Election 2026: Separating fact from fiction as Winston Peters campaigns in Dunedin
Who has a record on keeping the superannuation eligibility age at 65? (Labour’s policy is to keep the…
Labour’s fiscal plan answers some questions, but leaves $10b hanging
Most of the promises Labour has announced are in the plan and, yes, they fit within Labour’s spending…
First XV rugby should matter, but not too much – Christchurch Boys’ High School headmaster Nic Hill
But the questions she raises are important. What do schools reward? What forms of masculinity do boys see…
Rod Emmerson’s cartoons: Week of August 17-23
With so many voices in the digital age, it’s vital to know who you can trust – to…
Luxon leadership challenge: In the end, they didn’t have the numbers
Well, shortly before 5pm today, we found out (mostly). A brief, terse statement from Luxon said Defence Minister…
Election 2026: National has broken some promises. It wants Labour to start doing the same – Thomas Coughlan
The announcement was a bit strange. The idea of Budget Responsibility Rules was a contrivance of Labour’s Grant…
Election 2026: The National MPs at risk of losing their seats after party list revealed
The risk that an MP unhappy with their position may go rogue was underlined by a throwaway comment…
Ron Mark fills the Stuart Nash-shaped hole in NZ First – Adam Pearse
The former defence minister was the belle of the ball at Winston Peters’ public meeting in Masterton with…
NZ First got a glimpse of what life was like without Winston Peters – and it wasn’t good – NZ Herald
NZ First got a glimpse of what life was like without Winston Peters – and it wasn’t good NZ…
Rod Emmerson’s cartoons: Week of July 20-26
With so many voices in the digital age, it’s vital to know who you can trust – to…
Adam Pearse: NZ First’s pitch to the ordinary Kiwi battler who’s scared of the world
In a glitzy public meeting, which didn’t draw the crowd the party would have hoped for, Winston Peters…
NZ First’s candidate conundrum and how it will shape its next caucus – Adam Pearse
He wasn’t the only new candidate. Casey Costello, then the Hobson’s Pledge spokeswoman, revealed she would also be…