NATIONAL PARTY LIST
Jamie Ensor (Herald): The National MPs at risk of losing their seats after party list revealed (paywalled)
Lyric Waiwiri-Smith (Spinoff): Who’s up, down and in the danger zone as National releases its election party list
David Farrar: National’s 2026 party list
Anneke Smith (Post): Winners and losers: New National list sees Nancy Lu climb to Cabinet-level rank, Melissa Lee tumble (paywalled)
Craig McCulloch (1News): National reveals election line-up: Which MPs were thrown a list lifeline?
Glenn McConnell (Stuff): National reveals party list for election, former minister plunges from 13th to 30th
Stuff: National reveals new list, but leaves one member blindsided
Stuff: National happy with female list candidates
Brent Edwards (NBR): National pitches ‘energised team’ with no surprises party list (paywalled)
Mandy Te (Interest): National releases election candidate list
Jack Tame (Newstalk ZB): The pressure over National’s list rankings
Cecilia Robinson (Herald): Why the candidates behind the party leaders matter this election (paywalled)
LUXON, LEADERSHIP AND THE MMP REFERENDUM
Bryce Edwards (Democracy Project): Luxon is saved by a poll, damned by the verdicts
Damien Grant (Stuff): One blunt speech, one apology, and a Prime Minister losing control
Henry Cooke and Anneke Smith (Post): Erica Stanford rules out run as National leadership talk returns (paywalled)
Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): The trouble with revisiting MMP
John MacDonald (Newstalk ZB): MMP is best, even with the yahoos and numpties
ELECTION, PARLIAMENT AND GOVERNMENT
Simon Wilson: Everything everywhere all at once
Shane Te Pou (Daily Blog): Why the seats matter this election
Vernon Small (Post): Luxon is blundering, but when will Labour reap the benefits? (paywalled)
Herald: Editorial: Our next Prime Minister is already unpopular and that is a problem for New Zealand (paywalled)
Andrea Vance (Sunday Star Times): Education watchdog under investigation over conduct concerns (paywalled)
Phil Smith (RNZ): The House: Luxon and Peters - who are you today?
1News: Time’s running out: What’s left on the Govt’s to-do list?
Henry Cooke (Sunday Star Times): Labour keen to see 15% of Government procurement go to small business (paywalled)
Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): Some political operators want to undermine your future
John Braddock (World Socialist Website): NZ First Party youth leader linked to neo-Nazi groups
1News: Govt announces shakeup of how parent resident visas are approved
Herald: Chronological selection process for Parent Resident Visa confirmed
Mandy Te (Interest): Despite funding concerns, Statistics NZ is expected to carry out a 2028 census after proposed reforms are put on ice
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: THE OPPORTUNITY PARTY; ECONOMY AND BUSINESS; HOUSING; HEALTH; EDUCATION; JUSTICE, LAW AND POLICING; TECHNOLOGY, DATA AND PRIVACY; MEDIA; LOCAL GOVERNMENT, TRANSPORT AND INFRASTRUCTURE; ANIMAL WELFARE; CARTOONS
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.