NZ First have announced that Michael Laws will stand for NZ First in Waitaki. The seat is a very traditional National seat. Last election they got 43% party vote (5% higher than NZ average) and NZF ...
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 ...
Opinion
From NZH: “Gap grows in maths, writing: More than 90% of poor children fall behind by Year 3”
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 ...
More kids dependent on benefits October 22, 2020 Guest Post: How urban myths develop September 11, 2020 Mitchell on unconditional cash transfers January 6, 2016 How’s this for a welfare policy? July 7 ...
Welfare fraudster should be NZer of the Year! December 16, 2017 Maybe Metiria should be NZer of the Year? August 25, 2017 A hard choice August 17, 2017 Guest Post: Three Disgraced MP’s – and the media ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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