April 24, 2026 11:00am by David Farrar

Winston rules out Labour

Four years ago in 2022, a full year before the last election, we ruled out working with the Labour Party.

We did that because the left are full of woke self confessed communists who would turn our country into a basket case.

Nothing has changed. In fact they are even worse.…
— Winston Peters (@winstonpeters) April 22, 2026

This is significant, with Peters ruling out Labour, not just Hipkins. It reinforces the only route to power for Labour is with Te Pati Maori.

People will debate whether or not you can trust what Peters has said. He did famously wave a no sign up at a press conference repeated times, and the actual answer it transpired was yes – he did know of Owen Glenn’s donation.

Personally I would be surprised if Peters did go with Labour. Not because I particularly trust him, but because 90% of his current support comes from people who voted for National, NZF or ACT in 2023. He would face a huge backlash if he turned around and put Labour in.

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