-
Simon Bridges’ memoir reveals the candid, funny, vulnerable person behind the stiff exterior | Steve Braunias
After being ousted as New Zealand opposition leader, Simon Bridges has returned to himself – a likeable maveri…
-
Discussing Doomsday with Kim Dotcom, I felt ashamed I’d seen him as a ridiculous figure
In this book extract, Steve Braunias describes a visit to the New Zealand home of the German internet entrepre…
-
Summer in Auckland felt like a fool’s paradise – we all knew it couldn’t last | Steve Braunias
Reports of queues for inessential items have come in fast but we can still count ourselves luckyThe bananas we…
-
Airports are portals to escape, but in New Zealand there is no way out
The lights are on, but the party’s over - in the time of Covid, we can’t even buy duty-freeEverything seemed j…
-
New Zealanders have recognised the good luck that Jacinda Ardern is ours
As prime minister, Ardern inspired love and trust; now she has to do something with itAnd the winner is … New …
- Asia Pacific, Jacinda Ardern, Judith Collins, New Zealand, New Zealand election 2020, New Zealand politics, World news
The winner of the third NZ election leaders’ debate? Death
Jacinda Ardern and Judith Collins both bring B-game to seemingly interminable showAre we there yet? Is it elec…
-
First TV debate between Ardern and Collins avoids being a horror show
Spooky opening gives way to a leaders’ showdown with little drama and lacking in sparkThere was high drama at …