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18/09/2026

Every Friday we share facts about New Zealand’s democracy and electoral system ℹ️

This week’s Friday Fact is: Every election advertisement must have a promoter statement.

This applies at all times, not just during the regulated period in the three months before the election.

Promoter statements let audiences know who is promoting the advertisement, and their contact details.

A promoter statement must:
🔸 Include at least one of these - a street address, email address, PO Box number, phone number, or a link to a website with contact details.
🔸 Be clearly displayed in election advertisements.

Find out more about advertising and campaigning rules, including limits to spending on advertising, here: https://elections.nz/guidance-and-rules/advertising-and-campaigning/about-election-advertising

17/09/2026

Today’s Question:
Do you think the Coalition Government’s removal of Treaty protections is racist?

For many households, the election campaign is unfolding against a much more immediate concern. Whether there is enough m...
17/09/2026

For many households, the election campaign is unfolding against a much more immediate concern. Whether there is enough money left after groceries, fuel, power bills and rates are paid. Speaking in a wide-ranging interview on The Hui, Leader of the Opposition Chris Hipkins said many New Zealanders were not yet focused on politics because their attention remained fixed on getting through the week.

INVESTIGATION: If any ordinary New Zealander believed the money trail would disappear into Wellington paperwork, they we...
17/09/2026

INVESTIGATION: If any ordinary New Zealander believed the money trail would disappear into Wellington paperwork, they were wrong. thisquality can reveal the public record shows a major property developer linked to a significant proposed housing development in South Auckland donated significant sums to National and ACT, which later formed part of the coalition Government, while a senior National MP already publicly backed the company’s efforts to get the development moving. A risk was later identified that the same minister could be perceived as biased when the project entered the fast-track process.

OPINION AND ANALYSIS by Mohan Dutta: What happened to Benjamin Doyle was one of the clearest recent demonstrations in Ao...
17/09/2026

OPINION AND ANALYSIS by Mohan Dutta: What happened to Benjamin Doyle was one of the clearest recent demonstrations in Aotearoa of a script the global far right has perfected. They select a target whose identity sits at the margins, manufacture a moral panic around that identity, amplify it through high-follower accounts that launder the panic into respectable scrutiny, and then, when the costs are named, perform victimhood.

OPINION: Labour MP Willie Jackson is right to challenge the politics of Treaty-bashing from the Coalition Government. Mā...
17/09/2026

OPINION: Labour MP Willie Jackson is right to challenge the politics of Treaty-bashing from the Coalition Government. Māori rights should never become a convenient target for politicians seeking applause, and racist resentment deserves to be confronted wherever it enters the debate over this country’s future. Weakening an obligation changes what people can expect from the hostile state. Removing a Treaty provision deserves a clear justification, particularly when those whose interests it protects have challenged the change.

17/09/2026

Today’s Question:
Which political party best represents your vote for the 2026 general election?

WATCH: ACT leader David Seymour made a false claim during his State of the Nation speech when he suggested Canada and Ne...
17/09/2026

WATCH: ACT leader David Seymour made a false claim during his State of the Nation speech when he suggested Canada and New Zealand were the only two Western democracies without property rights protected in law. He ignores legislation already operating in both countries protecting property owners.

OPINION Mareana Patuwai: As the next general election approaches, New Zealand voters are watching a coalition government...
17/09/2026

OPINION Mareana Patuwai: As the next general election approaches, New Zealand voters are watching a coalition government that promised discipline and delivery but has too often become bogged down. That is why Chris Hipkins and Barbara Edmonds have increasingly become my choice for Labour's leadership team heading into the next election.

17/09/2026

The journalist mistakenly began with: “Prime Minister… Nicola Willis..” The comment hung in the air for a split second before the reporter realised the error and scrambled to correct it.

Video: Courtesy of NZ Herald

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