Browsing: Opinion

OPINION Chris Trotter. It was a decent turnout for a cold winter’s night in the Auckland suburb of Three Kings.…

Opinion: Michael Swanson. I’ve now covered four of the six parties (National still to come) in the New Zealand Parliament,…

OPINION: Don Brash. The following is written in Don’s capacity as Hobson’s Pledge trustee At Hobson’s Pledge, our position has…

OPINION: Melanie Phillips/JNS.org As we try to make sense of the nerve-shredding on-off-on war with Iran, and in particular, attempt…

OPINION: Michael Swanson. So far I’ve written about ACT, the Greens, TOP, and Labour as we look towards the November…

Opinion: Alfred Johns, Te Aroha Former U.S. President Barack Obama was speaking to Americans—not New Zealanders—when he issued this warning…

OPINION: Peter Williams How a clever campaign could help derail Chris Bishop There’s an intriguing campaign underway to try and…

OPINION: Alex Ward. Recently YouTube and social media influencer Jesse Ridgway revealed that he and his wife had decided to terminate their…

Opinion: Nathanael Blake Sexual sin destroys justice. This is a problem for those on the religious left who insist that…

OPINION: Ani O’Brien Labour has released its 2026 election list and, for all the talk about fresh voices and renewal,…

EDITORIAL: Mike Bain Labour has dropped a 72‑person candidate list — a number so large it reads less like a…

OPINION: Sir Roger Douglas. New Zealand’s serious superannuation problems began in 1976 when the Muldoon Government replaced Labour’s compulsory super…

 OPINION: Malcolm Falloon/NZ Christian Network Few phrases are used more often today than “culture wars”. Depending on who is speaking,…

OPINION: Michael Swanson. After being all about budget, budget, and more budget over the past fortnight…I decided to look at…

OPINION: (The author’s name was supplied but is withheld at their request.) The controversy around the Waitangi Tribunal, the rapid…

OPINION: Ashley Church. At the end of the First World War, the League of Nations gave Britain sovereign control over…

OPINION: Melanie Phillips/JNS.Org Fury has exploded among prominent British Jews and others over the decision by the British Museum in…

OPINION: Josh Packard Ph.D. I see a lot of concerning trends as a social science researcher. But this chart might…

OPINION: Chris Trotter One political advertisement stood out from the thousands that blitzed the US presidential campaign of 2024. It…

Laundering the latest lie against Israel OPINION: Ashley Church. Just when it seems that the moral inversion around Israel cannot…

OPINION: Batsheva Neuer Anti-Zionism has never been a single doctrine with a single source. It has emerged from different religious,…

OPINION: Ashley Church. Spend more than five minutes on social media and you will almost certainly run into the claim…

OPINION: Daniel R. Suhr The United States and Great Britain have long enjoyed a special relationship in world affairs, strengthened…

Opinion: Ashley Church New Zealand is in the early stages of a major debate about children, social media, digital identity…

OPINION: Rodney Hide. In Wellington salons and certain Auckland boardrooms, the conventional wisdom is settled: China is the unstoppable rising…

Editors Explainer: The Jewish Diaspora refers The Jewish Diaspora refers to the dispersion of Jewish people from their ancestral homeland…

Image: FBI agents work on the site after the Michigan State Police reported an active shooting incident at the Temple…

OPINION: Don Brash/Hobson’s Pledge. From activist groups weaponising professional complaints and silencing dissenting voices to taxpayer-funded universities mandating ideological courses,…

OPINION: Michael Swanson. We vote every three years, and then, for most of us, democracy largely goes on without us.…

OPINION: Ashley Church. For nearly three years now, a moral, cultural and political battle about Israel has been raging across…

By Elliot Neaman/US Correspondent The attempted assassination at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner exposes America’s deepening polarization, gun saturation and social…

OPINION: Lindsay Mitchell. It took becoming a mother to awaken an interest in politics in me. Having then become increasingly…

OPINION: Robin Schumacher, The Wall Street Journal recently reported that young New Yorkers have a new hot spot: Sunday Mass. At St.…

(cvnznews.com editorial note: Qiulae Wong referred to in this opinion piece is also known as “Q” and is the leader…

OPINION: Gary Judd, KC. A Constitutional Trojan Horse: advancing change through political stealth Trade Minister Hon Todd McClay has announced…

Opinion: Noah Meagher AI is undoubtedly a big deal in the world of education. Many schools are introducing AI curricula…

By Melanie Phillips/JNS.og Shockingly, the West has framed antisemitism and anti-Zionism as conscience itself. In America and Britain, political violence…

OPINION: Dr Muriel Newman. The recent appointment of ten unelected iwi representatives with full voting rights onto a Council Committee of…

OPINION: Zoran Rakovic. New Zealand’s slowdown isn’t just inflation or rates. It’s deferred maintenance. Why households are cutting back -…

OPINION: MickeySavage This is a bit of a slow burner of an issue and relates back to the time that…