If the National Party wants more of the same, a Bill English/Steven Joyce combination could be the way to go.

This from former National Party leader Don Brash, as the National Party prepares to choose a new Prime Minister.

However, he told Rachel Smalley a fresh approach might make more sense.

"Judith Collins is highly intelligent, she would be a different Prime Minister who would change the nature of the National Party in some respects, and I think that's what the country really needs."