Gordon Campbell on the looming inquiry into the Hit & Run events
It now seems certain the government will be launching an independent inquiry (after Easter) into the allegations contained in the Hit & Run book, and […]
March 2018
Gordon Campbell on Clare Curran’s dim future
Now that the initial shock of Carol Hirschfeld’s resignation has worn off, we’re getting to the sharp end of the RNZ story. Why did Broadcasting […]
Gordon Campbell on the hype about the Reserve Bank’s new governor
It is time for the ritual handover at the Reserve Bank. Sometime today, Adrian Orr will don the gubernatorial undergarments, drain the Goblet of Knowledge […]
Gordon Campbell on a trade war with China
As things currently stand, the White House has NOT included New Zealand on its list of allies whose steel and aluminium exports to the US […]
Gordon Campbell on the Ardern/Bridges problems with credibility
Credibility is always such a fickle, unstable element in politics. You know it when you see it, though. In January a US publication called The […]
Gordon Campbell on the (looming) nurses’ strike
It is (almost) possible to feel a bit sorry for the DHB negotiators engaged in the current nurses pay round. Come next Monday there’s every […]
Gordon Campbell on the PM’s Indonesian guest, West Papua and Perfume Genius
As David Lange once said, it is almost impossible to get New Zealand to think about Indonesia, the huge nation sitting right on our doorstep.
Gordon Campbell on Winston Peters’ attempts to cozy up to Trump, and to Russia
Attempts by the Foreign Affairs Minister to downplay Russia’s role in the shooting down of MH17 have already earned unflattering coverage across the Tasman
Gordon Campbell on Police pursuits
The willingness of the Police to play Russian roulette with public safety via its current policy on pursuits continues to end in carnage
Gordon Campbell on the #MeToo movement in Sweden
The #MeToo campaign has been approached by Sweden in an impressively systematic fashion.
Gordon Campbell on the departure of Steven Joyce
In the end, the party leadership left the loaded revolver on Steven Joyce’s desk, and he did the decent thing. Amy Adams as Finance spokesperson […]
Gordon Campbell on our unthinking readiness to confront China
Other countries regard trade deals as an adjunct of diplomacy and defence and proceed accordingly.
Gordon Campbell on why prison inmates should be allowed to vote
What the government’s BORA announcement signaled first and foremost, was that prisoners in the New Zealand could be about to win back the right to vote.