Winston Peters
Winston Peters drops Maori seat referendum pledge
Backtracking on his pre-election pledge to hold a referendum on abolishing the Maori seats removes a potential obstacle to doing a deal with Labour. Video, Audio
Peters sticks to promised coalition deadline
New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has had a last blast at the media before retreating behind closed doors until the final election result is announced. At a press conference yesterday he made it… Audio
Peters blasts media at Parliament news conference
"Speculative drivel, tripe, malicious, malignant, and vicious in the extreme..." - all words NZ First leader Winston Peters directed at media during a press conference yesterday in which he promised… Audio
Winston Peters tight-lipped as he returns to Wellington
The New Zealand First leader wasn't answering questions as he flew into Wellington to discuss coalition options with his colleagues.
Winston wins the web
Can't get a straight answer from Winston Peters about who he'll go into coalition with? Ask Google instead.
Major parties would make way for Winston Peters as Deputy PM
The National and Labour deputy leaders say they would make way for Winston Peters to become Deputy Prime Minister. Video, Audio
Wooing Winston: National, Labour pick their teams
National and Labour are assembling their teams of negotiators, each vying to win over Winston Peters to form a government.
Former PM Jim Bolger on how to deal with Winston Peters
Former National Prime Minister Jim Bolger negotiated the first ever MMP government with Winston Peters in 1996. He spoke to John Campbell. Video, Audio
Election 2017: Wait for a government begins
After six weeks of a turbulent election campaign, the waiting for a government now begins. Neither National or Labour is in a position to form a government without the support of New Zealand First… Audio
Election 2017: Coalition talks wait for NZ First
Politicians will be returning to Wellington today with no clear result out of Saturday's general election. The talks to form a new Government will not start immediately as both National and Labour… Audio
NZ First President
Winston Peters is inviting New Zealanders to "be patient" as he prepares to begin talks on forming the next government. New Zealand First's party president is Brent Catchpole. Audio
'The mandate National has is clearly stronger than Labour’ – English
National leader Bill English says his party is keen to work with New Zealand First leader Winston Peters, and expects there will be direct discussions between the leaders in the coming days. Video, Audio
Shane Jones likely to return to Parliament
John Campbell talks to presumed New Zealand First MP Shane Jones, who has been re-elected to Parliament - this time under a different party. Video, Audio
Winston Peters key decision maker in 2017 election
New Zealand First leader Winston Peters plans to meet with the New Zealand First caucus and party board on Tuesday to discuss the next steps, RNZ Political Reporter Benedict Collins says. Video, Audio
New Zealand First leader Winston Peters speaks to supporters
"As things stand I believe we have the balance of political responsibility and we're not going to be hasty with that" - Winston Peters. Video, Audio
Winston Peters joins RNZ to discuss early poll results
Winston Peters tells John Campbell he will only discuss possible coalition deals once the full election results are in. Video, Audio
After the voters have spoken, Winston will be back
Opinion - Early drama and a National-Labour drag race have both diminished Winston Peters' influence in this election campaign - but he'll be back, his former colleague Doug Woolerton writes.
Early votes expose inconsistent election ad rules - politicians
The huge number of early voters is highlighting what politicians are calling New Zealand's weird and inconsistent rules for election advertising. Audio
Checkpoint leader interview: Winston Peters
New Zealand First leader Winston Peters sits down with John Campbell for the second Checkpoint interview with political party leaders. Video, Audio
Third probe fails to find leaker of Peters' super info
A third investigation into who leaked information about Winston Peters' superannuation overpayments has failed to find who was responsible.
