By Chris Trotter*The National Party stands at the beginning of an unsealed track which, if followed, might just lead it to victory. Labour, meanwhile, may find that its road to October has been closed. Making everything worse, are the public misgivings about the way Labour is handling the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle. For Chris Hipkins and Labour, the state highway to October has been rendered impassable by inaction and political slash. Christopher Luxon and National, meanwhile, have discovered an unsealed road without slips and fallen trees.

Source: Stuff February 27, 2023 01:00 UTC