Photo: suppliedPictures of United States President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, and US flags have been plastered on Luxon's electorate office in Auckland. A sign which reads 'Trump War Minerals HQ' with a cutout of a bald eagle preying on a kiwi was also put up outside the office in the suburb of Botany this morning. She said a minerals deal would lead to more mining projects, causing "environmental destruction", and also make New Zealand complicit in the war in the Middle East. "We know a minerals deal would be bad for the land and sea of Aotearoa. "We're calling on Luxon to say no to a minerals deal with Trump.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 19, 2026 12:56 UTC