Why did America vote for the least suitable candidate imaginable? And what are the implications for New Zealand politics?

The Treaty of Waitangi Principles Bill has now been released and it appears that the provisions take away more rights from ...

The media landscape in Aotearoa NZ continues to weaken. In the same week TVNZ announced massive job cuts and further firings to come, Paul Goldsmith rewarded TVNZ Directors. But can the left learn ...

Tuesday (Wednesday in NZ) is election day in the United States of America. Where billionaires buy elections, the President is ...

National is scrambling to justify designated funding to the I am Hope charity after Mike King claimed alcohol was good for mental health and preventing suicide.

The Atlas aligned Free Speech Union takes on a number of interesting issues. A look at their website suggests that campaigns chosen tend to align with right wing talking points. They object to police ...

The government is doing its formal apology to victims of abuse-in-care at Parliament tomorrow, along with introducing a (still secret) bill addressing restitution. It will obviously be a big media ...

Auckland Transport created a bit of a kerfuffle with Whangaparaoa residents last year with the suggestion the the Gulf Harbour ferry could be stopped after Penlink opened. Now they’re asking for ...

Although I shared some thoughts about the US election on other social media platforms, here are some items that emerged from the wreckage: Campaigns based on hope do ...

A new challenge and a new opportunity for research AI-generated disinformation threatens to make debunking climate misinformation even more challenging, swamping already scanty capacity. We are ...

As a working scientist I would like to thank Dita De Boni for this piece in yesterday’s Herald: Govt loath to let facts come between friends. National Party loves ‘helpful’ ...