Sam Collins is a Labour Party candidate for the North Shore electorate [21][19], with his candidacy confirmed from April 2026 [2].
According to a single reputable secondary source, Collins holds a broadcasting degree [15][16] and, according to the same source, also completed a Masters in Public Policy at a university in Auckland [14][17]. He is separately noted as having attended Canterbury University [13].
Collins has a background described as spanning radio and multimedia storytelling [10] as well as media and communications more broadly [6]. According to a single reputable secondary source, he served as Content Director of iHeartRadio NZ and NZME Digital Audio [1], a role that a further single-source reference dates from March 2022 [5]. He is also noted, from single reputable secondary sources, as having worked as head of video at Global [3] and in a head of video role in media more generally [4]. Collins is the confirmed founder and director of Audio Advisory [12].
According to a single reputable secondary source, Collins also worked in the not-for-profit sector in the area of healthcare research [11]. He is noted, again from single reputable secondary sources, as a podcast host [8] and specifically as the moderator and host of the Cross Party Lines podcast [7][9].
A single reputable secondary source indicates that Collins is a candidate for the North Shore electorate in 2026 [18][19][20].