Chris Hipkins says it's too early to say who he'd be willing to work with after next year's election.
New Zealand First Leader Winston Peters says he'll never work with Labour again while Hipkins is leader.
This means, based on recent polling, Labour would need the Greens and Te Pāti Māori to have any chance of forming a Government.
Newstalk ZB political editor Jason Walls joined the Afternoons team to discuss.
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