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Winston Peters appears to be winding up Kiwis with a photo of him fishing in his own backyard.
In a photo the Deputy Prime Minister published to his Twitter and Facebook pages, Peters captions a picture of himself fishing while a nearby horse eats the grass.
It's captioned: "I'm fishinghe's mowing the front lawn ..."
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was asked about the photo at today's daily press conference with Director General of Health Ashley Bloomfield.
Ardern replied that she hadn't seen the photo but she hoped everyone was abiding by the lockdown rules.
While he may have already got a phone call from the Prime Minister, Peters has had no trouble getting a bite out of Kiwis who are either outraged or humoured by his snap.
One Twitter user has taken the bait, responding to his tweet with, "This is worse than Health Minister David Clark's indiscretion 'cos he's flaunting it in our faces."
Another tweeted, "This is just a slap in the face of every fisherman out there."
However, others could see the funnier side.
"Good to see you're >2 metres apart. #PhysicalDistancing", one wrote, and another said "Oh dear Winston expect a phone call from Jacinda in a few minutes. Lockdown level 4 means you're not allowed to fish. Hopefully this is a old photo."
And if I go fishing I get arrested!
Arrest @winstonpeters now. This is worse than Health Minister David Clark's indiscretion 'cos he's flaunting it in our faces!
[Oh maybe not - Clark was driving a van with his face plastered over it.]
Prime Minster Ardern - demote him now!
— ❌ Liberty Crusader 🇳🇿 #COVID1984 - Not buying it (@liberty4nz) April 13, 2020
If you can fish without leaving your property I think it's ok.
