Parliament considers sweeping new powers over social media as Australia’s under-16 ban takes effect
The report lands just as Australia becomes the first country to roll out a nationwide social-media ban for under-16s.
Centrist
Late MP’s texts contradict Kapa-Kingi’s spending agreement claims
“I can’t afford another transfer of $45k that’s just ridiculous..."
School flagged for $18k Queenstown getaway while students got mouldy meals
They were attending a conference.
Deputy PM unloads on the UN: ‘The UN’s a joke’
“It’s just a bunch of activists who didn’t get a hearing in their own country going and lecturing others."
US proposes sweeping data-harvesting rules for visitors under visa-waiver scheme
Five years of social media history could be subject to scrutiny.
Trump orders rapid review of US childhood vaccine schedule as CDC advisers drop Hep B-at-birth guidance
A "comprehensive evaluation" has been ordered.
Indy journalist leaks emails backing up allegations against Willie Jackson
The public “deserved to know.”
Coster claims he warned Hipkins and Mitchell about McSkimming years earlier
“There is no way I was only just telling him about this in my last couple of weeks in the job.”
‘Who bit whom’ — Simmonds challenges leadership as Māori Party fractures widen
What is the fight really about?
Crown moves to seize Mongrel Mob gang pad after brutal ‘torturous’ beatings
A future hearing will determine whether the property is forfeited.
Ram raids are down because retailers locked themselves behind steel bars
Ram raids have collapsed from their 2022 peak.
Air NZ short-haul crews threaten 18 December strike as union presses for ‘fair deal’
Crews are still without a “fair settlement.”
Taxpayers’ Union demands answers over IRD blunder affecting thousands
"Not a one-off glitch."
School lunch scandal backfires as evidence contradicts principal’s claims
“They thought they had a gotcha moment..."
Debate on Pākehā identity exposes racial hierarchies disguised as equity
"You are here because we invited you here.”
McCoskrie reviews the Listener’s anti-right ‘special report’ and finds its ‘accidental truths’
“No one ideology currently stands out as presenting a greater threat.”