‘Australia is our only ally’: NZ Prime Minister on his ‘number one strategic priority’
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- New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says Australia is his country’s “number one strategic priority” and its key relationship because “Australia is our only ally”.
Mr Luxon has previously said his number one priority is his relationship with Australia.
“My job is to work with all leaders across all countries, but no doubt about it, Australia is our number one strategic priority, and it’s our key relationship because Australia is our only ally,” Mr Luxon told Sky News host Erin Molan.
“I have a great relationship with Anthony Albanese - he’s someone I actually knew in my former life when he was a Minister in Australia, and I was CEO of Air New Zealand.
“Our job is to get on and actually work together because there’s so much that we have in common, and we are like-minded countries with values that we stand up for and we need to represent in our regions.
“So, it’s in both of our interests that we have a strong relationship there.”
Australian’s will never turn their backs on NZ 🤝
Yeah, we still need butter that can spread straight from the _frudge._
The sheep will tho
Australia should stop following the the USA in wars one after another ,NZ can look after its self , Australia has become so expensive and stupid ,,,
NEITHER WILL THE REAL MEN AND WOMEN OF NZ EITHER.
Good on you cobber🇳🇿👋👍❤
New Zealand isnt just our ally. They are our family. In Australia we are raised to love and care for our family.
New Zealanders experience a lot of discrimination if they live in Australia. So not quite the "family" vibe you'd expect.
@@thecalmingspace7242yeah sadly a lot of us Aussies are just cunts. Don’t think to much of them. You’re still our family. And from what I have seen from my own family. We do this to ourselves to.
@@thecalmingspace7242 Like a smaller brother. We tease them, take their stuff, set them up so mum and dad punish them instead of us. And would defend them with our lives if someone else were to bully them.
Kiwis will always stand with our aussie brothers
yet wonder why we never merged nations(though via different license age laws, and food quantine differences), would be viable even politics to different states laws to the aussis, north and south new zealand states, but combining the antions would be viable now, a maybe, your thoughts
@@mikeohawk95 As a kiwi who has lived in both countries I think NZ would benefit significantly from becoming a state of Australia but Kiwis are too proud to have this happen. Australia would have to absorb NZ debt which will not be popular with Australians. I can not see it happening in my lifetime
@@Alex-it5ej im aware of how it would not be viable and in long debate
@@mikeohawk95no way. Maybe an anzac currency but not nations
He speaks so articulately.... in total contrast to our own PM Fudd.
Or wanna be duddon
Your PM Elbow, is equal to Aderne. We have moved on. You will too.
I want this prime minister for Australia he would be a lot better than the one we've got ...
careful what you wish for this he runs our country like he's running a business.
Spot on! AlBiden is a complete flop!
Or the wanna be
I agree! If he could legally run for PM in Oz, I'd vote for him in a heartbeat.
BLA BLA BLA - I remember when Aussies said that about Ardern. Now look at that.
With love to the New Zealand
Their priority is the WEF AGENDA
It definitely was under Ardern. I'm still not sure about Luxon.
Many of us are watching that space closely.
@@missbluerain 👍
@@missbluerain observing the casual switch by Winston I'd say everyone inside tge horseshoe is bought and paid for by someone other than the tax payer.
@@missbluerain Don't fall for the lesser of 2 evils dog and pony show, both sides are under the same corrupt umbrella. The only plausible option is to vote a new government in to power.
Look like Australia and NZ taken turns on that. But I doubt Australia will keep Albo for a second term
The Australian people and the New Zealand people are great mates and always will be. I am not sure if the politicians from either country are in the same head space as the rest of us. The politicians seemed to be aligned with the WEF. They are not acting in the best interests of Aussies or Kiwis.
Exactly,both Luxon and Albanese have W.E.F ties,one is Left wing,the other,right.
Since Australia and New Zealand have joined in conflicts and become as one, we will always and have be there to support one and other . I will always stand by my KIWI cousins
Kiwis have to pay their way. Not bludge.
I have always worked with them here in Australia and they are hard working and great to be around. Top blokes but absolutely hate them when the Bledisloe is on!!
