Government presses ahead with roadside drug tests — even when science can’t show impairment
“Unlike with alcohol, the presence of a substance in a sample does not equal impairment.”
Centrist
Transpower issues grid emergency ahead of solar storm; some South Island lines idled as precaution
Batten down the hatches.
Emails hidden from Police Minister and years of warnings ignored
“Bypassed standard processes.”
Luxon links meth surge to cartels
“We’re up against now big Mexican drug cartels that are actually sending boats, submarines into the Pacific.”
Not jets but drones: New Zealand edges back into air combat through Australia’s ‘drone wall’
“That would effectively plug-and-play into the Australian system."
China ship docks as New Zealand cuts aid to Cook Islands over Beijing ties
“Most serious strains” in the partnership’s history.
Luxon signals 2026 election push for selective asset sale
New Zealand needs a “mature conversation”.
Europe’s new China worry: electric buses that can be shut down remotely
“Direct digital access to each individual bus.”
Morrison on the false temperature claims behind COP30’s climate alarmism
“Climate Armageddon politics.”
Mortgagee sales nearly double as financial pressure mounts
More than half of the listings are in Auckland
Police order retraining after false breath tests uncovered
Employment and potential criminal investigations are underway.
Peters says Gene Technology Bill ‘won’t go ahead’ unless it’s fixed
“Let me tell you, if the bill can’t be fixed up, it won’t be going ahead.”
Europe moves toward age and ID checks for social media as France targets TikTok
Convictions could carry penalties of up to 10 years in prison and fines of €1 million.
‘Dial down the hysteria’: doctors say measles fear out of proportion to risk
The current outbreak is under 20 cases in a nation of 5.4 million.