Kate Hawkesby: I don't feel this election will be as tight as some people think

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · May 10, 2023 · 3m

So a new poll shows the Nats nudging past Labour to form a government with Act.

No Māori Party needed as Kingmaker, which has been the current narrative of course.. how close the race is, how powerful Te Pāti Māori could end up.

If this poll becomes a trend, not powerful at all. But I still think Luxon did the right thing ruling them out and not a moment too soon.

He's dead right when he says they're not the party they were, they grandstanders.

But he's also right to do it because it makes him look decisive, like he stands for something, principled, and like a leader. And he desperately needs…