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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.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

The waka of the National Party is a slick shiny speed machine that is built for speed and efficiency. It has a highly trained team of professional rowers that is supported by a rich club. Its strength ...

David Fleming, the late British economist, contributed many blazing insights; one that’s captivated my attention recently has to do with capital. Fleming counted six kinds of capital (natural, human, ...

Northland sent another SOS signal this week. Last week Northland had a power pylon simply fall down on a still day. 100,000 properties lost power. Quickly restored, it underscored how vulnerable the ...

The government is simultaneously grappling with the Covid, economic and housing crises, but its failure to act urgently and boldly on the crisis in our Fourth Estate may have the most damaging ...

This is politics as it should and could be: human, honest while retaining boundaries, insightful without the need for politicking.

It depends on what you consider bullying. Labour has 65 MPs. The vast majority of them won't ever be known, or have the ability to advance their own agendas. They are their to cast a vote, but have no ...

Chris Hipkins is now set to become prime minister. I rather expected that would be the likely outcome. Helps the election campaign as it will mute the revolting misogynist arsehole conservatives of ...