New Zealand’s foreign policy debate is asking the wrong question. The issue is not whether it is time to “break up” with America, but whether we have noticed that the relationship, in its old form, ended long ago. For decades, we have mistaken rhetoric for strategy and independence for capability. The result is a country that speaks loudly but carries little weight — and is increasingly treated accordingly by those who matter most.
Thinking Small Is How You Stay Small
<A response to Brian Easton’s post “It Aint Easy Being Small” on Point of Order> Brian Easton is right about one thing: New Zealand is small. Where he goes wrong—consistently, and consequentially—is in treating smallness as a justification for lower ambition, weaker competition, and heavier regulation. Smallness does not doom a country to mediocrity. Some of […]
Bondi Beach, Antisemitism, and Moral Clarity
<A post I wrote for Facebook on 12/14/2025> The events at Bondi Beach this week are horrifying — an act of antisemitic terror in a place synonymous with openness, celebration, and public life. Like many, I’ve been sitting with the question of what, if anything, can be meaningfully said in the aftermath. I lived in […]
Two Kerrs, One Mini, 2,500 Miles
Eight states. 2,500 miles. One learner driver. One manual Mini.
We left Seattle at 5am after Thanksgiving and made it to Texas in 36 hours — nearly ran out of gas in Snowville, coasted to the pump on fumes, pushed the Mini by hand, and laughed harder than we’d breathed in hours. Penelope gained all her driving hours. I gained a deeper appreciation for learning, patience, and adventure.
Stemming the tide of alarm over rising water levels
Letter to the Editor, Sydney Morning Herald, 22 February 2002 Dr Belinda Medlyn (Letters, February 21) audaciously accuses Dr Stone (Letters, February 20) of lying about whether or not snow is melting on the summit of Kilimanjaro. By using different sets of dates they are both able to support their hypotheses and reach different conclusions. […]
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