Opinion: Whatitiri Te Wake is in London as the Prime Minister works to strengthen ties with the UK.
The Conversation
As the deadline approaches for Te Pāti Māori MPs to appear before the Privileges Committee, the place of tikanga in our democratic institutions is the real issue.
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Plans to expand automated decision-making in New Zealand's welfare sector has charities and legal experts concerned.
the Guardian
The Waitangi Tribunal has had a significant impact on Indigenous rights and policy but as it marks its 50th anniversary, its role is being questioned
New modelling has looked into the impact of the US-China trade war on NZ, writes AUT economics professor Niven Winchester.
Newsroom
Comment: The defeat of the Treaty Principles Bill and the global campaign against Trump’s tariffs have given Luxon the chance to assert his personal leadership and National’s economic agenda over the coalition, writes Peter Dunne
Newsroom
A distinguished economist on the tensions of centralisation
Newsroom
As scrutiny of politicians rises and public trust declines, the Integrity Institute is questioning how potential conflicts are managed
NZ Herald
THREE KEY FACTS Women MPs are increasingly targets of misogynistic, racist and sexual online abuse , but New Zealand’s legal framework to protect them is...
While there’s broad agreement that the RMA needed fixing, there’s growing unease about what its replacement will prioritise – and who it will leave out.
Point of Order
Bryce Edwards writes - One of this week’s political storms has exposed a shadowy operator pulling strings behind controversial attack ads. In early April 2025, Wellingtonians and Aucklanders woke up to giant billboards mimicking Green Party election hoardings. Except these weren’t authorised by the Greens at all. Plastered with Green MP Tamatha Paul’s smiling face…
Point of Order
A modest attempt to analyse Donald Trump’s tariff policies Brian Easton writes - Alfred Marshall, whose text book was still in use 40 years after he died wrote ‘every short statement about economics is misleading with the possible exception of my present one.’ (The text book is 719 pages.) It’s a timely reminder that any…
E-Tangata
“We defeated a well-funded, bad-faith attempt to turn our country against our founding agreement.” — Kassie Hartendorp.
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Analysis: The PM, the main driver of Lester Levy’s appointment as commissioner, acted as if he offered salvation to the health system, writes Ian Powell
The Conversation
A legal framework for protecting women MPs has already been developed. The government should revive it, and address the underlying causes of online abuse.
The Conversation
As he prepares to blow out 80 candles this Friday, New Zealand’s Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters continues to defy political gravity.
OPINION: As Trump’s tariffs spark a nosedive in share markets, NZ would be wise to start making more of its own stuff.
The Conversation
Trump’s tariffs shine a light on New Zealand’s supply chain vulnerabilities. Is it time to revisit the idea of ‘import replacement’?
E-Tangata
“This isn’t policy-making — it’s political theatre, aping the aggressive strategy of a certain foreign leader to mask an ideological obsession with removing Indigenous and Te Tiriti-based rights in our country.” — Joshua Koko on Winston Peters' Trumpish war on "woke DEI".
Point of Order
Bryce Edwards writes - Food Safety Minister Andrew Hoggard – a former farming lobbyist turned Act Party MP – is facing intense scrutiny over potential conflicts of interest. Recent revelations show how Hoggard’s own sister, Kimberly Crewther, lobbied his office to oppose tougher infant formula regulations, raising questions about where his loyalties lie. Hoggard insists…
Newsroom
Today from The Detail: Legislation designed to simplify the country's resource management laws has now become more complex than the multitude of statutes it originally replaced. So it's up for debate, again.
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In the words of the German literary movement of the late 18th century, we are living in times of Sturm und Drang, of tumult, turmoil, and upheaval.
Newsroom
NZ First's leader gives his state of the nation speech, with a rhetorical flourish wafting from the halls of power he's just walked in Washington. Tim Murphy listens in
RNZ
Analysis - Most New Zealanders support the country meeting its international climate targets, according to a poll commissioned for the environment ministry.
RNZ
Analysis: Peters heads home from Washington DC armed with fresh intel on what the new US administration is thinking, and the impact it might have on New Zealand and the wider Pacific.
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