Christopher Luxon

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Luxon slams 'fake framework' traffic light system (New Zealand Herald)

National leader Christopher Luxon wants the Government to dismantle the traffic light system, saying the thinking behind it created a "fake framework" ...

That's why we're supportive of the removal of passes and mandates," Luxon said. "Let's operate with those [rules] so we an all understand them and get moving forward. "If the risk was to change, we've got a bunch of tools and a bunch of different measures that we can put into place," he said. But National wants the whole traffic light system gone, and replaced with a smaller number of "simple" rules. "There is a no need for vaccine passes and vaccine mandates going forward - and that has been our issue," Luxon said, agreeing with the Government's decision to get rid of them. National leader Christopher Luxon wants the Government to dismantle the traffic light system, saying the thinking behind it created a "fake framework" without logic, thanks to the removal of effectively mandatory vaccine passes.

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National leader Christopher Luxon reacts to Government easing ... (Newshub)

This livestream has finished. National leader Christopher Luxon is speaking in Levin after the Government announced sweeping changes to COVID-19 rules.

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National tries to avoid repeating mistakes in Tauranga (New Zealand Herald)

National leader Christopher Luxon said the party is trying something different as it looks for a candidate to run in the Tauranga byelection, following the ...

"There's a number of things we're trying to achieve with those programmes. The party was roundly criticised for candidate selection and quality at the 2020 and 2017 elections. The party's board was also criticised for excessive interference in candidate selection. Luxon said the party wanted to "reset" some of its "core processes" - and not just candidate selection. National 101 is also meant to educate people in the history and values of the party and where those values come from. Luxon said National 101 had a "series of modules" that took "people through to candidacy and to explore candidacy".

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National's Luxon unwittingly meets anti-vaccine mandate protester (Stuff.co.nz)

Lance Goodman is a joint director of Goodman Contractors, a family-operated civil engineering contracting company with about 250 staff involved in major ...

Archer said the company’s stance was about trying to do what was right for its employees. “What they do in their own time is up to them.” Both said they weren’t aware of Goodman’s involvement in the protest which blockaded streets around Parliament before it was broken up by more than 600 police officers using riot gear, pepper spray and fire hoses. “It wasn't even us personally. The siblings said they had not funded the protest, although Goodman said he had accepted donations for the protest. When asked whether it was appropriate for National to visit the company, Bishop said he didn’t know Goodman was involved in the protest but “people are entitled to do whatever they want, really”.

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