New Zealand Woman’s Weekly

Family man Christopher ‘LOVE IS MY GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT’

New Zealanders are used to seeing Christopher Luxon in the boardroom or the political halls of power – first in his role as CEO of Air New Zealand and now as the Leader of the Opposition party. But back when he was a teenager, it was his performance on the dance floor that won the heart of Amanda, his wife of 28 years.

“I took him on a date to an aerobics class,” laughs Amanda. “And then we did ballroom dancing to prepare for our university ball. The teacher said he had rhythm and I couldn’t believe she was saying that about him when

I had done ballet for years. But that’s what clinched it for me!”

Sitting down for a chat with the Weekly at their Auckland home, it’s clear there’s a lot of love between the pair, who met when Christopher was

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