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EPISODE · Aug 12, 2026 · 2H 30M

Luxon Survives the Coup: National’s Leadership Meltdown | Special Live

from Duncan Garner - Editor In Chief · host rova

Christopher Luxon survives a dramatic confidence vote, but has National just destroyed its own election campaign? In this special live episode, Duncan Garner is joined by political commentator Ani O’Brien and former National minister Maurice Williamson as the leadership crisis unfolds in real time. They take you inside the National caucus room, examine the attempted coup against a sitting Prime Minister and deliver a brutal verdict when Luxon emerges victorious, declaring his deeply divided party “united”. With just 87 days until the election, the coup has failed. The damage may be permanent. And National is left with the same leader, a shattered caucus and a mountain of unanswered questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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