Hipkins claims Luxon mocked his own MPs as 'Air New Zealand middle managers' — admits he has no proof

Labour leader Chris Hipkins told Parliament that Prime Minister Christopher Luxon privately described his own backbench MPs as "no better than a bunch of Air New Zealand middle managers." Hipkins acknowledged he had no evidence, citing a second-hand account from "a couple of years ago." Luxon dismissed the claim as "ridiculous," saying, "It's not something I would say."