17 Sep 2018

Coalition govt holds rally in show of unity

From Morning Report, 6:40 am on 17 September 2018

The coalition government has staged an event in Auckland to unveil a 'blueprint' for the rest of this term, with the clear intent to demonstrate it's united, and in good shape. Over the past weeks, there have been open disagreements between New Zealand First and Labour on topics including the refugee quota and employment law changes. But National says the event was little more than a photo-op, which failed to paper over the 'cracks' in the coalition. RNZ political editor Jane Patterson filed this report beginning with the blueprint presentation.