Summer reading: Rob Campbell reviews ‘The History of Ideas. Equality, Justice and Revolution’ by David Runciman and lays out his concerns for what’s coming – plus his one big wish for 2025. Keep Reading

Three Wise Men?   Successful political leadership embodies a keen awareness of past, present, and future, along with the wisdom to adjudicat... Keep Reading

Crossing Cancelled:   The decision to pull the plug on the IRex project was one of the earliest – and stupidest – decisions New Zealand’s ne... Keep Reading

The Natural Choice: As a starter for ten percent of the Party Vote, “saving the planet” is a very respectable objective. Young voters, in pa... Keep Reading

Comment: Christopher Luxon was absent for the first reading of the Treaty Principles Bill and has now decided not to attend Waitangi, too Keep Reading

“Like you said, I’m an unreconstructed socialist. Everybody deserves to get something for Christmas.” “ONE OF THOSE had better be for me!” ... Keep Reading

String-Pulling in the Dark: For the democratic process to be meaningful it must also be public.  WITH TRUST AND CONFIDENCE in New Zealand’... Keep Reading

A drafting error has delayed the oil and gas ban repeal, after the bill was initially rushed through Parliament, Marc Daalder reports. Keep Reading

Subsidising fossil fuel exploration seems contrary to New Zealand’s international commitment to phase out incentives for the industry. It also erodes human rights to a healthy environment. Keep Reading

“Individually or together, these two bills would entrench libertarian preferences in New Zealand’s constitutional framework. They would also obstruct the consideration of Te Tiriti in future lawmaking.” — Melanie Nelson. Keep Reading

A loss of confidence in Speaker Gerry Brownlee and a punishing legislative schedule – MPs are at boiling point ahead of the holiday break. Keep Reading

Speaker bulldozes past argument over the public v private benefits of a law fast-tracking 149 named projects, provoking a Labour 'no confidence' motion. Fox Meyer reports. Keep Reading

This new Number of the Day is based on 42 very, very costly words in an 18-month old Treasury report, and some 'spotty' costings out of China and Korea, writes Jonathan Milne. Keep Reading

Willow-Jean Prime has been a Labour MP since 2017. She is a mum of two and has worked as a solicitor. OPINION Countless academics, experts, survivors – all... Keep Reading

“Science can show us the ‘how’, but the humanities give us the ‘what’ and ‘why’. Funding one without the other is like sailing without a compass: you can move forward, but without direction or purpose.” — Dr Pounamu Jade Aikman. Keep Reading

The lobby group Hobson’s Pledge "has turned Hobson’s incidental remark to chiefs into a weighty pronouncement that justifies the suppression of Māori rights and identity." — Susan Healy, Tim McCreanor, Ray Nairn. Keep Reading

The rising star MP on chairing the committee that will attract untold heat, his own path to politics, and whether haka are welcome at the hearings.  Keep Reading

This week on the Raw Politics podcast: what voters want on climate change policy, will ministers ditch the foreshore repeal, plus Ayesha Verrall's faux pas Keep Reading

Comment: The Government's decision to cut humanities and social science research from its major funding stream is both bad policy and scientifically illiterate, writes Dame Anne Salmond Keep Reading

Five recent polls show that Kiwis are tired of the Coalition government, but will the trendline hold? Keep Reading

THREE KEY FACTS It is a sensible speaker that knows their audience — and a sensible audience that knows ... that the speaker knows the audience. The result... Keep Reading

The public servants I feel really sorry for this month are those who are tasked with preparing a paper for the Minister of Health. They have a task which... Keep Reading

Opinion: NZ Super’s design is internationally envied, but it’s going to face some challenges with an ageing population. Retirement Commissioner Jane Wrightson argues stability in our retirement income system is crucial for future generations. Keep Reading

Comment: The Royal Commission report fundamentally validates the strategic and tactical choices made during the acute phase of the pandemic Keep Reading

Instead of investing millions into schools vulnerable to the whims of private interests, the New Zealand government should be investing in bolstering exisiting public schools. Keep Reading