Politics + Society – Views & Research

Big political donations have hit $7.4m this election year. Are the rules tight enough?

Maria Armoudian, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau; Ben Dekker, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau, and Timothy Kirpal Kuhner, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau

Australia’s Medicare breach reveals a new kind of cyber threat. How must NZ respond?

Alexandra Sims, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau and Dulani Jayasuriya, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau

Where should NZ stand on global AI risk? 3 principles to guide a stronger strategy

Alexander Gillespie, University of Waikato

Rows of data servers showing blue lights

NZ election poll watch: Opportunity holds as potential kingmaker in tight race

Adrian Beaumont, The University of Melbourne

Beehive building in Wellington with flag flying against blue sky

The case for NZ joining the UK in sanctioning Israel over illegal West Bank settlements

Karen Scott, University of Canterbury

Beehive government and parliament buildings under clouds

Education Ministry inquiry the latest sign NZ’s Official Information Act isn’t working

Greg Treadwell, Auckland University of Technology

Low productivity is NZ’s economic elephant in the room. Election pledges mostly avoid it

Dennis Wesselbaum, University of Otago

The same satellite can have military and civilian functions. This creates a dilemma for NZ

Carolle Varughese, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau; Priyanka Dhopade, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau, and Sarah Hendrica Bickerton, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau

A communications satellite orbiting Earth

What do NZ voters really care about? A global comparison reveals some surprises

Dennis Wesselbaum, University of Otago

People walking beside Beehive government building

NZ’s next new MPs face a brutal learning curve. Does it have to be that way?

Helena Cooper-Thomas, Auckland University of Technology and James Greenslade-Yeats, Auckland University of Technology

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‘We’ll slaughter the bastards’ – how Bob Jones and the New Zealand Party changed politics in 1984

Paul Moon, Auckland University of Technology

Young Bob Jones at microphone delivering campaign speech

Algorithms are choosing who sees what political ads. NZ urgently needs transparency

Katherine Jensen, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau

A majority Māori and Pacific All Blacks squad shows how far rugby’s ‘greatest rivalry’ has come

Jeremy Hapeta, University of Canterbury and Rochelle Stewart-Withers, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University

All Blacks team on the field under lights performing the haka

Needling for change: the surprisingly political history of knitting

Stephen John Taylor, University of Otago

NZ is finally moving on modern slavery law. What can we learn from Australia?

Jing Jia, University of Newcastle; Richard Fisher, University of Canterbury, and Zhongtian Li, University of Newcastle

NZ election poll watch: right still leads left, but Opportunity could deny it a majority