News

Pere Huriwai-Seger is a Te Pāti Māori candidate. He saw Casey Costello in a foodcourt and proceeded to berate her. Casey politely said "We’re not going to agree, so just move on”. But this guy then ...
Opinion
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Green hypocrisy
This is the billboard released by the Sensible Sentencing Trust, highlighting how a Green MP has been advocating abolishing the Police (and prisons!). The Greens complained that the billboard was a ...
Opinion
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Mickey Mouse
Regardless of your views on whether tariffs are good or bad (by the way, they are bad) almost everyone would agree that the level of tariffs should be signalled well in advance. Businesses need time ...
Opinion
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Not austerity
Anyone who claims that this current government is practising austerity is either dishonest or a moron, or both.
Former Labour Minister Stuart Nash is not hosing down rumours of a political comeback at the 2026 election, saying it is a case of “never say never”. ... Nash said he’s not a member of any political ...
Green MP Tamatha Paul has launched a fundraising campaign for a group wanting to “defund the police” and close the court system. Paul has been attracting attention over recent weeks for her comments ...
A successful Wellington entrepreneur says if he was starting again he would not launch his business in the capital, describing it as a “talent repellent”. John-Daniel Trask founded Raygun, a software ...
I doubt China will move on Taiwan yet, I predict they’ll wait until after the midterms. What China are doing is severely restricting rare earth minerals, which if I’m not mistaken will be to the US ...
Chris Bishop has announced some major changes to driver license testing. On the surface they look like very good ideas that will reduce costs and hurdles, but increase safety. The changes are: Only ...
AUT Trust in Journalism Survey has just been released. Key aspects are: Only 32% (-21% from 2020) of NZers trust most of the news most of the time Trust in news in NZ at 32% is equal to the US at 32% ...