It was a battle of the political heavyweights in the TVNZ arena overnight in the first round of the head-to-head debates in the lead up to the 20 September election.
In charge was Seven Sharp's Mike Hosking, who attempted to keep control of the two major party leaders – National's John Key and Labour Party's David Cunliffe.
Some say it was a close race, others say Cunliffe was the underdog who fought a tough fight.
SunLive took to the streets to find out what Tauranga people thought of the debate, and who came out on top.
For more watch the video above.
What did you think about the debate?
1 comment
A joke
Posted on 29-08-2014 20:03 | By nerak
like everything around NZ politics at the moment, an absolute joke, except it's not funny. God help New Zealand!
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