This image from The Facts is very powerful. It shows how much of an outlier the result at Manurewa Marae was. Now maybe it is just a coincidence, and that everyone who voted there would have voted the ...

An Adelaide mother who stormed a private school and threatened to “slit” the throat of a student who allegedly bullied her daughter has been forced to face court. On February 3 the 31-year-old mother ...

I posted re the need to significantly improve education for Maori young people: Citing one problem situation does not exclude others so I promised to do a brief look at some education stats from the ...

Green MP Ricardo Menéndez March says Prime Minister Christopher Luxon needs to step in after NZ First leader Winston Peters made allegedly “xenophobic” comments about him. Act leader David Seymour has ...

Wayne Brown says he’s standing for Auckland mayor again to continue the “real progress” he’s made over the past three years. This isn't based on any polling, but I think Wayne Brown is well placed to ...

The recent events in the Tasman Sea and around Ukraine have me asking in my Patreon (paywalled) whether it is time for NZ to panic. It isn't, but we should be very very concerned.

Christchurch Mayor Phil Mauger has asked Council staff to reconsider their decision not to support an official 175th Canterbury anniversary celebration. The move follows a public backlash over the ...

In my seven years as the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey, we brought 130 cases of political corruption. Though I have been a lifelong Republican, corruption has no party—the ...

As of yesterday only 77 of 96 eligible MPs have a proposed members' bill in the ballot. The percentage submitted for each party is: Greens 100% (15/15) ACT 100% (6/6) NZ First 80% (4/5) National 77% ( ...

I'm in Methven for the annual Bluegreens Forum. I've wanted to attend previous ones, but have not had the time. I'm really looking forward to this one for a number of reasons, as someone who has a ...

A recent study published in The Lancet (Goodyear et al., 2025) has generated newsheadlines suggesting that restricting phone use in schools has no effect on the wellbeing or academic performance of ...

I had the privilege of watching NZ 15 year old Sam Ruthe run the fastest 1500m for someone his age in the history of athletics. Not only did he run faster than Snell, Walker, Dixon, Coe, Ovett, El ...