In 2019, the attempted uplift of a seven-day-old baby from Hawke’s Bay Hospital shook the conscience of this nation. A young Māori mother, still recovering from childbirth, faced…
In recent weeks, the so-called New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union has criticised the Ministry of Education for investing nearly $1 million over three years in Te Tiriti o Waitangi…
In Aotearoa New Zealand today, homelessness is no longer an outlier statistic — it is an accelerating social crisis. But this is not simply about a lack of…
There comes a point when acknowledgment must give way to accountability. For survivors of abuse in state care, that point has long passed. The establishment of the Crown…
There are some people whose presence steadies you long after they have left the room. For me, that person was Dr Moana Jackson — mentor, tauira, rangatira, and…
New Zealand is being quietly warned: sign a sweeping new data-sharing agreement with the United States — or risk losing visa-free travel access. The proposed Enhanced Border Security…
When it became clear the Government had chosen ideology over evidence in its rushed changes to the pay equity system, former National MP Dame Marilyn Waring decided to…
The Coalition Government’s proposal to expand police “move-on” powers under the Summary Offences Act 1981 is being framed and pathologised as a necessary step to restore order to…
As Aotearoa moves toward the 2026 general election, the tone of debate inside New Zealand Parliament has shifted in troubling ways. What should be a forum for rigorous…
In 1987, te reo Māori became an official language of Aotearoa under the Māori Language Act 1987. In 2016, Parliament strengthened that recognition through the Māori Language Act…
