I'd rather the Government doesn't own any banks (except the Reserve Bank) but as it does own Kiwibank, I'm wondering if it should be mandated to provide banking facilities to customers who can't get ...

Facebook, Google and TikTok will be forced to fund Australian journalism regardless of whether they host it under a federal government plan to impose a new tax to push the tech platforms to make ...

Voting is now open for the 2024 Kiwiblog Awards. Finalists were selected based on the number of nominations they received. The contest for National MP of the Year is between Simeon Brown for his ...

This graphic from Nate Silver is fascinating. Up until 2010, Democrats were mainly seen as representing the working class, but now they are mainly seen as standing for marginalised groups and only 11% ...

The Supreme Court has ruled the majority of the Court of Appeal “erred” in a major decision that ultimately eased the test for Māori to gain customary rights for use of the foreshore and seabed. Its ...

Audrey Young gives ratings for the new National MPs elected in 2023. They are: A - James Meager (Rangitata), Katie Simon (Napier), Tom Rutherford (Bay of Plenty) B - Cameron Brewer (Upper Harbour), ...

It's the best time to buy an EV with the vehicles selling more cheaply than when the rebate scheme was in place, a motoring editor says. Global sales have slowed, and recently prices for new EVs have ...

Steve Price has unloaded on Australian Venue Co after the hospitality giant’s controversial decision to ban Australia Day. The pub group apologised on Monday after widespread backlash and said it ...

There have been howls of outrage from the usual suspects over the decision of the Government to require what used to be NZ's premier science fund to focus on, ummm, science. For several years I have ...

It was the wrong call by the Police to issue this release. The Police are the state agency empowered to enforce laws and arrest people who don't comply. When the Police say "the community is asked to ...

Nathan and Yvette Durie are, based on achievement data, the very best educators on Maori High School students in NZ. Manukura, as Designated Character School in Palmerston North, has been their ...

Readers who have viewed The Life of Brian (as I have done 20 or so times) will recall how The People's Front of Judea didn't just battle the Romans, but also The Judean People's Front who they ...