Cockburn’s warning came to mind in the light of the recent announcement by Defence Minister Judith Collins that the government’s massive $9 billion outlay on new defence spending will offer our ...

As the economists conclude, the nation’s plumbing isn’t on track to be fixed any time soon. On the current settings, the government’s underlying revenue less expenses (aka OBEGAL) will be in deficit ...

Too bad its easier said than done, and the ingenuity with which some kids will circumvent such a ban – by say, accessing a VPN – may be the least of the problems. Surprisingly little comment has been ...

If anyone under 35 still had mixed feelings about leaving New Zealand to build a future elsewhere, PM Christopher Luxon probably sealed the deal this week with his comments about the youth job market.

No, there won’t ever be a Palestinian state; no, not even a reformed Palestine Authority will ever be allowed to govern Gaza, and if any IDF withdrawal occurs from Gaza at all, it will be “modest” at ...

Sickness doesn’t work part-time, which is one of the design flaws in the government plans to amend the Holidays Act. Once the revamped Employment Leave […] ...

Sickness doesn’t work part-time, which is one of the design flaws in the government plans to amend the Holidays Act. Once the revamped Employment Leave Act has gone through select committee vetting ...

As Donald Trump zigs and zags on tariffs and trashes America’s reputation as a safe and stable place to invest, China has a big gun that it could bring to this tariff knife fight. Behind Japan, China ...

One of the odd aspects of the government’s plan to Americanise the public health system – i.e by making healthcare access more reliant on user pay charges and private health insurance – is that it is ...