Breadcrumbs List.
Politics and law
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Award for significant analysis of judicial decision
31 January 2020
Professor Craig Elliffe has received the inaugural Patron's Award for Judicial Engagement from the Australasian Tax Teachers Association.
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Ihumātao: a Pākehā ally’s perspective
22 January 2020
Opinion: Frances Hancock, who has worked alongside the SOUL group to preserve Ihumātao, pays tribute to those still protecting the land as they wait for settlement.
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Teachers hope to end “near death” of arts in school
21 January 2020
Opinion: Children at arts-rich schools do better than at schools which focus on literacy and numeracy, but arts remain out of favour, writes Peter O'Connor.
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What’s at stake in West Papua
31 December 2019
Opinion: Dr Mark Busse and Sophie Faber examine West Papua's history to see what's at stake politically and economically in the current unrest.
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What’s the point in impeaching Trump?
23 December 2019
Opinion: Won't the impeachment process be a waste of time given the Senate trial will be divided on party lines? Stephen Hoadley explains why that's an emphatic 'no'.
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Can kaitiakitanga save the planet?
20 December 2019
Opinion: There's no legal requirement for states to care for the Earth. But we must take responsibility and kaitiakitanga is the key, writes Klaus Bosselmann.
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Susan St John: ‘Pension for children’ no panacea
20 December 2019
Opinion: Child poverty must be addressed – but not with unrealistic policies and not at the expense of the elderly, writes Susan St John.
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Follow Australia on water rules
12 December 2019
Opinion: NZ should look to Australia’s nationwide system of water accounting rather than leave it to the regions, writes Jayne Godfrey and Jagdeep Singh-Ladhar.
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Even if Boris wins, the barometer is moving
11 December 2019
Opinion: A decade of austerity and four elections in five years have scarred Britain. John Morgan wonders if the electoral barometer might yet swing to change.
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The most important UK election since 1979
10 December 2019
Opinion: UK voters have a chance to stop the new age of hostility and belligerence in the country's most significant election in 40 years, writes Neal Curtis.
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What now for Hong Kong?
9 December 2019
Opinion: A landslide for Hong Kong democracy candidates in local elections shows the protesters have public support. But, writes, Joseph Miller, a democractic Hong Kong is not an option.
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Staff and alumni newly appointed Silks
6 December 2019
Attorney-General David Parker has appointed Professor Janet McLean, from Auckland Law School, a Queen’s Counsel (QC). She joins alumni Stephen Hunter and Jonathan Temm as newly appointed Silks.