Anne K. Rutherford

Anne K. Rutherford
Jul 24, 2026

New Zealand is no longer dealing with a single, isolated warning. Two wild birds have now tested positive for the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of bird flu, confirming the virus…

Anne K. Rutherford
Jul 7, 2026

OPINION: Winston Peters wants to draw a harder line around democracy in New Zealand. It is a dangerous and reckless move, and he should feel ashamed of himself. Newsletter Banner…

Anne K. Rutherford
May 30, 2026

OPINION: If the phone rang tomorrow and the voice on the other end belonged to Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, I’d let it go straight to voicemail. Newsletter Banner Weekly Newsletter…

Anne K. Rutherford
Mar 25, 2026

Anti-co-governance campaigner Julian Batchelor has failed in his defamation action against TVNZ, with a judge ruling the broadcaster and a researcher acted within the law. Newsletter Banner Weekly Newsletter Stay…

Anne K. Rutherford
Mar 24, 2026

ACT Deputy Leader and Tāmaki MP Brooke van Velden will not seek re-election at this year’s general election, confirming she is stepping away from Parliament after nearly a decade in…

Anne K. Rutherford
Feb 25, 2026

OPINION: Compassion is a simple word. It carries enormous weight in a country that prides itself on fairness, and right now it is the word hovering over Prime Minister Christopher…

Anne K. Rutherford
Feb 23, 2026

Otago University’s Vice-Chancellor has personally welcomed hundreds of families to campus, fronting a new initiative aimed at reassuring parents of first-year students. Newsletter Banner Weekly Newsletter Stay informed with journalism…

Anne K. Rutherford
Feb 14, 2026

OPINION: Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith says safety is being restored, but that claim is colliding with a far more confronting reality, one that exposes the limits of political messaging when…

Anne K. Rutherford
Jan 19, 2026

Dame Jacinda Ardern announced her resignation on January 19, 2023. Her decision marked the end of a defining chapter in New Zealand’s political sphere. The date settled into the public’s…

Anne K. Rutherford

Bird Flu is here. Will the Government act before it reaches humans?

Winston Peters’ voting crackdown is a dangerous attack on belonging, he should feel ashamed

If Christopher Luxon called me tomorrow, I wouldn’t pick up

Court throws out Julian Batchelor defamation claim against TVNZ

ACT Deputy Leader Brooke van Velden to quit politics, won’t recontest Tāmaki seat

Otago University Vice-Chancellor takes centre stage

Paul Goldsmith says law and order is back. Victims would struggle to recognise it

January 19 and the image of leadership