Sam Hudson

Sam Hudson
Aug 22, 2026

Video: In the video, ACT candidate Paul Henry calls Māori seats “undemocratic” and argues all voters should be placed on the general roll. He is wrong. (File. / Paul Henry…

Sam Hudson, Emily Carter
Aug 19, 2026

Award-winning political journalist Maiki Sherman is returning to the election frontline, joining Māori Television (Whakaata Māori) for its Whakatau 2026 coverage just months after her high-profile departure from TVNZ. Newsletter…

Sam Hudson
Aug 19, 2026

New Zealand political blogger and commentator Martyn Bradbury has been hospitalised following a medical emergency that left him with three broken ribs and significant blood loss. Newsletter Banner Weekly Newsletter…

Sam Hudson
Aug 16, 2026

OPINION: Billy Brown spent the weekend trying to manufacture a gotcha moment over thisquality’s reporting on Marsden Point Oil Refinery. The New Zealand First candidate shared a string of posts…

Sam Hudson, Anne K. Rutherford
Aug 15, 2026

OPINION: There comes a point when a political talking point has been disproved so thoroughly that continuing to repeat it becomes impossible to defend as simple political spin. New Zealand…

Sam Hudson, Jess Kimberly
Aug 14, 2026

Video: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese raised eyebrows after joking on Nikki Osborne’s Bush Deep podcast that Australia could “take over” New Zealand, invoking a little-known constitutional relic during an…

Sam Hudson
Aug 12, 2026

OPINION: Labour has every reason to keep its focus on winning as much support as possible before the election. The question is what Labour is actually trying to achieve with…

Sam Hudson
Aug 5, 2026

Video: Former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern reflected on leading New Zealand through the Christchurch terror attack and the COVID-19 pandemic, while explaining why she believed political power should be exercised…

Sam Hudson
Aug 3, 2026

OPINION: New Zealand First is facing a serious credibility crisis after a senior figure in its youth wing was linked by The Press to neo-Nazi activism, social media accounts praising…

Sam Hudson
Aug 2, 2026

OPINION: New Zealand does not need its own Donald Trump, but Winston Peters increasingly appears determined to fill the role. Newsletter Banner Weekly Newsletter Stay informed with journalism that puts…

Paul Henry says Māori seats are ‘undemocratic’ but his fix is to give fewer choices

Maiki Sherman returns to election coverage with Māori Television after TVNZ exit

Martyn Bradbury hospitalised after medical emergency, suffers three broken ribs

Billy Brown’s ‘Marsden Point myth’ shows why right-wing falsehoods must be challenged

Billy Brown continues clinging to the big Marsden Point closure lie

Canberra arrogance on show as Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese jokes about taking over New Zealand

Labour has every reason to keep Its coalition options open. Voters still deserve to know more

What Jacinda Ardern’s Daily Show interview revealed about her successful leadership

NZ First’s deflection over alleged neo-Nazi links is a political disgrace

Winston Peters is becoming New Zealand’s own Donald Trump