Christopher Luxon gave his State of the Nation speech in Auckland, setting out his vision for the country and promising to be 'straight up' with Kiwis about the nation's 'fragile' situation. NZ Herald deputy political editor Thomas Coughlan joins to discuss.
Later, National's coalition agreement with New Zealand First makes changes to the sex education curriculum.
It will focus on "academic achievement and not gender ideology, including the removal and replacement of the gender, sexuality, and relationship-based education guidelines” But what does Labour's Spokesperson for Education have to say about this?
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