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Greg Dixon’s Another kind of politics: My political awards for 2024
Why Christopher Luxon, Nicola Willis and David Seymour are getting multiple awards.
Danyl McLauchlan: Science or economics? Collins’ Marsden Fund shift raises questions
Cuts aplenty, but there’s no new money for much-needed long-term investment in science.
Greg Dixon’s Another kind of politics: Nicola Willis is no Ferry Godmother
Is Ferry Holdings a first step toward privatising ferry and rail freight services?
Can NZ lead as a global peacebroker? Why te ao Māori should play a crucial role
NZ foreign policy could be reimagined to make us a global peace broker.
Danyl McLauchlan: Hopes of a robust post-recession recovery are fading
Neither the political left nor right seems capable of delivering what it promises.
Danyl McLauchlan: Govt turns a blind eye to the structural problems crippling NZ
Does Luxon’s wealth insulate him from grasping the problems we need to solve?
Privilege & principles: Aaron Smale on what the Treaty Bill is really about
Is the bill a distraction from the government's real aim of favouring big business?
Anthony Ellison’s cartoon of the week
Anthony Ellison shares his perspective on current events.
Greg Dixon’s Another kind of politics: The coalition’s first year in five key questions
It's important to use a first anniversary to contemplate whether it’s really working out.
The heat goes on: Helen Clark and Winston Peters on why Aukus talk matters
Opponents see our closer ties with the US as endangering trade with China.
Danyl McLauchlan on the PM's hīkoi horror
Our CEO PM is struggling to hold the centre-right for National.
Greg Dixon’s Another kind of politics: If David Seymour were truly a reasonable man, he would kill the bill
When it comes to "dog whistle" politics, Seymour, not Winston Peters, is NZ's Trump.
Book of the day: Challenging the Status Quo
Former MP Derek Quigley stood up to Muldoon but fought in vain for his free-market vision.
Courtiers & codpieces: How Hilary Mantel foretold the rise of Trump
Why Donald Trump is much like another world-historical figure: King Henry VIII.
Anthony Ellison’s cartoon of the week
Anthony Ellison shares his perspective on current events.
The Coalition, one year on: How the government has turned back time
No government in our recent history has moved so quickly to impose its agenda.
Danyl McLauchlan: The one govt action on abuse in state care that could trigger seismic shockwaves
Despite apology, without accountability there is no incentive for change.
Orange Linings Playbook: The reasons to be pleased about Trump’s US election win
The things I'm finding to be glad about with Trump's imminent return to the White House.
Greg Dixon’s Another kind of politics: Exclusive - What Trump really said to Luxon
What do we know after the PM's 5 - 10 minute telephone call with Donald Trump?
Danyl McLauchlan: How is Casey Costello able to keep her job?
Health is a top issue for voters, yet the govt continues defending pro-tobacco decisions.
Greg’s Dixon Another kind of politics: US Voters to World - Drop Dead
Incoherent as he can be, Trump should be taken at his word.
The real power list: NZ’s Prime Ministers rated
We asked three historians to rank 23 prime ministers. The results may surprise.
Trump elected: US writer reacts to his worst fear made real - 'A new normal is on its way'
The morning after: Agent Orange has arrived.
Danyl McLauchlan: Donald Trump’s victory could be a sign of our political future
The US election has been impossible to ignore, even though we have no say over the result.
Anthony Ellison’s cartoon of the week
Anthony Ellison shares his perspective on world events.
Greg Dixon’s Another kind of politics: The most important election in history, No. 60
Another Kind of Politics’ offers a little advice to Trump ahead of next week's election.
Harris vs Trump: The closer the election result, the more dangerous its aftermath?
Jonathan Kronstadt on the anxious wait as an uncertain future looms.
Wellington Council’s government intervention: A long history of incompetence
Incompetence stretching back years lies at the heart of the paralysis in Wellington.
Greg Dixon’s Another kind of politics: Who’s NZ’s biggest loser, Bayly or Luxon?
There are many ways to make a name for yourself in New Zealand’s tiny political cesspool.