“When I’m out there, nobody says they’re upset about tikanga in Parliament.”
Justice
Govt stalls on deepfake porn bill despite public concern
“Every day, people are getting away with creating and sharing sexually explicit AI deepfakes.”
Media
NZME’s AGM ends months of drama as Joyce and Grenon take seats, but questions remain
“…it turned out relatively orderly.”
Politics
Silenced for exposing foreign influence? Portia Mao fights back
Summarised by Centrist Why was a Kiwi-Chinese journalist hit with a gag order after criticising…
Politics
‘The kindness façade’: Chris Lynch slams Ardern’s glow-up abroad while sidestepping division at home
“Her government presided over one of the most polarising periods in modern New Zealand history.”
Politics
‘What is your DNA?’: Peters unloads on Te Pāti Māori in blistering speech
“If you’re disgraced by your European DNA – we over here are not.”
Justice
Sex workers say PM’s press secretary secretly recorded sessions – Police took no action
“It should be illegal to secretly record anyone during intimate encounters – paid or not.”
Centrist
Te Pāti Māori MPs suspended for vote intimidation, launch protest tour: ‘We’re not here to start a rugby game’
Summarised by Centrist Te Pāti Māori MPs Rawiri Waititi, Debbie Ngarewa-Packer and Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke were…
Exclusives
Auditor-General’s Treaty report: How ‘holistic intent’ outlived the government that created it
The Crown is being audited for failing to meet an undefined ideological benchmark created by the previous government.
Exclusives
Busted: The Herald seems to have quietly rewritten a political health story without telling readers
An NZ Herald article on bowel cancer screening appears to have been discreetly sanitised post-publication.