Sam Hudson

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…

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…

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

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