Former politicians and health experts are calling for more transparency and regulations when it comes to lobbying, to "restore fairness to government decision making". Level the Playing Field is a ...

Associate Health Minister David Seymour is welcoming Cabinet’s decision to enable medicines to be approved in less than 30 days if the product has approval from two recognised overseas jurisdictions.

Rail Minister Winston Peters has described KiwiRail’s payment of $8 million to a management consultancy firm as unacceptable. “We are not criticising McKinsey, whose services were tendered in a lawful ...

As an economist/educator I have always sat in the framework of Julian Simon and Indur Golkany - and other future optimists. Both hold that the economic pathway of the world, with fulcutuations, is ...

A 22-year-old Palestinian man was tortured and killed by Hamas militants after he criticized the group publicly and participated in rare anti-Hamas protests in Gaza, his family said. Hamas not big on ...

The draft secondary school English curriculum is ringing alarm bells for some teachers, with no reference to Te Mātaiaho - the framework that underpins every other curriculum area. Teachers told RNZ ...

Labour MP David Parker maintains tax policy disputes within the party are not behind his decision to leave politics. Parker, an MP since 2002, today confirmed he would resign in early May after ...

One of the major criticisms (which I share) is that Donald Trump has broken many of the norms of politics in the US, and he undermines institutional legacy. In New Zealand, Te Pati Māori do the same.

Former Labour leader Andrew Little has confirmed he is considering a tilt at the Wellington mayoralty. This means he is standing. I have little doubt he would crush Whanau. Little would at least be a ...

The Coalition Government today released a multi-billion dollar plan for a modern, combat-capable New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) that pulls its weight internationally and domestically. “Global ...

Instead of front-footing it with a bit of accountability or even a mild, “yeah, fair play, that was dumb,” the Greens doubled down. They framed the whole thing as a morality play about queer identity ...