Peters, Seymour clash in TVNZ election debate

New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has clashed with rivals in a fiery TVNZ election debate. (Ben McKay/AAP PHOTOS)

Showing the challenge facing National leader Chris Luxon after the New Zealand election, leaders of his likely coalition partners have bickered through a nationally televised debate.

Winston Peters, leader of the resurgent New Zealand First party, and David Seymour, of right-wing libertarians ACT, clashed throughout TVNZ's Multi-Party Debate on Thursday night.