Easter lessons
As Labour strategists sit down for a long Easter weekend with their families, they’ll probably be pretty pleased with how the year’s going. They’re ten Read More
Dog-whistle politics
The election in Britain, due in May, will tell us something interesting about how our election is going to play out. Superficially at least, the Read More
I hate cars
News yesterday that Auckland’s public transport system was going to get a funding boost unleashed a three-party tag-team of outrage. Three of the four parties Read More
The soaring Kiwi
Is that the sound of Dr Cullen biting his fingernails, hoping the economy can hold on till September? Kiwis’ pessimism about the economy was revealed Read More
Working Easter
Somebody has to do the work. On Tuesday, Linda Clark was discussing Sue K‘s new Private Member’s Bill that would make it easier for parents Read More
Blowing off the wolf
Better late than never. It’s taken a while for any New Zealand politicians to wade into the debate over the nomination of Paul Wolfowitz (profiled Read More
Tories back GE moratorium
More good news in the battle to stop the commercial release of GE organisms has emerged from Britain: the last of a four-year series of Read More
How transparent
More from the files of political parties who don’t like transparency when it comes to their own affairs… Labour (48,609), the Maori Party (13,500), the Read More
More than bad apples
Saying that problems with police culture are just the result of a few bad apples is a cop-out. That’s according to Tauranga criminal lawyer Simon Read More
Legal child-bashing
Smacking kids is assault. It’s good to see a New Plymouth jury acknowledging this fact, in convicting a man who spanked his four-year-old son for Read More