Podcast appearances and mentions of Winston Peters

The NZ First leader is at his combative best as he educates us on the Indian FTA, National Super, the Opportunity Party, Chloe Swarbrick as Finance Minister, whether he still wants to be Foreign Minister, plus he throws in some free healthy diet advice for good measure!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Winston Peters, Ray Smith, Jane Smith, and Chris Russell.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Winston Peters appeared on The Country earlier, and it sparked discussion about his real political intentions. Peters was asked if he wants to be the Foreign Minister, but the interview made Heather wonder if he was being invasive. The Country's Jamie Mackay explained further. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Treasury secretary Iain Rennie believes that long term, New Zealand's financial position is unsustainable, with the cost of superannuation playing a significant role in that. National has previously campaigned on raising the age of eligibility from 65 to 67, and its coalition partner ACT favour an age change. New Zealand First leader, Winston Peters spoke to Lisa Owen about what they think of an age raise.

Christopher Luxon versus Chris Hipkins is shaping up as one of the most vanilla, stale political battles in recent history. With both major party leaders playing it safe, the real fire is coming from the fringes. Winston Peters wants to buy back BNZ, TOP is pitching massive tax overhauls, and David Seymour wants Paul Henry as broadcasting minister. We ask who is actually offering real change, plus RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop joins us to break down the government's massive planning overhaul. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tonight on The Huddle, Thomas Scrimgeour from the Maxim Institute and artist and local Government politician Oscar Kightley joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more! Local Government Minister Simon Watts sparked some outrage today when he announced amalgamation plans for local councils would be put on hold - after the councils were given a three-month deadline to get these done. Are local councils right to be annoyed about this, given the costs? Fonterra's former CEO, Miles Hurrell, got paid $8.16 million in his final year in the role. Is this fair, given the nature of the job? Winston Peters has pledged to cut down the tax rate for small and medium-sized businesses to boost productivity. Do we think this is a good idea - or will this get scrapped in coalition talks? Is there really enough money to fund Labour's plans for schools, hospitals and social housing? LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Now, I think we may have just witnessed Winston Peters' last major foreign policy speech as Foreign Minister, ever. It is definitely the last one before the election, and if you follow the breadcrumbs he has been laying recently, it sounds like he does not want to be Foreign Minister next term. He may want to stay home and do another job, perhaps Immigration Minister. And if that is true, then this is the last big speech for him, ever, as Foreign Minister. He did not waste the speech. He made some really excellent points. The one that I think bears repeating is that, for many on the left and many in the media, the only time that we as New Zealand are doing the right thing internationally is when we are disagreeing with the Americans, such as in our refusal to join the Iraq War in 2003 and our decision to go nuclear-free in the 1980s. As he points out, it has become part of our national identity to be nuclear-free and to have this David-and-Goliath battle with the big, bad Americans. But he suggested it is not cost-free. He hinted that he thought it was not actually the right call, especially with the nuclear-free policy. He points out that we paid for that, and of course we did, because the nuclear-free policy was basically the end of our relationship with the US and ANZUS. That is without mentioning the possible lost opportunity in power generation at a time when we are paying so much for power. But that is not really the point he is trying to make. What he is saying is that shouting at the Americans publicly is not the definition of good foreign policy, even though that is the feel-good stuff that the left and the media love. Actually, being able to choose who we shout at, and whether we do shout, is true independent foreign policy. It is a point worth remembering when Helen Clark and Don Brash get upset on the subject and say we are cosying up to the Americans again. As for Winston Peters, he is undoubtedly an annoyingly untrustworthy domestic politician when he is at home. But, for the most part, you cannot disagree: he has done a great job as Foreign Minister, has he not? LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ordinarily we talk about a wide range of local and international topics but tonight we're dedicating the whole slot to one person: Winston Peters.

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Winston Peters delivered his final speech as Foreign Affairs minister in this government yesterday, reflecting on what he called a deeply troubled world. Peters has been Foreign Affairs Minister in three different governments, at three very different times in global politics. Winston Peters spoke to John Campbell.

