While 10% is at the lower end of this unjustified tax, it is very serious for our whole NZ economy. The US is our 2nd largest trading partner taking NZ $9billion of trade. Austral ...

Putinversteher – one who “understands” Putin. It is meant as a slur but Professor Geoffrey Roberts, a British historian of ...

Green MP Tamatha Paul has received quite the beat down in the last two days. Her original comments were part of a panel discussion where she said: “Wellington people do not want to see police officers ...

The war between Russia and Ukraine continues unabated. Neither side is in a position to achieve its stated objectives through military force. But now there is significant diplomatic activity as well.

Reception desk at GP surgery: if you have got this far you’re doing well, given NZ is spending just a third of other OECD countries on primary health care. Photo: Lynn GrievesonMōrena. Long stories ...

Prime minister Kevin Rudd released the 2009 defence white paper in May of that year. It is today remembered mostly for what it said about the strategic implications of China’s rise; its plan to double ...

In short this morning in our political economy:Voters want the Government to retain the living wage for cleaners, a poll shows.The Government’s move to provide a Crown guarantee to banks and the ...

Taiwanese chipmaking giant TSMC’s plan to build a plant in the United States looks like a move made at the behest of local officials to solidify US support for Taiwan. However, it may eventually ...

US President Donald Trump has shown a callous disregard for the checks and balances that have long protected American democracy. As the self-described ‘king’ makes a momentous power grab, much of the ...

In short this morning in our political economy:Voters want the Government to retain the living wage for cleaners, a poll shows.The Government’s move to provide a Crown guarantee to banks and the ...

A listing of 34 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, February 23, 2025 thru Sat, March 1, 2025. This week's roundup is again published ...