Supreme Court blows open path for ‘reverse discrimination’ lawsuits in landmark ruling
Summarised by Centrist In a unanimous ruling, the US Supreme Court has struck down legal...
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Game theory shows vaccine hesitancy isn’t selfishness – it’s system failure
Summarised by Centrist When vaccination rates decline and diseases like measles resurface, it’s tempting to...
‘The woman is the ball’: Ananish Chaudhuri slams Ardern’s record and media reception
Summarised by Centrist In a LinkedIn post, economist and author Ananish Chaudhuri accuses Jacinda Ardern...
Migrants can bring parents for 10 years, but they’ll pay the costs
“This is about economic growth.”
‘There’s nothing fair about this’: 13-year-old cyclist denied medal for being home-schooled
“It just feels really disappointing, and it's awkward.”
Auckland ‘new’ CV data’s already a year old and may skew house prices
“The risk is clear in places like Whitford and Newmarket.”
Trump threatens funding cuts after transgender athlete wins girls’ track title in California
“A Biological Male competed in California Girls State Finals, WINNING BIG.”
‘What is your DNA?’: Peters unloads on Te Pāti Māori in blistering speech
Summarised by Centrist Winston Peters ripped into Te Pāti Māori in a scathing speech, accusing...
Sex workers say PM’s press secretary secretly recorded sessions – Police took no action
Summarised by Centrist Michael Forbes was Christopher Luxon’s acting deputy chief press secretary. Before that,...
‘The kindness façade’: Chris Lynch slams Ardern’s glow-up abroad while sidestepping division at home
“Her government presided over one of the most polarising periods in modern New Zealand history.”
Silenced for exposing foreign influence? Portia Mao fights back
Summarised by Centrist Why was a Kiwi-Chinese journalist hit with a gag order after criticising...
NZME’s AGM ends months of drama as Joyce and Grenon take seats, but questions remain
"...it turned out relatively orderly.”
Govt stalls on deepfake porn bill despite public concern
“Every day, people are getting away with creating and sharing sexually explicit AI deepfakes.”
IAN WISHART: Jacinda’s Book: A different kind of sales trajectory?
Jacinda Ardern’s memoir may have made headlines, but lacklustre sales and lukewarm reviews suggest Penguin’s $1.5m gamble isn’t paying off.
Why the panic over NZME’s ‘Grenonade’ but no one bats an eye over Stuff’s new foreign 50% stakeholder?
Given the concerns over Grenon’s minority involvement with NZME, the media silence over Stuff’s new half-owner exposes how easily concerns may melt away when the people in charge already think the same way as the press gallery.
Busted: The Herald seems to have quietly rewritten a political health story without telling readers
An NZ Herald article on bowel cancer screening appears to have been discreetly sanitised post-publication.