Labour leader Chris Hipkins discusses landlord tax; Dr Mamaeroa David discusses flu vaccination funding; Winston Peters looks back on his stint as Foreign Minister; School readiness plan prompts concerns over toilet training

Every major political player suddenly wants to take a wrecking ball to the supermarkets, but is any of it actually going to make your weekly shop cheaper? We break down the sudden wave of political panic six weeks out from the election. Plus, NZ First leader Winston Peters joins us to defend his supermarket policy, lay out his plan to buy back the BNZ, and explain why he refuses to work with Labour again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive with Andrew Dickens Full Show Podcast for Friday, 11 September, 2026, Immigration Minister Erica Stanford takes a swipe at Winston Peters as campaigning heats up. We hear about what it'll take to save Orana Wildlife Park in Christchurch. A powerful voice in the "front row club", Sean Fitzpatrick, gives us his view on Codie Taylor's reinstatement as All Blacks hooker and captain. And on The Sports Huddle, Andrew Gourdie and Nathan Limm on whether the Wahs are on the up and up. Get the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast every weekday evening on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Damien O'Connor, Jen Corkran, Winston Peters, and Jane Smith.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I don't know about Winston Peters' chances of deporting all non-citizens found guilty of violence and sex crimes. But I do like what he's pushing for. He also wants to kick out non-citizens involved in criminal groups and money laundering. There's one thing I'm grappling with, though. Which I'll get to. Kicking out crims is just one part of NZ First's immigration policy for this year's election. As Winston Peters himself says, it's about treating immigration is a privilege, not a right. To some, his idea of deporting non-citizen criminals could sound a bit hypocritical. When you consider how much Winston Peters has had to say about Australia's 501 deportees. Which brings me to the bit I'm grappling with. Even though I hate the problems Australia's 501 scheme has created for us in New Zealand, I like this idea from NZ First. The other thing that makes me wonder why I like it so much, is that the number of non-citizens behaving badly seems to be relatively low. According to the World Prison Brief - which is a global database giving free access to information about prison systems throughout the world - just 3 percent of the people in New Zealand prisons at the moment are non-citizens. It's most recent numbers - from the end of June this year - say that there are 11,256 people in prison here in New Zealand. That includes people waiting to go on trial and remand prisoners. And just 3 percent of them aren't New Zealand citizens. Which is about 330 people. So, if we use those numbers, you could say that 97 percent of the serious crimes in New Zealand are being committed by New Zealand citizens. Which tells me that foreigners aren't running rampage committing all sorts of crimes. So the number of people Winston Peters would end up deporting would be very small. But, despite all that, I like what he wants to do. I might be a hypocrite, given I'm anti the 501 scheme. But I like it. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Winston Peters, Jane Smith, Jamie Cunningham, Chris Russell and Matt Gray.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Opportunity is pitching itself as an alternative kingmaker to Winston Peters and New Zealand First for the 2026 election. But is the kingmaker scenario really that common across 10 MMP elections? Peter Dunne, who has seen the inside of many post-election negotiations, says not. He joins Toby to talk about the role smaller parties play in our elections, the challenge that awaits Opportunity as it hovers around the 5% threshold, and whether major parties at 30% is an aberration or the new normal.At Large with Toby Manhire is produced by Te Aihe Butler and The Spinoff. Read more at ⁠thespinoff.co.nz⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The NZ First leader and former Deputy PM comments on two big issues facing farming: the Paris Accord and the pricing of agricultural emissions. He also denies that his proposed nationalisation of BNZ is a “hair-brained” policy and reflects on 9/11, 25 years on.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join Wallace for New Zealand's most explosive 30 minutes of politics. He is joined by panellists Annabelle Lee-Mather, Jonathan Milne and Peter Dunne. On the show tonight: Chris Hipkins new shocking poll result, should Labour give him the heave-ho?; the Greens supermarket policy is to spend billions to create a viable, state-run alternative in the market place, is this even possible?; how can political parties hoover up the youth vote?; and Winston Peters called music group Kneecap "low IQ weasels", little did he know NZ First had used a Kneecap song in a video for social media.

Winston Peters has just thrown a hand grenade into the superannuation debate. New Zealand First wants to change the rules so that from 2029 you must be a New Zealand citizen to qualify for NZ Super. Right now, permanent residents can get it after meeting residency requirements. We speak with New Zealand First candidate Craig Stobo about why they are pushing for this change and whether our current welfare model is sustainable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"We are in a healthcare crisis". That's the message from overworked Plunket nurses who are facing an unprecedented workload amid the surge in winter illnesses. Now they're calling on Winston Peters to make good on the Coalition Agreement between New Zealand First and National to adequately fund Whanau Awhina Plunket. The government, though, says funding has increased over the past couple of years. Bella Craig reports.

