The world has got more dangerous; it is time to rejoin ANZUS
Richard Prebble: The Chinese are being successful in the Pacific because they are funding what the locals value. New Zealand is losing influence because we fund what we think they should value.
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Woke, but no cigar
Dane Giraud: To say heterosexual sex can be homosexual, based purely on submission being symbolic of womanhood, is to try to reanimate stereotypes of women a good progressive would hope were long dead
Ardern struggles to defend unequal suffrage
Graham Adams: A bill to give some voters more power than others in Rotorua’s council elections makes the government’s disregard for democracy clear.
Ardern in Asia: Trade, Tourism, and geopolitics
Geoffrey Miller: Jacinda Ardern’s trip to Japan and Singapore is about more than just trade
Dismiss the Reserve Bank Governor and the board
Richard Prebble: We need to restore low inflation as the Reserve Bank’s sole remit
NZME AGM a prime example of why trust in media is falling
Jonathan Ayling: the conduct of the NZME Board at last week’s Annual General Meeting confirmed the worst fears of many shareholders concerning a disregard for free speech.
What if Roy Morgan’s calling it right?
Chris Trotter reflects on the Labour Government and what may eventuate if their polling fortunes continue to tumble. Who will replace Ardern?
Calendar Girls April Fools prank - A Free Speech perspective
Dane Giraud: Context should matter. Plenty of people would frown upon the representation for a myriad of reasons. But, should this sort of material be potentially leading to prison or investigations?
How would Don Brash vote in the Tauranga by-election?
Dr Don Brash: if the person who wins the electorate is from Labour, National or ACT, it will make little difference to the balance of political power between now and the next general election.
Marty's Review of the Black Ferns Review
Martin Devlin: New Zealand Rugby are telling us they have no reason at all to remove Moore and have full faith in him to lead the team into an important year on the field.