Nicola Willis has appointed nine people to the Social Investment Board that will advise on the Social Investment approach and the work of the Social Investment Agency. Social investment has the potent ...

I blogged a few days ago about The Pākehā Project, which charges $15,000 to teach people about the harm that has been caused by whiteness in the world.” I wondered how many government agencies are ...

ACT New Zealand has seen significant growth over the past four years and is now punching above its weight as part of the coalition government. ACT is delivering real change by cutting back on wasteful ...

In September I looked at the proportion of Marsden Fund grants that go towards actual science over time. The summary was: We now have 2024 grants, and the big winner is of course anything to do with ...

I’m really impressed with Seymour and think he is seriously underrated by many. I’m not going to agree with everything he says necessarily, but his ability to argue his case i ...

This morning in Wellington, Police withdrew charges against Paul Burns, a man charged under Section 3 of the Summary Offenses Act for public disorder after engaging in public debate. This is a ...

I've actually quite liked most of Trump's picks so far. They have included: Chief of Staff: Susie Willis - very capable, and incidentally the first ever woman Secretary of State: Marco Rubio. Would ...

Prominent leftwing commentator Matt Yglesias posted a nine point vision for how the Democrats can return to "common sense". They resonate with many and are below. None of these are radical. I thought ...

The Teaching Council is the body in New Zealand that registers teachers. They published last year their guidance for teachers when it comes to political involvement. They noted: Teachers have the same ...

Chancellor Olaf Scholz, of the Social Democrats (SPD) has sacked Finance Minister Christian Lindner of the Liberals (FDP). The leaders of what is known in Germany as the "traffic light coalition" - ...

It is very clear that many media organisations do not support the Government's proposed link tax to fund legacy media platforms. The legacy media of course want it - especially NZME and Stuff. The ...

Brosnan said the big issue was the lack of consultation with iwi and hapū prior to the raids.