SOCIAL MEDIA BAN FOR UNDER-16S
Jenna Lynch (Stuff): How National steamrolled its coalition partners on social media ban, and what the consequence may be
Lauren Crimp and Giles Dexter (RNZ): National goes it alone on social media ban for under-16s
Anneke Smith (Post): Social media ban still a long way off - if it happens at all (paywalled)
Alice Neville (Spinoff): New Zealand’s proposed social media ban for under-16s, explained
Fox Meyer (Newsroom): National picks an unwinnable fight with its social media ban
Chris Schulz (Spinoff): A social media ban for under-16s? It can’t happen fast enough
David Harvey: A Law That the People It Targets Can Defeat With a Felt-Tip Pen
Ani O’Brien: National is right about social media, but its ban is still a bad idea
Rebecca Graham: A Social Media Ban Doesn’t Make Young People Safer
Troy Matich (Herald): Government advised digital ID could be used for age-checking social media platforms
Jenna Lynch (Stuff): Luxon moves to ban social media for under 16-year-olds, Act and NZ First disagree\
Giles Dexter (RNZ): Govt pushes ahead with social media ban for under-16s
Jamie Ensor (Herald): Social media ban: Government legislation to be introduced, but NZ First, Act disagree
NBR: Government moves to ban under-16s from social media (paywalled)
Justin Hu (1News): Seymour and Peters hit back as Luxon moves on under-16s social media ban
Harriet Laughton (Post): Social media ban proposal for under‑16s faces political split (paywalled)
Anna Whyte (Interest): Inside the Capital: National pushes ahead on U16 social media ban without coalition partners
Veronica Schmidt (Spinoff): ‘What am I supposed to do? Go outside?’ Teenagers respond to social media ban announcement
Henry Oliver (Spinoff): The proposed social media ban for under-16s divides parents, kids, politicians and experts
ELECTION 2026
Bryce Edwards (Democracy Project): How both sides could game MMP
Craig McCulloch (RNZ): RNZ poll: Did National make the wrong call keeping Luxon?
Chris Trotter (Interest): Not enough rage: Making the world’s labour parties safe for educated middle-class reformers
Hayden Donnell (Spinoff): The rule-in, rule-out game is ruining one of the best things about MMP
Marc Daalder (Newsroom): National and Labour put up small targets, leaving big vacuum
Stuff: Luxon ‘absolutely not’ reconsidering Opportunity after third kingmaker poll
Michael Swanson: How Do We Get More Young People Voting?
Richard Harman: Coalition rumbles (paywalled)
Heather du Plessis-Allan (Newstalk ZB): How disappointing is ACT’s Constitution Act proposal?
Adam Pearse and Chris Knox (Herald): Polls of polls: Probability of re-elected coalition falls below 50% (paywalled)
Stewart Sowman-Lund (Post): The mystery ‘leaked’ Tāmaki poll nobody wants to claim (paywalled)
Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): The only thing deciding this election is the economy
No Right Turn: You can’t run on hope unless you actually offer some
Laszlo Szollosi-Cira: TOP: Treason Of Plutocrats?
Ashley Church: Could TOPs “free money” policy really work?
Matthew Tukaki (Waatea News): “The Pathway Has Changed”: Tākuta Ferris Launches Independent Fight for Te Tai Tonga
Matthew Tukaki (Waatea News): Candidate Vote Māori, Party Vote Left: Tamihere Defends Strategy and Takes Aim at ACT
LABOUR PARTY
David Williams (Newsroom): Labour erects a billboard, steers clear of policy
1News: Labour reveals its 2026 election campaign slogan
Jenna Lynch (Stuff): ‘Better starts now’: Labour unveils election slogan
RNZ: Labour Party reveals its 2026 campaign slogan
Anneke Smith (Post): Labour unveils ‘Better Starts Now’ slogan (paywalled)
Herald: Labour unveils campaign slogan
Stuff: Which election slogan of the past or present was the best?
Ryan Bridge (Newstalk ZB): Labour’s fallen for Nicola’s election trap
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