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But you had this big personal following in Ohio, so you won that seat years and years in a row.

I put that to Kule Wong.

Are you thinking, well, we can break this barrier because it's going to be a really tough uphill battle for you?

Now, at the beginning of this podcast, Guyon Espiner hinted at Labour possibly making an electoral accommodation for the Opportunities Party in Kule's electorate, Mount Albert.

Does Peter Dunn think that could happen?

Have you talked to Labour about making an electoral accommodation in Mount Albert where you're standing?

Well, and another commentator told me last week that in spite of MMP, we still seem to have a right block and a left block.

We have this right-left mentality and all parties kind of fall into that situation.

But the Opportunities Party would come through the middle, I think.

The last time Top was a thing was with Gareth Morgan.

He sunk his chances with being mean to cats.

Yes.

Do you think they can regenerate themselves and leave the cat issue behind?

That's it for today.

The Detail is a Newsroom production supported by RNZ and New Zealand On Air.

This episode was engineered by William Saunders and produced by Gwen McClure.

Thanks to Peter Dunn and Kule Wong.

I'm Alexia Russell.

Pa te wā.

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