Winston Peters
Politician
Maori Party supporters back coalition - survey...percent and Maori Party co-leader Tariana Turia 6.1 percent. Labour leader Phil Goff had 4.4 percent support, ahead of former NZ First leader Winston Peters with 3.5 percent. Jobs topped a list of top 10 issues, with 22.5 percent citing... In this article: Labour, Pita Sharples, John Key, Cost of living, Unemployment, Tariana Turia, Rodney Hide, and Phil Goff |
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The Australian | September 13, 2009
SOLO-NZ Press Release: Phil's Freedom-Flirting
...on "politically correct" issues. In his keynote speech at the party's annual conference in Rotorua, Goff said, "We were voted out because they [voters] thought we were getting distracted by sideshows. The Winston Peters funding saga, the...
In this article: Phil Goff, Tobacco, Party pills, and Geoffrey Palmer
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Whale Oil Beef Hooked | March 30, 2009
Labour would have stripped Worth of portfolio - Goff
...and spoke in his ministerial... [NZ Herald Politics] Oh hardy har-har, Phil Goff reckons he would have sacked Richard Worth. has he forgotten the Winston Peters side trip to Las Vegas. Phil Goff has no integrity on this matter. I'd listen...
In this article: Richard Worth, Phil Goff, Las Vegas, India, and New Zealand
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Stuff | June 22, 2009
Who do Kiwis trust?
...leader Phil Goff was 73rd. The most trusted politician was Invercargill mayor Tim Shadbolt at 46, while Sue Bradford, Sir Roger Douglas and Winston Peters all came in near the tail end in places 81, 82 and 83. Activist Titewhai Harawira...
In this article: Victoria Cross, New Zealand, Reader's Digest, Labour Party, and Hamish Carter
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Wikipedia | November 06, 2009
Foreign relations of Fiji
...and squatter resettlement. New Zealand's Foreign Minister Winston Peters (who replaced Goff in late 2005) flew into Fiji on 8 February 2006 for three days of talks with Fijian government officials. He met Prime Minister Qarase,...
In this article: Fiji, Kaliopate Tavola, Laisenia Qarase, Australia, New Zealand, Commonwealth of Nations, Vanuatu, Alexander Downer, and United Nations
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Phil Goff
...after the 2002 elections . Following the 2005 elections Rt Hon. Winston Peters was made Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Goff was made Minister of Defence and Disarmament and retained the Trade portfolio. In 2005, as justice minister,...
In this article: Phil Goff, New Zealand Labour Party, Helen Clark, Labour Party, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Roger Douglas, Minister of Defence, Minister of Education, Minister of Justice, and Afghanistan War
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Q+A: Interview with Labour Leader Phil Goff
...that we put forward. I don't rule out Winston Peters any more than I rule out the Green Party, the Maori Party or the United Future Party and obviously the Progressive Party already works very closely with us in opposition. We will work and...
In this article: Phil Goff, Labour Party, New Zealand, Recession, John Key, Unemployment, and Chris Trotter
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Question and Answers - 31 March 2009
You see, Phil Goff wants to sack people for a perception of conflict of interest, but when there was one with Taito Phillip Field, and when there was one with Winston Peters, as a senior member of Cabinet he sat back and did nothing. 2.
In this article: John Key, Trevor Mallard, New Zealand, and Phil Goff
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Winston Raymond Peters (born 11 April 1945) is a New Zealand politician and leader of New Zealand First, a political party he founded in 1993. Peters has had a turbulent political career since entering Parliament in 1978. He served as Minister of Maori Affairs in the Bolger National Party Government before being sacked in 1991 and losing party endorsement for his Tauranga seat. He returned to Parliament as an independent, then formed his own party, New Zealand First. In Opposition, Peters became an outspoken critic of New Zealand immigration policies. As leader of New Zealand First, he held the balance of power following the 1996 election, enabling the National Party to form a coalition government and securing for himself the positions of Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer. However, the coalition dissolved in 1998 following the replacement of Bolger by Jenny Shipley as Prime Minister.
Following the dissolution of the coalition, New Zealand First split between supporters of Shipley's government and opponents. Support for the party collapsed at the 1999 election. He was defeated in his Tauranga seat in 2005, but remained in Parliament as a list MP and was given the Foreign Affairs, Senior Citizens and Racing portfolios in the Labour government. On August 29, 2008, he stood down as Foreign Affairs and Racing Minister pending a police investigation into accusations that he failed to declare a series of political donations received by his party. On September 23, 2008, Peters was censured by the Parliament for "knowingly providing false or misleading information on a return of pecuniary interests" over a $100,000 donation made in 2005.
- Birth Date:
- April 11, 1945
- Birthplace:
- Whangarei, New Zealand
- Political party:
- Represents:
- Tauranga
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