Sam Hudson

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…

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…

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

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