Paul Henry On MMP Failure, National's Split Vote Stance And The 2026 Election

With days to go before the election, the pressure is on, and the gloves are off. Paul joins Duncan Garner to break down what is really going on behind the campaign slogans. National continues to fight the split vote, but is the party putting its own survival ahead of locking in a center-right government?

Paul and Duncan tackle the realities of MMP, why voters are still confused after thirty years, and how our massive debt interest payments of over a million dollars an hour are holding the country back. They also dive into health sector accountability, the push for a dedicated national cancer centre, and why public service departments need to get out of the way of economic growth.

Then, Duncan runs the rule over the latest rolling poll of polls. With the Opportunity Party sitting right on the 5% threshold, we break down the two critical scenarios that could make Kūlewa Wong kingmaker or leave National stranded on electorate seats.

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