Winston Peters: Why Kiwis Are Struggling Financially Right Now
Winston Peters joins Reagan White for a brutally honest conversation about money, poverty, wages, housing, KiwiSaver, personal responsibility, and the real state of New Zealand’s economy. From childhood poverty in post-Depression Northland, to blasting furnaces in Australia, the long-serving politician reveals how those experiences shaped his financial views - and why too many Kiwis today feel squeezed despite doing “everything right". 0:00 – Winston on rights, responsibilities & earning a home 1:20 – The rise to 2025: elections, chaos & money 2:10 – Growing up poor in post-Depression Northland 3:00 – 11 kids, poverty, gardens & survival 4:05 – The four pillars NZ has forgotten 5:05 – Diet, health and the real cause of NZ’s hospital pressure 7:20 – Hard labour: blast furnaces, tunnelling & freezing works 10:10 – Saving every cent: how he paid his own way 12:00 – University, wealth, work ethic and determination 14:00 – Populism vs reading the room 16:00 – Why he still works at 80 18:00 – Property, law practice and “life experience wealth” 20:00 – Why he’ll never write a tell-all book 22:00 – Public life, fame, and the “Michael Jackson problem” 24:00 – The squeezed middle: who’s to blame? 25:00 – NZ’s housing mistake: incomes vs price explosion 27:00 – How to save struggling businesses & jobs 29:00 – Rights vs responsibilities in modern NZ 30:00 – KiwiSaver, savings and retirement realities 32:00 – The youth, gaming sector & lost opportunity 34:00 – Debt, waste and political illusions 35:00 – Winston’s answer to Kiwis living paycheck to paycheck If you enjoy this episode, hit subscribe, share it with a mate, and follow us on Instagram for more money insights and full video episodes. Sponsored by enable.me — helping Kiwis get money fit.

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