The Labour leader said "a lot of water can flow under the bridge" between now and the election.
Politics
Tuesday 10:32am
7:55
Kieran McAnulty ordered out after challenging Speaker Gerry Brownlee's decisions on comments made by Winston Peters.
Thu, Feb 19
The Greens say Peters is scapegoating migrants, while ACT's David Seymour – his own Cabinet colleague – says Peters is simply seeking attention.
Te Ao Māori
Wed, Feb 18
The results are revealed in the first 1News Verian poll of election year.
Mon, Feb 16
The party said the time had come for a decision on their future, while Te Pāti Māori decried the policy as "race baiting".
Thu, Feb 12
The Parker fight in Saudi Arabia was one part of a broader diplomatic tour that included the UAE, China, Mongolia and South Korea.
Tue, Feb 10
Aotearoa should follow the example set by Mark Carney in banding together to stand up to greater powers, former foreign minister Phil Goff says.
Sun, Feb 8
The Prime Minister acknowledged the atmosphere surrounding Waitangi Day and conversations about the Treaty had sometimes been "very heated".
Thu, Feb 5
The 29-year-old has pleaded not guilty to a charge of burglary over the October 2025 incident.
Crime and Justice
Wed, Feb 4
Peters' office said he is set to become the first foreign minister to visit all 17 other Pacific Island Forum member countries within a single Parliamentary term.
Sat, Jan 17
Peters made the comments in a sit-down interview with RNZ, reflecting on the past year and looking ahead to the 2026 election campaign.
December 20, 2025
The latest 1News Verian poll has better news for National and Labour.
December 8, 2025
Winston Peters says taxpayers shouldn’t be spending millions on something that causes fires, creates havoc for emergency services, and puts "the fear of god" into animals.
November 5, 2025
A spokesperson for Peters office told 1News they were "unaware of the circumstances" surrounding the post.
October 29, 2025
The shipbuilder was the "largest modern integrated shipbuilding enterprise in Southern China," Peters said in his media release.
October 14, 2025
The 29-year-old appeared in the Auckland District Court this morning on a charge of burglary.
October 10, 2025
Peters said his partner, Jan Trotman, had this morning cut herself on some glass from the attack.
The person handed themselves into police last night, hours after the attack on the St Mary's Bay, Auckland home.
October 7, 2025
Foreign Minister Winston Peters said there was no obvious link between recognising Palestinian statehood now and protecting work towards a two-state solution.
New Zealand
September 27, 2025
Despite protests and a mass walkout, Israel’s Prime Minister wasn’t fazed as he gave an impassioned speech at the UN General Assembly Hall.
World
Peters had been invited to a reception with Donald Trump on the sidelines of the 80th UN General Assembly in New York.
September 25, 2025
The new pathways were aimed at plugging gaps in the workforce and helping businesses hold on to workers.
September 23, 2025
Peters said today's move was a "calculated step to curtail crucial oil revenues fuelling Putin’s illegal war of aggression against Ukraine".
September 12, 2025
NZ First leader Winston Peters unveiled a member’s bill aimed at ensuring that physical identification remained a "valid and equal" alternative.
September 2, 2025
"Mr Peters wants to call me a dickhead across the alleyway here, I think we should consider something for him," said Te Tai Tonga MP Tākuta Ferris.
June 25, 2025
