The Huddle: What do we make of Luxon's leadership?

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Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Author: Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2026, 7:47pm

Christopher Luxon in his Beehive office. NZME photograph by Mark Mitchell

Tonight on The Huddle, Tim Wilson from the Maxim Institute and Jack Tame from ZB's Saturday Mornings and Q&A joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more!

Former National Party president Sue Wood has written an open letter in The Post, urging party MPs to focus on reflecting their constituents' views before board views. Do we think she has a point here? What do we make of Luxon's leadership?

RNZ staff are planning to protest next week as the public broadcaster looks to cut jobs following an $11.8 million budget blowout. Do Impey and Thompson need to go?

Speaking of which, staff from The Warehouse went on strike today amid rising concerns about AI technology. Do we think they have a point here?