Newshub’s Jenna Lynch says the Prime Minister is facing a “massive perception problem” after it emerged he stayed two nights in Premier House over Christmas.
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has been very vocal about the fact he can’t live in Premier House because it needs tens of millions of dollars of repairs.
Heritage NZ has backed up the Prime Minister’s claims saying the building is in a dishevelled state partly as a result of the multiple purposes it serves.
But on Thursday morning Stuff revealed Luxon spent two nights at Premier House over Christmas last year. It was previously reported that he hosted his extended family for festive celebrations.
This has led to questions about whether Premier House is really unlivable.
The last Prime Minister to live there full time was Dame Jacinda Ardern and she brought up her baby daughter Neve there.
Good enough for Jacinda and her baby, good enough for Luxon’s family, but not good enough for Luxon and he won’t allow media in to film it so they can judge for themselves!
When Entitlement becomes Narcissism.
Press Gallery Journalists and commentators keep saying Luxon ‘misread’ the room over his $52000 allowance, which is utter bullshit!
The Press Gallery Journalists all misread Luxon!
Luxon sees his privilege through his prosperity theology paradigm where he has 7 properties because Jesus loves him!
His accomodation allowance is a prosperity given to him by Jesus – that’s why he took so long to u-turn!
What’s interesting about his refusal to immediately admit mistake and change is that he did it with the EV subsidy as well. While he was damning Labour for the EV Subsidy, he was intending to use it for himself and apparently the rumour is they really had to argue internally against him taking it because it was such a bad look.
He clearly used it for his wife’s car, but his intent to get it for himself and the amount of time it took to convince him was astonishing.
His National Party Mandarins must have felt the same panic back then that they did last week when he said ‘I’m entitled’ almost 150 seperate times in the space of only 5 minutes.
The reason he refused to back down is because of his evangelical prosperity theology privilege. In Luxon’s branch dividend, Prosperity Theology preaches that the ordained and blessed by God are afforded huge wealth and prosperity.
It’s like Abraham’s blessings but on meth.
It’s what Bishop Brian Tamaki believes in.
The Bish has a huge gold watch, beautiful houses and expensive motorcycles because God loves Brian ever so much he is publicly blessing him with prosperity to bring more souls to Christ.
Hiding your prosperity when Jesus has given you the wifi password to heaven is considered terrible form.
For Luxon, him having 7 properties is proof positive that Jesus loves him, and hiding any of the prosperity and privilege that comes with being loved ever so much by Jesus is sinful.
Chris dug his heels in over his EV subsidy and paying himself $1000 per week to hire his own apartment while demanding brutal austerity for everyone else because Jesus loves him dammit!
If Jesus wants to give Chris all these privileges and benefits, then Christopher fucking Luxon deserves everything God wants to give him!
Premier House isn’t good enough for someone God loves so much.
Hilariously Chris said he was taken aback by the fury he received which really shows how disconnected from reality he is…
‘Quite full on’: Luxon on public’s $52k allowance backlash
Christopher Luxon has responded to the public backlash against him claiming a $52,000 tax-free bonus to pay for his mortgage-free Wellington apartment, saying it was “quite full on”.
…he’s demanding austerity for us and blessings he is entitled to because Baby Jesus loves him so fiercely!
Luxon didn’t misread the room, the room misread him.
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So he stayed in Premier house with his family..and after staying figured it was not suitable for him. If he is breaking any rules, take him to court.
He’s saying that his home residence is in Remuera Auckland . Therefore he is ‘entitled’ to claim $1000 per week.
Of course, his apartment in Wellington is also his own personal residence. ie. It is completely mortgage free, not rented out, and he uses it when living in Wellington. In other words , he has two home residence, plus of course his 5 other rental properties.
Chippy Hipkins also has a residence in Wellington and chose to stay there rather than Premiere House, but didn’t claim any accommodation benefit.
Clusterfuxon, just like Bill English, the ‘dimwitted double dipper from Dipton,’ (who is still lurking behind the scenes because he couldn’t get a job in the real world ), tried to do, is game the system for his own greedy financial gain. Boy! These guy’s are a real piece of work!!
They buy their way into power. (Let’s face it. Not there on ability or talent)… and then …once there, try and rort every last drop of money out of it whilst at the same time preaching how every one must tighten their collective belts as inflation is out of control.
Where’s the class clown Seymour in all of this, who hates anyone getting handouts for anything, except himself of course from the billionaires club! Haven’t heard a peep!
Luxon and English… both God bothering religious zealots…what more can you say!!
For sure Grant
Jesus said ” my temple should be a house of prayer but National has made it a den of thieves “
He was earning far more when CEO of Air NZ .I believe it was about $4million a year. He should have know better than claiming his $1000 dues but to say he is playing the system for personal gain is silly envy politics
He shouldn’t have accepted his current job if he wasn’t prepared to take the accommodation that goes with it. What was good enough for John and Jacinda is good enough for him. It’s a fine old house in a lovely setting of birdsong and bush. Few are in the position to eschew job components in this way.
