The protest of a generation
Samuel Hill argues this is now the most high-profile protest in a generation & a direct challenge to not only Ardern but to the political establishment.
The protestors have won
Rodney Hide argues the PM has used her world to turn protestors' worlds upside down by a bewildering and constantly changing array of covid rules which don’t make sense and which serve no purpose.
Circus in Wellington
Dr Michael Bassett compares the protestors at Parliament to the ministers who refuse to meet with them.
Sterile video is no substitute for flesh-and-blood court proceedings
"Justice is ultimately a flesh and blood business, after all, and judges shouldn’t allow it to be dehumanised," says Karl du Fresne.
The Greatest Show on Earth
Martin Devlin reflects on the spectacular entertainment of US Sport. Could we re-create that in New Zealand?
Mainstream media chiefs and the five stages of grief
The Government giving money for journalism with strings attached is creating big problems for the organisations which accepted it. Some now regret taking the handouts. Graham Adams reports.
The Safe Areas Bill should be seen for what it is
Regardless of their views on abortion, those who believe in free speech and the associated right to protest should take careful note of how MPs vote.
Contempt from the Parliamentary balcony
One does not need to share the views of the protestors to see and condemn the at times dehumanising rhetoric and tactics of Trevor Mallard.
The Anti-Mandate Protestors Are Winning
The protestors in Wellington are by and large not asking for any paradigm shifting concessions.
There's something happening at Parliament
The story being told by the Speaker Trevor Mallard and mainstream media, who appear to have joined him in fortress Parliament, isn't a fair or accurate representation of what is really happening.