Newsroom
Wayne Brown leaves his council colleagues mid-meeting to escort a Cabinet minister – and Desley Simpson tries his seat out for size.
Newsroom
Comment: The more immediate problems of rush-hour traffic and house prices are clouding the fact that Auckland is significantly underperforming elsewhere.
Today, as Winston Peters hands the Deputy Prime Minister baton to David Seymour, John Campbell questions the two complex political survivors about their motives and goals.
Analysis: Melanie Kah recommends taking a precautionary approach where our reliance on chemicals is minimal and limited to situations where their benefits clearly exceed the potential associated risk.
Pundit
Monopsonies – dominant purchasers – need to be restrained as much as monopolies – dominant sellers. That is what pay equity is about.
As the Act leader officially steps into the deputy prime ministership this weekend, some political onlookers are bracing for fireworks.
Analysis: MÄori communities planning to build in traditional ways face overwhelming barriers.
Newsroom
Comment: A forgotten ad man's pejorative slogan is now being used with impunity by talkback hosts and government ministers – but the late Moana Jackson offered a cheeky alternative, writes Keith Newman.
The Conversation
Nearly half of New Zealand’s prison population is on remand. But these units are not suitable for successful rehabilitation, and most people are not eligible anyway.
waateanews.com
Martyn Bradbury Posted On May 25, 2025
E-Tangata
“Despite all their protestations, there can be little doubt that our government is inherently racist, and blind to the the contorted ways it enacts that prejudice.” — Brian Tweed.
Newsroom
Analysis: If the Investment Boost tax deductions run to $10 billion, or even $100 billion, it's all good for growth, the Government insists.
www.stuff.co.nz
Hate it with a true, enduring, ruminate-about-this-at-1am, walking around the empty kitchen gesticulating with a teaspoon, pointing at the furniture and saying emphatically, “but the thing you don’t understand is…!” kinda fury.
In case anyone was wondering what 'BS' means, it certainly didn't mean Big Spending for the Government, writes 1News political producer Tom Day.
RNZ
The increase in contribution rates should make most savers better off - but it won't benefit everyone.
RNZ
The Investment Boost allows the deduction of 20 percent of the cost of new assets on top of normal depreciation.
The Conversation
KiwiSaver balances remain shockingly low, and constant changes risk undermining faith in a system that is already failing future retirees.
Water infrastructure in Aotearoa is in a 'dire state', requiring not only major investment but a mindset shift, says University of Auckland's Dr Dan Hikuroa.
Opinion: Professor Nicola Gaston analyses the government's approach to funding scientific research.
RNZ
Analysis - The government blindsided the opposition by postponinga debate about punishments for Te Pāti Māori, but the delay gives all sides time to plan.
The Conversation
New Zealand spends less on public health as a proportion of GDP than similar countries. Without a significant boost, the health system will remain stressed.
Newsroom
Opinion from Auckland University: This Government should be aiming to grow our investment in science in order to fulfil its own stated aim of growing our GDP.
Opinion: Australian, UK and other governments consider advanced and quantum technologies a priority – and fund them accordingly. Nicola Baston and Frederique Vanholsbeeck ask what's stopping NZ doing the same?
RNZ
Analysis: Reactions and advice from Parliament's Clerk, Speaker and even the committee chair show it has recommended indefensibly harsh punishments.
RNZ
E tū Union National Secretary Rachel Mackintosh discusses the government’s controversial Equal Pay Amendment Act that makes it harder for women-dominated workforces to achieve pay equity.
Latest collected opinion articles on the current Aotearoa New Zealand political scene. Keep Reading
Know This