Sam Hudson

Sam Hudson
May 22, 2026

OPINION: Winston Peters is celebrating a multimillion-dollar funding boost for Hato Hone St John, where New Zealand First is supposedly ensuring emergency services get what they need. The Government confirmed…

Sam Hudson
May 16, 2026

Video: Clip from Prime Minister documentary examining Dame Jacinda Ardern’s leadership during the Covid-19 pandemic and Parliament occupation. (File. / Supplied / Courtesy of production team / distributors) OPINION: A…

Sam Hudson
May 9, 2026

Newstalk ZB has unveiled a refreshed visual identity for its breakfast flagship show, and while the changes are unmistakably cosmetic on the surface, they carry a bigger message about where…

Sam Hudson
May 8, 2026

Video: Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Opposition leader Chris Hipkins join Indian Independence Day celebrations in South Auckland. (File. / Facebook) Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has sold New Zealand’s Free…

Sam Hudson
May 7, 2026

The Government’s decision to disestablish the Broadcasting Standards Authority is being sold as a modernisation of media regulation, but the reality is far less reassuring. What is being dismantled is…

Sam Hudson
May 6, 2026

OPINION: Williams Corporation Managing Director Matthew Horncastle’s back-to-back social media posts about his time with Prime Minister Christopher Luxon should concern all New Zealanders because of what he chose to…

Sam Hudson
Apr 30, 2026

Matthew Tukaki will take the mic on Waatea Radio’s Breakfast Show tomorrow morning, filling in for veteran host Dale Husband while he is away on assignment in Christchurch. Newsletter Banner…

Sam Hudson
Apr 29, 2026

Video: Footage from Prime Minister showing Jacinda Ardern navigating the demands of public office and new motherhood, documenting the personal sacrifices and pressures of leading a country while raising a…

Sam Hudson
Apr 28, 2026

When personal allegations involving Opposition leader Chris Hipkins surfaced through social media posts made by his former wife, the political reaction was immediate and what began as a private relationship…

Sam Hudson
Apr 14, 2026

Video: Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Opposition leader Chris Hipkins join Indian Independence Day celebrations in South Auckland. (File. / Facebook) OPINION: Late April is set for New Delhi celebrations,…

Election-Year cash splash will not hide Government failure on firefighters

Targeted by Extremism: What the Parliament occupation revealed about Dame Jacinda Ardern’s Covid leadership

New look, same Mike? Newstalk ZB’s rebrand puts the spotlight back on Hosking

Christopher Luxon’s India trade deal looks like a deal with the devil

Scrapping the Broadcasting Standards Authority is a dangerous mistake

Matthew Horncastle’s dinner and breakfast with the Prime Minister raises serious questions

Matthew Tukaki takes the mic on Waatea Breakfast Show as Dale Husband heads to Christchurch

The Cost of Leadership: What Jacinda Ardern’s motherhood in office revealed about leadership and sacrifice

Mike Hosking called Chris Hipkins a prick. Should broadcasters be held to higher standards?

Why the NZ-India Trade Deal needs sunlight