Maire Leadbeater: The Official Information Act, the Official Secrets Act and Dr Bill Sutch
Before the OIA, secrecy ruled. The Bill Sutch case shows why transparency still matters, especially now.
Guest Blogs & Sponsored Posts
Guest and sponsored opinion pieces published on The Daily Blog, offering diverse perspectives within clear editorial guidelines.
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Graeme Doull: Iran’s most dangerous course of action
Forget the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s most devastating move could be precision drone strikes on global fuel infrastructure — and the world isn’t ready.
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GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Failing kidney patients symptomatic of health system crisis; health system needs its own mantra
Dialysis rationing is not bad luck. It is the brutal bill for a health system that ignored prevention, ignored clinicians, and called chaos reform.
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Making sense of the Opportunity Party: ripples or wave
It’s hovering near 5%. That’s all it takes. The Opportunity Party could go from political footnote to kingmaker — if the ripple becomes a wave.
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GUEST BLOG: Seeby Woodhouse – Is it WW3 yet? Evaluating the Iran war as part of a larger globalised conflict
We’re asking the wrong question about Iran. It’s not “will this escalate?” — it’s whether we’re already in World War 3 and pretending we’re not.
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Calling out Health New Zealand for intimidation of nurses
When nurses speak up about safety — should they be threatened for it?
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GUEST BLOG: Seeby Woodhouse – Project Ghost Murmur
You can leave your phone behind. You can’t leave your heartbeat.
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Understanding Cuba’s health system helps to better understand New Zealand’s
Cuba shouldn’t outperform wealthier nations in healthcare. But in key ways — it does.
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Kaitiaki Hauora – Together for Public Health, a powerful voice for the health system
Kaitiaki Hauora – Together for Public Health signals a renewed fight for equitable, publicly funded healthcare in Aotearoa as pressure on the system intensifies.
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Why does the United States have it in for Cuba so badly, and for so long?
A deep dive into why the United States has maintained decades of economic warfare against Cuba since the 1959 revolution.
