When Jacinda Ardern spoke at Madrid’s “Tech 4 Democracy” conference in late June, few in her audience would have guessed she has been busily undermining New Zealand’s own democracy since she won a landslide victory in October 2020’s election.

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Graham Adams is a journalist, columnist and reviewer who has written for many of the country’s media outlets including North & South, Noted, New Zealand Herald, Radio New Zealand (RNZ), Post and...