David Lupton has said that he thinks the Treaty itself should be put into legislation (as TPM advocates), not the principles. He sets out why below. Giving_Modern_Legal_Effect_to_Te_Tiriti_o_WaitangiD ...

By Lucy Rogers A few days ago I advertised a counterprotest run by NZ Against Hamas against the celebration of the events of October 7 2023 in Auckland. I can now confirm that we will also be holding ...

The nation’s major television networks are declining to participate in White House pool duties moving forward in response to the Trump administration’s decision to bar CNN, MS NOW and POLITICO from ...

It’s difficult to compare countries’ retirement income systems but, in a new report, I have tried, as I describe the differences and similarities between New Zealand and Australia. We hear a great ...

More good news on attendance now that Term 2 2026 data is official. "Nationally, 64.3% of students met the criteria for regular attendance (present more than90% of the term). This is an increase of 5.

Forsyth Barr did a survey of businesses, and had around 1,500 responses. Someone sent me a link to the summary. Some interesting aspects: 51% say economy heading in the right direction and 19% wrong 5 ...

Labour’s leader Chris Hipkins has committed to reviving the Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill, which has been left languishing on Parliament’s order paper since 2024, and said the party will campaign ...

Very little to say here as the data speaks for itself. I would be interested in what people think the explanations are. For the odd person who states that ethnicity differences are due to IQ – they ...

lol classic- I agree with the article- but at least they have fixed some issues, it was a loooong list Liemore created- the worst Government NZ has ever seen. The collation has a lot more to do- let’s ...

A real estate agent on the verge of losing her licence after being denied an exemption from a compulsory Māori tikanga course said if she had her time again, she would still refuse to do it. “It’s ...

NCEA Reform: A High-Stakes Risk for Maori, Pasifika and the poor. As the great Midnight Oil sung; “The rich get richer, the poor get the picture …”. And, as the great education researcher, John Hattie ...

A guest post by Nick Kearney: Wayne Brown and John Glover are right, and it’s worth saying so plainly. Their joint letter to Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop, warning that fast-tracked greenfield ...