Kim Dotcom’s take on his fight against extradition to the United States makes law enforcement agencies here and there look like the Keystone Cops – but it could become another internet tragedy.
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Water ownership debate turns to quicksand
If you can't stand in the same river twice, does that mean you can't own it? Might Maori have a special right to water? And could Maori law trump common law? As the Waitangi Tribunal prepares to report back this week, the water rights debate is set to gush again
Read MoreJoining some dots
The good kind of conspiracy theory
Read MoreLeftie strategerizing
Political strategy need not be an entirely fact-challenged zone.
Read MoreShould the government dissolve the people, and appoint another one?
It's the day after the Electoral Commission's preliminary report on reforming MMP. Let's see what the nation's true power brokers and political junkies think of it.
Read MoreI like the way Snrub thinks!
The Electoral Commission's proposed changes to MMP are on the table. Whether or not you like them, you still should tell the Commission what you think.
Read MoreMMP changes -- shake off the coat-tail and lower your threshold
What oh what will the Electoral Commission recommend in its review of MMP? And will MPs be willing to play ball?
Read MoreReality Test for Bamyan’s perfect PRT model
The New Zealand-led Provincial Reconstruction Team in Bamyan has been presented as a model for building security and stability in Afghanistan – but the cracks are showing as insurgents step up the pressure.
Read MoreAll you need is love, love, love – but marriage matters too
Let's see if we can debate the place of marriage in our society without divorcing ourselves from reality and the importance of preserving age-old customs
Read MoreUS elections: hope is replaced by sufferance
A trip to the US has given me five reasons to pick who will win the US presidential election in November
Read MoreCharter schools & mixed messages -- is this an intelligent design?
More innovation or wacky ideas? And how does the government square a commitment to quality teaching with its decision to let anyone's Uncle Jim teach struggling kids? Just a couple of the questions posed by charter schools. But wait, there's more...
Read MoreOne law for all!
There's no reason why a candidate wanting to represent Auckland voters in Parliament should have to follow different rules to a candidate wanting to represent Auckland voters as mayor.
Read MoreWhen you're in a hole, keep digging
The questions Energy Minister Phil Heatley should have been asked on The Nation; and why former Minister David Parker, bless him, still doesn’t get it
Read MoreJohn Banks - not unlawful, just incompetent
John Banks didn't breach the Local Electoral Act, because he doesn't bother reading the legal declarations that get put in front of him. It's lucky he doesn't have an important job or anything ... .
Read MoreSic semper tyrannis
Turns out King Gerry is not an absolute monarch. This is a good thing.
Read MoreWill Hobbit gold lift tourism’s gloom?
New Zealand has been slipping off the international tourism radar since the Rugby World Cup. Can New Zealand movie-makers put us back on screen with global travelers? The Peter Jackson Formula is about to be put to the test.
Read MorePeter Dunne – The Power of One
Look at that, Peter Dunne is interesting again. The man from Ohariu could have a fair bit of sway in the next couple of years
Read MoreThe folate debate - no easy choices
Having stalled for three years and tried to minimise public debate, National is facing a tough decision on whether or not to compel bakers to put folic acid in all our bread. Either way, there's a price to pay
Read MoreWhat is necessary is never unwise ... is it?
How National deceived itself over class sizes
Understanding how National got into such a mess over class sizes after Budget 2012 - trade-offs, downsides and backdowns.
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