Luxon on Māori-Crown relations: 'There's more division' | Q+A 2024

[@barbarathomas2561]

A lot of comments here about the poor ... If you want to see the real NZ, go to any WINZ office in one of the larger centres on any day of the week. Stand in line - you can hear the difficulty people are having ... and its a real eye-opener, about how the other half live. As a superannuitant I have been to our local office 3 times in the last 3 weeks, for a couple of things - and its both depressing and heartbreaking. No-one knows until you've been there and stood in line with others worse off than you, whether its from accident, loss of work, people trying to get their entitlements, fighting for them ... some ppl have no phones, really struggling even just to communicate .... others with obvious mental health issues, its just heartbreaking. And the security guards on the doors just sums everything up.

[@Bill6000-v4s]

Been like that for years. I totally agree with what you’re saying but this isn’t a new issue.

[@bella22728]

This PM would love to ignore the poorer in NZ THANKYOU for holding him up on us Jack.

[@kelbatt7729]

When you look around the world through history, one thing is for sure - Rich people don't care about poor people , there is just no other way to spin it. They never have- and they NEVER will.

[@geraldfreeman4890]

But he promised to look after the "bottom feeders" Would it be too much to ask of him to stop blubbering and answer a question?

[@SiliconBong]

The rich grow richer and the poor will grow weed :)

[@staypositive6607]

As much as I dislike Act, I love how Seymour keeps undermining Luxon. With David confirming it wasn't a bottom line and Luxon admitting he knew what the bill would do (because admitting otherwise will show he didn't know what he was signing up for), it inevitably shows that Luxon is not a good political negotiator.

[@MrUHTiger]

He's a business man that's it.

[@SuperShell33]

Yep, when it came to negotiating with Mr 8% Seymour, Mr Luxon bent over and grabbed his ankles lol! Everything for power eh!

[@martyjohn007]

They both muppets

[@Freeeedumb]

Seymour will piss on your head and tell you it's raining

[@quashmonkey]

The goal isn't usually to negotiate to a person's bottom line. It's about finding the middle ground, as any deal should benefit both parties. If you go into every negotiation to try get the most for the least out of the other party then your not working in good faith and I doubt anyone would want to work with you. If you hire someone you don't straight away when it comes to salary negotiations push that person to compromise all the way down to their minimum number where they are about to walk out the door. That whole argument was stupid, Jack obviously doesn't understand negotiations

[@malcolmWaite-g4t]

BY slowing the economy and reducing GDP its actually harder to pay down debt, his attitude is if a household has less income, then they need to cut their expenses, but the debt level still remains the same where logically they need to increase the income to make any debt more serviceable

[@treaca02]

This government’s so-called economic strategy of 'balancing the books' is like claiming I’ve improved my household budget by refusing to pay the power bill. Sure, my bank account might look healthier in the short term, but my house is now in the dark. Neglecting essential investments to show a prettier balance sheet isn't financial responsibility-it's shortsightedness. Success measured by the wrong metrics isn't success at all.

[@readySALTED95]

Yea dead right, and at the end they'll say we got NZ back on track , but only for the ones they want , idk what he's on about, I'm still waiting for my rent to go down but it went up twice since his government has been in , lol he's using 35+ year old economy principals yea Luxton that'll work , just like the tax break and everything else,

[@Ryanlexz]

Labor propagandas media

[@matakitaki1]

Correct and while some sit in the dark others don't even have the house anymore.

[@KnellofPartingDay]

No, not a chance. You can not spend money you don't have. Simple economics.

[@matakitaki1]

@@KnellofPartingDay Rubbish, it is a govt not a household

[@TaniaLaing-v2g]

How dare Jack not allow Luxon to regurgitate his normal bs word salad and hold PM to account for his watch . Lol great interview Jacky Boy . How is Mike Hosking going to fix this with his weekly Chris BJ

[@gayledenholm987]

Jack is another John Campbell

[@Iherdit2day]

On track for climate change but fast tracking foreshore & seabed mining & on conservation land!!! This bloke lives in his imagination 🤯

[@stewatparkpark2933]

You want to stay a poverty stricken country ?

