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On The Election Night Results
Monday, 9 November 2026, 2:13 pm | Gordon Campbell
On the evidence of Saturday night, the National Party’s efforts to reduce the ability of New Zealanders to participate in their democracy has worked a treat. Judging by the enrolment and turnout numbers, large numbers of people were disenfranchised. More >>
On Rejecting The Politics Of Fear
Thursday, 5 November 2026, 2:14 pm | Gordon Campbell
Our election is about two things: the cost of living and Christopher Luxon. To distract us from both these liabilities, the coalition parties have been running a truly medieval election campaign. More >>
On The US Midterms
Monday, 2 November 2026, 2:13 pm | Gordon Campbell
The results in the US midterm elections will begin to arrive on Wednesday afternoon, NZ time. It is widely assumed that the Democratic Party will be a majority in the 435 seat lower House. The real battle, so they say, will be in the Senate. More >>
On How Trump, Peter Thiel And ICE May Gain Access To Your Most Personal Bio-Data
Thursday, 29 October 2026, 3:03 pm | Gordon Campbell
What little of substance is known about the Enhanced Border Security Partnership (EBSP) has entered the public domain mainly from the European Union responses to the American demands. More >>
On The Politics Of Gang Phobia
Wednesday, 28 October 2026, 2:48 pm | Gordon Campbell
Back in 2023, if you could believe Taieri MP Ingrid Leary (and then-PM Chris Hipkins certainly did) she had ended up at a Mongrel Mob election meeting that year, purely by mistake. Somehow, Leary thought she was at an Electoral Commission meeting. More >>
On The Quiet Death Of Our Independent Foreign Policy
Thursday, 22 October 2026, 2:09 pm | Gordon Campbell
Now that Donald Trump has come out of the closet and made the United States an open ally of Russia against Ukraine, what response can we expect from the people responsible for New Zealand’s foreign policy? None, probably. More >>
On The Centre Right’s Campaign To Suppress The Vote
Tuesday, 20 October 2026, 2:17 pm | Gordon Campbell
The ability to register and vote on election day used to be a jewel in the crown of our social democracy, and our ease of voting was admired in other countries less fortunate. Not anymore. More >>
On The Political Downsides Of Being Nice
Thursday, 15 October 2026, 2:11 pm | Gordon Campbell
We’re now knee deep in political debates, the season in which the media monetises the democratic process, and generates food for its political news cycle. But has anyone, ever, changed their political allegiance after watching a political debate? More >>
On Opportunity’s Dazzling Array Of Costume Changes
Tuesday, 13 October 2026, 2:21 pm | Gordon Campbell
The true colours of the Opportunity Party are finally coming into focus. The big reveal came when both of its signature policies failed to feature among the 5 “bottom lines” that Opportunity identified as its agenda for post-election negotiations. More >>
On The Centre-Right Laying Traps For Winston Peters
Thursday, 8 October 2026, 2:18 pm | Gordon Campbell
When it comes to running a market economy, Labour and National probably have more in common with each other than they do with NZ First, given how NZF’s economic nationalism is so sharply at odds with the neo-liberal policies of the two major ... More >>
On Opportunity’s Identity Issues, And Why Parliament Needs A Muzzle
Tuesday, 6 October 2026, 2:11 pm | Gordon Campbell
The public is not happy. The polls keep telling us that Christopher Luxon’s government is widely disliked, and that there is little enthusiasm either, for the Labour Party of Chris Hipkins. More >>
On This Week’s PREFU Outpouring Of Wishful Thinking
Thursday, 1 October 2026, 2:10 pm | Gordon Campbell
Over the past few days, Finance Minister Nicola Willis has got the dream headlines she wanted from the PREFU, Treasury’s Pre-Election Fiscal Update. More >>
On The Flaccid Campaign Launches, And Despair Over Diesel Prices
Monday, 28 September 2026, 2:08 pm | Gordon Campbell
The National Party’s decision to highlight “No new taxes” as a signature slogan for its campaign is an interesting choice. Since the cupboard is allegedly bare, it means National is promising that our failing public services will continue to ... More >>
On The Life And Works Of Arnold Lobel
Friday, 25 September 2026, 1:14 pm | Gordon Campbell
The Werewolf essays on classic children’s books focusses this week on the much admired, widely mourned creator of Frog and Toad, Owl at Home and Grasshopper on the Road. More >>
On The Nicky Hager Book, Political Donations, And Another Fine Mess From Chris Hipkins
Wednesday, 23 September 2026, 1:21 pm | Gordon Campbell
All of Nicky Hager’s books have been about the need for open government - and to that end, they’ve exposed example after example of how non-transparent lobbying behind closed doors continues to shape the laws that affect us all. More >>
On The Ongoing Relevance Of Jim Anderton
Monday, 21 September 2026, 1:19 pm | Gordon Campbell
If Jim Anderton was around today, he would be showing us in detail how avoidable the cost of living crisis and the scourge of homelessness really are. On principle, he would be advocating for policies to turn those outcomes around. More >>
On Israel’s Extreme Responses To The Film NAZA
Thursday, 17 September 2026, 1:03 pm | Gordon Campbell
The documentary film NAZA by the Israeli film-makers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor won the prestigious Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival. NAZA – the acronym is a an informal IDF term for human “collateral damage”. More >>
On How The Pentagon’s Colonisation Of Australia Affects Us
Monday, 14 September 2026, 1:15 pm | Gordon Campbell
Foreign policy and national security decisions tend to feel like they’re happening at a vast distance from our day-to-day existence. The rent, the food bill and the costs of running the car are more tangible concerns. More >>
On The Cricket In Times Square
Friday, 11 September 2026, 1:10 pm | Gordon Campbell
In the Werewolf series on classic children’s books, this week’s essay is about George Selden’s charming story of interspecies friendship. More >>
On The Politics Of The R16 Social Media Ban
Tuesday, 8 September 2026, 1:03 pm | Gordon Campbell
If political science really was a science, and the people in lab coats tried to create the perfect political issue in the lab, the end result would look a lot like the R16 social media ban. More >>
