I first met Nikki Kaye more than 20 years ago. She was a young researcher in the National Party Leader’s Office, and I had just been appointed to chair the investigation into what was then (and ...

I am a big fan of immigration, in a controlled way such as we have in NZ. But immigration into a country is a privilege not a right. Generally speaking you should expect immigrants to be more law ...

She said the current system was problematic in that many entitlements were claimed by wealthy people and paid for by hiking taxes on workers of all income levels. “There are a lot of entitlements and ...

LAFD Assistant Chief Kristine Larson, who reportedly makes $399,000 a year and led the charge against former LAFD Chief Ralph Terrazas, accusing him of ignoring complaints from women in the department ...

In late August 2024, the Minister of Health, Dr Shane Reti, issued updated guidance to the Health Research Council (“HRC”) after years of scandalous funding was revealed. Dr Reti wanted it to fund ...

A new poll has found close to half of New Zealanders want the new Interislander ferries to be rail-enabled. The government is still considering replacement options after ditching Labour's iRex project ...

Labour's spokesperson for prevention of family and sexual violence, Ginny Andersen, said the death of two children in the first week of this year is a reminder that New Zealand needs to closely look ...

Donald Trump has said he wants the US to own Greenland and the Panama Canal, saying both are essential to US security. He has not ruled out the use of force to get them. It is 98% likely Trump's just ...

Hell, it must be like Los Angeles,” reads the poem “Contemplating Hell,” by Bertolt Brecht. The Marxist German playwright was largely critiquing the city’s culture. Yet in recent days, many images of ...

In recent years we’ve developed increasingly complex systems to manage content across our platforms, partly in response to societal and political pressure to moderate content. This approach has gone ...

Elon Musk has called for Nigel Farage to be replaced as leader of Reform UK, just weeks after reports the multi-billionaire was in talks to donate to the party. In a post on his social media site X, M ...

Ruth Richardson's submission on the Treaty Principles Bill is excellent. I've copied it below. Ruth_Richardson_-_Treaty_Principles_submissionDownload ...