Sam Hudson

Sam Hudson
Nov 6, 2026

OPINION: What good is a Prime Minister’s promise of recovery when the weekly shop still feels like a financial emergency? That is the question Christopher Luxon should be answering, and…

Sam Hudson
Oct 31, 2026

OPINION: Good on you, Dame Jacinda Ardern. The world of politics is dominated by outrage, division and point-scoring, but I find it genuinely heartening that a leader who advertised kindness…

Sam Hudson
Oct 21, 2026

OPINION: Winston Peters may dream of becoming prime minister, but he should understand one thing, it will not be happening under my watch. Newsletter Banner Weekly Newsletter Stay informed with…

Sam Hudson
Oct 11, 2026

OPINION: Winston Peters is overdue for the political retirement home. New Zealand deserves leadership focused on the mounting bills at the kitchen table, not another round of pathetic culture-war arguments…

Sam Hudson
Oct 7, 2026

OPINION: If Tuesday night’s TVNZ Leaders Debate was supposed to prove Christopher Luxon remains the man in command, it achieved almost the opposite. Chris Hipkins won this debate by a…

Sam Hudson
Oct 6, 2026

OPINION: The Free Speech Union is asking New Zealanders to join their membership programme. I am asking about something more than membership. Specifically, what authority should it actually have over…

Sam Hudson
Oct 4, 2026

OPINION: Matthew Horncastle says he wants to “sell houses to everyone” which sounds wonderfully democratic until you remember that some of us are already quite comfortable with the type of…

Sam Hudson
Oct 1, 2026

OPINION: A raised middle finger in the background of a photograph with Christopher Luxon was photoshopped and removed, but in politics images can carry more weight than carefully prepared propaganda.…

Sam Hudson
Sep 30, 2026

OPINION: Chris Hipkins’ argument for giving Māori providers more authority to make decisions on the frontline rests on a clear premise. Wellington can set national policy, while local providers are…

Sam Hudson
Sep 30, 2026

Former Speaker of the House and longtime Labour MP Adrian Rurawhe has died following a recent illness, his whānau have confirmed. Newsletter Banner Weekly Newsletter Stay informed with journalism that…

Sam Hudson

Chris Hipkins is the leader New Zealand needs and the ‘Better Prime Minister’ Kiwis deserve

Dame Jacinda Ardern’s kindness and compassion set to inspire a new generation of leaders

Winston Peters will not be Prime Minister under my watch

Winston Peters is overdue for the political Retirement Home. New Zealand deserves Better

Chris Hipkins won the Leaders’ Debate by a thousand miles, Christopher Luxon struggled

Does the Free Speech Union deserve authority, or does it need challenging from within?

Matthew Horncastle wants to sell me a measly box. I already own a Mansion

The raised middle finger behind Christopher Luxon, and the political contrast with Jacinda Ardern

Chris Hipkins makes the case for putting more power in Māori providers’ hands

Former House Speaker Adrian Rurawhe dies following illness