As the Uber drivers have their case heard in the Supreme Court today, the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi believes that the outcome of the case will have lasting implications for ...

One occasionally runs into the question of what J.R.R. Tolkien would have thought of George R.R. Martin. For years, I had a go-to online answer: we could use a stand-in. Tolkien’s thoughts on E.R.

Halfway up a historic tower in York, we are neither up nor down. At the top you will have views of a city steeped in antiquity, made and remade by Romans, Normans, Vikings, Tescos. Below, you will ...

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Written By: weka - Date published: 12:10 pm, June 10th, 2025 - 49 comments If the Madleen activism was largely symbolic, did it work?

The two greatest powers at work in the world right now are the roles of global finance, and climate change. In New Zealand we don’t yet see how these intersecting worlds of finance and climate change ...

Daily review is also your post. This provides Standardistas the opportunity to review events of the day. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Don’t forget to be kind to each other ...

Ngati Whatua and Waikato-Tainui have announced that they will seek a declaration from the High Court on their rights to participate in the constructing of social housing on Crown land in Auckland.

Ramaphosa has no doubt learnt from his predecessor Thabo Mbeki’s abysmal response to the HIV crisis in South Africa where inaction by the government caused the virus to spread quickly. Sadly it’s ...

Actor Yoson An takes us through his fascinating life in TV, including an anime crush, playing an 1800s hitman and his hidden passion for Love Island.Yoson An describes 2001’s The Wedding Planner as a ...

Adrian Orr Pushed Out By Neil Quigley – Then The Cover Up Started With Nicola Willis Written By: Mountain Tui - Date published: 9:21 am, August 30th, 2025 - 24 comments Quigley, the RBNZ Board, and ...

Colin Espiner’s back with his first blog of the year. It’s so much fun having him back. In his first outing, he comes up with four suggestions for government action in the year ahead. Since the ...