Chris Luxon

In this week's Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Mark Leishman about some missing context in stories on local government spending and "nice to haves" - and he looks at some bad news for… Audio

The associate justice minister was put through through a tough examination on TVNZ's Q+A last weekend over past and present statements on guns laws. But not every minister's recent announcements on…

In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Emile Donovan about the prime minister becoming his own hype man, a strange malfunction in RNZ's push notifications, and a grab… Audio

In this week's Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Emile Donovan about an emerging media consensus over our malfunctioning Defence Force aircraft, how rude words slipped though in music on… Audio

In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Emile Donovan about the government's latest reason for not funding 13 cancer drugs, a mammoth loss expected at TVNZ, AI faking the… Audio

Community leader and former boxer Dave Letele tells Guyon his thoughts on the new Government's crackdown on gangs, whether bootcamps really work, and if he'll ever get into the political ring himself.

In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Emile Donovan about job cuts looming at TVNZ as its crosstown rival Newshub faces a shut-down. Also: coverage of Chris Luxon's… Audio

In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Emile Donovan about Chris Luxon being harangued by the media for copy-and-pasting his Waitangi Day speech, an eye-opening column… Audio

In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Mark Leishman about Winston Peters' war with the media, a new streaming app for Three, and Kim Hill's farewell to RNZ. Audio

National Party leader Christopher Luxon will be sworn in as New Zealand's 42nd Prime Minister on Monday.

The incoming Prime Minister says his government is committed to reducing tobacco use, despite… Audio

Coalition negotiations between National and the ACT and New Zealand First parties continue this week, and it's hoped a formal agreement will be completed in the coming days, allowing the formation of… Audio

National Party leader Christopher Luxon will begin ramping up coalition talks from Monday.

Apart from some recounts in tight electorates, the incoming Prime Minister now has a clearer view of what… Audio

The $15 billion Lake Onslow battery project appears to be dead in the water, with the election of a new National-led government.

Labour has so far bankrolled the 'investigations phase' of the pumped… Audio

The National Party is primed to start negotiations to shape who'll be involved in the new government and determine its policy agenda.

The party's leader Christopher Luxon has put together his… Audio

In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Mark Leishman about an outcry over the soiling of the sacred Ranfurly Shield, a rancorous interview with Winston Peters, and media… Audio

The TVNZ Young Voters' debate run by Re:News was a rowdy interjection into what had been a relatively subdued election campaign. Its moderator has some ideas on how media organisations can better… Audio

In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Mark Leishman about the first live TV leaders' debate of the election campaign and the sports analogy-filled post-match analysis.