Harry Mowbray raised some eyebrows after he claimed the large bloc of swing voters who shape the balance of power in elections are 'female' who 'vote emotionally' and pull politics left.

Mowbray attracted some controversy earlier by supporting a vote-splitting strategy calling for right-leaning voters to give their electorate vote to National and their party vote to Act or NZ First.  

Newstalk ZB Barry Soper weighed in on these comments further.

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Harry Mowbray raised some eyebrows after he claimed the large bloc of swing voters who shape the balance of power in elections are 'female' who 'vote emotionally' and pull politics left.
Mowbray attracted some controversy earlier by supporting a vote-splitting strategy calling for right-leaning voters to give their electorate vote to National and their party vote to Act or NZ First.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Newstalk ZB Barry Soper weighed in on these comments further.
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Barry Soper: Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent on Harry Mowbray claiming women 'driven by emotion' and pulling politics left

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Tonight on The Huddle, Tim Wilson from the Maxim Institute and Jack Tame from ZB's Saturday Mornings and Q&A joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more!

Former National Party president Sue Wood has written an open letter in The Post, urging party MPs to focus on reflecting their constituents' views before board views. Do we think she has a point here? What do we make of Luxon's leadership? 

RNZ staff are planning to protest next week as the public broadcaster looks to cut jobs following an $11.8 million budget blowout. Do Impey and Thompson need to go?

Speaking of which, staff from The Warehouse went on strike today amid rising concerns about AI technology. Do we think they have a point here? 

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Tonight on The Huddle, Tim Wilson from the Maxim Institute and Jack Tame from ZB's Saturday Mornings and Q&amp;A joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more!
Former National Party president Sue Wood has written an open letter in The Post, urging party MPs to focus on reflecting their constituents' views before board views. Do we think she has a point here? What do we make of Luxon's leadership?&nbsp;
RNZ staff are planning to protest next week as the public broadcaster looks to cut jobs following an $11.8 million budget blowout. Do Impey and Thompson need to go?
Speaking of which, staff from The Warehouse went on strike today amid rising concerns about AI technology. Do we think they have a point here?&nbsp;
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The Huddle: What do we make of Luxon's leadership?

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The Country's Jamie Mackay is broadcasting from the Ravensdown Canterbury A&P Show.

He spent the day catching up with fellow industry experts, and hearing insights from the farming community.

He joined Heather du Plessis-Allan to discuss further. 

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The Country's Jamie Mackay is broadcasting from the Ravensdown Canterbury A&amp;P Show.
He spent the day catching up with fellow industry experts, and hearing insights from the farming community.
He joined Heather du Plessis-Allan to discuss further.&nbsp;
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Jamie Mackay: The Country host on the Ravensdown Canterbury A&P Show

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Listen to the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Thursday 12 November.

Get the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast every weekday evening on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Listen to the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Thursday 12 November. 
Get the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast every weekday evening on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Full Show Podcast: 12 November 2026 

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Barry Soper: Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent on Harry Mowbray claiming women 'driven by emotion' and pulling politics left

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