カテゴリー: Winston Peters
After meeting with Marco Rubio, foreign minister Winston Peters says he made sure US understands ‘significant economic impacts on New Zealand and Pacific’Middle East crisis – live updatesNew Zealand has called on the US to send fuel tankers to the Paci…
Agreement comes after Wellington halted millions in aid to its former colony after Cook Islands formed strategic partnership with Beijing New Zealand and the Cook Islands have signed a defence and security declaration, ending a year-long diplomatic ro…
Push to give English same status as Māori and NZ sign languages sparks backlash from opposition parties and linguistic expertsA bill to recognise English as an official language of New Zealand has cleared its first hurdle in parliament amid ridicule fr…
Man charged as police allege a window was smashed in a rare act of violence targeted at a New Zealand politician’s homeA man who allegedly used a crowbar to smash in a window at the home of New Zealand’s foreign minister “during a protest” has been cha…
In an interview with the Guardian, Winston Peters says the world faces the ‘most uncertain time’ in 80 years ahead of talks with Australia’s foreign ministerThe Pacific must be protected from becoming a military zone amid China’s growing push for influ…
Winston Peters says he told Chinese counterpart Wang Yi not enough warning was given about recent navy exercises that forced planes to divertNew Zealand’s foreign minister said he had raised concerns over China’s recent live-fire drills in the Tasman S…
Critics say nation ‘under attack’ as coalition plans to review Te Tiriti o Waitangi and other policies that provide for MāoriMore than 180 years after Māori leaders gathered near the banks of the Waitangi River to sign the treaty that became New Zealan…
Centre-right party loses two seats in final tally and will need to rely on traditional partner Act as well as NZ First to form coalitionAfter weeks of political limbo, the final results of New Zealand’s election have been released showing the centre-ri…
Polls indicate NZ First may hold balance of power as major parties warn of ‘chaos’ or a fresh vote should Peters wield such influenceRead all our coverage of the New Zealand 2023 electionAhead of New Zealand’s election, no politician has capitalised so…
Potential return of Winston Peters in any National-led coalition highlights electoral system where one party can rarely govern aloneWay back in 1979, when New Zealand prime minister Chris Hipkins was in nappies and his likely replacement was in primary…
Comments by Winston Peters come as China hopes 10 Pacific countries will sign wide-ranging security dealNew Zealand and its allies have failed to listen to “alarm bells” about China’s growing influence, and allowed a “vacuum” to develop in the Pacific,…
Winston Peters condemned two-year ban as ‘dictatorial behaviour’ that ‘should be reserved for third world banana republics’New Zealand’s former deputy prime minister, Winston Peters, has been banned from parliament grounds for two years for visiting a…
Labour’s historic win delivered Ardern a second term while voters punished politicians who embraced populism Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand’s Labour prime minister who was returned to power for a second term with a commanding majority, has often been hail…
Emphatic end for man who held balance of power as New Zealand First fails to pass 5% thresholdArdern’s Labour party set for historic victoryHe was the consummate survivor of New Zealand politics; an irascible, populist maverick who at times handpicked …
Even Labour’s tax policy cant’t spark fury. The only numbers people are concerned about are coronavirus-relatedParents will be only too familiar with this scenario. It’s family holiday time. The car is packed with everything but the kitchen sink. Each …