🇪🇸 Spanje
Naidoo says no systemic racism in Police
Radio NZ reports: But asked about systemic racism, Naidoo said he had seen no evidence of it during his nearly 25 years in the police force. "I'…
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🇪🇸 Spanje
Politiek
Guest Post: If Auckland is going to price congestion, make it work
A guest post by David Lupton: Three years ago I argued in favour of pricing congested roads. At the time it was largely a debate about whether A…
🇳🇿 Nieuw-Zeeland
Maatschappij
The housing challenge
The Post editorial: The latest QV property data supported what many around the country are feeling: house prices have fallen another 1.7% nation…
🇷🇺 Rusland
Politiek
Don’t believe Donbasification
Kate Truska writes: I come from Sloviansk, in Ukraine’s Donetsk region. For anyone who has followed Russia’s war against Ukraine since 2014, the…
🇳🇿 Nieuw-Zeeland
Labour denies a tax it had in the ballot!
Simeon brown points out: After National alerted New Zealanders to the 11 new taxes on the table between Labour and its coalition partners, Chris…
🇳🇿 Nieuw-Zeeland
Maatschappij
Great news: Holocaust education now part of the curriculum
The Post reports: The Holocaust will have a place in New Zealand’s secondary school curriculum from next year, in a move welcomed by educators b…
🇬🇧 Verenigd Koninkrijk
Reizen
The Sir Keith Park Auckland International Airport
Went to a talk at The Wellington Club about Sir Keith Park. For those who have not heard of him, we was the New Zealander who commanded the RAF…
🇳🇿 Nieuw-Zeeland
Politiek
Labour promised massive tax hike on businesses
The Herald reports: Labour will scrap National’s Investment Boost if elected – under a new plan focused on small businesses. Investment Boost wa…
🇬🇧 Verenigd Koninkrijk
Wetenschap
The fantasist professor
The Herald reports: A professor has resigned from the UK’s University of Cambridge after the Daily Telegraph revealed he falsely claimed to have…
🇦🇺 Australië
Politiek
The secret union deal in Victoria
The Guardian reports: Former Victorian premier Daniel Andrews has defended the actions of senior members of his government, whom the state’s ant…
🇳🇿 Nieuw-Zeeland
RIP Tony Randle
Michael Laws posted: It is with great sadness that I note the overnight passing of my good friend Tony Randle. His death is a shock, unexpected,…
🇪🇸 Spanje
Upper Hutt Mayor calls police on critics
The Post reports: Two Upper Hutt ratepayer advocates say they were left shocked and anxious after a uniformed police officer arrived unexpectedl…
🇪🇸 Spanje
Dunedin CC loses $100k
Matthew Littlewood at the ODT reports: A $100,000 spend on the failed rollout of camera cars to issue Dunedin motorists with parking fines h…
🇳🇿 Nieuw-Zeeland
Politiek
Six bills drawn
A record six bills were drawn from the ballot. They are: My summary and thoughts on each bill: Local Government (Management of Local Authorities…
🇳🇿 Nieuw-Zeeland
Reizen
A truly stupid analysis
Bryce Edwards writes: The study by Caroline Shaw, Ryan Gage, Alice Miller, Katherine Cullerton, and Alex Macmillan looked at five years of minis…
🇳🇿 Nieuw-Zeeland
Republican calls for a monarchy
Lewis Holden writes: I come to this argument from an unusual starting point. I am not a monarchist by instinct, nor am I a republican absolutist…
🇫🇷 Frankrijk
Politiek
Le Pen banned for pledge card equivalent
Politico reported: Marine Le Pen’s plans to run for the French presidency in 2027 were dealt a likely fatal blow Monday after she was found guil…
🇧🇪 België
One of the many reasons the UK left the EU
This is one of the many reasons the UK voted to leave the EU - sovereignty. Regardless of the merits of the particular issue of gender quotas fo…