Chris Luxon

In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Emile Donovan about Chris Luxon being harangued by the media for copy-and-pasting his Waitangi Day speech, an eye-opening column… Audio

In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Mark Leishman about Winston Peters' war with the media, a new streaming app for Three, and Kim Hill's farewell to RNZ. Audio

National Party leader Christopher Luxon will be sworn in as New Zealand's 42nd Prime Minister on Monday.

The incoming Prime Minister says his government is committed to reducing tobacco use, despite… Audio

Coalition negotiations between National and the ACT and New Zealand First parties continue this week, and it's hoped a formal agreement will be completed in the coming days, allowing the formation of… Audio

National Party leader Christopher Luxon will begin ramping up coalition talks from Monday.

Apart from some recounts in tight electorates, the incoming Prime Minister now has a clearer view of what… Audio

The $15 billion Lake Onslow battery project appears to be dead in the water, with the election of a new National-led government.

Labour has so far bankrolled the 'investigations phase' of the pumped… Audio

The National Party is primed to start negotiations to shape who'll be involved in the new government and determine its policy agenda.

The party's leader Christopher Luxon has put together his… Audio

In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Mark Leishman about an outcry over the soiling of the sacred Ranfurly Shield, a rancorous interview with Winston Peters, and media… Audio

The TVNZ Young Voters' debate run by Re:News was a rowdy interjection into what had been a relatively subdued election campaign. Its moderator has some ideas on how media organisations can better… Audio

In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Mark Leishman about the first live TV leaders' debate of the election campaign and the sports analogy-filled post-match analysis.

The ACT Party's glitzy campaign launch was overshadowed by a moustachioed protestor who snuck into the event - incognito - at the weekend.

More than 500 people gathered in Auckland's Civic Theatre… Audio

In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Mark Leishman about National's attempt to weather a storm of journalistic scrutiny of its tax plan, Patrick Gower's unusual… Audio

They've been crying foul over attack ads, but now the National Party are being accused of being hypocrites.

The Labour Party leader, Chris Hipkins, unveiled a long list of ads he and his MPs have… Audio