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The Latest Breaking News from Chris Luxon

Luxon, Starmer plan Ukraine talks on bilateral visit

New Zealand's prime minister is in London for a two-country visit taking in the United Kingdom and Turkey this week.

AAP · Apr 22, 2025

Spat? What spat? Luxon denies trade tensions in NZ

Winston Peters, the wily veteran of New Zealand politics, appears to be dialling up pressure on his boss Chris Luxon ahead of a leadership handover.

AAP · Apr 14, 2025

New Zealand's divisive Treaty Principles Bill rejected

New Zealand's parliament has voted down the Treaty Principles Bill, ending one of the most divisive debates in recent Kiwi political history.

AAP · Apr 10, 2025

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PM, Deputy PM at odds over NZ response to US tariffs

New Zealand's prime minister and deputy are at odds on the best response to US tariffs, believed to directly cost its economy around $NZ900 million.

AAP · Apr 10, 2025

Chris Luxon's New Zealand coalition enjoy poll bump

Prime Minister Chris Luxon and the New Zealand National party have improved their popularity according to the latest TVNZ poll.

AAP · Apr 7, 2025

Dutton campaign sings from NZ prime minister's songbook

New Zealanders watching the Australian election are spotting similarities to the campaign that delivered their centre-right National party government.

AAP · Apr 5, 2025

NZ coalition parties clash over Paris Agreement

Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters has called for New Zealand to consider leaving the Paris Agreement, contradicting his government's position.

AAP · Mar 24, 2025

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Luxon hosts national NZ infrastructure summit

Over a hundred firms representing around $6 trillion in wealth have gathered in Auckland to hear the New Zealand government's pitch for investment.

AAP · Mar 13, 2025

NZ's Luxon trusts Trump, backs Five Eyes

Former Prime Minister Helen Clark has questioned New Zealand's status in the Five Eyes intelligence-sharing network but Chris Luxon says he won't be leaving.

AAP · Mar 3, 2025

NZ Minister quits after 'animated' incident with staff

New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Luxon has accepted the resignation of his commerce minister, who touched a staff member during a heated discussion.

AAP · Feb 24, 2025

New Zealand distances itself from Trump on Ukraine

Defence Minister Judith Collins says Ukraine President is not a dictator, nor did he start the war with Russia - contradicting US President Donald Trump.

AAP · Feb 20, 2025

New Zealand open to peacekeeping troops in Ukraine

As European leaders canvass Ukraine's future, the New Zealand government has indicated openness to send peacekeepers should a ceasefire deal be reached.

AAP · Feb 17, 2025

New Zealand PM Luxon in election-losing position

In a harbinger of possible doom for his first-term New Zealand government, Chris Luxon's three-way coalition is starting 2025 behind in the polls.

AAP · Feb 10, 2025

New Zealand grapples with nationhood on Waitangi Day

New Zealand commemorates its national day, Waitangi Day, 185 years after the Treaty of Waitangi was signed.

AAP · Feb 5, 2025

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AAP · Feb 4, 2025

Seymour enrages Maori as NZ leaders descend on Waitangi

The row over the role of the Treaty of Waitangi in modern-day New Zealand shows no sign of abating, with protests on the eve of the country's national day.

AAP · Feb 4, 2025

New Zealand unemployment rate climbs to 5.1 per cent

New Zealand's opposition has blamed Chris Luxon's government for job losses after the country's unemployment rate reached 5.1 per cent.

AAP · Jan 23, 2025

Kiwis go for growth to lift economy out of the doldrums

Foreign investors will be wooed by New Zealand to help lift the nation's economy out of the lurch as the government seeks to put the woes of 2024 behind it.

AAP · Jan 21, 2025

New Zealand inflation steady at 2.2 per cent

At 2.2 per cent, inflation remains inside the Reserve Bank of New Zealand's target band.

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AAP · Nov 19, 2024

Massive NZ treaty protest urges Luxon to kill the bill

New Zealand's divisive treaty debate continues with a huge rally in Wellington of protesters against a government bill to reinterpret the Treaty of Waitangi.

AAP · Oct 14, 2024

NZ's coalition in poll control but Luxon doubts linger

New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Luxon hopes tough economic times - which he blames Labour for - are behind his government's lack of a polling honeymoon.

AAP · Oct 14, 2024

NZ, Samoa at odds over navy ship's environmental impact

Dozens of military personnel and local authorities are engaged on a monitoring and clean-up effort following the sinking of the HMNZS Manawanui in Samoa.

AAP · Oct 12, 2024

Hipkins ready to relaunch New Zealand Labour

New Zealand Labour leader Chris Hipkins has defied doubters to stay on after his election loss, and is ready to rebuild his party's lost economic credibility.

AAP · Oct 11, 2024

Luxon meets Modi but breaks India election promise

The New Zealand Labour party has scotched Prime Minister Chris Luxon's hopes of a first-term free trade agreement with India as unachievable.

AAP · Oct 3, 2024

PM sidesteps immunity question on drunken street fight

Trans-Tasman diplomats are working through the case of an Australian diplomat's partner allegedly involved in a late-night drunken fight in Wellington.

AAP · Sep 30, 2024

NZ Labour MP deletes incendiary pro-Hamas retweet

NZ Labour's most vocal pro-Palestinian MP has avoided party sanction despite retweeting a statement justifying Hamas' October 7 attack.

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