ELECTION ‘26, PARTIES AND CAMPAIGN
Grant Duncan (The Conversation): As NZ’s Chris Hipkins pursues power, what can he learn from Keir Starmer’s downfall?
Giles Dexter (RNZ): Labour Party getting ‘fired up’ for election at annual conference
Nick James (Post): Labour to rally in Wellington this weekend if storm allows it (paywalled)
Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Is Christopher Luxon flying - or falling with style? (paywalled)
Duncan Garner (Listener): This political party is adding intrigue to Election ‘26 (paywalled)
Hanna McCallum (Newsroom): Opportunity knocks with return to old-fashioned political campaigning
Emily Simpson (1News): I’m smack-bang in the political centre, and I know how I’ll vote in November
Lyric Waiwiri-Smith (Spinoff): Is this a policy platform or a debating chamber?
Josie Pagani (Post): Spatchcocked politics in the UK offer us a useful guide (paywalled)
Federico Magrin (Post): NZ Loyal makes bid for political return (paywalled)
Brent Edwards (NBR): Election policies and coalition squabbling (paywalled)
Toby Manhire (Spinoff): The truth about the Dancing Cossacks ad
KIWISAVER AND NATIONAL’S POLICY SHIFT
Bryce Edwards (Democracy Project): Who really wins from compulsory KiwiSaver?
Peter Dunne (Newsroom): National ends 50-year superannuation war – but a new retirement equity battle begins
Henry Cooke (Post): If National’s big push to the centre doesn’t work, what then? (paywalled)
Max Rashbrooke (Post): National’s compulsory turn leaves the left with a bigger question (paywalled)
Nick Leggett (Post): We need a bigger plan the next election (paywalled)
PARLIAMENT AND GOVERNMENT
Charlie Mitchell (Post): $11,000 bill for luxury London hotel amongst millions in total travel spend by ministers (paywalled)
Glenn McConnell (Stuff): Ministers say Pāti Māori MP is ‘telling porkies’ about visiting jailed rangatahi
Nikki Macdonald (Post): The life and times of Mr Fixit, Sir Brian Roche (paywalled)
Nick James (Post): Costly rebrand sinks Motu Move name change (paywalled)
Harriet Laughton (Post): SAS crisis: Defence Minister says repair job under way following Post revelations (paywalled)
RNZ: MPs don rugby boots and netball bibs for charity
Jack Riddell (Herald): Should the Govt buy a closing McCain factory? The Greens say it’s worth trying (paywalled)
Mike Houlahan (ODT): Sorry, not sorry, or distasteful? Redress brings rancour (paywalled)
ODT: Robustly criticising feedback (paywalled)
The paywall now starts partway through all Democracy Project newsletters. Please take out a paid sub if you want to support this service and access the full content, including the following sections: POLICE, IPCA AND RICHARD CHAMBERS; CONSERVATION, MINING AND FAST-TRACK; HEALTH AND GPS; ECONOMY AND BUSINESS; FOREIGN AFFAIRS, TRADE AND ASIA; TREATY, MĀORI AND WAITANGI; EDUCATION; MEDIA, AI AND CULTURE; HEALTH AND SAFETY REFORM
Keep reading with a 7-day free trial
Subscribe to The Democracy Project to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.