New poll keeps National in the 20s, Winston Peters closing in on Christopher Luxon in preferred PM
Asked to name who they would prefer to be Prime Minister, respondents favoured Chris Hipkins over others with…
Less new money to be spent in Budget, ‘careful’ immigration policy to come, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon tells BusinessNZ
Operating spending on new initiatives in the Budget will be $2.1 billion – about $300 million less than…
Singapore envy is not an economic strategy – Leonard Hong
We have not witnessed much progress in most policy areas, and there is little congruence between words and…
Prime Minister Chris Luxon pans NZ First, Labour for ‘dishonest’ stance on raising age for NZ Super
Asked if that meant National could safely campaign knowing it would never happen, Luxon pushed back, saying it…
National will run on raising super age ‘as soon as we get back in’ – Christopher Luxon
Luxon said he would need bipartisanship to lift the age. He described the current system as “unworkable and…
Christopher Luxon back from Singapore and in studio with Mike Hosking after food-for-fuel deal signed
He agreed with Hosking that people just wanted free money. “They’re in a Covis frame of mind where…
Christopher Luxon thinks other countries may join landmark Singapore food for fuel deal
Luxon said he discussed with Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong the potential for other countries to sign up…
PM Christopher Luxon declines to offer evidence to back claim he was mischaracterised in emails
But in his first media interview on the topic, Luxon denied that had been his “preference” at the…
Emails showing Luxon wanted to publicly support Iran war won’t damage PM, David Seymour says
“The idea that that inquiry about a position two months ago affects the strain that Kiwis are suffering…
National deputy leader Nicola Willis lashes out at ‘confused’ Winston Peters, suggests coalition breach after Iran war emails released
Speaking to reporters this afternoon, Willis said the decision to release those emails should have been made in…
Luxon, Peters in crisis talks after NZ First leader releases emails showing PM wanted explicit Iran war backing
“As you’d expect, it is the PM’s job to always challenge the advice he receives and, in this…
Who’s the boss? A leading political economist on what has gone wrong in NZ
In March, National Party MP Maureen Pugh posted an invitation to a fundraising event offering dinner with Christopher…