Peters unloads on media
The NZ First leader spent the vast majority of his press conference insulting reporters.
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New Zealand First leader Winston Peters spent 30 minutes berating media while revealing little information in a press conference this afternoon.
He did say he would be waiting until the results of the special votes came in on October 7 before he makes a decision on whether to form a coalition government with National or Labour.
He said it was the last press conference he was going to hold until that date but insulted a journalist who asked why he had bothered to hold one today.
Mr Peters spent most of the press conference attacking media.
Clearly not happy with the post-election coverage, Mr Peters went as far as calling journalists out by name for their “drivel” – at times incorrectly, claiming journalists had written certain things.
He was particularly harsh on an Australian reporter from the Australian Financial Review from whom he refused to answer questions.
Jason Walls
Wed, 27 Sep 2017
Wed, 27 Sep 2017
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Peters unloads on media
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