PremiumAnalysisAnalysis byThomas CoughlanPolitical Editor·NZ Herald·6 Aug, 2026 05:58 PM3 mins to readThomas Coughlan, Political Editor at the New Zealand Herald, loves applying a political lens to people's stories and explaining the way things like transport and finance touch our lives. Foreign Minister Winston Peters touches down in Suva. Photo / Thomas CoughlanForeign Minister Winston Peters touched down in Suva, Fiji on Thursday night for a day of meetings with Pacific counterparts.
He will take off his NZ First leader “hat” and don the hat of statesman - a hat he wears rather well, and which he seems to prefer wearing, although,
