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OpinionMay 17

Forget being PM, Luxon is presidential material

I think I may have just inadvertently become a republican.
Forget being PM, Luxon is presidential material
Forget being PM, Luxon is presidential material
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OpinionMarch 15

Voting for a Maori MP accountable to Maori voters

I have no idea how I will vote in this year’s general election.
Voting for a Maori MP accountable to Maori voters
Voting for a Maori MP accountable to Maori voters
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OpinionFebruary 15

Who won or lost the correct colonisation question

Was the colonisation of New Zealand a good thing or a bad thing?
Who won or lost the correct colonisation question
Who won or lost the correct colonisation question
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OpinionOctober 19

Our sovereignty should be a factor in recognising Palestine

New Zealand’s failure to recognise Palestine as a sovereign state is particularly embarrassing when 157 of the 193 United Nations countries have already done so.
Our sovereignty should be a factor in recognising Palestine
Our sovereignty should be a factor in recognising Palestine
OpinionSeptember 14

A wall of sound, a reminder of grief and of our progress

This month I went to the Koroneihana, the first anniversary of the coronation of the Māori Queen, Ngāwai-hono-i-te-pō, at Tūrangawaewae marae in Ngāruawāhia. 
A wall of sound, a reminder of grief and of our progress
A wall of sound, a reminder of grief and of our progress
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OpinionJune 17

Minnows, pike and parliamentary sovereignty

"In a lake stocked with minnows and minnow-eating pike, freedom for the pike means death to the minnows."
Minnows, pike and parliamentary sovereignty
Minnows, pike and parliamentary sovereignty
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OpinionMay 18

What message do we send when a right becomes a privilege?

What rights should convicted prisoners have, when, often they are in prison because they violated the rights of their victims?
What message do we send when a right becomes a privilege?
What message do we send when a right becomes a privilege?
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OpinionMarch 16

‘Woke’ used to silence, dismiss validity of views

What do being called "woke", "fascist", "racist", "transphobic", or "Marxist" have in common?
‘Woke’ used to silence, dismiss validity of views
‘Woke’ used to silence, dismiss validity of views
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OpinionJanuary 19

No, I’m not stirring at all, I am merely asking the question

I have an acquaintance that loves to stir.
No, I’m not stirring at all, I am merely asking the question
No, I’m not stirring at all, I am merely asking the question
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OpinionOctober 20

Act doesn’t understand the many layers of rights, their derivation

Why should my children have more rights than yours?
Act doesn’t understand the many layers of rights, their derivation
Act doesn’t understand the many layers of rights, their derivation
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OpinionAugust 18

Removing Treaty accountability, obligations could harm generations

Last month I had the joy of meeting up with a young man who lived with us when he was a teenager.
Removing Treaty accountability, obligations could harm generations
Removing Treaty accountability, obligations could harm generations
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OpinionJune 16

NZ not just a Pākehā country, but a Māori country as well

The 2023 census numbers are out and show that over one-quarter of New Zealand’s population are of Asian or Pasifika ethnicity.
NZ not just a Pākehā country, but a Māori country as well
NZ not just a Pākehā country, but a Māori country as well
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OpinionMay 19

Programmes offering assistance need to do so without stigma

The elimination of stigma is an important part of ensuring the effectiveness of any programme promoting social and physical wellbeing.
Programmes offering assistance need to do so without stigma
Programmes offering assistance need to do so without stigma
OpinionNovember 20

Forgiving, if not always forgetting

I was having lunch with a friend this month when we started discussing how inconvenient it is to have friends who can still remember some of the awful things we did and said when we were younger.
Forgiving, if not always forgetting
Forgiving, if not always forgetting