Have been sent multiple copies of this speech by the Chief Ombudsman. It has raised many many eyebrows. He is an Independent Officer of Parliament, but shouldn't claim to speak with the mana of the ...

I thought people might be interested in what have been the lows and highs in the last 12 months in the monthly Taxpayers' Union - Curia poll for each political party. The election is certainly not ...

Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono i te po has called on Māori to change the trajectory for future generations, urging her people to move from the legacy of Raupatu to a future of Rauora. In her second ...

This week showcased the unfortunately strong case for depoliticising political decisions. First, a group of politicians in Cabinet made a regrettable call that some of them were clearly regretting as ...

In what would have been a hotly contested selection, National has selected Jessica Rowe for the safe seat of Kaipara ki Mahurangi, vacated by Chris Penk. She grew up locally in Riverhead, became a ...

The country’s largest gas user Methanex will close its Taranaki methanol production facilities next year saying New Zealand’s declining natural gas supply made continued operations unsustainable.

I have now completed 14 electorate race profiles on my Patreon (paywalled). They are from Invercargill to Waimakariri.

September 6, 2026 8:00am by Kokila Patel General Debate 06 September 2026 ...

The draft report said the most significant example in a pattern of incorrect information from FENZ was about 30 MAN fire trucks bought in 2019 after a cold-call sales pitch. There was no procurement ...

⚬ Provide over $20 million annually in funding for Māori trade training. ⚬ Cap public transport fares. ⚬ Offer free doctor’s visits and free prescriptions to ease financial pressures on Māori ...

Te Pāti Māori not only released a radical Treaty of Waitangi policy this week that would upend New Zealand’s democracy as we know it, co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer said the whole policy was a bottom ...