@@dreday77764 no one cares about Union mate. I am talking about their investment in defence.
@scottwilliam6141 calm down crocodile. It’s easy not to care about union when the wallabies have been shyte for years lol
@@dreday77764 crocodile? Is that Kiwi slang for something?
Lucky Kiwis - in Oz we have the worst govt I can remember since Whitlam. Hopefully the Oz voters are smart enough to follow the NZ example and put a competent, conservative govt back in Canberra.
We have been there with ardern get rid of albo and keep australia great.
@@Alex-it5ej Because people upset with Ardern labour Government they voted with their emotion not with their head. Now Kiwis saying i didn't vote for this (what's happening) So don't let this person who posted tell you how to vote, its your country
She⚠️ 🫵🙄did create Mighty MMob LABOUR. Upgraded criminals nz
it’s sad because i’m an Australian who lives here in NZ, and you see that a majority of kiwis (in auckland) can’t say for the rest, really dislike Chris Luxon due to his staunch approach to welfare cuts and job seeker reforms. a lot of lazy people here after free $$
in saying this, Chris Luxon (IMO) can be really good for NZ and can really get the economy rolling. if there wasn’t so much trash left to clean up after the previous governments wasteful spending and outright criminal approach on crime.
@@mathiusg9965 This dislike for Luxon's type of communications delivery is not just here in Auckland it also in other parts of NZ especially when he is telling Kiwis to tighten their belts especially When he is not showing that financial restrain with tax payers money and allowing Ministers in this Collation Government to create unrest, stress, many unemployed due to cuts to across the board services and more yet to come. So what he presents as a image as a capable Prime Minister overseas is not the same here. I was born in NZ and lived here for a long time and he does not have the skills or choose not to keep the other two Party Leaders in line. He signed agreements with them what they promise to their Parties base. Determination to be Prime Minister ???
All the best NZ, love from an Aussie.
If you want a better relationship with us Aussies than let our wallabies beat your All Blacks this year and then we can talk..
Over my rotting corpse 😂
Oh shame.....both beaten by the BOKKE!
Allow the Black Caps to win a Test match series in the Cricket, and you've got a deal.
I honestly don't think that's even possible sorry brother
LOL
He can't rely on Albo's useless government. And the Australian liberal/nationals are no better.
He needs to emulate the Canadian Conservative leader, Pierre Poilievre in both style and policies.
And that means no WEF, smaller government, ditch climate crap and lower taxes.
He mainly needs to emulate Poilivre's handling with the media. Christopher Luxon is shit scared of our media and let them bully him. He's especially scared of Tova O'Brien, an unapologetic left-wing shill and fangirl of Ardern. Tova bullies Prime Minister Luxon into attacking his own ministers and coalition partners, then helping feed into their narrative that the new government is unstable. I support the government but Luxon himself is very weak and has no real vision or principles
CEO’s that can run a large business are better leaders than career politicians who have spent 20+ years on the public purse.
MUCH BETTER PM THAN ARDURN! WHAT A JOKE SHE WAS!!!
Yes!! She was the only prime minister, of any commonwealth country, capable, of eating an apple through a Picket fence!!
that's an insult to jokes
@@robstrickland166 Oh! You assumed that was a joke? Cannot stand NZ, the opportunists that they are!! We should stop playing cricket with them, that's shows how much I dislike them. It won't happen of course but It is something I would like!!
@@raymckee2450 oh what shit head comment from a feeble minded prick, you're a joke, joke, joke
@@raymckee2450 good for you ,I feel exactly the same way about you convict grubs.
He’s not bad, but calling NZ National party “conservative” is a misnomer, they are centre left if you look closely at their policies and actions. Coalition partners NZ First and ACT are centre right, and mostly conservative; they all make a good team but Luxon isn’t interested in rolling back wokism.
Most conservatives in NZ are on the left. This is not America.
NZ National is Centre right. NZ First and ACT would be considered right wing.
NZ Labour is Centre Left.
Also the moment people like you use the "woke" or "wokeism" words... I no longer care what You think because you don't know the real meaning of the terms. You're just using what I call the "Fox News" definition.
