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OLIVER HARTWICH: New Zealand’s new reality

OLIVER HARTWICH: New Zealand’s new reality

OLIVER HARTWICH: New Zealand’s new reality

1 day ago2 min read

BRYCE EDWARDS: Democracy Briefing: The Quiet War at Waitangi 2026

BRYCE EDWARDS: Democracy Briefing: The Quiet War at Waitangi 2026

BRYCE EDWARDS: Democracy Briefing: The Quiet War at Waitangi 2026

2 days ago7 min read

LINDSAY MITCHELL: Benefit Data Update for December 2025

LINDSAY MITCHELL: Benefit Data Update for December 2025

LINDSAY MITCHELL: Benefit Data Update for December 2025

3 days ago2 min read

DAVID SEYMOUR: Waitangi address

DAVID SEYMOUR: Waitangi address

DAVID SEYMOUR: Waitangi address

4 days ago4 min read

MICHAEL BASSETT: THE TREATY OR TE TIRITI? IT MATTERS…

MICHAEL BASSETT: THE TREATY OR TE TIRITI? IT MATTERS…

MICHAEL BASSETT: THE TREATY OR TE TIRITI? IT MATTERS…

Michael Bassett

5 days ago4 min read

ROGER PARTRIDGE: The anatomy of usurpation: Climate Clinic Aotearoa v Minister of Energy and Resources

ROGER PARTRIDGE: The anatomy of usurpation: Climate Clinic Aotearoa v Minister of Energy and Resources

ROGER PARTRIDGE: The anatomy of usurpation: Climate Clinic Aotearoa v Minister of Energy and Resources

6 days ago9 min read

GRAHAM ADAMS: Councillor Refuses To Kowtow To Marae Protocol

GRAHAM ADAMS: Councillor Refuses To Kowtow To Marae Protocol

GRAHAM ADAMS: Councillor Refuses To Kowtow To Marae Protocol

Feb 36 min read

ROGER PARTRIDGE: The austerity-proof public service

ROGER PARTRIDGE: The austerity-proof public service

ROGER PARTRIDGE: The austerity-proof public service

Jan 314 min read

Ian McLean QSO: The Grey Rhino of Population Decline

Ian McLean QSO: The Grey Rhino of Population Decline

Ian McLean QSO: The Grey Rhino of Population Decline

Jan 303 min read

EWEN MCQUEEN: Zero Day comes for the Iranian regime

EWEN MCQUEEN: Zero Day comes for the Iranian regime

EWEN MCQUEEN: Zero Day comes for the Iranian regime

Jan 293 min read

ANI O'BRIEN: First day back in Parliament: an incomplete summary

ANI O'BRIEN: First day back in Parliament: an incomplete summary

ANI O'BRIEN: First day back in Parliament: an incomplete summary

Jan 2813 min read

MATUA KAHURANGI: The last Tuesday of January and the speech New Zealand still refuses to confront

MATUA KAHURANGI: The last Tuesday of January and the speech New Zealand still refuses to confront

MATUA KAHURANGI: The last Tuesday of January and the speech New Zealand still refuses to confront

Jan 275 min read

ASHLEY CHURCH: The hollow refrain of “Never Again”

ASHLEY CHURCH: The hollow refrain of “Never Again”

ASHLEY CHURCH: The hollow refrain of “Never Again”

Jan 275 min read

ROGER PARTRIDGE: When Intervention Is Justified … or Not

ROGER PARTRIDGE: When Intervention Is Justified … or Not

ROGER PARTRIDGE: When Intervention Is Justified … or Not

Jan 2511 min read

GRAHAM ADAMS: Hipkins Revives Failed 2023 Election Tactics

GRAHAM ADAMS: Hipkins Revives Failed 2023 Election Tactics

GRAHAM ADAMS: Hipkins Revives Failed 2023 Election Tactics

Jan 246 min read

ROGER PARTRIDGE: The Hidden Architecture of Government Failure

ROGER PARTRIDGE: The Hidden Architecture of Government Failure

ROGER PARTRIDGE: The Hidden Architecture of Government Failure

Jan 189 min read

RODNEY HIDE: A response to Michael Bassett

RODNEY HIDE: A response to Michael Bassett

RODNEY HIDE: A response to Michael Bassett

Jan 174 min read

MICHAEL BASSETT: MAKING SENSE OF THE WHITE HOUSE CHAOS

MICHAEL BASSETT: MAKING SENSE OF THE WHITE HOUSE CHAOS

MICHAEL BASSETT: MAKING SENSE OF THE WHITE HOUSE CHAOS

Michael Bassett

Jan 174 min read

JOHN RIDDELL: Subsidies for renewable electricity generation increase our electricity bills

JOHN RIDDELL: Subsidies for renewable electricity generation increase our electricity bills

JOHN RIDDELL: Subsidies for renewable electricity generation increase our electricity bills

Jan 146 min read

DON BRASH: WE CAN'T SAY WE WEREN'T WARNED

DON BRASH: WE CAN'T SAY WE WEREN'T WARNED

DON BRASH: WE CAN'T SAY WE WEREN'T WARNED

Jan 135 min read

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