Explaining our new explainer

16 Jul 2025

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Explaining our new explainer series

Wherever you get your information, you deserve access to a reliable and trustworthy source of news! Ideally delivered by an overly chipper presenter in front of a green screen.

Made with the support of New Zealand On Air.

Episodes

Black-and-white cut-out image of Christopher Luxon, Winston Peters and David Seymour on an abstract orange background.

The election’s over; what will happen next?

On an abstract orange background. Cut-out black-and-white images of Christopher Luxon, Qiulae Wong and Chris Hipkins.

Who won the NZ election?

A cut-out black-and-white image of Robbie Nicol on an abstract orange background. He is holding a graph of an average of the last four published polls.

How accurate are NZ's polls?

A black-and-white cut-out image of Lyric Waiwiri-Smith and Robbie Nicol shaking hands on an abstract orange and blue background.

How do parties form a government?

A black-and-white cut-out image of Robbie Nicol, next to a diagram of New Zealand parliament with extra some blue seats added.

What is the overhang, and why is it so important this election?