The Enigma that is Winston Peters, for over a 20 year period the man who would be king, and nearly was, is a fascinating individual, the man who has that wonderful smile even when he is seething is something to behold.
Helen Clark used that technique when caught on the hop, schooled I believe by some Irish chap. Mr Peters has a great distrust of all around him, and any team that is set up to do anything at all, is free to come to any conclusion, but in the end it will be done his way, he has the final say, on anything and everything.
There are leaders around the world who are coming to grief with that sort of logic but it seems to work, perhaps in Fiji but not for too long I think. The story of a mother watching 2000 soldiers marching on parade, and she is heard to say, look they are all out of step except my wee boy.
A great many people, have spent a great deal of time, and money, to try for a better deal for the people of NZ, using New Zealand First, only to discover their is no New Zealand First, (only Winston First) and that is the sad fact of it.
At least with John Key you know where you stand. He screws the middle income earner, because he cannot get it from the poor, or the people who do the buy house, sell house, tax free system etc.
As Rob Muldoon said, life is not supposed to be fair, and National are certainly living up to that. The Greens promise fair play, could it be, you have tried the rest, now try the best, as John Kennedy put it, think what you can do for your country.
Ron Chamberlain, Otumoetai.