His deputy, Shane Jones, has pushed himself into the centre of the response to the energy crisis unleashed by the Iran war. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Finance Minister Nicola Willis discuss the economic fallout from the war in Iran. An analogy is the policy Labour looked at under the last Government, which was to move the country’s electricity generation to 100% renewable by 2035. Hipkins was also asked about his jobs policy, which is at the forefront of Labour’s “jobs, health, homes” mantra. That’s because Labour’s real jobs policy is to do Luxon out of one.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 13, 2026 23:36 UTC