Dodging bad news, Ardern works on her image

Wendy Geus: The Prime Minister's dithering and reactionary politics continue to cause problems for New Zealand.

Censor’s role must remain free from lobbying

Free Speech Union: Chief Censor should not be manipulated by lobbyists. The complexity of the censoring of The Kashmir Files.

Don't tell mum and dad: an example from a NZ school

Ani O'Brien shares an example of a NZ school encouraging students to keep secrets from their parents.

How important is New Zealand’s new military support for Ukraine?

Geoffrey Miller: The new package is a measure of the pressure New Zealand is feeling from Western partners that have been eager to offer support to Kyiv and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Transgender sport debate must come down to fairness

Martin Devlin: What I do know is that the main voices not heard nearly enough on this issue are the women who now have to compete against male-born transgender athletes.

Next stop for co-governance - science and universities

Graham Adams: The inevitable conclusion to such a makeover, especially if the Green Paper is read alongside Te Pūtahitangi, would be co-governance with iwi of universities & Crown Research Institutes.

Can Wellington rediscover its lost mojo?

Karl du Fresne: Whoever wins the mayoralty will need to be bold, decisive and visionary, because Wellington is a city that has tragically lost its way.

Aotearoa: The New New Zealand

Hon. Rodney Hide: There is one acceptable view on everything and anyone expressing alternative views is morally reprehensible and to be condemned and destroyed.

InsideOUT coach schools how to avoid disclosing rainbow policies

Ani O'Brien: why is rainbow lobby group InsideOUT trying so hard to prevent information about their involvement in schools becoming public?

The sinister thing about co-governance

Former Minister of Local Government Dr Michael Bassett: There is no desirable alternative to democracy, majority rule, unless we all want to set off down the road towards an authoritarianism..