9 Mar 2026

Christopher Luxon responds to poll result

From Checkpoint, 4:45 pm on 9 March 2026

The Prime Minister has fronted the media, with a full-throated defence of both the governments economic response to the Iran War and his leadership. He said the media went a bit bananas last week about his leadership following Friday's disastorous poll which had his National party languishing on 28 percent - but he insists he's not going anywhere. Deputy political editor Craig McCulloch spoke to Lisa Owen.