Nothing to declare: new questions in lobbyist-turned-chief-of-staff sagaCorrespondence released under the OIA suggests that GJ Thompson, the lobbyist who took a ‘leave of absence’ to work alongside Jacinda Ardern, failed to meet undertakingsBy Asher Emanuel | 19th June, 2019Contributing writer
Soon we’ll know if the tide really is turning on drug punishmentsA series of cases in the Court of Appeal could bring the war on drugs another step closer to its endBy Asher Emanuel | 10th May, 2019Contributing writer
‘Who do you despise more?’ Jordan Williams and Colin Craig at the Supreme CourtThe long-running and expensive legal spat arrived at NZ's highest court this week. What happened?By Asher Emanuel | 6th September, 2018Contributing writer
Media are crucial in criminal justice thinking. So how did they cover the big summit?Reporters are routinely criticised as part of the problem in perceptions of crime, justice and the prison system. So what angles would they take at the government's much heralded summit? By Asher Emanuel | 24th August, 2018Contributing writer
‘It clearly isn’t working’: Andrew Little on his crusade to reform criminal justiceAhead of today's milestone summit, the Spinoff talks to the justice ministerBy Asher Emanuel | 20th August, 2018Contributing writer
The prisoner who beamed into NZ’s top court seeking the right to voteAsher Emanuel heads along to the Supreme Court to watch as Arthur Taylor takes the virtual stand to argue that prisoners should be entitled to cast ballotsBy Asher Emanuel | 10th March, 2018Contributing writer
Conflict of interest concerns over lobbyist turned chief of Jacinda Ardern’s staffWhen GJ Thompson took leave from his lobbying firm to act as the prime minister's chief of staff, he remained a director of the firm and his profile stayed in prime position on its website. How serious is the appearance of a conflict of interest?By Asher Emanuel | 22nd February, 2018Contributing writer
Selling influence: meet the lobbyists shaping New Zealand politics for a feeNeale Jones and Jenna Raeburn are partisan lobbyists, doing their clients' bidding at opposing ends of the political divide. But they have a surprising amount in common. By Asher Emanuel | 12th February, 2018Contributing writer
Watching the Hagaman-Little defamation trial, it felt like everybody lostA week-long case has come to an end with a mixed bag of a verdict from the jury. Observing in the Wellington High Court, Asher Emanuel was left wondering why it was happening at allBy Asher Emanuel | 10th April, 2017Contributing writer
Robert Muldoon rises from the grave to join the Brexit debate in LondonA 1976 judgment from New Zealand involving PM Muldoon and a public servant has a cameo role in the English High Court ruling that the prime minister, Theresa May, cannot bypass parliament in triggering the UK exit from the EU.By Asher Emanuel | 7th November, 2016Contributing writer
