ELECTION DATE ANNOUNCED
Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Big budgets and political stamina will count in a ‘very, very long’ election campaign (paywalled)
David Williams (Newsroom): Luxon, splendid optimist, makes his pitch to the country
Justin Hu (1News): Election Day: Why Luxon chose the first Saturday in November
Henry Cooke (Post): Christopher Luxon gives himself a generous deadline to show the country it is back on track (paywalled)
Grant Duncan: Dull & Duller: NZ’s election year kicks off
Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): Election issues are already popping up
Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Prime Minister Christopher Luxon confirms 2026 election date of November 7
Justin Hu (1News): ‘Game on’ as PM Luxon reveals 2026 election date
Anna Whyte (Post): Election 2026 to be held on November 7 (paywalled)
Brent Edwards (NBR): Political parties start pitching for votes ahead of November poll (paywalled)
Dileepa Fonseka (BusinessDesk): Prime Minister Christopher Luxon picks date for NZ general election (paywalled)
No Right Turn: A zombie regime
Joel Maxwell (Stuff): Maybe Luxon can just say the dog ate our economy?
Ryan Bridge (Newstalk ZB): Is this National’s election to lose?
LABOUR
Herald: Editorial – Labour won’t win back Auckland until the city can trust the party again (paywalled)
Joel MacManus (Spinoff): A confident Chris Hipkins lays out how Labour can win in 2026
Lloyd Burr (Stuff): Who is Labour’s (soon to be) new list MP Georgie Dansey?
Paora Manuel (Waikato Times): Dansey off to Wellington as November 7 election tussle looms (paywalled)
Henry Cooke (Post): Chris Hipkins attacks Government over jobs in first election‑year speech (paywalled)
Ani O’Brien: Hipkins launches Labour’s gaslighting election campaign
Ethan Manera (Herald): Greg O’Connor confirms re-election bid, wants to become Speaker
RNZ: Christopher Luxon throwing Chris Bishop under the bus on housing, says Chris Hipkins
PARLIAMENT AND GOVERNMENT
Adam Pearse (Herald): First major donation of election year goes to minor party
Jack McDonald (Post): Māori political stage set for a historic showdown (paywalled)
Adam Pearse (Herald): Why David Seymour’s summer break included a meeting with Argentina’s President and his gold-plated chainsaw
Chris Trotter: State of the Nation – A Poem
Bernard Hickey: Seymour fights for pool owners’ property rights (paywalled)
Tom Peters (World socialist website): New Zealand PM promises deeper austerity and military build-up
ECONOMY AND BUSINESS
Liam Dann (Herald): CPI preview: Stubborn inflation could mean interest rates rise sooner than forecast (paywalled)
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): ‘No-one has any anchors any more’, economist warns on effect of US tensions on NZ (paywalled)
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): Infant formula industry ‘mildly optimistic’ NZ standard will arrive in time, after warning to ministers (paywalled)
Rob Campbell (Newsroom): ‘You can wish for productivity growth like I wish I could sing’
Susan Edmunds (RNZ): How your boss decides how much to pay you
Lynne Pillay (Spinoff): The pay equity changes push rural services closer to the brink
HOUSING AND BUILDING
Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Could Auckland house prices crash another 10%? Housing Minister won’t say, but other National MPs say buyers should ‘absolutely’ have confidence
Deborah Morris (Post): Auckland loses most expensive property market title (paywalled)
Susan Edmunds (RNZ): What first-home buyers are paying for their home - and what they get for that
MANAGE MY HEALTH
RNZ: Privacy Commissioner announces inquiry into Manage My Health cybersecurity breach
Sam Smith (Stuff): Privacy Commissioner launches inquiry into Manage My Health data breach
Jim Vause (NZ Doctor): Yeah, right: Does anyone care if patient data is safe (paywalled)
CLIMATE AND WEATHER
Angus James: Flooding has become more than just a natural disaster concern
Miriam Bell (Post): The untapped lever for cutting NZ’s emissions (paywalled)
Sapeer Mayron and Katie Hunter (Post): States of emergency down east coast of North Island, search for missing man stood down (paywalled)
EDUCATION
Ben Leahy (Herald): NZ universities global standing: What the latest rankings show
Cathy Wilson, Kathy Wolfe, Jill Bond, and Heather Taylor (Herald): Supporting early learning now is one of the most powerful investments our country can make – CE sector open letter
Ben Leahy (Herald): Māngere College intervention: Statutory manager appointed over poor attendance, NCEA results (paywalled)
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Richard Prebble (Herald): Winston Peters, Donald Trump and the new reality for New Zealand foreign policy (paywalled)
Brent Edwards (NBR): Dealing with the erratic behaviour of US President Donald Trump (paywalled)
RATANA AND WAITANGI
Pokere Paewai (RNZ): Rātana celebrations get underway
Maxine Jacobs (Post): ‘This year different’: Ngāi Tahu rūnanga won’t host Waitangi events, heading to treaty grounds instead (paywalled)
Dale Husband (Waatea News): Shane Jones: Protecting Our Moana and the Start of the Political Year at Rātana
OTHER
Farah Hancock (RNZ): Sand-mining company McCallum Bros probed for alleged wildlife breaches at Pākiri
Karl du Fresne: Will a new RNZ board stop the rot?
Andrea Vance (Post): Poll backs under-16s social media ban as Cabinet edges toward decision (paywalled)
Chelsea Daniels (Herald): Australia hate speech law change: what it means for New Zealand debate
Katie Ham (Post): Police double recruitment spending under new boss — is it working? (paywalled)
Maria Slade (BusinessDesk): Destiny Church-connected entities owe millions to IRD (paywalled)
CARTOONS