“but to say he is playing the system for personal gain is silly envy politics”
Trev, you might be right, but he looks like a man who is putting his snout in the trough, so he can take all he can for free from the tax payer.
It is not envy politics, that’s simply right wing distraction to an extremely poor decision by Luxon. By every measure and by every media outlet, everyone agrees it was an extremely poor decision given Luxons demand on the rest of the country to tighten their belts. You do yourself no favors Trevor.
He should have stayed at AIR NZ because he had fewer people to pull the wool over their eyes than the whole country. There are still a few that are gullible enough to believe he gave up a lucrative career for the sake of others.
Why don’t our public broadcasters gain access and give us all a detailed 40 minute tour of the premises and its amenities.
Let us decide if we agree with Luxon that it is unlivable.
One of the more depressing aspects of the saga was some vulgar real estate dealer/”expert” declaring that it would be better to demolish the heritage building than conserve it.
If you want to make sure a Prime Minister never lives in premier house again – let the media go through it. Create a nice security risk.
The building needs bulldozing – build something respectable that NZers can be proud of
GREAT COMMENT SIR.
After all, no foreign diplomat has ever been admitted to the inner sanctum of Premier House. That would create a ‘nice security risk’ after all.
I hope you can still get the massive hole in your head where your brains leaked out fixed under the Luxon regime.
Oh rubbish. It could be done without giving away any security details.
Any company has to pay or provide a suitable accommodation to their employee if they have to work out of town. it is irrelevant if they already have a investment property there or not. In this case, Luxon has his prime residence in Auckland. A employer cannot force their staff to accept substandard accommodation or accommodation that is not suitable for someone in their position. Vodafone can not accommodate their CEO in a leaky home and get away with it. Either they provide suitable accommodation or they pay-up.
Fuck you are funny Benny.
All Luxon had to say was ” I’m all good, I own my own place there, so all good”. Given that saving public money is the Government’s no 1 priority, you’d think Luxon would lead from the front, but, know, he felt entitled .
Richard Christie. “ Vulgar… to demolish the heritage building than conserve it. “ I couldn’t agree more. Such a suggestion is more mindless annihilation of our rich historical tapestry. If the vandals at the gates want to attack “ colonialism”, then perhaps they could dump the rugby football which is causing so much trouble, even if it provides bread and circuses for the prols.
Bwahahaha! the Luxury Luxo fam used the joint for a two day xmas nosh up, but the place is not fit for shiny bonce to live in…oh well…he is so used to moving from one luxurious air conditioned space to another I guess that it seems rather downmarket to him.
Here’s an idea…which ever nearest Wellington family on the Kainga Ora waiting list wants it, they can move in!
Or, start a nationwide political squat movement of occupying empty houses, including this one.
It was convenient for a xmas do because the place has catering, paid for by the tax payer.
He was right. It all became a ‘distraction’…. from the cruel, nasty, thieving activities being carried out in the background by Seymour and Co.
Who is really the prime minister? I don’t think it’s Mr. Luxon.
And I don’t think Mr. Seymour will be satisfied with that title for long. He seems rather dictatorial and doesn’t like scrutiny or opposition. For someone who definitely wasn’t voted in as PM he seems to have become PM by default.
He appears to be threatening people who call him out and has definitely got above his station. When will Luxon be brave enough to rein him in? Probably not until the good people of Epsom see that they too will be in the firing line, and finally realise they’ve been had.
The thing with these people is that they never admit to mistakes. They never accept fault.
And that’s narcissism.
And why is it not a surprise that political journalists are being axed when their biggest hater Winston Peter’s is deputy PM. Was this one of Peter’s coalition bottom lines?
Yeah so more than half the country don’t get $52000 a year after tax for working 40+ hours per week. And he can’t see why most people are appalled that he wants to be paid to live in his own debt free house. Oh and all those workers on only $52000 per year would be more than happy to live in Premier House as it is. How many bed rooms are there? Help fix the housing crisis, turn it into an emergency homeless shelter.
I have stayed in some pretty grotty places for 2 days but would not have wanted to stay permanently.
While I agree he got it wrong I claiming the extra money he has a right not to live in damp moldy home just like anyone else
That is a nice reframe Trev of “both the rich and poor are entitled to sleep under bridges.”
Sure people have the right to not live in a mouldy dump (which this dwelling is not)–but sometimes they do because of power relationships and housing shortages. The law will soon allow 90 day no cause evictions, who is going to ask the landlord to get rid of that nasty black mould…
DAMP is probably the best description ofof a Luxon \\\\
DAMP is probably the best description of a Luxon I’ve seen yet.
DAMP
Tim. I beg to differ. Luxon is wet, very wet. Raindrops keep falling on his shiny head. English is the damp one. He got dipped in something.
Both Hipkins and Jacinda said it leaked and needed money spent on it .
Neither said it leaked. They just said a few areas were a little dated. …bwahhh…cry me a river..
Big deal so what….so are most highly sort after Villas and Bungalows and people don’t seem to mind..
Phone up an insulation co.
….You can pump that stuff everywhere now..Throw some new carpet down and install
an new heat pump …job done!
