Winston Peters: NZ First Leader on the party's growing support, Palestine, party leadership

Winston Peters: NZ First Leader on the party's growing support, Palestine, party leadership

Author: Newstalk ZB January 14, 2026 Duration: 9:34

Winston Peters says sticking to the basics has led to NZ First’s position in the polls. 

Based on current polling, the party is set for another term in government, one of the first times it will have a consecutive run.  

Peters told Andrew Dickens that there’s a whole lot of things going on in New Zealand that New Zealanders do not like, and they’ve sought a voice to express their concerns – NZ First.   

He their position has been on the rise in other parties’ internal polls is because they’ve stuck to the basics and the essentials. 

Peters says they’re focusing on trying to get the economy turned around while still remembering that the country is comprised of all sorts of workers, all of whom need to have a future in New Zealand. 

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