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Sending Them Home.
Transforming the revenge fantasies of anti-immigrant populists into enforceable public policy will not be easy.
16 hrs ago
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Arresting Andrew.
Whether he knows it or not, when a king declares that nobody is above the law, he is declaring for a republic.
Feb 20
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Giving Up Our Seats.
Can New Zealanders design something better than a system in which the people who came here second always win, and the people who were here first always…
Feb 18
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On the Right Side.
By announcing an inquiry into the Reserve Banks’ handling of monetary policy in the time of Covid, has Nicola Willis come up with a highly-effective…
Feb 17
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Qiulae ‘Q’ Wong RE: An Opportunity for the Opportunity Party
Feb 13
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Dirty Secrets.
“The world is governed by very different personages from what is imagined by those who are not behind the scenes.” – Benjamin Disraeli.
Feb 11
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Proof of Power.
Jeffrey Epstein understood that power requires victims. Without victims there is no proof of power.
Feb 8
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Slip-Sliding Away.
Antipodean politicians will either construct a post-neoliberal future or see their own futures slip-sliding away.
Feb 4
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A Diabolical Manifesto.
That’s the problem with the Devil’s great ideas – they’re the Devil’s great ideas.
Feb 1
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January 2026
Checkmate?
While Te Pāti Māori and the Greens are seen as Labour’s only available coalition partners, it has no winning moves.
Jan 28
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A boring election? We can only hope!
When journalists stop being bored and cynical, it’s time for New Zealanders to watch their backs.
Jan 26
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Changing Lanes.
Anna Breman’s call was the right one. The America which Winston Peters seems so determined to placate is fast becoming a nation undeserving of New…
Jan 20
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