Chris Luxon has doubled down on a dog whistle attack on South Auckland garages by apologising if anyone was offended, thereby ignoring most of South Auckland who were definitely offended.

I can't see that happening, Gosman. There aren't enough NZ First voters to make a significant difference to ACT's vote and most NZF folk are socially conservative, not libertarian. I'd see them as ...

Former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark – the safest pair of hands this country has had in living memory – gave a masterclass on the importance of maintaining an independent foreign policy when ...

"The projected mix of labour/greens/tpm has the potential to effect real/needed change". Potential is no good without the will to do something with it and that seems to be lacking at the moment.

The Labour Party has released its list lineup. It's a once in a lifetime opportunity to refresh the caucus, and it's down to one leader's sacrifice and another's steller performance.

The Media Council has upheld a complaint against a Bryce Edwards article published on RNZ's website that incorrectly stated that Labour went into the 2020 election promising to break up the ...

Just two months before election day, Donald Trump appears to have won a diplomatic coup in the Middle East. The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain have normalised relations with the state of Israel.

Another Tory MP has quit. This time it's first term MP Andrew Falloon. UPDATE: The PM was informed on Friday, but chose to be discreet. UPDATE: NewsHub are claiming that Falloon sent porn to a ...

So, you want to buy your first home? Firstly, congratulations! You have joined or will join the large but slowly shrinking team of rational Kiwis who think ahead and look at the future. Indeed, why ...

I do not think in all my years of interest in politics that I have ever seen a more disorganised week from National. Last Sunday it started with a horror poll suggesting that Labour could conceivably ...

Nigel Haworth argues that the 2012 reforms of the Labour Party created a perverse effect. Not to engender stronger member voice, but to empower a managerial model akin to a Piketty's Brahmin caste. It ...

One news reporter says "the protest leadership" are apologising for the >week of abuse and threats so far – apparently they were completely unaware such things were going on. Reminds me of my pub days ...