If you were out and about in Auckland this weekend, you would have seen the level 2 is almost non-existent now. It’s further proof Labour faces a challenge this year in managing the public mood
Read MoreThe burning of books has a long history. That it no reason why we should add to it.
Read MoreBuilding more houses is not going to reduce house prices much (although it will help more people to be decently housed). The inflation driver is financial speculation based on leveraged borrowing. Until that is addressed, house prices will continue to boom.
Read MoreDoes it make sense to compare our climate change adaptation with Rogernomics?
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While many readers will say ‘the king is certainly not above the law’, not everyone believes that, especially if they are in power.
Read MorePutting those who are entering New Zealand in downtown hotels doesn’t seem to be furthering our “elimination strategy”. Is there somewhere else we could try?
Read MoreThe Treasury forecasts suggest the economy is doing better than expected after the Covid Shock.
Read MoreJoe Biden gave a message of unity in his inauguration speech and his swearing in shows a pendulum swing in US politics back to the establishment. But what does that mean?
Read MoreAll nations have shadows; some acknowledge them. For others they shape their image in uncomfortable ways.
Read MoreDonald Trump’s historic second impeachment could be merely a note to later historians as to how awful this term has been or it could be the start of healing. But either way, Trump’s place in history will now largely be decided by Joe Biden
Read MoreDoes the US need to strike a grand bargain with like-minded countries to pool their efforts? What does this tell us about today’s global politics?
Read MoreHowl, howl, howl, howl. As rioters storm the Capitol, we see the madness at the heart of the Donald Trump era. He is now Shakespeare’s King Lear - raging but impotent as America turns the page
Read MoreThe National Library is still disposing books from the nation’s heritage.
Read MoreFar too often designers forget the purpose of the exercise is to communicate.
Read MoreImplementing the New Zealand Health and Disability System review not only involves major technical problems but creates fascinating political tensions.
Read MoreDisappointed supporters of legalising cannabis are asking the High Court to void the recent referendum result. They aren’t going to succeed, and probably shouldn’t even try to do so.
Read MoreWorkSafe has charged the Government’s volcano watchdog, GNS Science, as one of the thirteen parties in relation to the Whakaari/White Island eruption. We don’t yet know why. But can they really be guilty of not sciencing properly?
Read MoreWe need to change public policy if our aim is to minimise the harm from drugs.
Read MoreWhy this government will not be transformative; do we want it to be?
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