National's Chris Luxon clarified that New Zealand is a country of 'endless potential' after yesterday's backlash.

Luxon commented that the nation had become a "very negative, wet, whiny, inward-looking country" while chatting to farmers in Helensville.

He says New Zealand is a well-positioned country with smart, creative, determined people- that isn't realising the endless potential it has.

"We're not solving the problems and we're not getting things done. And that's all because this is a Government that over the last six years, is taking New Zealand backwards."

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