David BelgraveDavid Belgrave

David Belgrave is a lecturer and tutor in social policy and civics at Massey University.

Huawei or the highway? The bill comes due for New Zealand’s relationship with China

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The period of benign relations between New Zealand and China appears to be drawing to a close, writes Massey University’s David Belgrave. Until recently, New Zealand’s relationship with China has been easy and at little cost to Wellington. But those days are probably over. New Zealand’s decision to block Huawei from its 5G cellular networks … Read more

This isn’t the first time New Zealand has denied a citizen their passport

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Earlier this month the government cancelled the New Zealand passport of a woman living in Australia, citing classified security concerns. Stripping a NZ citizen of their passport might seem unprecedented – but it’s happened before, writes David Belgrave. Most of us in New Zealand believe that we have a basic right to travel outside the … Read more