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Budget 2025: What you need to know
Officially dubbed the “Growth Budget” - unofficially, the “no BS Budget” - Finance Minister Nicola Willis has unveiled where New Zealand's dollars ar…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
The new challenges hitting NZ's education sector - from AI in exams to rising mental health concerns
Society is always under pressure to keep up – given the world around us is in a constant state of change.
Our education sector is no different.
Educa…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Who is Jevon McSkimming and why has the former deputy Police Commissioner quit his job?
Only a few weeks after he had reportedly been in contention for the country’s top police job, deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming was suspend…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
How dictators fall: Inside the vulnerabilities of tyrannical regimes and how people fight back
Adolf Hitler. Joseph Stalin. Benito Mussolini. Pol Pot. Saddam Hussein.
Apart from being some of the most famous dictators in human history, they all…
7 months, 4 weeks ago
C-bombs, consequences and ‘chaos’: Unpacking an ‘unprecedented’ week of politics
New Zealand’s Parliament is a ‘house of chaos’.
At least that’s how our own deputy Prime Minister has described the debating chamber.
The C-Bomb was …
7 months, 4 weeks ago
A.C. Grayling on culture wars and the age-old cycle of ‘cancellation’
The ‘war on wokeness’ may feel like a new phenomenon, but in fact, it’s been around for centuries.
People have been ‘cancelled’, in one way or anothe…
8 months ago
How fair is it for countries to blame immigration for their issues?
If you’ve looked at headlines around the world lately, you’d be forgiven for thinking that immigration is the root of all our problems.
Perhaps the m…
8 months ago
Measles case sparks outbreak fears - how worried should we be?
New Zealand’s on high alert – after an Auckland ferry worker tested positive for measles.
They were infectious while on board a number of Fullers360 …
8 months ago
Ceasefire called in India-Pakistan tension - How long will it last?
After a week of tensions, India and Pakistan have reached a ceasefire deal.
Tensions over the disputed territory of Kashmir were reignited after a ma…
8 months ago
Gangs to tradies - How big is our 'informal economy' and how much tax are we missing out on?
The Government is set to cut billions of dollars from spending at the upcoming budget as a cost-saving measure in these tight financial conditions.
B…
8 months ago