Articles by Muriel Newman
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Muriel Newman
Muriel Newman: Investigating Covid
Monday, 26 February 2024, 2:52PMNew Zealand has experienced two pandemics in recent years. The first was the swine flu pandemic, caused by the H1N1 influenza...
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Muriel Newman: Waitangi Day 2024
Wednesday, 14 February 2024, 2:59PMWaitangi Day was the spectacle we have come to expect. Like it was a reality TV show, politicians attended to supposedly...
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Muriel Newman: Derailing the Treaty gravy train
Monday, 5 February 2024, 3:08PMThere’s been a great deal of huffing and puffing over the last few weeks as the tribal elite respond to the threatened erosion...
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Muriel Newman: 2024 – a Year of Reckoning
Wednesday, 31 January 2024, 3:03PMIt’s traditional to start a new year by reflecting on the past and contemplating the future. With that in mind, we can confidently...
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Muriel Newman: The state of democracy
Thursday, 4 January 2024, 7:11AMAs we reflect on last year’s change in government, what the past six years have taught us is just how fragile democracy really...
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Muriel Newman: We are witnessing a remarkable turnaround in New Zealand politics
Friday, 1 December 2023, 12:18PMThe Coalition agreement entered into by National, Act and New Zealand First reflects the first three-party coalition deal...
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Muriel Newman: Aspirational Reform
Wednesday, 22 November 2023, 10:44AMThe past six years of inept management by the Hipkins-Ardern Labour Government has exposed a multitude of problems facing...
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Muriel Newman: The Radicalisation of Parliament
Monday, 13 November 2023, 2:32PMParliament has not even been sworn in, but already the Greens, the Maori Party, and Labour, are demonstrating levels of radicalism...
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Muriel Newman: Court of Appeal Opens Coast to Māori Ownership
Tuesday, 31 October 2023, 2:58PMA Court of Appeal decision was released last week that will have a profound influence on the future of New Zealand. Poor...
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Muriel Newman: Healing racial tensions
Thursday, 2 November 2023, 9:02AMThe same day that New Zealanders vote in the General Election to choose a new government, Australians vote in the Voice referendum...
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Muriel Newman: The election's undue influence
Friday, 29 September 2023, 3:07PMAs the election closes in, there appears to be an overwhelming mood for change. New Zealanders have had enough. The chickens...