The full, unedited interview with Winston Peters, Leader of NZ First, recorded ahead of Election 2026.
This is the complete conversation, exactly as it was recorded. Nothing has been cut, trimmed or edited.
Winston Peters is in conversation with Andrew Curtis.
They discuss the current coalition, the role of government, what NZ First stands for, the party's record in government and the compromises it made, and election promises and the fiscal plan. They also cover NZ First's coalition partners, policy trade-offs, welfare and personal responsibility, nationalism, a recent court ruling on puberty blockers, immigration, abortion and a proposed referendum, family policy, and international organisations.
As part of our Election 2026 coverage, we invited the leaders of the major NZ political parties, and the minor parties polling over 5%, to sit down for a conversation.
Every interview is published in full and each leader speaks for themselves.
We'd encourage you to hear from all of them before you vote.
Chapters
0:00 Introduction
2:54 The role of government
9:29 Record and election promises
17:58 Coalition partners
23:34 Policy trade-offs and welfare
27:39 Nationalism and immigration
33:38 Abortion and international organisations
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