GovernmentAs predicted, the 2026 election was all about the maths. With National winning more electorate seats than its party vote would have delivered, and Te Pāti Māori taking five Māori seats, there is a provisional parliamentary overhang of nine…
Preliminary results from Saturday’s New Zealand election indicate there are a total of 11 overhang seats, with parliament expanded from its nominal 120 seats to 131.
New Zealand’s provisional election results have created considerable uncertainty, and may feel frustrating for many voters. But fortunately there are guidelines for the parties and for the process of government during this limbo period.
“New Zealand has spoken,” Labour leader Chris Hipkins said to the party faithful on election night, before adding: “It may take us a little bit longer to figure out exactly what it is that you’ve said.”
It’s just a tiny thing, but then, sometimes small things can carry bigger messages.
Senator Pauline Hanson has persuaded the High Court to hear an appeal against a finding that she breached section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 by publishing a tweet about Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi.
This week’s mid-term elections in the United States saw huge swings to the Democrats, away from President Donald Trump’s Republican party.
British comedian and actor Russell Brand has been found guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault, related to multiple victims, after a four-week trial in London.
The Rugby League World Cup (RLWC) reaches its semi-finals this weekend, in a tournament that’s been marked by upsets, nail-biting finishes and some lopsided scorelines.
This week, mortgage holders were hit with more bad news as the Reserve Bank raised interest rates for the fifth time this year.
CultureBooks may be solitary, but reading rarely is. Literary culture has always depended on conversation in the form of book clubs, university, festival and bookshop events, and spirited conversations with friends.
Spring is the season of blooming flowers and buzzing bees.
New Zealand First leader Winston Peters – a veteran of 18 general elections – has called this long and sometimes fractious campaign “the worst of my career, easily”.
The young men and Hispanic and Latino voters who helped propel Donald Trump to his presidential victory in 2024 swung sharply towards the Democrats in the midterm elections, contributing to the historic defeat for Republicans.
Matt Canavan, who confirmed this week he’ll seek to move from the Senate to the lower house, will be favourite to win the central Queensland seat of Capricornia, despite One Nation having a solid vote there before the party’s national surge…
The federal government is pushing for a “digital detox” in schools.
After 188 years, department store David Jones has been put into administration over unpaid rent at some of its 38 Australia and New Zealand stores, as well as long-term financial woes.
The Democrats’ sweeping victory in the US midterm elections puts them in a stronger position to interfere with President Donald Trump’s agenda.
New Zealand’s provisional election results have created considerable uncertainty, and may feel frustrating for many voters. But fortunately there are guidelines for the parties and for the process of government during this limbo period.
This week, mortgage holders were hit with more bad news as the Reserve Bank raised interest rates for the fifth time this year.
After 188 years, department store David Jones has been put into administration over unpaid rent at some of its 38 Australia and New Zealand stores, as well as long-term financial woes.
For Americans hoping the blue wave of Democrats taking Congress will help bring down high consumer prices, they will be disappointed.
This week’s mid-term elections in the United States saw huge swings to the Democrats, away from President Donald Trump’s Republican party.
The federal government is pushing for a “digital detox” in schools.
EducationAny concept that has a history, philosopher Michel Foucault tells us, cannot have a fixed definition.
As sea levels creep higher in the Pacific, salt leaches into the soil, and reduces the land available to grow food. Ocean warming is damaging coral reefs, reducing fish stocks, and salinity has tainted fresh water supplies.
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