Graham Adams

Hipkins insists there’s ‘nothing to fear’ in co-governance

29 August 2023 5:30 am

It can’t be long now until a supporter of co-governance repeats President Roosevelt’s famous exhortation at his first inauguration during…

Hipkins’ government is a lame duck

15 August 2023 5:00 am

It has been a little over six months since Jacinda Ardern handed the Prime Ministerial reins to her friend ‘Chippy’,…

Co-governance smoulders in election run-up

19 July 2023 5:30 am

In New Zealand, the general election on October 14 will be, to some extent, a judgment on the extensive co-governance…

Close polls puzzle pundits as NZ election looms

2 July 2023 6:00 am

Centre-right voters are increasingly wondering how many more disasters it will take to seriously dent the government’s poll numbers. Whether…

New Zealand: are bilingual road signs safe?

18 June 2023 3:43 am

At a time when the dilapidated state of New Zealand’s roads are a major public concern and the government has…