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Christopher Luxon says he wants nothing to do with the Greens while he's Prime Minister.
Luxon's confirmed a National-Greens Coalition wasn't off the cards when James Shaw was co-leader of the Green Party.
But he says the party has changed significantly under new leadership.
The Prime Minister told Kerre Woodham he had great respect for Shaw and his commitment to the environment, and would have been prepared to work with him.
But he says the Greens have since moved to what he calls a more "socialist" position.
Luxon says the Government has not handled changes to Oranga Tamariki contracts well.
A children's charity is suing the Ministry for allegedly cancelling a $21 million contract which still has two-and-a-half years to run.
Stand T奴 M膩ia says losing funding will end the service, which has a 100 year history of providing trauma care for children and whanau.
Luxon told Woodham the organisation has done some great work.
He says the matter is before the court so he can't comment much, but he has raised the issue with the Children's Minister this week.
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