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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 >>
On The Owl Service By Alan Garner
Friday, 4 September 2026, 12:53 pm | Gordon Campbell
In this entry in the series on classic children’s books, the owls are not what they seem, but the English stay true to type. More >>
On How The US v Canada Trade War Benefits China
Tuesday, 1 September 2026, 1:14 pm | Gordon Campbell
A sustained trade war based on 50% tariffs on both sides of the US/Canada border would not only gut the auto industries in Detroit and Ontario, but make those relatively cheap Chinese EVs look very attractive indeed to Canadian consumers. More >>
On Why New Taxes Are A Good Thing, And Dolly Parton RIP
Thursday, 27 August 2026, 1:33 pm | Gordon Campbell
Taxaphobes. They’re running amok in Parliament. Both the major parties have joined ACT in assuming that the voting public is as phobic about tax as they are. (We aren’t, but more on that later.) More >>
On Why NZ Should Be Denouncing Trump’s Appeasement Of North Korea
Monday, 24 August 2026, 12:55 pm | Gordon Campbell
We are doing ourselves no favours by staying resolutely silent as the Trump administration undermines the defence of South Korea and flatters North Korea - a key Russian ally in the Kremlin’s aggression against Ukraine that we claim to oppose. More >>
On The Links Between Go Dog. Go!, The 1950s Red Scare And Shakespeare’s Sonnets
Friday, 21 August 2026, 1:14 pm | Gordon Campbell
This week’s essay in the series about classic children’s books features P.D. Eastman’s hymn to perpetual motion... More >>
On Opportunity’s Turn In The Political Spotlight
Tuesday, 18 August 2026, 1:47 pm | Gordon Campbell
The extensive media analyses being devoted to Opportunity’s key policies have an “angels on pinheads” air of unreality to them. More >>
On National’s Long Whimper Of Discontent
Wednesday, 12 August 2026, 4:54 pm | Gordon Campbell
Christopher Luxon went into and came out of today’s special caucus meeting as damaged goods. If survival is to be counted as winning, it has still looked more like a Pyrrhic victory. Elsewhere will the champagne corks be popping. More >>
