Nicky Hager and John Stephenson’s book, Hit & Run, presents compelling evidence that our SAS was responsible for killing at least six Afghani civilians, wounding at least another fifteen, and handing over a man to be tortured for information. And then we were systematically lied to about what was being done in our name.
Read MoreThe O'Donnell raid in Afghanistan: The seeds of the new Hager book
The 2010 raid in Afghanistan detailed in Nicky Hager and Jon Stephenson's new book, Hit and Run, was first revealed on a TV interview I produced in 2011. It's time for some official answers
Read MoreTe Awa Tupua - ding an sich selbst
Jamie Whyte thinks it is "legislative lunacy" for Parliament to recognise the Whanganui River as being "a person". Once again, it appears Jamie Whyte doesn't really know much about that of which he speaks.
Read MoreIs the Government Expecting a Migration Boom?
A recent government report projects huge increases in employment but at least 72 percent of those jobs are to go to immigrants.
Read MoreShe's a hard road finding the perfect journalist, boy
...But that doesn't mean we don't try. An essay in defence of a word and its meaning, at a time when journalism is bruised and battered, but standing strong
Read MoreI'm surprised Hitler didn't round up the toupee people
Does a murderer really have the right to wear a hairpiece? Are we really living in such mad times? Or might things be a little more complex than that?
Read MoreBrave Bill's super pledge: But what about tax & health?
Touching the third rail of superannuation is a brave act by any government, but what about those other curly questions?
Read MoreWelcome to the new Pundits. All aboard!
A few things are changing around here... but all in a good way. Just check out our new pundits
Read MoreCommunities of Learning | Kāhui Ako - System-wide change in Education
A response from the Minister of Education to the recent contribution by Steve Maharey (Can we finally agree on how to run schools).
Read MoreIt may walk like social investment & quack like social investment, but it's not social investment
The current approach to social investment suggests we can use big data and new technology to better understand who will access public services and fix them. But this is not social investment
Read MoreHow the West was won
“I understand what the people’s priorities are,” the new ALP premier of West Australia, Mark McGowan, told reporters after winning government on Saturday with a 15 per cent swing, the largest swing to Labor in state election history
Read MoreLittle's dubious numbers, writ large: why no-one's sustainable on super
Welcome to the topsy-turvy world where no-one cares what Treasury says and only the only party that seems to give a toss about sustainability is... ACT
Read MoreDestabilising New Zealand Superannuation
Regrettably, the government’s recent announcements on the public provision for retirement have added to the uncertainty the young face.
Read MoreIs this a super solution from the old days?
What do you make of this way of doing it?
Read MoreThe true cost of National's not so super duper super policy
Bill English has made a brave call on super, but is it mere penance for years of bad calls, will New Zealanders face the facts and has he just started a new inter-generational war?
Read MoreMasterstroke, manoeuvre or muddle: Bill English's super punt
Why grasp one of the third rails of politics just six months from an election? Well, three possible reasons come to mind...
Read MoreBrexit: How New Zealand Might Cope
This is a follow up ‘Brentry: How New Zealand Coped’, setting out some of the challenges which face New Zealand today.
Read MoreThings don’t Ad up on Planet Key
The Court of Appeal ruling and his critics suddenly championing free speech has left the creator of the famous Planet Key video baffled and asking, who's being satirical now?
Read MoreDeputy Ardern: What it really means for Labour
Jacinda Ardern looks set to become the new deputy leader of the Labour Party as Annette King steps down. But while it looks like a no-brainer and only helps Labour this election year, it comes with its own set of risks
Read MoreCan we finally agree on how to run schools?
New Zealanders have been arguing about education since the Royal Commission on Social Policy in the 1980s told them the needs of all students were not being met. After thirty years of debate confusion reigns. But there is a way forward
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