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The Treaty Principles Bill is already straining social cohesion – a referendum could be worse

The Treaty Principles Bill is already straining social cohesion – a referendum could be worse

Alexander Gillespie, University of Waikato and Claire Breen, University of Waikato

Despite the national apology, abuse in state care is still happening – only systemic change will work

Jennifer Montgomery, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington

Despite the national apology, abuse in state care is still happening – only systemic change will work
Firearms law reform: the case for making club membership compulsory for NZ gun owners

Alexander Gillespie, University of Waikato

Firearms law reform: the case for making club membership compulsory for NZ gun owners
The Indo-Pacific is an idea more than a region – and it’s pushing politics in a ‘pessimistic and paranoid’ direction

Nicholas Ross Smith, University of Canterbury and Paul M. Bacon, Waseda University

The Indo-Pacific is an idea more than a region – and it’s pushing politics in a ‘pessimistic and paranoid’ direction
The NZ Super Fund has Israeli investments worth $35 million – could it divest?

Myra Williamson, Auckland University of Technology

The NZ Super Fund has Israeli investments worth $35 million – could it divest?

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2023 election study: what voters really wanted, and why the coalition’s mandate could be fragile

Mona Krewel, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington; Jack Vowles, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington; Matthew Gibbons, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington; Sam Crawley, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington, and Thomas Jamieson, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington

First among equals: how Kamala Harris must rewrite the history of female political leadership to win

Katie Pickles, University of Canterbury

First among equals: how Kamala Harris must rewrite the history of female political leadership to win
What can the US teach NZ about gun control? More than you might expect

Alexander Gillespie, University of Waikato

What can the US teach NZ about gun control? More than you might expect
The best government money can buy? How New Zealanders feel about political party funding

Mona Krewel, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington and Jack Vowles, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington

The best government money can buy? How New Zealanders feel about political party funding
With AI translation tools so powerful, what is the point of learning a language?

Elba Ramirez, Auckland University of Technology

Man looking at a chalkboard written with the word hallo in different languages and colours.

Social investment is back – and so are the risks of using data to target disadvantage

Eileen Joy, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau

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Two decades after decriminalisation, NZ’s sex workers still need protection from discrimination

Lynzi Armstrong, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington

Protesters advocating for decriminalisation of the sex trades in New York city and state
Election anniversary: a year into 3-party coalition government, can the centre hold?

Richard Shaw, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University

Election anniversary: a year into 3-party coalition government, can the centre hold?
News blues: study reveals why 60% of Kiwis avoid the news at least some of the time

Alex Beattie, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington; John Kerr, University of Otago, and Richard Arnold, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington

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Could NZ foreign policy be Trumped? Why the government will be hoping Kamala Harris wins the US election

Could NZ foreign policy be Trumped? Why the government will be hoping Kamala Harris wins the US election

Robert G. Patman, University of Otago and Alexander Gillespie, University of Waikato

Lessons from Cyclone Gabrielle: 5 key health priorities for future disaster response

Lessons from Cyclone Gabrielle: 5 key health priorities for future disaster response

Holly Thorpe, University of Waikato; Fiona Langridge, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau; George Laking, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau, and Judith McCool, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau