Chelsea DanielsThe Front Page podcast host·NZ Herald·29 Jun, 2026 05:00 AM5 mins to read‌NZ Herald political editor Thomas Coughlan is with The Front Page to break down the weekend’s big political moves, and what they might mean for the campaign ahead.Benefits, boosting apprenticeships, and the coalition headache already looming over Election 2026.

While Labour and Act both kick-started their campaigns at the weekend, it was Winston Peters who made news headlines on Monday morning, when Prime Minister Christopher Luxon was asked about the possibility of a “loose arrangement” between NZ