Our police force are yet to fully discharged their duty in the Dirty Politics case, which raises further questions about government agencies' respect for journalism
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Why the police's apology to Nicky Hager matters
In the wake of the publication of Dirty Politics back in 2014, the New Zealand Police undertook multiple unlawful breaches of Nicky Hager's privacy. They've now apologised for that - but the important thing is to make sure it does not ever happen again.
Read MoreHow we found the NZDF was wrong on Hit & Run
A year ago New Zealand's top soldier stood in front of the cameras and insisted that the book Hit & Run had got it wrong. This week, after a year's wait, an OIA request prompted the NZDF to admit the photos in the book had the right location after all. This is the story of that request
Read MoreWhy Bill English has done the hard thing, with Hit & Run
It's too easy to call an inquiry just to put the questions to bed, so the Prime Minister has called it right. Why put people through the mill without incontrovertible evidence?
Read MoreSome questions for the NZDF
Almost a week after the release of Hit & Run, we have more questions than answers from the Defence Force and the Government.
Read MoreKilling in the name of?
Nicky Hager and John Stephenson’s book, Hit & Run, presents compelling evidence that our SAS was responsible for killing at least six Afghani civilians, wounding at least another fifteen, and handing over a man to be tortured for information. And then we were systematically lied to about what was being done in our name.
Read MoreThe O'Donnell raid in Afghanistan: The seeds of the new Hager book
The 2010 raid in Afghanistan detailed in Nicky Hager and Jon Stephenson's new book, Hit and Run, was first revealed on a TV interview I produced in 2011. It's time for some official answers
Read MoreDebating "Dirty Politics": Media, Politics and Law
The University of Otago is going to debate Dirty Politics. We'd love for you to join in it.
Read MoreThe "Dirty Politics" stories - where are we?
The Dirty Politics brushfire is starting to dampen down. Time to rake over the ashes and see what got left behind.
Read MoreDirty Politics: Free speech & a policy-free election
Is the Dirty Politics debate making a mockery of the manifestos? And should authors have the right to right to use material that's obtained by criminal means?
Read MoreIn defence of Kiwiblog
Not all blogs are the same. Not all bloggers are bad. David Farrar hasn't done anything wrong.
Read MoreCri du cœur
The point of Dirty Politics isn't (just) about what happens in September. Or, what Danyl Mclauchlan said, with more quotes.
Read MoreDirty Politics: The battle of the metaphors
There's lots of stuff we know and lots we don't know following the latest round of Dirty Politics interviews... Here's my take on what we know so far and what it means
Read MoreThe politics of vilification
The specifics in the Hagar book are devastating. To focus on them, the left should take Nicky Hager’s advice and avoid the politics of vilification.
Read MoreA crazy day in dirty ol' NZ politics
Dirty Politics could have the unintended consequence of harming all New Zealand politicians... and the Prime Minister's terrible stand-up
Read MoreTruth prevails
What is investigative journalism, really, and why is it important? Nicky Hager shares his Bruce Jesson Lecture, presented at Auckland's Maidment Theatre on October 31
The truth behind the Don Brash strategy
What if Don Brash had an alternative motive for his tactics since his takeover of ACT? Is it all a cunning plan?
Read MoreUPDATED: Crosby v Hager: there is something very wrong with our defamation laws
An 11 month legal battle with political consultants Crosby/Textor during an election year reveals the trouble with our defamation laws
Read MoreGood Detective Work Relies on Good Detectives
You do not have to be a conspiracy theorist to believe that the police's Brash "stolen emails" inquiry review is a good thing
Read MoreLabour's links to Police, Hager exposed!
Don Brash might dream that Helen Clark hacked his computer, leaked the contents to Nicky Hager, forced the High Court to allow his book to be published, and then oversaw the police investigation which kept her role secret. The truth is more prosaic
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