Luxon sacks FEC chair Stuart Smith without explanation

Luxon sacks FEC chair Stuart Smith without explanation

The FEC with Stuart Smith in the chair began its inquiry in late October after submissions closed on September 25.

When hearings resumed after the Christmas break, Cameron Brewer was in the chair.

Brewer was not on the FEC previously and so has missed many of the hearings, including those of the chairs and chief executives of the four major banks.

Smith, who is no longer on the FEC, has been in parliament since 2014 while Brewer was first elected in 2023.and sat on Auckland Council for nine years and was chief executive of the Newmarket Business Association between 2005 and 2010. Brewer was also press secretary to former Auckland mayor John Banks