Why should he be? What can he do to prevent wokism while PM? And would what he's doing be worth it when he could be focused on other, more important things?
Morrison was on medication? I really thought he had more brains than that. No medication in the world helps with stress indued anxiety and a man in his position should resign rather than pretend medication is a solution. Australia deserved better decisions and outcomes during Covid than that.
You make it sound as though Morrison had a say in things during covid. Both big parties are puppets of the WEF, which is why no matter who is in power not much really changes.
meds help trust me
wow... I hope that if you ever needed help with Your mental health that You will resign from your job immediately, no matter how good a job it is, how happy it might make You or how much money You make.
What a dumb comment......
This Man is switched on upstairs.......unlike our bumbling Albosleazy
He is not what he seems. When he was CEO for AIR New Zealand there were several public relations disasters and not liked by lot of public. He got caught out with applying for tax payers money for expenses MPs, and Prime Ministers get when needing to rent or paying off mortgage on house having to stay in Wellington to go to Parliament for work. His apartment was freehold.
You do realise he has fixed nothing since elected. In fact things have got worse.
@@petersanders2815you can’t reverse six years of incompetence in a few months…
@@AiriniSamuelsnicely said n truthful to the other people here thst don't know he's not our pm lol
@@andrewjohnwilliams6951 Thanks for your reply👍 i did see by the posts that there were people who weren't aware of the situation that is happening in NZ at moment that's why i posted
The Kiwi and the Emu.
If you pick on one you pick on two.
We are brother after all.
Many NZ came from Australia anyway
@@Nathan-ry3yuMany NZ come from Australian. Err what?
@@Nathan-ry3yu?
@@testicool013He is referring to the original settlers.....most came to NZ via Australia.
No we are not.
Australian born Kiwi here. Absolutely love Australia and New Zealand and the relationship our countries have. Kiwis will never turn their backs on Australia✊✊🇳🇿🇦🇺.
We love New Zealand 🇳🇿 🇦🇺
ANZUS our proofed historical relations in many wars against previous and future enemies !
the biggest enemy is our government's and the US ,,,not China ,,or Russia
NZ can't fight their way out of a wet paper bag ...they're treated Aussies with contempt ....there is no relationship to help there unless you want us to start out your crime and evil gangs which your police live in fear of...some towns police fear ever going there.
The US pulled out of ANZUS in 1984.
We are like siblings. We take the piss and go hard at each other in sporting contests, but we will always have each others back
The anzacs will always be together in arms. May be very competitive in sports but we have each others backs
don't rely on albosleezy, he's proved to be a loser and A BIG LIAR over and over
Love. From. Uk. We. Would. Always be there for Auss. And. New. Zealand. ❤ Tee.
Sounds like the sort of leader that we need in Australia.
We are more than an Allie of New Zealand. They are our brothers and sisters. There family.
On behalf of NZ, I apologise for how useless of an ally we are at the moment. Can’t really offer much besides fire fighting support
I wish Australia had someone like Christopher Luxon at the helm. Not even the Liberal Party leadership is like Chris.
ugh conservative leaders all around the world leave left wing politicians for dead . I have to say though I'm even more impressed by his 2nd in command David Seymour, hes a brilliant politician who speaks so well and the opposite of woke
If only we could have a leader like this in Australia. No BS, no woke, no socialism, just focus on making things better
Things are worse!! He’ll be gone next time.
@@petersanders2815 haha it takes more than 6 months to fix the mess Jacinta and woke army left!
As an Aussie I really want to get along with our NZ family apart from rugby we do get along
Kia ora as an Australian with New Zealand and Māori ancestors we will always be close countries and share our Anzac alliance together more like family
This is an absolute clinic in partisan soft-ball interviewing. Surely this woman doesn't have the gall to call herself a journalist?
There is a bigger power forcing globalism on every country and every conservative leader like this guy will be white anted by powerful forces to bring him down. Stay strong and go hard PM
Under PM Ardern, I wondered if NZ would remain our ally.
New Zealand and pacific islands are our flank …. We really need them to be on their game
As Brit, I love our Kiwi and Aussie cousins
So have you sacked excess Government staff?
