The dragon in the room: Cooks v NZ v China
Later today the Cook Islands Prime Minister, Mark Brown, will be back in Rarotonga and will reveal the hitherto secret…
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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Eugene Doyle: Trump and foolish old men who redraw maps
COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle: It generally ends badly. An old tyrant embarks on an ill-considered project that involves redrawing maps. They are heedless to wise counsel and indifferent to indigenous interests or experience. Before they fail, are killed, deposed or otherwise disposed of, these vicious old men can cause immense harm.
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Beware of ACT’s kite flying.
We must be careful with kite flying, as indeed with the whole of Act’s thinking, as what we once dismissed…
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Winston Peters refusal to join 79 countries to protect the International Criminal Court puts New Zealand firmly in Trump’s minority, lawless, hard-right camp
Winston Peters’ refusal to join other 79 countries trying to protect the International Criminal Court after vicious attacks and sanctions…
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Ben Morgan: Russia’s offensive appears to be culminating, can Ukraine punch back?
The situation in Ukraine is developing quickly. At strategic-level, the US is putting unexpected pressure on Putin. President Trump’s desire…
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Ben Morgan’s Strategy Lesson from Antiquity
The first principle of war is ‘Selection and Maintenance of the Aim,’ or in non-military jargon, the key to success…
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Waitangi 2025 – Sovereignty and Settlements
Every rohe seems to have a Waitangi. There’s one at the end of town here in Opotiki. There’s a Waitangi…
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Ben Morgan’s Pacific Update: US tariffs – This week’s big story
Last weekend, President Trump announced big tariffs on imports into the US from China, Canada and Mexico. He also indicated…
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Some mischievous reporting (ie lies) by Stuff about the Waitangi Day protest at Ōnuku marae.
Protest meets Luxon in Akaroa, while Waitangi enjoys tranquillity Some mischievous reporting (ie lies) by Stuff this afternoon about the…
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PSNA says government must oppose Trump ethnic cleansing of Gaza
The Palestinian Solidarity Network Aotearoa says Palestinians in Gaza should be allowed to return to their original homes in Israel…