Die Mutter aller Wahlkämpfe
Ob Jacinda Ardern die erste Regierungschefin mit Elternzeit wird, bleibt abzuwarten. Aber im progressiven Neuseeland ist nichts unmöglich. [...]
New Zealand
A culture of debate
A reminder that political debates need to be civil and focused on the arguments is timely. [...]
Election should not be about Turei, texts or family plans
New Zealand, I love you. You deserve better than another side show masquerading as an election campaign. [...]
Left faces ongoing struggle to find a point of difference
Social democracy has won - and that's its main problem. So what's left for Labour? [...]
A big step towards affordable housing
The Government's new infrastructure programme is a huge step towards housing affordability. But much more needs to be done. [...]
The government vs Mainfreight
If only the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment was as generous as Mainfreight. [...]
Help! It’s an election year.
New Zealand can be proud of many things. But our election campaigns are not among them. [...]
News about Niue
Niue is a place in need of foreign aid, mainly from New Zealand. It is unclear whether an invasion of Australian libertarians would change that. [...]
Monetary policy needs public scrutiny
Central banks have a crucial role to fulfil in our economies. This role thus deserves public scrutiny and debate. Given the RBNZ’s independence, external commentary on its actions is the most effective check on its operations. [...]
A tale of two countries
We have a choice in New Zealand if we are satisfied with our status quo and content to keep fighting the same old political battles for the next decades. Alternatively, we could break out of our old ways and try something radically new. [...]
