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DON BRASH: AT THE END OF YEAR TWO, HOW ARE THEY DOING?

DON BRASH: AT THE END OF YEAR TWO, HOW ARE THEY DOING?

DON BRASH: AT THE END OF YEAR TWO, HOW ARE THEY DOING?

Nov 30, 20256 min read

ROGER PARTRIDGE: What Did New Zealand Do With Its Trillion Dollars?

ROGER PARTRIDGE: What Did New Zealand Do With Its Trillion Dollars?

ROGER PARTRIDGE: What Did New Zealand Do With Its Trillion Dollars?

Nov 29, 20254 min read

JUDY GILL: What “Giving effect to Te Tiriti” means in schools - and how zoning denies parents real choice

JUDY GILL: What “Giving effect to Te Tiriti” means in schools - and how zoning denies parents real choice

JUDY GILL: What “Giving effect to Te Tiriti” means in schools - and how zoning denies parents real choice

Nov 28, 20253 min read

OWEN JENNINGS: Cop30 Ironies

OWEN JENNINGS: Cop30 Ironies

OWEN JENNINGS: Cop30 Ironies

Nov 28, 20253 min read

JENNY RUTH: Open letter to Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith

JENNY RUTH: Open letter to Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith

JENNY RUTH: Open letter to Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith

Nov 27, 20255 min read

MICHAEL BASSETT: CHRIS BISHOP AND SIMON WATTS ARE CORRECT

MICHAEL BASSETT: CHRIS BISHOP AND SIMON WATTS ARE CORRECT

MICHAEL BASSETT: CHRIS BISHOP AND SIMON WATTS ARE CORRECT

Michael Bassett

Nov 27, 20253 min read

RICHARD PREBBLE: When Everything Is Called Corruption, Democracy Suffers

RICHARD PREBBLE: When Everything Is Called Corruption, Democracy Suffers

RICHARD PREBBLE: When Everything Is Called Corruption, Democracy Suffers

Nov 26, 20254 min read

PETER LYNN: The Peasants are Revolting

PETER LYNN: The Peasants are Revolting

PETER LYNN: The Peasants are Revolting

Nov 26, 20258 min read

The Inevitable Implosion: How Te Pāti Māori’s Rejection of Westminster Democracy Made the 2025 Chaos Predictable

The Inevitable Implosion: How Te Pāti Māori’s Rejection of Westminster Democracy Made the 2025 Chaos Predictable

The Inevitable Implosion: How Te Pāti Māori’s Rejection of Westminster Democracy Made the 2025 Chaos Predictable

Nov 25, 20254 min read

LINDSAY MITCHELL: Officials warn: "...some young people may be incentivised to have children to keep access to income support."

LINDSAY MITCHELL: Officials warn: "...some young people may be incentivised to have children to keep access to income support."

LINDSAY MITCHELL: Officials warn: "...some young people may be incentivised to have children to keep access to income support."

Nov 24, 20252 min read

PETER WILLIAMS: Aotearoadcone

PETER WILLIAMS: Aotearoadcone

PETER WILLIAMS: Aotearoadcone

Nov 24, 20254 min read

SEAN RUSH: Letter to the Roseneath School Board

SEAN RUSH: Letter to the Roseneath School Board

SEAN RUSH: Letter to the Roseneath School Board

Nov 23, 20255 min read

ROGER PARTRIDGE: Why Burying Beats Exposure: A structural flaw in New Zealand’s public service architecture

ROGER PARTRIDGE: Why Burying Beats Exposure: A structural flaw in New Zealand’s public service architecture

ROGER PARTRIDGE: Why Burying Beats Exposure: A structural flaw in New Zealand’s public service architecture

Nov 22, 20254 min read

FIONA MACKENZIE: The “Land Back” Pogrom — Most Kiwis Don’t See It Coming

FIONA MACKENZIE: The “Land Back” Pogrom — Most Kiwis Don’t See It Coming

FIONA MACKENZIE: The “Land Back” Pogrom — Most Kiwis Don’t See It Coming

Nov 21, 20256 min read

CHRISTINE DE LEE: The Uber Case

CHRISTINE DE LEE: The Uber Case

CHRISTINE DE LEE: The Uber Case

Nov 20, 20255 min read

RICHARD PREBBLE: A Year Is an Eternity in Politics — Luxon Knows It, Trump Fears It

RICHARD PREBBLE: A Year Is an Eternity in Politics — Luxon Knows It, Trump Fears It

RICHARD PREBBLE: A Year Is an Eternity in Politics — Luxon Knows It, Trump Fears It

Nov 19, 20253 min read

GRAHAM ADAMS: Stanford Redeems Herself With Reverse Ferret

GRAHAM ADAMS: Stanford Redeems Herself With Reverse Ferret

GRAHAM ADAMS: Stanford Redeems Herself With Reverse Ferret

Nov 19, 20256 min read

MICHAEL BASSETT: WHOSE AUCKLAND FESTIVAL?

MICHAEL BASSETT: WHOSE AUCKLAND FESTIVAL?

MICHAEL BASSETT: WHOSE AUCKLAND FESTIVAL?

Michael Bassett

Nov 18, 20253 min read

ZORAN RAKOVIC: The Minister Is Asleep. Long Live the Commissioner

ZORAN RAKOVIC: The Minister Is Asleep. Long Live the Commissioner

ZORAN RAKOVIC: The Minister Is Asleep. Long Live the Commissioner

Nov 15, 20255 min read

SCOTT KENNEDY: Refocusing Education on Education

SCOTT KENNEDY: Refocusing Education on Education

SCOTT KENNEDY: Refocusing Education on Education

Nov 14, 20253 min read

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