Ben Morgan’s Pacific Update: Norway and Japan sign defence deal
In another example of European defence cooperation with Pacific nations, Japan and Norway signed a new defence agreement on 3…
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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Kingi Tuheitia – Tangi observations and notes on succession planning
Ka arohanui te whanau pani Kingi Tuheitia Paki Potatau Te Wherowhero VII. The Paki is there out of respect. I’m…
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Zionism and The Nazis
So the pen is mightier than the sword – really? Tell that to the Palestinians. Tell them, as they are…
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Pokrovsk, does Ukraine have bigger plans there?
Putin remains completely committed to Pokrovsk, and although the Russian advance is slow it is persistent. In Kursk, Ukrainian forces…
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Government must follow UK lead and suspend Rakon bomb-component exports to the US
With today’s news that the UK government has finally begun to suspend arms shipments to Israel for its war on…
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Pacific Update: Australia’s defence university sets new rules for Chinese interaction
Last week, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported that the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA), the nation’s military university is tightening…
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Appalling NZ mainstream media reporting on Palestine continues – cowardly silence from the Christopher Luxon government continues – and protest action across the country continues
As New Zealanders continue to protest Israel’s attacks on Gaza and the escalation in Israeli attacks in the illegally-occupied West…
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Another appalling TVNZ report on Israel’s war on Palestine – Complaint to TVNZ re 6pm news item, 29 August 2024
Kia ora TVNZ, In the introduction to the news item on Israel’s war on Palestine the presenter talked about an…
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1984, Year Zero: The Juggernaut story of the fourth Labour government and Unwinding neoliberalism in Aotearoa New Zealand
Contemporary experience is a misleading guide to tumultuous events. The old order may well be dying, but the new is…
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No opinion: AI, Dr Bryce Edwards, Tim Watkin, the NZ Herald and the future of writing
When I heard the news that the NZ Herald was using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to write their editorials I happened…