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Inside Parliament: National’s last leadership race in 1984, involving Sir Robert Muldoon

February 22, 2018

Yvonne Tahana, Sam Sachdeva join political reporter Katie Bradford as the current National leadership race heats up. (Source: Other)

As the National Party leadership races heats up ahead of the vote on Tuesday, Inside Parliament look back at the last time the party had a leadership contest on their hands. 

It was 1984 and involved Sir Robert Muldoon. 

The latest podcast instalment breaks down the numbers, and what the 1 NEWS poll could mean. (Source: Other)

Listen to the full podcast on  Soundcloud ,  iTunes  and  Facebook . 

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