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Winston Peters Proposes Doubling Pension Waiting Period to 20 Years

By Drooid · Oct 10, 2026, 12:15 PM UTC · How we work

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Winston Peters (NZ First leader) said the pension waiting period will rise from 10 to 20 years.
He proposed raising the minimum wage to offset high power costs.
He suggested the government buy back the Bank of New Zealand to fix the banking sector.
He refused to set bottom-line demands and will not negotiate with Labour.

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Winston Peters (NZ First leader) said the pension waiting period will rise from 10 to 20 years.
He proposed raising the minimum wage to offset high power costs.
He suggested the government buy back the Bank of New Zealand to fix the banking sector.
He refused to set bottom-line demands and will not negotiate with Labour.