Midday Report Essentials for 29 October 2026
Welcome to Midday Report essentials with Guyon Espiner. Labour looked beat by the gang scandal, but, the new RNZ poll gives them a path to power. We heard from Labour's campaign chair Kieran McAnulty on how he plans to push Labour over the line. Nicola Willis spoke to the mixed fortunes for National - the Reserve Bank held the Official Cash Rate yesterday, but the Finance Minister would be likely be out of Parliament on National's poll numbers. Finally, whoever wins the election could walk into a constitutional cluster of overhangs and extended coalition negotiations. Law professor Andrew…
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