Getting there
Knowing Ardern, they're all DEI hires. No loss.
Yep google it
Yes, he is trimming a lot of government and cutting spending. Labour spent to much
Why did this politician seek out a *MURDOCH* interview?
I wonder too as how he is being presented is not what's happening in our country
The NZ Broadcasting Authority called bastardisation of Advance Australia Fair a "humorous rendition."
I have never thought about NZ geopolitics but he is absolutely correct. ANZ are best mates.
Australia is to New Zealand what the USA is to Canada. NZ and Canada don't require any kind of formidable military because of their neighbours. With all respect to our fellow ANZACs across the ditch. Served with Kiwi Coy in Timor and they are fantastic operators👊
Or the UK to Ireland.
@@Sylmarys24 Gotcha mate👍
Luxon. He rented his house out to himself on the tax payer. He got caught and what happened, nothing thats what happened
All politicians get an accommodation allowance if they don't regularly live in Wellington to cover the accommodation costs while working in welly. They are all genuinely allowed it. You might think that living allowance is a ridiculous amount... because it is. But all of them that don't regularly live in Wellington get it. Yes Luxon stayed In his own house while premier house was being done up but he was still legitimately allowed that allowance. That's why nothing happened. It was just media trying to find something to hate on Luxon about.
@@missbluerain it was his Wellington apartment and Christopher Luxon was claiming $52,000 tax free over the course of a year on his mortgage free apartment. Luxon owns 7 properties and was the first Prime Minster in at least 34 yrs to claim the payment at a time when people losing jobs, living in their cars unable to pay for high rents, costs of living and where is the empathy, he said's he cares, does he ? he has lot of choices other people in NZ are struggling to have the basics
@@AiriniSamuelswhy dont you stop complaining & run for politics then. Seriously i wouldn’t do the nob due to loss of privacy & lower pay than what i can earn
@@pumptds Live in NZ ? You may call it complaining i called it freedom of Speech
We love you kiwi's, definitely our closest allies too
He seems better than any of our options.
Dear Sky News Australia, next time you get a chance to interview Christopher Luxon, please ask him how he manages to sleep at night knowing that thousands of New Zealanders are going to die prematurely as a direct result of the repeal of the tobacco laws that would have lead to the elimination of smoking in New Zealand for the younger generation. Bonus questions would be (a) how much money his party received from the tobacco lobby and (b) if it is true that maintaining the tax revenue from tobacco sales is key to helping to finance his tax cuts for the land lord class.
Agreed.
What happened to the position of the teleprompter?
To Kiwis that know and understand history, to decent folk of both sides of the Tasman, forever it be known that we are the closest, we have been and shall ever be kith and kin!
This prime minister is so much more capable than albo
not really. Any time a minister of his says or does something controversial or stupid he give a sidestepping response of inaction.
And some of the stupid crap they have done since they got in:
The Associate Health Minister [Casey Costello] (who is responsible for policies of tobacco smoking) wants to freeze excise tax on tobacco products, impose massive fines for selling vaping products to minors of $30,000 (the fines for cigarettes are tiny in comparison), and decriminalize oral nicotine products (all stuff that big tobacco companies want done).
This minister was also part of and a founder of a far right lobby Group called Hobsons pledge which has known links tot he Tobacco industry.
Hobsons pledge (which this minister founded) also wants to abolish things like the 'Treaty of Waitangi' one of the countries founding documents, which being sworn in as a minister they are obligated to uphold... Knowing these they shouldn't have been allowed to be sworn in as they clearly did so in bad faith. not to mention the number of conflicts of interest....
This is just one person but io could go on and on.
CEO of air NZ knows Albo well
Lets hope well enough to steer clear of him.
Probably knows the Leprecorn well also!😊
He can be a bit lackluster some times but 100% agree Australia is our only true 100% ally.
Love our kiwi brothers.
