The letter asks about alleged violation of the rights to land, territories, and resources of Māori communities. Keep Reading

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. Keep Reading

It's a calculated move to remove a significant barrier to the party's privatisation and deregulation agenda. Keep Reading

THREE KEY FACTS Stephen Blumenfeld, Director, Centre for Labour, Employment and Work; Chris Peace, Lecturer in Occupational Health and Safety; Joanne... Keep Reading

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 Keep Reading

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. Keep Reading

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… Keep Reading

Tax reform of some sort is a given. But will they go modest or radical? Keep Reading

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. Keep Reading

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 Keep Reading

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. Keep Reading

“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. Keep Reading

NZ could learn from Australia's example of making wealthier people pay a fairer share of aged care costs, writes Claire Dale. Keep Reading

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. Keep Reading

At least 15 times in its urgent report on the Government’s proposed law to tighten Māori marine customary rights, the Waitangi Tribunal points to one powerful person for political and personal deficiencies, writes Tim Murphy Keep Reading

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Opinion: Funding R&D is an investment; if we want an advanced economy, we better start seeing it that way, writes Hayden Thorne. Keep Reading

A leading Māori researcher says there’s nothing any government can do to impede the revitalisation of te reo Māori . AUT professor Ella Henry’s comments come... Keep Reading

“The Crown can’t legitimately hold this debate without the other parties — the hapū and iwi of Aotearoa — and they haven’t been included.” — Catherine Delahunty on the Treaty principles bill. Keep Reading

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? Keep Reading

“It is an act of bad faith and deep dishonour that the Crown is seeking to unilaterally amend how the Treaty is interpreted in all laws without the free, prior and informed consent of Māori.”  — Tai Ahu and Natalie Coates. Keep Reading

Dr Arama Rata says Māori and Pacific communities must come together to resist nuclear colonialism and fight to protect our moana. Keep Reading

This week on the Raw Politics podcast: By the time David Seymour's Treaty principles bill is over, he'll be Deputy Prime Minister and coalition mischief-maker in chief. Keep Reading

With the Treaty Principles Bill about to go before parliament, a new book examines the documentary details of New Zealand’s past and connects them to our present political standoff. Keep Reading

The Act leader may have thought he had a winning hand with the Treaty Principles Bill, but he needs to know when to fold ’em. Keep Reading