Breadcrumbs List.
Election
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Act's free market take on the school curriculum
17 October 2023
Opinion: Act’s free market approach to the curriculum bypasses questions about what the curriculum is for, says Claudia Rozas
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If prisons actually worked we wouldn't need them
13 October 2023
Opinion: Dumping untold thousands of people into prison is easier than solving any of our social problems, but it won’t work, says Emilie Rākete.
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For heaven’s sake, turn up the music
12 October 2023
Opinion: Aleisha Ward writes about the music used by governments, individual citizens (including politicians) and organisations to spread political news, views and ideas.
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Time to cut through the fear and find the best of us
11 October 2023
Opinion: We need to be ‘tough on poverty’ not crime, and to care for people who commit crimes, not cage them, says Dylan Asafo
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Invasion of the biodiversity snatchers
10 October 2023
Opinion: The frequency and intensity of fires in New Zealand are going to get worse because of climate change, and because introduced plants are more flammable.
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More housing good, but more quality would be better
9 October 2023
Opinion: More housing would be good, but more housing quality would be even better, says Charmaine ‘Ilaiū Talei
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Party pledges won’t fix science funding sinkhole
6 October 2023
Opinion: Political parties are united about increasing research and development capabilities, so why are science election policies so fragmented asks Nicola Gaston.
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Vaping promises up in smoke
4 October 2023
Opinion: Vaping rates have rapidly risen. Our political parties are starting to take notice, but the next government must turn proposals into policies, says Kelly Burrowes
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Welfare emergency payments should not feed a poverty cycle
4 October 2023
Opinion: The welfare system pushes some of the most vulnerable people into debt, writes Hanna Wilberg.
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Being ‘tough on crime’ is easy, but it doesn't work
21 September 2023
Opinion: Being 'tough on crime’ contradicts evidence that prisons are a training ground for harder criminals, says Bex Silver.
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To hold our politicians to account, we need to understand what they’re promising
21 September 2023
The US Congressional Budget Office scores each party’s economic policies. Ananish Chaudhuri asks why we don’t have something similar.
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Show us the (maths behind the) money!
20 September 2023
Opinion: It seems there is a cosy cartel among political parties: don’t ask to see our spreadsheets, and we won’t ask to see yours. But as Tim Hazeldine argues, if it is just back-of-the-envelope stuff, or wishful thinking, we need to know.