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Christopher Luxon will be the nation's prime minister after a decisive election victory. People voted for change after six years of a liberal government led for most of that time by Jacinda Ardern.

The real losers of this election will be beneficiaries, low-income families, public servants and young people wanting to buy their first home

He is a former Air NZ chief executive, millionaire and committed Christian, but Luxon remains a bit of an enigma

From winning a single-party majority in 2020, Labour’s vote has virtually halved in 2023. Pre-election polls appear to have under-estimated support for National, which on the provisional results can form a government with ACT and won’t need NZ First, despite those same polls pointing to a three-way split.

Chris Luxon will become New Zealand's next prime minister as his centre-right National party wins the country's election.

Chris Hipkins spent just nine months in the top job after taking over from Jacinda Ardern

‘Labour is not in a position to form government,’ Chris Hipkins says

Party once led by Jacinda Ardern suffers serious election defeat amid anger over cost of living and strict Covid policies

NEW DELHI: With a fractured thumb, New Zealand captain Kane Williamson will miss the team's immediate World Cup games, but head coach Gary Stead is optimistic that the batter will return to action at some point during the competition.

The New Zealand skipper made 78 runs before retiring hurt in the win over Bangladesh

Tamika Upton scored two tries on debut as Australia beat New Zealand 16-10 in their Pacific Championships rugby league Test in Townsville.