Luxon and Hipkins both underperforming with voters
“Both are detracting from rather than adding to their parties’ support.”
Centrist
Gene tech bill stalls again as Peters applies pressure behind scenes
“There’s bickering and a lack of clarity behind closed doors.”
New Zealand beefs up air and sea power as Chinese warships test boundaries
A response to a “sharply deteriorating security environment.”
FSU: Elite name suppression fuels mistrust and wild speculation
“The Free Speech Union has always opposed name suppression because it is censorship.”
‘Death to all white people!’: Hobson’s Pledge alleges intimidation by Te Pāti Māori supporters
Hobson’s Pledge says a flood of threats and abuse, including “death to all white people” calls, forced billboard firm LUMO to pull out.
Three Waters replacement passes: goodbye co-governance, hello council control
“Chronic underinvestment and the lack of sustainable management... has come home to roost.”
NZ soldier guilty in first-ever espionage case
He now faces a sentence of up to 10 years in prison.
The road to nowhere: expert says RUC scheme is wasteful, punitive, and ripe for privatisation
"Shambles in the making.”
What is Roblox, and why is it under fire for child safety failures?
“I get emails from kids daily about all the horrible stuff they’re exposed to.”
Why is a 15-year-old being held in a police jail cell?
“...occasionally there are challenges...”
Judith Collins: US has carried defence burden for too long, AUKUS still up in the air
"There’s all sorts of talk.”
Most Kiwis say Ardern and Hipkins should have fronted COVID hearing
More than a third of Labour's own supporters want them to testify publicly.
GPS tags on your car? Road user charges quietly build surveillance network
The system is also pitched as a payment gateway for tolls and congestion charges.
Supreme Court quietly expands customary title to riverbeds
Claimants get the benefit of the doubt