Deals on the left... Candidates dipping into their own pockets... culture versus class... there are high stakes at play in the Maori electorates this year
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Friday July 25
John Kerry renews efforts for Israel-Hamas cease-fire; Christmas Island refugees are self-harming and should be assessed in Australia, says Human Rights Commission; $40 billion stimulus package for South Korea; calls for factory inspections and worker education in Bangladesh; Algerian plane goes missing; and more
Read MoreMike Hosking & the benefit of low expectations
Labour's public upset over the TVNZ debate moderator is a sign of more ill-discipline and prompts the question if it's time for a rejig in David Cunliffe's office
Read MoreStep back: What WWI can teach us about Ukraine
Sanctions are an easy option when it comes to the West's anger against Russia's actions in Ukraine, but the lessons of our past suggest another course
Read MoreWhy red-zoning provincial New Zealand will never be an option
New Zealand makes no economic sense in a global market place.
Read MoreShuttling diplomacy between the bombs
At last some high level acknowledgement that a ceasfire between Israel and Hamas has to be more than a return to the status quo...but don't hold your breath.
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Wednesday July 23
Israel-Hamas fighting continues despite international pressure for cease-fire; MH17 victims' bodies to be flown to Netherlands; Widodo declared Indonesia's new president; Beijing orders restaurant inspections to avoid using tainted meat; Syrian rebels expel ISIS militants from parts of Damascus; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Tuesday July 22
Fighting in eastern Ukraine resumes as MH17 investigators arrive; Indonesian election results likely to be rejected; China sends spy ship to waters off Hawaii; illegal migration from Central America to US slows but protests continue; deadliest day yet in Gaza conflict; and more
Read MoreWhat does Labour do now?
First, stop blaming the media.
Read MoreNaked on the cross-benches – the latest MMP fad
It seems the latest trend in minor party politics is political nudity, draped in just the merest hint of government
Read MoreMate, has Winston put the Conservatives in check?
Winston Peters has just moved his King to East Coast Bays and put Labour and the Greens' capital gains tax pawns under threat...proof that New Zealand First is still a player
Read MoreStop. It is not worth it...
More than 400 lives for 14 tunnels. It is not worth it. As the world watches in horror at the slaughter of Palestinians trapped in Gaza, it becomes even more evident that lopsided as they are, military assaults from Hamas or Israeli will never bring peace to either the occupied or the occupier.
Read MoreIf it is so wrong, Rodney, fix it yourself
Rodney Hide thinks some MP should bravely do a pointless thing that he himself is not quite courageous enough to try.
Read MoreColin Craig is asking for the impossible
Colin Craig has just one thing he wants from National in any post-election deal. Unfortunately, it's something that National isn't able to give him.
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Friday July 18
More discussions for Israel and Hamas; Australia repeals carbon tax; Nigeria to borrow $1 billion from United States for arms to fight Boko Haram; six Guantanamo detainees to be moved to Uruguay; and more
Read MoreIgnorantia juris excusat
Did you know that if you don't know you are breaking a law, this means that you're allowed to break it without criminal consequences following? At least, you can if you're a New Zealand spy agency.
Read MoreI've made a huge tiny mistake
Is spending money on trying to affect how people vote a bad thing ... unless it's you who is doing the spending?
Read MoreTime to close down Zombie towns?
The inequality debate reaches beyond individuals to towns and regions, so what can we do when an entire town is in the doldrums?
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Tuesday July 15
Afghanistan to audit all votes cast in presdiential election; Shinzo Abe calls for Japan-China summit; Thailand to repatriate 100,000 Burmese refugees who have been living in Thai camps for two decades; Egypt suggests initiative to halt Israel-Palestinian conflict; Russia and Argentina sign nuclear cooperation deal; and more
Read MoreThe insidious spread of managerialism
There is a lot of lip service paid to employees being an organisation's greatest asset, but the reality is rather different
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