[@sallyelmer9049]

Maori health authority worked for me and I'm not even Maori. They weren't lying when they said they help everyone not just their own. So what's good for Maori is good for all of us. Maori help everyone with housing and health budgeting the works. Which is why I voted for te pati Maori and will continue to vote for them. Labor and National are just two sides of the same coin.

[@kelbatt7729]

Te Pati Maori have the best Tax Policy of any party i have ever seen. It would transform the lives of the poor- that's why they will never be able to implement it, I dare people to check it- they will be amazed.

[@papadwarf6762]

Sucks to be a poor bum . Im rich

[@breeruhe-mcgee1370]

Glad u got the help u needed

[@breeruhe-mcgee1370]

​@papadwarf6762 rich with low self esteem? because u disparage the poor by calling the poor bums

[@kiwibowlerbird]

Sucks to be a idiot im well educated.​@@papadwarf6762

[@hs-yg2sz]

Great work on holding this government to account Jack

[@reasonablearticalo]

Highly doubt this government is going to last another two years. Let's go back to the polls.

[@saregama-r8td]

Worse than we were 12 months ago, but let me just say Jack, where we are now is still Labours fault and I will continue to assert that for the next 2 years.

[@janinebreckon6511]

Absolutely 💯

[@Freeeedumb]

Should become nationals slogan.. 'blame labour'

[@tanegurnick5071]

Typical. He has worse results in all aspects and its labour's fault. Its time to be accountable for your own failures

[@toakasi6425]

I agree Labour know it to

[@stuartwyllie999]

Haha

[@hempyonenz]

Correct me if I'm wrong but "what I'd say to you" is under this current Government isn't on average of 250 Kiwis losing their jobs (being made redundant) per week an outcome of creating a massive rise of unemployment the opposite of making them non dependent on the Benefit to survive...

[@AbsolumPam]

Troubled waters. Regardless of which government was in the jobs would be lost. We are dependent on overseas markets, eg,, timber, meat . We compete on the world market. Many governments, councils, hospitals departments are too top heavy. Too many chiefs and not

[@hempyonenz]

​@AbsolumPam indeed but in this case most of those losing their jobs haven't been working in any of those reliant offshore market sectors, its right across the spectrum so that go to old chestnut is also redundant

[@breeruhe-mcgee1370]

7000 job cuts

[@ralphconnor2034]

BHN will give this a real go tomorrow night

[@smilesandlaughsalot]

There's 3-4 nights worth of content for BHN in this one interview without losing any momentum... 😂

[@11Shot111]

cant wait!!! haha😊

[@X6r61]

Shame Pat is such a moron about American politics. If he didn't have tds and think boys are girls and boys should win in woman's sport. I'd like him. Him and Chewie are going to get luxon another term in govt.

[@kiwibowlerbird]

@@X6r61 😂🤣 our on your own there. Luxon just kicked himself out!

[@epp680]

Yes Chris Luxon why does the forecast keep getting worse under your government?

[@kelbatt7729]

Because National only cares about looking after the rich. end of.

[@barbarooza8408]

Is this really who the conservatives voted for??? 🤣 His 'what I'd just say to you' per minute ratio is outstanding

[@AnnaP-uh3mc]

Never has a man said so much to say so little. What he’s saying to us, is that he is going to continue talking nonsense, dodging questions, enriching his mates and blaming the last government.

[@urbanegorilla6005]

@@AnnaP-uh3mc Perspicaceous👍

[@nzkiwi31]

You’ve got labour that will campaign on a wealth tax next election. They’ll not see power for at least another 2 terms lol. So get use to the Lux

[@nzkiwi31]

Don’t delete my comment!! lol

[@Sams_world_nz]

I prefer it over our previous rejecting the premise of the question

[@draskking990]

Luxon speaks like we stupid

[@cyborgwalker]

When pushed for an answer, it's always "I don't know"... so to be followed by "I'll just say to you, [insert spin]".

[@swankwest4238]

Like this comment if your tax 'relief' has already been eaten up by increased costs under National.

[@NathanOrmsbyKCOG]

I didn't even get one and my tax went up

[@KnellofPartingDay]

National is not responsible for increased costs. Reckless spending by the last government is. You know this.

