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Who are the 'kōhanga reo generation' and how could they change Māori and mainstream politics?

The 2023 election saw a changing of the guard in Māori political representation.

The Conversation · Oct 24, 2023

With so many people speaking 'their truth', how do we know what the truth really is?

When Academy Awards boss Bill Kramer recently applauded comedian Chris Rock for speaking “his truth” about being slapped by Will Smith at the 2022 Oscars ceremony, he used a turn of phrase that is fast becoming a part of everyday speech around the world.

The Conversation · May 30, 2023

For a no-frills New Zealand budget it was ‘surprisingly frilly’: 5 experts on Labour’s big pre-election calls

Grant Robertson’s sixth budget was an exercise in threading various needles. Much of its substance had already been foreshadowed, and to begin with the mood music was suitably sober.

The Conversation · May 18, 2023