Winston Raymond Peters PC (born 11 April 1945) is a New Zealand politician who has been serving as the 13th deputy prime minister of New Zealand since November 2023, his third time in the role. He has been leader of New Zealand First since he founded the political party in 1993. [2]

Foreign Minister Winston Peters today announced new sanctions in response to Russia’s ongoing illegal invasion of Ukraine – and joined partners in a Call to Action on sanctions-evading ‘shadow fleet’ activities.

Mr Peters is the Deputy Prime Minister (Until 31 May 2025), Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister for Racing and Minister for Rail. Winston Peters entered Parliament in 1978 for the National Party as the MP for Hunua and was MP for Tauranga from 1984 till 2005.

Winston Raymond Peters PC (born 11 April 1945) is a New Zealand politician who is the Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand and Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2023. He served as Deputy Prime Minister from 1996 to 1998 and again from 2017 to 2020.

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Oct 16, 2023 · Auckland | One thing’s certain in New Zealand politics – you can never discount Winston Peters. The 78-year-old populist has done it again, leading his New Zealand First Party back into...

Feb 3, 2025 · Last week, Winston Peters announced that New Zealand's government is rethinking development support to the country after the Kiribati President Taneti Maamau withdrew a week before a planned visit. New Zealand gave Kiribati NZ$102 million from 2021 to 2024.

Jul 25, 2023 · New Zealand First leader Winston Peters - eyeing a political comeback - has used a scene-setting speech in Auckland warning against a "conceited, conniving, cultural cabal".

The comeback king, Vaovasamanaia Winston Peters, is looking to stand again for Parliament - he’ll be 81 if the next election is held in 2026.