Tonight on the Huddle, Trish Sherson from Sherson Willis PR and Josie Pagani from Child Fund joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more! NZ First's Winston Peters has indicated NZ Super should be restricted to citizens only. Do we see this winning votes - or is this a step too far? Should immigrants who've worked and contributed still be given something? The latest Taxpayers' Union-Curia poll shows Labour has dropped to 25.9 percent - the lowest result for them since 2024. Should Labour and Hipkins be worried? Do we see these results improving? LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's been a whirlwind week at the Pacific Islands Forum leaders' meeting, with foreign minister Winston Peters and Prime Minister Christopher Luxon jetting into Palau for the annual summit. A new UN climate report also says overshooting the Paris agreement goal of 1.5 degrees warming is now unavoidable, renewing calls from Pacific leaders and climate advocates for the world's big emitter to do their part. Teuila Fuatai spoke to Melissa Chan-Green from Koror.

Penrhyn - a remote atoll in the Cook Islands - is set to get a brand new deep sea port, thanks to a collaboration between us and the USA. The US State Department will put 84 million NZ Dollars into the development, another 17.5 million NZ dollars will come from New Zealand. The commitment was announced yesterday by Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown, Winston Peters and US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau It comes as the Pacific is seeing China and the USA increasingly compete for influence in the region.  RNZ pacific journalist Kaya Selby chats to Jesse.  ity Associate Professor Anna Powles specialises in geopolitical dynamics in the Pacific. She joins Jesse.

Foreign minister Winston Peters is chalking up news of a new port in the Cook Islands as a major win for Pacific regionalism. Peters is in Palau for the Pacific Islands Forum leaders meeting and earlier today announced NZ and the US will be jointly funding a major port upgrade in the most northern island in the Cooks group. Teuila Fuatai spoke to Melissa Chan-Green from Koror.

The United States has entered into a significant and declaratory partnership with New Zealand to deliver a major port upgrade on the island of Penrhyn in the Cook Islands. Foreign Minister Winston Peters, Cook Islands PM Mark Brown and US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau announced the project yesterday. Winston Peters spoke to John Campbell before leaving the Pacific Islands Forum in Palau.

A new law has been drafted to ban social media for under-16s in New Zealand. Robbie Nicol joins Toby to answer all the big questions. Which platforms meet the definition of “social media”? How will it be enforced? When will the rules kick in? And is it really a government bill? Winston Peters doesn't think so. We work through some of the objections, from NZ First, Act, the Greens and Labour. (Since this podcast was recorded, Labour has announced it will support the bill on first reading, and urged the government to proceed before the election.)Plus, in How Good, Alex Casey sings the praises of Lynda Topp on Guy Montgomery's Spelling Bee.At Large with Toby Manhire is produced by Te Aihe Butler, Jin Fellet and The Spinoff. Read more at ⁠thespinoff.co.nz⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hands up - who believes Labour when they say none of their political mates will be allowed to introduce their taxes in a future Labour-led Government? This started on Mike's show, with Ginny Andersen on Politics Wednesday saying, "Nah, the Greens aren't going to be allowed to introduce their wealth tax, and nah, Te Pāti Māori isn't going to be allowed to introduce its land tax." A few hours later, on Kerre Woodham's show, Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick replied: "Nah, we're going to be fighting tooth and nail for the wealth tax." Now tell me, after hearing that, whether you're absolutely, absolutely, absolutely sure Labour won't say yes to the Greens if they're sitting in that coalition negotiation room after November 7, and Chlöe and Marama are sitting on the other side of the table, and everything else has been agreed, and the wealth tax is the only thing standing between Chris Hipkins becoming Prime Minister again or not. And tell me he doesn't say, "Bugger it. All right, you can have your wealth tax," and then decide to deal with all of our outrage later. I think we've seen too many of these concessions to be sucked in now. Just look at the last set of coalition negotiations. Christopher Luxon made it very clear he would not support ACT's Treaty Principles Bill, yet in negotiations he gave ACT the debate and two-thirds of the journey through Parliament anyway, then dealt with the outrage later. Or take National's plan to fund its tax cuts with a levy on foreign buyers purchasing homes here. Winston Peters wouldn't allow it. He wouldn't let foreign buyers back into the market, so Christopher Luxon went, "Okay, bugger it, fine, you can keep your ban," and dealt with the outrage later. The major parties nowadays aren't big enough to dictate to the minor parties what will or won't happen after an election. The Greens are polling at only around a third of Labour's size, yet they're going to have a lot of power. In fact, the power increasingly lies in the hands of the minor parties. So I don't think Labour can say with complete confidence that a wealth tax or a land tax won't happen. And I don't think any of us should believe them when they do. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Migrant Workers Association organised a protest against the rising tide of racist and anti immigrant rhetoric from political parties and leaders as the elections near. Winston Peters' racist tirade against Lawrence Xu-nan in parliament, alongside his party's anti immigrant rhetoric aimed at harnessing votes by dividing the working class and distracting from failures of their policies were key issues that motivated the protest. The protest featured satirical street theater, which evoked a triggered response from Winston Peters. Among other things, we discuss the contradictions within Winston Peters' politics and the history and intent of street theater within protest movements. We're joined by Anu Kaloti and Joe Carolan.Recorded 10/08/2026This episode's co-hostsJosephineTimestamps0:00 Opening4:30 Background on the Protest9:20 The Power of Street Theatre15:40 Attacking Protesters20:20 Aftermath 28:20 Caucus Today35:45 Western Democracy Model57:45 ClosingIntro/Outro by Jiahu SymbolsSupport us here: https://www.patreon.com/1of200

