Luxon stokes his policy bonfire

Luxon stokes his policy bonfire

Comment: This was a week of u-turns, of policies put on hold – the first sparks of that famous pre-election ritual, the policy bonfire. The driest kindling tossed onto the heap this week was doubtlessly the Government’s reversal on housing intensification in Auckland. This is an area where Prime Minister Christopher Luxon feels far more comfortable walking backwards than forwards. In the lead-up to the 2023 election, Luxon crashed the bipartisan…