What The Fuck Is Going On In America?

Posted 11:16am Sunday 3rd April 2016 by Joel MacManus

The US presidential election is the longest, most confusing, infuriating experiment in the history of democracy. But at the same time, it is also far and away the most entertaining. Over the course of almost 20 months, candidates go from shaking hands in the cornfields of Iowa, to packed arenas Read more...

Interview With Grant Robertson

Posted 11:35am Sunday 20th March 2016 by Joel MacManus

Labour Party Finance Spokesperson Grant Robertson bounds into the Critic office on a sunny O-Week Tuesday. While some of the staff may have been a bit dusty from the night before, Robertson is positively vibing. The source of that enthusiasm could be the natural rush of non-stop meetings Read more...

Critic’s Top 4

Posted 12:04pm Sunday 13th March 2016 by Joel MacManus

David Seymour After a strong 2015, David Seymour has almost certainly secured his personal future as MP for Epsom. 2016 posits a far greater challenge: Saving his party. After 7 years of relatively centrist government, there should be a market for a true Libertarian party among hard right-wing Read more...

Zero Compliance With Zero Hours

Posted 12:09pm Sunday 13th March 2016 by Tom Kitchin

Imagine it. Sitting round on the couch, waiting in anticipation for a call from your employer to see if you will get the hours you need to support you and your family.  You can’t properly hang out with mates, you can’t spend an afternoon down at the shops, it’s hard to join a Read more...

Opinion

Posted 12:12pm Sunday 13th March 2016 by Joel MacManus

Being a Christian can be frustrating sometimes. In the least religious generation in history, it’s tough not to feel a little weird. I don’t really like telling people about my faith, because I don’t want them to think I’m one of "those Christians". I feel the need Read more...

A Quick Chat With

Posted 11:27am Sunday 6th March 2016 by Joel MacManus

To call Todd Barclay’s life unusual would be an understatement. At just twenty four years old, not only did he put himself forward as a parliamentary candidate in Clutha-Southland, he won by a landslide and stepped into the gigantic shoes of the outgoing MP, Bill English.  I sat down Read more...

Free Tertiary Education Could Be A Reality

Posted 11:39am Sunday 6th March 2016 by Tom Kitchin

During the summer break, all students were hit with something that could create a substantial change in the tertiary education environment. There’s now a real possibility that university students in New Zealand will have access to free education. Labour leader Andrew Little presented a new Read more...

Kiwis In Australia On New Citizenship Pathway

Posted 11:30am Sunday 28th February 2016 by Hugh Baird

Talks last week between John Key and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull have made it easier for Kiwis living in Australia to seek Australian citizenship.  Prime Minister Turnbull announced the changes recently in a joint press conference during John Key’s trip to Sydney to meet Read more...

Nothing John Key Says This Year Will Matter

Posted 11:28am Sunday 28th February 2016 by Joel MacManus

I'm going to start this column off with a prediction for 2016. It’s not a very bold prediction. In fact it’s pretty much as safe as you can get in the unpredictable world of politics: At some point this year, John Key is going to say something really dumb and/or offensive. It Read more...

Year in Review

Posted 12:36pm Sunday 4th October 2015 by Henry Napier

It's come to the end of Critic's 2015 year. Therefore, it seems appropriate to look back on what has happened in politics over the last nine or so months. Party Performances The National Party: 7/10 National started the year in strides following a ground-breaking victory Read more...