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Ben McKay

NZ PM Luxon caught out on Maori language lessons

NZ Prime Minister Chris Luxon's office has confirmed taxpayers paid for his Maori language classes. (Mark Coote/AAP PHOTOS)

As New Zealand grapples with a new style of government and approach to the Maori language, Prime Minister Chris Luxon has fallen foul of his advice to the public service.

Mr Luxon appears guilty of a double standard after scolding bureaucrats for taking cash bonuses for understanding the Maori language, te reo, while using taxpayer funds to learn it himself.

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