A visiting defence expert is urging New Zealand to rethink how additional money for defence gets spent.

Rethink needed for new defence money - visiting expert to NZ

Sam Roggeveen said rapidly developing technology and geopolitical changes should change the calculus around defence spending.

November 30, 2025

21:17

Victoria University lecturer Dr Stephen Skalicky has launched a new project to develop a deep analysis of irony and satire, which could help AI in the race to communicate in more human ways.

Researchers race to teach AI irony in Marsden-funded study

Currently, only humans can effectively deploy irony, though AI is starting to recognise it.

November 30, 2025

5:47

Simon Court's members' bill would remove some trusts' exclusive rights over certain alcohol licenses.

ACT MP challenges liquor licensing trusts - but is there demand?

Simon Court's members' bill would remove some trusts' exclusive rights over certain alcohol licenses.

November 30, 2025

2:46

"Like most New Zealanders, I am personally disgusted by the behaviour highlighted in the IPCA report,” said Mitchell.

Minister walks back 'corrupt police' remark after McSkimming report

The Independent Police Conduct Authority report released this week did not use the words corrupt or corruption to describe police actions.

November 16, 2025

29:04

Air New Zealand 787 taxiing at Vancouver Airport (file image).

New Air NZ chief executive 'really optimistic' about India FTA

Nikhil Ravishankar, who officially started as CEO in October, told Q+A the carrier had a central role in kickstarting economic recovery.

November 9, 2025

19:27

Parliament's speaker has overseen a turbulent two years in the job.

Speaker Gerry Brownlee reflects on two years as Parliament's referee

The Speaker was in Canberra earlier this week, where he was welcomed to the Australian Parliament floor — the first visiting Speaker in 21 years.

November 9, 2025

5:46

Children's Minister Karen Chhour.

Minister admits comments on state care abuse stats may have misled public

Karen Chhour says she "never intended to mislead" after incorrectly suggesting abuse figures measured different levels of harm, as overall abuse in state care reaches record levels.

November 2, 2025

24:35

Labour leader Chris Hipkins.

Labour has 'listened and learned' since 2023 defeat - Hipkins

Speaking to Q+A with Jack Tame a year out from the 2026 general election, Hipkins defended Labour's proposed capital gains tax (CGT), free doctors' visits, and reinstatement of pay equity.

November 2, 2025

4:54

October 2025
Q+A visited him at his studio in Whakatāne. Iti reflects on his life as he releases his autobiography: Mana.

'I think we're all trying to find peace in ourselves' — Tāme Iti on Māori activism, art

After five decades at the centre of the fight for Māori rights, he reflected on his life of protest and art in a new memoir.

October 12, 2025

24:37

Melissa Derby was asked about global anti-migrant sentiment, social cohesion, and legal protections for different groups in New Zealand.

Q+A: Race Relations Commissioner on migration tensions overseas

In her first Q+A interview since being appointed, Derby said public leaders had a duty to think about how they speak and the impact on social cohesion.

October 5, 2025

18:33

Why this part of NZ's tax system leads the world - visiting expert

Why this part of NZ's tax system leads the world - visiting expert

Professor Michael Keen said that good tax policy is based on a few key principles, including efficiency, fairness, and simplicity.

October 5, 2025

23:53

September 2025
There are fears their spread will soon become uncontrollable. But who is responsible for stopping them? Whena Owen investigates.

The battle to contain NZ’s 'worst environmental disaster'

Wilding pines have been rapidly multiplying in the South Island high country, with fears that without extra eradication funding, their spread would become uncontrollable.

September 28, 2025

7:18

Colin Keating gives his assessment about what New Zealand's position could mean for its standing internationally.

NZ’s reputation to 'take hit' after Palestine decision - former top diplomat

Colin Keating spoke to Q+A about the Government’s decision, announced by Foreign Minister Winston Peters yesterday at the UN General Assembly.

September 28, 2025

13:03

Professor Rawinia Higgins is the chairperson of Te Taura Whiri i te reo Māori, the Māori Language Commission, and spoke to Q+A's Jack Tame in September 2025.

Full interview: Māori Language Commissioner speaks to Q+A

Rawinia Higgins is the chairperson and commissioner for the Māori Language Commission.

September 14, 2025

13:25

A governor and a chairman of the board have departed, and the Government admits being unhappy about the RBNZ’s actions. 

Can we trust the Reserve Bank? Former chairperson on Orr crisis

Arthur Grimes says the central bank could have been more transparent about why Adrian Orr resigned as governor.

September 7, 2025

9:15

Sir Geoffrey Palmer speaks to Q+A's Jack Tame in September 2025

Former PM Sir Geoffrey Palmer's stark warning about NZ's democracy

More work is needed to make the country's democracy stable and robust, the former prime minister told Q+A.

September 7, 2025

23:26

August 2025
Full interview: Palestinian affairs expert on statehood recognition

Full interview: Palestinian affairs expert on statehood recognition

Anas Iqtait, who has worked for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs on Palestinian Issues, told Q+A that recognition followed by inaction would "cement the current realities" for Palestinians.

August 24, 2025

17:34

Q+A visited Hugh Jackson, the newly crowned Young Farmer of the Year, on his family's sheep and beef farm in Te Akau, north of Raglan.

Full interview: Young farmer on how tech can change farming

Young Farmer of the Year Hugh Jackson believes new technology could help significantly boost cattle numbers on his farm.

August 17, 2025

15:09

It's almost a year since his predecessor finished in the role of the Prime Minister's Chief Science Advisor.

PM's new chief science advisor on role changes — full Q+A interview

"The advice I give is independent. It's independent of thought, but it is considerate of the drivers of the day," he told Q+A.

August 10, 2025

15:39

Milkyway above Church of Good Shepherd, Lake Tekapo, New Zealand.

Vatican astronomer praises NZ's dark sky sanctuaries

The director of the Vatican's astronomical observatory has talked up the value of "dark-sky" sanctuaries, ahead of a trip to visit to a sanctuary near Lake Tekapo.

August 10, 2025

12:05

A New Zealand work visa application form (file image).

NZ govt announces two new work visas to aid workforce shortages

The two new visas will be open for applications in December, minister Erica Stanford announced on Q+A.

August 10, 2025

26:03

Julian Oliver

Why this Kiwi 'good hacker' is keeping data out of US hands

Local "infrastructure activist" warns New Zealanders are complacent about the safety of their digital data, particularly with political changes in the US.

August 3, 2025

5:41

Jamie Beaton speaks to Q+A's Jack Tame.

NCEA leaves Kiwi kids unprepared for future - Crimson head

An announcement from the Government and Education Minister Erica Stanford is expected imminently on the future of the NCEA system.

August 3, 2025

July 2025
Teacher Welby Ings could barely read and write until he was 15 years old. He went on to become a renowned speaker, filmmaker, educationalist, and author.

Top teacher: Why standardised testing, streaming doesn't work

Welby Ings' book Invisible Intelligence argues for an education system that recognises ability beyond a narrow, academic definition.

July 27, 2025

21:14

Jamie Arbuckle says his Cash Transactions Protection Bill is important in an increasingly digital world.

'Call me Mr Cash Man': MP seeks protection for hard currency

"Cash is legal tender, and you should be able to purchase with cash," Jamie Arbuckle said.

July 27, 2025

2:25