New Zealand First leader Winston Peters and his team will be visiting Tauranga today, as part of their tour of the country's regions.

He will be giving a speech to members of the public at the Tauranga Yacht & Power Boat Club at 1pm.

Speaking to SunLive, Winston says he will be talking about the wealth of the regions, and how much they earn for the country versus how much is returned to them by central government.

'Regions are experiencing huge spending deficits on roads, sewerage, and other things ratepayers keep arguing about with councils. Last year the central government received $1.5 billion of GST from tourists, but failed to return any of it back to local governments.”

Top of the list for his talk in Tauranga will be the city's infrastructure – and how it's being paid for.

'Why does Tauranga have two toll roads, while Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch have none? Both harbour bridges are toll-free – which I'm pleased to say I had a role in – but why do you guys continue to be penalised?”

The regional tour is also an opportunity for New Zealand First to shore up its party vote, which is very likely to exceed five per cent again.

A recent 1NEWS Colmar Brunton poll puts the party on 11 per cent – but Winston believes real support among New Zealanders could be even higher.

'This time out last election, the 1NEWS poll had us on three-and-a-half per cent, and we got almost nine. Now they're saying we're on 11 per cent, and they believe they're accurate.

'But it's a good benchmark for what we can get. Our own polls say we are much more than 15 per cent. I'm telling you, my team is seriously confident, and we're working our butts off at the moment to achieve it.”