A remarkable week in New Zealand politics has left questions hanging over the Government’s direction, as Parliament debates everything from the status of the English language and expanded citizens’ arrest powers to electoral reform, National Party leadership and the increasingly contentious use of Māhia as a gateway to space. For voters looking in from outside…

Te Pāti Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi has taken aim at Prime Minister Christopher Luxon after one of the most turbulent weeks of the political year, arguing National’s leadership turmoil has exposed a Government that Māori voters should remove from office on November 7. With less than three months until Election 2026, Waititi is sharpening Te…