Scoop has an Ethical Paywall
Gordon Campbell - Latest News [Page 1]
On Pauline Hanson’s Rise, And The TOP Renaissance
Wednesday, 13 May 2026, 1:02 pm | Gordon Campbell
Routinely in politics, there is a double standard for outrage. The same people who regarded Jacinda Ardern as a jackbooted tyrant seem to be quite unruffled by National riding roughshod over both local democracy. More >>
On How US Courts Are Helping Donald Trump Steal The Mid-Terms
Monday, 11 May 2026, 12:44 pm | Gordon Campbell
The world has been quietly hoping and praying that the Republicans will lose control of the lower House or Senate – or both – in November’s mid-term elections, since this would put restraints on Donald Trump’s abuses of power. More >>
On Children’s Book Classics: The Moomins
Friday, 8 May 2026, 12:41 pm | Gordon Campbell
About 15 years ago on Werewolf, I started writing a series of articles about classic children’s books. Over the next few months, these articles will be re-published here, every Friday. More >>
On The Political Panic Over Immigration
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 12:52 pm | Gordon Campbell
In the wake of WW2, immigration policy was driven by a mixture of compassion for the refugees of war, and by a less admirable desire to replenish our ranks (preferably) with the racial stock of the old Empire. More >>
On The Risks Of AI In The Workplace
Thursday, 30 April 2026, 12:24 pm | Gordon Campbell
Clearly, last year’s fears of a stockmarket “AI bubble” have long gone. AI firms & related stocks are now being treated as the backbone of American prosperity. At the same time, public perceptions of AI are heading in the opposite direction. More >>
On The FTA With India
Tuesday, 28 April 2026, 12:16 pm | Gordon Campbell
Labour finally came down off the fence last week & agreed to give National the votes required to get the free trade deal with India through Parliament, after NZ First came out against it. The process involved could hardly have been less democratic. More >>
On The Lifeline Thrown To Christopher Luxon
Wednesday, 22 April 2026, 1:57 pm | Gordon Campbell
The National Party caucus seems to have a death wish. In increasingly “uncertain and volatile times,” it has placed all its bets on the guy who has been seriously underperforming in more certain, less volatile times. More >>
On New Zealand’s Luxon Liability
Monday, 20 April 2026, 12:45 pm | Gordon Campbell
The National Party caucus has got itself into in a real bind. For weeks, their Cabinet Ministers and MPs have had their work cut out trying to look credible while voicing their undying loyalty to an unpopular PM widely seen to be not up to the job. More >>
On The Government’s Zombie Shuffle Into A Fuel Crisis
Thursday, 16 April 2026, 12:28 pm | Gordon Campbell
The US rationale for the blockade/entire war is that Iran must never, ever be allowed to have a nuclear weapon and that Iran has always refused to give up that goal. More >>
On The Rise And Fall Of Hungary’s Viktor Orban
Tuesday, 14 April 2026, 1:34 pm | Gordon Campbell
Why did Donald Trump, J.D. Vance, Benjamin Netanyahu, and Vladimir Putin work so hard to try and swing the election result in Hungary, a relatively poor country of fewer than ten million people? More >>
On Australia’s Failing R16 Social Media Ban
Thursday, 9 April 2026, 1:10 pm | Gordon Campbell
So that you can tell the grandkids, I hope you know where you were yesterday around noon, for what US President Donald Trump called “one of the most important moments in the long and complex history of the World.” More >>
On National’s Caucus Ructions
Tuesday, 7 April 2026, 12:17 pm | Gordon Campbell
In his tilt at the leadership last November, Chris Bishop plainly forgot Omar’s excellent advice from The Wire: “If you come at the king, better not miss.” He’s now paid the price. More >>
On The Folly Of Blaming Everything On Trump
Wednesday, 1 April 2026, 2:10 pm | Gordon Campbell
The recently infamous “I’m the CEO/ Your job is the Prime Minister” exchange between Christopher Luxon and Tova O’Brien should be a defining moment in Luxon’s downward trajectory as the leader of the nation. More >>
On The Government’s Leadership Failure On The Fuel Crisis
Monday, 30 March 2026, 1:55 pm | Gordon Campbell
As the last stop on the global supply chain for oil and diesel, New Zealand should be the first country taking pre-emptive steps to conserve energy use. Arguably, we could also be test-flying a bartering process - our food for your oil and diesel. More >>
On The Feeble Fuel Support Package, And Israel’s Violent Land Grabs
Thursday, 26 March 2026, 1:11 pm | Gordon Campbell
Two big calls this week by the two real decision makers in this govt. First, Seymour all but sank the govt’s plan to make retailers (not banks) suck up the merchant service fee. Secondly, Peters bowed to pressure from recreational fishers. More >>
On The Government’s Juggling Of Public Anxiety Over Fuel Prices
Tuesday, 24 March 2026, 1:58 pm | Gordon Campbell
When it comes to its public messaging on the Iran war, the Luxon government is talking optimistically, while trying to ease the public gradually into a sense of crisis. Yes, current fuel supplies are OK, for a little while longer. More >>
On Our Willingness To Earn US Approval, Via China-Bashing
Thursday, 19 March 2026, 12:51 pm | Gordon Campbell
The Chinese Embassy is right. The recent joint statement by Australia and New Zealand condemning China’s actions in the South China Sea reads like a relic from a bygone colonial era. A weirdly misplaced concern, too. More >>
On The Weaponising Of IRD
Tuesday, 17 March 2026, 12:46 pm | Gordon Campbell
So hard to pick and choose but the $2.9 billion tax break for landlords still stands out as the coalition government’s most abject surrender to corporate interests. That indefensible handout should return to haunt the centre-right later this year. More >>
On The Grail Quest For The Elusive Luxon Voter
Friday, 13 March 2026, 12:58 pm | Gordon Campbell
At this point, fans of PM Luxon are rare birds indeed. Safe to say, if the National Party does swallow hard and go the distance this year with Luxon in the top job, it will only be because National thinks it can win this year’s election despite ... More >>
On The Threat To Carve Iran Into Pieces
Wednesday, 11 March 2026, 1:00 pm | Gordon Campbell
Oil prices are still rising amid fears that Iran may be laying mines in the Straits of Hormuz. The initial market confidence that the US would speedily bring this war to a happy conclusion has all but evaporated. No plausible end game is in sight. More >>
