OPINION:Bill threatens Te Tiriti o Waitangi, undermines Māori rights, tino rangatiratanga. Keep Reading

From the University of Auckland - Opinion: It’s crucial that any potential decisions around deregistering the Waipareira Trust maintain the integrity of the charitable sector. Keep Reading

When Justin Trudeau announced he was stepping down as prime minister of Canada this week, a career that had loomed large suddenly appeared shrunken and slight. Keep Reading

If the Green Party wants to be taken seriously, it needs to bust through old stereotypes, Chlöe Swarbrick tells Newsroom. Keep Reading

Opinion: Rob Campbell wants to see fewer 'Quid Games' and more conviction in NZ politics in 2025. Keep Reading

OPINION: He wahine marae; he pou tupua, he mareikura. The Honourable Dr Dame Tariana Turia has been described in many ways since her passing last Friday. A... Keep Reading

The Government has announced that it will be supplying vaping starter kits to stop smoking services. It is not known who will be the suppliers of these kits or on what terms. Keep Reading

OPINION: It’s no secret that I was meant to stand for Te Pāti Māori in 2017, but for reasons that I won’t go into, it didn’t happen and I ended up joining... Keep Reading

OPINION: It’s no secret that I was meant to stand for Te Pāti Māori in 2017, but for reasons that I won’t go into, it didn’t happen and I ended up joining... Keep Reading

While we may not always have quality political leadership, a couple of recently published autobiographies indicate sometimes we strike it lucky. Keep Reading

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