Speaking to the Otago Daily Times before a public meeting in the resort on Saturday, Mr Peters said its residents should be asking how much they had got back from the $630 million the Government had accrued in net GST receipts from tourism.
''Despite the stress of your infrastructural deficit, they said they'd give $12 million towards tourists from Invercargill to Kaitaia.
''My invitation to the people down here is to have a hard look at how they're voting, and ask if they're getting a fair go.
''Last year, Simon Bridges came down here and promised you the four-laning of Kawarau Rd between the BP station and airport roundabouts.
''He said it was on the NZTA's long-term work list. I don't think you guys can wait for that.''
The Government had promised $140 million over five years to the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, and had underwritten the China-led bank by more than half a billion dollars, he said.
''That's $700 million for infrastructural investment, but not in New Zealand - imagine what you could do in New Zealand with that sort of money.''
He expected to name the party's Clutha-Southland election candidate in five or six weeks, and was ''certain'' the party would get more of the party vote there than 2014's 6.2%.
About 40 people attended the evening meeting, a crowd Mr Peters blamed on the Highlanders playing at the same time and the fact it was ''Saturday night in a tourist town''.
His speech focused on NZ First's policies of addressing the ''over-valued'' exchange rate, increasing regional economic development, cutting immigration and stopping foreigners from buying New Zealand land.
