Early Edition with Kate Hawkesby

This was always going to happen. The closer you get to the election, the more your friends become your enemies under MMP. Winston's office released OIA docs showing Luxon's people wanted to go further in supporting Trump's war in Iran. The Foreign Minister's office and MFAT, in their wisdom, cautioned against it. For what most of us would probably understand to be good reasons. This was straight after the war began. This is a story in the Herald this morning: A spokesman for Peters said Luxon’s support for the war was “imprudent” and would have “run counter to New Zealand’s national interests”. “Experience matters in foreign policy.” Then, last night, there were talks between the PM and Foreign Minster.  Luxon's hitting back, he's saying the emails mischaracterised his position. He's saying the release of the emails puts politics ahead of the national interest. So, as you can see, quite the mess.  The problem here is for Luxon, not for Peters.  Luxon is the one who has struggled to articul