Christopher Luxon
Luxon on expected OCR hike
The central bank is expected to lift the official cash rate by 50 basis points to two percent in the latest monetary policy statement, with a warning that further rises are coming. National Party… Audio
Tom Sainsbury: I'm Listening to This
Beloved Kiwi comedian Tom Sainsbury is busy as ever. He's about to hit the road with his nationwide Snapchat Dude Live! tour. The 15-stop tour, which kicks off in New Plymouth next Sunday, will see… Audio
Question Time: How to get it straight
Question Time works best if the MPs ask tight, non-political questions. Straight questions are more likely to get straight answers, so they’re kept as tight as possible but not always by choice. Audio
Question Time: How to get it straight
Question Time works best if the MPs ask tight, non-political questions. Straight questions are more likely to get straight answers, so they’re kept as tight as possible but not always by choice.
AudioBig companies should already be looking to lower emissions - Luxon
The National Party leader says big companies should already be looking to make changes to lower their emissions.
Christopher Luxon has criticised part of the Government's newly released Emission… Audio
Question time for 17 May 2022
Questions to Ministers CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government's statements and actions? Dr DUNCAN WEBB to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he… Audio
Luxon not making any promises for ACT despite poll results
National party leader Christopher Luxon says it's too early to say whether National would strike a coalition deal with ACT.
Yesterday Luxon said Deputy Leader Nicola WIllis will be finance Minister… Audio
New Zealanders consider possible Roe vs Wade overturning impact here
The US Supreme Court looks set to overturn Roe vs Wade, raising questions about whether other countries will now look at their own abortion laws.
New Zealanders have been given an assurance… Audio
Question time for 10 May 2022
Questions to Ministers CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government's statements and actions? Dr DUNCAN WEBB to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he… Audio
Cost of living behind National Party poll rise - Christopher Luxon
National party leader Christopher Luxon says the major factor in the party's revival is the cost of living, which he calls a "crisis".
Last night's Newshub Reid-Research poll had National on 40.5… Audio
Budget: Ardern rules out wealth tax after National challenge
The Prime Minister has twisted and turned over a wealth tax today - as the Opposition revisited a well-worn debate from 2020.
Jacinda Ardern first refused to rule out introducing a wealth tax in a… Audio
Chris Luxon defends pre-Budget speech
'An economic approach that will get Kiwis ahead'. That's how National leader Christopher Luxon is selling his party's vision for the country in a pre-Budget speech.
Luxon says the government has no… Video, Audio
Midweek Mediawatch: Elon's Twitter takeover
In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about a murderers' row of interviews for National leader Christopher Luxon and the free speech implications of Elon… Audio
Midweek Mediawatch: Elon's Twitter takeover
In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about a murderers' row of interviews for National leader Christopher Luxon and the free speech implications of Elon…
AudioMost New Zealanders don't know what co-governance means - Christopher Luxon
Māori co-governance is shaping up as a political wedge as parties position themselves ahead of next year's general election.
Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson told Morning Report yesterday that… Audio
Government making inflation worse - Luxon
The National Party leader says the Government is addicted to spending and is making inflation worse.
Another high quarterly inflation figure is expected to be released later this week -… Audio
National against subsidising 'white elephant' public transport projects - Luxon
National Party leader Christopher Luxon says he does support public transport subsidies, after making conflicting comments yesterday.
On Tuesday he told media public transport needed to stand on it's… Video, Audio
Luxon's anti-Three Waters campaign runs foul in Selwyn
Water you wouldn't even drink after boiling it - Canterbury's Selwyn residents are fed up with the state of their water.
National Party leader Christopher Luxon was in Canterbury today, promising to… Audio
Ukraine invasion: Luxon wants stronger sanctions, ambassador expelled
National Party leader Christopher Luxon says Vladimir Putin is a "war criminal" - while, so far, the Prime Minister has avoided the term.
The leader of the Opposition is also pushing for the Russian… Audio
Christopher Luxon says no to ACT's proposed referendum - for now
The National Party is saying no for now to the ACT Party's proposed referendum on the co-governance model of government.
ACT leader David Seymour says that sounds a lot like National is running away… Audio