: Peters
NationalMarch 24

Peters promises foreshore fight

If New Zealand First gets back into Parliament at this year's election it will fight to repeal the new foreshore legislation.
Peters promises foreshore fight
Peters promises foreshore fight
NationalFebruary 4

Election date set; Peters ruled out

Prime Minister John Key has again ruled out working with Winston Peters and says if New Zealand First holds the balance of power after the November 26 election there will be a Labour government.
Election date set; Peters ruled out
Election date set; Peters ruled out
EditorialDecember 7

Gaps in the market

The timing of a Sunday newspaper's internet opinion poll result and the features on New Zealand First and its leader, Winston Peters, may have given the impression to voters that Lazarus was rising yet again.
BusinessDecember 6

Not too late for saving - Peters

Compulsory superannuation would have saved the New Zealand economy through the recession, New Zealand First leader Winston Peters said yesterday.
Not too late for saving - Peters
Not too late for saving - Peters
DunedinDecember 3

NZ First confident

New Zealand First leader Winston Peters is confident of electoral success next year, with his party's internal polling showing a level of support much higher than the regularly published polls.