The latest Campbell Live text poll confirms it is
time for the Prime Minister to listen to the public and
shelve his flag referendum, says the New Zealand First
Leader Rt Hon Winston Peters.
“Tonight, 88 per cent of
25,000 voters said ‘no, we don’t want your flag
referendum’,” says Mr Peters.
“Since the advertising
for this unnecessary and disrespectful waste of money
started, the no vote has grown.
“Mr Key is being
stubborn, even refusing to give the public what ought to be
the first referendum question, “Do you want to change the
flag, yes or no?
“It is no wonder the first flag
consultation meeting this week was a flop with fewer than 10
people turning up,” says Mr Peters.
“With ‘Stand
for’ adverts running we asked the Deputy Prime Minister
how much the actors or people appearing in them were paid.
“He dodged the question on pay but confirmed they are
actors. No one is doing this out of conviction but because
they will be paid.
“Kiwis can see right through this
charade and polls show it,” says Mr Peters.
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