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 training... Read more »
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 roofs... Read more »
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 »
Kotahi tonu te tipuna o tēnei motu ko Takotako!There is but one ancestor of this island — it is Takotako! This article speaks to the cultural bridge we have... 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 »