In his response, Braunias said the Herald did cover the issues raised by Morgan, and his series was more about the character of party leaders: "What I have established from our brief correspondence is that you're a chicken".
Morgan this afternoon tweeted a link to TOP's website, where he has published the email chain, telling supporters he'd been challenged by a "sports" reporter.
Braunias is an award-winning journalist and author and is known for his political satire, profiles and features. A collection of his work from the 2014 campaign formed the basis of his latest book, Madmen: Inside The Weirdest Election Campaign Ever.
His work will be part of the Herald's coverage of this year's campaign.
The post on TOP's website features a photo-shopped image of Morgan playing table tennis, along with a poll on whether Morgan should "stick to talking about issues like affordable housing", accept the challenge, or accept "but in Cannon's Creek so this 'journalist' has the opportunity to meet some people with real issues".
In early voting, most respondents want Morgan to take up the challenge.