[@AlejandroCifuentes-pc8fb]

National didn’t care to aggravate iwi Māori as long as it meant getting elected. Simple. And the rest of the coalition policies negate any outcomes they try to claim. Even simpler.

[@MichaelAspell]

Can we all say "car crash"?

[@TomRiley-b1j]

Wow what a disaster of an interview. That guy is the PM! What a moron

[@tajtandoori9076]

$14b was the bill for the tax cuts. Jack why did you not ask him where that money came from? It miraculously appeared after Winston said "NO" to overseas home buyers tax to fund it during coalition negotiations. You CANNOT blame that on Labour when Hipkins said during the campaign, there was no money for it. Suddenly Dunedin Hospital, Ferries, Public service jobs, etc all cut. Coincidence? I think not.

[@BarryDunn-t3v]

The country didn't have to find any money, it was a tax cut, ie. adjustment to the tax brackets. All that means is that the Government had to save the shortfall in tax take from some where else.

[@tajtandoori9076]

@@BarryDunn-t3v Where?

[@stewartbennett4829]

You don't get that money REMAINS in the pockets of those who have earned it. .far better than government waste...

[@tajtandoori9076]

@@stewartbennett4829 But it's money the goverrnment didn't take as part of their revenue. Money that would be there for other stuff like the ferries etc that is what I am talking about.

[@stewartbennett4829]

​@@BarryDunn-t3vWrong 😢

[@mikemitchell7529]

Can we please arrange an interview w Health Minister about status of hospitals/health? Similar protest sizes but one topic has had alot more coverage than the other

[@merlenechambers575]

Luxon has had a great year this year, sold three properties, personal wealth risings, the guy is sorted.

[@reasonablearticalo]

While the rest of us suffer. We don't have to be like the rest of the world. Time for us to stop exalting idiots to power.

[@kelbatt7729]

Not to forget his approx. $1000 per week pay rise. National don't care about the average guy- never have -never will

[@barbarathomas2561]

Yeah I wondered about that. Suddenly selling off his properties. I wondered if he knew something the rest od us don't ... ?

[@Ryanlexz]

That like every labor politicians

[@gayledenholm987]

Oh here we go. Another tall poppy syndrome

[@kimnzg8195]

I understand why Seymour is running the government

[@SuperShell33]

😂😂😂

[@StarWarsForge2010]

@@kimnzg8195 as he should. Vote ACT

[@barbarooza8408]

@@StarWarsForge2010 if you are braindead, sure

[@MRECRIP1]

Gotta give it to National. It sure is hard to be a 1 term government. But they make it look easy. Well done Mr. Talking Thumb.

[@AAL3087]

Economic literacy of this government is non existent. Good at tiktok, blaming everyone else and letting Seymour run things though and not answering legitimate question and repeating rhetoric.

[@Direwizardry]

What was that laugh from Luxon around cutting the smoking legislation. Slimy!

[@reasonablearticalo]

He's an absolute toad, and I can't believe anyone likes or trusts him.

[@AlanFitness-t3n]

Why do you need more legislation regarding smoking cigarettes. Everyone knows it’s bad for your health so people should exercise some self responsibility.

[@tajtandoori9076]

Not cut out for PM. Folded to Seymour over the Treaty Bill during coalition negotiations. The Poor are NOT better off under National and he takes no responsibility for not having the money to fund the tax cuts, but instead blames Labour for 'Fiscal Mismanagement'. If so, then he is culpable of that. Jack owned him in that interview.

[@mobbarley7517]

He didn't fold to Seymour the bill won't pass a bunch of idiots overreacted after being stirred up by scumbag politicians

[@victoriakaha473]

He didn't fold He made a conscious choice and now he's been outed he can no longer hide behind his gaslighting of voters

[@jtonline99]

As Prime Minister, Luxon should be owning the narrative, instead he’s flailing as he tries to keep up with Jack. Out of his depth…

[@stopthecrime3387]

Jack Tame is definitely out of his depth as an interviewer - his left leaninging bias is so showing.

[@KavinFan0803]

@@stopthecrime3387 Luxon side steps every question and begins all his answer with "What I'll say to you" into the same "labours fault" sound bite and narrative he's been using ever since the election campaign, but yeah sure, Jack Tame is out of his depth.

