Wellington architects have put forward plans for restoring and reusing a block of “ugly” and “dangerous” flats set to be demolished. Victoria University of Wellington confirmed this week it will ...

Bishop sided with former Wellington mayor Tory Whanau’s call to allow more housing in the capital, even though every conservative councillor was opposed. He made Christchurch zone for high-density ...

By Lucy Rogers I read an excellent Herald article today showing that arming cops with lethal weapons is an Utterly Stupid Idea: You can find it if you scroll down the Herald website for long enough, ...

A great parody of the famous Monthy Python skit where Jews sit around moaning that the Romans took everything from them, and never did anything good for them - except for ... It is very pertinent when ...

December 12, 2025 8:00am by Kokila PatelGeneral Debate 12 December 2025 ...

A controversial piece of artwork that prompted 101 complaints in a week has now been stolen from a Hastings art gallery. The installation, Flagging the Future, at Te Whare Toi o Heretaunga Hastings ...

Unrepentant, Labour’s finance team should at least consider being embarrassed by their boorish heckling of the Finance Minister. Far from presenting a government in waiting to steward New Zealand out ...

Te Pāti Māori MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi has been reinstated after an interim judgment by the High Court. The Te Tai Tokerau MP had sought the injunction against her party’s decision to expel her, ...

It is interesting to look at the list of Maori MPs who have won general electorates in NZ. The list is: James Carroll, Liberal, 1893 Rex Austin, National, 1975 Ben Couch, National, 1975 Winston Peters ...

Media have reported that there may be a debate between Nicola Willis and Ruth Richardson over fiscal policy. I thought it would be useful to lay out what I see as the key fiscal problem, and put ...

Cameron Slater exclusively reported on allegations by long-time union leader Matt McCarten against Willie Jackson and his wife around bullying at the Manukau Urban Maori Authority. I blogged about ...