Dr Oliver Hartwich

NZ’s slow count gives National time to work through strategic minefield

12 November 2026

New Zealand voted on Saturday, but the final result will not be known until November 27.

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Other publications · 9 November 2026

Neue Versuchungen der Unfreiheit

Anfang 2004 schrieb ich einen Brief an einen Mann, den ich nicht kannte.

The Australian · 3 November 2026

Luxon never won Kiwi minds, let alone their hearts

On Saturday, New Zealanders elect a new parliament and deliver their verdict on the first term of Christopher Luxon’s government.

Newsroom · 3 November 2026

Berlin used to be ‘poor and sexy’ – now it’s afraid

Last Wednesday, at 9.46am, an email reached the Berlin office of Der Spiegel, Germany’s leading news magazine.

The Australian · 28 October 2026

Ten years for keeping quiet? NZ eyes end to right to silence

In April 1638, guards in London tied a young man to a cart and whipped him through the streets to Westminster.

Quadrant · 28 October 2026

Promises Half-Kept

In the April 2024 issue of Quadrant, I began a column with Enoch Powell’s observation that all political lives, unless cut off at a happy juncture, end in failure.

Insights · 23 October 2026

Judged by their peers

The Herald’s ‘Mood of the Boardroom’ survey has become a fixture in New Zealand’s media calendar.

The New Zealand Herald · 22 October 2026

Fight over a rounding error

Elections are supposed to be the moment when the main parties offer voters a choice between grand plans and rival visions.

Newsroom · 20 October 2026

Losing sight of the lucky country – why we need a crisis to reform again

When I first visited Sydney in 1999, what struck me most were the cranes.

Insights · 16 October 2026

The false economy of aged care

Last week, we co-hosted a dinner with the Selwyn Foundation.

The Australian · 13 October 2026

The day New Zealanders master Mixed Member Proportional, they may break it

It is election time in New Zealand and as such, political tragics like myself cannot have any meetings without the conversation turning to the question …

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