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Trump’s toadies: Jonathan Kronstadt on the Era of Cowardice

Republican office holders and office seekers fear the President more than their own voters

Criminologist: Tamatha Paul should be commended, not criticised

The Green MP's comments on why people are in prison have real justification.

Duncan Garner: Ban them! Te Pāti Māori’s one-fingered salute to New Zealand

There's a time and a place to look at how Parliament incorporates tikanga; this isn't it.

Jane Clifton: Your dog might just be the key to living longer

New research could be the longevity breakthrough no one expected.

Should victims control name suppression in sexual offense cases?

Name suppression changes proposed in a new bill may go too far in terms of victim input.

Transatlantic rift widens with every imprisoned German tourist or expelled French researcher

Once Europe and USA were friends, but Trump administration has fractured that friendship.

Aaron Smale: Winston Peters’ talents mask hollow brittleness, which has hindered his ability to achieve anything notable

Peters has made his career pretending to fight division while carefully cultivating it.

Charlotte Grimshaw: On conversations with a chronic alcoholic

It might be akin to talking with a ghost, but these are conversations of memory and trust.

Russell Brown: Northland green fairy arrest exposes a flawed system

The arrest of a Northland ‘green fairy’ highlights NZ's onerous medical cannabis rules.

Duncan Garner: Aussie teachers retire with $2.5m. Why does NZ get superannuation so wrong?

It’s time to wake up and supercharge KiwiSaver ASAP.

An American in NZ: Trump is only one of the reasons I want to live in your country

My crush on New Zealand has now grown into true romantic love.

Conor English: History can teach Donald Trump a lesson on the effects of a US tariff war

Creating more uncertainty is unhelpful to everyone - including New Zealand.

Charlotte Grimshaw: Make our books a taonga

Repressive regimes can’t silence a nation’s spirit, kept alive by its intellectual life.

Duncan Garner: Why I’m picking Christopher Luxon won’t lead National into the next election

The phone is off the hook, his MPs are plotting, Luxon is done.

Jane Clifton: Eurovision might be the ultimate foreign policy test for Trump and Putin

Politics meets pop in the venerable annual song contest.

Aaron Smale: We can’t afford to fail Māori children

The need to improve Māori educational outcomes is even more vital given demographic trends