COMMENT: A lockdown reality check
Without warning, Alert Level 4 was upon us again. The move into lockdown was a reminder of just how unpredictable and changeable Covid-19 can...
New Zealand must pull out stops to fix labour shortage
By Christopher Luxon, MP for Botany and Leader of the Opposition
Last week I met with local business leaders at a brilliant morning tea...
Delta sacrifice has come at a cost
By Christopher Luxon, MP for Botany
After weeks of huge sacrifice, it will be a welcome relief for our community that Auckland is now...
Auckland lockdown pain must end
By Christopher Luxon, MP for Botany
Earlier this month, I joined Judith Collins and my National Party colleagues Simeon Brown and Melissa Lee for...
Labour isn’t delivering in the east
Locals will be as gutted as I am that the Eastern Busway has been shelved for another two years.
The project now faces another inexplicable...
Luxon: Ram-raids are out of control
By Christopher Luxon, Leader of the Opposition and MP for Botany
We've seen a huge spike in ram-raids right across Auckland.
The ram-raid that occurred...
Merry Christmas and season’s greetings from Christopher Luxon
By Christopher Luxon, the MP for Botany and National Party Leader
It's been just over 12 months since I was elected the MP for...
Aucklanders let down by poor planning for Delta
By Christopher Luxon, MP for Botany
Last week, Aucklanders reached a bleak milestone: our 80th consecutive day in lockdown.
When Delta hit the community back...
Bike bridge must be binned
It sounds like the Government may finally be waking up to the massive public opposition to their planned $785 million cycle bridge across the...
Three Waters a big worry
I recently travelled to Blenheim for the Local Government New Zealand conference in my role as National's Local Government spokesperson.
The annual conference is one...
