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Winston Peters appears to claim credit for making 'three women PM'

The speech was meant to be about the election as an opportunity to talk about race relations, taking aim once more at what he calls the Māori elite.

"It's the worst type of racist I know: You need my help to be equal," the deputy Prime Minister said.

Peters compared equity to sexism.

"Some of us find that as revolting as chauvinist men behaving the same way, get it ladies?"

Without a shred of irony, Peters appeared to claim it was he who maketh the women.

"By the way, in my career, I made three women Prime Minister - you forgotten that? One of them let me down really bad and the other wasn't so good either."