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  "description": "Peters said the big power companies should “no longer control both the power and the price”.",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-03-22T20:28:09.000Z",
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    "Centrist",
    "@winstonpeters",
    "pic.twitter.com/PlMza56tXN",
    "March 22, 2026",
    "Read more over at RNZ",
    "Receive our free newsletter here",
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  "textContent": "Summarised by Centrist\n\n**Winston Peters used his State of the Nation speech to unveil a headline policy to break up the electricity gentailers.**\n\nPeters said the big power companies should “no longer control both the power and the price”, arguing the current system lets a small group dominate generation and retailing at the expense of consumers.\n\nHe said the proposal would mean “more power stations. More renewable energy. More competition. More resilience.”\n\n> Some excerpts the media weren't too keen on showing you – plus some classic lines about political parties on the left.\n>\n> From @winstonpeters State of the Nation Speech today\n>\n> \"We are the only socially conservative party\" –\n> (got there in the end!)\n>\n> \"We're proud of the great things… pic.twitter.com/PlMza56tXN\n>\n> — 𝓑𝓸𝓫 𝓜𝓬𝓒𝓸𝓼𝓴𝓻𝓲𝓮 🇳🇿 (@bobmccoskrienz) March 22, 2026\n\nPeters admitted the economy “isn’t where it should be”, using that backdrop to argue for a stronger nationalist approach to major assets and industries.\n\nHe attacked Fonterra over plans to sell brands including Mainland, Anchor and Kapiti, saying it had shifted from a “propped-up nationalist company” to a “sell-out globalist company”. He also rejected calls to sell the government’s stake in Air New Zealand.\n\nPeters also returned to COVID, saying the latest inquiry raised fresh questions for former Labour ministers, including Chris Hipkins and Ayesha Verrall. “Someone needs to be held accountable,” he said. He also claimed Labour failed to properly inform the public about vaccine risks, a charge Labour denies.\n\nPeters took aim at Labour, the Greens and Te Pāti Māori, framing NZ First as the party willing to confront opponents that others tiptoe around.\n\nThe event doubled as a campaign launch platform, with Alfred Ngaro unveiled as a new candidate. Ngaro said NZ First stood for “what is right” and told supporters that “the best days of New Zealand are not behind us, they are ahead of us.”\n\nRead more over at RNZ\n\nReceive our free newsletter here",
  "title": "Peters pitches power breakup, economic nationalism and COVID accountability",
  "updatedAt": "2026-03-23T02:57:03.688Z"
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