Gioacchino Rossini wrote serious comic opera that is still relevant
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Friday July 3
New offensive underway in Afghanistan; Medvedev: Russia has a "special responsibility"; Neighbours give Honduras coup deadline; China reaches out to IMF; and more
Read MoreForeshore & Seabed: Now onto the money round
Tariana Turia this week celebrates one of the great political triumphs in this country's history. However, this debate is far from settled. The trickiest decisions lie ahead
Read MoreThe Foreshore & Seabed review: winners and losers
The Ministerial Review of the Foreshore and Seabed Act 2004 points to a new way forward. Who are the winners from it, and who are the losers?
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Thursday July 2
UN and neighbours put pressure on Honduras; Bomb blasts mar Iraqi takeover; Ahmadinejad fails to appear for Africa summit; North Korean arms ship to Burma turns around; and more
Read MoreAfghanistan: temperature rising
New Zealand is reviewing its involvement in Afghanistan, as President Hamid Karzai fights for his political life, the US and NATO pour thousands of additional troops onto the battlefield, and Kiwi troops come under fire in Bamiyan
World News Brief, Wednesday July 1
US begins withdrawal from Iraq + timeline; Iran elections confirmed as Ahmadinejad increases vote; record unemployment in Japan; Taliban abandons peace deal; and more
Read MoreThe wrong way to take on the Baby Boomers
Bernard Hickey is right to rail against the inter-generational transfer of wealth that hies in this year's Budget, but there's no need to throw the bathwater out with the baby boomers
Read MoreYou Can't Beat Wellington on a Good Day
Listening to the public might be a drag for local government, but it's a necessity, especially when the waterfront's at stake
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Tuesday June 30
Honduran president ousted in coup; Madoff sentenced to 150 years; Japan production on the rise; Iran releases British diplomats; and more
Read MoreNo resting in peace for Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson, tragic in life and death, is the most extreme example of what happens when we commodify people
Read MoreIf it doesn’t communicate, what practical use has a language?
Can Maori language be anything more than an intellectual or cultural indulgence?
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Friday June 26
Iran government steps up arrests; a new Iran?; state-led stimulus in South Korea seems to be working; Netanyahu rules out settlement freeze; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Thursday June 25
OECD says economic decline nearing bottom; six-party talks become five-party talks; US Fed to consider interest rates; Obama criticises Iran; and more
Read MoreHave your say! Law Commission launches website for public feedback
The Law Commission has created an online consultation site -- www.talklaw.co.nz -- to encourage feedback about its current law reform projects. Sounds like a good idea to us here at Pundit, so here's how it will work
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Wednesday June 24
There can be no clear winner in Iran election; US-China military talks; new China-made Airbus rolls out; Taliban leader killed by own guard; Washington halts spy satellite programme; and more
Read MoreThe new ANZAC relationship - good cop, bad cop
While Australia is arming itself to the teeth to prepare for future wars, for the sake of the region New Zealand should stick to what it does best
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Tuesday June 23
Iran's Guardian Council admits excess voters; CFR's 'Must Reads' on Iran; Australian email at centre of ute affair a fake; bomb blast injures leader in Caucuses; and more
Read MoreRecieving spelling lessons from British freinds
Education bureaucrats want to dump the only spelling rule that I can remember
Read MoreThe throwaway cellphone
Disposable technology--a waste of time and resources, not to mention a major pain in the posterior
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