Browsing: Opinion
OPINION Chris Trotter. It was a decent turnout for a cold winter’s night in the Auckland suburb of Three Kings.…
OPINION: Don Brash. The following is written in Don’s capacity as Hobson’s Pledge trustee At Hobson’s Pledge, our position has…
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: 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…
By Dr Christopher Evan Longhurst KSO Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas (Magnificent Humanity),published this month, warns that AI…
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…
OPINION: Don Brash/Hobson’s Pledge. From activist groups weaponising professional complaints and silencing dissenting voices to taxpayer-funded universities mandating ideological courses,…
Supplied: Science Media Centre The UN General Assembly has adopted last year’s International Court of Justice ruling that countries –…
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…
Supplied By SNAP Aotearoa New Zealand Wellington Archbishop Paul Martin recently encouraged New Zealand Catholicsto contribute more actively to parish life and…
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: Michael Swanson. Are most parties a little bit populist now? As New Zealand heads into the 2026 general election,…
OPINION: MickeySavage This is a bit of a slow burner of an issue and relates back to the time that…
OPINION: Ashley Church. Why are voters really abandoning traditional political parties? Election results, last week, confirmed a trend that seems…