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Image: A voting sign symbolises Māori political participation amid growing debate over trust, representation and the power of the vote as the 2026 general election nears. (Supplied / Electoral Commission)
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Census distrust and the power of the vote: Political disengagement risks making whānau less visible in the systems

OPINION: For many Māori, voting can feel like a familiar cycle of hope, disappointment and broken promises from a government that feels out of touch. Election campaigns arrive with promises…
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Image: The Marsden Point myth did not begin on the campaign trail with Billy Brown, it was given political life by Shane Jones, who kept blaming Labour despite the refinery’s own records showing the closure decision came from Refining NZ. (Supplied)
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Shane Jones helped spread the Marsden Point myth. He should own it

OPINION: For weeks, thisquality challenged New Zealand First candidate Billy Brown over the false claim that Labour “closed” or “approved shutting down” the Marsden Point Oil Refinery. The bigger problem…
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Image: For many households, the election campaign is being shaped by the rising cost of groceries, fuel, power bills and rates, with Opposition leader Chris Hipkins making those pressures a central part of Labour’s pitch to voters. (Courtesy of The Hui)
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Chris Hipkins details Labour’s plan to ease household costs through transport, healthcare and supermarket changes

For many households, the election campaign is unfolding against a much more immediate concern. Whether there is enough money left after groceries, fuel, power bills and rates are paid. Newsletter…
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Image: Opportunity Party's surge from political outsider to an 8 percent polling contender ahead of New Zealand’s 2026 general election. Its pitch as a pragmatic evidence-driven alternative and a sharp rise in financial backing, raises a pressing question about what is really powering the party’s climb. (Opportunity Party)
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Who is funding Opportunity Party’s sudden political rise in the polls?

There is a legitimate question hanging over the remarkable rise of the Opportunity Party ahead of New Zealand’s 2026 general election: what is driving it? Newsletter Banner Weekly Newsletter Stay…
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Image: Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith’s push for tougher Police move-on powers could become a political headache as the election approaches. (National Party Office)
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Paul Goldsmith wants move-on orders. Perhaps it is time he faced a move-on order of his own

OPINION: Paul Goldsmith wants New Zealanders to become familiar with move-on orders. Come election time, those orders may follow him all the way back to the Beehive. Newsletter Banner Weekly…
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Image: Billy Brown may dismiss criticism but that does nothing to resolve the factual dispute over his claims about the closure of the Marsden Point Oil Refinery, where the evidence simply does not support his position. (Supplied / Billy Brown)
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Billy Brown calls criticism activism, but what about the facts behind the closure of Marsden Point?

OPINION: Billy Brown can call criticism “activism” if he wants, but that does not answer the factual challenge to his claims about the closure of the Marsden Point Oil Refinery.…
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Image: The death of a person outside Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith’s Auckland office is a confronting moment that should force the Government to reflect on what it says about the country unfolding beyond its doors. (Supplied)
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A death outside Paul Goldsmith’s office is a national disgrace and a grim reflection of New Zealand’s homelessness crisis

OPINION: A person died outside Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith’s Auckland office. Whatever the circumstances surrounding that death, the image should stop this Government in its tracks. Newsletter Banner Weekly Newsletter…
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