The Reserve Bank wasn’t planning to announce former governor Adrian Orr’s resignation until after it had hosted a big international conference. But the unexplained resignation was brought forward by ...

Tamatha Paul and I served together as Wellington city councillors from 2019 to 2022. Despite our differing political affiliations, we found common ground on several issues and developed a warm ...

Children’s Minister Karen Chhour has welcomed the passing of legislation to repeal section 7AA of the Oranga Tamariki Act by Parliament. The Bill’s passing will enable Oranga Tamariki—Ministry for ...

The House voted on the first reading of the bill by Kieran McAnulty's bill to allow businesses that are allowed to open on public holidays to have normal alcohol sale conditions apply. It is a very ...

I set out why the decision by the United States to renege on all 21 trade agreements it has signed is terrible, but it also creates opportunities for New Zealand. I propose three things we should do ...

A story on MSN mentions the marks Erica Stanford and Penny Simmonds gave education agencies last year. Ministry of Education 3/10 NZQA 4/10 Tertiary Education Commission 5/10 They say they are ...

Rail Minister Winston Peters has described KiwiRail’s payment of $8 million to a management consultancy firm as unacceptable. “We are not criticising McKinsey, whose services were tendered in a lawful ...

Former politicians and health experts are calling for more transparency and regulations when it comes to lobbying, to "restore fairness to government decision making". Level the Playing Field is a ...

A 22-year-old Palestinian man was tortured and killed by Hamas militants after he criticized the group publicly and participated in rare anti-Hamas protests in Gaza, his family said. Hamas not big on ...

As an economist/educator I have always sat in the framework of Julian Simon and Indur Golkany - and other future optimists. Both hold that the economic pathway of the world, with fulcutuations, is ...

The Coalition Government today released a multi-billion dollar plan for a modern, combat-capable New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) that pulls its weight internationally and domestically. “Global ...

Marine Le Pen’s plans to run for the French presidency in 2027 were dealt a likely fatal blow Monday after she was found guilty of embezzling European Parliament funds and deemed ineligible to stand ...