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What’s at stake in West Papua
31 December 2019
Opinion: Dr Mark Busse and Sophie Faber examine West Papua's history to see what's at stake politically and economically in the current unrest.
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What’s the point in impeaching Trump?
23 December 2019
Opinion: Won't the impeachment process be a waste of time given the Senate trial will be divided on party lines? Stephen Hoadley explains why that's an emphatic 'no'.
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Susan St John: ‘Pension for children’ no panacea
20 December 2019
Opinion: Child poverty must be addressed – but not with unrealistic policies and not at the expense of the elderly, writes Susan St John.
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Can kaitiakitanga save the planet?
20 December 2019
Opinion: There's no legal requirement for states to care for the Earth. But we must take responsibility and kaitiakitanga is the key, writes Klaus Bosselmann.
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Follow Australia on water rules
12 December 2019
Opinion: NZ should look to Australia’s nationwide system of water accounting rather than leave it to the regions, writes Jayne Godfrey and Jagdeep Singh-Ladhar.
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Even if Boris wins, the barometer is moving
11 December 2019
Opinion: A decade of austerity and four elections in five years have scarred Britain. John Morgan wonders if the electoral barometer might yet swing to change.
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The most important UK election since 1979
10 December 2019
Opinion: UK voters have a chance to stop the new age of hostility and belligerence in the country's most significant election in 40 years, writes Neal Curtis.
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What now for Hong Kong?
9 December 2019
Opinion: A landslide for Hong Kong democracy candidates in local elections shows the protesters have public support. But, writes, Joseph Miller, a democractic Hong Kong is not an option.
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Staff and alumni newly appointed Silks
6 December 2019
Attorney-General David Parker has appointed Professor Janet McLean, from Auckland Law School, a Queen’s Counsel (QC). She joins alumni Stephen Hunter and Jonathan Temm as newly appointed Silks.
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Your A-Z guide to impeachment
6 December 2019
Opinion: Bill Hodge from the Law School has produced an A-Z guide to impeachment and the controversies around Trump’s presidency that may see the process proceed.
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Can democracy survive?
3 December 2019
The rise of populism and nationalism in some of the world’s leading democracies, along with declining trust in political institutions, has led to questions over whether democracy can survive.
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The Bougainville referendum: why we should care
3 December 2019
Opinion: The Bougainville referendum could lead to a new nation. Jason Brown outlines the historical and contempoary links to New Zealand.