All them boys over there don't need alliies some of them dudes are just built different I meet a few guys when I was in the Southland area of new zealand working and yea if I had to describe what a man was that would be it there unbelievable guys some of them are like superhuman just built different and I've been all around the world but them deep south lads take the cake
Impressive individual
Shouldn't have turned their back on the ANZUS alliance and banning US nuclear powered ships
Can he do Australia too?
Go the kiwis…. We need leaders like you here in Australia
With friends like this, who needs........
Australia & New Zealand greatest nations on the planet.
If you get rid of your tall poppy syndrome anti progress and anti intellectualism.
Lie about Pacific Countries sinking so you can use that as an excuse to establish a military presence there, as Australia has done. That will give you more "allies", if you're happy to pay them.
You muppet...NZ establish a military presence in the pacific....NZ doe'snt have a military. NZ can barely establish a military at home let alone abroad...
Helen Clarks effectively killed off the NZ military decades ago!
Don't pay and stand on your own two feet. Every country has a choice and then has to pay the piper. Good luck.
Are they going to rejoin the ANZUS alliance?
Not neeeded.
Joining 2nd tier aukus. I'm pretty sure we're still part of anzus being the nz part of it.
@@jackiebiggs7071 🙄 your ignorance is showing, NZ suspended itself from the treaty by employing a Nuclear Free zone in its waters. Apparently there is somewhat of an agreement... but if crap hits the fan for NZ you can bet they will drop the Free Zone faster than the All Blacks can drop the ball.
@@jackiebiggs7071 🙄 your ignorance is showing, NZ suspended itself from the treaty by incorporating a Nuclear Free Zone in its waters. NZ is somewhat still part of it but certainly not a full member. But when fecal matter hits the fan for NZ, you can bet they will drop the NFZ faster than the All Blacks can drop the ball.
@@jackiebiggs7071 damn, some crybaby mod keeps deleting my very benign reply.
Sounds like a mature sensible leader unlike our previous leaders!
Is there any chance the Mr Luxon could become the Australian Prime Minister instead? I'd vote for him in a heartbeat if he were legally able to run for PM in Oz.
Nope only the government
Obviously New Zealanders saying this & supporting this PM, have no idea how New Zealanders are treated in Australia.
You might want to consider to live in Australia for many years to get an Idea how you will be treated as a New Zealander.
Both countries are a sinking ship too!
I think the best form of government is a republic with fundamental rights like free speech and an MMP like system for party sharing AND STV for preventing wasted votes.
One of the reasons he is not popular, is he brought in the Digital ID in New Zealand, showing many that he too, is following the WEF/UN agenda.
Funnily enough, nobody here in NZ is compelling me to have a digital ID. First I've heard of it actually.
No digital id mandatory in N.Z
@@graemebakes1157for now!
This site is funded by the WEF - Black Rock ! LOL : )
Joke; relying on a poor performing Defence policy from a poor labour government intent on avoiding its fiscal/military responsibilities to Aukus and its partners is abrogating New Zealand's responsibility to provide its citizens with safety and security. Isolation is its only real defence.
Way better than the previous fool
Unfortunately she wasn't a fool at least a fool could be forgiven because they're a fool.
At first, I actually was thinking. Dam, I actually like this guy. Then he fucked up and said "I same views of the Australian one".
Aka inflation hasn't been fixed until drops by 45% and cup it there. So bussiness and home owners are not allowed to put it up as well.😡
Prove it, properly equip and fund your defence force.
Please don't say Albanese is a friend of yours!! You have lost me already!! You lot have always tried to take Australia for granted and now you as a friend of Albanese, the traiter that he is, will not help you at all. I don't wish you lot well at all, I don't care a jot, for fairweather friends.
he has to say that, he may not want to, but, he has to, it's called, political manoeuvring, it's a game, what you want in a leader, is that he knows where he's going, and he knows how to get there, as a kiwi I liked ScoMo, "excuse the abbrev", and I thought if Albanese gets in, Aussies are going to be really sorry, but the political climate of our two countries are quite different, thank goodness
Don’t use what happened during COVID to make out that the past government messed up
no airforce? :skull:
Would be a challenge being the CEO of Air New Zealand when their planes fly back to NZ from Australia empty.
Nah! Aussie girls fill those flights to get themselves some decent cock!
