AUKUS Pillar 2: Is non-nuclear membership possible for New Zealand?
By Marco de Jong, Auckland University of Technology and Emma Shortis, RMIT University Photo by U.S. Secretary of Defense, CC by 2.0 Deed Details released by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet under the Official Information Act reveal New Zealand...
From Gallipoli to Gaza: Should the Anzacs be remembered as a ‘coming of age’ story or as a lesson for the future?
By Olli Hellmann, University of Waikato Photo by Caroline Attwood on Unsplash When New Zealanders commemorate Anzac Day on April 25, it’s not only to honour the soldiers who lost their lives in World War I and subsequent conflicts, but also to mark a defining event...
Is social media spending driving elections in New Zealand?
Photo by dole777 on Unsplash By Izzy Renton This year’s election has gone to the highest bidders. Electoral donation figures show that Labour, the Greens, and Te Pāti Māori received a combined total just exceeding $2,900,000. Meanwhile, the National, Act, and...
Is New Zealand’s Green Party Emerging as the Left’s Answer to Labour’s Centrist Shift?
NZ’s Green Party is ‘filling the void on the left’ as voters grow frustrated with Labour’s centrist shift Priya Kurian, University of Waikato The Green Party has run a strong campaign. With a 14.2% share in the latest Newshub-Reid Research poll, up by 1.9...
What Impact Could Smaller Parties Have on New Zealand’s Policy Reforms?
Words by Dr. Luke Oldfield Photo by Koon Chakhatrakan on Unsplash Some elections have a little more on the line than usual. October 14 could be one of those elections. Polling has suggested that no single party is likely to win a majority of seats and it is a coin...
Are Rent Control Policies Challenging Assumptions and Encouraging Informed Debate?
Tom Baker, University of Auckland Photo by Maximillian Conacher on Unsplash The ink was barely dry on the Green Party’s recently unveiled “Pledge to Renters” – which included annual rent increase limits, a rental warrant of fitness and a national...
How can we slow the decline of our oceans’ health?
Karen Fisher, University of Auckland Photo by Tim Patch on Unsplash The rapidly declining health of New Zealand’s marine environment raises serious questions about how we care for and manage the oceans. A recent stocktake of our marine environment...
Is the Family Court’s interference in breastfeeding emblematic of a larger cultural problem?
Words by Carrie Leonetti, Associate Professor from the Faculty of Law, Auckland University. Photo by Tingey Injury Law Firm on Unsplash That judges and lawyers feel comfortable interfering in the intimate relationship women have with their bodies and babies in...
Should NZ reform its rules around solitary confinement in prisons?
Words by Christine McCarthy, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Photo by Brands&People on Unsplash It is hard to find much joy in the Prison Inspectorate’s report on segregation and cell confinement released today. It finds many prisoners...Subscribe by Email
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