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NZ surges into cricket’s T20 World Cup final
The White Ferns show real grit to hold on against the West Indies and find themselves in the final of the T20 World Cup.
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The twilight of the movie superhero age
It’s been a solid two decades since the superhero blockbuster took over Hollywood and refused to leave. The Marvel Cinematic Universe, or MCU, is now the biggest film franchise in history with box ...
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AI no substitute for robust and inclusive public services
Though AI systems are constantly improving in accuracy, caution should be exercised in relying on them for decisions with ...
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New public service commissioner after ‘months of drift’
Incoming Public Service Commissioner Sir Brian Roche will offer the public service a steady hand at a time of significant upheaval, writes Laura Walters ...
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The infantilising comic strip version of NZ’s economic life
Opinion: Politicians speak as if models of the economy were reality rather than abstractions which are more or less useful, argues Rob Campbell ...
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The Secret Diary of .. the HMNZS Manawanui
As Minister of Defence, I think the first thing we should do is thank the brave men and women of the HMNZS Manawanui. They are heroes. They are the brave defenders of life and liberty as enjoyed by ...
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Matt Vance
An essay by Matt Vance in response to a monumental study of one of the world's great birdlands – the bleak, uninhabited, and ...
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Crown cover-up? Full disclosure
A five-part Newsroom series looks at the political and legal strategy the Crown used for decades to marginalise and defeat claims from victims of state abuse and torture. When Leoni McInroe came ...
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Govt to consider emissions from buildings in final climate plan
The built environment makes up 20 percent of New Zealand's greenhouse gas emissions. Photo: Lynn Grieveson The Government’s final emissions reduction plan will contain much more substantive ...
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New head of Crown abuse response put NZ’s false case to UN
New head of the Crown's response unit to victims of state abuse Rajesh Chhana. Photo: Public Service Commission. The bureaucrat appointed to head the agency responding to victims of state abuse ...
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All 149 fast-track projects mapped
More than half of the projects are housing, land development or infrastructure, alongside 22 renewable energy projects and 19 mining and quarrying schemes. Business news in association with Nearly 150 ...
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Mulligan’s announcement at 1.35pm
Jesse Mulligan: voice of the Surrey Hotel writers residency announcement Jesse Mulligan, the Voice of God these past eight years when it comes to the Surrey Hotel Writers Residency Award (held in ...