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Judith Collins has never met Dr. Ashley Bloomfield. Jacinda Ardern has smoked cannabis. They both only eat meat about twice a week (plus fish), and neither of them thinks it’s time to change the country’s name to Aotearoa.
Newshub’s debate between National and Labor leaders yielded some things voters might not have known about the two people dueling to be prime minister.
But what else did we learn?
“We really saw glimpses of their personalities, and they both brought their best games,” said Andrea Vance, a senior journalist at Stuff. Stuffelections podcast, Tick. tick.
Both leaders had more energy than in last week’s TVNZ debate, Vance said.
“Yes [Collins] had an espresso last week, she had a double espresso with a whiskey on the side for this one. [Ardern] he clearly had a coffee before she walked in too. “
During the debate, host Patrick Gower elicited some surprising responses, including an indication from Collins that National could register the guns and go after companies like The Warehouse to claim the Covid-19 wage subsidy.
NEWSHUB
Jacinda Ardern and Judith Collins square off in the second leaders’ debate.
Ardern said the healthcare system was “broken,” and rather than being tough on gangs, she said she believed it was better to give young people hope and help them find an alternative path to life.
“It was the debate we all needed in this endless campaign,” Vance said.
- Hear more post-debate analysis in the Tick. tick previous episode.
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