カテゴリー: Christopher Luxon
Housing, workplace and some benefit reforms on the chopping block as centre-right National-led coalition forms governmentThe most common and cutting critique of Jacinda Ardern’s Labour government was that it couldn’t get anything done.Transport was the…
He is a former Air NZ chief executive, millionaire and committed Christian, but Luxon remains a bit of an enigmaHe sold deodorant and ice-cream, and ran an airline, as a top corporate executive who relished “turnaround jobs” for flagging businesses. On…
Chris Hipkins and Christopher Luxon clash in heated final debate ahead of 14 October vote as left-leaning government trails right bloc in pollsThe leaders of New Zealand’s two major political parties have made a last ditch effort to sway votes in their…
Governing party still trails National as NZ First’s support grows, strengthening Winston Peters’ position in any rightwing coalitionSupport for Labour has registered a burst of energy in a Guardian Essential poll days before the New Zealand election – …
Latest survey sees support for New Zealand First exceed 5% for second month as Labour falters and National remains unchanged ahead of October electionNeither a Labour nor a National coalition could form a government without the support of populist mino…
As the Jacindamania circus leaves town, international attention that sought to make the country a model for western liberal democracy has started to waneWhether Jacinda Ardern was baking a cake, getting turned away from a full cafe or taking her baby t…
New Zealand and the UK both have top tax rates that raise little revenue but lie as potent political traps for parties on the rightGrant Robertson and Gordon Brown have quite a lot in common.Robertson, New Zealand’s finance minister and deputy PM, had …
Sam Uffindell had been stood down after allegations he had bullied a female housemate while at universityA New Zealand MP who has apologised for attacking a fellow student at high school has been reinstated to the opposition National party after an inq…