Peter Williams: Luxon's Backdown

Why can't he show strength against the media onslaught?

Our media just do not like Christopher Luxon.

But of all the issues they could and should be attacking him on, the nonsense over his accommodation allowance is about as petty and irrelevant as you can go.

How come there has been virtually no coverage of his party back tracking on election promises to drop the 39 percent tax rate on trusts and the so called “app tax” ?

Kerre Woodham: Christopher Luxon isn't leading by example

This annoys me because I shouldn't have to be talking about it, and because in the scheme of things, given what the country is facing, there are far, far bigger fish to fry.

However, it speaks to an attitude, and it speaks to leading by example, and it speaks to having an understanding of what people, ordinary people, people who might be losing their jobs, people who might be losing their homes, people who are struggling to keep hold of their business, it speaks to what they are going through.