Browsing: Opinion
Ashley Church. Most of those reading this will probably have seen the 1993 movie Schindler’s List, starring Liam Neeson and…
Opinion: Peter Williams. It’s sure to be second time successful for the former TV host One of the rapidly emerging…
OPINION: Oliver Hartwich Nostalgia is a wonderful state of mind but, almost by definition, it glorifies the past while ignoring things that were not…
OPINION: Rodney Hide. Sitting through karakia I am invariably reminded of the book of Daniel in which faithful Israelites found…
OPINION: Chris McVeigh KC. A small part of me wants to take some pride in the bestowing of an honorary…
OPINION: Lindsay Mitchell According to Treasury, “People present in New Zealand each year are increasingly non-NZ citizens”: “In 2024, there…
OPINION: John McLean. In the wake of the 1815 Battle of Waterloo, which ended once and for all the centuries…
Opinion: Rev. Dr. Stuart Lange In the last couple of weeks, there has been some public concern about words spoken…
OPINION: Peter Williams. Is the cheerleading of expensive eating an appropriate use of TV news time? Sometimes you just cringe…
Editorial: Mike Bain Last week’s plea for unity lasted exactly seven days before the churches of New Zealand were forced…
OPINION: Michael Swanson. Incremental change, critical junctures, and the impact of path dependency. New Zealand occupies a curious position in…
Ashley Church Reclaiming the aspiration for a Jewish homeland Most of us are familiar with the word Zionist. We see…
OPINION: John McLean Near where I live the authorities are constructing a roundabout on the junction of State Highway 1…
OPINION: Lindsay Mitchell It’s appalling that a quarter of a million children now need an income from the state to…
Opinion: Gary Judd KC. Why the Reserve Bank must distinguish monetary inflation from supply shocks This morning I heard Auckland…
Opinion: Lisa Te Morenga Over the past few weeks, there’s been some fairly complex kōrero on Māori social media about…
Opinion Ashley Church. Over the past few days there’s been a lot noise about the agreement reached between the United…
OPINION: Jonathan S. Tobin /JNS.org It’s a bitter pill to swallow for those who have spent much of the last…
OPINION: Michael Swanson Note: I wrote this just before the latest polls, so doesn’t take into account the latest from…
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…