After 34 years of working in Education in New Zealand I am desperate for Erica Stanford to make truly meaningful and substantial change. I want every Minister of Education to be highly successful and ...
Labour’s policy to have taxpayers fund three GP visits a year to every NZer aged 15+ will be costly and will also make it much harder for people to see a GP. The policy is not targeted towards low and ...
The 1.1% increase in GDP in the third quarter of 2025 is great news. It is well above what the Reserve Bank was forecasting, and above most private sector forecasts. 14 out of 16 industries grew with ...
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A terrible week

The 15 people shot by the Islamic State inspired father and son duo in Sydney is the worst terror attack in Australia's history. A further 25 were injured. It was anti-semitism at its most lethal.
The latest YouGov poll is brutal for UK Labour. Don't even look at what all voters think. Let's just look at what voters who voted Labour in 2024 say. Only 24% approve of the Government and 54% disapp ...
Legislation before Parliament bans greyhound racing over animal welfare considerations. Buying out the industry, shutting it down, and rehoming the dogs would seem right if you thought animal welfare ...
December 18, 2025 8:00am by Kokila PatelGeneral Debate 18 December 2025 ...
I think the new max of 40% is in place. So my money is on 40%. The only risk of that not occurring is if he gets a wet judge who is angry with police for sending to many crims to jail. In that case he ...
Te Pāti Māori has broken with tradition and decided against running MP constituent offices in their electorates, despite getting additional funding for the large electorates it won at the 2023 ...
A district court judge has reserved his decision on whether a by-election is needed in an Auckland local body election. The hearing followed a petition by former Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board member ...