10 June 2026
Optimising land use to power rural productivity
A thriving food and fibre sector depends on lifting productivity through greater flexibility, and the Government is backing that future, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Agriculture...
Christopher Luxon
Prime Minister | MP for Botany
I'm married to Amanda and together we have two young adult children, Olivia and William.
A born and bred Cantabrian, I attended Canterbury University before joining multinational company Unilever, first in Wellington and then in several international posts, before becoming President & CEO of Unilever in Canada. In 2011, after many rewarding years abroad, the call of home and desire for our children to have a Kiwi upbringing, coincided with the opportunity to join Air New Zealand. Within a couple of years I was Chief Executive of the world’s best airline.
National’s values are my values. I work hard, I’m aspirational and I get things done. Those are the qualities I bring as your Prime Minister.
“ National’s values are my values. I work hard, I’m aspirational and I get things done. Those are the qualities I bring as your Prime Minister. “
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08 June 2026
National backs farmers - QEII National Trust funding added to list
Today’s announcement that National is doubling the permanent, baseline funding for the Queen Elizabeth II National Trust for the first time since 2015, is yet another...
07 June 2026
Solomon Islands PM to visit New Zealand
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale will visit New Zealand this week for talks with Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. "It's only been a few weeks since...
04 June 2026
PM to visit Australia for Annual Leaders’ Meeting
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will visit Australia this week for the annual Australia-New Zealand Leaders’ Meeting and a range of other high-level bilateral and business-focussed engagements....