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For most elite women athletes, professional sport still doesn’t pay enough to make a living. But strategic investment will grow their visibility and earning power.
Greenland is central to US Space Force strategies for orbital dominance. Laws and treaties designed to maintain the peace in space are looking increasingly outdated.
NZ is already successfully managing strong relationships with China and the US. By building on its Pacific influence, it can chart a carefully non-aligned course.
The review is a coalition promise, but is based on questionable assumptions about the tribunal’s legal status and purpose. And now the UN is looking at it.
It has taken over 20 years, and the ICC is under intense pressure, but this week’s conviction of Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman is a major win for international law.
When voters know more about candidates and their policies, and when the issues are more relevant, local democracy thrives.
If New Zealand expressly recognises Palestine at the UN next week, it will be a significant – but justified – departure from long-standing foreign policy.
Unlike their commercial rivals, public broadcasters have to serve a broad audience. In today’s fragmented mediascape, RNZ may be doing better than its critics claim.
The government says its new rules will deter people from joining gangs. But extending restrictions on gang insignia into people’s homes could be a step too far under the Bill of Rights.








