Abandoned his 7-year old son at a park to teach him a lesson Later went back to the park and found a man holding his son's hand. Rather than thank him for comforting his abandoned son or asking what ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. Today, @mattyglesias outlined his ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

I am a huge advocate for the Charter School policy and appreciate the intent of Associate Minister Seymour to bring it back. My new Charitable Company has four applications in so I understand the risk ...