China missile test puts Pacific on edge
New Zealand says China’s nuclear-capable missile test was legal, but unacceptable in a proudly nuclear-free Pacific.
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Harvey says NZ rejected its Jefferson moment
Harvey says New Zealand has never written its Jeffersonian sentence, leaving rights vulnerable to ordinary politics.
COVID inquiry got key vaccine advice wrong
Officials now say the COVID inquiry was wrong to claim key under-18 vaccine advice was not provided to ministers.
Peters turns citizenship into voting test
Peters is trying to make citizenship itself an election issue, asking whether voting should belong to residents or only to citizens.
Critic says India FTA is more than a trade deal
Riley says the India FTA has been sold as a trade agreement, but the text points to wider commitments on migration, investment and policy.
TOP’s numbers don’t add up
Grant says TOP’s calculator works only if land tax revenue is inflated, population costs are understated and savings appear from nowhere.
Thank you for helping Ian Wishart Bust the Bias
Donors have raised more than $32,000 to support Ian Wishart’s media accountability campaign and High Court appeals.
Brown’s Waikato beds promise hits a delay
Brown has confirmed Waikato Hospital’s promised 28-bed modular ward has been delayed until 2027.
Missing vaccine meeting records expose media’s selective curiosity
When the media treat speeding tickets and political associations as accountability stories, why are missing records before a major child vaccination decision largely ignored?
MP perks have become a private subsidy machine, Edwards argues
“The perks are relatively small; the breach of reciprocity is much larger.”
Peters evasive on possible Michael Laws return with NZ First
“I never comment on rumour or speculation.”
Bird flu now a ‘when, not if’ threat, Biosecurity Minister says
“Pretty much a ‘when’ scenario.”
Tamaki recasts ‘burn mosques’ remark as hypothetical, claims his words were ‘twisted’
“Why don’t we burn mosques and their temples down, tit for tat.”
ACT candidate quits after China political group link revealed
“Membership of the party demonstrates a close affiliation with the CCP.”
National picks Coral Raukawa for Māori seat contest
Raukawa is the candidate for Te Tai Hauāuru.