After a summer of weather disasters, will Kiwis make climate an election issue?Sam Crawley, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
Commercial space technology is shaping the Iran war – the law can’t keep upAnna Marie Brennan, University of Waikato
Second COVID inquiry: why being politically prepared for the next pandemic is crucialGrant Duncan, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
In Trump’s precarious world, NZ will need all the middle-sized friends it can getNicholas Ross Smith, University of Canterbury and Anna Christoforou, University of Canterbury
The US-Israel attack on Iran paints NZ foreign policy into a cornerRobert G. Patman, University of Otago
AI is already creeping into election campaigns. NZ’s rules aren’t readyAndrew Lensen, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington and Andrew Geddis, University of Otago
The work women do has changed. The case for pay equity in NZ hasn’tLisa Meehan, Auckland University of Technology; Gail Pacheco, Auckland University of Technology, and Thomas Schober, Auckland University of Technology
Racing enjoys special treatment under NZ gambling laws. Why?Lisa Marriott, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington and Max Rashbrooke, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
New police powers to ‘move on’ rough sleepers only mask NZ’s deeper homelessness problemBrodie Fraser, University of Otago
Who has most access to the top? What 5 years of transport ministers’ diaries revealCaroline Shaw, University of Otago and Katherine Cullerton, The University of Queensland
How far can teenage Kiwi running star Sam Ruthe go? What science and history tell usDylan Hicks, Flinders University
League of their own: the NRL Indigenous All Stars vs Māori match is much more than a noveltyHoani Smith, Lincoln University, New Zealand; Dion Enari, UNITEC Institute of Technology, and Phil Borell, University of Canterbury
Is NZ defence and intelligence policy aligning with AUKUS in all but name?Nicola Macaulay, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
NZ is slowly slipping on the global corruption index. Is it time for an anti-corruption agency?Matevz (Matt) Raskovic, Auckland University of Technology
This central Auckland cottage tells a remarkable tale of the city’s bicultural historyAhmed Uzair Aziz, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
Polls are snapshots, not predictions: how to read them critically this election yearGrant Duncan, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
