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Jane Clifton: Eurovision might be the ultimate foreign policy test for Trump and Putin
Politics meets pop in the venerable annual song contest.
Aaron Smale: We can’t afford to fail Māori children
The need to improve Māori educational outcomes is even more vital given demographic trends
The shame game: The legal lines of public humiliation
David Harvey: One must be very careful in mounting an online shaming campaign or exposé.
Russell Brown: Brian Tamaki’s date with Destiny
Brian Tamaki has never reflected on the consequences of his words or actions.
Duncan Garner: Will citizens’ arrests deter retail thugs or will someone die?
If our backsides are on the line, we need to know the cops will be there quick smart.
Jane Clifton: Scotland’s peculiar perverse cat problem
Europe’s growing practice of reintroducing fauna strikes wild issues.
How one speech turned the tide in Germany’s election
All eyes were on the far-right AfD party, but a smaller political force gathered steam.
Charlotte Grimshaw: When caring is ‘woke’
In 2025, the world has a new vibe: Trump is conducting real estate foreign policy.
Duncan Garner: Tough on crime? NZ’s justice system lets victims down again
Sentencing discounts and home detention for killers and thugs show victims don’t matter.
Jane Clifton: Should we really be washing our clothes less? France says yes
The science and practicalities behind low-wash are compelling.
Aaron Smale: Memo to Wellington – our greatest economic asset and potential is Māori and Polynesian kids
Pākehā boomers and successive govts are ignoring Māori and Polynesian kids at their peril.
Could Peter Dutton be Australia’s next PM? Momentum builds
Lifting from Donald Trump's playbook is paying off for Peter Dutton.
Russell Brown: Enshittification - the reason why online services turn to crap
Your ‘news’ feed these days is there to suit Facebook’s owner, Meta, not you.
Duncan Garner: Our economy is broken, so why give millionaires taxpayer-funded pensions?
Is it time to start means-testing New Zealand Superannuation?
Guyon Espiner: PM sets himself up for a do or die scenario
NZ needs foreign investment, but get it wrong and the regret is long lasting.
Trump’s first fiasco of a fortnight: ‘We’re moving backwards as a nation’
The harsh reality is we’re now living in a tinderbox.
Duncan Garner: Here’s the real threat to Māori, so why have they missed it?
New Zealand's rapidly changing demographic is bound to impact on Māori identity,
Jane Clifton: Environmental and economic toll of cruise ships is a floating crisis
More and more ports are banning massive cruise ships.
Tureiti, Lady Moxon: ‘What this government has done is destroy years of hard work’
Govt rollback on Māori health initiatives damages & runs counter to Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
Duncan Garner: How many kiwis still need to quit to meet NZ's smokefree 2025 goal?
Smokefree 2025 has been a great success, but could it fail at the final hurdle?
Some doctors, care facilities and hospices obstructing patients’ right to die
Numerous complaints of deliberate obstruction to assisted dying have been received.
Elon Musk’s assault on British politics: What’s next for UK PM Keir Starmer?
With Musk turning his vitriol on UK politicians, it seems they must sit tight and smile.
Charlotte Grimshaw: The winds of change
The winds of change are blowing: they may cause headaches, nausea and depression.
Duncan Garner: Dear Prime Minister, just what is the plan to stop Kiwis leaving?
Right now, all I see are Kiwis buying one-way airline tickets; I’m calling it an F U fee.
Jane Clifton: How an evangelical Christian Protestant has divided Ireland
The figure keeping Ireland’s most famous modern-day vigil is unlikely to warm the cockles.
Albanese’s risky re-election road trip into Dutton’s Queensland stronghold
A deadly road, a political battleground: Albanese takes fight to opposition heartland.
Jane Clifton: Not everyone is in want of a Jane Austen experience
Pride, prejudice and promenades: Austen's year of celebration but are we at peak Jane?
Charlotte Grimshaw: From an Istanbul fever to dictatorship’s gaze
If the eyes are the window to the soul, what did Assad's gaze say about him?
Trump 2.0: Making American mean again
The easiest, most cowardly way to govern is through fear and intimidation.
Jane Clifton: It’s beginning to seem a lot like Scrooge had a point
Now another Christmas is over, it's safe to ask tough questions about the annual festival.
Russell Brown: Our neighbourhood is now an exemplar of urban design philosophy all but outlawed
Against all odds, the road cones have disappeared from a key road in Auckland’s Pt Chev.
Postcards from Europe: Bagless in Bucharest
Bagless in Bucharest makes for time to reflect on the city’s past and uncertain present.
Guinness craze: How social media influencers caused a Christmas shortage
Guinness shortage exposes the power of social media trends.