Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is to speak while making a visit in Auckland understood to be related to economic growth.

Luxon will be joined by new Economic Growth Minister Nicola Willis, also the Finance Minister, at the Fisher and Paykel Healthcare facility in East Tāmaki this afternoon.

He will hold a media stand-up at about 3.45pm. A livestream can be found at the top of the article.

Economic growth has become a catch-cry of Luxon’s in 2025 and was central to the Government’s “digital nomad” scheme launched on Monday that would allow people visiting New Zealand on short stays to work remotely for their employers back home.

Unlike similar schemes overseas which use a special visa, the Government’s scheme would be bolted on to New Zealand’s existing visitor visa scheme, meaning people visiting New Zealand on an ordinary tourist visa can continue working for their foreign employer.

People visiting New Zealand from a visa waiver country like the United States, Japan, South Korea, Argentina, Israel, and the European Union would be able to work as part of their visa.

Aside from economic growth measures, Luxon would likely face questions about the Mexican Embassy in New Zealand wading in following NZ First Minister Shane Jones calling out in Parliament “send the Mexicans home” during a verbal stoush between his party leader Winston Peters and members of the Green Party.

The embassy said yesterday it was following up on the matter through “diplomatic channels”. Luxon hadn’t said whether he would reprimand Jones but had called on all politicians to watch their rhetoric.

In a statement, Peters - also the Foreign Affairs Minister - said he was “aware of concerns raised by the Mexican Ambassador with MFAT” and looked forward to seeing the ambassador at Waitangi next week.

“In the heat of the moment in the robust environment of Parliament, sometimes some members say things when provoked that, on reflection, may have been expressed differently.”

He will also likely reference the Government’s decision to build the new Dunedin Hospital on the old Cadbury factory site, announced today by new Health Minister Simeon Brown.

Adam Pearse is a political reporter in the NZ Herald Press Gallery team, based at Parliament. He has worked for NZME since 2018, covering sport and health for the Northern Advocate in Whangārei before moving to the NZ Herald in Auckland, covering Covid-19 and crime.