Kate Hunter

Guest writer

Associate Professor Kate Hunter has taught Australian History at Victoria University of Wellington for more than 20 years. She is an Australian citizen and is Director of the Stout Research Centre for New Zealand Studies.

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16th August, 2017

Reluctant Kiwi Barnaby Joyce is just the latest star in a long-running trans-Tasman citizenship soap opera

The deputy PM can thank the legacy of the British Empire for sparking a political crisis, writes Australian history expert Kate Hunter.