ERO brings in colour-coded school reports from term two
Summarised by Centrist The Education Review Office will introduce a new colour-coded, four-point scale for...
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National accused of reviving co-governance in local water plans
Summarised by Centrist Taxpayers’ Union board member Peter Williams says National is on the verge...
Govt moves to tighten refugee rules after serious offenders found among asylum claimants
Summarised by Centrist The government is moving to tighten refugee and deportation laws after revealing...
Still little sign of ‘austerity’ in the public service
Summarised by Centrist The latest public service workforce figures run counter to the idea that...
If ministers can’t interfere, who fixes state-media bias?
Editorial independence protects TVNZ from political interference, but it does not remove accountability when bias occurs. Ministers cannot direct coverage, but the board still has responsibility through leadership, oversight and senior appointments.
Why are COVID stories still using dodgy numbers and the same ‘expert’ script?
If the media wants to be trusted on COVID, then stop recycling misleading numbers, quoting the same local “experts”, and treating one narrow public health line as the only respectable view.
Hypocritkins? Hipkins, privacy and the ‘very high standards’ problem
If you use private life to polish your public image, don't be shocked when people start asking whether the image was real.
Mike Hosking says ministers were right to ignore ‘vague, wrong and made up’ advice on move-on orders
“Advice is not automatically right.”
‘When is Labour going to be held accountable?’: Memo questioned double-dose mandates for under-18s
“This information was not made public by Labour ministers or officials.”
The ‘job wars’ are exposing a broken graduate bargain
Unemployment for 15 to 24-year-olds is now, “three times higher than the overall unemployment rate”.
Trust fracture inside Te Pāti Māori laid bare after court rebuke
“The question remains whether Te Pāti Māori can be trusted..."
Peter Thiel takes ‘Antichrist’ lectures to the Vatican’s doorstep and Catholic institutions recoil
“One of the hottest tickets in the Vatican’s backyard.”
Kiwi caretakers emerge as key figures in revived Epstein ranch probe
The Gordons’ current whereabouts are currently unknown.
Fuel jitters spread as Gull stations run dry and petrol tops $3
“Some of our logistics providers are struggling..."
Doctors urge government to replace Medical Council over Māori health proposal
“It is a political manifesto dressed in medical language.”