Winston Peters
We ruled Labour out 18 months ago: Winston Peters
Labour's leader Chris Hipkins says this election offers voters a choice of unity and progress, or fear, cuts and chaos.
In a fierce attack speech yesterday, Mr Hipkins accused the right bloc of being… Audio
Political commentators Morton and Hughes
Gareth and Brigitte join me to talk about Labour's big week of policy announcements - we'll break them down and look at how and when they'll be paid for. We'll look at the politics of paid parental… Audio
NZ First on election prospects
New Zealand First is promising to adjust income tax brackets, establish a dedicated prison for gang members and oppose co-governance if it manages to get back into parliament and be part of a new… Audio
NZ First leader Winston Peters wants government departments to have English names again
New Zealand First leader Winston Peters - eyeing a political comeback - says taxpayer money is being used for an all-out assault on western values.
In a speech in Auckland, he warned of a powerful… Audio
Minor parties: Will they have a major impact?
Newsroom's political editor Jo Moir and RNZ's deputy political editor Craig McCulloch join The Detail to size up the minor parties as election year gets underway. Audio
Winston Peters planning on running for Parliament again
Winston Peters used his party conference to rail against the labour government saying it is pursuing "woke, virtue signalling madness", and a "separatist agenda".
He says the government's agenda is… Audio
Winston Peters blasts government in speech to NZ First party
Winston Peters has declared next year's election the most important in voters' lifetimes, as he gears up for a comeback from his 2020 disaster result.
New Zealand First held its annual conference in… Audio
Winston Peters criticises Trevor Mallard's posting to Ireland
The New Zealand First leader Winston Peters says the former Speaker of Parliament, Trevor Mallard, should never have been named the next ambassador to Ireland.
Peters, a former Deputy Prime Minister… Audio
Government criticised for letting Pacific relations slip
The government's being criticised for letting its relationships with Pacific islands drift, as China tries to boost its influence in the region.
Leaked documents have revealed Beijing is proposing a… Audio
Mallard backs down, retracts trespass order on Peters, others
Parliament's Speaker has performed a major about-turn, dropping the trespass orders he'd slapped on Winston Peters and four other former MPs.
The former Deputy Prime Minister yesterday revealed he'd… Audio
Dunne rebukes Mallard over trespass of Peters from Parliament
Speaker Trevor Mallard has been told to consult other parties over his decision to trespass Winston Peters from the grounds of Parliament for two years.
The former Deputy PM is one of several people… Video, Audio
Winston Peters accuses govt of neglecting the Pacific
The former Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters has accused the Government of neglecting the Pacific region - and says his successor should have visited sooner.
The New Zealand First leader's… Audio
Weighing up the political response to the protest at Parliament
The protest at Parliament has dragged into a third week - two top political journalists join The Detail's Emile Donovan to discuss how the country's political leaders have responded to the… Audio
Midweek Mediawatch: The blame game
Mediawatch’s weekly catch-up with Karyn Hay on Nights. This week Hayden Donnell talked to Karyn about the media blame game as the country moves away from elimination - and an explosive live on-air… Audio
The Weekend Panel with Penny Ashton and Tim Watkin
Joining us on the Panel are Penny Ashton and Tim Watkin. They discuss Ronaldo's snubbing of Coke, the idea of the America's Cup being staged outside of New Zealand, and the police's handling of the… Audio
Winston Peters farewelled after long career
Associate Professor Grant Duncan speaks to The panel about his legacy. Audio
The departure of a fixture in NZ politics
Winston Peters was the wild card of New Zealand politics for most of his long political career - cutting, brusque, combative, rude, funny - a contradiction. Now he's gone, and we look back. Audio
Broadway, boxing on election campaign trail in Auckland
It was all broadway and boxing on the campaign trail in Auckland today, although the Labour and National Party leaders say there won't be any fisticuffs or dance routines on show tonight.
Judith… Audio
Election 2020: Winston Peters not bothered by low polling
This week we're catching up with party leaders to see how they think their campaigns have panned out.
If the Labour Party cruises to victory this weekend, as the polls suggest, its success could come… Audio
Election 2020: Peters leaving nothing to chance
New Zealand First leader Winston Peters is leaving nothing to chance as he fights for his political survival this election.
At one or two percent support in the polls the future is looking very… Audio