Thomas Coughlan warns of unintended consequences in NZ Herald column
Thomas Coughlan’s latest NZ Herald political commentary NZ argues that New Zealand politics is wrestling...
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Digital ID was not a public priority. So why the rush?
OIA papers show the government treated digital driver licences as a major priority despite limited evidence New Zealanders were demanding them.
Stanford confirms universal age verification coming. But what exactly is being built?
“That is the only detail the public has been given.”
Hipkins can’t say what’s in ‘cornerstone’ policy, what it costs or what it creates – blames Treaty issues
You have to vote for them to find out.
Thousands of public sector jobs to go as government pushes AI overhaul
Bloated after a “period of largesse”.
NZ birthrate falls again as Māori population grows faster than national average
But you're not comparing apples to apples.
Just 7 of 147 food items cheaper than a decade ago as economists warn worse is coming
Egg prices rose 151 per cent over the decade.
National admits NZ needs immigration to avoid population decline
"We are going to rely on migration.”
Not happy with ‘full and final’, multibillion-dollar iwi entity resists accountability reforms
How “full and final” are Treaty settlements when policy changes trigger fresh claims of lost influence?
The enemy of my enemy…: Opposition parties team up to push back against social media ban
The select committee recommended wider measures.
Te Pāti Māori revives old attack dog after MPs walk out
At the time, Harawira famously referred to former colleagues as “dickheads”.
Williams says local elections should be simple enough to understand
“Any election outcome determined by a computer programme that includes fractions of votes can surely not be regarded as a system with integrity.”
Has New Zealand built a study-to-work-to-residence loophole?
“It’s nothing to do with getting an academic qualification..."