He had previously indicated he was interested in a future in politics, and his natural political home would be the National Party. National leader Simon Bridges had a chat with Luxon at the end of June but was not actively courting him. Asked whether Luxon would make a good party leader or Prime Minister, he said: "Let's see what happens. She has said she had no concerns about whether Luxon might run for the National Party in the future. "Obviously he has a role still to fulfill at Air NZ and I imagine his mind will rightly be on that through to September," Ardern said.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 10, 2019 05:48 UTC