Parliamentary leaders deliver final speeches as year concludes

Wednesday 17 December 2025 · 3 outlets · 3 reports · updated Wed 17 Dec 2025, 6:24pm

In this story Christopher Luxon, Labour Party, National Party, ACT Party, NZ First, Te Pāti Māori

New Zealand's political party leaders, including Christopher Luxon and Chris Hipkins, are delivering their final speeches of the year. This comes as Parliament prepares to wrap up its final sitting bloc, which has largely been conducted under urgency.

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1. NZ HeraldWed 17 Dec 2025, 4:16pm

   Parliamentary leaders, including Christopher Luxon, Chris Hipkins deliver final speeches of 2025 (opens in new tab)

2. The Press via The PostWed 17 Dec 2025, 6:00pm

   Who is up and who is down as Parliament wraps up for the year? (opens in new tab)

3. RNZWed 17 Dec 2025, 6:24pm

   Labour has eight-point lead over National in latest poll (opens in new tab)