Treaty principles bill hearings, day seven: Another ex-PM submits, and tears are shed'If you’re locked in a burning house, of course you’re going to try to put out the fire,' Eru Kapa-Kingi told the Justice Committee.By Lyric Waiwiri-Smith | 20th February, 2025Politics reporter
Claim of ‘no movement’ in child poverty stats misleading, advocates say'The numbers are increasing, and we need to do something urgently.'By Liam Rātana | 20th February, 2025
Urgent memo to everyone: Please don’t tell Winston Peters about this MPLet’s all just keep this on the downlow.By Toby Manhire | 20th February, 2025
OpinionCan Canada and the US guide the way on Indigenous child protection?With the repeal of Section 7AA of the Oranga Tamariki Act looking set to go ahead, with some key changes, here's what we can learn from North America.By Luke Fitzmaurice-Brown and Kaea Hudson | 20th February, 2025
Echo Chamber: Beware! The immigrant Marxists have invaded parliament!Wasn't it just last week that Winston Peters was complaining about immigrants? Oh yeah, it was.By Lyric Waiwiri-Smith | 20th February, 2025
Gone By Lunchtime: David Seymour and his Prince Hal epochWhat's up with the Act leader?By The Spinoff | 19th February, 2025Staff writers
‘A massive wake-up call’: The key findings of the data misuse inquiries'The gate was left open' for improper use of personal data thanks to 'systemic failure' at Stats NZ.By Lyric Waiwiri-Smith | 19th February, 2025Politics reporter
Echo Chamber: Can someone please teach these MPs to use Google?Backbench MPs reached new levels of patsy questions in an extraordinarily dull question time.By Joel MacManus | 19th February, 2025Wellington editor
OpinionBrian Tamaki, disruptive force and super-geniusThe self-appointed apostle says he could be to Christopher Luxon what Elon Musk is to Donald Trump, and his track record speaks for itself.By Toby Manhire | 18th February, 2025Editor-at-large
OpinionWindbag: Begonia House and the hypocrisy of ‘nice-to-haves’The same councillors who decry excessive spending on pet projects just voted to pump millions of dollars on a greenhouse for flowers.By Joel MacManus | 18th February, 2025Wellington editor
Treaty principles bill hearings, day six: ‘A travesty, a tragedy, a call to action’Everything you missed from day six of the Treaty principles bill hearings, when the Justice Committee heard seven hours of submissions.By Lyric Waiwiri-SmithPolitics reporter & Joel MacManus | 18th February, 2025Wellington editor
OpinionWhen protest isn’t peaceful, you don’t have to be a church mouse about condemning itMeekly responding to violence rooted in moral panic isn't the stuff of courageous leadership.By Anna Rawhiti-Connell | 18th February, 2025Senior writer
Exclusive: We found Act MP Simon Court’s full menstrual cup sales pitchHear him out, he’s a civil engineer. By Alex Casey | 17th February, 2025Senior writer
Legal personhood for Taranaki: transformative or tokenistic?While legal recognition of the maunga is vital in the short term, true environmental justice will require more work.By Catherine Murupaenga-Ikenn | 17th February, 2025Guest writer
Treaty principles bill hearings, day five: ‘Nice to be here – not really’Everything you missed from day five of the Treaty principles bill hearings.By Lyric Waiwiri-SmithPolitics reporter & Joel MacManus | 14th February, 2025Wellington editor
Analysing the attachment styles of the coalition throupleAvoidant, secure, anxious or disorganised? What attachment styles can tell us about the three-way coalition.By Gabi Lardies | 14th February, 2025Staff writer
Treaty principles bill hearings, day four: Former PM, former minister say scrap itFormer prime minister Geoffrey Palmer said the bill has 'damaged the collective fabric of our nation'.By Lyric Waiwiri-Smith | 13th February, 2025Politics reporter
Echo Chamber: Winston Peters v the ‘most constrained’ parliament in the world'Some members here can't take it when somebody hits back at them,' reckoned the deputy PM.By Lyric Waiwiri-Smith | 13th February, 2025Politics reporter
Shane Jones doesn’t want you to see footage from fishing boatsThe fisheries minister says he wants to avoid trial by TikTok.By Lyric Waiwiri-Smith | 13th February, 2025Politics reporter
Christopher Luxon’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad weekThe prime minister has had a bad week, and it's barely Thursday.By Anna Rawhiti-Connell | 13th February, 2025Senior writer
