Christening the new interisland ferries Kupe and Cook is a reminder that what we name things matters, shaping our sense of ourselves over time.
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TOP’s positive polling is fuelling media speculation about its electoral prospects. Can it finally get over the line? And what might happen if it does?
Legislation before parliament will shift New Zealand’s refugee and asylum system further toward one built on suspicion and control – part of a global trend.
World Health Organization regulations are not a threat to national sovereignty, and they apply lessons learned from COVID. So why did NZ opt out?
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 US intervention in Venezuela makes it clear NZ’s ‘softly softly’ foreign policy isn’t a feasible long-term response to a shifting world order.
At the heart of the dispute between the BSA and The Platform is an outdated media law that hasn’t adapted to the online streaming era.
Cabinet papers are usually prepared by ministries with input from impartial public servants. The process over Palestine raises wider questions about transparency.
By not joining its close allies over the question of Palestinian statehood, NZ risks being ‘on the wrong side of history’.
If New Zealand expressly recognises Palestine at the UN next week, it will be a significant – but justified – departure from long-standing foreign policy.
The UK has said it will recognise Palestine unless Israel agrees to a ceasefire in Gaza and humanitarian aid resumes. But this could set a dangerous legal precedent.
It’s becoming harder to argue NZ shares common values and interests with the Trump administration, or that the alliance balances Chinese assertiveness in the Pacific.
The US worked hard over the past seven years to rebuild relationships in the Pacific and counter the influence of China. Trump is putting it all at risk.
ACT won’t work with Labour, Labour won’t work with NZ First, National won’t work with Te Pāti Māori … What happened to the cross-party compromise MMP was meant to foster?
Utu is commonly misunderstood to mean violent revenge, but it really describes reciprocity, harmony and balance – ideas central to New Zealand’s international relations.
With Donald Trump rapidly reshaping the world order, Germany is poised to play a pivotal role under its new government. New Zealand should be ready.
As he prepares to blow out 80 candles this Friday, New Zealand’s Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters continues to defy political gravity.
The proposed Future Fund is right on the money given New Zealand’s needs. But the three-year electoral cycle and lack of cross-party agreement could see it become just another political football.
The tail wagging the dog is a risk in any coalition arrangement. But with two tails wagging vigorously, the National-led government is testing the limits of consensus and policy coherence.
Recognition of Palestinian statehood was previously held out as an incentive to completing peace negotiations. But that’s changed now, and New Zealand should consider changing its position too.
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Professor of Politics, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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Professor of International Relations, University of Otago
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Research Associate, Public Policy Institute, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Associate Professor in Media and Communication, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Senior Lecturer in International Relations, University of Waikato
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Professor of Law, University of Waikato
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Professor of Political Science, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Professor of Communication Design, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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Lecturer, Law School, Auckland University of Technology
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Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor in Law, University of Canterbury
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Associate Professor in International Relations, University of Canterbury
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Professor of History, University of Otago
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Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Senior Research Fellow, National Centre for Research on Europe, University of Canterbury