'We cannot just be an observer' - Luxon keen to up ante on defence
PM wants to NZ and Japan to share more intelligence and defence capability.
PM wants to NZ and Japan to share more intelligence and defence capability.
Christopher Luxon is due to meet Japan's Defence Minister this afternoon.
Christopher Luxon was forced to use a commercial flight for his official trip.
OPINION: It's time someone bit the bullet and bought a new plane.
OPINION: 'The NZEI always talks absolute rubbish, so they should be ignored.'
Winston Peters fronted today's post-Cabinet press conference.
OPINION: The situation with the NZ Defence Force planes is untenable.
'I think there's been a bit of a beat-up here.'
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon's meeting with Japanese counterpart unaffected.
OPINION: Trade was high on the agenda but so was political interference.
OPINION: Parliament can change the rules if it wants to. It just doesn’t want to.
OPINION: It's also been a tricky week geopolitically with the visit of China's Premier.
NZ was the first developed country to sign a free trade deal with China.
New Zealand will host its most significant China visit in seven years.
NZ's space industry will be spotlighted during Christopher Luxon's visit to Japan.
The Prime Minister leads the pitch for Japanese investment in Tokyo next week.
C Luxon, P Nation, Stacey Waaka, Ian Proudfoot, Harry Mowbray, Campbell Parker, R Duncum.
Changes will allow foreigners to buy build-to-rent land here.
Christopher Luxon has announced a probe into Te Pāti Māori allegations. Video / Mark Mitchell
Christopher Luxon will also travel to Tokyo to meet Japan’s Prime Minister Kishida Fumio.
Budget 2024 did not deliver the much-promised funding for 13 new cancer drugs.
Luxon had a score to settle with Fiji after what happened to his beloved Crusaders.
OPINION: So far, there's a lot of fog and not much light around the claims.
OPINION: 'Cancer patients need action now, not lame excuses.'
The Finance Minister is defending the Government's approach to the cancer drugs issue.
The promise of 'soon' is 'not good enough for people who are dying', a patient says.
A total of 755 roles are proposed to be slashed.
The Finance Minister is defending the Government's approach to the cancer drugs issue.
OPINION: 'Putting a roof on Eden Park won’t solve the inherent problem of its shape.'
However, Christopher Luxon's office said it knew nothing about the case.