NICKY HAGER’S DIRTY WORK
Bryce Edwards (Democracy Project): What’s in Nicky Hager’s Dirty Work
Danyl McLauchlan (Listener): Everyone is talking about Nicky Hager’s book Dirty Work – but is it any good? (paywalled)
Toby Manhire (Spinoff): Nicky Hager and Dirty Work, 24 hours on
Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Nicky Hager book Dirty Work fascinating but light on evidence (paywalled)
David Fisher (Herald): Nicky Hager to Jordan Williams – I’ve checked, and I’m right=
Heather du Plessis-Allan (Newstalk ZB): You can’t read Nicky Hager’s new book without being struck by bias
Adam Pearse, Thomas Coughlan, Julia Gabel, Jamie Ensor and David Fisher (Herald): Nicky Hager’s new book, Dirty Work: Taxpayers’ Union’s Jordan Williams responds
Giles Dexter and Lillian Hanly (RNZ): ‘No claims’: Taxpayers’ Union ‘categorically denies’ sexual harassment payout claim in Nicky Hager book
Lauren Crimp (RNZ): ‘1000 percent wrong’, ‘hilarious’: How David Farrar reacted to Nicky Hager’s new book
David Farrar: The Hager story implodes even more
Hannah Filmer (Herald): Nicky Hager’s new book Dirty Work: Claims of ‘constant’ discussion of women’s bodies within Taxpayers’ Union
Herald: Christopher Luxon rebuffs questions about Nicky Hager’s book Dirty Work
Lillian Hanly (RNZ): ‘NZers do not care about this topic’ - PM on new Nicky Hager book
Henry Cooke (Post): Green Party pulls out of Taxpayers’ Union debates following Nicky Hager book (paywalled)
Chelsea Daniels (Herald): Nicky Hager’s new book paints a picture of the Taxpayers’ Union’s influence
Glenn McConnell and Emma Ricketts (Stuff): Dirty Work: What Nicky Hager says, and how his latest book captivated the capital
Henry Oliver (Spinoff): Nicky Hager’s Dirty Work: Taxpayers’ Union, Three Waters and a ‘rotten stench’
Gordon Campbell: On The Nicky Hager Book, Political Donations, And Another Fine Mess From Chris Hipkins
Richard Prebble: Nicky Hager’s new book reminds me of my shameful mistake
Matthew Tukaki (Waatea News): The Filthmeisters Are Back — and New Zealanders Should Care
OIA SCANDAL AT THE EDUCATION MINISTRY
John Gerritsen (RNZ): Chief ombudsman requests urgent meeting with head of Education Ministry after OIA subversion
Jamie Ensor (Herald): Chief Ombudsman has ‘significant concerns’ after education official’s leaked OIA comments
Harriet Laughton (Post): Chief Ombudsman seeks urgent meeting with secretary of education over OIA conduct (paywalled)
Glenn McConnell (Stuff): Ombudsman calls for urgent meeting, considers further action, over ministry’s OIA meeting
John Gerritsen (RNZ): Education Ministry whistleblower claims OIA subversion not an isolated incident
Ian Taylor (Stuff): Before we hang Catherine Law out to dry
Steven Price: A few notes on the OIA scandal
ODT: Editorial – OIA row flash in the pan (paywalled)
ELECTION CAMPAIGN AND PARTIES
Glenn McConnell (Stuff): This is an election unlike any other, and it’s all on
Janet Wilson (Post): This election, let’s rule in transparency with voters and rule out ‘strategic’ games (paywalled)
The Post: Editorial – Let’s not treat the election like a national shutdown (paywalled)
Marc Daalder (Newsroom): Hipkins defends Labour’s ambition – even on tax – to Wellington supporters
Herald: Chris Hipkins on lack of advertisement budget, says party doesn’t have ‘multimillionaire’ donors to help
Marc Daalder (Newsroom): How a National election win could wipe out Luxon’s top ministers
Tim Murphy (Newsroom): A candidate of the Left turning heads in the Right places
Hanna McCallum (Newsroom): Act’s Paul Henry eyes local govt portfolio to slash extravagance
Audrey Young (Herald): Lawrence Xu-Nan reflects on Winston Peters’ comments condemned as racist (paywalled)
Ricardo Simich (Herald): Real Housewife of Auckland Gilda Kirkpatrick hosts Winston Peters for NZ First Event at her Paritai Drive mansion (paywalled)
Nicholas Pointon (NBR): Opportunity holds the key to Labour’s retirement village reforms (paywalled)
Joel MacManus (Spinoff): New Zealand city centres have an empty shop problem. Do the Greens have the answer?
Jonathan Ayling (Herald): NZ politics may not need another Bob Jones, but we could use a circuit breaker like him (paywalled)
Michael Swanson: The fragmentation election: why 2026’s best electorate races are civil wars
Chris Trotter: Shrinking Options (paywalled)
Listener: Where to see and hear the biggest political debates of Election ’26 (paywalled)
Linda Hall (Local Democracy Reporting): Political candidate bitten while campaigning – what he’d change about the dog control act
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