GUEST BLOG: Jackie Foster – Beyond Punishment: A Swedish-Inspired Approach to Corrections Reform in New Zealand
Corrections Minister Mark Mitchell’s proposal to scrap short prison sentences in favour of longer ones is an approach that ignores…
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Guest and sponsored opinion pieces published on The Daily Blog, offering diverse perspectives within clear editorial guidelines.
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GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Widening gap between health system leadership and health workforce
When I reflect on my involvement in Aotearoa New Zealand’s health system over the past three decades plus, mainly as…
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GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – The dirtiest of politics and a tale of two MPs cloaked in hypocrisy
The recent contrasting response of two different ‘controversies’ involving two politically different MPs are covered by a cloak of hypocrisy….
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GUEST BLOG: Jackie Foster – Why a Royal Commission of Inquiry Is Crucial: Lessons from Arthur Allan Thomas and Alan Hall
New Zealand prides itself on upholding justice and fairness, yet cases like those of Arthur Allan Thomas and Alan Hall…
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GUEST BLOG: Seeby Woodhouse – For some brains, the Matrix now exists
In a quiet laboratory, a cluster of human brain cells—no larger than a lentil—learns to control a virtual butterfly fluttering…
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GUEST BLOG: Pat O’Dea – Piece talks
Yankee imperialists and Russian revanchists join up to sack Ukraine Fri 25 Apr 2025, From the Guardian: A carve-up in…
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GUEST BLOG: Mick Hall – Statement On Spy Agency Probe Into RNZ ‘Russian Edits Scandal’ And IGSS Report
I welcome a report released today by the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security, Brendan Horsley, which found an investigation by…
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GUEST BLOG: John McDonald – Six Major Reasons to Oppose Road Pricing
2025 will be a critical year as moves to legalise road pricing schemes are currently underway in Parliament. The congestion…
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GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – It does matter to patients whether they are operated in a public or private hospital
On 7 March Minister of Health Simeon Brown made a major health announcement concerning Health New Zealand (Te Whatu Ora)….
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GUEST BLOG EXCLUSIVE: Suzie Dawson – Kiwibank is breaking up with me
After a 25-year love affair, Kiwibank is breaking up with me. I owe them nothing. No debt whatsoever. They make…