By Patrick Gower
Winston Peters is old school - if he wants to make something public he just stands on a street corner - and puts it out there.
"That's what you're gonna hear in these tapes, what some young turkey thinks of you and your sacrifice,” he told supporters today.
That turkey is of course John Key.
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Mr Peters claims the ‘teapot tape’ caught Mr Key showing disrespect to the older generation.
“When you find out what's on in that tape, it is that some people think they are superior to you because you are going grey. Doesn't show much gratitude does it?”
Mr Peters is talking about the generation who fought World Wars, and survived the Great Depression.
Many of whom are his core constituency - the New Zealand First voters.
3 News asked Mr Peters whether he thought the tape should be made public.
“I think older people should know - and before the election,” he said.
And Mr Peters had something to say about Mr Key’s attitude towards senior citizens.
“You know what the tape said? It said thanks for the state house and all the help on the way through, but I want to forget about you. That's what it says.”
NZ First supporters were not impressed by what they were told by Mr Peters, with some criticising the Prime Minister to 3 News.
It is possible the teapot tapes could boost NZ First support as well, they currently sit at 2.5 percent in the latest 3 News poll.
Mr Key has two real political fears right now.
One is his carefully cultivated brand being damaged, the other is Mr Peters.
If the veteran can somehow get 5 percent, and upends the numbers in Parliament – it could prove to be a gamechanger.
3 News