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Thomas Coughlan

Political Editor·NZ Herald·

4 Nov, 2026 04:56 PM5 mins to read

Thomas Coughlan, Political Editor at the New Zealand Herald, loves applying a political lens to people's stories and explaining the way things like transport and finance touch our lives.

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New Zealand First leader Winston Peters, left, candidate No. 6 Michael Laws, ex- candidate Stuart Nash, and No. 16 Ron Mark.

National leader Christopher Luxon’s stump speech had a common theme as his campaign bus wended its way through Hawke’s Bay on Wednesday afternoon.

NZ First supported the ban on offshore oil and gas exploration and administered the planting of a billion trees, often on productive farmland, in coalition with Labour,

Source: New Zealand Herald · Thomas Coughlan

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