ELECTION 2026
Verity Johnson (Stuff): KiwiMart sounds nuts. That might be exactly what this election needs
Danyl McLauchlan (Listener): Our scaremongering leaders risk missing the chance to make economic recovery stick (paywalled)
Ben Gray (Newsroom): Campaign Cut-through: Political polls have a science problem
Claire Robinson: My advice to a strategic voter is – don’t
Chris Penk (Stuff): The Opportunity Party could be disastrous for the centre-left
1News: Trade union head: Workers feel Luxon is ‘out of touch’
Hanna McCallum (Newsroom): NZ First and Act threaten Opportunity’s ‘noble ambition’ as kingmaker
Eric Crampton (Post): Migration policies wander into the fraught area of ‘citizens-only’ super (paywalled)
Anna Thomas (RNZ): Maccas, Dire Straits and no fighting: A road trip with David Seymour
Cass Mason (Newsroom): National’s Whangārei candidate’s not toeing every line
Lindsay Mitchell: Did Paul Henry deserve to be called a liar?
Nick James (Post): How every political party says it will use AI in this election (paywalled)
James Bush (Post): The warning a fashion scandal sends to our politicians about trust (paywalled)
Richard Harman (Post): The one-man band revolution (paywalled)
Veronica Schmidt (Spinoff): The Spinoff announces The Great Mt Albert Debate
PARLIAMENT AND GOVERNMENT
Andrea Vance (Post): How Big Farm lobbyists helped rewrite new RMA laws (paywalled)
Heather du Plessis-Allan (Newstalk ZB): Here’s why political parties shouldn’t rush laws\
Brent Edwards (NBR): Arguments for and against a four-year parliamentary term (paywalled)
RNZ: Getting the last word: How MPs farewell Parliament
Anneke Smith (Post): Agenda: Race to the bottom of the order paper (paywalled)
LABOUR’S KIWISAVER POLICY
Lillian Hanly (RNZ): ‘Imitation’ or ‘perfect solution’ - Labour’s KiwiSaver policy
Jamie Ensor (Herald): Labour unveils KiwiSaver policy – what’s different to National’s proposal
Anneke Smith (Post): Labour’s KiwiSaver plan: Make payments compulsory for employers, but not employees (paywalled)
Lillian Hanly (RNZ): Labour to make employer contributions to KiwiSaver compulsory if elected
Stuff: Labour pledges compulsory employer KiwiSaver contributions of 6% if elected
1News: Labour unveils KiwiSaver overhaul with mandatory employer contributions
ACT PARTY LIST
Jamie Ensor (Herald): Act Party releases its list, Paul Henry ranking
Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira (RNZ): ACT unveils party list, Paul Henry could enter Parliament on current polling
Stuff: ACT reveals its election list and where Paul Henry is ranked
1News: Henry leapfrogs sitting MPs to fourth on ACT party list
Hanna McCallum (Newsroom): Paul Henry’s high Act list ranking leaves sitting MPs at risk
PUBLIC SERVICE
Azaria Howell (Herald): Govt estimates 1000 public sector redundancies save more than $100m per year, minus redundancy costs (paywalled)
1News: Historian warns proposed job cuts will damage access to NZ’s history
Catherine Hubbard (Press): Surge in AI assisted complaints and official requests strain system (paywalled)
Amanda Gillies (RNZ): MSD’s one failure after another on payments
CITY RAIL LINK
James Ball (1News): CRL took a century to open - what else is Auckland still waiting on?
RNZ: Auckland’s City Rail Link stations are a feast for the eyes
Herald: City Rail Link faces first big test as Monday commuters hit the tracks
Luka Forman and Edward Gay (RNZ): Auckland’s City Rail Link goes into action for first rush hour after ‘incredible’ opening day
Joel MacManus (Spinoff): ‘Tunnel, tunnel, tunnel’: on board the first train through the City Rail Link
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