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As Lady Bracknell almost said, ‘to lose one may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose two looks like carelessness.’ And so a second Government Statistician has made a hasty exit, The official reason in each case was the management of the population census but the cult of generic management is the underlying failure
The Conversation
A lack of political consensus on New Zealand’s economic growth strategy, along with a misunderstanding of what actually drives growth, is holding the country back.
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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is sitting at critical juncture, says an expert in political communication, where he needs to quickly improve how he answers a question.
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The Way We Were - And Hoped To Remain: T he iconic photograph of Prime Minister Norman Kirk holding the hand of a little Māori boy at Waitan...
E-Tangata
“Pacific countries and territories trying to assert their sense of autonomy need to be treated with respect and mana, and not be growled at in a paternalistic way, as if they’re delinquent juveniles.” — Professor Steven Ratuva.
The Conversation
Claims that sustainability goals are making banks ‘woke’ might be effective populist politics. But undermining their risk management strategies can have unintended consequences.
Point of Order
Bryce Edwards writes - We are often told that there is no corruption in New Zealand, and that our public service and electoral system are robust and free from manipulation and conflicts of interest. But the two official reports released yesterday about the allegations of misuse of resources and data by organisations aligned with Te…
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The Destiny Church leader really dislikes the increasing visibility of the rainbow community... But what is his end game? Publicity? Or is it more than that? Explainer Editor Lloyd Burr talks to the apostle himself.
E-Tangata
“It feels like our country has been hijacked and redirected to a destination most of us never intended to go to.” — Brian Tweed.
ANALYSIS: Were another nation responsible for these actions, our government would have been quick to condemn it.
Newsroom
Comment: Relationships, territory, access and rules are being challenged and rewritten, and a much more transactional style of engagement is fast becoming the norm, writes Suzannah Jessep
Newsroom
Shane Jones wants to undo a 2021 Forest & Bird court case limiting the ability to consider economic factors in fishery decisions
The Conversation
New Zealanders don’t need to give up their housing dreams in order to get business moving. Instead, making homes cheaper to build will free up money for investment.
Experts say Brown has inherited a broken and 'systemically racist' health system that drives its workers overseas and results in premature deaths of New Zealanders.
Newsroom
Comment: The argument that reducing the tax would encourage more capital to be invested in NZ reflects a fundamental misunderstanding of capital flows, writes Rob Campbell
E-Tangata
"The Treaty bill is not just about legal wording — it’s about economic power. If Te Tiriti is successfully reframed as symbolic rather than contractual, the Crown will have removed one of the last barriers standing in the way of total economic control." — Joshua Koko.
E-Tangata
“Waitangi should be a place where political leaders are made to justify their decisions from the past year, to take stock of how they’re upholding their side of the Treaty partnership.” — Jamie Tahana.
ANALYSIS: The crowd was smaller, the prime minister was absent and, one year after the jubilation of 2024, the mood was different.
Newsroom
With OMV set to announce unexpectedly good flows from its Pohokura field and Genesis buying in more coal, the tide is turning back to investment in fossil fuels. Shane Jones tells Jonathan Milne that NZ has no need of key metals for the manufacture of electrification tech.
NZ Herald
As a descendant of one of the signatories of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, signed in Te Kaha on June 14, 1840, I have always been crystal clear about what it...
Newsroom
Relief at Dunedin’s new hospital not being the worst-case scenario masks the need for future investment, writes David Williams
NZ Herald
Waitangi Day is a portal to our past and future. 190 years ago, chiefs from Northland through the Hawke’s Bay and Waikato signed He Whakaputanga o te...
Newsroom
There are moments of grace and unity as Parliament completes the work of generations of Taranaki Māori, to admit the atrocities of the past and acknowledge the mountain as a living totem for the future, writes Jonathan Milne.
The Conversation
Multiple countries, including New Zealand and Australia, are trying to use tax and competition rules to stem the growing power of big tech.
The Conversation
The ACT Party leader believes government assets should provide a return or be sold. But a majority of New Zealanders are consistently opposed to more privatisation.
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