Sam Uffindell

With less than a month to go until New Zealand goes to the polls, the selection of party candidates and the quality of background checks is once again in the spotlight. It comes after a number of… Audio

In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about the deluge of coverage of the death of Queen Elizabeth  - and the not exactly full and frank release of an… Audio

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.  Audio

Political party presidents tend to stay out of the spotlight - but just how influential is their role? Audio

One MP’s past misbehaviour put pressure on National - then another claimed bullying was rife in Labour during what turned into an expectedly turbulent week in party politics for the media. But even… Video, Audio

In this week's Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about the media copping flak for how they handled MP Sam Uffindell's past misdeeds, a pair of great documentaries on student life -… Audio

The National party leader Christopher Luxon has just fronted media over the revelations about the Tauranga MP Sam Uffindell. Sam Uffindell was kicked out of Auckland's King's College when he was 16… Audio

The National MP Sam Uffindell says boarding schools in the 90s were a “rough and tumble” environment but the incident which saw him expelled from Kings College was the most serious he was involved in.

The country's fastest growing city - Tauranga - will go to the polls tomorrow.

Twelve candidates have entered the by-election to replace former National leader Simon Bridges who retired from… Audio