Labour and National are frantically working to see if they can find a way to reschedule tomorrow night's leaders debate hosted by The Press, after Labour leader Chris Hipkins tested positive for Covid-19.
The debate, which will be the first since early voting opened this morning, was supposed to take place at Christchurch's town hall at 6 o'clock Tuesday night.
Hipkins is now isolating since returning the positive test.
National's campaign manager, Chris Bishop, this morning suggested the debate could turn into one between the parties' deputies instead.
Labour's campaign manager Megan Woods, declined our interview request, but said in a statement her party had committed to doing four leader's debates.
Media trainer and former National Party press secretary Janet Wilson spoke to Charlotte Cook.
