Christopher Luxon
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
Covid-19: Christopher Luxon wants isolation period dropped to five days
The Leader of the Opposition says cutting the isolation period from seven days to five would be in line with advice from America's Centres for Disease Control and Prevention or CDC.
One health expert… Audio
No expert advice on National's call to drop Covid restrictions
It's time to get back to "normal", National leader Chris Luxon says. He is calling for immediately ditching most requirements for vaccine passes.
He also wants to see isolation periods dropped from… Video, Audio
The Weekend Panel with Bernard Hickey and Ruth Money
Joining us on the Panel this morning are Bernard Hickey and Ruth Money. Among other issues, they discuss the situation in Ukraine, National moving ahead of Labour in the polls, and the rising price of… Audio
Political commentators Mills & Morten
National's leader Christopher Luxon makes the case for tax cuts. Kathryn, Stephen and Brigitte discuss what further sanctions New Zealand could place on Russia. Also, the protest at Parliament is… Audio
Christopher Luxon on National Party's promised tax cuts
National Party leader Christopher Luxon explains his tax-cutting plans to Corin Dann. Audio
Mixed reaction to National Party's tax-scrapping plans
National's promise to scrap all the new taxes introduced by Labour since coming into power has been met with both praise and scepticism.
The party leader Christopher Luxon zeroed in on the cost of… Audio
'This too will pass': MPs give thanks and point a few fingers
Parliament’s precinct is being spring-cleaned and returned to order and the MPs are full of thanks, and a little causative finger pointing. Audio
'This too will pass': MPs give thanks and point a few fingers
Parliament’s precinct is being spring-cleaned and returned to order and the MPs are full of thanks, and a little causative finger pointing.
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