VOV1 - Sau khi kết thúc chuyến thăm Australia, trưa (10/8), Tổng Bí thư, Chủ tịch nước Tô Lâm đã rời Australia để tới thăm New Zealand từ ngày 12/8 đến ngày 14/8. New Zealand đang mong chờ được đón Tổng Bí thư, Chủ tịch nước Tô Lâm tới thăm.New Zealand đang rất mong chờ được đón Tổng Bí thư, Chủ tịch nước Tô Lâm tới thăm trong khuôn khổ chuyến thăm cấp Nhà nước đầu tiên của người đứng đầu Đảng và Nhà nước ta tới nước này.Trong trao đổi với phóng viên Đài TNVN thường trú tại Australia theo dõi khu vực Châu Đại Dương, Ngoại trưởng New Zealand Winston Peters khẳng định, chuyến thăm “phản ánh sự tin tưởng và nền tảng mà New Zealand và Việt Nam đã xây dựng trong hơn 50 năm qua”. Ngoại trưởng Winston Peters nhấn mạnh hiện tại, quan hệ giữa hai nước trải rộng trên các lĩnh vực từ thương mại, giáo dục, hợp tác phát triển, an ninh tới mối liên hệ giữa người dân hai nước. Việc quan hệ song phương nâng cấp lên Đối tác Chiến lược Toàn diện vào năm 2025 đã ghi nhân sự phát triển trong mối quan hệ này cũng như tham vọng chung của hai nước trong việc có thể cùng nhau làm đạt được thêm nhiều thành tựu.Ngoại trưởng Wintons Peters nhận định, việc tiếp xúc thường xuyên giữa các nhà lãnh đạo tạo điều kiện để hai nước thảo luận trực tiếp về các ưu tiên, hiểu hơn quan điểm của nhau và vạch ra định hướng để mở rộng quan hệ. Và điều này được thể hiện rõ qua chuyến thăm Hà Nội vào tháng 11/2025 của Ngoại trưởng Winston Peters. Trong chuyến thăm này, hai nước đã ký Chương trình Hành động giai đoạn 2025-2030 nhằm cụ thể hóa quan hệ Đối tác Chiến lược Toàn diện và thảo luận về cách thức triển khai kế hoạch này trong đó bao gồm cả việc cùng phối hợp chặt chẽ hơn trong các vấn đề khu vực.Ngoại trưởng Winston Peters khẳng định, chuyến thăm New Zealand của Tổng Bí thư, Chủ tịch nước Tô Lâm diễn ra trong bối cảnh Việt Nam đang ngày càng có nhiều ảnh hưởng hơn trong khu vực và thế giới. Mục đích của chuyến thăm là để tăng cường hoạt động thương mại, hợp tác an ninh, làm sâu sắc thêm các liên kết giáo dục và tạo ra nhiều cơ hội cho người dân hai nước. Nó cho thấy cả hai nước đều mong muốn duy trì mối quan hệ mang lại lợi ích lâu dài cho cả hai bên.Bộ trưởng Ngoại giao New Zealand Winston Peters. (Ảnh: TTXVN)

