The New Zealand Herald
We don’t know how unlucky we are in NZ
It feels nice to be admired by the world. Yet I would rather live in a country that has honest conversations with itself.
Month: October 2020
Insights
Election result a call to action
Kiwis have made it clear they do not want politics to be a handbrake on escaping the status quo.
Newsroom
A political fairytale gone wrong
Perhaps Boris Johnson can be compared to his great idol Winston Churchill. Churchill was also booted from office shortly after his greatest triumph.
Uncategorised
Calm in a crisis won’t be enough for a second-term Ardern
Kiwis are an optimistic bunch. That is why they look likely to give Ardern a second chance – and a second term.
Insights
Working group enlightenment
New Zealand’s post-modern politicians have moved past the old power philosophy and found nirvana in a place where nothing ever happens and the rulers remain untouchable in power.
Newsroom
Europe’s directionless leader
Thirty years after unification, Germany remains a big, little country. A powerless hegemon. A directionless leader. Then again, that may not be such a bad outcome. Had Thatcher and Mitterrand been right, it might have been worse.
Insights
New Zealand won
New Zealand’s political system is not perfect. But, unlike the US, we need not be ashamed of our democratic culture.