Footnote: That said, Chris Bishop is at risk of developing a reputation for tanking in the Big Match moments. Reportedly, Nicola Willis and Bishop were the key movers in ending Simon Bridges tenure as ...

Over the course of the past three years, our standard of living has gotten worse. At some point, the Luxon government has to stop blaming external forces – Labour, Trump, Māori, climate change etc – ...

The deliberate with-holding of assistance from those in most need exposes the cynically transactional nature of this package. In election year, the fuel price support scheme is being targeted at low ...

The government has asked 50 major petroleum-consuming companies to draw up energy-saving plans. It will also recalibrate the energy mix to curb liquefied natural gas consumption, including easing ...

The recently infamous “I’m the CEO/ Your job is the Prime Minister” exchange between Christopher Luxon and Tova O’Brien should be a defining moment in […] ...

Funny…back when Russia invaded Ukraine, New Zealand didn’t wait for Vladimir Putin to tell us whether his acts of aggression were legal under international law ...

Oil prices are still rising amid fears that Iran may be laying mines in the Straits of Hormuz. The initial market confidence that the US would speedily bring this war to a happy conclusion has all but ...

In the past week, Israel has reverted to slaughtering civilians, starving children and welshing on the terms of the peace deal negotiated earlier this year. The IDF’s current offensive seems to be ...

Reportedly, the on again, off again debate between Ruth Richardson and Nicola Willis may be on again. Fabolous. Nothing can help us better understand a wildly contentious issue than having someone ...

For months, the economic recovery has been said to be imminent, and the forecasters at the banks keep promoting that message, even though the former predictions of good times in 2025 have now been ...

In the wake of Winston Peters lame response to the US attack on Venezuela, its almost enough to make one yearn for the good old days when Murray McCully was our Foreign Minister. Here’s the gist of ...

In the wake of the IPCA report, it is easy to understand why the politicians have been so willing to endorse terms like “cover up” and “ corruption.” It is convenient to explain what went wrong in ...