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Winston Peters’ plan to make rail great again
Rail Minister Winston Peters is confident KiwiRail can be a successful commercial business, but says it depends on everyone ...
Jason Walls: Did Winston Peters get sick of waiting?
The Foreign Minister's pushing back on suggestions our geopolitical stoush with the Cook Islands will impact our relationship ...
New Zealand has suspended millions in funding to the Cook Islands over its growing China ties
New Zealand has suspended millions of dollars in funding to the Cook Islands over agreements the smaller Pacific nation made ...
Winston Peters tells MPs New Zealand 'not doing enough' on foreign affairs
Foreign Affairs is a portfolio that often receives bi-partisan respect. In an otherwise adversarial Scrutiny Week, Winston ...
Winston Peters announces more Russian sanctions
New Zealand has imposed more sanctions on individuals the government says are "crucial enablers" of Russia's illegal war against Ukraine. Since 2022, New Zealand has imposed sanctions on more than ...
New Zealand government feigns neutrality in US-Israeli war against Iran
New Zealand’s right-wing coalition government already has military personnel in the Middle East, embedded in US-led ...
Israel/Iran war: Foreign Minister Winston Peters calls for Kiwis to flee ‘arc of danger’ amid unprecedented global uncertainty
The escalating war between Israel and Iran is contributing to the most uncertain geostrategic conditions Foreign Minister ...
Foreign policy critics shouting 'impotently at clouds', Winston Peters says
Foreign Minister Winston Peters says critics of the government's foreign policy reset are ill-informed and shouting "impotently at clouds".
US travel ban: Countries have the right to decide who can cross their borders, Peters says
The NZ foreign minister made the comment in response to the Trump administration's proposal to impose travel restrictions on ...
Listen to The Country online: Winston Peters on geopolitics
Today on The Country radio show, host Jamie Mackay catches up with NZ First Leader Winston Peters about the state of the ...
New Zealand halts Cook Islands funding over China row
New Zealand announced on Thursday it was suspending NZ$18.2 million ($10.97 million) in budget funding to the Cook Islands, as the relationship between the two constitutionally linked countries ...