Christopher Luxon leadership: National caucus coup attempt overshadows election issues - Bruce Cotterill

Opinion byNZ Herald·14 Aug, 2026 11:00 PM9 mins to readBruce Cotterill is a professional director and adviser to business leaders. He is the author of the book, The Best Leaders Don’t Shout, and host of the podcast, Leaders Getting Coffee.‌PM Christopher Luxon and Minister of Police Mark Mitchell discussing the reduction of assault rates in Auckland alongside a decrease in overall crime. Photo / Alex BurtonChristopher Luxon must really like his job. If he didn’t, I’m not sure why he would spend his time working in the environment he has had to endure over the past couple of weeks. This week’s National Party shenanigans were as close to a political suicide mission as we have