12 Mar 2026

History: Have mid-term leadership changes ever been successful?

From Afternoons, 3:20 pm on 12 March 2026

As British Prime Minister Harold Wilson once said, a week is a long time in politics, and that's a sentiment that will no doubt be resonating with Prime Minster Christopher Luxon right now.

Whether he will, or won't, stay on until the election in November might be up for debate, but the history of changing leaders in midterm is not, Dr Grant Morris joins Jesse with his insights. 

Jim Bolger's last cabinet meeting 1997

Photo: Dave Hansford