The left was fucked. And then it wasn’t.
Jacinda Ardern's elevation to Labour leader has created a wave of unfamiliar enthusiasm on the political left. Now, writes Morgan Godfery, it's time for policies that are just as game-changing.
Morgan Godfery
Morgan Godfery is a Wellington-based writer and activist.
A beginner’s guide to the bewilderments of budget day
Budget 2017: What does it all mean and why should we care? Over to you, Morgan Godfery
Relax, Māori aren’t banning you from the beach. Or are we?
The foreshore and seabed debate is back for the umpteenth time, and right on cue Māori are cast as seeking to destroy the Kiwi dream holiday. How about starting with some less stupid questions, suggests Morgan Godfery.
Hire me, Taxpayers’ Union: an open application for a dream tax-busting gig
When Morgan Godfery saw the advertisement for a communications and engagement assistant vacancy at the Taxpayers' Union he immediately started scrawling an application in his own union-clotted blood. Here we exclusively publish Godfery's emotional plea.
Behold, Māori politics’ great realignment. Or, don’t believe the hype
Talk of a resurgent Mana Party, unshackled from Dotcom and buoyed by a Māori Party pact, has prompted suggestions of a new order in Māori politics. Morgan Godfery explains why he's just not buying it
He Aituā, Helen Kelly: a force of nature, a national treasure, my comrade and my hero
Morgan Godfery pays tribute to his friend, the impassioned and inspirational workers' advocate Helen Kelly.
Radical and inspirational, gentle and generous – an obituary for Ranginui Walker
The author of the masterpiece Ka Whawhai Tonu Matou: Struggle Without End was in the best tradition of what it means to be a New Zealander
