Biography
Winston Peters is a New Zealand First list MP and the party’s founder and leader. First elected in 1978, he is one of New Zealand’s longest-serving MPs and currently serves as Minister of Foreign Affairs in the coalition government. He has previously served as Deputy Prime Minister on multiple occasions.
Impact this term
54th Parliament · since the 2023 general election
These are factual counts from the public record — not a score. MPs do different jobs: ministers run portfolios rather than sponsoring members’ bills, and MPs first elected in 2023 have a shorter record. We show the facts so you can decide what counts as doing enough.
Policies they shape — and why
Bills they’ve worked on
Voting record
Most votes in Parliament are party votes — MPs vote as a block with their party, so on the large majority of votes Winston Peters voted the same way as NZ First. The votes that reveal an MP’s own view are conscience (personal) votes, where MPs vote individually.
Winston Peters’s conscience votes and key divisions this term are being added from the official record (Hansard / parliamentary divisions).
Declared interests
What Winston Peters has declared in the official register — directorships, property, trusts, debts and gifts. Registers actual and potential conflicts of interest; it is not a measure of wealth.
1 Company directorships and controlling interests Oriwa Enterprises Limited (not trading) – consultancy and contract advice 4 Beneficial interests in, and trusteeships of, trusts Rawhiti Land Trust (beneficiary) 6 Real property House – St Marys Bay, Auckland House – Whananaki South, Northland Land – Whananaki South, Northland 10 Debts owed by you Westpac Bank – mortgage Lan
Register of Pecuniary Interests (parliament.nz) · as at 31 January 2025Taxpayer-funded expenses
Travel and accommodation paid by Parliamentary Service for 1 October – 31 December 2025. Ministers’ expenses are disclosed separately.
Roles & responsibilities
Details sourced from parliament.nz and the public record. Bills, written questions, speeches and voting records are being added from Parliament’s official register and Hansard. Photo: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, CC BY 2.0 (source ).