With that in mind, for many people, the New Orleans-based musician Thomas Dollbaum will be known solely as the name on the t-shirt worn by M J Lenderman during his Tiny Desk Concert last year. He’s ...

The IRD crackdown on businesses to recoup their tax arrears has led directly to a very high level of company liquidations – which in 2025 and continuing into this year, have been running at 15 year ...

In a recent column, I linked to the charming Andrew Bird/Fiona Apple version of the Bob Dylan song “Oh Sister.” Never had a sister, but there are other good songs about them. Amy Lavere’s song “ Big ...

Funny…back when Russia invaded Ukraine, New Zealand didn’t wait for Vladimir Putin to tell us whether his acts of aggression were legal under international law ...

In the past week, Israel has reverted to slaughtering civilians, starving children and welshing on the terms of the peace deal negotiated earlier this year. The IDF’s current offensive seems to be ...

Politicians are often urged to reach consensus on certain issues, so that everything doesn’t just flip back again when there’s a change of government. Unfortunately, these calls for consensus are ...

Oil and gas prices have surged since the war on Iran began. The real surprise is that oil prices haven’t risen as much as you’d expect, given that a regional war with no end in sight has just broken ...

Decades ago, Alexander Cockburn wrote a column pointing out that the true believers in the power and precision of the defence industry’s latest weaponry tend to be (a) their gullible government ...

In the wake of the IPCA report, it is easy to understand why the politicians have been so willing to endorse terms like “cover up” and “ corruption.” It is convenient to explain what went wrong in ...