Ryan Bridge: Is it too late for the Nats to roll Luxon?

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · Aug 3, 2026 · 1m · transcript

The battle for the right and centre-right vote is the most interesting thing about the Election.

Because it's the battle that will determine who wears the pants in the next Government.

I'm still of the view that the Coalition will be re-elected. The make-up of the cabinet is what they're now fighting for.

That's why over the past week we've seen the biggest dust ups between the three parties currently sitting on the Treasury benches.

When was the last time you heard anything from or about the Māori Party? The left's been fascinated by TOP.

In some ways this a function of the media oxygen…