Luxon wins National Party confidence vote, will remain PM; Alan Hall case: Ex-officers not guilty of perverting course of justice; Coroner orders footage of Polkinghorne interview.
Christopher Luxon wins National Party confidence vote, will remain Prime Minister
PM Christopher Luxon has survived a confidence vote in his leadership at National's caucus meeting this morning, declaring he has "full support" — only four months after MPs last had to take a vote on his premiership.
Luxon confirmed the vote as he spoke at the Beehive's Banquet Hall shortly after the closed-door meeting broke after 12.30pm.
Alan Hall case: Ex-officers not guilty of perverting course of justice
A High Court judge has found two former police officers not guilty of wilfully perverting the course of justice over the wrongful murder conviction of Alan Hall.
Families of the two men gasped with relief as the verdicts were read out.
Pauline Hanna inquest: Coroner orders footage of Polkinghorne interview from documentary
A documentary company has been ordered to hand a coroner raw footage of an interview with Philip Polkinghorne.
The documentary Polk: The Trial of Philip Polkinghorne aired last year and featured excerpts of an interview with Polkinghorne.
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