Live updates: Luxon lands in Wellington, all smiles, amid leadership questions

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What to know:

National leader Christopher Luxon has called an "urgent" in-person Caucus meeting in Wellington at 9.30am tomorrow.
Last night, media reports emerged that there had been conversations within the National Party around his leadership.
One unnamed MP reportedly said: “There’s going to be change”.

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