My strong preference was for Charter Schools but that is water under the bridge - so - as John Wayne said ... "A man has gotta do what a man has gotta do".It has been a MASSIVE amount of work but we a ...

A Richmond resident has been blindsided by a $1400 fee to keep three dogs on his property. Owen Haring went to register his dogs before the 31 July deadline but was "really shocked" to find out that T ...

Wow. Hipkins asked on radio why we don’t hear about ram raids any more and if they’ve stopped happening: Direct quote - “Nah it’s cause your Tory owners at NZME have just decided not to put it on the ...

Paul Goldsmith announced new measures to deter and punish shoplifting. The new regime is: Shoplifting up to $500 (say a few items at Pak & Save) - infringement fine of up to $500 Shoplifting over $500 ...

The Government Statistician must agree with key users, population experts and statisticians on a process for Identifying the full range of due diligence critical for the proposed census change. My own ...

Councils declaring a climate emergency have collectively spent more than $1.26 million on international flights — racking up 777 trips, many to Europe and Asia. Auckland Council leads the pack, ...

Paul Goldsmith announced new penalties for coward punches that injure or kill. The maximums are: Eight years imprisonment when the offender intended to cause injury and caused grievous bodily harm 15 ...

Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith is welcoming changes to toughen up the proposed anti-stalking law, including being triggered after two specified acts within 24 months. “This change better recognises ...

Radio NZ reports: More than 9000 people aged over 65 earn more than $200,000 a year, and another 33,000 earn between $100,000 and $200,000 – and the Retirement Commissioner says it’s fair to question ...

Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old democratic socialist lawmaker, is on pace to win the Democratic primary for New York City mayor — a seismic shift in what normally would have been a sleepy reelection for ...

Before this week’s annual NATO summit had even begun, allies reportedly agreed on Sunday to hike their defense spending to 5% of gross domestic product (GDP) by 2035. Getting to that target, however ...

Israeli secret service operatives used a fake phone call to trigger what appeared to be an “emergency meeting” among Iran’s top military leaders — and then targeted the location of the meeting. Amit S ...