Another persuasive argument for an upper house was made by the political philosopher Andrew Waldron in a 2008 lecture. “Any way you slice it, the New Zealand decision in 1950 was a reduction in the ...

These buzzy Japanese islands offer polka-dotted pumpkins, tiny fishing villages, and underground art unlike anything you've seen before.

Canterbury is the fastest-growing region in the country, with the satellite towns of Rangiora and Rolleston at the centre of much of that growth. If congestion carnage is to be avoided, there’s got to ...

The Labour Party’s rave-esque conference made big pitches for a 2026 win, but playing it safe might not be enough to recreate the party’s past fanfare. Over the weekend, in do ...

It lifts the lid on a celebrity marriage imploding and delivers killer revenge lines, but the reasons this album is addictive go deeper than that.

Peter Jackson tends to get the lion’s share of the credit, but Forgotten Silver was as much the work of filmmaker Costa Botes, who died last week.

Doug Woolerton, the New Zealand First president (and a newly elected MP), was in the room. So was Rob Eaddy, chief of staff for the incumbent prime minister, Jim Bolger. He describes the scene in ...

Ian Pryor loves movies. He has written a book about Peter Jackson, been editor of website NZ On Screen and reviewed films for ...

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(Kāi Tahu, Kāti Māmoe, Waitaha) lives and writes in Ōtepoti Dunedin. In 2003 her first collection Feeding The Dogs was awarded the Jessie McKay prize. Her fourth poetry collection, Upturned, was ...

More than 50,000 world leaders, scientists and negotiators came together last week in Belém, Brazil for the most significant climate event in the world. Nestled at the mouth of the Amazon River, Belém ...

Shannon Mihaere, born and raised in Manawatū, is a recent University of Auckland graduate whose work spans law, health, and ...