Then they should have got it fixed. Roof leaks can be hard to determine and address, more so in a big old house which has been added onto. The best option may have been to get it reroofed. Living with leaks isn’t structurally helpful either.
Yes Trevor but the politics of hate and envy drives the thinking of the left.
Yes, Trevor brown tongue we can’t have our PM living in dampness.
The sensible thing to do is pull it down and build something fit for purpose.
“The sensible thing to do is pull it down and build something fit for purpose.” – Bob’s first thought.
Oh yes, like a palace.
Luxon needs a nice palace.
That will do nicely.
You are being silly for silly’s sake RC.
Trevor. He couldn’t accommodate 25 family members in his apartment block at Christmas. End of. It would have been like all those kiddies in motels having to play in carparks and on the stairs.
The children were put there under Jacindas watch .So much for a caring government more car dwellers at the end of their time in power
That’s not the point. The point is that Luxon should stop behaving like the Prince of Montecito.
There is no evidence that it is either damp, or mouldy, and he won’t let the media in to film footage of the supposed unliveable conditions…
The excuse…security reasons..
What a load of crap …filming a few walls, ceilings and fittings up close ain’t exactly going to trigger a crime wave in the country or have the KGB or China all excited about N.Z. giving away state secrets.
Key spent nearly $300,000 on it only 12 years ago, so it will be near new in parts…and it’s barely been lived in.
Jacinda was nearly alway at work
It just demonstrates what a lying untrustworthy Prime Minister we have. He is not worthy of the title..
His days are well and truly numbered!!
“Key spent nearly $300,000 on it only 12 years ago,”
Luxon’s apologists want you believe that the workers on the refurbishment were all subsequently dispatched and buried in a mass grave afterwards, so as to preserve State Security.
so trev we build more high quality social housing??
It will not be hard to build more than Labour
It will be because this pack of frauds have put a stop to ALL Kainga Ora builds.
Dream on….sunshine
More houses built under the last Labour Government since the 1930’s and ’40s…also done by Labour.
And done during 2 years of major disruption due to the 1 in 100 year worldwide pandemic..
And who stopped building, turfed tenants out under false pretences, and even tried to deny that some people live in cars?
Well let’s see if they do Trevor. Judging by last time they were in power it’s highly doubtful.
He 2 face never to be trusted neva
Grant Robo & Clark should have fixed. Is in his patch.
It will not be hard to build more than Labour
You’re repeating yourself Trevor.
Martyn, this is a trivial issue. The type of thing 3 news would have done a 2 hour program on. No one cares about that place on Tinakori Road. Let’s concentrate on the seriously concerning issue of fast tracking planning to a minister or similar or moving the capital to Auckland.
Despite my presiding over wide scale cutbacks, crackdowns, slash and burn austerity, and what will likely be the first single term govt since the 1970’s…I still enjoy the largesse of various privileged entitlements concessions, dispensations and stipends that come with the baubles of office, and I’m nowhere near receiving a diagnosis of acute entitle-itus.
You may have heard of ear-worms, but I got a bad mouth-worm recently, when every third word coming out of my mouth was entitled entitling entitlements, you see what I mean. After this unfortunate episode,
I decided to spruce up my brand by donating a portion of my salary to my favorite charity, supporting rich billionaires who are down on their luck. My first tranche of funding will go to the very worthy Mr Musk,
who was terribly hard done by, when Bezos replaced him as worlds richest man. It must have been an absolute shock for Musk, and hopefully my financial contribution will see him well on the way, to getting back onto his feet again.
Everyone is equal, but I’m a little more equal than most. Obviously I can’t be exactly equal to everyone,
as that would make me equal to bottomfeeders, and that’s plainly wrong, for my crustiness and pomposity knows no equal.
I’m way past treating the public as a bottomless ATM, since it’s more accurate to say that I treat the public as my personal sugar daddy, and as long as I keep the support of sugar daddy, then I deserve all the sugar that comes my way…the more the better.
Excuse me, but I simply cannot concentrate any longer on this conversation, while some raggedy hobo has made their home on the sidewalk adjacent to my apartment…don’t they have a proper home?
This will simply not do, as I can’t concentrate with their constant coughing and wheezing and loud breathing.
It makes me feel completely justified in asking my apartment manager to direct a garden hose onto said hobo, to get them moving. If only said hobo knew that I was working hard to give them tax cuts, I’m sure they would be a lot more considerate.
Premier house, just the up back road from our place.
eH!,Lower Hutt, in the Muldoon time, his choice or his Prime place to live, without ounership, was his choice place to be. Truth, decorating, the reception lounge, soft lemon , weekend double time wage, smoko, who, three of us, two older than me, in walks Theo, our Prime Ministers, significant other, i stood up, tea break, sugar or milk. These other back page, Dominion readers, woke, when Muldoon, walked in.
Ohj! pot hole, your friends say, all those covered, keep popping up. How that and why.
As a boomer I am ashamed of the generation of enitled self centered arseholes we have foisted on NZ .the PM is a prime example of that type of person .
gw the Labour Government was full of entitled people most of whom are thankfully now history.
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