Peters unhappy with TVNZ pick for debate moderator

NZ First leader Winston Peters is furious about the selection of presenter Mike Hosking to host TVNZ’s election debates. Peters said yesterday Hosking was rightleaning and a ‘‘wholly unsuitable’’ choice. TVNZ has confirmed Hosking will moderate the network’s three debates in the run-up to the election on September 23. Peters wanted to know who else had been considered to host the debates or ‘‘did they just call their favourite son and wave a dollar package at him?’’