Two Chrises, two rival coalitions, and lingering economic malaise will help define the political year ahead, writes 1News.co.nz’s political specialist Justin Hu. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will hold a state of the nation speech later today, where he’ll lay out his ambitions for the remainder of his first term. The political year then ramps up … Read more
The Prime Minister will speak with world leaders on the phone on Thursday about the new trading environment as the United States retaliates against China by hiking tariffs to 125%. US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday (NZT) he would be putting a 90-day pause on retaliatory tariffs for other countries, but the stock markets … Read more
‘Shared love of cricket’: New Zealand PM Christopher Luxon joins Ross Taylor for a game in Delhi (Picture credit: X/@chrisluxonmp) NEW DELHI: New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon expressed his love for cricket during his India visit by playing a friendly game with children in Delhi. In the pictures, the New Zealand PM and former … Read more
New Zealand PM plays with colours. NEW DELHI: An Auckland video showing New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon celebrating with colours amongst a large ISKCON gathering has gone viral on the festival of Holi in India. The visuals, which are from early February, show the New Zealand PM spraying colour from a cloud gulal container … Read more
New Zealand’s Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Andrew Bayly has resigned his ministerial positions after what he described as an “animated discussion” that ended with him putting a hand on a staffer. Mr Bayly said he took the discussion “too far”, and described his behaviour as “overbearing” and “inappropriate”. “I am deeply sorry,” he said … Read more