Early Edition with Kate Hawkesby

I want to give Chris Luxon a solid 8 for his first week as National Party leader. Much better than I'd expected to be honest, and to be further honest I wasn't even sure the caucus would actually pick him. And so far, MPs are making a decent fist of showing a united front. Maybe they've finally cottoned on to the fact that they can't afford another leadership crisis before the election. It's all or nothing now, and Luxon's put himself forward for what's always described as the worst job in politics. The next big job for Luxon is to announce the shadow Cabinet, and we'll get that today. Giving Simon Bridges Finance was a good move I think, and he must make good use of Judith Collins' knowledge and cunning, if she's willing. But if you look across the rest of the National Party caucus, it's pretty slim pickings. Shane Reti...Chris Bishop...Barbara Kuriger...Mark Mitchell...mmm...running out of potential Cabinet Ministers already. Labour is highly vulnerable on some major issues; housing, Three Waters, crime, th