Wellington mayor says Prime Minister is not a nice person

Friday 14 March 2025 · 4 outlets · 4 reports · updated Fri 14 Mar 2025, 12:58pm

In this story Christopher Luxon, Tory Whanau, The Spinoff

Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau stated she does not think Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is a nice person. This follows Luxon describing the Wellington region's councils as "lame-o" for failing to submit a proposal for a regional deal with the Government.

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1. RNZFri 14 Mar 2025, 9:44am

   Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau says she doesn't think Christopher Luxon is a 'nice person' after ‘lame-o’ comment (opens in new tab)

2. NZ HeraldFri 14 Mar 2025, 11:02am

   Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau defends saying Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is not a ‘nice person’ (opens in new tab)

3. 1News via RNZFri 14 Mar 2025, 11:52am

   Whanau says she doesn't think Luxon is a 'nice person' after 'lame-o' comment (opens in new tab)

4. Otago Daily TimesFri 14 Mar 2025, 12:58pm

   Luxon 'not a nice person': Wellington Mayor (opens in new tab)