No current MPs have had significant demotions, but there has been some movement with Andrew Hoggard up 2 and Todd Stephenson down 2. Both in very winnable places. On the current average of the public ...

Embedded below is a very brief Reader's Survey. Grateful if you can take two minutes to complete it. Keen to both get a demographic profile of who is currently reading Kiwiblog, but also to understand ...

Cass, it is interesting to note Russia, Japan and Poland are relatively free of illegal migrants from Africa. Those countries which are overrun with fighting age males have dismal armed forces and in ...

Data centres turn renewable electricity into exportable machine intelligence - a modern extension of New Zealand’s long history of exporting energy embodied in products. • Few direct jobs relative to ...

Three years ago I argued in favour of pricing congested roads. At the time it was largely a debate about whether Auckland should introduce congestion charging at all. That debate has moved on. The ...

A reader writes in: t may be just me, but the debate about Ai at the moment feels very Douglas Adams and Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. So, I had a long discussion with Ai about the situation, ...

I remember when a defibrilator was donated to the Waipawa Bowling Club 30 odd years ago. It sat on the wall in a handy position for someone to grab if needed for years. Problem was there was not one ...

September 11, 2026 8:00am by Kokila Patel General Debate 11 September 2026 ...

The Taxpayers’ Union will host seven pre-election electorate debates across the country, live-streamed by the New Zealand Herald and hosted by former Labour MP Anna Lorck and commentator Damien Grant.

The latest QV property data supported what many around the country are feeling: house prices have fallen another 1.7% nationally since the start of the year. This now makes the correction from peak to ...

Have been sent multiple copies of this speech by the Chief Ombudsman. It has raised many many eyebrows. He is an Independent Officer of Parliament, but shouldn't claim to speak with the mana of the ...

A prominent lawyer’s law firm was investigated over conflict of interest concerns relating to a company she and a colleague established to write cultural reports for clients. Stuff understands Sumudu ...