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David Harvey: Public opposition matters but in law-making, it’s quality, not quantity, that counts

Select committees do not possess the power to veto a bill simply because it is unpopular.

Russell Brown: After recent events, will our government talk honestly about climate change?

One policy after another, our response to climate problems is weakening.

Duncan Garner: Christopher Luxon continues to sound like he’s managing risk, not leading a country

Could an economic recovery save the PM but is that recovery just wishful thinking?

Aaron Smale: With Waitangi Day fast approaching, we need to talk about sovereignty

Whether it’s here, Greenland, Venezuela or Ukraine, sovereignty is under threat.

Duncan Garner: I’ve got a life sentence – but it’s one I am happy to serve

Owning land humbles you; it strips away the illusion that you’re in control.

An effective drug and alcohol treatment programme is being misrepresented and underfunded

It's time politicians stop pretending to be tough on crime and back programmes that work.

Russell Brown: With the world burning, New Years Day seems like a long time ago

Getting tickets for Ladi6’s New Year’s Eve House Party was the right call.

Trump and Greenland: Liberal democracies need to wake up and smell the gunpowder

What is Europe's role in this new, brutish era?