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On The Dark Is Rising
Friday, 26 June 2026, 12:46 pm | Gordon Campbell
This week, the Werewolf series of essays on classic children’s books features Susan Cooper’s 1973 novel The Dark Is Rising. More >>
On Being Thankful That Someone Is Talking About Income Inequality
Wednesday, 24 June 2026, 12:35 pm | Gordon Campbell
Political myths die hard. The main myth about the Greens – that they’re naïve idealists with no head for figures - hasn’t changed all that much since their Morris dancing days 30 years ago. None of those stereotypes have much substance. More >>
On RNZ’s Morning Report – Flagship, Or Sinking Ship?
Monday, 22 June 2026, 12:43 pm | Gordon Campbell
No doubt, the government’s plan (a) to make KiwiSaver compulsory and (b) significantly increase the contribution rate required of both workers and employers would end up delivering a desirable boost to savings in future. More >>
On The Indian In The Cupboard
Friday, 19 June 2026, 12:37 pm | Gordon Campbell
The Werewolf series on classic children’s books continues this week with “The Indian in the Cupboard” by Lynne Reid Banks. More >>
On Trump’s Temporary Fix In Iran
Wednesday, 17 June 2026, 12:49 pm | Gordon Campbell
When Britain tried (& failed) to re-take control of the Suez Canal in 1956, it marked the moment when a formerly Great Power was forced to accept that the jig was up, & that no one was ever again going to take Britain’s imperial delusions seriously. More >>
On Being Spooked Into Settling For Less
Monday, 15 June 2026, 12:49 pm | Gordon Campbell
Every 3 years around this time, the election campaign begins to feel a bit like the old carnival Ghost Train. After the lurch into darkness & after careening around the first corners, a few jangly skeletons come dropping down from the ceiling. More >>
On Harriet The Spy
Friday, 12 June 2026, 2:47 pm | Gordon Campbell
The Werewolf series of essays on classic children’s books continues this week with Harriet The Spy by Louise Fitzhugh. More >>
On The Epic Falling Out Between Trump And Netanyahu
Thursday, 11 June 2026, 1:02 pm | Gordon Campbell
Here’s a snapshot of government priorities: one third of staff at a key facility that seeks to prevent the incidence of family and sexual violence are set to lose their jobs. More >>
On The Myths Of Frugality In Our Defence Spending
Tuesday, 9 June 2026, 12:46 pm | Gordon Campbell
In one sense, Peru is the poster child of political instability, having gone through nine presidents in the past 10 years, with several ending up in jail. Paradoxically, Peru has also been a model of economic stability. More >>
On The Incredible Journey
Friday, 5 June 2026, 12:26 pm | Gordon Campbell
The Werewolf series on classic children’s books focusses this week on The Incredible Journey (1961) by Sheila Burnford. More >>
On Having The Backbone To Restrict Our Defence Spending
Tuesday, 2 June 2026, 12:39 pm | Gordon Campbell
Lynda Topp can look after herself. Yet the rejoinder by Paul Goldsmith to her criticism of our irresponsible spending spree on Defence was so patronising it begs for a rebuttal. More >>
On Budget 2026
Friday, 29 May 2026, 1:47 pm | Gordon Campbell
The Luxon government won the last election by claiming that it alone possessed the managerial competence to fix the nation’s cost of living crisis. Three years later it is refusing to offer anything substantial to alleviate a cost of living crisis. More >>
On Labour’s Vanishing Act
Wednesday, 27 May 2026, 12:15 pm | Gordon Campbell
Chris Hipkins is testing the patience (and allegiance) of every centre- left voter. We may be now only a few months out from the election, yet Labour is continuing to refuse to say where it stands on a wide range of important issues. More >>
On The Social Housing Debacle, And The Red Tape Fantasy
Monday, 25 May 2026, 2:18 pm | Gordon Campbell
Having boosted homelessness by kicking people off emergency housing, government ministers Nicola Willis, Chris Bishop and Louise Upton claimed last week that it is “fair” to raise the rent on the 84,000 impoverished tenants in social housing. More >>
On Goodnight Moon By Margaret Wise Brown
Friday, 22 May 2026, 12:24 pm | Gordon Campbell
The Werewolf series on classic children’s books continues this week with the bedtime favourite Goodnight Moon, and the brief life of the tragic genius who wrote it. More >>
On The Public Service Chainsaw Massacre
Wednesday, 20 May 2026, 12:26 pm | Gordon Campbell
According to Finance Minister Nicola Willis, trashing the public service is all about finding a way to put the $2.4 billion saved into paying for more hip operations, and putting more nurses on wards. Yeah right. More >>
On James Cameron, And The Paramount Bid For Warners
Monday, 18 May 2026, 11:54 am | Gordon Campbell
Late last year, James Cameron got a good deal of publicity for his opposition on principle to the attempted sale of Warners to Netflix, and to the threat that the streaming giant allegedly posed to the future of the movie industry. More >>
On Classic Children’s Books: Badger’s Parting Gifts
Friday, 15 May 2026, 11:37 am | Gordon Campbell
Every Friday, Werewolf is re-publishing some essays about classic children’s book, that I began writing in 2009. This essay on Badger’s Parting Gifts has been slightly updated. More >>
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 >>
