Is settler colonialism still a thing?
By Avril Bell In an extract from her new book A Land of Milk & Honey: Making Sense of Aotearoa New Zealand, Avril Bell discusses whether settler colonialism is still a thing in the twenty-first century. The movie Avatar tells the story of a corporation from Earth...
What does it mean to be Tūhoe in 2018?
Last year, Tūhoe leader Tāmati Kruger delivered the annual Bruce Jesson Memorial Lecture at the University of Auckland on 31 October. Tāmati Kruger was Tūhoe’s chief negotiator leading up to the iwi’s 2013 settlement with the Crown, and the landmark Te...
How is the truth gated and gagged?
By Gavin Ellis In an extract from his new book Complacent Nation, former New Zealand Herald editor-in-chief Gavin Ellis looks into how restrictions are applied when it comes to printing the truth in the news media. When I was a young reporter, “media...
Is New Zealand the complacent nation?
By Gavin Ellis In an extract from his new book Complacent Nation, former New Zealand Herald editor-in-chief Gavin Ellis explores whether New Zealand really is a complacent nation. The letter looked innocuous enough at first glance. It sat in a filing cabinet in the...
Glimmers of authenticity: What is the role of performance in documentary?
By Annie Goldson Award-winning documentary maker, Annie Goldson, discusses how the subject of her latest film — the larger-than-life tech entrepreneur Kim Dotcom — challenged her to consider the role of authenticity and performance in documentary. Many readers will be...
What does institutional trust mean in the digital age?
By Stephen Winter “Trust and confidence is critical for Police.” Those are the words of Howard Broad, New Zealand’s Deputy Chief Executive, Security and Intelligence in 2015. A former Police Commissioner, Broad made the statement when speaking about concerns over...
Is NZ at the head of the EU and UK queue again? ▶
Stephen Hoadley presents material from his recent book, “New Zealand Trade Negotiations,” touching on past trade access breakthroughs, current geopolitical uncertainties, and future hopes with regard to free trade agreements between the EU and the UK...
Will fake news affect the New Zealand election? ▶
Is that really a fact staring you in the face? Or is it fake news…an alternative fact? Is it true simply because you want it to be true? Fake news and ‘alternative facts’ invaded Northern Hemisphere politics during the U.S. presidential election and Brexit....
What are the challenges of negotiating trade liberalisation?
By Stephen Hoadley Given the number of free trade agreements that New Zealand has concluded during the past decade, from China to Taiwan to the Pacific Islands to the Middle East, one might suppose negotiating new ones will get easier. Not so, as Steve Hoadley...Subscribe by Email
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