Shane Te Pou – Matua Pita Tepene I wish you weren’t in Israel right now
Tēnā koe, Te Rangatira I’ve met you several times over the years and have always respected you. You have struck…
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Shane Te Pou – This Government doesn’t care about care givers!
I genuinely can’t think of a sector of our workforce that’s going to matter more over the next 20 years…
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Shane Te Pou – Dear Deputy Prime Minister
I’m writing not as a critic for the sake of it, but as someone who has spent a working life…
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Shane Te Pou – 2026 midterms might be the most consequential American election I’ve watched in my lifetime
Two years ago, me and my mate the Punter were cruising around New York and New Jersey and Pennsylvania talking…
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Shane Te Pou – When I was a kid growing up in Kawerau, my old man had a line he’d trot out most weekends. “I’m just going to go have a talk to my mates.”
When I was a kid growing up in Kawerau, my old man had a line he’d trot out most weekends….
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Shane Te Pou – One man, one board, one newsroom and no one at the wheel
A lot of people will know by now that I’ve turned into a bit of a digital nomad in my…
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Shane Te Pou – Max Harris in Tāmaki Wonderland
The puha — or perhaps the kale pot — is simmering in Tāmaki, and I reckon people should be paying…
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Shane Te Pou – Why we must nationalise Early Childhood Education
Back in August 2023, when the birth rate numbers were first raising eyebrows, I wrote a column about the privatisation…
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GUEST BLOG: Shane Te Pou – Why the Seats matter this Election
Before I get too deep into the analysis, I know what the political diehards will say: seats don’t matter, it’s…
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GUEST BLOG: Shane Te Pou – The pain of ‘go back to where you came from’
Often, politics seems a distant thing. Sometimes, it hits close to home. Two recents events hit home for me. First,…
