Since 2007, New Zealand schools have had an excellent curriculum, acknowledged the world over and used successfully in diverse communities throughout the country. Whether it is excellent or not is of ...

Rotorua woman Santana Tonihi’s criminal record stretches 13 pages, with most of the 129 convictions being for stealing from shops. ... Judge Skellern gave a starting point on the burglary of the ...

In the recent UK local elections, the number of Councillors elected by party was: Reform 677 Lib Dems 370 Conservatives 319 Labour 98 Greens 79 In the latest average of the parliamentary polls, the se ...

Senior Minister Erica Stanford sent official briefings to her personal email account – an action discouraged by Parliament’s Cabinet Manual. Stanford says she forwarded the emails so she could print ...

I analyse the Trump effect on the Canadian and Australian elections, and whether it means that National in New Zealand could also head down in the polls because of a perceived association with Trump.

In a relatively short conclave Cardinals have elected Robert Francis Prevost as the 267th successor of Saint Peter as the Bishop of Rome and supreme pontiff. Ten facts about the new Pope: He is the ...

It is clear Te Pati Maori holds Parliament in contempt. I don't just mean in the technical sense of breaching the rules of the House, but in the more general sense of behaving with contempt. To publis ...

The Electoral Commission has published the donation returns for 2024. The level of overall donations is: National $4.89 million Labour $1.63 million Greens $1.59 million ACT $1.46 million NZ First ...

National MP Catherine Wedd is introducing a new member’s bill aiming to ban children under 16 from accessing social media platforms in New Zealand. Wedd, MP for Tukituki in Hawke’s Bay, said the My ...

This is a very very disappointing tweet from Peter Davis, who I normally find to be much more thoughtful. He is basically saying that Jews in Wellington deserve to have grafitti scrawled against them, ...

Kennedy +78% Eisenhower +63% Nixon +47% Reagan +47% Carter +45% Obama +36% Bush GHW +34% Bush GW +33% Clinton +18% Biden +17% Trump II -9% Trump I -13% You can argue that as Trump is not running again ...

Te Pāti Māori has for some time believed eligibility should be race-based. It explained in statement: “Te Pāti Māori is clear - our people should be able to access superannuation seven to 10 years ...