I look at what China may do as the trade war between the US and China heats up with tariffs nows at 145% and 12% respectively. It is highly highly unlikely tariffs will be the only weapon used.

Chris Bishop has announced some major changes to driver license testing. On the surface they look like very good ideas that will reduce costs and hurdles, but increase safety. The changes are: Only ...

AUT Trust in Journalism Survey has just been released. Key aspects are: Only 32% (-21% from 2020) of NZers trust most of the news most of the time Trust in news in NZ at 32% is equal to the US at 32% ...

Sensible Sentencing Trust Drops Satirical Hip Hop Song Targeting Green Party’s Anti-Police Agenda The Sensible Sentencing Trust has today released a satirical hip hop song and music video parodying ...

Tamatha Paul and I served together as Wellington city councillors from 2019 to 2022. Despite our differing political affiliations, we found common ground on several issues and developed a warm ...

The Reserve Bank wasn’t planning to announce former governor Adrian Orr’s resignation until after it had hosted a big international conference. But the unexplained resignation was brought forward by ...

A story on MSN mentions the marks Erica Stanford and Penny Simmonds gave education agencies last year. Ministry of Education 3/10 NZQA 4/10 Tertiary Education Commission 5/10 They say they are ...

The House voted on the first reading of the bill by Kieran McAnulty's bill to allow businesses that are allowed to open on public holidays to have normal alcohol sale conditions apply. It is a very ...

Children’s Minister Karen Chhour has welcomed the passing of legislation to repeal section 7AA of the Oranga Tamariki Act by Parliament. The Bill’s passing will enable Oranga Tamariki—Ministry for ...

I set out why the decision by the United States to renege on all 21 trade agreements it has signed is terrible, but it also creates opportunities for New Zealand. I propose three things we should do ...

The Coalition Government today released a multi-billion dollar plan for a modern, combat-capable New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) that pulls its weight internationally and domestically. “Global ...

The report that Shane Jones and his wife was physically assailed at Auckland Airport had me reflect how much more serious it is to have someone abuse you in person, rather than merely online. It led ...