1 00:00:00,560 --> 00:00:04,080 Speaker 1: Well, Winston's done it again, hasn't he. The old political 2 00:00:04,200 --> 00:00:07,400 Speaker 1: workhorse of the Pacific just keeps on getting more popular. 3 00:00:07,560 --> 00:00:10,280 Speaker 1: New Zealand First has overtaken Act in the latest Taxpayer's 4 00:00:10,360 --> 00:00:14,760 Speaker 1: Union Curier poll. It's now the third most popular party 5 00:00:14,840 --> 00:00:18,119 Speaker 1: in New Zealand. Well done, Winston Peters. I'll give you 6 00:00:18,120 --> 00:00:20,320 Speaker 1: a breakdown of the numbers shortly. But this has got to. 7 00:00:20,239 --> 00:00:23,240 Speaker 2: Be a little bit ego bruising for David seamwol doesn't it. 8 00:00:24,600 --> 00:00:26,840 Speaker 2: You know, just got his feet under the deputy's desk 9 00:00:26,920 --> 00:00:29,240 Speaker 2: and he's been overtaken in the polls by the bloke 10 00:00:29,280 --> 00:00:30,640 Speaker 2: that he's just replaced. 11 00:00:31,280 --> 00:00:33,720 Speaker 1: Not that simply being Deputy Prime Minister get to you votes. 12 00:00:33,960 --> 00:00:35,639 Speaker 1: But he's trying to make a good fist of it 13 00:00:35,800 --> 00:00:38,839 Speaker 1: as old Seymour, you know, holding press conferences left right 14 00:00:38,880 --> 00:00:41,400 Speaker 1: in the center, more stand ups than you can shake 15 00:00:41,440 --> 00:00:44,720 Speaker 1: a stick at. Yesterday he's had a stand up about 16 00:00:44,760 --> 00:00:47,720 Speaker 1: the OOCR. No change to the OCR. But David Semil's 17 00:00:47,720 --> 00:00:50,040 Speaker 1: out there for a stand up anyway. Today is stand 18 00:00:50,120 --> 00:00:54,080 Speaker 1: up on stats N's numbers. He's doing the business Luxeon's 19 00:00:54,080 --> 00:00:57,920 Speaker 1: overseas on holiday. Of course, Winston, where is Winston while 20 00:00:57,960 --> 00:01:01,520 Speaker 1: everybody else is on holiday or doing stand ups about 21 00:01:01,600 --> 00:01:05,040 Speaker 1: no movement in the OCA. Winston's at the East Asia 22 00:01:05,080 --> 00:01:09,600 Speaker 1: Summit Foreign Ministers meeting in Kuala Lumpur. He's negotiating a 23 00:01:09,640 --> 00:01:14,560 Speaker 1: classified information sharing agreement with Japan. Seymour's been bogged down, 24 00:01:14,600 --> 00:01:16,800 Speaker 1: of course, with the regulatory standards built, which I know 25 00:01:16,920 --> 00:01:20,039 Speaker 1: is popular with some people, but the headline, I'm just 26 00:01:20,040 --> 00:01:23,320 Speaker 1: talking in terms of media coverage, he's been bogged down 27 00:01:23,360 --> 00:01:26,679 Speaker 1: by it. The treaty bill, bogged down by the school 28 00:01:26,720 --> 00:01:30,000 Speaker 1: lunch is bogged down by Winston's been flying around the 29 00:01:30,040 --> 00:01:33,800 Speaker 1: world keeping us in line with China, staving off Trump's tariffs, 30 00:01:33,920 --> 00:01:38,720 Speaker 1: all while celebrating his eightieth birthday. And you know he 31 00:01:38,800 --> 00:01:42,520 Speaker 1: puts out the odd blip here and there in terms 32 00:01:42,560 --> 00:01:45,640 Speaker 1: of his media engagements. He's put out some kind of 33 00:01:45,760 --> 00:01:48,720 Speaker 1: weird members' bills. He put one out the other day 34 00:01:48,720 --> 00:01:51,920 Speaker 1: about wanting to keep cash and circulation. But Winston is 35 00:01:51,960 --> 00:01:54,360 Speaker 1: popular because he speaks his mind and he knows what 36 00:01:54,360 --> 00:01:58,880 Speaker 1: he's talking about. He commands respect when he speaks. People listen. 37 00:01:59,200 --> 00:02:01,280 Speaker 1: He's a good exams sumple of a man who keeps 38 00:02:01,320 --> 00:02:05,080 Speaker 1: it simple. Do your job and do it well. Work 39 00:02:05,120 --> 00:02:08,760 Speaker 1: hard and stay focused. It's a pretty simple formula that's 40 00:02:08,800 --> 00:02:12,320 Speaker 1: seen him through the last forty plus years in politics, 41 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:15,760 Speaker 1: and one that on these numbers, will see him through 42 00:02:15,840 --> 00:02:19,680 Speaker 1: at least a couple more yet. For more from Heather 43 00:02:19,760 --> 00:02:22,760 Speaker 1: Duplessy Allen Drive, listen live to news Talks it'd be 44 00:02:22,919 --> 00:02:26,760 Speaker 1: from four pm weekdays, or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.