Politics Archive
The 10 hottest takes from the Gone By Lunchtime Covid plan
Aotearoa’s most locked-down politics podcast crew weigh up the pandemic blueprints.
Quiz: Whose Covid plan is it anyway?
There are now four rival Covid response plans, if you count Sir John Key's. Can you tell them apart, based on verbatim quotes?
Live updates, September 29: Reducing Auckland alert level could cause ‘explosion in cases’, says expert
Bringing you the latest on the Covid-19 delta crisis – and more.
National’s ‘Opening Up’ plan – in a nutshell
It’s been a big few days for alternative Covid response plans. Here's what the just-released National Party blueprint has to say.
Live updates, September 28: Ardern ‘not worried’ by anti-vaxxers targeting her Facebook; eight new delta cases
Bringing you the latest on the Covid-19 delta crisis – and more.
I am writing an allegorical novel about alpaca breeders and democracy
Critics of public funding for the arts during the Covid crisis have alighted in recent weeks on a grant for a novel about alpaca breeders. Its writer responds.
Live updates, September 27: Twice as many back Seymour for PM over Collins in new poll
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Live updates, September 26: 18 new community Covid cases, all in Auckland
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Live updates, September 25: Sixteen new community Covid cases, all in Auckland
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Facebook livestreams of PM’s 1pm update swarmed by anti-vax misinformation
The benefits of reaching the wider audience outweigh the risk of damage, says Ardern.
Live updates, September 24: Nine new cases of Covid-19 in Auckland; multiple arrests made at alert level boundary
Bringing you the latest on the Covid-19 delta crisis – and more.
The beacons and black holes of NZ’s big new mental health plan
A new plan for mental health for the next decade makes for welcome reading. But important questions await.
Live updates, September 23: Modelling on vaccination and fatality risk released; 15 new delta cases
Bringing you the latest on the Covid-19 delta crisis – and more.
Live updates, September 22: Chris Bishop ‘dishonest’ to claim vaccine deliveries were slowed, says Hipkins
Bringing you the latest on the Covid-19 delta crisis – and more.
Opinion: My opinion on NZ’s Covid strategy is bold, unwavering and probably wrong
The truth is that I didn’t know what an 'R number' was a year ago.
Live updates, September 21: Hipkins accuses Bishop of ‘spreading misinformation’ in heated question time
Bringing you the latest on the Covid-19 delta crisis – and more.
Live updates, September 20: Auckland to spend two weeks in level three; Ardern denies end to elimination strategy
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If we want to reach 90% vaccination, we need to change up our strategy
Communications specialist Samson Samasoni explains why Stuart Nash won't be winning any bets.
Live updates, September 19: Three people outside level four border in Waikato test positive
Bringing you the latest on the Covid-19 delta crisis – and more.
Live updates, September 18: 20 new cases in community; Black Caps abandon Pakistan tour
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Live updates, September 17: Australian travel bubble suspended for two more months; 11 delta cases announced
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Live updates, September 16: Delta outbreak grows by 13, mobile vaccine buses hit the road in Auckland
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Our obligation to the people of Afghanistan
An open letter signed by more than 60 organisations and individuals calls on the government to urgently increase its efforts.
Live updates, September 15: Auckland delta outbreak grows by 14; MIQ booking pause to lift
Bringing you the latest on the Covid-19 delta crisis – and more.