9 Feb 2021

Political commentators Mills & Sherson

From Nine To Noon, 11:07 am on 9 February 2021
Jacinda Ardern and Titewhai Harawira hold hands on the verandah of The Whare Runanga.

Photo: RNZ / Sam Rillstone

Stephen Mills and Trish Sherson join Kathryn to look at this year's Waitangi events and National's intentions to stand candidates in Maori seats. There's been some surprisingly good economic news over the past week, but the speed of Covid-vaccination is a bit of a sore point - is there a risk for the government if New Zealand is seen as too slow to roll it out?

Stephen Mills is the executive director of UMR Research , which is the polling firm used by Labour.  He is former political adviser to two Labour governments.

Trish Sherson is from corporate affairs firm Sherson Willis, and a former ACT press secretary.