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Labour's definitively ruled out a coalition deal with New Zealand First post-election. Leader Chris Hipkins says his MPs have unanimously decided they won't work with Winston Peters' party, after comments made by Peters and Deputy Shane Jones were labelled 'racist'. Hipkins says a pattern of behaviour's escalated and he won't put up with the overt racism NZ First indulges in. Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper says new polling data shows the left-leaning parties are seeing a drop in the polls and the coalition is in a good position to get a second term. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pacific foreign leaders have failed to agree on a joint statement about the nuclear-capable missile China fired into the region's waters last month. Winston Peters has been pushing his counterparts to take a stand during today's Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers meeting in Fiji. Political reporter Lauren Crimp was in Suva and has more.

Christopher Luxon spent much of this week putting out fires of his own making. And others set by Winston Peters. RNZ's deputy political editor Craig McCulloch has more.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

It is hard to pin down a minister in Question Time, when each has a doppelgänger ready to deflect the blame or shoulder the responsibility. Winston Peters this week said more or less 'you should ask the other Winston, here's not here right now'. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Tensions with China and New Zealand's interest in a new defence treaty will be on the agenda for today's annual Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers' Meeting. Winston Peters has travelled to Fiji along with counterparts from 17 other Pacific countries. Political reporter Lauren Crimp spoke to John Campbell from Suva.

Winston Peters believes the Prime Minister's suggesting an MMP referendum will backfire. Chris Luxon says if re-elected, he'll support revisiting that, and discussing a four-year Parliamentary term. Peters has suggested Luxon's poor polling is what's making him want another look at MMP. Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper unpacked the reactions to Luxon's statements. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Winston Peters has offered up a theory on why the Prime Minister has expressed interest in an MMP referendum. Chris Luxon said he's like to get a public vote on MMP if National returns to power, alongside a four-year term. Peters says there will not be any change to our electoral system - and that National's getting desperate because polling's not looking good. "I've watched their body language and there's a huge stress on them at the moment because of the energy crisis we've got, the fact that we've got delayed recovery...and all those things are stressing them out." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Thursday, 6 July, 2026, Winston Peters says Christopher Luxon's pledge to look at a referendum on MMP is a sign of desperation. We talk to a pharmacist about whether they're prepared to treat more conditions, as ACT wants them to do. Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown on the number of passengers he hopes will catch the City Rail Link. And on The Huddle, Mike Munro and Jordan Williams discuss Chris Luxon - one of them says he's a dead man walking. Get the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast every weekday evening on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join Wallace for New Zealand's most explosive 30 minutes of politics. He is joined by panellists Jenna Lynch, Poto Williams and Grant Duncan. Winston Peters faces the heat over "racist" comments made in Parliament, Christopher Luxon gets scoffed at for an apology he made, and how are voter enrollments tracking with an earlier deadline this election?

