The full, unedited interview with Christopher Luxon, Leader of the National Party, recorded ahead of Election 2026.
This is the complete conversation, exactly as it was recorded. Nothing has been cut, trimmed or edited.
Christopher Luxon is in conversation with Andrew Curtis.
They discuss his time as leader, the role of government, the government's record, the economy and the cost of living, and how the coalition has worked. They also cover policy trade-offs, the role of faith and community groups, supermarket competition, outcomes for Māori and the Treaty Principles Bill, the leadership confidence votes, and the other parties in the election.
As part of our Election 2026 coverage, we invited the leaders of the major NZ political parties, and the minor parties polling over 5%, to sit down for a conversation.
Every interview is published in full and each leader speaks for themselves.
We'd encourage you to hear from all of them before you vote.
Chapters
0:00 Introduction
2:04 The role of government
5:54 Record and cost of living
16:12 Coalition and policy trade-offs
26:43 Supermarket competition
34:09 Māori and the Treaty
37:53 Leadership and other parties
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