Kate Hawkesby: I've changed my mind on Christopher Luxon

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · Nov 30, 2021 · 2m

I wrote an editorial on Luxon getting the leadership yesterday once we got wind of it in the afternoon, about an hour before their caucus met and before Luxon spoke.

But I had to throw that out and start again once he spoke, because when he did, he changed my mind.

I was pleasantly surprised, actually, I was impressed.

He came out swinging, got straight into all the issues, he talked up achievements over announcements, he gave farmers a long-overdue high five, had a solid answer for the faith question, (he hasn’t been to a Church in five years, FYI) he confidently addressed a Three Waters…