Politics

Watch live: Christopher Luxon lays out plans for last weeks of political year

16:04 pm on 8 December 2025

The Prime Minister is set to face questions as he lays out his government's plans for the last weeks of the political year.

Christopher Luxon is speaking to media after a regular meeting of Cabinet ministers. You can watch the press conference live at the top of this page from bout 4pm.

Parliament will sit for the last time this year on December 18.

It comes as former Labour Prime Minister Sir Geoffrey Palmer criticises the government for passing too many laws under urgency.

Meanwhile, Luxon has been defending Police Minister Mark Mitchell, who has been facing questions about what he knew about the investigation into former top cop Jevon McSkimming, after claims by former Commissioner Andrew Coster.

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