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Trump tariffs make US even more of a rogue state

27 August 2025

Opinion: New Zealand needs to be thinking about how it might respond to further threats from the US President to global stability, says Chris Ogden.
Human rights used to limit Māori governance - academic

26 August 2025

Human rights, meant to protect, are ironically being used to block Māori authority, says law expert Andrew Erueti.
NZ trailing on Palestinian statehood - but there's still time

20 August 2025

Analysis: New Zealand is trailing its allies over Palestinian statehood – but there’s still time to show leadership, writes Treasa Dunworth.
Card surcharge ban could have unintended consequences

17 August 2025

Analysis: Banning contactless and credit card surcharges won’t help – open banking reform is what’s needed.
Planned voting changes could be a civic rights breach

9 August 2025

Opinion: Claire Charters questions whether the Electoral Amendment Bill bill is a justified limitation on the right to vote or an attempt to rig voting in the coalition’s favour?
Shining light on the unwritten rules of democracy

5 August 2025

The topic of constitutional conventions doesn't come up every day but doctoral student Kelly Shuttleworth explains how important they are in a democracy.
Catchphrase politics in Japan

29 July 2025

Opinion: The rise of anti-immigration and "Japan First" politics in Japan, shows the country is not immune from the xenophobia affecting much of the developed world, says Nobuki Yamashita.
Te Poutoko Ora a Kiwa applauds international ruling on climate change

24 July 2025

Te Poutoko Ora a Kiwa (Centre for Pacific and Global Health) welcomes international ruling countries can be held legally accountable for greenhouse gas emissions.
Study slams Family Court’s reliance on 'junk' research

16 July 2025

The Family Court is basing decisions on ‘junk’ research and putting children's futures at risk, according to a new journal article.
From red lights to legal rights: a recent history of sex work in Aotearoa

14 July 2025

The rocky road to getting sex work decriminalised in New Zealand, a world first, is the subject of a new book by historian Cheryl Ware.
Have you listened to the Velvet Sundown?

11 July 2025

Opinion: AI-generated music is raising big questions about copyright, creativity, and what it means to be an artist in the age of AI, writes Joshua Yuvaraj.
Counterterrorism watchdog needed – legal expert

2 July 2025

An independent watchdog would shine a light into the shadowy world of security and counterterrorism, says Associate Professor John Ip in a research paper.

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