Sam Hudson

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…

Sam Hudson
Jul 31, 2026

OPINION: Paul Henry entered electoral politics carrying four decades of broadcasting experience, a large public profile and remarkably few answers about what he would actually do in Parliament. Newsletter Banner…

Sam Hudson
Jul 25, 2026

OPINION: David Seymour’s Treaty Principles Bill was defeated, but the campaign to weaken the place of Māori in public life did not end with it. Newsletter Banner Weekly Newsletter Stay…

Sam Hudson
Jul 18, 2026

Controversial activist Billy Te Kahika jnr was taken to Auckland City Hospital after suffering a heart attack he says could have killed him. Newsletter Banner Weekly Newsletter Stay informed with…

Sam Hudson
Jul 15, 2026

Former ACT Party President Tim Jago has pleaded guilty to a further historical indecent assault charge dating back more than 30 years. Newsletter Banner Weekly Newsletter Stay informed with journalism…

Sam Hudson
Jul 14, 2026

A secretive New Zealand intelligence and military operation targeting drug trafficking is raising questions the Government has yet to answer. Newsletter Banner Weekly Newsletter Stay informed with journalism that puts…

Sam Hudson
Jul 10, 2026

Video: A clip narrated by Samuel Hudson analysing recovery claims in PM Christopher Luxon’s State of the Nation speech amid a growing disconnect between official government messaging and lived economic…

Sam Hudson
Jul 10, 2026

Academic Mohan Dutta has received a major international citation recognising his leadership in defending academic freedom and his work chairing a task force examining threats to scholars, universities and critical…

Sam Hudson
Jul 8, 2026

OPINION: New Zealand’s environment is being pushed into the firing line by a coalition government that talks about growth while treating the natural world as something to be carved up,…

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

Winston Peters is becoming New Zealand’s own Donald Trump

Paul Henry’s ACT candidacy exposes the Coalition-right’s ‘celebrity problem’

The Treaty Principles Bill failed, but the Coalition’s slow removal of Māori identity continues

Billy Te Kahika in Auckland Hospital after heart attack he says could have killed him

Tim Jago’s criminal record deepens with fresh historical sex charge

New Zealand is quietly moving deeper into the US Pacific Security Network

Christopher Luxon’s coalition problem is now his survival problem

Mohan Dutta receives international award for Academic Freedom work

Shane Jones is turning New Zealand into a quarry with a flag