The Latest Breaking News from Christopher Luxon

Record crowds gather for country’s national day as fears of a wind back of Māori rights lead to angry exchanges

Government accused of using fear to roll back decades of progress for Māori and ‘reinforce colonial ideologies’ at huge indigenous meeting on Saturday

The gathering will discuss how Maori rights can be protected by upholding their interpretation of Treaty of Waitangi.

Māori leaders and others are expected to attend a rare national meeting due to concerns about the new government’s policies on indigenous rights

If the new PM holds fast to the environmental values he articulated as chief of Air NZ, his legacy will be worth celebrating. Unfortunately, that's not what we're seeing so far.

There are risks and opportunities involved in New Zealand’s pivot towards sharing military tech under AUKUS pillar two.

Former president declared ineligible to hold office again by court after determining he engaged in insurrection on 6 January 2021

Australia and New Zealand leaders have agreed to seek closer defense ties as New Zealand considers sharing advanced military technologies with the United States and Britain through the so-called AUKUS partnership

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has joined New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in calling for a sustainable ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict.

Anthony Albanese, NZ PM Christopher Luxon and Canadian PM Justin Trudeau have jointly issued a strong statement calling for a ‘sustainable ceasefire’ in Gaza, and WA Premier Roger Cook says ‘green’ groups are working to divide Indigenous communities and use them to take big resources projects to court.

A year ago, New Zealand enacted what are perhaps the world's toughest anti-smoking laws. The new conservative government plans a repeal — and an end the Maori Health Authority. Protests have ensued.