My kids were watching You Tube and an advertisement came up urging Māori to enrol on the Māori roll. It linked to this website. Tama Iti tells people the more people who go on the Maori roll, the more ...

Was sad to see today that Bill Birch has died. I knew him quite well, and he was one of the most competent Ministers of any Government. His worth ethic was legendary. For the 1998 Budget I was in ...

The headline is based on the fact that the TU-Curia poll had Hipkins 0.1% ahead of Luxon as Preferred PM. This is not statistically significant. In fact a probability analysis shows that there is only ...

Prince Harry appeared to criticise the High Court judge who ruled against him in his failed case against the Daily Mail. In an extraordinary 374-word statement the Duke of Sussex referenced Mr Justice ...

More kids dependent on benefits October 22, 2020 Guest Post: How urban myths develop September 11, 2020 Mitchell on unconditional cash transfers January 6, 2016 How’s this for a welfare policy? July 7 ...

Only smaller schemes are feasible now for hydro power, mostly in the South Island, and still weather dependent (on alpine snow and snow melt etc). Better find and tap more geothermal resources.

Anti-terrorism police have taken charge of the investigation into the killing of veteran British right-wing politician Ann Widdecombe after fresh evidence emerged, the interior minister said Monday.

The government says it will explore joining a defence alliance between Australia and Fiji, that commits both parties to “act to meet common danger”. The NZ Defence Force has 10,000 regular force and 3 ...

In May I blogged a report from a meeting in Wairarapa which quoted former Speaker Trevor Mallard that the parliamentary protest was funded by Russia. I regarded the claim as risible. Someone with ties ...

When news broke that Lindsay Graham had died, many thought it was a mistake, and it was Mitch McConnell. Graham was only 71 years old and was one of the most influential US Senators due to his ...