Leaders

Christopher Luxon

Who leads New Zealand? Christopher Luxon, Prime Minister. Profile, record and power assessment from the Magna Bureau leader index.

Prime Minister — New Zealand

Record & power

Record score	56
Power score	59

Country momentum 0 — Quarterly momentum: the Bureau's read on the country's trajectory over the last quarter, from −10 (deteriorating fast) to +10 (accelerating).

Why it matters

New Zealand's premier — the law-and-order mandate: 37,000 fewer crime victims, ram raids down 85%.
GDP up 2.6% year-on-year to June 2026; exports up NZ$20bn; the India FTA secured.
A high-income Pacific democracy; 91% of the export growth target met.
Abolished the Māori Health Authority — the Treaty Principles row is the moral charge.

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New Zealand Rankings

Across the Bureau

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