'Relentlessly optimistic': Luxon looks past coup attempt as election campaign resumes
2 sources·Updated August 13, 2026
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- RNZ Politics NZ·3h ago'Relentlessly optimistic': Luxon looks past coup attempt as election campaign resumes
The PM hasn't referenced his tumultuous week at all in a speech on Friday, focusing instead on the state of the world and National's plans in the South Island.
Read at RNZ Politics NZ → - RNZ National·9h agoLuxon's survived, but 'the fundamental issues are still there'
The PM made it through yet another leadership coup, but with National divided, the polls shifting, and a new kingmaker emerging, the question is whether he can survive until election day.
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