WELLINGTON: New Zealand First leader Winston Peters celebrated the parties 23rd anniversary in Tauranga, by do what he does best – firing a salvo at the Government. In front of a partisan crowd at the Omanu Bowls Club today, Winston covered a range of topics from immigration, tourism and foreign corporates through to the housing crisis.
There were originally 30 booked for the function but when it was revealed Winston was to make an appearance, the number doubled.He told those gathered the party could take pride and confidence in what they had achieved in the last 23 years. “All manner of parties and personalities, having been part of the mess this country has become economically and socially, are all now screaming ‘me too’.
“But look at their record. They have all been part of the growing problem. They have all haughtily and arrogantly dismissed New Zealand First. But a growing army of New Zealanders are now coming to see who, and which party it was that has acted as sentinel against unfocussed catastrophic change.
