Documents reveal Stephen Rainbow was appointed chief human rights commissioner despite failing to make the shortlist of candidates recommended by the hiring panel.
The Conversation
The tail wagging the dog is a risk in any coalition arrangement. But with two tails wagging vigorously, the National-led government is testing the limits of consensus and policy coherence.
The Better New Zealand Trust is taking the Transport Minister to court over his decision to lower tailpipe CO2 emissions for car imports.
E-Tangata
“David kept arguing that there are no examples anywhere in the world where people have successfully shared sovereignty under one nation. Well, he’s wrong.” — Helmut Modlik on his debate with David Seymour.
RNZ
The PM has emerged with an official invite to New Delhi after his coveted meeting with India's leader in Laos.
If we want to keep universal super in place, some tough decisions need to be made – and soon, says Treasury's chief economic adviser.
Newsroom
Opinion: The cancer drugs fiasco and Dunedin Hospital decisions show the Government lacks empathy when it comes to sensitive health decisions, argues Peter Dunne
The Conversation
Compared to countries we might benchmark against, New Zealand ranks poorly for inequality and the redistributive measures that would fix it. But other countries have shown it is possible to change.
We're unlikely to meet our target by buying carbon credits or reducing our emissions. So will we just leave the Paris Agreement?
RNZ
Bryan Cadogan says he was "given the assurances that the promises would be kept" at a forum.
RNZ
Sir John says Kamala Harris' economic views are radically to the left of Joe Biden - and for all his faults, Trump is the better choice.
RNZ
The letter asks about alleged violation of the rights to land, territories, and resources of Māori communities.
The Standard
The Government plans to smash through the reintroduction of off shore oil and gas drilling under some urgency and has given the people of New Zealand only five days to submit.
It's a calculated move to remove a significant barrier to the party's privatisation and deregulation agenda.
Newsroom
Even the Government's own natural support base within business is telling it it's on the wrong path on climate policy, but no one seems to be listening, writes Dame Anne Salmond
NZ Herald
THREE KEY FACTS Stephen Blumenfeld, Director, Centre for Labour, Employment and Work; Chris Peace, Lecturer in Occupational Health and Safety; Joanne...
Newsroom
From the Raw Politics podcast: The panel discusses the coalition's forked tongue approach to 'operational matters' in government departments, plus sensitivities over NZ's stance on the latest UN vote on Israel.
Greenpeace Aotearoa
Showing a profound disregard for the people of New Zealand, the Government has allowed only five days for the public to make submissions on the Government’s climate-denying law to restart…
Tax reform of some sort is a given. But will they go modest or radical?
Newsroom
In the second of a two-part commentary, former Prime Minister Sir Geoffrey Palmer KC seeks constructive ways to find enduring answers on the Treaty.
Newsroom
Comment: From a distance, corporate adviser and Labour Party member Warrick Cleine offers advice to Chris Hipkins on how to reset policies and appeal again to Kiwis
The Conversation
Judges routinely reduce sentences based on mitigating factors. But a proposal to cap such reductions will potentially lead to fewer guilty pleas and put more strain on a the justice system.
E-Tangata
“I believe to this day that the law is unfair and racist. We were treated so badly, labelled as lawbreakers and criminals for overstaying our visas, yet the Privy Council ruling proved it was the government’s immigration policy that was breaking the law.” — Falema’i Lesā.
NZ could learn from Australia's example of making wealthier people pay a fairer share of aged care costs, writes Claire Dale.
The Conversation
The crime of genocide was adopted in 1948 following the second world war. Given the existential threats from ecological crises, it is timely to call for the recognition of ecological crime.
The PM has never supported Seymour's bill in principle, or beyond first reading in practice, but his language has certainly changed.
RNZ
One vestige of the pre-MMP era is the term 'leader of the opposition' - but why does the term still exist, and what does the leader do?
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