Christopher Luxon says nobody should be surprised by his call to rule out working with the Opportunity Party - despite the new position being revealed without notice at the very end of a media conference.

National has ruled out working with the Opportunity Party, with leader Christopher Luxon saying National would not do business with a party that wants to raise taxes.

The Opportunity Party leader says their door is always open, despite National ruling out including them in a potential coalition.

Christopher Luxon says nobody should be surprised by his call to rule out working with the Opportunity Party - despite the new position being revealed without notice at the very…