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Image: Professor Mohan Dutta has received an international award recognising his leadership on academic freedom. (File. / Mohan Dutta / @mjdutt)
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Mohan Dutta receives international award for Academic Freedom work

Academic Mohan Dutta has received a major international citation recognising his leadership in defending academic freedom and his work chairing a task force examining threats to scholars, universities and critical…
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Inage: Defence Minister Chris Penk replied on X that “no drafting is in prospect” after being asked to rule out young New Zealand men being drafted into overseas conflicts. (Ministry of Defence / Chris Penk)
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Defence Minister Chris Penk says no military draft planned amid rising Pacific tensions

Defence Minister Chris Penk has given a direct assurance that young New Zealand men are not facing a military draft, as regional anxiety grows over China’s latest missile test in…
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Image: New Zealand First Resources Minister Shane Jones has become the face of the coalition government’s extraction push. Public money is being lined up behind mining expansion while New Zealand’s environment is left to carry the cost. (File. / Supplied / Newswire)
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Shane Jones is turning New Zealand into a quarry with a flag

OPINION: New Zealand’s environment is being pushed into the firing line by a coalition government that talks about growth while treating the natural world as something to be carved up,…
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Image: Property Developer Matthew Horncastle posted a photo of himself giving a thumbs-up in front of a digital billboard carrying a political message. (Supplied / Facebook / Matthew Horncastle)
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Matthew Horncastle’s billboard ‘free speech’ whinge is not censorship, it is election law

OPINION: Property developer Matthew Horncastle has turned a political billboard dispute into a ‘free speech’ whinge after saying he was referred to police over a message displayed on a digital…
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Image: NZ First leader and Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters speaks to media as his party heads toward the 2026 general election, with polling day set for Saturday, 7 November. (Supplied / Political Party Newswire)
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Winston Peters’ voting crackdown is a dangerous attack on belonging, he should feel ashamed

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…
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Image: U.S. Ambassador Jared Novelly is introduced to Speaker Gerry Brownlee at Parliament during what the U.S. Embassy described as their first official introductory meeting. (U.S. Embassy New Zealand)
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Government faces questions over closer US ties after ambassador welcomed at Parliament

The New Zealand Government is facing fresh questions over how it is managing closer ties with the United States while China remains the country’s largest trading partner. Newsletter Banner Weekly…
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Image: National MP Joseph Mooney takes a brief break outside Parliament before chairing a full day of Social Services and Community Select Committee hearings. (Supplied / Joseph Mooney MP)
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I like Joseph Mooney as an MP, even if we both have different views

OPINION: I am not a National voter, and this is not an endorsement of the National Party. But I will say I like Joseph Mooney as an MP. Not because…
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