The Prime Minister told Breakfast this morning Sport Minister Mark Mitchell had proactively asked the Sport Integrity Commission for a briefing.
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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said the Government had considered the invitation but decided not to join "in its current form".
Politics
Fri, Jan 30
Christopher Luxon will be visiting the East Coast and Bay of Plenty.
Te Ao Māori
Thu, Jan 22
Analysis: The latest an election has been held since 2011, likely giving Christopher Luxon more time for the economy to get back on track.
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon last week confirmed the coalition was considering weakening housing intensification laws in Auckland.
Wed, Jan 21
National Party deputy leader Nicola Willis said it's "game on" for polling day.
Luxon launched a defence of his Government’s progress and reform programme, and promised there would be no deviation from its plan should it win a second term.
Mon, Jan 19
Christopher Luxon spoke in a state of the nation address in front of an Auckland business audience earlier today, saying there's "real cause for optimism".
Two Chrises, two rival coalitions, and lingering economic malaise will help define the political year ahead.
The Prime Minister thanked essential workers keeping the country running over Christmas.
December 24, 2025
The PM also says renters should negotiate with their landlords, saying he's heard stories of people taking "$50 to $100 off a week".
December 14, 2025
In contrast, Hipkins received stronger backing in his position as the Labour leader in the latest 1News Verian poll.
December 9, 2025
The latest 1News Verian poll has better news for National and Labour.
December 8, 2025
NZ First leader Winston Peters says he’ll scrap ACT’s Regulatory Standards Bill if re-elected, prompting David Seymour to accuse him of "getting ready to go with Labour".
November 24, 2025
"If we're serious about building the future, and I am, it's time to aim higher," Christopher Luxon told party faithful in Lower Hutt.
November 23, 2025
A woman who made sex allegations in the case was treated in a "confronting, appalling, shocking, and disgusting" way by authorities, Luxon said.
November 17, 2025
The Prime Minister is speaking to reporters following his weekly Cabinet meeting.
November 3, 2025
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has had his first face to face encounter with US President Donald Trump at a leaders' dinner hosted at the APEC Summit in South Korea.
October 30, 2025
A spokesperson for Peters office told 1News they were "unaware of the circumstances" surrounding the post.
October 29, 2025
US President Donald Trump was attending the ASEAN meeting this year, primarily to observe the signing of a further peace deal between Thailand and Cambodia.
October 27, 2025
Public perceptions of the political parties and their leaders seem mired in disapproval – but that's not how everyone is reading them.
October 13, 2025
Both the major party leaders take an approval dive in the latest 1News/Verian poll.
About 4300 18- and 19-year-olds were estimated to become ineligible for support, with 4700 remaining eligible in the 2027-28 financial year.
October 6, 2025
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon spoke to reporters in Auckland this afternoon, saying New Zealand was "neither pro-Palestine nor pro-Israel".
September 27, 2025