[@bella22728]

Makes me laugh/cry how Mr Luxon repeats. 'As you know Jack'.... as if Jack doesn't know. Oh he knows alright Mr. Luxon

[@eastchchkea6475]

'What I'd say to you' is the preview to BS incoming

[@fieldsofgold775]

Jack you don’t hold back 😂. I think the PM was eating humble pie.🥧 Good. 👍 There’s a few hundred million sunken on a reef in Samoa 😂. It’s a good metaphor for the New Zealand economy 😂. I hope the incoming American Drs & nurses are flocking to New Zealand. @ least the healthcare system will have some kind of relief. & who got the contract for the school lunches? Was it a Kiwi company?

[@jaysmith-e4k]

Under Luxons watch economy is in the toilet forecasts of another 27k unemployed by Xmas and next year not looking any better. Record number of Kiwis leaving and may never return. Reduced tax revenues only mean further cuts to public spending - health, education, police and everything else. Infrastructure is crumbling National got rid of 3 Waters and where is it's replacement (broken pipes and arsenic) ? Ferries cancelled where is it's replacement (NZders on the hook for +$500m contract cancellation fees). Even though they claim inflation has decreased the cut's in public spending will hit us in the pocket poorer services means we will need to go private.

[@urbanegorilla6005]

It was National who lobbied hardest to get the government to lift the $250k per company cap on corporate assistance during the pandemic and the sort of people who lobby hardest for the current administration are the sort of people who subsequently rorted the system like there was no tomorrow. What this interview really needed was electrification of the subject's chair to administer a tasty little jolt every time a question was not answered directly or truthfully.

[@ncyttvc5384]

What I'm saying to you is that we're working damn hard to be the first one-term government in a long time.

[@reasonablearticalo]

If we the people hold them to account.

[@janeboredom5752]

OMG. What a battle Jack to get some answers. Luxon. He is not the right man for the job. When will he ever stop blaming others.

[@janeboredom5752]

I can hardly believe Luxon is blaming labour for the issues with Maori

[@DANGERD4N]

I have never seen Luxon as a good speaker or interview well, with at times coming away less informed. If there are people who think Jack was not letting luxon speak and interrupting him too often. Its because Luxon was not answering any direct questions with direct answers and avoiding it by going straight into some kind of elaboration or information dump that is not a direct answer. If luxon gave a direct answer first, i'm sure Jack would have allowed luxon to elaborate in detail to explain his answer. Which is quite a common characteristic that Jack has with his interviews. But because of the lack of direct answers this was a very messy exchange and if jack let luxon not answer direct questions then this is not a informative debate but just luxon having the floor to himself saying whatever he wants.

[@victoriakaha473]

Media have enabled Luxflake to respond with political slogans since he came into power Finally someone is holding him to task and wanting straight answers Watch main stream media in right wingers pockets jump all over this as they go into damage control😂 Who will jump up and down first Heather Mike or Daniel 😂

[@AAL3087]

He said s good at his canned talking point ls. Very typical of someone not doing the work, just delegating and tok toking. We need a robust debate with those ministers familiar with the detail and can tal to the specific details. It is concerning that economic advice and tbh basic fundamental knowledge and advice being disregarded by this government. This can only mean they have precanned age da, probably bought and paid for. But how do we know when secret lobbying meetings aren't regulatrd by their actions poibt to the lobby base they are working for.

[@epp680]

Ha ha ha I love the way Jack makes him stumble over his words

[@SuperShell33]

All i can see from the current government is cuts to the public sector, switching off necessary infrastructure projects without any sign of alternative plans, and failure to look constructively at our current tax system. While i agree that there needs to be SOME cuts to the public sector, the government has not addressed any other issue. The Reserve Bank was responsible for reducing inflation, not the government. The country needs more revenue in order to pay down debt. (Our tax take has reduced!) The actions of this government have been piece meal, uncoordinated, and appear to lack any long term planning in order to encourage economic growth.

