Opinion: The millions spent on urgent Waitangi Tribunal inquiries deserve scrutiny. But treating the bill as the whole story misses why the pressure has built.
Tag: New Zealand
Pharmac Is Being Asked To Move Faster. The Hard Part Is Doing It Transparently
The 2026 expectations for Pharmac point to speed, openness and better records. The challenge is that medicine funding is never only a queue; it is a rationing system under public pressure.
Stuffy Nights: What New Zealand’s Bedroom CO2 Problem Really Says About Housing
A small Wellington study found bedrooms exceeding CO2 targets at night. The bigger question is why New Zealand still treats ventilation as a household habit rather than a housing-health issue.
YouTube Pick: The B1M makes Christchurch’s new stadium feel legible
The B1M’s video on Christchurch’s new stadium is useful because it turns a civic mega-project into a clear story about design, risk and what cities build after disaster.
Wellington should stop treating the Golden Mile as a nice-to-have
The Golden Mile debate is not only about buses, retailers or paving. It is about whether New Zealand’s cities can still complete public projects without losing their nerve.
KiwiSaver still fits employees better than the self-employed
New Zealand’s retirement system assumes regular pay packets. The rise of contractors, side hustles and small operators exposes a gap that cannot be solved by reminders alone.
New Zealand’s health and safety reform is really a test of trust
The proposed shift toward critical risk may sound tidy. The harder question is whether New Zealand can simplify workplace rules without weakening the culture that keeps people alive.
Driving with cognitive decline should not be left to families to police alone
A fatal wrong-way driving case raises a hard public question: New Zealand needs a kinder, clearer system for cognitive fitness to drive.
Air New Zealand’s Samoa cancellations show how fragile Pacific air links can be
Four cancelled Samoa return flights are more than a customer-service problem. They point to the hidden infrastructure that Pacific travel depends on.
Molesworth Station is a test of what New Zealand wants public land to do
The search for the next operator of New Zealand’s largest farm is not only an agricultural story. It is about public land, climate risk, conservation and rural legitimacy.