PremiumThomas CoughlanPolitical Editor·NZ Herald·5 Aug, 2026 01:21 AM3 mins to read‌Prime Minister Christopher Luxon took an NZ Defence Force plane from Whanganui. Photo / NZMEPrime Minister Christopher Luxon took an NZ Defence Force plane from Whanganui. Photo / NZMEPrime Minister Christopher Luxon used a New Zealand Defence Force Flight to get home from Whanganui after he attended a fundraiser dinner for the local National Party.

Luxon had previously defended taking a Defence Force (NZDF) flight from Whanganui that day, saying he had a “meeting at 10:30pm at night”.