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Maiki Sherman returns to election coverage with Māori Television after TVNZ exit
- Sam Hudson, Emily Carter
- Aug 19, 2026
Martyn Bradbury hospitalised after medical emergency, suffers three broken ribs
- Sam Hudson
- Aug 19, 2026
Examining Ani O’Brien and the limits of free speech absolutism: Harm, victimhood and political inversion
- Mohan Dutta
- Aug 18, 2026
Opportunity Party’s rise raises a bigger question about political accountability
- Anne K. Rutherford
- Aug 18, 2026
Billy Brown’s ‘Marsden Point myth’ shows why right-wing falsehoods must be challenged
- Sam Hudson
- Aug 16, 2026
Billy Brown continues clinging to the big Marsden Point closure lie
- Sam Hudson, Anne K. Rutherford
- Aug 15, 2026
Maiki Sherman returns to election coverage with Māori Television after TVNZ exit
- Sam Hudson, Emily Carter
- Aug 19, 2026
Award-winning political journalist Maiki Sherman is returning to the election frontline, joining Māori Television (Whakaata Māori) for its Whakatau 2026 coverage just months after her…
Martyn Bradbury hospitalised after medical emergency, suffers three broken ribs
- Sam Hudson
- Aug 19, 2026
New Zealand political blogger and commentator Martyn Bradbury has been hospitalised following a medical emergency that left him with three broken ribs and significant blood loss. Bradbury said…
Examining Ani O’Brien and the limits of free speech absolutism: Harm, victimhood and political inversion
- Mohan Dutta
- Aug 18, 2026
Culture-Centered Approach – shared with permission OPINION & ANALYSIS: In late March 2025, screenshots began moving across X. They showed fragments of a personal Instagram account belonging to…
Opportunity Party’s rise raises a bigger question about political accountability
- Anne K. Rutherford
- Aug 18, 2026
OPINION: Opportunity Party’s surge in the polls is being presented as evidence that New Zealand voters are ready for something new. The more important question is what happens when a…
Billy Brown’s ‘Marsden Point myth’ shows why right-wing falsehoods must be challenged
- Sam Hudson
- Aug 16, 2026
OPINION: Billy Brown spent the weekend trying to manufacture a gotcha moment over thisquality’s reporting on Marsden Point Oil Refinery. The New Zealand First candidate shared a string of…
Billy Brown continues clinging to the big Marsden Point closure lie
- 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…
Canberra arrogance on show as Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese jokes about taking over 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…
Labour has every reason to keep Its coalition options open. Voters still deserve to know more
- 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 that strategy.…
Winston Peters’ Covid Inquiry ‘whitewash’ claim collided with the evidence
- Jess Kimberly, Maria Strathern, Sam Hudson
- Aug 11, 2026
Winston Peters branded New Zealand’s Covid-19 Royal Commission a “sham” and a “whitewash”, but his portrayal is far from the truth. The inquiry investigated the very vaccine issues he…
Ayesha Verrall pauses public schedule while recovering from unexpected surgery
- Emily Carter
- Aug 11, 2026
Labour health spokesperson Dr Ayesha Verrall has temporarily stepped back from her usual schedule after an unexpected surgery at Wellington Hospital. Verrall revealed the health setback in a…