Photos: NZ HeraldLabour Party leader Chris Hipkins has accused Christopher Luxon of "putting up roadblocks to every alternative" after Luxon said he was unavailable for a rescheduled Press Leaders' debate. "I'm looking forward to the debates - we've got two to go - the Press [one] and the next TVNZ Leaders' Debate next week. Hipkins had offered to send a senior Labour politician in his place for the Press debate, but "Luxon didn't want to do that". Hipkins said had also offered to "at any point in the next week before election day to have the debate". "I've been keeping in touch with people who are out on the campaign trail while I've been isolating.

Source: New Zealand Herald October 02, 2023 20:32 UTC