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1. Article · Aug 12, 2026 · Grant Duncan

   Luxon survives. But why do National and Labour both struggle with effective leadership? (opens the original)

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   Christopher Luxon has survived a confidence vote in caucus – his second within five months – and remains prime minister. In a very brief statement this afternoon, he said the National Party caucus is united and he has its full support – despite earlier having spoken on social media about the distraction of “division and disunity”. The party was now “going back to work and moving on,” he said. The entire drama was ignited by reports of dissatisfied National MPs leaking to the media, fuelling spec

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2. Article · Aug 11, 2026 · Grant Duncan

   Luxon’s leadership on the line – again. Neither National nor Labour stand to benefit (opens the original)

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   Whatever happens at tomorrow morning’s urgent caucus meeting to address speculation about his leadership, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has had a very bad few days already. It began with the National Party leader apologising for chastising a business gathering about dependency on government. He then took his caucus colleagues by surprise with an impromptu “promise” to hold a referendum on the electoral system. His mishaps have earned comparisons with the fictional David Brent of The Office, a

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