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New housing policy runs risk of urban slums

15 July 2021

Opinion: The new National Policy Statement on Urban Development allows for unsafe, unsuitable housing blocks that will devolve into slums, writes Claire Dale.
Why hate speech law is authoritarian

13 July 2021

Opinion: Ananish Chaudhuri lays out some concerns about New Zealand's proposed hate speech law, arguing it's in line with a pattern of authoritarianism.
Dame Anne Salmond: Iwi vs Kiwi

7 July 2021

Opinion: In a five-part series for Newsroom Dame Anne Salmond reflects on a new institutional order for NZ which takes account of the Treaty of Waitangi and whakapapa.
Sensible solutions for Auckland's transport woes

6 July 2021

Opinion: A number of problems with Auckland’s infrastructure have become starkly apparent in recent times, writes Professor David Grinlinton.
A word of caution on prohibiting ‘hate speech’

5 July 2021

Opinion: Legitimate anger and protest must not end up as a crime when the government amends hate speech legislation, writes Professor Natasha Hamilton-Hart.
Claims that sexual violence bill will harm Māori are unfounded

1 July 2021

Opinion: Professor Elisabeth McDonald and Associate Professor Scott Optican on the merits of The Sexual Violence Legislation Bill 2019.
The Samoa Supreme Court’s final warning

30 June 2021

Opinion: The Samoan Supreme Court has issued a final warning to caretaker prime minister, Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi, writes Lecturer Dylan Asafo.
Terror threat greatest from lone individuals with online support

25 June 2021

The Christchurch mosque attacks of 15 March 2019 were a “watershed moment” for New Zealand, which is now at higher risk of similar attacks than it was before.
From the Social Welfare to the Social Insurance state

22 June 2021

Opinion: A signalled move towards unemployment insurance could open opportunities to expand ACC principles to even more of the welfare system, Peter Davis argues.
Aotearoa has plenty of room for more refugees

22 June 2021

Opinion: We are currently accepting a low number of refugees compared with other similar countries and could easily welcome many more, writes Jay Marlowe.
Treaty: how can it become more than a word?

15 June 2021

If ‘treaty’ is to be more than a word, what will need to happen? For Australia’s National Reconciliation Week 2021, the Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity (AFSE) invited a panel of leaders from Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand to discuss their respective treaty journeys.
Dawn Raids apology ‘empty’ without action on immigration

15 June 2021

Opinion: The Government needs a list of actions to address intergenerational harms caused by the Dawn Raids. Dylan Asafo explains what those actions should look like.

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