Double murderer Mark Lundy will be released from prison next month, despite holding firm to the position that he never killed his wife and daughter. Lundy has spent more than 23 years behind bars for ...

Local authority rates and payments increased 12.2 percent in the 12 months to the March 2025 quarter (14 percent contribution to the 2.5 percent increase). Rates are captured once a year in the ...

A teen who took part in a violent and unprovoked street attack, king hitting one of his victims, has narrowly avoided jail after a judge ruled it would not be the “just” outcome. Just? Just for who?

This chart from Robert Macculloch tells quite a story. It shows government consumption per capital, adjusted for inflation. The Clark Government over nine years increased spending by around $450. Then ...

Regardless of your views on whether tariffs are good or bad (by the way, they are bad) almost everyone would agree that the level of tariffs should be signalled well in advance. Businesses need time ...

This is the billboard released by the Sensible Sentencing Trust, highlighting how a Green MP has been advocating abolishing the Police (and prisons!). The Greens complained that the billboard was a ...

Pere Huriwai-Seger is a Te Pāti Māori candidate. He saw Casey Costello in a foodcourt and proceeded to berate her. Casey politely said "We’re not going to agree, so just move on”. But this guy then ...

Anyone who claims that this current government is practising austerity is either dishonest or a moron, or both.

A successful Wellington entrepreneur says if he was starting again he would not launch his business in the capital, describing it as a “talent repellent”. John-Daniel Trask founded Raygun, a software ...

Former Labour Minister Stuart Nash is not hosing down rumours of a political comeback at the 2026 election, saying it is a case of “never say never”. ... Nash said he’s not a member of any political ...

Green MP Tamatha Paul has launched a fundraising campaign for a group wanting to “defund the police” and close the court system. Paul has been attracting attention over recent weeks for her comments ...

I doubt China will move on Taiwan yet, I predict they’ll wait until after the midterms. What China are doing is severely restricting rare earth minerals, which if I’m not mistaken will be to the US ...