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Nau mai, haere mai.
According to the latest Trust in News report from the AUT Research Centre for Journalism, Media and Democracy, “Trump fatigue” is turning New Zealanders away from the news in general.
The “incessant news about the unpredictable United States president”, the report’s authors wrote, means this fatigue “appears to cross age, gender and even political boundaries”.
But some news you simply can’t ignore, and the potential fallout from Donald Trump’s tumultuous tariff policies have dominated headlines since “Liberation Day”: massive trade disruption, tanking stock and bond markets, and risk of a global recession.
New Zealand won’t avoid the impacts, of course, but modelling from economist Niven Winchester suggests GDP – and household incomes – may avoid the worst, given various free trade agreements already in place.
“It remains to be seen whether Trump’s rollout of high tariffs signals a lasting policy shift or is merely a negotiating tactic to secure more favourable terms for US exporters,” he writes. “But New Zealand is well placed to pivot to alternative markets if needed.”
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Finlay Macdonald
New Zealand Editor
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Niven Winchester, Auckland University of Technology
China and the US both lose from a tariff war, and global economic activity will decline. But New Zealand’s existing free trade agreements should cushion the blows.
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Richard Meade, Griffith University; Magnus Söderberg, Griffith University
Power regulators want to ensure reliable electricity supply, but there’s more to customer service than that in the age of smart appliances, solar panels and EVs.
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Chris Peace, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington; Danaë Anderson, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington; Joanne Crawford, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
The government says Health & Safety at Work Act changes will remove a ‘climate of fear’. But making it easier for operators to comply with regulations would help more.
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Merja Myllylahti, Auckland University of Technology; Greg Treadwell, Auckland University of Technology
Previously plummeting levels of trust in the news seem to be stabilising. But this year’s Trust in News report also shows more people are avoiding the media in general.
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Christina Hanna, University of Waikato; Iain White, University of Waikato; Pip Wallace, University of Waikato; Raven Cretney, Lincoln University, New Zealand
Managed retreat can be traumatic and hard. But with good planning, the land left behind can serve new purposes, and make public what was once private.
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Cassandra Mudgway, University of Canterbury
A legal framework for protecting women MPs has already been developed. The government should revive it, and address the underlying causes of online abuse.
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Wendy Ann Alabaster, University of Canterbury; Bronwyn Hayward, University of Canterbury
Students from poorer backgrounds already struggle with access to tertiary education. Moving the fees-free incentive from the first to last year of study may make it even harder.
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Mathew Doidge, University of Canterbury
With Donald Trump rapidly reshaping the world order, Germany is poised to play a pivotal role under its new government. New Zealand should be ready.
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From our foreign editions
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Helen Hodgson, Curtin University
Several options are available for meaningful tax reform, that would make Australia a fairer place for all generations. All it will take is some political courage.
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Adam Guastella, University of Sydney; Kelsie Boulton, University of Sydney; Natalie Silove, University of Sydney
A new strengths checklist aims to help parents, carers and clinicians more easily identify a child’s skills, talents and positive qualities.
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Linggong Kong, Auburn University
Trump’s tariffs may hurt, but this time China holds more cards − and could turn the pressure into a strategic advantage.
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Rose Cuison-Villazor, Rutgers University - Newark
The 1952 Immigration and Nationality Act gives ICE broad power, including the right to arrest many noncitizens. The extent of this power is now being tested.
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Guillaume Thierry, Bangor University
AI may appear human, but it is an illusion we must tackle.
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Yoon Walker, SOAS, University of London
South Korea’s divided society will soon head to the polls to elect a new president.
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Jessie Hamill-Stewart, University of Bath
Space is becoming “increasingly contested”, according to military experts.
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Ian Urquhart, University of Alberta
Alberta’s coal initiatives illustrate two dangerous trends in today’s democratic politics — the refusal to heed both the public and experts.
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Anne C. Witt, EDHEC Business School
Google’s antitrust worries are piling up in the US and in Europe. But the Trump administration isn’t pleased with EU regulatory efforts.
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Francisca Mutapi, University of Edinburgh
Prevention is better than cure. To cut healthcare costs, African countries must re-strategise.
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