Christopher Luxon to hold post-Cabinet briefing as Parliament enters final week
Monday 21 September 2026 · 2 outlets · 2 reports · updated In this story Christopher Luxon, Fire and Emergency New Zealand, Labour Party, National Party, NZ First, Green Party
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will address the media in Wellington as Parliament begins its last sitting week of the term. The briefing is expected to cover the India Free Trade Agreement ahead of the upcoming election. Parliament is scheduled to meet for the final time this term on Thursday.
Key facts
3 facts
- The India Free Trade Agreement is awaiting royal assent.
- Resource Management Act replacement bills have their third readings this week.
- Internal Affairs Minister Brooke van Velden expressed no confidence in Fire and Emergency NZ chief executive Kerry Gregory.
The full story
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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is expected to take questions during his weekly post-Cabinet press conference. This briefing occurs as Parliament begins its final sitting week of the term. Parliament is scheduled to meet for the last time this term on Thursday.
Luxon is anticipated to discuss the India Free Trade Agreement, which is due to receive royal assent shortly. He is also expected to address the Government's Resource Management Act replacement bills, which face their third and final readings this week.
The Prime Minister will likely discuss supermarket competition following various party policy announcements. Labour has proposed requiring Woolworths and Foodstuffs to separate their retail operations from their distribution arms. National has suggested breaking Pak’nSave away from Four Square and New World if a Commerce Commission study recommends it.
Luxon told Mike Hosking on Newstalk ZB that he was “all in” on the National plan, but stated if the Commerce Commission rejects it, “we won’t be doing it”. He added that the New Zealand supermarket sector is “fundamentally not competitive”.
How it developed
- Mon 21 Sep, 3:50pmReport 2 notes that New Zealand First has made healthcare claims and the Greens have proposed council-led shopfront auctions.
Where reports differ
- Report 1 describes the briefing as a weekly post-Cabinet press conference, while Report 2 calls it the final briefing before the election.
Compiled from reports by NZ Herald and 1News.