Senior doctors to strike as pay dispute deepens
"Health NZ has limited budget available for salary settlements within its tight financial constraints.”
Centrist
Police probe recruitment breaches as physical test failures admitted to training
“All recruits should be good to go when released to district.”
‘We will not agree’: Shane Jones, David Seymour push back against Waitākere Ranges ‘co-governance’ plan
“The deed of acknowledgement is not co-governance."
US funding cuts hit Auckland COVID vaccine study
The project now requires about US$2 million to finish its work.
‘Any attractive female’ was at risk: systemic failures exposed in Juliana Herrera murder case
“Any attractive female moving into the neighbouring flats or next door, it would be seen as a potential risk”
Tory Whanau quits mayoral race – sparing Wellington a bruising left-wing civil war
She now plans to run for the council’s Māori ward.
Meth use doubles in months as cartels flood New Zealand market
“Everything in the legal market has been going up with inflation, but it seems illegal drugs prices have been immune from that.”
Australia’s 2025 election: what it could mean for Kiwis across the ditch
More than 650,000 New Zealanders living in Australia could be directly or indirectly affected by the election.
Six reasons road pricing could reshape rights, taxes, and surveillance
“Governments will likely attempt to take away your rights and then sell them back to you as privileges.”
Shingles vaccine linked to reduced dementia risk, study finds
A "natural experiment."
Christian schools under fire: why real education choice matters
“The idea that state schools are neutral while Christian schools indoctrinate is a myth.”
Australian politicians confirm citizenship pathway for Kiwis will stay after election
“A Dutton coalition Government will not change the current policy.”
Human intelligence in decline: new studies link screen use to falling cognitive skills
“Are we really getting dumber, or is this a sign of a deeper shift in how we think and process information?”
‘Unless you talk about a problem, you won’t be able to solve it’: Michael Laws on Māori child abuse and media failure
“If I was a Māori activist or a Māori political leader... I might be addressing that issue above all else..."
ANANISH CHAUDHURI: Trump’s war against Universities
Those in other countries, including New Zealand, who are disdainful of the Trumpian approach will do well to pay attention to what is happening in our own institutions.
‘You’re an abuse on the taxpayer’: Peters clashes with RNZ host over bias, funding
“The fact is, you're paid for by the taxpayer and sooner or later we're going to cut that water off too..."