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The New Zealander who gave the world a new kind of power.
A Life of Courage, Curiosity and Change
By her proud sibling – This is not an obituary: Lorraine is still alive and kicking!
This Could Be a Strength In 2026
NZ’s low productivity is often blamed on businesses staying small.
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This Could Be a Trap
The law makes it clear: parliament could abolish the Māori seats tomorrow with a simple majority – no referendum needed, no special entrenchment – yet a politically convenient referendum is being offered instead.
On Sending Them Home
Transforming the revenge fantasies of anti-immigrant populists into enforceable public policy will not be easy.
This Is Just Bull
You’re much better off visualising how you’re going to get there. But then that would mean actual work.
Sewage, Scrutiny and the Politics of Accountability
Tamatha Paul is responsible for the positions she advocated, the amendments she moved, and the prioritisation she helped secure. That is the level at which accountability properly sits. And insisting on that level of accountability is not racism. It is politics.