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Chris Bishop

Candidate for Hutt South
Party National
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Reserve Bank independence under spotlight as PM weighs in
The Spinoff — August 26, 2025

Luxon’s comments about the OCR have stirred debate over political influence, just as the Reserve Bank begins weighing whether to relax rules that the government opposes.

Bishop wants house prices to fall. PM Luxon wants them to rise
Stuff — August 25, 2025

House Minister Chris Bishop has openly called for house prices to fall. But Prime Minister Christopher Luxon wants to see modest increases.

PM, Chris Bishop and Wayne Brown launch railway crossing removal work
Stuff — August 24, 2025

The leaders will take part in a sod-turning ceremony at Takanini Station Park and Ride in Auckland.

Jones faces backlash over fast-track comments
The Post — August 22, 2025

The Resources Minister has come under fire for his remarks on the fast-track process around seabed mining, with calls for Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop to rein him in.

Fear and zoning at Auckland Council
The Spinoff — August 22, 2025

It looks like we might finally be letting people build houses in Kingsland, Mt Eden and Mt Albert, and some of our councillors are absolutely ropeable.

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