PARLIAMENT, ELECTION AND GOVERNMENT
Bryce Edwards (Democracy Project): The 13 days that could decide the election
Peter Dunne (Newsroom): By being responsible and not over-promising, Labour risks election failure
Geoffrey Palmer (Newsroom): Be careful what you wish for, New Zealand
Alex Barker (Post): Facing up to the failures of government and finding better ways (paywalled)
Henry Cooke (Post): Is the Green Party giving up on the future? (paywalled)
Sue Teodoro (Post): ‘This is a crucial election’: Only 53% of New Zealand’s 18-24-year-olds registered to vote (paywalled)
Mike Grimshaw: The electoral manifesto moment of 2026
Steve Braunias (Newsroom): The secret diary of .. Simeon Brown
Toby Manhire (Spinoff): Where is the Count Binface for New Zealand?
Ben Thomas (Post): Coalition stability facing biggest test yet as election nears (paywalled)
Chris Finlayson (Herald): The text Stuart Nash sent me about Katie Nimon wasn’t private. We’re not friends (paywalled)
Lyric Waiwiri-Smith (Spinoff): As English is made official, a ‘certain politician’ tests its limits
Brent Edwards (NBR): Paid parental leave, TOP, Winston Peters’ ‘war on woke’ (paywalled)
Chelsea Daniels (Herald): The South Island’s economic power play ahead of Election 2026
Kelly Makiha (Herald): Christopher Luxon in Rotorua: Minister Todd McClay gets between Luxon and angry local at public meeting
Phil Smith (RNZ): MPs riff on their pick of Parliament’s petitions
WINSTON PETERS AND THE CHINA ROW
Russell Palmer and Rachel Moore (RNZ): ‘There’s a game going on here’: Luxon asks for votes in response to Peters’ immigrant comments
Jenna Lynch (Stuff): ‘Absolutely inexcusable’: Don Brash calls for Winston Peters’ sacking over China comments
Toby Manhire (Spinoff): Winston Peters’ comments to Lawrence Xu-Nan make headlines around the world
RNZ: Winston Peters ‘inviting a sacking’ with attack on Chinese-born MP, Helen Clark says
Bijou Johnson (Herald): Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says Winston Peters’ comments about Chinese-born MP were racist
1News: ‘Yes, I do’: Luxon asked if he thinks Peters’ remarks were racist
Jenna Lynch (Stuff): Luxon expresses confidence in Peters as Foreign Minister, says his remarks were ‘racist’
Stuff: Luxon’s asked about ‘shit of a man’ Winston Peters at Tauranga meeting
Lochlan Lineham and Dubby Henry (Herald): Race Relations Commissioner says Winston Peters comments in Parliament ‘racist’
Duoya Lu (RNZ): ‘It hurts us’: Auckland’s Chinese community slams Peters’ ‘go back to your own country’ insult
Anneke Smith (Post): Beijing’s ‘measured’ response to Winston Peters’ attack on Chinese-Kiwi MP (paywalled)
Joel MacManus (Spinoff): How do you solve a problem like Winston Peters? Fine political minds offer Luxon advice
Ryan Bridge (Newstalk ZB): Both Labour and National are tiptoeing around Winston
John MacDonald (Newstalk ZB): Winston, just accept you got it wrong and apologise
Matthew Tukaki (Waatea News): From Political Debate to Personal Attack: What Does This Say About Our Democracy?
THE OPPORTUNITY PARTY
RNZ: Opportunity Party reveals candidates for 40 electorates
Claire Robinson: Backroom Bargain?
Peter Dunne: Luxon’s “Yeah, Right” Approach To Opportunity Party
Nick James (Post): So-called ‘new generation’ of politicians on poll-mover Opportunity’s party list (paywalled)
Māni Dunlop (Te Ao News): Opportunity Party unveils 2026 election list with Māori candidates in top 10
Jamie Ensor (Herald): The Opportunity Party’s tax plan could lead to public service job losses, less money for Oranga Tamariki, leader Qiulae Wong says
MEDIA AND MISINFORMATION
Ani O’Brien: Behind the curtain of a NZ media scandal
Stuff: BSA declines complaint over interview about its own demise
Shayne Currie (Herald): Sharks on screen - the NZ expert bringing predators to the world; Wegovy ad complaint; RNZ Saturday Morning latest; TikTok’s PR dance around tax (paywalled)
Shayne Currie (Herald): TikTok’s PR offensive - a Parliament party, and a dance around its tax issues (paywalled)
Shayne Currie (Herald): Why Philip Polkinghorne does not want to be filmed at coroner’s inquest into death of his wife Pauline Hanna (paywalled)
Sinead Gill (Post): After four decades of NZ Skeptics, the ‘arms race’ for influence has never been harder (paywalled)
Alex Casey (Spinoff): A brief history of music scandals rocking New Zealand politics
Charlie Mitchell (Post): The young men behind New Zealand’s new far-right movement (paywalled)
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