Bowing to the inevitable: Winston Peters returns

Bowing to the inevitable: Winston Peters returns
Yep, it's this guy again. (Image: Getty)
Pattrick Smellie
We’re at that point in the election campaign when you start jumping at shadows.Why has Chris Luxon just given Winston Peters oxygen by saying he’d work with him if he had to?Could this portend a preference to work with Peters, or a desire to create balance between Act and New Zealand First in any post-election governing arrangement?Could it be all of those things?In fact, could it just be a statement of the bleeding obvious?It’s as plain as the nose on your face that NZ First is going to crack the 5% threshold and be back in t...

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