New Zealand swears in new prime minister Christopher Luxon
New Zealand swears in new prime minister Christopher Luxon

Former airline executive Christopher Luxon is sworn in as New Zealand's next prime minister.

He heads a three-way coalition, in which his two deputy prime ministers, David Seymour and Winston Peters, will each hold the position for half of the government's three-year term.

The two deputies have in the past traded barbs and been involved in high-profile social media spats, but Luxon has downplayed the friction.

National's election win in October brought the curtain down on six years of Jacinda Ardern's Labour party.