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Mid-terms a chance for Democrats to meaningfully oppose Trump

13 November 2025

Opinion: Next year’s mid-terms will be the first real chance for the Democrats to build momentum from this year’s electoral gains to effectively rebut Trump’s expansion of presidential powers, says Tom Fadgen.
Lawyers should keep their own counsel when it comes to using AI

7 November 2025

Commentary: Judges around the world have pulled lawyers up for submitting AI-generated material to the court that’s wrong. Joshua Yuvaraj cautions lawyers against the use of AI.
Kennedy Graham: global citizen

5 November 2025

Golden Graduate: Former diplomat, academic and politician Kennedy Graham tells Megan Fowlie about traversing the world and some of its hottest issues.
Taking Issue: Do protests work?

4 November 2025

Taking to the streets has long been a way to demand action from our leaders. But Ingenio asks six academics: are protests still an effective means to bring about change?
Study to probe use of unlawfully obtained evidence

3 November 2025

A new $820,000 study could help rewrite how justice is delivered in New Zealand.
When everyone lived in an affordable home

3 November 2025

Pre-colonial Māori didn’t have a housing problem. The Crown created one. Can the past give us clues to fix housing today?
Mass claims, mixed results: the class action dilemma

29 October 2025

With class actions making headlines, researchers are asking whether they deliver fair compensation and deter repeat offending.
Breaking the silence: scholar tackles family violence in Vanuatu

25 October 2025

Emma Fisi’ilose Guillain is challenging the silence around family violence in Vanuatu; seeking to create pathways for justice and healing within affected communities.
Free speech faces global chill

24 October 2025

Opinion: The 'primitive doctrine that might is right' is re-emerging, and people who value the rule of law, democracy and human rights must be prepared to resist it, says Gehan Gunasekara.
Racial discrimination escalating in Aotearoa – report

24 October 2025

A shadow report for the UN warns racial discrimination is worsening.
'The rule of law is under attack': Amnesty director

23 October 2025

We're in the fight of our lives to preserve democracy, the environment and human rights, Amnesty International’s Secretary General Dr Agnès Callamard warned in a recent public lecture at the University of Auckland.
All power to the people in US protests

17 October 2025

Opinion: The No Kings protests in the US aims to show that power and authority to govern belong to ‘We the People’, not a self-appointed monarch, but will they make a difference? Jennifer Frost says they will.

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