In a video posted on Facebook on Wednesday, the Destiny Church founder accuses Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi of purging Christians in the South Asian nation. "He [Modi] is currently purging ...

Ashley Church sets out why TOP is not a centrist party. The evidence is overwhelming: 38 out of 43 candidates come from left-wing backgrounds The general manager is a former Labour Cabinet Minister, ...

When Damien O'Connor was standing on the West Coast, he was pro mining. He was even accused of being out of step with his party. But now he has left the West Coast, he is now passionately anti-mining.

Estimates of illicit tobacco use in Aotearoa New Zealand differ sharply. Although tobacco industry-funded studies suggest the illicit tobacco market is large and growing rapidly, independent research ...

Derek Cheng writes: "Almost all socio-economically disadvantaged children fell behind in maths last year by Year 3, with 95% below curriculum level and 70% more than a year behind. The proportion for ...

The Paris Agreement was done in 2015, designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The latest data is for 2024, so I thought it would be interesting to see which countries have had the largest ...

I recently went to an incredibly moving event where the family of Wladimir Riszko received his Righteous Among the Nation Medal. This honour is given exclusively to non Jews who risked their own lives ...

An interesting Substack article which has 10 rules from Roger Douglas for reform. They are: For quality policies, you need quality people Implement reform in quantum leaps, using large packages Speed ...

A guest post by Dr Corinna Proehl: “Never again is now”. This comment of a GP on the official Instagram account of Hastings’s Mayor Wendy Schollum was enough to trigger a bullying, patronizing pack ...

Ideologically I have never been a fan of compulsory superannuation. In fact I campaigned strongly against a yes vote in the 1997 referendum on Winston Peters' compulsory retirement savings scheme. The ...

A guest post by Owen Jennings: Giovani Riveri makes ‘healthy’ sandwiches and ‘coffee to die for’ in the centre of New New York, right under the tallest skyscrapers. Giovani is not happy. Some of his ...

If the man who has spent more than 35 years in jail for one of New Zealand's most notorious crimes is released from prison he will likely live unrecognised, according to a new ruling from the Parole ...