This is Eva Vlaardingerbroek, a 29 year old Dutch activist. The UK Government banned her from visa-free travel on the basis ...

I first wrote a doom–laden article for the Economist about carbon dioxide emissions trapping heat in the air in 1987, nearly 40 years ago. I soon realised the effect was real but the alarm was ...

In NZ you can marry your cousins, as you can in the UK. The Marriage Act 1955 prohibits you marrying your: parent (doh!) or grandparent, child or grandchild sibling parent's sibling (aunt, uncle) or ...

January 31, 2026 8:00am by Kokila Patel General Debate 31 January 2026 ...

Today I counterprotested yet another anti-Israel protest on Queen Street (specifically, the one protesting Brian Tāmaki) with a sign saying WESTERNERS WHO ATTEND PRO-PALESTINE PROTESTS WITH ...

The Economist commissioned a poll of 600 Venezuelans. The results are: So only 13% of Venezuelans oppose the capture of Maduro. So a plurality want the US to run the country. Certainly would be a ...

Gavin Newsom is fully embracing his status as his party’s foremost podcast bro. ... It got off to a polarizing start last March, with a succession of friendly interviews with conservative influencers ...

As has been widely reported, NZ Reserve Bank Governor Anna Breman was one of many central bank governors who signed a letter saying: We stand in full solidarity with the Federal Reserve System and its ...

Labour leader Chris Hipkins has labelled the government's so-far refusal to rule out joining US President Donald Trump's 'Board of Peace' an "absolute disgrace". Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has ...

Peters had no problems going with a minority party ( Labour) in the past. The damage he did to New Zealand by that action has been ,and still is ,huge. Luxon and Peters are both likely to be stabbing ...

I come to this argument from an unusual starting point. I am not a monarchist by instinct, nor am I a republican absolutist. As many know, I am openly supportive of New Zealand becoming a republic, on ...

There has been some discussion about the role of climate change with the terrible tragic landslides at Mt Maunganui that killed six. In discussing this it is important to understand the difference ...