New Zealand's Luxon survives party vote, but challenge exposes cracks ahead of election

WELLINGTON: New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon survived a confidence vote by National Party lawmakers on Wednesday (Aug 12), but the second challenge this year laid bare party divisions that commentators said could dent his authority less than three months before a Nov 7 election.Luxon convened Nati
2026-08-12 01:56:00