Christopher Luxon Insists He Took 'Decisive Action' with Chris Penk's Leadership Challenge

New Zealand government in turmoil after failed leadership challenge

Underlying the instability within the National Party and the coalition government are tensions over how overtly New Zealand should align with US-led warmongering against China.

New Zealand PM Luxon calls leadership challenge response ‘decisive’

He reiterated he has the full support of his caucus and said he has confidence in all of his ministers. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Stanford denies having leadership ambitions when refusing to express confidence in PM

Erica Stanford denies she was harbouring leadership ambitions this week when she repeatedly refused to express confidence in Christopher Luxon as leader.

Christopher Luxon insists he took 'decisive action' with Chris Penk's leadership challenge

The prime minister is confident nobody other than Chris Penk was involved in a leadership challenge against him, and insists he took "decisive action" to deal with the matter.

New Zealand’s CEO prime minister survives for now – but is struggling with politics

Christopher Luxon has survived another confidence vote, but the failed leadership challenge has exposed a government under strain, a deeply unpopular political class and an electorate increasingly underwhelmed.

Luxon’s leadership: What on earth just happened and what happens next?

Anna Whyte looks at Christopher Luxon's second National Party leadership confidence vote, his brutal ministerial sacking and what a new political poll means