Anti-rebel with a cause
By Guyon Espiner in Current Affairs
Issue 3810 14th May 2013
Ever the diplomat, Sir Don McKinnon still has some tales to tell about his years as Commonwealth Secretary-General.
Knight Vision
Subscriber contentBy Guyon Espiner in Current Affairs
Issue 3807 21st Apr 2013
Ngai Tahu made a $55 million profit last year but it’s not the tribe’s only impressive achievement. Guyon Espiner talks to its inspirational leader.
Interview: Simon Power
Subscriber contentBy Guyon Espiner in Business
Issue 3796 4th Feb 2013
More than a year after quitting politics, Simon Power is in the banking business and is keen to see corporate New Zealand contributing to “thought leadership” debates.
Interview: Amy Adams
Subscriber contentBy Guyon Espiner in Politics
Issue 3795 28th Jan 2013
Amy Adams, the minister behind changes to the Resource Management Act, is making sure women are making their mark in the corridors of power.
Interview: Marilyn Waring
1 Comments Subscriber contentBy Guyon Espiner in Books
Issue 3787 3rd Dec 2012
Internationally celebrated, Marilyn Waring was recently named on a list of 50 people who will change the world.
John Tamihere’s new deal
Subscriber contentBy Guyon Espiner in Politics
Issue 3785 24th Nov 2012
Outspoken talkback host and sometime politician John Tamihere has travelled a rocky road, but now he’s back again tilting at Labour windmills.
Reinventing David Cunliffe
Subscriber contentBy Guyon Espiner in Politics
Issue 3782 10th Nov 2012
David Cunliffe insists his failed tilt at the Labour leadership has freed him to concentrate on making a difference.
Interview: Businesswoman Alison Paterson on her success
Subscriber contentBy Guyon Espiner in Business
Issue 3780 20th Oct 2012
Alison Paterson attributes none of her success to feminism or wanting to prove women can make it in the boardroom.
Interview: Maanu Paul on Maori ownership rights
Subscriber contentBy Guyon Espiner in Politics
Issue 3778 6th Oct 2012
Maori Council co-chairman Maanu Paul has gone for the jugular with his claims that Maori own not only the fresh water but all the country’s natural resources.
Tim Murphy on re-launching the New Zealand Herald
Subscriber contentBy Guyon Espiner in Business
Issue 3775 15th Sep 2012
In an industry grappling with some tricky trends, the New Zealand Herald’s editor-in-chief faces his biggest challenge yet.