Initially, the under 16s ban promoted a false sense of security. As a consequence, Masnick argues, it has reduced the political pressure to enact measures that might actually improve teens’ social ...

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 – ...

As the last stop on the global supply chain for oil and diesel, New Zealand should be the first country taking pre-emptive steps to conserve energy use. Arguably, we could also be test-flying a ...

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 ...

Decades ago, Alexander Cockburn wrote a column pointing out that the true believers in the power and precision of the defence industry’s latest weaponry tend to be (a) their gullible government ...

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 ...

Mother’s Day, Father’s Day…there are a couple of other occasions when shopping is mobilised to express love and appreciation. (Black Friday panders to more basic instincts.) The wonder is that ...