Luxon quizzed on Cabinet reshuffle; Trump lashes out at Australia; Air New Zealand makes further flight cuts, price increases.
'Did you just forget about him?' Luxon quizzed on Cabinet reshuffle
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has been quizzed on last week's Cabinet changes, which saw a reshuffling of responsibilities for some National Party MPs.
Luxon spoke to Breakfast this morning after squeezing through a refreshed ministerial lineup for National's section of the coalition Cabinet just before the Easter break. It comes with Judith Collins and Shane Reti retiring.
'Didn't help us': Trump lashes out at Australia
US President Donald Trump lashed out at a number of countries – including Australia – today at a press conference as his deadline for Iran to reach a deal approaches.
The president continued to grumble about NATO allies’ refusal to get involved in reopening the Strait of Hormuz and their hesitance to assist US offensive operations against Iran.
Air New Zealand makes further flight cuts, price increases
Air New Zealand has made further reductions to its services and increases to some of its airfares in response to high fuel prices caused by the Iran war.
A spokesperson for the airline confirmed Tuesday morning that it had made "a small number of schedule changes for travel across May and June," as a result of high jet fuel costs.
Watch: Tropical cyclone heading for NZ strengthens to a category 3
MetService’s Heather Keats says 'now is the time to prepare' with Tropical Cyclone Vaianu's impacts expected be felt across New Zealand this weekend.
ONE OCR EXPLAINER
Economists are predicting the OCR will be held steady tomorrow – despite the ongoing conflict in the Middle East and the impact it is having on the domestic economy.
Since the war began at the end of February, petrol prices have soared, and the global economic outlook has worsened.
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