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ANANISH CHAUDHURI: Death and displacement in Gaza are heart-breaking but certainly not “genocide”

ANANISH CHAUDHURI: Death and displacement in Gaza are heart-breaking but certainly not “genocide”

ANANISH CHAUDHURI: Death and displacement in Gaza are heart-breaking but certainly not “genocide”

Jul 19, 20254 min read

GRAHAM ADAMS: Chris Hipkins role as covid czar thrust into spotlight

GRAHAM ADAMS: Chris Hipkins role as covid czar thrust into spotlight

GRAHAM ADAMS: Chris Hipkins role as covid czar thrust into spotlight

Jul 18, 20255 min read

RICHARD PREBBLE: Some suggestions to Winston on how he should write to the UN

RICHARD PREBBLE: Some suggestions to Winston on how he should write to the UN

RICHARD PREBBLE: Some suggestions to Winston on how he should write to the UN

Jul 17, 20253 min read

ROGER PARTRIDGE: Revolution by Judicial Decree: A Review of Professor Peter Watts KC’s “Ellis v R, A Revolution in Aotearoa New Zealand, Welcome or Not”

ROGER PARTRIDGE: Revolution by Judicial Decree: A Review of Professor Peter Watts KC’s “Ellis v R, A Revolution in Aotearoa New Zealand, Welcome or Not”

ROGER PARTRIDGE: Revolution by Judicial Decree: A Review of Professor Peter Watts KC’s “Ellis v R, A Revolution in Aotearoa New Zealand, Welcome or Not”

Jul 17, 20258 min read

JOHN RAINE: LET’S HAVE SOME REALISM ABOUT MĀTAURANGA MĀORI

JOHN RAINE: LET’S HAVE SOME REALISM ABOUT MĀTAURANGA MĀORI

JOHN RAINE: LET’S HAVE SOME REALISM ABOUT MĀTAURANGA MĀORI

Jul 16, 20257 min read

LINDSAY MITCHELL: PM's new line

LINDSAY MITCHELL: PM's new line

LINDSAY MITCHELL: PM's new line

Jul 14, 20251 min read

LINDSAY MITCHELL: Is there a relationship between marriage rates and welfare dependence?

LINDSAY MITCHELL: Is there a relationship between marriage rates and welfare dependence?

LINDSAY MITCHELL: Is there a relationship between marriage rates and welfare dependence?

Jul 11, 20251 min read

ZORAN RAKOVIC: Sovereignty for Sale: How Councils Made You a Guarantor Without You Even Knowing

ZORAN RAKOVIC: Sovereignty for Sale: How Councils Made You a Guarantor Without You Even Knowing

ZORAN RAKOVIC: Sovereignty for Sale: How Councils Made You a Guarantor Without You Even Knowing

Jul 8, 20256 min read

LINDSAY MITCHELL: Who relies most heavily on welfare?

LINDSAY MITCHELL: Who relies most heavily on welfare?

LINDSAY MITCHELL: Who relies most heavily on welfare?

Jul 6, 20252 min read

ZORAN RAKOVIC: A New Crown, The Same Sword: Power, Hypocrisy, and the Eviction of Selwyn Huts

ZORAN RAKOVIC: A New Crown, The Same Sword: Power, Hypocrisy, and the Eviction of Selwyn Huts

ZORAN RAKOVIC: A New Crown, The Same Sword: Power, Hypocrisy, and the Eviction of Selwyn Huts

Jul 4, 20256 min read

LINDSAY MITCHELL: The Death of Personal Responsibility

LINDSAY MITCHELL: The Death of Personal Responsibility

LINDSAY MITCHELL: The Death of Personal Responsibility

Jul 3, 20252 min read

GRAHAM ADAMS: Stanford’s sly Treaty move backfires

GRAHAM ADAMS: Stanford’s sly Treaty move backfires

GRAHAM ADAMS: Stanford’s sly Treaty move backfires

Jul 2, 20256 min read

ROGER PARTRIDGE: Rule of Law – But for Whom? A Rejoinder to the New Zealand Law Society’s June 2025 Report

ROGER PARTRIDGE: Rule of Law – But for Whom? A Rejoinder to the New Zealand Law Society’s June 2025 Report

ROGER PARTRIDGE: Rule of Law – But for Whom? A Rejoinder to the New Zealand Law Society’s June 2025 Report

Jul 2, 20255 min read

MICHAEL BASSETT: POVERTY: THE MODERN MAN-MADE MONSTER

MICHAEL BASSETT: POVERTY: THE MODERN MAN-MADE MONSTER

MICHAEL BASSETT: POVERTY: THE MODERN MAN-MADE MONSTER

Michael Bassett

Jul 1, 20255 min read

ANI O'BRIEN: What is in a name? Te Puna Aonui

ANI O'BRIEN: What is in a name? Te Puna Aonui

ANI O'BRIEN: What is in a name? Te Puna Aonui

Jun 30, 202510 min read

MICHAEL LAWS on racial discrimination at Otago University

MICHAEL LAWS on racial discrimination at Otago University

MICHAEL LAWS on racial discrimination at Otago University

Jun 29, 20251 min read

PETER WILLIAMS: Will education legislation really change?

PETER WILLIAMS: Will education legislation really change?

PETER WILLIAMS: Will education legislation really change?

Jun 28, 20254 min read

MIKE HOSKING interviews ERICA STANFORD about criticisms of the Education and Training Amendment Bill

MIKE HOSKING interviews ERICA STANFORD about criticisms of the Education and Training Amendment Bill

MIKE HOSKING interviews ERICA STANFORD about criticisms of the Education and Training Amendment Bill

Jun 27, 20251 min read

ANANISH CHAUDHURI: A Less Hysterical Look at the Regulatory Standards Bill

ANANISH CHAUDHURI: A Less Hysterical Look at the Regulatory Standards Bill

ANANISH CHAUDHURI: A Less Hysterical Look at the Regulatory Standards Bill

Jun 25, 20254 min read

RODNEY HIDE: More than a tree house

RODNEY HIDE: More than a tree house

RODNEY HIDE: More than a tree house

Jun 24, 20251 min read

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