On Friday night in Takapuna, I had the opportunity to sit and have a, nearly four-hour, conversation with Sir Bob Geldof. He also sang a few tunes for me. I didn’t have much to say back – except much ...

Western Bay of Plenty District Council is the latest council to leave national advocacy body Local Government New Zealand. There were claims LGNZ had become "extremely political", had swung "far left" ...

Interesting data by Universities NZ, looking at average income by qualification and field of study. So what is the average salary gain for a qualification, from the previous level: Certificate $7k Dip ...

The Chief Ombudsman has done proactive investigations of seven agencies in regard to how they deal with OIA requests. This isn't just about data, but also culture. The key findings for each are: Treas ...

The press and left call the right “culture warriors,” but we were not the ones who put pornographic material in elementary schools. We were not the ones who demanded kids in colleges attend seminars ...

The Broadcasting Standards Authority has found Stuff in breach of multiple broadcasting standards for a hatchet job on ASH - Action on Smoking and Health. Basically what it all goes back to is that ...

An Otago student has set up a petition to have disgraced Dunedin artist John Middleditch's sculpture removed from public display at the University of Otago. The large bronze sculpture created in 1969 ...

The Government’s move to cut public sector spending on consultants and contractors is on track to save $800 million over two years – double the initial target, Public Service Minister Judith Collins ...

At a human level, of course no one wants to risks their lives by publishing a cartoon. It is very understandable. But as a media organisation, it is saying that terrorism works, and we will censor ...

I noticed a few weeks ago that WCC rubbish bags were now $4 each at the supermarket. I could recall when they were $2.50 each and was interested in when they increased so much. I asked WCC. In 2020 ...