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A late Christmas wish-list from the (dis) United States of America

US correspondent Jonathan Kronstadt's shares an ambitious Xmas wish-list.

Charlotte Grimshaw: Shane Jones signals a love of powerful cars which carries the tang of unreconstructed old fart

Shane Jones' recent statements blend machismo with mustiness.

Jane Clifton: In praise of our bland and beige political leaders

Who really needs a PM taking beyond-the-grave advice from the ghost of a dead dog?

Megan Blakie: How my New Year’s Day picnic turned into a rubbish clean-up

"Commercial debris forms a core of the plastic pollution we collect."

Duncan Garner: All I want for Christmas is for critical services not to be broke and begging

Our government needs to act now to fix an outdated, life-threatening funding scenario.

Jane Clifton: AI bots may protect humans from tell-all books

It looks as though the only reliable biographies in future will be penned by chatbots.

Duncan Garner: The tax cuts to die for

Scrapping smokefree legislation means we're trading people's lives for tax cuts.

Hemma Vara: The “royal racists” scandal matters more than you think

Why conversations about a baby's skin colour are rooted in white supremacy.

Duncan Garner: Who’s in and who’s out in my fantasy Cabinet?

What would New Zealand look like if we could cherry-pick our politicians?

Inform Your Opinion: Why are we serving as unpaid labour to those who believe everything can be treated as a product?

Paul Little: Am I the only person sick of feedback frenzy?

Russell Brown: The red wave within the sea of blue among the special votes

"Most people in urban electorates want something other than National’s housing policies."

Hemma Vara: The ugly truth of Meta’s face and body manipulation filters lands tech giant in court

Meta lawsuit: "We're worth far more than how we are perceived online".

Jane Clifton: Playing the blame game in the Covid inquiry

"Politicians, officials and scientists are still at war over the most basic facts."

Upfront: World leading NZ language programme under threat

Kiwi English is hard for migrants to learn. So why are we cutting a programme that helps?

Bernard Lagan: Nation-changing decisions take time and care, not blunt “yes” or “no” referendums

Australia’s failed Voice vote shows NZ the dangers of policy by referendum.

Duncan Garner: Watching the collapse of my industry

Is your job safe in this fragile economy?