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"Stuck to the essentials": Winston Peters unpacks NZ First's rising support

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Wed, 14 Jan 2026, 10:04am
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Photo / Corey Fleming

"Stuck to the essentials": Winston Peters unpacks NZ First's rising support

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Wed, 14 Jan 2026, 10:04am

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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