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Anna Rawhiti-Connell

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

Why can’t universities move with the times?

Anna Rawhiti-Connell asks why the enormous amount of reinvention and innovation that’s taken place in other sectors has passed universities by.

Jun 29 2020

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Reticent Kiwis, heed the call

Anna Rawhiti-Connell tells herself to stop being a dick about domestic tourism and visits the Waitomo Caves.

Jun 04 2020

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Leaving behind the carcasses of my life

No one knows what a post Covid-19 world will be like, but everyone has a theory and the theories can be overwhelming, writes Anna Rawhiti-Connell

May 13 2020

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Read the room, Simon

Kiwis are traumatised and needing reassurance right now, so Simon Bridges needs to wait with his criticisms until the nation is ready, writes Anna Rawhiti-Connell

Apr 23 2020

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The Ashley Bloomfield Show

Anna Rawhiti-Connell’s ode to Ashley Bloomfield - the balm for our furrowed brows.

Apr 01 2020

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Covid-19

It’s okay to feel scared, sad, guilty, selfish

To everyone else out there feeling disappointment and dread about coronavirus, it might do us some good to briefly but collectively acknowledge it, writes Anna Rawhiti-Connell

Mar 17 2020

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No one cares about media self-righteousness

Anna Rawhiti-Connell tells media bosses to get a grip - no one cares if an advertisement took a dig at you.

Mar 05 2020

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Why the arts debate is binary and repetitive

Anna Rawhiti-Connell laments the slow erosion of arts and culture writing in this country by writing about arts and culture.

Feb 12 2020

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Week in Review

Stop giving social media so much credit

Anna Rawhiti-Connell explains why she’s not prepared to accept that ’snake oil’ social media tactics will somehow manipulate the vast majority of NZ voters who already know what they believe in.

Jan 30 2020

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A message to my prodigal brothers

No one reminds Anna Rawhiti-Connell better than her brothers that she can be ‘an insufferable bore’. As they return to New Zealand she needs to tell them about this place. Now. So, listen up, boys.

Dec 20 2019

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The true heroes of Christmas

As she has gotten older, Anna Rawhiti-Connell has realised the true hero of Christmas is not a weirdly white baby in a manger or a fat man with a beard, but women.

Dec 03 2019

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When will landlords get it’s about homes, not houses

New rental reforms aren’t about shafting landlords, they’re about requesting that those who built an industry around housing accept that with industry, comes regulation, writes Anna Rawhiti-Connell.

Nov 19 2019

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Helping rugby shed its old skin

Anna Rawhiti-Connell used to be anti-rugby but now sits on a provincial rugby union board and treasures the social, cultural and political aspects of the modern sport.

Nov 11 2019

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Don’t let the weirdness stop you voting

Anna Rawhiti-Connell discusses the importance of a safe pair of hands in the weirdness that is local government elections.

Oct 02 2019

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Anna Rawhiti-Connell: Black dogs, black holes

Anna Rawhiti-Connell drops the euphemisms to explain how she sees her depression as a gift - albeit one she wishes she hadn’t been given.

Sep 18 2019

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Come clean about climate motives or make a move

Anxious and guilty about the future of the planet, Anna Rawhiti-Connell tells MPs to be honest about condemning the planet - or do something.

Sep 04 2019

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No way back from media’s forbidden fruit

Anna Rawhiti-Connell has no desire to see any further degradation of the news media in NZ - something has to change.

Aug 20 2019

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Battle lines drawn in race for election clicks

It’s worth watching what forces are at play in influencing our democracy. National’s new ad campaign for one might be interested in you in ways you are not even aware of, writes Anna Rawhiti-Connell.

Aug 06 2019

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MPs, it’s time to do your job

Anna Rawhiti-Connell shakes her head at the state of our health system, urging MPs to take their duties seriously.

Jul 23 2019

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Air NZ flying in the PR dark

Air New Zealand’s removal of newspapers from its Koru Lounges was either sustainable or it was greenwashing. But it wasn’t well enough explained, writes Anna Rawhiti-Connell.

Jul 08 2019

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