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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.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
December 15, 2025 8:00am by Kokila PatelGeneral Debate 15 December 2025 ...
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 ...
The latest estimates put the market share for illegal tobacco sales between 25% and 65%, illicit tobacco and e-cigarette commissioner Amber Shuhyta told a Senate estimates hearing on Tuesday night. Ri ...
I blogged previously on the remarkable stats achieved by Haeata Community Campus, where school lunches is their special focus. Well the Auditor-General has just revealed: Haeata Community Campus ...
A mass shooting at Sydney’s Bondi Beach that left at least 12 people dead has been declared a terrorist incident. Naveed Akram, 24, is confirmed to be one of the two shooters who opened fire on a ...
Very sad that Hamish Price has died. I’ve known him for almost 30 years. My strongest earliest memory of Hamish was at a public meeting in Loaves and Fishes Hall in Wellington where he loudly asked ...