Luxon meets Vietnamese President following National Party leadership vote

1NewsStuffThursday 13 August 2026 · 2 outlets · 2 reports · updated

In this story Christopher Luxon, National Party, Chris Bishop, Chris Penk

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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon met with Vietnamese President To Lam in Auckland today. This follows an urgent caucus meeting where Luxon survived a leadership vote. During the leadership challenge, Luxon dismissed Chris Penk, who stated he would step down at the next election.

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First reported by 1News, Thu 13 Aug, 12:51pm · 2 reports from 2 outlets over 7 hours
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