There’s a common thread linking Winston Peters’ least favourite bits of recent legislation: NZ First voted them into law. Winston Peters had harsh words for career politicians when NZME presenter Ryan Bridge asked him about the UK’s out-of-control prime ministerial turnover rate last Tuesday. “In the former era, where people came to politics later in their careers, they seemed to be far more dedicated to the country’s outcome than their own outcome,” said NZ First’s 81-year-old leader.