After being confirmed as the MP for Tauranga for
the third time since Election Day the Rt Hon Winston Peters
MP, Leader of New Zealand First and MP for Tauranga, again
thanked the people of Tauranga for their support but said
that the re-count in the Tauranga Electorate had been a
waste of taxpayers' money.
"Despite calling for the
re-count Labour did not even turn up with a full team of
scrutineers and the National Party simply didn't show
up.
"Most New Zealanders will heave a sigh of relief to
know that New Zealand First will be in Parliament to keep
Labour honest because National are even more incompetent in
opposition than they were in government.
"As I said from
the outset we can count in Tauranga and I want to thank
Returning Officer Kevin Nally and his team for a thorough
job three times over," said Mr Peters.
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