Helen Clark

Over the 33 years between 1990 and 2023, and allowing for the aberrant 2020 result, the average level of support enjoyed by the parties of the Left and the Right turns out to be, as near as dammit, identical

Over the 33 years between 1990 and 2023, and allowing for the aberrant 2020 result, the average level of support enjoyed by the parties of the Left and the Right turns out to be, as near as dammit, identical

Robert Reid hits back at 'blistering attack on me and my integrity' by Chris Trotter

Robert Reid hits back at 'blistering attack on me and my integrity' by Chris Trotter

Chris Trotter says if Bill Rowling was run over by a bus, the contemporary Labour Party was run over by a million buses

Chris Trotter says if Bill Rowling was run over by a bus, the contemporary Labour Party was run over by a million buses

Labour and National face down protestors and make pledges to voters at campaign launch events

Labour and National face down protestors and make pledges to voters at campaign launch events

Labour launches campaign with promise of free dental care, as Freedoms NZ protests outside

Labour launches campaign with promise of free dental care, as Freedoms NZ protests outside

Thanks to Cullen’s clever alchemy, the base metals of neoliberalism could be transmuted into the glittering gold of 'modernisation'; and the grim squares of betrayal transformed into happy circles of fulfilment, Chris Trotter says

Thanks to Cullen’s clever alchemy, the base metals of neoliberalism could be transmuted into the glittering gold of 'modernisation'; and the grim squares of betrayal transformed into happy circles of fulfilment, Chris Trotter says

Helen Clark, et al. show why 2021 can be a turning point toward a healthier, greener, safer and fairer world

Helen Clark, et al. show why 2021 can be a turning point toward a healthier, greener, safer and fairer world

David Chaston points out that the new 39% income tax rate won't work as intended. It will just re-incentivise the housing distortion, sad because the real answer has been in plain sight for a decade

David Chaston points out that the new 39% income tax rate won't work as intended. It will just re-incentivise the housing distortion, sad because the real answer has been in plain sight for a decade

Chris Trotter argues Labour is no longer a tradition. Rather it has become a brand – and Jacinda Ardern and Grant Robertson are changing it

Chris Trotter argues Labour is no longer a tradition. Rather it has become a brand – and Jacinda Ardern and Grant Robertson are changing it

If National is to make it back to power, then it will have to re-learn how to organise and inspire the public’s political imagination, says Chris Trotter

If National is to make it back to power, then it will have to re-learn how to organise and inspire the public’s political imagination, says Chris Trotter

More than 40 years after he arrived in parliament, Winston Peters is facing, barring a miracle, the end of the line. Danyl Mclauchlan traces the life & times of one of the most compelling and enduring characters in NZ political history

More than 40 years after he arrived in parliament, Winston Peters is facing, barring a miracle, the end of the line. Danyl Mclauchlan traces the life & times of one of the most compelling and enduring characters in NZ political history

Chris Trotter delves into the demands for a Covid-19 exit strategy and points to four fundamental operating principles to serve as a guide for 'Covexiters'

Chris Trotter delves into the demands for a Covid-19 exit strategy and points to four fundamental operating principles to serve as a guide for 'Covexiters'

Helen Clark, Peter Gluckman and Rob Fyfe issue a conversation paper looking at how and when New Zealand could step up its re-engagement with the rest of the world

Helen Clark, Peter Gluckman and Rob Fyfe issue a conversation paper looking at how and when New Zealand could step up its re-engagement with the rest of the world

Holly Walker of The Helen Clark Foundation with a Top 5 on urban road safety. 'Mum, when can I walk to school by myself?'

Holly Walker of The Helen Clark Foundation with a Top 5 on urban road safety. 'Mum, when can I walk to school by myself?'

Chris Trotter looks back at the political career of Mike Moore, New Zealand's 34th Prime Minister

Chris Trotter looks back at the political career of Mike Moore, New Zealand's 34th Prime Minister