National's Chris Luxon has today ruled out working with Te Pāti Māori in any post-election deal.

Luxon says it's clear that National and Te Pāti Māori have fundamentally different views on too many issues.

ZB's senior political correspondent Barry Soper says National should have been more assertive early on when it came to Te Pāti Māori.

"I don't know why they waited until now, but nevertheless Chris Luxon says what we already all know- that the bridge between National and the Māori Party is simply too wide to close."

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National's Chris Luxon has today ruled out working with Te Pāti Māori in any post-election deal.
Luxon says it's clear that National and Te Pāti Māori have fundamentally different views on too many issues.
ZB's senior political correspondent Barry Soper says National should have been more assertive early on when it came to Te Pāti Māori.
"I don't know why they waited until now, but nevertheless Chris Luxon says what we already all know- that the bridge between National and the Māori Party is simply too wide to close."
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Barry Soper: ZB senior political correspondent on Chris Luxon ruling out working with Te Pāti Māori after the general election

Tonight on The Huddle, Childfund CEO Josie Pagani and Sherson Willis co-founder Trish Sherson joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more!

The big topic of debate is the latest election policy announcements out of NZ First and Greens both focusing on drastically different approaches to energy.

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Tonight on The Huddle, Childfund CEO Josie Pagani and Sherson Willis co-founder Trish Sherson joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more!
The big topic of debate is the latest election policy announcements out of NZ First and Greens both focusing on drastically different approaches to energy.
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The Huddle: The election energy policy battle

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Finance Minister Nicola Willis joined Heather du Plessis-Allan for their weekly chat.

On the Golden Bay Cement bailout, Willis defended the Government's decision to not change the ETS and instead provide funding directly to the company.

"If we had said 'actually no, the ETS doesn't apply to you, Golden Bay Cement', there would have been a conga, well, there could have been a conga line of others who would have said, 'hey, we don't want the ETS to apply to us either.'"

Willis also confirmed that Erica Stanford is expected to make announcements on a potential social media ban in the coming weeks. 

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Finance Minister Nicola Willis joined Heather du Plessis-Allan for their weekly chat.
On the Golden Bay Cement bailout, Willis defended the Government's decision to not change the ETS and instead provide funding directly to the company.
"If we had said 'actually no, the ETS doesn't apply to you, Golden Bay Cement', there would have been a conga, well, there could have been a conga line of others who would have said, 'hey, we don't want the ETS to apply to us either.'"
Willis also confirmed that Erica Stanford is expected to make announcements on a potential social media ban in the coming weeks.&nbsp;
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Nicola Willis: Finance Minister chats decision behind Golden Bay Cement bailout

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On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Monday, 20 July, 2026, Sir Bob Charles tells us why he's such a big fan of the way Open golf champion Ryan Fox plays.

Resource Management Reform Minister Chris Bishop explains how the government's getting rid of iwi agreements with local councils.

We look at how you can get a kitset granny flat - and what it'll cost you.

And on The Huddle, Josie Pagani and Trish Sherson on whether they like the Greens' energy policy, including a new company, Kiwipower.

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

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On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Monday, 20 July, 2026, Sir Bob Charles tells us why he's such a big fan of the way Open golf champion Ryan Fox plays.
Resource Management Reform Minister Chris Bishop explains how the government's getting rid of iwi agreements with local councils.
We look at how you can get a kitset granny flat - and what it'll cost you.
And on The Huddle, Josie Pagani and Trish Sherson on whether they like the Greens' energy policy, including a new company, Kiwipower.
Get the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast every weekday evening on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Full Show Podcast: 20 July 2026 

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Barry Soper: ZB senior political correspondent on Chris Luxon ruling out working with Te Pāti Māori after the general election

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