Public Policy

National reveals candidate list with party president Sylvia Wood saying the list brings together ‘experienced ministers, hardworking local MPs, and new talent with real-world experience’

National reveals candidate list with party president Sylvia Wood saying the list brings together ‘experienced ministers, hardworking local MPs, and new talent with real-world experience’

Gene Frieda explains why any strategy for reducing global imbalances must account for China's exchange-rate management

Gene Frieda explains why any strategy for reducing global imbalances must account for China's exchange-rate management

Rick McGahey sees Zohran Mamdani's effort to balance redistribution and dynamism in New York City as a bellwether for the left

Rick McGahey sees Zohran Mamdani's effort to balance redistribution and dynamism in New York City as a bellwether for the left

'You have to manage the costs quite brutally': With census changes coming to a halt, Statistics NZ is still expected to carry out a census in 2028, something a former Government Statistician says could be done despite funding concerns

'You have to manage the costs quite brutally': With census changes coming to a halt, Statistics NZ is still expected to carry out a census in 2028, something a former Government Statistician says could be done despite funding concerns

Latest Taxpayers' Union-Curia poll shows Labour slumping to its lowest result since December 2024, Coalition holds on by ‘narrowest possible margin’ and Opportunity reaches 6.1%

Latest Taxpayers' Union-Curia poll shows Labour slumping to its lowest result since December 2024, Coalition holds on by ‘narrowest possible margin’ and Opportunity reaches 6.1%

Winston Peters is racist, but he is also highlighting an actual real social and political issue we all need to grapple with: Immigration and the problems it creates

Winston Peters is racist, but he is also highlighting an actual real social and political issue we all need to grapple with: Immigration and the problems it creates

PM and National leader Christopher Luxon says if re-elected he would hold a referendum on MMP, NZ First and Greens accuse National of 'power grab' while Labour says Luxon has 'let the small parties ride roughshod over him'

PM and National leader Christopher Luxon says if re-elected he would hold a referendum on MMP, NZ First and Greens accuse National of 'power grab' while Labour says Luxon has 'let the small parties ride roughshod over him'

Richard Toye argues Britain’s ‘joke’ election candidates like Count Binface deserve to be taken seriously

Richard Toye argues Britain’s ‘joke’ election candidates like Count Binface deserve to be taken seriously

Kenneth Rogoff warns that the quest for AI dominance is driving governments to adopt AI faster than they can manage it

Kenneth Rogoff warns that the quest for AI dominance is driving governments to adopt AI faster than they can manage it

Winston Peters won’t apologise over comments to Green MP Lawrence Xu-Nan as Green Party writes to Speaker Gerry Brownlee, Labour leader Chris Hipkins says Peters’ position as Foreign Affairs Minister ‘is completely untenable’

Winston Peters won’t apologise over comments to Green MP Lawrence Xu-Nan as Green Party writes to Speaker Gerry Brownlee, Labour leader Chris Hipkins says Peters’ position as Foreign Affairs Minister ‘is completely untenable’

Finance Minister Nicola Willis says the Government will extend its temporary fuel support measures, saying ‘based on the data in front of us, it remains too soon to declare a sustained stabilisation in the fuel price’

Finance Minister Nicola Willis says the Government will extend its temporary fuel support measures, saying ‘based on the data in front of us, it remains too soon to declare a sustained stabilisation in the fuel price’

Earl Bardsley questions the appetite for 'littering the landscape' with windfarms and solar panels to maintain AI data centres established via contracts facing little public scrutiny

Earl Bardsley questions the appetite for 'littering the landscape' with windfarms and solar panels to maintain AI data centres established via contracts facing little public scrutiny

Census changes put on ice as Labour pulls support, saying ‘a reform of this significance should not proceed while so many important questions remain unanswered’

Census changes put on ice as Labour pulls support, saying ‘a reform of this significance should not proceed while so many important questions remain unanswered’

Murray Grimwood reviews the Helen Clark Foundation book Facing up to our Future, and the Reality of Everything symposium

Murray Grimwood reviews the Helen Clark Foundation book Facing up to our Future, and the Reality of Everything symposium

The 'pro-natal' policies Winston Peters announced over the weekend have been tried in a great many countries. They do not work

The 'pro-natal' policies Winston Peters announced over the weekend have been tried in a great many countries. They do not work