Well, I've come back from holiday to find Christopher Luxon having the week from hell, haven't I? The small business comments, the Winston Peters "go back to where you came from" comments and now Choppergate. The latest with Choppergate, by the way, is that the event Chris Luxon was telling Mike Hosking about on Monday, where he finished up in Whanganui at 10:30 and then had to get back to Auckland, was in fact a National Party fundraiser. Now, that would be a big no-no if he were using a Defence Force flight to get to a National Party fundraiser because you can't use Defence Force aircraft to get yourself re-elected, can you? But it is not a no-no because that is not what he was doing. He was using the flight not to get to the fundraiser but to get from the fundraiser to an event in Auckland the next day. His office says that was a prime ministerial event and that makes it acceptable. As far as I'm concerned, prime ministers should be allowed to use the Defence Force, within reason, to get around the place. The Defence Force has to keep those aircraft flying. They have to complete a certain number of flying hours and surely, if the choice is between flying for the sake of it or flying for an actual reason, the practical option is to choose the actual reason. That's what this is. Also, come on, we've got to stop nitpicking legitimate uses of things like Defence Force flights, for God's sake. Whether you like Christopher Luxon or not, whether you vote for him or not, he is the Prime Minister. That is the most senior elected position in New Zealand. It is a job that requires constant travel and work. The Defence Force should be flying him around the place to cut down his travel time, simply so he can use that time for something more productive. It is neither novel nor new that this happens. Go and watch the Jacinda documentary on Netflix. She gets picked up from Clarke's parents' holiday home in Gisborne in a Defence Force chopper. Prime ministers have been flown around the country, and around the world, by the Defence Force for decades. It says more about us, I think, than it does about Chris Luxon that this is an issue. Now, the other two issues Luxon is dealing with this week are proper problems that do warrant debate: his small business comments and Winston Peters' racist comments. But this, Choppergate, is just nitpicking. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Winston Peters is not apologising for his comments towards a Green MP last week - comments that politicians across the House, including the Prime Minister, have said are racist. Christopher Luxon says there's an election coming, and people can have their say then. Labour's response? Fire him, and let's go to the polls now. Political reporter Giles Dexter has more. RNZ deputy political editor Craig McCulloch spoke to Melissa Chan-Green and gave his analysis.

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Last week, NZ First leader Winston Peters made derogatory comments towards Green Party MP Lawrence Xu-Nan. The comments echoed racist stereotypes about immigrants and led to strong backlash from members of the public and politicians across parliament. This is not the first example of discriminatory comments from NZ First politicians this year. Candidate Stuart Nash spouted misogynistic rhetoric about National MP Katie Nimon earlier this year, and Deputy Leader Shane Jones made some derogatory comments about Indian migrants even earlier in the year. While MPs continue to call out these comments, little is being done to actually respond to them, especially as ACT and National continue to support NZ First in power. Also this past week saw the Ministry for Regulation advising that legalising plug-in solar could provide significant benefits. While plug-in solar rarely generates enough electricity to power a home, it can alleviate power costs especially in sunny months, reducing the burden on households and the electrical grid.  For this week's catchup with ACT's Simon Court, News Director Castor asked about each of these issues, beginning with NZ First leader Winston Peters' comments.

The prime minister says Winston Peters' comments about a fellow MP are racist, but he still has his confidence as Foreign Minister. Pressure has been building on Christopher Luxon to do something after the New Zealand First leader said a Chinese-born Green MP should go back to his own country, and that is where 'they lie like flatfish'. Former leaders Helen Clark and Don Brash have weighed in, saying there's a strong case for sacking the foreign minister but it would likely trigger a snap election. Political reporter Russell Palmer spoke to Melissa Chan-Green. 

The opposition is demanding the Prime Minister take action after Winston Peters said a Green MP who moved to New Zealand should go back to his own country. The New Zealand First leader in Parliament responded to some heckling from Lawrence Xu-nan with an abusive rant. Political reporter Russell Palmer spoke to Melissa Chan-Green.

There's been condemnation across the House after Winston Peters told Green Party MP Lawrence Xu-Nan to go back to his own country. The Chinese-born MP, is a New Zealand citizen and has lived in New Zealand since he was a child. The Chinese embassy has raised the matter with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Giles Dexter reports.

A former minister for international trade believes comments made in the House by Winston Peters were untidy, saying international relationships need mutual respect. The Chinese Embassy has lodged representations with MFAT over Peters' derogatory comments to Chinese-born Green MP Laurence Xu-Nan. Former Speaker of the House and National party minister Sir Lockwood Smith told Mike Hosking Peters holds the foreign affairs portfolio at all times. He says the dilemma is now Chinese leaders know in dealing with him, what Peters really thinks of them. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New Zealand First candidate, Stuart Nash has united nearly all of Parliament against him, with MPs denouncing his latest comments as misogynistic, sexist and derogatory. Late last night New Zealand First leader Winston Peters said he had accepted Nash's resignation. Deputy political editor Craig McCulloch spoke to John Campbell.

New Zealand First wants to invest in surveying the country's offshore basins for oil and gas supplies to use domestically and export around the world. Winston Peters announced the new policy at the party's annual convention in South Auckland. Political reporter Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira reports.