As someone who has worked in broadcasting for over 30 years — and has admittedly been the subject of several failed complaints to the BSA — I believe it has had its day. It should be abolished.

Reliable sources tell me this is much bigger than I realised. There is a huge split in TPM, basically between the Tamihere aligned MPs and the rest. I have been told that some existing MPs are facing ...

Hipkins bristled at questions over why neither the policy document, nor accompanying media release, included any figures - including the $200m capital injection later announced by finance spokesperson ...

Some reasons for optimism and pessimism in the poll of Palestinians in the West Bank. Only 26% support and 46% oppose what Hamas did on 7 October 2023 Only 31% support kidnapping of civilians and 57% ...

A high school offering traditional activities and languages for Pasifika girls will open its doors to 120 students in Term 1 next year. Sisters United Academy, sponsored by Auckland youth organisation ...

A good report from the NZ Initiative that looks at whether ownership of state houses is the best way to help low income NZ families with housing. Some key extracts: Kāinga Ora manages over 77,000 ...

Over in Papatoetoe in the south of the city, police are investigating alleged election fraud after a surprise result that saw every member of a new political ticket elected in a landslide. The vote ...

October 29, 2025 8:00am by Kokila PatelGeneral Debate 29 October 2025 ...

Some great data from the ERO on student attendance. They find: Now nearly six in ten students (58 percent) are attending regularly, up from four in ten (40 percent) in 2022. Attitudes drive attendance ...

The Charter School model is about improving opportunities/outcomes for “underserved” communities. The schools currently being approved in the NZ system would not be internationally recognised as ...

A lawyer who smuggled contraband into prison for a convicted rapist and murderer, who she later married, is trying again to be readmitted as a lawyer. Davina Reid (née Murray) was acting for Liam Reid ...

It would be interesting to do the same poll here.