I set out why the decision by the United States to renege on all 21 trade agreements it has signed is terrible, but it also creates opportunities for New Zealand. I propose three things we should do ...

Rail Minister Winston Peters has described KiwiRail’s payment of $8 million to a management consultancy firm as unacceptable. “We are not criticising McKinsey, whose services were tendered in a lawful ...

Former politicians and health experts are calling for more transparency and regulations when it comes to lobbying, to "restore fairness to government decision making". Level the Playing Field is a ...

A 22-year-old Palestinian man was tortured and killed by Hamas militants after he criticized the group publicly and participated in rare anti-Hamas protests in Gaza, his family said. Hamas not big on ...

As an economist/educator I have always sat in the framework of Julian Simon and Indur Golkany - and other future optimists. Both hold that the economic pathway of the world, with fulcutuations, is ...

The draft secondary school English curriculum is ringing alarm bells for some teachers, with no reference to Te Mātaiaho - the framework that underpins every other curriculum area. Teachers told RNZ ...

Lots of polls in the last week or so. The time and size weighted average of the last six polls has the Government on 63 seats and the Opposition on 57.

Labour MP David Parker maintains tax policy disputes within the party are not behind his decision to leave politics. Parker, an MP since 2002, today confirmed he would resign in early May after ...

Former Labour leader Andrew Little has confirmed he is considering a tilt at the Wellington mayoralty. This means he is standing. I have little doubt he would crush Whanau. Little would at least be a ...

One of the major criticisms (which I share) is that Donald Trump has broken many of the norms of politics in the US, and he undermines institutional legacy. In New Zealand, Te Pati Māori do the same.

Instead of front-footing it with a bit of accountability or even a mild, “yeah, fair play, that was dumb,” the Greens doubled down. They framed the whole thing as a morality play about queer identity ...

The Coalition Government today released a multi-billion dollar plan for a modern, combat-capable New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) that pulls its weight internationally and domestically. “Global ...