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Anna Rawhiti-Connell

Anna Rawhiti-Connell writes about media and technology, politics, gender and society. Twitter: @annagconnell

This is where we draw the line

The number of Māori trapped in a racist criminal justice system is a crisis that began in 1840 and hasn’t changed significantly in 20 years. Now is the time to respond, writes Anna Rawhiti-Connell.

Jun 14 2019

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In the name of Mrs Hunter, I back teachers

Teachers will have a huge influence on most kids’ lives. Some may even be the interventionists who save their lives, writes Anna Rawhiti-Connell.

May 27 2019

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‘You’re never alone if you read’

Anna Rawhiti-Connell gives her selection of the delights of the Auckland Writers’ Festival.

May 20 2019

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My love affair with the Writers Festival

Anna Rawhiti Connell has gone from lowly backstage hand to a board member of the Auckland Writers Festival, which lights up the city this week and weekend. Here she explains why she loves it so much.

May 14 2019

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A mea culpa: ‘I have judged you’

Anna Rawhiti-Connell has a confession to make ahead of Mother’s Day.

May 08 2019

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‘Was it naive to expect a Govt of change?’

Anna Rawhiti-Connell can accept the Government’s decision to abandon the capital gains tax, but that doesn’t mean she has to like it.

Apr 23 2019

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Time for sympathy for smokers

The blunt instrument of shaming and shunning smokers won’t get us to smokefree by 2025. Let’s try something different, writes Anna Connell.

Apr 08 2019

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On love, prejudice & difference

Moved by Imam Gamal Fouda’s speech on love in Christchurch, Anna Rawhiti-Connell writes on her own redemption through love, and her revelations about prejudice and difference.

Mar 25 2019

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Shedding my Catholic guilt

Anna Rawhiti-Connell grapples with her history as part of an church currently cloaked in guilt - and which remains in denial.

Mar 15 2019

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Best of the Week

Capital gains tax - should we care?

Anna Connell does some rigorous soul-searching about why she thinks the CGT is past its political use-by date.

Feb 25 2019

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Anna Connell: More than one way of seeing Aotearoa

Enough will never be enough if we continue to solely understand this country through the singular lens of Pākehā beliefs, writes Anna Connell.

Sep 17 2018

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Art can teach technology a lesson

Anna Connell talks to an innovator who thinks a pause in digital technology advances for five or 10 years might be a good thing.

May 28 2018

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A lasting message from Foley

Anna Connell always thought animals were an indulgent substitute for children. Now she knows otherwise.

May 14 2018

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Third time lucky in Hamilton

Anna Connell finds the city she grew up in has now grown on her.

May 02 2018

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No exclusion clauses on hate

When will New Zealand’s sporting bodies wake up and realise the world has changed? Anna Connell on sports, politics and religion.

Apr 16 2018

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When ‘open government’ becomes a joke

‘We were treated to a master class in journalistic integrity, impartiality and professional dignity on a story sending shockwaves right outside the studio doors’.

Apr 02 2018

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