NZ First leapfrogs ACT and Greens in latest Curia poll, reshaping coalition dynamics
The NZ First playbook appears to be working.
Centrist
Waikato Regional Council quits LGNZ, citing cost and ‘left leaning’ political bias
The list is growing.
Did New Zealand’s COVID models overstate lives ‘saved’?
Only according to speculative modelling.
Kiri Allan ranted, resisted arrest, and demanded charges disappear — but Hipkins let her resign
Why didn't anyone ask if Hipkins should have sacked her?
Ardern agrees to give evidence in COVID inquiry as Hipkins questions its legitimacy
"...every intention of providing evidence, if asked.”
Australia’s teen social media ban raises privacy and enforcement concerns
There are warnings of over-collecting user data.
Seymour says critics of Regulatory Standards Bill offer heat, not answers
If you can explain why putting in a principle of the Treaty would enhance that, I’d be interested to hear it.”
From state media to state power? Oriini Kaipara eyes Māori seat
The party’s members will vote at a hui this Thursday to confirm the candidate.
Bureaucrats up, teachers down: what’s really wrong with NZ’s universities?
“For every 10 full-time-equivalent academic staff (who actually teach and research) there are 14 other staff."
Sam Altman’s AI U-turn: Trust less, upgrade soon
“It should be the tech that you don't trust that much.”
Nudge by design: How school vaccine forms steer parental consent
A simple school vaccine form is a subtle system of behavioural control, nudging families toward consent, compliance, and disclosure under the guise of choice.
Michael Bassett on who benefits from ‘social mayhem’
“Many of the complainants... simply farm the poor and rely on their continued existence for their own personal incomes,”
Landmark study finds exercise boosts colon cancer survival by 37%
“This is about as high a quality of evidence as you can get.”