The Labour Party has formally selected sitting MP Peeni Henare as its candidate for the Tāmaki Makaurau byelection. This means, if he wins, Georgie Dansey of Hamilton East would become a List MP.

A powerful new report reveals far more women and girls are dying from systemic, preventable violence in New Zealand than previously acknowledged – and the national response still falls short. I agree ...

Wellingtonians have once again been left watching from the sidelines as Lorde’s freshly announced Ultrasound world tour snubs the capital. The Grammy-winning Kiwi star will perform just two New ...

Dame Jacinda Ardern says she will provide evidence to assist the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Covid-19 response. This week there was speculation about whether the former prime minister, who is ...

So the solar farm operator has to arrange mandatory prayers for any native trees they remove, to provide solar power to 7,500 homes. On the assumption that this is mandated because native trees have ...

The government has decided not to increase a problem gambling tax on the industry following a critical report from the Gambling Commission. The independent regulator says there's no evidence from the ...

Former Green Party MP Golriz Ghahraman has taken to social media to call out an Auckland restaurant she alleges subjected her dining group to “gross treatment” and cancelled their booking midway ...

Two years after it happened, we finally have a summary of the Police notes about what happened when then Justice Minister Kiri Allan crashed her car under the influence of alcohol. Key aspects are: Ve ...

I mean, it’s not like people were talking like this about her, when she was in power: “…a government of childish, petty control-freaks” No Right Turn. “This seems to have been Ardern’s sole strategy ...

The Taxpayers' Union can reveal that Te Wharekura o Tauranga Moana is set to take staff to Tahiti this Friday and refuses to answer basic questions to justify the spend. Taxpayers' Union Executive Dir ...

The ideal vs the NZ situation. In terms of per capita GDP Singapore leads the world (2023 figures) at US$141,553. NZ is 43rd at $53,481. Bruce Cotterill has a very good piece in the NZH last week on ...