As powerless ratepayers face the ongoing tyranny of marxist councils over rates bills and the local government minister's repeated demands for sensible spending fall on deaf ears, the Prime Minister ...

I've just published on Patreon (paywalled) the May 2025 summary of the polls in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK and US. The Australian and Canadian Governments are having honeymoons for their ...

Consider the economics of the restaurant industry. Alcohol offers higher profit margins than food as it requires less labour to prepare. Indeed, using official American data, your columnist estimates ...

I got sent this chart, and found it interesting. The high level of Maori offending is well known. What I hadn't known previously was the vast difference between Asian and Indian offending. Often these ...

The government has issued its final decision on Christchurch City Council's bid to carve its own path out of national housing intensification rules. Minister Chris Bishop rejected 14 of the council's ...

This june may be the most harried for the Supreme Court’s justices in some time. On top of 30-odd rulings due by Independence Day, the court faces a steady stream of emergency pleas. Over 16 years, ...

Auckland Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson says she will support Mayor Wayne Brown at the upcoming election. ... She said while sometimes Brown used some colourful language, his substance and vision were ...

Make Wellington the best city for trails and riding (this is about maintain biking trails) Create a compelling city for people in their 20’s The home of GovTech Linking Wellington to global transport ...

Make America Healthy Again. The health trends listed are stark – and the needed solutions are clear (even if is going to be like doing an Aircraft Carrier doing a u-turn in the Suez Canal). In many of ...

The House has voted to suspend Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke for seven days, Rawiri Waititi for 21 days and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer for 21 days. The punishment was not for doing a haka. MPs can and do do ...

A Radio NZ Reid Research poll has found support for the Privileges Committee recommendation of a three week suspension for the TPM co-leaders. The co-leaders forgot to turn up not only to speak in the ...