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 Response... Read more »
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 friend.... Read more »
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 Partnership... Read more »
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 do... Read more »
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 town... Read more »
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 but... Read more »
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 2016,... Read more »
News of the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, brother of King Charles III, has travelled quickly across the world. At first glance, it may feel distant from everyday life in... Read more »
A quiet legislative shift affecting tens of thousands of New Zealanders is raising urgent moral and legal questions—particularly for those who have already endured the trauma of abuse in... Read more »
Raw sewage entering the ocean at Moa Point is more than a local infrastructure failure. It is a warning sign—one that speaks to ageing pipes, deferred investment, political fear,... Read more »