Jamie EnsorChief Political Reporter·NZ Herald·20 Jun, 2026 05:10 AM6 mins to read‌Prime Minister Christopher Luxon addresses members at National's annual conference in Lower Hutt on Saturday. Photo / Jamie EnsorPrime Minister Christopher Luxon addresses members at National's annual conference in Lower Hutt on Saturday. Photo / Jamie EnsorNational sought to drive home what it considers to be a contrast between its economic management and what it claimed was the “short-term thinking” of the Labour Party, on the first day of its annual conference.

Party faithful gathered in a gloomy Lower Hutt on Saturday to hear speeches