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A detail from Ambrogio Lorenzetti’s Renaissance fresco The Allegory of Good and Bad Government
The Post: National’s compulsory turn leaves the left with a bigger question
The progressive alternative to widespread KiwiSaver is not yet clear.
The Spinoff: One of Brooke van Velden’s final acts as a politician will also be her most dangerous
The Health and Safety Amendment Bill is one of worst laws in recent memory.
The Post: Why community power could be the climate change revolution we need
People need change they can reach out and touch.
The Post: The bleak picture for the children for whom there is no more
Young people’s hardship rates are expected to remain high.
The Post: A shift in voting power and how to give young voters hope
Young people are a growing power bloc, but need reason for optimism.
The Post: Right-wing dysfunction offers the left a chance. Will they take it?
Voters appreciate unity and order.
The Post: Reckless approach to research will ensure our slow decline continues
Cuts to science budgets are ultimately self-harming.
The Post: The unelected officials and how they’re defying our councillors
The relationship between officials and politicians urgently needs repair.
The Spinoff: The government’s fuel crisis package looks weaker with each passing day
The list of exclusions grows and grows.
The Post: EVs may get middle-class welfare – so what?
The clean car discount worked because we need urgent action.