Christopher Luxon: Prime Minister discusses the Te Pati Maori allegations, David MacLeod, Pacific Trip, Direction 99, oil and gas exploration

Published: June 10, 2024, 8:13 p.m.

The Prime Minister says he wants to ensure there's trust and confidence in public institutions.\xa0

Christopher Luxon's announced the Public Service Commission will investigate allegations of data misuse by Te P\u0101ti M\u0101ori at Manurewa Marae.\xa0

The Privacy Commissioner, Electoral Commission, Police, and Stats NZ are already investigating. \xa0

Luxon told Mike Hosking that it's about having an all of Government response.\xa0

He says he wants to know if the agencies did the right thing in managing conflicts and the data appropriately.\xa0

Chinese Premier Li Qiang is visiting New Zealand this week, and the Prime Minister says he\u2019ll agree to disagree during meetings.\xa0

He says that New Zealand and China cooperate where we can, particularly on trade.\xa0

But, he says, we'll never see eye-to-eye on every issue.\xa0

Luxon says New Zealand and China have different political systems, cultures, and histories, and therefore have differences of opinion.\xa0

But he says we also have differences with all other countries as well.\xa0

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