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The lobby group Hobson’s Pledge "has turned Hobson’s incidental remark to chiefs into a weighty pronouncement that justifies the suppression of Māori rights and identity." — Susan Healy, Tim McCreanor, Ray Nairn.
The rising star MP on chairing the committee that will attract untold heat, his own path to politics, and whether haka are welcome at the hearings.
Newsroom
This week on the Raw Politics podcast: what voters want on climate change policy, will ministers ditch the foreshore repeal, plus Ayesha Verrall's faux pas
Newsroom
Comment: The Government's decision to cut humanities and social science research from its major funding stream is both bad policy and scientifically illiterate, writes Dame Anne Salmond
NZ Herald
THREE KEY FACTS It is a sensible speaker that knows their audience — and a sensible audience that knows ... that the speaker knows the audience. The result...
The Standard
Five recent polls show that Kiwis are tired of the Coalition government, but will the trendline hold?
NZ Herald
The public servants I feel really sorry for this month are those who are tasked with preparing a paper for the Minister of Health. They have a task which...
Newsroom
Opinion: NZ Super’s design is internationally envied, but it’s going to face some challenges with an ageing population. Retirement Commissioner Jane Wrightson argues stability in our retirement income system is crucial for future generations.
Newsroom
Comment: The Royal Commission report fundamentally validates the strategic and tactical choices made during the acute phase of the pandemic
The Conversation
Instead of investing millions into schools vulnerable to the whims of private interests, the New Zealand government should be investing in bolstering exisiting public schools.
Newsroom
Labour’s first conference since losing office last year offered little in the way of policy specifics but plenty of fighting spirit
The Conversation
The Emissions Trading Scheme would have been a better tool to reshape the energy market and cut emissions than an outright ban – and most new exploration had largely dried up already.
E-Tangata
"Outside of its impact on Māori and race relations in Aotearoa, a significant long-term consequence of this bill will be the removal of one of the most important protections the New Zealand public have to the unwanted and harmful privatisation of state assets." — John Murrie.
Newsroom
Opinion: What might the 'new phase' of the Lancet Countdown, steered by Helen Clark, achieve that 29 COPs have failed to do?
E-Tangata
“The real motive behind the bill is related to Act and its backers' long-term strategy of deregulating business and opening up New Zealand to corporate investment, extraction, and exploitation.” — Ryan Ward.
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