Christopher Luxon: Prime Minister on his one-on-one call with Donald Trump, abuse in care redress

The Mike Hosking Breakfast

The Prime Minister has shared new details about his phone call with Donald Trump.

Christopher Luxon has had a one-on-one chat with the US President Elect yesterday morning, a call Trump was late for.

But Luxon told Mike Hosking it was a warm conversation and a productive chat, covering everything from international conflict to golf.

Luxon says Trump's perception of New Zealand, and our Government, is very positive.

He’s also confirmed that a new compensation scheme for abuse in care survivors will be in place by mid-2025.

Redress was a major talking point at yesterday's historic national apology.

Luxon's already committing a further $32 million to the existing settlement process.

He told Hosking that the Government's also working as fast as possible to get a new redress system in place.

Luxon says there's a lot of design work to be done, as the current claims process goes through four different Government agencies, who all work at different speeds.

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