The lack of Māori language or symbolism on the SuperGold Card isn't just a design issue – it's emblematic of the overwhelming whiteness of Aotearoa's over-65 population.
Last year, there was a lot of swearing deployed to sum up the year. And then came 2020.
From 1846, various militia formed the New Zealand Armed Constabulary Force, to 'combat Māori hostiles and to keep civil order'. In 1885 they changed uniforms and became the NZ Police.
If there's one lesson to take from our widely praised Covid-19 response, it's that real societal change is possible – as long as the political will is there.
'A kick in the face for Christmas' – that's how Catherine Delahunty, chair of Coromandel Watchdog of Hauraki, describes the news that her group must pay almost $80,000 in costs after losing its bid to stop a toxic waste dump near Waihi.
New Zealand cannot afford to be seen to be silent in the Pacific simply to keep selling milk powder to China.
Islamist extremist terrorism and extreme right white nationalist terrorism are part of the same problem.
Illustrator and creative Evie Kemp on a powerful – and unexpectedly moving – summer swimwear campaign.
Abuse cases deserve to be treated with a sensitivity that social media just can’t accommodate.
Did a group of plucky young New Zealanders really save the Pacific from nuclear testing with some boats, bravery and beer?
An NCEA history exam this year included a poem by Lionel Terry, who murdered a stranger in the name of white supremacy.
Many young people feel increasingly anxious about the future yet the world expects them to do the work of pressuring governments to act. That isn’t sustainable or fair.
Prolonged solitary confinement. Pepper spray cell busting that leaves people gulping for air in a toilet bowl. New Zealand’s punitive prison practices are a disgrace.
If the words matter so little to composers or performers that they can’t be bothered naming the writer, why don’t they just settle for humming the melody?
As house prices continue to spiral upwards, first home buyers could be risking it all on a property Ponzi scheme.
The extraordinary adventure that is Australia’s attempt to make Facebook and Google pay for news has reached its climax.
Despite the chaos brought by Covid-19, Bitcoin seems to be going from strength to strength.
