As Trump rewrites the rules in Venezuela, NZ faces a foreign policy reckoningRobert G. Patman, University of Otago
Trump’s new security strategy exposes the limits of NZ’s ‘softly-softly’ diplomacyRobert G. Patman, University of Otago
Jevon McSkimming sentencing: why a public inquiry into the police should be nextAnna Marie Brennan, University of Waikato
Empowerment and joy: NZ’s Special Olympics Summer Games remind us what sport is aboutTrudie Walters, Lincoln University, New Zealand and David McGillivray, University of the West of Scotland
Tom Phillips inquiry: one family’s tragedy now a chance to reform NZ’s child protection systemAnna Marie Brennan, University of Waikato
Māori face harsher sentences than NZ Europeans for similar drink-driving offences – with lasting consequencesAlexander Plum, Auckland University of Technology
Growing, going, gone: latest numbers show NZ now at risk of population stagnationPaul Spoonley, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
‘Leadership is morality magnified’ – what police must learn from the McSkimming scandalMichael Macaulay, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
What is happening with the government’s contentious review of the Waitangi Tribunal?Carwyn Jones, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
The future of rugby league in Australia, NZ and the Pacific is here – and it’s brownPhil Borell, University of Canterbury and Dion Enari, UNITEC Institute of Technology
Pro-cycling crashes can be bad, but evidence suggests slower bikes aren’t the answerDylan A Mordaunt, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
Polls and trolls: is violent online abuse turning women off local politics?Cassandra Mudgway, University of Canterbury
A landmark conviction for war crimes in Sudan shows the wheels of global justice do turn – albeit slowlyMyra Williamson, Auckland University of Technology
Not voting in local elections is rational. Voters need better reasons to engageJeffrey McNeill, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
Who wrote the cabinet paper recommending NZ not recognise a Palestinian state?Richard Shaw, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University and Chris Eichbaum, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
What Trump’s Gaza peace plan means for NZ’s stance on Palestinian statehoodAlexander Gillespie, University of Waikato