OPINION: Insiders say Act leader David Seymour is especially upset.
PremiumOpinionUpdatedOpinion byAudrey YoungSenior Political Correspondent·NZ Herald·27 Aug, 2026 01:25 AM9 mins to readAudrey Young, Senior Political Correspondent at the New Zealand Herald based at Parliament, specialises in writing about politics and power.Welcome to Inside Politics. The bad blood in the coalition at present is unlike anything else we’ve seen over the way the Prime Minister handled the proposed ban on social media for under 16-year-olds.
It is not simply a verbal swipe by
OPINION: Christopher Luxon has allowed coalition conflict to spill into public.
The Herald revealed on Monday that Luxon is facing another round of leadership chatter.
Christopher Luxon cast doubt on Winston Peters’ coalition loyalty on air.
OPINION: Public service staff levels, RMA and the ComCom are all failed reforms.
A timeline of events leading up to the National Party's caucus meeting today.
OPINION: The PM has called a caucus meeting to discuss his leadership on Wednesday.