[@Iherdit2day]

Increasing division in New Zealand supports the "exclusion" of Māori renegs the agreement in the treaty of Waitangi! And then to refuse a discussion about the "negotiations between two parties" is laughable 😂😂😂

[@CITA7687]

Where have the people from emergency housing in motels gone?

[@raywheeler3135]

They are living in the record number of social houses built by Labour.

[@victoriakaha473]

Back sleeping on the streets Despite what bs slogans these clowns dribble to the public We all have eyes and We see our homeless here they are Back on the streets

[@Kiki-cs8xv]

​@raywheeler3135 A building program that National has now stopped. As if their policies hadn't hurt the construction industry enough.

[@dancelover558]

Ask both AKL & CHC City Missioners. They're living on the streets, under bridges, couch surfing & at Night Shelters.

[@barbarathomas2561]

@@raywheeler3135 haha

[@greenpeacemedia]

Absolute word salad from Luxon.

[@helencampbell7651]

Money for the rich and punishment for the poor.

[@Dinnymay-q7d]

Proof this is definately a one term Govt

[@prettyvacant2701]

how's labour polling?

[@yesterday1396]

@@prettyvacant2701 Higher then national in the latest poll lol

[@HKT100]

@@prettyvacant2701 higher lol

[@davidkettley109]

Internal polling has labour ahead of national ​@prettyvacant2701

[@gayledenholm987]

​@@yesterday1396yeah all the leftist polling. Never believe them polls

[@4hm35319hd0h5]

What I'd just say to you, very clearly, mr prime minister, is that it isn't great.

[@FourKidsAndABeach]

Savings out of the pockets of health and wellbeing and into the pockets of landlords, destroying business confidence and jobs. Changing the rules so you can sell your own 3 properties tax free in the first year if government 😡

[@Kiki-cs8xv]

💯 The reason why he focused on changing the brightline test and the tax rules for landlords (rather than business taxes, like Tame suggested) is because those things affected him directly. I'd say he's self-serving, but I genuinely think he's so clueless and out of touch that he thinks everyone has a stable of investment properties in their back pocket.

[@taylor3014]

Hes just slime and useless. Mr Blame blaming while running a crap coalition

[@epp680]

Yes the poor has got poorer since you’ve taken over

[@gayledenholm987]

Time to get off the government tit

[@reasonablearticalo]

Dodging interviews for a year. Now after this car crash, we all see why.

[@lorrainevawdrey7377]

Jack we appreciate your knowledge and interviewing skills. Off course he knows our lower income people are worse off. The lowest 20% people better off $13 but the top 20% got 3x that 😢 shamefull Keeps blaming everything on last government. Corporate tax isn’t a priority Don’t even get me started on the division caused by the National initiatives.

[@LonelyVoiceintheDark]

Imagine coming into the comments and think that by simping for clueless Kluxon that you can convince us that this guy isn't an idiot and definitely not a leader. What an absolute embarrassment. Can he do anything other than blame Labour, just pathetic.

[@reasonablearticalo]

Absolutely. The no-nothing leader's incompetence is on full display after a year.

[@angeec3311]

Prime Minister Chris Luxon is better at sticking to tea parties at kindergartens!! Good Job Jack T

[@tajtandoori9076]

Jack why did you not ask the Giant Thumb why Costello, Potaka, and Peters don't front Q&A? He is their boss. We should hear from them. A missed opportunity.

[@stewatparkpark2933]

Q&A is a lightweight clown show .

[@petraginns7326]

Taking from the poor and giving to the rich. Opposite of Robin Hood. Lux hood.

[@reasonablearticalo]

Lux Luthor.

[@wilfscovell336]

@petraginns7326 Taking from the poor and giving to the rich ,really the poor dont have any money to take

[@hamishglenn4900]

Crikey, look at Luxo's face turn at every hard question

[@11Shot111]

blokes dropping F Bombs all the way home 😂

[@JustinTeRangiita]

Another great interview, Jack was a little more insistent on specific answers in his last interview of the year, but dismantled the PMs position of trying to blame labour and the coalition negotiations

[@ashdoginc]

Jack is about the only presenter worth watching on TVNZ. Imagine if he got the chop!

