Principal X Sunday morning, when I woke, I experienced a complex array of emotions. While I found solace in the absence of the previous government’s authority, I simultaneously grappled with sentiments of scepticism, disenchantment, and a sense of further betrayal in relation to Christopher Luxon’s professed commitment to
Michael Bassett Political historian Michael Bassett CNZM is the author of 15 books, was a regular columnist for the Fairfax newspapers and a former Minister in the 1984-1990 governments bassettbrashandhide.com Some kind of deliverance is at hand. The worst government of my long life is off to the
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In New Zealand politics, some alliances may seem unlikely at first glance. A case in point is the dilemma National faces right now. There has been plenty of animus between National and Winston Peters, with thirty years of sabotage, ankle-tapping and skullduggery to try to ensure Winston is dead
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**If readers want this series to continue please send your original photos to window@thebfd.co.nz What can you tell us about this View from Your Window? Yesterday’s photo was taken leaving Auckland Airport: the view across Pararekau Island over to Takanini. ** We need more photos please folks,
righttolife.org.uk New Zealand’s Labour Government, which in 2020 introduced an extreme abortion law allowing de-facto abortion on demand for any reason up to birth, has been voted out of power. New Zealand’s General Election was held on Saturday 14 October 2023; the Labour Party Leader
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As Chris Hipkins sits in the rubble of a Labour Government ejected in the biggest swing in our history, I wonder what he is thinking. Presumably he is desperately trying to think of something or someone to blame (it’s not like HE could be in any way responsible); no
Alexandra Sims University of Auckland theconversation.com The use of artificial intelligence (AI) by New Zealand police is putting the spotlight on policing tactics in the 21st century. A recent Official Information Act request by Radio New Zealand revealed the use of SearchX, an AI tool that can draw connections
We do not need to imagine free speech as a line or as a circle. There has already been enough consideration of ‘what is free speech’, and reassessing it is a trap. The history of free speech has woven its way through centuries of societal evolution. It finds its roots
