# Luxon repeats defeat of foes, indie operator fires up election debates

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Podcast: [Mediawatch](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mediawatch-1043897)
Published: 2026-08-15T21:00:00+00:00
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A single Herald story sparked a political drama and a media frenzy could have toppled the PM, but didn't . . . again. Also: the big TV election debates have yet to be set yet this time. But one indie outlet is already getting heavy hitters together to talk policy. In this episode: 1:23 The media didn’t make up the move against the PM this week - but the made a lot of it, any many picked the wrong victor 14:13 Election debates are usually hotly contested - but not yet this time, so far 24:00 Pat Brittenden on the Big Hairy News debates around the country, persuading politicians to take part - and indie media eating the MSM’s lunch Follow Mediawatch and listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or any podcast app to make sure you never miss an episode. Find more RNZ Podcasts at the new section of the RNZ website at rnz.co.nz/podcasts Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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