The Cook Strait Ferry issue is getting to a critical point. An announcement was expected in July. But it appears that NZ ...

Catastrophe and meaningful response.

I appreciate this is a Curia poll and the results should be treated with caution. But the latest Curia poll result suggests that things are not happy in National’s ranks. National is down 4.1% to 34.9 ...

Corrections Minister Mark Mitchell says he anticipates an increase in people “coming into the Corrections system”. The ...

You might have seen this video, which we received as part of a recent OIA request. It showcases the original light rail plans developed by Auckland Transport between 2014-2017. The video was ...

At the heart of New Zealand First lies a fundamental tension. And it is all about Winston Peters. He has led the party since its formation in 1993, and he confirmed yesterday that he will be standing ...

Is it a surprise to learn that the government is happy to see some commercial fishing in a marine reserve?It is not. This is, after all, a government that is happily giving more latitude to the ...

And yet I know the answer to one of those questions. I research political developments all the time, and invariably find that the Greens and Labour have made comments about the government’s policies – ...

Take me somewhere newI've already been here once beforeSomewhere unbelievableBefore it starts to blow upTake me somewhere newI've already been here twice beforeLet's get out of hereI'm bored this ...

First they came for Newshub, and I said nothing because I didn’t watch TV3. Then they came for One News, and I said nothing because I didn’t pay much attention to them either. Then they came for me, ...

Mountain Tui has posted a couple of really important posts on health recently. His post on how the Government is creating a crisis so that it can privatise NZ healthcare strikes a real chord. We have ...