Sam Hudson

Sam Hudson
Jul 7, 2026

OPINION: Property developer Matthew Horncastle has turned a political billboard dispute into a ‘free speech’ whinge after saying he was referred to police over a message displayed on a digital…

Sam Hudson
Jul 7, 2026

The New Zealand Government is facing fresh questions over how it is managing closer ties with the United States while China remains the country’s largest trading partner. Newsletter Banner Weekly…

Sam Hudson
Jul 5, 2026

OPINION: I am not a National voter, and this is not an endorsement of the National Party. But I will say I like Joseph Mooney as an MP. Not because…

Sam Hudson
Jun 29, 2026

OPINION: Opportunity Party leader Qiulae Wong has committed the greatest sin of New Zealand politics. She has refused to kneel before the red team or the blue team. Newsletter Banner…

Sam Hudson
Jun 17, 2026

OPINION: Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Brooke van Velden has announced a review into how Fire and Emergency New Zealand is funded, questioning whether the long-standing insurance levy model remains…

Sam Hudson
Jun 12, 2026

OPINION: Chris Bishop’s attempt to embarrass Labour at Fieldays backfired because it was based on a claim that was not true. The National Minister used a photograph of an empty…

Sam Hudson
Jun 11, 2026

The Government says New Zealand is facing its most challenging and dangerous strategic environment in decades. It is a warning and one that appears repeatedly throughout the Defence Capability Plan…

Sam Hudson
Jun 5, 2026

OPINION: Maiki Sherman is continuing to live her best life. Just weeks after her departure from TVNZ dominated headlines and sparked fierce debate across the media landscape, she has returned…

Sam Hudson
May 31, 2026

OPINION: The Government was quick to celebrate new investments in ambulance services and Customs. Associate Health Minister Casey Costello described it as a “big day” for frontline workers. But for…

Sam Hudson
May 23, 2026

OPINION: There is something deeply telling about the timing of Maiki Sherman’s latest award. After a wave of smear attacks, political pile-ons and online commentary aimed at Sherman’s credibility as…

Matthew Horncastle’s billboard ‘free speech’ whinge is not censorship, it is election law

Government faces questions over closer US ties after ambassador welcomed at Parliament

I like Joseph Mooney as an MP, even if we both have different views

Qiulae Wong is saying the quiet part out loud, and the political tribes hate it

Why did it take public scrutiny for Brooke van Velden to act?

Chris Bishop’s Fieldays attack against Labour collapsed the moment the facts arrived

Exposé: Behind New Zealand’s $12b Defence Plan lies a quiet strategic realignment

The Government keeps finding money, just not for Firefighters

Maiki Sherman’s win is bigger than the Substack smear campaign against her journalism