Obama recommits to closing Guantanamo; Japan wants to sell nuclear infrastructure to Middle East; Malaysia to hold elections this week; anti-Muslim violence in Burma destroys mosques and kills at least one person; three British soldiers killed in roadside bombing in Afghanistan; and more
Read MoreForce-feeding at Gitmo
The force-feeding of hunger-striking prisoners in Guantanamo prison amounts to politically sanctioned torture by the US government, and breaches established international medical ethics treaties.
Read MoreThe frayed orthodoxy
Beyond the cries of 'Muldoonism' and 'North Korean', the Labour-Greens power announcement is an important landmark on the road to the 2014 election – a challenge to orthodoxy and the rise of an alternative
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Wednesday May 1
Israel launches attack on Gaza -- first since cease-fire; US and South Korea finish naval drills; US underlines committment to Japan in face of burgeoning missile threats from North Korea; UK to stop giving aid to South Africa; Queen Beatrix of Netherlands abdicates; and more
Read MoreNot guilty doesn't mean innocent, Mr Watson
Eric Watson and Mark Hotchin dodged a bullet yesterday as the SFO decided not to press charges... and responded with about as much grace as you'd expect
Read MoreThe political perils of setting red lines
It's a sure bet President Obama rues the day he failed to quantify the degree to which Syria's Bashar al-Assad would have to use chemical weapons in order to trigger a 'game changer' in the civil war, and therefore cross Obama's 'red line'.
Read MoreIf we're really, really going to be honest, we might as well be brief
For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Tuesday April 30
Syrian Prime Minister survives bomb attack; Japanese prime minister visits Kremlin; Chinese police arrest suspects in Xinjiang clash; CIA under fire for trying to influence Afghan government with bags of cash; new Italian prime minister faces confidence vote; and more
Read MoreStanding on the wobbly constitutional deck
Why the constitutional review panel is a bit like getting a few mates round at the weekend for some DIY
Read MoreColin Craig, Chapman Tripp and the Streisand Effect (Updated)
They that live by the law, die by the internet
Read MoreRunning down the clock on electoral reform
Last year, over 6000 of us took the time and effort to engage in debating the future of our MMP system. Would it be too much trouble for the Government to let us know whether there was any point to us doing so?
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Tuesday April 23
Fighting between military and Boko Haram kills 185 in Nigeria; South Korea cancels Japan trip; China rejects Japan's offer of post-earthquake disaster recovery help; Burma accused of fueling ethnic violence; tobacco magnate wins Paraguay election; and more
Read MoreWhat is the alternative to Labour’s energy policy?
Blowing raspberries and calling names is what politicians do when they have nothing else to say. When you have substantive alternatives, and you know they are popular, you argue for those.
Read MoreIt's called "news" for a reason, you know
The Herald is telling its readers that the "[Same sex] marriage bill leaves a few inequalities to sort out". But you Pundit readers knew that already
Read MoreThe Vote record - tickets available
Want to see a TV debate on racism? Are you free Monday night?
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Friday April 19
Pervez Musharraf arrested for allegedly putting judiciary members under house arrest; North Korea sets conditions for talks with US; New Zealand makes international stir with same-sex marriage law; gun control bill defeated in US Senate; US sends soldiers to Jordan; and more
Read MoreOld photo reminds us what marriage equality has won
The marriage equality win has made New Zealand a better place, but here's hoping it's been done right
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Thursday April 18
Britain marks Margaret Thatcher's passing; Taiwan conducts live-fire military drills; Islamist militant leader narrowly escapes army offensive in Philippines; Musharraf banned from Pakistani elections; more clues in Boston bombings
Read MoreCount be wrong, they’ll f__k you up
Involvement in the cannabis trade probably isn't the ideal way to learn how to grow things and sell them to other people. But there's a reason why those who do so need to master some important skills really, really well.
Read MoreA bad week for left activist paranoia
Army to gain new powers over protesters; GCSB spies on New Zealanders; new single government data hub planned... Is Aotearoa en route to Orwell's 1984?
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