As President Trump attracts global attention for the US military operation against Iran (now thankfully near a conclusion), I wanted to cover this issue that has bubbled along for some months now.

A public meeting held on March 11th in Mt Eden, under the banner of “Stop War on Iran” was presented by its organisers (Joe Carolan, of Socialist Aotearoa, et al) as a principled anti-war gathering.

The suffering of Gaza, the death and destruction, is undeniable. You can make a legitimate criticism of Israel’s tactics in the conduct of the war. Many Jews around the world make exactly those ...

The decision of the BSA regarding the Platform has once again raised the issue of the relevance of the BSA in the Digital Paradigm but if the BSA is to go there must be some form of replacement. There ...

While Kiwi businesses are facing economic uncertainty, the Ministry supposedly responsible for helping businesses has been spending our money on Workplace Waiata – i.e. staff singing sessions in their ...

New Zealand’s ministers answer to Parliament for departments they cannot control. They cannot choose, direct or remove the chief executives who run those departments. The Public Service Commissioner ...

An Auckland man who has spent his entire adult life in and out of jail – including for a 2021 incident in which he fired a gun during a police standoff – told a judge this week that he is finally read ...

A guest post by Ro Edge, New Zealand Spokesperson, Save Women’s Sport Australasia (SWSA): The decision by the International Olympic Committee to restore the core purpose of women’s sport: providing ...

Stuff has an article about Rod Drury that as far as I can tell reveals around 10 years ago he asked a staff member who was going out to dinner with him, if he could kiss her. She said no, and he ...

Which of these is more deserving of breathless play-by-play media coverage this week? 1. The morning media round of a political party leader who doesn’t memorise his colleagues by their ethnicity, or ...