'They’re in deep trouble': Peters rules out Hipkins 'permanently'

The highs, lows and what the fucks of Winston Peters, deputy prime minister

Thank you for your service, Winston Raymond Peters. On Saturday, Winston Peters will finish his third stint as deputy prime minister of New Zealand, so here’s a selection of highlights from the storied career of the National-NZ-First-coalition-deputy-prime-minister-turned-outcast-turned-Labour-NZ-First-coalition-deputy-prime-minister-turned-outcast-turned-NZ-First-Act-National-coalition-deputy-prime-minister-turned … ? High: The king kingmaker T…

Hipkins fires back at Peters' 'ruled him out' claim

Winston Peters (L) and Chris Hipkins. Photo: RNZ Labour leader Chris Hipkins is pushing back after New Zealand First's Winston Peters ruled out working with him "permanently".

'They’re in deep trouble': Peters rules out Hipkins 'permanently'

New Zealand First leader Winston Peters wants to make it very clear: he won’t be working with Labour after the election if the party is still led by Chris...

Winston rules out Hipkins

The Herald reports: New Zealand First leader Winston Peters wants to make it very clear: he won’t be working with Labour after the election if the party is still led by Chris Hipkins. … “When I ruled out Hipkins in 2023, I ruled him out permanently,” Peters said (he actually ruled out Labour in November 2022, three months before Hipkins became leader). In other words, barring a leadership change in Labour, it looks like the only conceivable gro…