The future of a proposed law that would force Facebook and Google to help fund the New Zealand journalism that contributes to their megabillion-dollar empires appears uncertain, in the wake of Donald ...

Today China sent its navy into the waters between Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia and commenced military drills. Commercial airliners were redirected mid-flight to avoid the live ammunition being ...

More in Common have done some fascinating research on "progressive activists" (what we might call woke activists) in the UK. They are only 8% to 10% of the UK population but dominate the media, the ...

An important speech by Chris Bishop to the Committee for Auckland. Key aspects are: Congestion stifles economic growth in Auckland, with studies showing that it costs between $900 million to $1.3 ...

Te Atatū MP Phil Twyford has written to the charities regulator asking for Destiny Church to be struck off. Around 30 adults and young children had to be barricaded into a room in a library in West Au ...

Rodney Hide has a tale that should be in a Monty Python comedy, but sadly is the reality in too many schools. He wanted to address the school board over his concerns that the relationship and sexual ...

A new submission to the Committee from banking experts Andrew Body and Simon Jensen provides fresh evidence of these costs. Their analysis shows the Reserve Bank’s capital rules add between 0.25 and 0 ...

A guest post by Reynold Macpherson, Chairman of Rotorua District Residents and Ratepayers: I watched the launch of this committee online this morning and was left with ambivalent feelings. While I ...

It’s been interesting to read all the repetitive columns predicting Luxon’s demise – either imminently as my friend Matthew Hooton reckons or at the endpoint of a long, slow march to oblivion as my ...

Critic announced: 2025 marks Critic’s 100th year in print, and we are incredibly proud to announce our intention to produce a book to commemorate this milestone. A centenary only comes around once, ...