27 Nov 2023

It's official: Christopher Luxon sworn in as new Prime Minister

From Checkpoint, 5:07 pm on 27 November 2023

New Zealand officially has a new Prime Minister.

Christopher Luxon was sworn in as this country's 42nd Prime Minister during a ceremony in Wellington this morning.

He will lead his first Cabinet meeting tomorrow, the first of two meetings this week.

It's expected the coalition government will discuss and get sign off on its 100-day plan.

Political reporter Katie Scotcher has the story.