KEY POINTS:
National had Michael Jones and Va'aiga Tuigamala, Labour has Stacey Jones and Wairangi Koopu.
Labour leader Helen Clark managed to bump into rugby league legend Stacey Jones during a walkabout in a Manukau City mall this morning and he said he had come along to support her.
"She's been a great supporter of league," he told reporters.
"She's always given her best wishes to all the teams I've been involved with."
In turn, the PM said she had known him since he was in the juniors.
"I've watched his career for many, many years."
Veteran Warriors player Koopu said he supported Labour, although he was thinking about the Maori Party because he wanted to ensure the Maori seats in Parliament stayed as they were.
National wheeled out former All Blacks Michael Jones and Tuigamala on Monday, and they gave a ringing endorsement of party leader John Key.
National was rumoured earlier this year to be courting Michael Jones, widely rated as one of the greatest All Black No 7s, as a candidate but he was absent from the list when it was announced in August.
- NZPA
