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John Roughan: Lighter Labour shows lots of promise
OPINION: Labour's campaign had no specific promises apart from another long weekend.
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John Roughan: Time for considered decisions
OPINION: America is discovering how fragile the foundations of democracy can be.
John Roughan: Legalisation sends completely the wrong message
OPINION: John Roughan on the lighter referendum.
John Roughan: Two referendums, one chance to choose
OPINION: We have two referendums, one that matters, to my mind and one that does not.
John Roughan: Debate shows it's time to invest in future
COMMENT: John Roughan on the first leaders' debate.
John Roughan: Covid and the politics of elimination
COMMENT: Is it worth the cost to the economy to continue pursuing the goal of elimination?
John Roughan: Unmasking the PM's credibility gap
COMMENT: Are words enough or are politicians masking over the real issues?
John Roughan: Race matters in the presidential race
COMMENT: You can't have a debate with someone who makes things up.
John Roughan: Why free speech matters more than ever
COMMENT: It is futile and dangerous to muzzle those who take the opposite view.
John Roughan: Debate the first casualty of pandemic warfare
COMMENT: The debate for and against lockdown is on the front line.
John Roughan: Lockdown not a sustainable response to Covid-19
COMMENT: There has to be a better way, a Covid Plan B.
John Roughan: Turn up the sporting volume with full tours
It's time to open the gates wider for sporting spectacles
Comment | Time's up for time-wasting Winston Peters
The time is up for a parliamentary time-waster, says John Roughan.
John Roughan: Judith Collins bares her claws after a week as party leader
COMMENT: Collins' behaviour over Iain Lees-Galloway was nasty and unnecessary.
John Roughan: Does Judith Collins thrill or dismay you?
COMMENT: Judith Collins' instincts sound right, so far.
John Roughan: The last 10 minutes of pre-election play
COMMENT: With 10 weeks to go, the teams are solidifying their positions.
John Roughan: Light rail train luckily shunted by lockdown
COMMENT: A story remains to be told about the mess Phil Twyford has made of this project.
John Roughan: Nobody wants a second round of lockdown
COMMENT: It's time to relax, get real and start re-opening the borders.