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Edwards: Cash for access to politicians continues
Opinion - News reports of questionable donations and fundraising have been building up over recent years, and this year it only seems to be escalating, Bryce Edwards writes.
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Sexual violence survivors cannot wait a year for help from ACC
16 Jun 2021Opinion - In five harrowing years, each counsellor I met with told me I needed to seek specialist help, and I'd need an ACC claim to access funding - itself a…
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The Black Caps and the World Test Championship final
Opinion - Let's hope New Zealand's 1-0 series win over England turns out to be a victory for test cricket as well, Hamish Bidwell writes.
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Covid-19 lab-leak hypothesis plausible as accidents happen - 'I should know'
Opinion - At the conclusion of the G7 summit yesterday, leaders called for a fresh investigation to determine how the Covid-19 pandemic began and the leak…
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Christchurch Call and Countering Violent Extremism: helping or hindering?
15 Jun 2021Analysis - The Christchurch Call and counterterrorism programme Countering Violent Extremism could lead to policies that unfairly target minorities, writes Gabriel Ford.
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Finding children's graves in Canada provides grim link to abuse inquiry
14 Jun 2021Analysis - A number of dreadful discoveries lead back to a dark chapter in this country's residential care history, David Cohen writes.
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They are (using) us: 'How is it okay for others to profit off our pain?'
12 Jun 2021Opinion - The movie They Are Us should not focus on a white woman character and her role in the aftermath of a heinous tragedy, but the stories of the Muslim victims and survivors, Saziah Bashir write…
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Visa changes: too little, too late?
12 Jun 2021Analysis - The government has announced 10,000 working holiday-makers and seasonal staff can get visa extensions, but some say the numbers are a drop in the ocean and come too late, Gill Bonnett write…
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They are not us and it hurts to be props in a Hollywood movie
11 Jun 2021Opinion - They Are Us is a story about an act of white supremacy centered around white voices, white feelings and white heroism. The irony is nauseating and lack of self-awareness is profound, Mohamed…
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Opinion: OIA reform a democratic test for Labour
11 Jun 2021Labour has stalled on its promise to rewrite the Official Information Act, a vital piece of machinery for democracy that is in terrible disrepair, Bryce Edwards writes.
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Climate change decisions will test the government
11 Jun 2021Analysis - The government must decide about climate change proposals, ministers are relieved with news of more vaccines, and Nick Smith leaves Parliament with an apology, Peter Wilson writes.
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Bryce Edwards: Jacinda Ardern's opaque government by PR
10 Jun 2021Opinion - A just published scathing critique of Jacinda Ardern's government has revealed how it has kept the public in the dark about crucial issues, Dr Bryce Edwards writes.
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Bidwell: Japan's Olympic nightmare should make Brisbane reconsider
10 Jun 2021Opinion - Can the good folk of Brisbane really not see who they're getting into bed with, given the grotesque new lows the IOC have sunk to, Hamish Bidwell writes.
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Super Rugby: a game of inches
6 Jun 2021Analysis - For Hurricanes fans, Super Rugby Trans Tasman went from being the best competition format ever to the worst in the space of 80 minutes on Saturday night, writes Jamie Wall. Video
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Miller: Trends emerge in New Zealand's relations with China
6 Jun 2021Analysis - It's important to consider wider trends and not just the latest twist in the story when it comes to New Zealand's evolving foreign policy especially with China, writes Geoffrey Miller.
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Opinion: Urgent debate needed on local government changes
4 Jun 2021Local government is about to go through a major reorganisation that will affect all our lives. Researcher Jean Drage calls for urgent debate about what's needed.
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Week in Politics: Trans-Tasman solidarity on show in Queenstown
4 Jun 2021Analysis - A strong show of trans-Tasman solidarity leads to a joint statement that upsets China, and the curious case of Nick Smith takes over headlines, Peter Wilson writes.
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Bidwell: Devon Conway and the future of franchise sport
3 Jun 2021Opinion - Franchise or club sport is where money and prestige increasingly lie; the international game is becoming an afterthought, writes Hamish Bidwell.
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Devon Conway - a friend, animal lover, and terrible golfer
4 Jun 2021First Person - As a mate, you're not supposed to keep your friends up all night fretting and turn up late for weddings - that is unless you're Devon Conway, Ben Strang writes.
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Why New Zealand Music Month still matters
2 Jun 2021First Person- The Aotearoa music ecosystem is at a point where local artists can sell out stadiums, rule the charts and airwaves, and headline festival line-ups, writes Yadana Saw.
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Centrepoint: Neither free nor loving
31 May 2021Opinion - After a documentary aired on TVNZ last night, viewers should not confuse the Centrepoint commune's promiscuous lifestyle with polyamory, Anke Richter writes.
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Australia turns up heat on NZ's relationship with China
31 May 2021Analysis - New Zealand will clearly continue to follow a path of zig-zagging in relationship to both China and its Western allies, Dr Bryce Edwards writes.
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Nanaia Mahuta's words matter – but is there more than meets the eye?
29 May 2021Analysis - New Zealand's foreign minister is ruffling feathers. Geoffrey Miller explores Nanaia Mahuta's orientation to her job, Beijing, and Belarus.
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What will Super Rugby look like next year?
31 May 2021Opinion - While the Trans-Tasman competition has been a fun little throwback to the way Super Rugby used to be, it hasn't exactly caught the imagination of the public, writes Jamie Wall. Video
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Why not abolish sports press conferences once and for all?
28 May 2021Opinion - The decision by four-time tennis grand slam champion Naomi Osaka to skip post-match press conferences at the upcoming French Open ought to be applauded, writes Hamish Bidwell.
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What is looming over Scott Morrison's visit to NZ?
29 May 2021Opinion - Given what's up for discussion during the Australian PM's visit to Queenstown, you might call it a form of adventure tourism, Alexander Gillespie writes.
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Super Rugby: Nah, let’s talk about Reece Walsh and the Phoenix
23 May 2021Opinion - This is a rugby column but it's fair to talk about the phenomenon that is Reece Walsh, and it's also fair to talk about the Phoenix being on fire on Saturday, writes Jamie Wall. Video
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Opinion: Samoa's FAST-led government did not carry out a 'coup'
Opinion - The swearing-in of Fiame Naomi Mataafa as Prime Minister of Samoa was constitutional in light of the extraordinary circumstances, Fuimaono Dylan Asafo writes.
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