Queenstown’s housing crisis should not be treated as a local inconvenience. It is a warning about the model New Zealand uses to sell beauty to the world wh
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Ukraine’s air-defence gap is becoming Europe’s strategic problem
Air defence is often described in hardware terms: interceptors, radars, Patriot batteries, drones and missiles. But Ukraine’s air-defence gap is increasing
Gaza aid is becoming a test of logistics, legitimacy and civilian survival
In humanitarian crises, the first question is often whether enough aid exists. In Gaza, the more urgent question has become whether aid can move through a
China’s genetic-data ethics push shows biotech is becoming a governance problem
Human genetic data used to sound like a specialist concern for laboratories, hospitals and research ethics committees. It no longer is. As sequencing becom
Youth unemployment is not just a labour-market statistic. It is a warning about social mobility
Youth unemployment is often reported as a number, but its real damage is measured in stalled starts. A teenager who cannot find a first job misses more tha
Gloriavale is again testing how New Zealand protects children inside closed communities
The latest reporting on Gloriavale is not only a story about one isolated Christian community on the West Coast. It is a test of how New Zealand responds w
Fast-track donations show New Zealand needs rules for perceived conflicts, not just real ones
New Zealand does not need to prove that a minister was improperly influenced before it takes political donations around fast-track approvals seriously. Tha
Russia’s Kyiv assault shows Ukraine’s air defence problem is now Europe’s problem
The latest Russian assault on Kyiv was a military attack, a political signal and a stress test for European security all at once. It showed again that Ukra
A deal to end the Iran war will be judged first in the Strait of Hormuz
The first test of any deal to end the Iran war will not be a signing ceremony. It will be a ship moving through the Strait of Hormuz without its insurer, c
Huawei’s chip-design claim is less about 1.4nm than about changing the sanctions game
Huawei’s latest semiconductor announcement has been framed as a breakthrough in China’s race to catch the world’s most advanced chipmakers. But the more im