Perspective with Ryan Bridge: Winston just keeps going

Winston's done it again.

The old political workhorse of the Pacific just keeps getting more popular.

New Zealand First has overtaken ACT in the latest Taxpayer's Union Curia Poll - it's now the third most popular party.

I'll give you a break down of the numbers shortly, but this has got to be ego bruising for Seymour.

He's just got his feet under the Deputy's desk and he's been overtaken in the polls by the bloke he's replaced.

Not that simply being the Deputy PM gets you votes, but he's trying to make a good fist of it.

Seymour's holding press conferences left, right and centre.

Yesterday, a stand-up reacting to no change in the OCR. Today, a stand-up on Stats NZ numbers.

Luxon's overseas on holiday. Winston's East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Kuala Lumpur.

Seymour's been bogged down with Regulatory Standard's Bill, the Treaty bill and school lunches.

Winston's been flying around the world keeping us in line with China and staving off Trump's tariffs... all while celebrating his 80th birthday.

And to top it off, he's keeping cash in circulation.

Winston is popular because he speaks his mind and knows what he's talking about. He commands respect. When he speaks, people listen.

He's a good example of a man who keeps it simple. Do your job and do it well. Work hard and stay focussed.

It's a pretty simple formula that's seen him through the last 40+ years in politics and ion these numbers will see him through atleast a couple more yet.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Well, Winston's done it again, hasn't he. The old political
workhorse of the Pacific just keeps on getting more popular.
New Zealand First has overtaken Act in the latest Taxpayer's
Union Curier poll. It's now the third most popular party
in New Zealand. Well done, Winston Peters. I'll give you
a breakdown of the numbers shortly. But this has got to.

Speaker 2 (00:20):
Be a little bit ego bruising for David seamwol doesn't it.
You know, just got his feet under the deputy's desk
and he's been overtaken in the polls by the bloke
that he's just replaced.

Speaker 1 (00:31):
Not that simply being Deputy Prime Minister get to you votes.
But he's trying to make a good fist of it
as old Seymour, you know, holding press conferences left right
in the center, more stand ups than you can shake
a stick at. Yesterday he's had a stand up about
the OOCR. No change to the OCR. But David Semil's
out there for a stand up anyway. Today is stand
up on stats N's numbers. He's doing the business Luxeon's

(00:54):
overseas on holiday. Of course, Winston, where is Winston while
everybody else is on holiday or doing stand ups about
no movement in the OCA. Winston's at the East Asia
Summit Foreign Ministers meeting in Kuala Lumpur. He's negotiating a
classified information sharing agreement with Japan. Seymour's been bogged down,

(01:14):
of course, with the regulatory standards built, which I know
is popular with some people, but the headline, I'm just
talking in terms of media coverage, he's been bogged down
by it. The treaty bill, bogged down by the school
lunch is bogged down by Winston's been flying around the
world keeping us in line with China, staving off Trump's tariffs,
all while celebrating his eightieth birthday. And you know he

(01:38):
puts out the odd blip here and there in terms
of his media engagements. He's put out some kind of
weird members' bills. He put one out the other day
about wanting to keep cash and circulation. But Winston is
popular because he speaks his mind and he knows what
he's talking about. He commands respect when he speaks. People listen.

(01:59):
He's a good exams sumple of a man who keeps
it simple. Do your job and do it well. Work
hard and stay focused. It's a pretty simple formula that's
seen him through the last forty plus years in politics,
and one that on these numbers, will see him through
at least a couple more yet. For more from Heather

(02:19):
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