ELECTION 2026: CAMPAIGN AND POLITICS
RNZ: Coalition returned to government in new poll, as Opportunity loses kingmaker spot
Robert MacCulloch (Newsroom): A youth quake will define this election
Francesca Rudkin (Newstalk ZB): There’s something deeply unsatisfying about this election campaign
Claire Robinson: Labour’s real problem isn’t policy. It’s men.
Post: Editorial – There is a lot of bullshit in this election (paywalled)
Herald: Editorial – How politicians can win back young voters who feel their vote makes no difference (paywalled)
Nick James (Post): Agenda: Campaign mode in full gear ahead of Parliament’s last hurrah (paywalled)
Nadine Higgins (Herald): A closer look at election promises on tax, rates, healthcare and cost of living
RNZ: Political parties target supermarkets, NZ Super and more with fresh policy announcements
Richard Harman (Post): A little bit the Muldoon way (paywalled)
Pattrick Smellie (BusinessDesk): Four-party Government ahead: get used to it (paywalled)
Lyric Waiwiri-Smith (Spinoff): Can Craig Renney tame the ‘big Green elephant’ and turn Wellington Bays red?
Layla Bailey-McDowell (RNZ): Rangatahi campaign aims for biggest youth voter turnout in history for general election
Herald: ‘I’m here for my mokopuna’ - protester disrupts Shane Jones meeting in Gisborne
Andrew Dickson: Chris Hipkins: The Castrated Investor
Sharon Brettkelly (Newsroom): Why most politicians fail on TikTok
PARLIAMENT, GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC SERVICE
Danyl McLauchlan (Listener): On accountability faultlines (paywalled)
Bryce Edwards (Democracy Project): The “Banana Republic” crisis in the Financial Markets Authority
Rachel Pannett (BusinessDesk): Inside the crisis at the Financial Markets Authority (paywalled)
Steve Braunias (Newsroom): Government slammed over job cuts at National Library
Rebekah White (Newsroom): Can a room full of strangers solve problems MPs can’t?
Nick James (Post): Cabinet backed risky $60 million geothermal experiment despite Treasury opposition (paywalled)
ELECTION 2026: SUPERMARKETS AND GROCERY POLICY
Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Election 2026: Greens promise to nationalise 120 supermarkets, costing $2.8 billion
Nick James (Stuff): Greens promise to create ‘KiwiMart’ supermarket chain and break up duopoly
RNZ: Greens vow to break up supermarket duopoly, set up publicly owned ‘KiwiMart’
1News: Greens propose new supermarket chain in bid to cut grocery costs
ELECTION 2026: CLIMATE, ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
Thomas Coughlan (Herald): He waka eke no more – after 18 years, Labour not committing to pricing for agricultural emissions (paywalled)
Gary Taylor (Post): The worst environmental law reform I have seen in 40 years (paywalled)
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): WWF accuses Government of climate ‘misinformation’ (paywalled)
Ian Llewellyn (BusinessDesk): First gas loans announced as Jones eyes full $200m spend before election (paywalled)
RNZ: ACT unveils election climate policy, vows to scrap net zero target and repeal Zero Carbon Act
Herald: Act wants to scrap net zero, tie emissions cap to major trading partners
Isaac Davison (Post): ACT vows to scrap Net Zero, introduce climate tax return, restore subsidies for emitters (paywalled)
Stuff: ACT announces climate policy - scrap Net Zero, cut carbon tax
1News: ACT pledges to scrap country’s net zero target
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