Christopher Luxon
UK and NZ tax situations different - Christopher Luxon
The National Party leader says the situation in New Zealand is different to the UK where tax cuts have contributed to market turmoil.
The British Government's tax cut plans, funded by a hike in… Audio
Christopher Luxon on latest poll results
The National Party remains the most preferred party in the latest One News Kantar public poll but Labour has taken a small bite into their advantage.
The poll figures show National remains unchanged… Audio
Midweek Mediawatch: A right royal deluge of Queen coverage
In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about the deluge of coverage of the death of Queen Elizabeth - and the not exactly full and frank release of an… Audio
Christopher Luxon on rising food prices
Food prices have increased by 8.3 percent over the past 12 months, the largest year on year rise since 2009.
The figures from Stats NZ show grocery prices were up 8.7 percent, while fruit and… Audio
Condolences & congratulations: A very short week in Parliament
Parliament sat for less than two hours this week, sending condolences to King Charles and giving itself an extension on its budget homework. Audio
Government youth crime package missing consequences for repeat offenders - Luxon
National leader Christopher Luxon believes the government's plan to tackle youth crime fails to address sanctions for repeated offenders.
A new package has been unveiled to tackle youth crime… Audio
Youth crime response package focused on support, study and work
Children under 14 years old caught doing ram raids will be given intensive support to steer them away from crime, and towards study and work.
The move is part of a $53 million Government package… Audio
Political commentators Gareth Hughes & Ben Thomas
Our political commentators discuss the government's Kiwisaver tax u-turn, the cost of living payment, Luxon ruling out a Freedoms NZ coalition, and the Greens co-leadership. Gareth Hughes is a former… Audio
Christopher Luxon wants proposal to charge GST on KiwiSaver fees canned
The National Party leader says plans to charge GST on KiwiSaver fees should be stopped.
The move is part of a new government bill imposing GST on financial services, and modelling suggests it could… Audio
Christopher Luxon on Brian Tamaki's new 'Freedoms NZ' party
A new political party has emerged on parliament's lawns.
About 2000 supporters of the Destiny Church-led Freedoms and Rights Coalition staged another anti-government rally at Parliament.
Its leader… Audio
Christopher Luxon still opposed to waka jumping law
National Party leader Christopher Luxon is standing by his party's opposition to the so-called "waka jumping" legislation, which allows the Speaker to remove MPs who have left their party.
Labour's… Audio
From passenger to pilot: subbing in as Parliament chair
A couple of MPs this week unexpectedly got to run the show from the big chair, because Parliament’s debating chamber can’t function without a chairperson presiding. Audio
Parliament: The week inside
In the week after a big party conference you might expect that the themes raised in Parliament would often match the talking points from that event. You would be right. Audio
Midweek Mediawatch - political scoop hauls skeleton out of the cupboard
In this week's Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about the media copping flak for how they handled MP Sam Uffindell's past misdeeds, a pair of great documentaries on student life -… Audio
Christopher Luxon waiting for investigation results on Sam Uffindell
National MP Sam Uffindell has been stood down from the party's caucus while an investigation is carried out into further allegations of bullying raised by RNZ.
A woman who flatted with the Tauranga… Audio
National leader on Uffindell: "I should have been told"
The National party leader Christopher Luxon has just fronted media over the revelations about the Tauranga MP Sam Uffindell. Sam Uffindell was kicked out of Auckland's King's College when he was 16… Audio
Christopher Luxon on National Party's welfare policy
A National Government will take what it says is a new approach to reducing benefit dependency among young people.
The National Party are particularly keen to do something about the 13,000 under… Audio
Christopher Luxon gets his own Backbenchers puppet
The National Party leader has joined the long list of satirical political puppets at The Backbencher. Bryce Curtis is the puppet maker - he tells us who has been the trickiest of all the political… Audio
Christopher Luxon blasts Cost of Living Payments roll out
The National Party leader Christopher Luxon says the Cost of Living payment is a shambles.
The first of three payments was made to people this week, including to some New Zealanders living overseas.
…National Party opposes broad changes to donation legislation
National supports closing a political donations loophole, but wants it dealt with separately to legislation already before Parliament.
Cabinet will today consider recommendations about a technicality… Audio