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Politics and law
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Politicians have sucked the life out of young Kiwis
30 June 2022
Opinion: Aotearoa New Zealand has become a country for oldies to enjoy while the young silently drown, says Robert MacCulloch.
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Keeping radical hope alive: Professor Liz Beddoe
29 June 2022
In her long-awaited inaugural lecture, Professor Liz Beddoe laid down a fiery challenge to social work educators to keep “radical hope” alive and educate students to resist neoliberal and populist agendas.
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Can the US look back to find a future?
27 June 2022
OPINION: Jennifer Frost asks whether the American Constitution needs retrofitting for the 21st century in the light of recent Supreme Court rulings on abortion and guns.
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A new Pacific reset? Why NZ must prioritise climate change and labour mobility
21 June 2022
Opinion: Ongoing commitment by Australia and New Zealand to improve climate change and labour mobility policies is essential for the future durability of our Pacific partnership.
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Championing Samoa’s hard-won fight for freedom
17 June 2022
Opinion: As Samoa's new PM visits NZ, Dr Marcia Leenen-Young looks at the determination of multiple generations in Samoa who fought to govern themselves.
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Aotearoa's child privacy laws must be improved
15 June 2022
Aotearoa New Zealand has a long way to go in enhancing its laws to protect child privacy rights in the age of sharenting, says privacy law expert Nikki Chamberlain.
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Law alumna scores inaugural writers’ residency
14 June 2022
Ockham award winning writer and former lawyer Gina Cole will work on her upcoming Pasifika futurism novel in Australia this year thanks to a new writers’ residency.
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Chicago-bound lawyer to tackle bias
14 June 2022
Charlotte Agnew-Harington is jetting off to the US with support from a New Zealand Law Foundation Ethel Benjamin Scholarship.
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EV infrastructure: It's time to tackle range anxiety
25 May 2022
Aotearoa needs to invest in extensive and smart charging infrastructure swiftly if we're going to encourage more people, particularly those who live outside of cities, to make the switch to an EV.
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Refugees to get a seat at the table
16 May 2022
A new panel which will enable refugees to play a key role in national decisions that affect them is looking for members.
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New Zealand's inflation target ignored
12 May 2022
Opinion: Professor Robert MacCulloch on soaring inflation and the failures of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand and the Finance Minister.
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Broken protection order system fails domestic violence victims
10 May 2022
Opinion: The Family Court can fail domestic violence victims by insisting perpetrators are notified before protection is granted, writes Carrie Leonetti.