Mike Houlahan

One of the biggest hurdles politicians have to clear is the mysterious, undefinable quality of likeability.

In the final in a series of profiles of party leaders, political editor Mike Houlahan talks to New Zealand First leader Winston Peters about being in and out of Parliament.

In the sixth in a series of profiles of party leaders, political editor Mike Houlahan talks to The Opportunities Party leader Raf Manji about the challenges of trying to make it into...

National Party leader Christopher Luxon is basing much of his election campaign on painting Labour as poor economic stewards and nothing is going to change that, not even far better economic growth...

In the fifth of a series of profiles of party leaders, political editor Mike Houlahan talks to Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer about . . .

In the fourth of a series of profiles of party leaders, political editor Mike Houlahan talks to National leader Christopher Luxon about empowering communities and rising to the...

In the third of a series of profiles of party leaders, political editor Mike Houlahan talks to Green co-leaders Marama Davidson and  James Shaw about being ready to govern and...

In the second of a series of profiles of party leaders, political editor Mike Houlahan talks to Act New Zealand leader David Seymour about his party’s plans to hike...

In the first of a series of profiles of party leaders, political editor Mike Houlahan talks to Labour leader Chris Hipkins about Jacinda Ardern’s legacy and reinventing Labour in his own image.

Political debates are a mixed breed.