Winston Peters has declared next year's election the most important in voters' lifetimes, as he gears up for a comeback from his 2020 disaster result.
New Zealand First held its annual conference in Christchurch over the weekend - its leader closed the meeting yesterday afternoon.
In a near hour-long scattergun speech, Peters took aim at the government's approach on immigration, crime, climate change, and co-governance.
In some of his most inflammatory remarks, he accused Labour - along with the Greens and Maori Party - of ramming a separatist agenda down voters' throats.
Peters highlighted the Three Waters programme as an example of flawed co-governance.
Peters also attacked the ACT Party, questioning its authenticity and track record - and suggested its leader David Seymour was nervous.
Seymour, in response, told RNZ everybody should be nervous about the prospect of Peters' making a return.
