Today I counterprotested yet another anti-Israel protest on Queen Street (specifically, the one protesting Brian Tāmaki) with a sign saying WESTERNERS WHO ATTEND PRO-PALESTINE PROTESTS WITH ...

The Economist commissioned a poll of 600 Venezuelans. The results are: So only 13% of Venezuelans oppose the capture of Maduro. So a plurality want the US to run the country. Certainly would be a ...

Gavin Newsom is fully embracing his status as his party’s foremost podcast bro. ... It got off to a polarizing start last March, with a succession of friendly interviews with conservative influencers ...

As has been widely reported, NZ Reserve Bank Governor Anna Breman was one of many central bank governors who signed a letter saying: We stand in full solidarity with the Federal Reserve System and its ...

I come to this argument from an unusual starting point. I am not a monarchist by instinct, nor am I a republican absolutist. As many know, I am openly supportive of New Zealand becoming a republic, on ...

Labour leader Chris Hipkins has labelled the government's so-far refusal to rule out joining US President Donald Trump's 'Board of Peace' an "absolute disgrace". Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has ...

At Patreon (paywalled) I go through a year of polling data to look at who is voting for NZ First, and what do they think.

There has been some discussion about the role of climate change with the terrible tragic landslides at Mt Maunganui that killed six. In discussing this it is important to understand the difference ...

A violent and unprovoked attack at a Rotorua playground over a pair of pink Crocs left a father with a broken jaw and concussion, and shattered his family’s sense of peace and security. The victim ...

January 29, 2026 8:00am by Kokila Patel General Debate 29 January 2026 ...