カテゴリー: Christopher Luxon
National leader Christopher Luxon drops in preferred PM stakes with rise in people saying country heading in wrong directionThe personal ratings of New Zealand’s prime minister, Christopher Luxon, have dipped, polling shows, as his government’s handlin…
Cost of living likely to dominate the agenda ahead of 7 November poll as centre-right National party battles to retain power The prime minister, Christopher Luxon, has announced New Zealand’s next general election will be held on 7 November, kickstarti…
Pacific Islands Forum 2025 faces bumpy start with China, the US and Taiwan uninvited from discussions, as Pacific leaders gather in Solomon IslandsClimate change, rising seas and China’s push for influence are set to dominate talks at the Pacific Islan…
Christopher Luxon’s visit to Beijing comes as former NZ PMs warn the country must not become part of defence arrangements ‘explicitly aimed at China’New Zealand’s prime minister will meet Xi Jinping on a formal visit to China next week, his office has …
Deputy press chief Michael Forbes quit after also allegedly photographing women at gym but has faced no chargesNew Zealand’s prime minister has suggested introducing new privacy laws after his deputy press secretary was allegedly caught making audio re…
1News Verian poll shows Christoper Luxon dropped 22% in the preferred prime minister stakes, his lowest result as leaderNew Zealand’s National-led coalition government is losing support among voters, new polling shows, amid frustrations over the econom…
1News Verian poll comes amid growing concern the coalition’s policy direction will wind back Māori rightsNearly half of New Zealanders believe the government’s policies have increased racial tensions, new polling shows, as pressure mounts on the govern…
Defence force aircraft draws fresh criticism as Christopher Luxon joins Ardern and Key in list of leaders held up by ageing planesNew Zealand prime minister Christopher Luxon was forced to travel on a last-minute commercial flight to Australia for a su…
Record crowds gather for country’s national day as fears of a wind back of Māori rights lead to angry exchangesThe Treaty of Waitangi explained in 30 secondsAs the sun arced above the Waitangi grounds, boring down on the lush green peninsula where Māor…
New Zealand’s incoming government still has three years to show it stands for something other than clumsily undoing Labour policiesNew jobs are always hard, but most people get a day or two to find out just how bad they are going to be. As Christopher …
Critics say nation ‘under attack’ as coalition plans to review Te Tiriti o Waitangi and other policies that provide for MāoriMore than 180 years after Māori leaders gathered near the banks of the Waitangi River to sign the treaty that became New Zealan…
Health experts say axing plan to block sales of tobacco products to next generation will cost thousands of livesNew Zealand’s new government will scrap the country’s world-leading law to ban smoking for future generations to help pay for tax cuts – a m…
After weeks of negotiations, incoming PM Christopher Luxon announces that populist Winston Peters and libertarian David Seymour will share deputy roleNearly six weeks after New Zealand’s general election, the incoming prime minister, National’s Christo…
Centre-right party loses two seats in final tally and will need to rely on traditional partner Act as well as NZ First to form coalitionAfter weeks of political limbo, the final results of New Zealand’s election have been released showing the centre-ri…
Centre-right party ousted Labour in election but outstanding votes will determine if National needs populist party NZ First to governNew Zealand could be stuck in political limbo for weeks as the newly elected National party waits to see if it can gove…