Very sad to see that Geoff Thompson has died, aged 86. I'd known Geoff for almost 40 years. He was National Party President when I worked in the PMs' Office, and stayed active for decades after that.

The two heroes of this story are the big sisters, Storm and Jubilee Dawson. Justice Moore’s report released to the public this week, reveals their unwavering commitment to finding their siblings. They ...

I have just read the review by a KC into how the Teaching Council allowed Timothy Fisher (note there are two teachers called Timothy Fisher - the one still teaching is not the one being referred to) ...

For family reasons, my wife and I are raising our 11-year-old grandson. He has been a pupil under both Chris Hipkins and Erica Stanford. Under Hipkins, I became so concerned about his maths that I ...

A guest post by Kerry Butler: There has been a movement in recent times to push a name change for our country to “Aotearoa” by way of creeping normalcy. This subversive agenda is brazenly orchestrated ...

The Finnish study appears to be very high quality as Finland’s health data is mandatory with no opt out. So they have tracked 2,000 youth over 25 years and found: Among adolescents who underwent ...

October 18, 2026 8:00am by Kokila Patel General Debate 18 October 2026 ...

The Overhang has a long and useful article about polling in NZ. Their summary is: ...

In 1440 Johannes Gutenberg invented the movable type printing press and heralded in a silent revolution that would change the world. It is unlikely he realized the full significance of his creation ...

Crude exports from the Persian Gulf are back at pre-war levels. J.P. Morgan puts the 10-day average at 17.5 million barrels a day, which is 98 percent of where it stood before the war. Goldman Sachs ...