Māori seats don't 'make a lot of sense' - Christopher Luxon
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Luxon's latest comments follow his criticism of Govt's approach to co-governance. 
NZ Herald: National Party leader Christopher Luxon says Māori seats don’t ‘make a lot of sense’
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