Surcharges will be axed to put money back in Kiwis’ pockets, says Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Scott Simpson. “Surcharges are a hassle and an unwelcome surprise when shoppers get to the till ...

Net farmer confidence has jumped from -66% a year ago to +33% in the Federated Farmers Survey. That's great news. I can't recall ever seeing such a dramatic change in just 12 months.

When our kids were little one of the books we often read them was “Bears in the Night” in which the young bears, hearing a noise outside, sneak out of the house at night, climb Spook Hill and then, te ...

Closing enrolment the day before advance voting starts, so that a final vote count can be done in a timely manner (In Australia it closes 26 days before the election) Banning provision of free food et ...

Do you recall Jacinda promised to solve homelessness? I think she said in four weeks. Would it surprise anyone to learn that according to the census, it increased 37%? The Homelessness Insights report ...

The latest dissembling campaign that electricity prices are too high because the hated gentailers are making that dirty word “profit” needs real analysis. The companies run assets worth billions of ...

Dear Minister of Internal Affairs Van Velden, The National library has announced that there will be a closure today of the Molesworth Street library ground floor, from 11:30am to 3pm on Friday 1 ...

New Zealand exports will face a 15% tariff after the latest moves from US President Donald Trump. Trump signed the order for new tariffs to go into effect in 7 days on a wide swathe of US trading ...

The Green Party and its closest mayoral candidate have independently come up with near-identical housing policies by targeting land banking with a promise of lessening future rates rises. The policy, ...

He has also appointed Tim Stephens KC as special counsel for the inquiry. I attended the last Judicial Conduct Panel’s hearings. I look forward to attending this one ...