The portfolio battles

So now we have an opposition lineup, who is battling who in the key portfolios. The major ones are:

• PM – Ardern vs Bridges
• Foreign Affairs – Peters vs McClay
• Finance – Robertson vs Adams
• Housing – Twyford vs Collins
• Education – Hipkins vs Kaye
• Justice – Little vs Mitchell
• Social Development – Sepuloni vs Upston
• Health – Clark vs Coleman
• Economic Development – Parker vs Goldsmith
• Regional Development – Jones vs Goldsmith
• Labour – Lees-Galloway vs Woodhouse

Of these 11 areas I’d give the Government Minister the edge in five of them and the Opposition Spokesperson the edge in six.