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As in so many international disputes, the key to the resolution of the Julian Assange asylum case is the United States. If the White House, […]

You don’t really have to be a theologian to know that if you’re truly sorry for doing something, repentance includes a commitment not to do […]

As expected, the MMP review proposal paper has come up with a trade-off between the two main voting thresholds. It suggests scrapping the one electorate […]

So the Olympics has come and gone amid the usual “These were the best Games ever” accolades that seem the automatic verdict issued every four […]

It has been quite a week for Labour, on three counts at least. First came the signs in the polls that the recent slide in […]

In the wake of the weekend’s deadly attack on New Zealand forces in Afghanistan, the interesting aspect of the political response has been the across-the-board […]

If anyone is still wondering what happened to the energies and the organising principles that drove the Occupy movement – or if they’re merely wanting […]

Surprisingly to some, Labour women’s affairs spokesperson Sue Moroney is showing a genuine ability to get up the nose of the government, as she goes […]

It isn’t often that we see how the United States feels when it sees itself on the receiving end of a secretive international treaty process […]

Well, what an exciting weekend it must have been for the nation’s media. After a 2012 full, thus far, of gaffes, resignations, dodgy dealings at […]

Alexander Cockburn would probably be amused and annoyed that his death in Germany at the weekend will attract a mere fraction of the accolades heaped […]

So the brake pads on every single one of the 500 freight wagons delivered to KiwiRail by its favoured Chinese supplier have had to be […]

It seems a simple enough concept; counselling is meant to help victims to recover from their experience. The conditions for getting access to counselling are […]

In this time of fiscal austerity, some people are being asked to be more austere than others. Thus, the news on RNZ this morning that […]

The Maori Party’s relationship with National is looking more and more like that of a battered spouse, a pitiable creature who will swallow any indignity […]

So KiwiRail is about to cut up to 220 jobs by October, and SOE Minister Tony Ryall has refused to front up to explain what […]

Public private partnerships (PPPs) are still being envisaged by the Key government’s as its favoured method for financing new schools, motorways etc, but the experience […]

Television news is notorious for having no memory, and little room for history or context. The average news bulletin consists of a series of talking […]

During the past month, how many people working in the Parliamentary precinct might have engaged in recreational drug use that impaired their performance on the […]

A good morning for the rule of law. The High Court here finds the search of Kim Dotcom’s house to have been illegal and ditto […]

Imagine this wacky, unbelievable scenario. Prime Minister John Key announces that for too long, too many people earning over $100,000 have been paying too little […]

The chances of achieving culture change at the Accident Compansation Corporation would seem to be almost zero if those in charge of the organisation cannot […]

So New Zealand has pledged up to $4 billion in repayable loans to the International Monetary Fund as our contribution to a stabilization fund to […]

By all measures, the Greek election result was a relatively good outcome for the global economy, in that pro-austerity parties now seem able to form […]

The leaked document on the US Public Citizen website confirm the worst fears about the Trans Pacific Partnership talks. The leaked text, and Public Citizen’s […]

The non re-appointment of Accident Compensation Corporation chairman John Judge falls a long, long way short of what will be required to effect a culture […]

The public debate on raising the entitlement age of National Superannuation is still tending to be couched in terms of affordability and generational fairness. Can […]

The government backdown on class sizes is looking like one of those non-apologies where people say they’re sorry because of how you’ve reacted, rather than […]

The proposals by the Brazilian firm Petrobras for exploratory oil and gas drilling off East Cape are still controversial. Yet as New Zealand heads towards […]

Is the Assad regime better or worse than what is likely to follow in its wake? Given the carnage in Iraq and the drift towards […]