Barbara Edmonds could become finance minister, but she’s still figuring out how to be a politician
Barbara Edmonds doesn’t look like any finance minister that has gone before her, doesn’t speak like the others,…
A quarterly action plan for restoring Christopher Luxon’s quarterly action plans
The prime minister has lost his passion for plans. He needs a plan to restore his plan passion.…
Fisheries emerges as unlikely election battleground
Fisheries has found an unseasonably early spot on the election agenda, following three years of controversial pro-industry policies…
Iain Lees-Galloway on crashing out of parliament and his new Opportunity
He went to therapy, grieved the career he torpedoed with an inappropriate relationship, and now former Labour minister…
NZ First accused of race baiting for campaigning on referendum to scrap Māori seats – Te Ao Māori News
New Zealand First says it will campaign at the next election for a referendum on the future of…
Why Auckland has weird politics
While most western countries are split by deep urban-rural political divides, New Zealand’s biggest city votes almost exactly…
A confident Chris Hipkins lays out how Labour can win in 2026
The Labour leader thinks he’s found a path to victory. He just needs his MPs to stick to…
The bumper year ahead in politics: your handy guide to what’s happening when
What to expect when you’re expecting an election year. The ‘building the anticipation’ bits It’s finally here. We’ve…
A bunch of wild political predictions for 2026
The Spinoff’s hand-selected group of politics watchers share their most outlandish political prophecies for the coming year. Toby…
Right bloc buoyed as economy shows signs of life
An improving economic outlook could give National fresh momentum – but it may be too little, too late,…