Christopher Luxon

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2,961 appearances 36 recordings 3 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard yesterday

Christopher Luxon’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Recordings per month over the last 12 months — 36 in all, peaking in Aug 2026 with 10.

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The Mike Hosking Breakfast · Full Show Podcast: 21 September 2026 · 20 Sep 2026 podcast

Well, we have. voice-verified

We've cut back on consultants because we had this perverse practice sometimes where you'd have actually employees leaving to go back and reconsult back to a government department on a higher independent consultant rate. voice-verified

So I think we've saved almost $920 million, I think it was, since we've come to power on consultants and contractors and stopped that practice. voice-verified

We've put caps now on number of employees that actually agencies will have, and we've put them on a pathway to get it back to 1% of the population of New Zealand, which is what it historically was, versus 1.2%, which is what Labour drove it up to. voice-verified

And then thirdly, what I'm saying is I'm wanting us to reimagine the public service, because I think it could be a place where we attract really bright and talented people, but also by having more technology and a much better focus on customer service to the public of New Zealand. voice-verified

In what sense? voice-verified

To get re-elected. voice-verified

Yeah, absolutely. voice-verified

I think we're going to make that case very, very strongly. voice-verified

I think people understand we inherited a hell of a mess. voice-verified

They know we're on a turnaround job. voice-verified

It's not like everything's been successful and it's about sustaining that success. voice-verified

It's been a big, deep turnaround. voice-verified

Have we confronted the problems, been clear about the problem that we're trying to solve for? voice-verified

Have we got a common sense plan? voice-verified

Have we got better outcomes? voice-verified

Do people feel it? voice-verified

Now, I'd say to you, in law and order, for example, clear problem, common sense plan, we focus on just three things. voice-verified

Much safer, people feel it, right? voice-verified

I think on education, attendance, maths, and reading, those are the three problems. voice-verified

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