It's time for AUS and NZ to merge their economies/currencies, parliaments, etc and become the United Commonwealth of Australasia kind of like the UK and maybe we consider including Fiji, PNG and others. In the short term it would be a burden on Australia, but long term everyone would benefit.
Solid and sensible logical ideas on young education. Provide a solid base for more complicated subjects later. Looking amazing Erin 🤩 I also had some issues at Uni 😅
It is way past time that NZ should have become A state of Australia. The greatest resistance to this would be from the right wing money interests /establishment who would see that they probably couldn’t get away with all the perversions of the economy which work in their interest and against the general populace. And sadly the general populace think with their hearts and not their heads when it comes to whether or not to become part of Australia. The little guy in Australia gets a far fairer shake of the alleys than the little guy in NZ. I recall writing an essay about this in high school and because I enjoyed geography have retained an interest in the subject over the years and as a successful and effective union delegate with the interests of the little guy at heart I have seen little to alter the conclusion I made as a high school student, NZ would be far better off as part of Australia. And I believe it our similarity that trouble us not our differences.
I agree, but I think the greatest resistance would be from Maoris because it would end the gravy train.
@@michaelgordonsaxophone More short sightedness on their part and misidentifying of targets. Maoridom would do much better to put aside the racist BS and focus on the merits and demerits of the manner NZs economy is managed in the interests of big NZ business. All the cultural accommodation in the world will not pay their bills nor feed them.
After only 5 months in power Luxon`s popularity has gone down fast ! Mainly due to reversing popular policies of the previous government, along with 1000s of job cuts which have increased unemployment, & new laws favouring greedy landlords : (
Last time Luxons party were in power one USA resident owned 200 Auckland rental properties, & one Chinese resident owned 150. Ardern`s government helped young home buyers by blocking foreigners from buying rentals here, & had popular policies to restrict tobacco use.
Luxons new pay rise for politicians means he will get an extra $50,000 a year, bringing his yearly pay to $520,000. He owns 7 properties, which made him $4 million last year alone,
On top of that Luxon has found a spare $3 billion in the public purse & is already giving it All to landlords ! LOL : )
After only 5 months in power, Luxons government is now 6 points behind the opposition in the latest poll - the worst result ever for a new NZ government ! !
New Zealanders want a government for the people, not for rich yuppies -
Too much Greed - Most Kiwis want Luxon Out ! ! : )
Owns six properties and is morally bankrupt.
@@ernie15310 7 properties which made him $4 million last year ! : (
New Zealand still going back wards
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You and Winston brilliant for NZ
It would help if you would stop beating us in the 🏉
‘Australia is our only ally’ - Really ? Says who ?
Nice work Luxon
Don't worry Zealand we will look after you, have you ever tried dingo pie?
Javier milei it afuera
Yep Aussies and Kiwis are brothers!
Good fix your borders and stop taxing or they all end up here.
Ask Luxon what a woman is. 😑
New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says Australia is his country’s “number one strategic priority” and its key relationship because “Australia is our only ally”, but, Australia is living under the delusion that it's a good idea to be a lackie and a proxy of the US and UK, and that the US and UK is Australia's “number one strategic priority” and its key relationship because “US and the UK are our only allies”....The world has changed and Australia's understanding of the world needs to be enlightened.
Can you be more explicit in what you mean by 'enlightened'.
Christopher Luxon for Australian Prime minister....
You can have him, all wrapped as a present from a Kiwi
29k views in 6 days ! Lots of interest haha shit pm won't last long !
Why can't Australia and New Zealand amalgamate our armed services benefit all round
Because nz not good enough. nz defence force is not in the same class as Australia.
The Mother Country sends her love and asks why you don't write? Not even a postcard.
Ardurn is a prime example of why women should not be in high positions in government. (I'm not being sexist) Women rule with feelings, I.E I FEEL that was wrong, and a man will say I know it is wrong, and here is why because we deal in logic not feelings.
They have tendency to political correctness rather than truth. Yet, the top conservative figures in both France and Italy are women.
What happened to china as your ally nz? 😂