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Ben McKay

Unlike Australia, NZ centre-right sticks with net zero

New Zealand's three governing parties will take different climate policies to the 2026 election. (Mark Coote/AAP PHOTOS)

New Zealand's centre-right prime minister is doggedly clinging to net zero, even as his coalition partners and Australia's opposition walks away from the mid-century emissions target.

While critics lash Chris Luxon's short and medium-term plans to reduce Kiwi emissions, the National party leader has affirmed his support for net zero.

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