“Beyond Checklists: Why New Zealand’s $100M Maths Plan Misses the Mark”
A few days ago the Minister of Education announced a $100 million package to improve results in mathematics: “Next week’s…
Setting the Agenda
Political analysis and commentary shaping the progressive debate in Aotearoa New Zealand, focused on power, policy, and accountability.
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BSA decision a warning to broadcasters to avoid Israeli propaganda narratives
A decision by the Broadcasting Standards Authority to uphold a complaint against a 1News broadcast in November is a warning…
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Ben Morgan’s Pacific Update: South Korea chases Canadian defence contracts
Traditionally, Canada and the US have close defence relationships, including the US supplying most of Canada’s military equipment. However, President…
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Comrades – Free Speech Hypocrisy, My post-Working Group thoughts and a new podcast announcement
Comrades, I’ve had a week to digest the reality that the Political Right have cancelled gold award winning political podcast,…
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BEN MORGAN: Trump’s ‘handbrake turn’ towards Ukraine – What does it mean?
Ukraine’s situation changed last week, a result of the White House’s new position regarding support. The rare minerals deal was…
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Request for independent review of TVNZ’s reporting on Palestine/Israel
Letter presented to TVNZ on Saturday 3 May 2025 Alastair Carruthers Board Chair Television New Zealand Victoria Street Auckland CBD…
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Attack on life-saving aid boat proves the reach of Israel’s out-of-control genocide through starvation is now global
Israel’s drone attack on the Freedom Flotilla boat ‘Conscience’ shows Israel’s genocide strategy has now gone global, according to PSNA….
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On Trump’s ‘Victory Day’ Revisions
This is … a bold set of claims. And not least because I would have assumed VJ Day in August…
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Ben Morgan’s Pacific Update: ADV Reliant a study of ‘soft power’ projection in the Pacific
At first glance, the Australian Defence Vessel (ADV) Reliant may not look like a tool for power projection. But this…
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Follow-up: The Decline of NZ’s Primary Education (And Why We Keep Going in Circles)
I really appreciated the comments on my last piece (“Demonisation of NZ’s Public Education is a Scam“), especially two that…