Christopher Luxon is set to meet the UK’s new Prime Minister next week.

He said in a media standup earlier today that he would work with “every leader the partner countries deliver” and was confident he would have a good relationship with whoever won the election.

Labour’s Keir Starmer has won the election by a landslide, the party having taken over 360 seats.

ZB Senior Political Correspondent Barry Soper told Heather du Plessis-Allan that he has a busy first month, with diplomatic meetings with various world leaders in store.

“For the first time now in 14 years, we’re going to see a change in government. Let's only hope that the Labour Party is better than the one that we saw here.”

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National pride in the US nears record lows.

The most recent Gallup poll revealed that 41% of respondents considered themselves “extremely proud” to be an American, and an additional 26% said they were very proud.

The downwards slope hit its lowest point in 2020, with only 63% of respondents saying they were very or extremely proud, compared to the years after 9/11, which peaked at 70% in 2003.

US Correspondent Dan Mitchinson told Heather du Plessis-Allan that while it is somewhat split on party lines, even for Republicans their pride levels are down.

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Plenty of excitement in Dunedin as the city prepares for tomorrow’s match.

The All Blacks are facing off against England in their first test of 2024 - the first test of Scott Robertson’s tenure as coach.

Jason Pine is broadcasting live from the stadium this weekend, and told Heather du Plessis-Allan that the team picked for this game was pretty predictable, designed to get Razor’s era as coach off to a good start.

"I think it’s a good team, there’s probably not a lot that most people would have changed in the, in the 15 or the 23.”

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