The Taxpayers' Union-Curia Market Research poll of 1000 adults, conducted in early October, found 14% agreed or strongly agreed with the statement: “New Zealanders may have to resort to violence in ...

Labour's co called Future Fund is nothing like Singapore's Temasek Holdings. There are decent pros and cons towards a country having an investment fund. We already have one - the NZ Super Fund. Their ...

The left and many media claim that large rates increases were necessary due to under-investment in core infrastructure such as water. Now while it is true more needs to be spent on water ...

Aotearoa New Zealand’s consumers price index (CPI) increased 3.0 percent in the 12 months to the September 2025 quarter, according to figures released by Stats NZ today. ... Local authority rates and ...

A great example of media bias in this The Post story about the failure of Tory Whanau to get re-elected to Council. This is meant to be a news story, not a column. But look at how they mix opinion and ...

Like many, I had never heard of Bari Weiss before 2020. She was employed for probably around $100,000 a year as an op-ed staff editor. She resigned after alleged bullying by other journalists because ...

We regret even more that the strike appears to be politically motivated by the unions. What else could possibly explain that in early October, when we were trying to negotiate with the secondary ...

My view on the politics of US shutdowns is simple - the side that makes demands, and votes against a clean continuing resolution tends to eventually be blamed for it, and backs down. The Republicans ...

Top Virginia Democrats have sharply criticized attorney general nominee Jay Jones but are stopping short of calling on him to leave the race after newly revealed text messages showed he suggested that ...

An interesting research note from Eric Crampton and at the NZ Initiative on the benefits of devolution on development. It details how Canadian First Nations have transformed their economic fortunes ...

October 19, 2025 8:00am by Kokila PatelGeneral Debate 19 October 2025 ...