[@Dinnymay-q7d]

So when Luxon refers to "All New Zealanders" he's blaming NZrs for his decisions, cos blaming Labour's run out of credibility, Luxons weak leadership is to blame

[@helencampbell7651]

Luxon you are wrong. I am in the middle class and we are much. much much worse off under your policies.

[@KarinMary-bb1gw]

He's talking about himself. He's doing great under this govt. Especially after changing the Bright Line Test

[@justinlelievre427]

Ring Jacinda she did it. Having been a businessman for years turning the problems around he inherited will take 6 years😅

[@sonnyalbert842]

Bldy good on ya jack wow wow wow wow luxon all behind this treaty bill and no straight answers always talking around the question I'm opting out of national this is not the leadership we need 100% thank you Jack your a bldy awesome reporter up there with John Campbell

[@barrygeary9362]

Hes going to be history how long before he gets rolled

[@mobbarley7517]

The fact he let Jack talk over him constantly proves hes not capable of being PM

[@badger51]

Youdon't speak for, nor do you represent "all New Zealanders", Chrissy Boy.

[@deantairi8357]

Got to hand it to all the politicians that have graced the space off jack tame they all know what they’re in for coming here great work jack.

[@kevincampbell989]

Agreed. I respect the PM a little more for actually turning up this time. All politicians should be grilled on their portfolio on this level once every quarter imo. The public has a right to know what the government is up to.

[@jamieobrien155]

Funny how when you go back and look at the previous Labour party leaders,Tame never questioned them like this?it was all soft questions?you can go back several years and he clearly has a left bias!

[@deantairi8357]

@@jamieobrien155 funny how you change the focus to favour your own bias views thats why in a world such as yours nz will never learn grow and move forward in life.

[@ScottMacGregor-i4o]

​@@jamieobrien155 bs. Jack does this to everyone

[@tajtandoori9076]

I don't understand the right complaining about Jack's interviewing style with Luxon. This was only one interview. Hosking was far worse with Jacinda week after week, month after month. Downright rude.

[@amaranthinefreeman274]

What a slap in the face, we voted for this incompetence

[@kman7984]

There was no other options its a case of vote for the best of the worst.

[@yesterday1396]

He is honestly the worst prime minister we've ever had and that is saying a lot.

[@DavidSmith-yi8ou]

No, that’s Jacinda by a significant distance.

[@barbarooza8408]

@@DavidSmith-yi8ou wrong, champ

[@samituomisalo]

Great work Jack. Unbelievable that this is our PM 😂

[@jezzanz]

Blame blame, blah blah. Everything that comes out of his mouth is a lie. Grow a sack and take responsibility for being a disaster of leader

[@brendanswift9407]

It is very clear that Luxon is not used to being questioned.

[@CITA7687]

Why does he ALWAYS talk about strong feelings on 'all sides'. This coalition is targeting Maori in a deliberate attempt to shut them up. Punitive targeting of truancy stats is helping Maori? No investigation of why kids are truanting. The gang patch law, not looking into what has contributed to the growth in gangs in Aotearoa. Incompetent in all his dealings wth Maori

[@HoennAngel]

Jack: "Now Mr Luxon, Seymour says he wants to shoot all poor people on sight. What do you say to people who call you out for letting this happen?" Luxon: "Well what I'd say to you Jack is Labour made me and theres a lot of sides to this debate" - probably

[@bella22728]

Luxon cant ever give a str8 reply.....dances round everything

[@SKI_MVSK]

🕺

[@johngreally9599]

Why is the coalition not challenged like that IN parliament? Maybe they ARE. Why is it not REPORTED? It leaves media overstepping the bounds challenge-wise, overspeaking, barracking... His Majesty's Loyal Opposition's task, surely. Nevertheless, I learned heaps in that 30 minutes, and it's mostly bad for the Coalition, unless I suddenly become wealthy.

[@ScottMacGregor-i4o]

Those who control the media, control the narrative....follow the $$$$

[@warrenpyke813]

jack Tame interviewing himself.

[@reasonablearticalo]

Scared of tough questions? Not as much as our no-nothing prime minister, I bet.

[@AnnSmith-u9c]

Let him speak! The majority voted, this is what we have . Jack asks complex questions and we’re lucky to hear a sentence in reply without Jack butting in! When any left opposition parties are interviewed he is quite a different interviewer.

