A district court judge has reserved his decision on whether a by-election is needed in an Auckland local body election. The hearing followed a petition by former Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board member ...

The latest estimates put the market share for illegal tobacco sales between 25% and 65%, illicit tobacco and e-cigarette commissioner Amber Shuhyta told a Senate estimates hearing on Tuesday night. Ri ...

I blogged previously on the remarkable stats achieved by Haeata Community Campus, where school lunches is their special focus. Well the Auditor-General has just revealed: Haeata Community Campus ...

A mass shooting at Sydney’s Bondi Beach that left at least 12 people dead has been declared a terrorist incident. Naveed Akram, 24, is confirmed to be one of the two shooters who opened fire on a ...

I'm away tramping for six on the next seven days, and will be uncontactable during that time. There will be some blog posts appearing, written in advance. But don't expect any coverage of any breaking ...

Very sad that Hamish Price has died. I've known him for almost 30 years. My strongest earliest memory of Hamish was at a public meeting in Loaves and Fishes Hall in Wellington where he loudly asked ...

Wellington architects have put forward plans for restoring and reusing a block of “ugly” and “dangerous” flats set to be demolished. Victoria University of Wellington confirmed this week it will ...

Bishop sided with former Wellington mayor Tory Whanau’s call to allow more housing in the capital, even though every conservative councillor was opposed. He made Christchurch zone for high-density ...

By Lucy Rogers I read an excellent Herald article today showing that arming cops with lethal weapons is an Utterly Stupid Idea: You can find it if you scroll down the Herald website for long enough, ...

Unrepentant, Labour’s finance team should at least consider being embarrassed by their boorish heckling of the Finance Minister. Far from presenting a government in waiting to steward New Zealand out ...