Ardern was only able to form government because she was prepared to form a coalition with New Zealand First by agreeing to make Winston Peters her deputy, the Kiwi equivalent of Pauline Hanson’s One Nation.

Source: https://www.theage.com.au/national/the-big-promises-jacinda-didn-t-keep-20230122-p5cej5.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national

Howard, in his desperation to regain power and with the centre-right now occupied by Keating, took over Pauline Hanson’s racist bleatings, and he was much more cunning about it.

Source: https://www.crikey.com.au/2023/04/06/john-howard-influence-liberal-party/