It was my great honour to congratulate Sam Sachdeva on the publication of his excellent book The China Tightrope. I hope this will be a catalyst for some conversations that Aotearoa sorely needs to have about how to deal with the inevitable challenges ahead.

BREAKING NEWS: High-profile Australian soldier loses ‘war crimes’ defamation case The decision, which went against highly decorated soldier Ben Roberts-Smith, was a victory for three newspapers -- and journalism Down Under, experts said washingtonpost.com/world/2023/06/…

How is this for a cool headline? Every major U.S. news organization is now officially helmed by a woman fortune.com/2023/06/07/cnn…

A huge WHOOP WHOOP for Michelle Ye Hee Lee and the other The Washington Post journalists who put together this account of the Halloween stampede in Seoul, and have now won this award for journalistic innovation

As a hungry young student, I loved studying Anglo-Saxon poetry, French literature, German, sociolinguistics... I loved the arts and the drama and the music at VUW. It was an incredibly enriching time that set me up well for life. So sad to think future students may be denied this

Interest in Asia needs to be backed up with study of languages, culture, experts say - ✊✊ - with great quotes from ⁦Jason Young⁩ & Prof. Natasha Hamilton-Hart. rnz.co.nz/news/national/…

I honestly don’t understand what the big deal is. In political science, a “dictator” is simply a leader selected through undemocratic means who can dictate policy outcomes to a large extent in a country. Many leaders fit this definition and it’s by no means negative

This is how all diplomatic readouts should read. nytimes.com/2023/06/25/wor…

The shocking thing is... this is not surprising. time.com/6290088/japan-…

There were about 20 seconds between the last Barbados flag being whisked away and New Zealand flags - and the NZ prime minister - sweeping into the Great Hall of the People. I felt like I was in the room with this great @madmanchap report The Spinoff thespinoff.co.nz/politics/28-06…

I'm poho kererū to have put Aotearoa, Te Whanganui-a-Tara and Tāmaki Makaurau into the @WashingtonPost washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/07…

Great to the attend the EQUALIZE Equity discussion series in Wellington today celebrating women in sport, business, culture, and society. Wonderful insight into how these trailblazing women are breaking barriers. ⚽️ #equalizeNZ #eyesonnz

Christopher Luxon, likely NZ's next prime minister, has said next to nothing on China. But his mentor John Key has thoughts: “He’s a very, very commercial guy... he will be very conscious of the trading relationship we have” with China. From Michael Miller: washingtonpost.com/world/2023/10/…

An incredible piece of journalism from Rebecca Tan: How Myanmar’s unrelenting airstrikes chase families from camp to camp wapo.st/47ja9Om

"Palestinian journalists have been killed at a staggering rate of at least one a day. Between 34 and 50 have been killed, according to different estimates." The latest from Kareem Fahim washingtonpost.com/world/2023/11/…

More South Korean women are working than ever, but entrenched gender expectations haven’t gone away. Women still bear the brunt of household chores and child care, even in families where both parents work, government statistics show. wapo.st/49LUc4B

An insightful analysis of the upcoming 2024 elections, which will have a significant impact on approximately 4 billion people worldwide. I wish they had given the panel a longer times allotment. Shashi Tharoor Peter Frankopan Anna Fifield #AucklandWritersFestival

This was such fun (and sorry I missed you Dileepa)

Huge congratulations to Chris Buckley 儲百亮 on this much-deserved recognition

Aerial view of protestors outside the National Assembly, demanding the impeachment of Yoon Suk Yeol