Sam Hudson

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,…

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…

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

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