[@lylepainting2256]

As a whanau living on Maori Land in Northland we honestly couldn't less about government policies

[@tajtandoori9076]

Ka Pai. Unless you're on the benefit.

[@stephenlennon7369]

Welcome to politics PM 😅

[@SamGemmell-dk6qd]

Luxless beating around the bush again

[@AmyGladstone-iq6jt]

"What I say to you Jack" is you did a Sterling job asking your very thought provoking questions, unfortunately our Illustrious leader is so out of touch with the county's economy and race relations that he couldn't /didn't know the answers. Methinks he is anti Maori and he wanted the Treaty principles Bill tabled. Remember also his bottom feeder comments .....

[@Arms26]

This guy is completely out of his depth. Completely out of his depth. He's not a PM. He's a back office, not to be seen guy. He doesn't know how to handle interviews and then giggles when he doesn't know the answer.

[@johnr3150]

Still rather have him than the opposition.

[@stephenlennon7369]

​@@johnr3150😅😅

[@adf12023]

Sound like Kamala Harris trollop.

[@Kiki-cs8xv]

He's still banging on like he's in opposition. Everything is about Labour. "Labour did this, Labour did that." Jesus, aren't you meant to be the guy in charge? Our economy has gotten worse in the past 12 months. Why aren't you telling us what your plan is?

[@petertrott5107]

Jack why don't you start a think tank or task force for saving tvnz news. With all your questions I challenge you to come up with a solution for each, then arrange an action group to do it successfully - economically viable and on time.

[@sussanfitzgerald514]

Congratulations Jack. Well done. Your interview skills have noticeably improved with experience

[@SBOK41]

😂 Are you serious?

[@mrdyercauston]

This man has no idea what he's doing. Completely unprepared- expecting to be given a pass cos he's the PM.

[@courtneyyates9692]

I'm still surprised Jack KINDA called out Debbie Packer on her gun hand gestures.

[@martyjohn007]

Bloody muppet

[@johnleonard3959]

dont you mean , muppets!!??

[@jamesknight157]

Good on ya Jack

[@bighoose]

Luxon didn't care for indigenous Māori and all Kiwi wellbeing and threw them under the bus for a one term govt of toxic division

[@Badest187]

Jack tame for prime minister 🎉

[@martyjohn007]

Yeah Jack...get him 🤩✊🏾🤙🚩🚩🚩

[@asdasdsfas5026]

Anyone time how much of this interview humpty spend avoiding questions?

[@dancelover558]

Can see why Luxon has refused to come on Q&A up till now. His grip on government is fragile. Hes no leader. Neither is he a negotiator. His knowledge of current economics is shaky - or hes a liar or both. He relies on talking points provided by his large team of minders. Blaming Labour who left him an economy rated AAA by S &P & a positive outlook by Treasury & RB. Hes all talk ("massive focus on delivering outcomes") word salad, talking over interviewer, doesnt answer questions & laughs when faced with the facts that economy is in poor shape, poor have got poorer, low performance on climate, Seymour's Bill was not a bottom line in Coalition negotiations.

[@ScottMacGregor-i4o]

Its taken 1 whole year before a journalist has held him to account. Well done Jack. Loved the line "welcome to politics Chris". The guy is a jellyfish.

[@maarihill9755]

An awesome interview well done. Spot on Jack.

[@spencerarnold7448]

Jack, didn't the media have access to the same data as the government, why didn't YOU predict this?

[@KarinMary-bb1gw]

We did

[@spencerarnold7448]

@@KarinMary-bb1gw proof?

[@moomoo3065]

he knew and agreed with this process

[@epp680]

Love your work Jack Tame

[@gayledenholm987]

Jack is another John Campbell

[@dancelover558]

Thank you Jack Tame. This was good work!

[@YeeWhoEnterHere]

So blame Labour? What about all the actions this current government is doing that is making things worse? Talk about an overplayed hand.

[@dotapubadventures7184]

Give this dude a thesaurus, right or wrong "what I'd say to you" surely his media trainers realize this is annoying asf.

[@ralphconnor2034]

Spot on