politics
Jacinda Ardern has started her second term with a bold reshuffle and seven new ministers coming into cabinet. There’s a hat tip to the regions and women, but Maori are the big winners with today’s announcement, thanks in large part of Kelvin Davis
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A centre right voter weighs the options
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Todd Muller was National’s inevitable leader who never was, until he became it, writes National Party insider Hamish Price.
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If we don’t have unity we must have sharp, focussed and vigorous opposition.
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The festive season is a time to reflect on what has been and what might be. Over the 12 days of Christmas, a gift is supposed to be unwrapped each day. Try making those gifts a policy you would like to see in 2020 - it is election year afterall.
Read MoreAll cultures and faiths require a creation myth to help make sense of the world. Things are no different for this government and its supporters. Nevertheless, it is fascinating to see how the internal narrative of the sixth Labour government continues to evolve as it is revised.
Read MoreEveryone loses when families become fair game. That goes for the attacker as well as the target
Read MoreThe Leader of the Opposition forced a No Contest and inflicted a Dusty finish on the Wellbeing Budget... a story of politics through the lens of professional wrestling
Read MoreWhile delving into the details of how Simon Bridges got hold of Budget 2019 details can bring out partisan nastiness and seem like nothing compared to the lives of real people, process matters and it‘s good someone is keeping watch
Read MoreIt is just impossible to dismiss the prejudice behind a lot of the criticism targeted at the rookie Green MP
Read MoreThe new President of France, Emmanuel Macron, wants French people to "embrace the future". Time will tell if he can make that possible, but his is a better message than the Trumps of this world who want to embrace the past
Read MoreTrump and his enablers tell us bombing a Syrian air-force base was driven by humanitarian principles. It was not. It was about ratings.
Read MoreA response from the Minister of Education to the recent contribution by Steve Maharey (Can we finally agree on how to run schools).
Read MorePresident Obama wants a public debate on the danger of a religious war against all of Islam because of the hideous criminal actions of some under the banner of Islam. Like anything done in the US in the name of God, it is fraught with the dangers of partisan politics.
Read MoreLabour's best chance for returning to government is to form a coalition and campaign jointly with the Greens
Read MoreThe University of Otago is going to debate Dirty Politics. We'd love for you to join in it.
Read MoreEQC is broken and needs to be rebuilt. Or does it? If the complexity of the situation, some complaints and conflict are to be expected, right?
Read MoreFour new voices join the Pundit lineup
Read MoreWhat 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 first nation to give women the vote now has few women leading newspapers, businessness and political parties. So this international women's day, what can we do about that?