New Zealand’s New Government Sworn In, Parliament Expected to Open Next Week

Published on November 27, 2023

WELLINGTON—New Zealand’s new right-of-centre government was sworn in on Monday, with parliament expected to sit next week and begin working on new policies, including a new central bank mandate and lifting a ban on oil and gas exploration. New Zealand Governor General Cindy Kiro, who represents British monarch King Charles III as head of state, swore National Party leader Christopher Luxon in as New Zealand’s 42nd prime minister along with ministers of his cabinet at Government House in Wellington. Centre-right National signed coalition agreements with libertarian ACT New Zealand and populist New Zealand First on Friday allowing the three parties to form a government, bringing an end to six years of left-wing governments in New Zealand....

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