Populism does not need a real problem. It needs an enemy and a slogan.
Slogans Are Not Science
The Ramblings of a Wahine Mau Moko
Identity activist, supervisor, teacher, researcher.
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How the Local Government System Works
A system map for Local Government in Aotearoa, ahead of Simplifying Local Government changes
Calling It Democracy Does Not Make It So
By Dr Mawera Karetai, Bay of Plenty Regional Councillor, Kōhi Māori Ward
Governing in the Dark: What Happens When No One is Watching
In December 2024, the New Zealand government quietly dismantled one of the most important safeguards of a functioning democracy.
Through the noise: Manufactured outrage and the cost to our democracy.
Dr Mawera Karetai
Fisheries Amendment Bill - Why You Should Make a Submission
If you fish, if you swim, if you care about the coastline on your doorstep, I urge you to make one.
The Future of Insurance in Aotearoa
Our communities will require courage, honesty, and genuine community-led kōrero.
We Are Losing Ground: When the Bay of Plenty Needs More Mitigation.
As seas rise and weather extremes intensify, the government’s climate rhetoric still dances around the hard truth; that genuine mitigation, from the reduction of emissions at their source, demands changing the very systems that created the crisis.
Evolving Perspectives: Reflections on Two Years Teaching in the Department of Management at Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka – University of Otago
Over the past two years teaching in the Department of Management at Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka, my thinking has evolved in ways that have both surprised and enriched me.
Rooted in Connection: Lessons from the Forest
If you ask me about my favourite place on the North Island, I will tell you about Hukutaia Domain, a five hectare remnant of extensive native forest that was set aside as a public reserve, and Taketakerau, a 2000+ year old Puriri tree that lives there.