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The inquiry will examine what advice MBIE gave ministers and whether Cabinet rules were followed on the failed biometrics upgrade.
Read full article →Tax is back on the table this election, and a number of parties are proposing new taxes that could be levied on New Zealanders. But what are they, and do we need them? Here’s a rundown of what’s been discussed. This story was first published on RNZ Capital gains tax (CGT) Labour revealed early on that it would campaign on a narrow capital gains tax, covering residential and commercial property but excluding the family home and farms. It said this would raise revenue to fund three free doctor visits a year for all New Zealanders. It would be applied at a rate of 28 percent. There would be no ta
Read full article →A Marxist, the Police Minister, the Leader of Labour, the President of NZ Trade Unions, the NZME Business Editor, the...
Read full article →Starmer announced he will stand down as leader of the UK Labour Party, following a period of plummeting personal and political popularity.
Read full article →The mental health minister says the 11-year-old and her whānau were let down, and the government is weighing compensation.
Read full article →New and approved is The Spinoff’s new series highlighting fresh hospo offerings. This week, Charlotte Muru-Lanning recommends a new ramen bar just off Karangahape Road. What is it? Den is a tiny, dinner-only ramen shop built around one of life’s great comforts: a steaming bowl of noodles in broth. The name itself reveals much about the place. In Japanese, den refers to the concept of tradition, an apt descriptor for the restaurant’s meticulous approach to ramen. In English, a den is a sanctuary, and the restaurant feels very much like one – a cosy, cave-like slip of a room devoted to slurping
Read full article →The prime minister reiterated National wasn't looking at the levies this term.
Read full article →Analysis: Manchester mayor Andy Burnham’s favourite record is ‘The Queen is Dead’; now he too could accede unopposed to power The post Sir Keir stammers to an end – can the King of the North restore UK stability? appeared first on Newsroom.
Read full article →NZ First leader Winston Peters has angrily responded to a query about whether he might side his party with Labour after this year's election.
Read full article →The new coach has announced his first squad – so what do the selections (and omissions) tell us? In a sense a new All Black coach’s first squad announcement is as good as it gets: it’s not necessarily all downhill from here, but he won’t get patted on the back for doing comparatively little very often. As former All Black coach Sir Steve Hansen conceded, most avid followers of the game could pick a fair chunk of a 30-plus man squad: it’s a big enough number to fit in most of the standout players plus a few left-fielders. And, despite bullish noises about our depth, the reality is that we’re no
Read full article →New gas or diesel power plants might be needed to ensure a diversified energy mix, national grid owner Transpower suggests
Read full article →Officials want major changes to keep more at-risk teens in school.
Read full article →National's proposed Kiwisaver changes could see small businesses struggling with the extra costs.
Read full article →Unbeknownst to MPs, the project had been abandoned months earlier.
Read full article →Two years after RNZ revealed insiders' warnings that Te Kura the Correspondence School is the wrong place for many of its at-risk students, an official report has come to the same conclusion.
Read full article →A year on from government changes to the abuse in care redress system, survivors and their advocates say it remains hard to negotiate. People who have received money say it is a pittance for the shattered lives left behind. Tim Brown reports.
Read full article →As part of our series exploring how New Zealanders live and our relationship with money, a not-for-profit worker explains their financial comings and goings. Want to be part of The Cost of Being? Fill out the questionnaire here. Gender: Female Age: 31 Ethnicity: Pākehā Role: Finance and investment for a not-for-profit. Salary/income/assets: Joint annual income from salary is about $160,000, and we own our home. My living location is: Suburban Rent/mortgage per week: $650 a week, shared between my husband and I (we also have two young children, but they do not contribute financially, though
Read full article →National Party leader Christopher Luxon has hit out at the Green Party’s latest tax proposal targeting “the super-rich and mega-corporates”,...
Read full article →Sir Keir Starmer announces resignation as UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has announced his resignation as UK Prime Minister...
Read full article →The bill would reduce health and safety requirements for small business, which critics say will increase workplace harm, writes Madeleine Chapman in today’s excerpt from The Bulletin. To receive The Bulletin in full each weekday, sign up here. The bill that keeps on rolling Like a steamroller at the office of a workplace with fewer than 20 employees, only a critical injury will halt the progress of Brooke van Velden’s Health and Safety at Work Amendment Bill. Introduced last year, the bill’s aim, as written, is to “improve the work health and safety system by reducing unnecessary compliance co
Read full article →The economy and cost of living dominate political debate in the leadup to the November election - but issues of democracy, transparency and scrutiny are vital The post Twelve policy questions to ask political parties ahead of the election appeared first on Newsroom.
Read full article →Hindu Board of NZ urges police to take action against Destiny Church’s Brian Tamaki over incendiary post Hindu leaders are...
Read full article →Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike …
Read full article →A vehicle purchase is exciting, yet financing it requires careful thought. Car loans shape your monthly budget, influence your credit...
Read full article →Live game shows are casino games streamed in real time from a studio, where a human host runs each round...
Read full article →FACT OF THE DAY: There are an estimated 2 trillion galaxies in the observable universe. POLITICAL QUOTE OF THE DAY:...
Read full article →In Occupied Palestine Zionism in practice Israel’s Daily Toll on Palestinian Life, Limb, Liberty and Land Sanction Israel Gaza‘s growing...
Read full article →SB64 ended with a deadlock among Parties in the negotiations regarding the Global Goal on Adaptation. Many developing countries, and...
Read full article →The number of children killed in conflict soared to at least 6,266 in 2025, up about 34% from 2024, with...
Read full article →National once derided KiwiSaver and Working for Families. Now the Labour schemes are part of its pitch to voters. Christopher Luxon hailed National’s new compulsory KiwiSaver policy as a big step towards, say it with me, “fixing the basics and building the future”. “National will back New Zealanders to get ahead, build a bigger nest egg, and retire with greater financial security,” he said on Sunday. His promise was echoed by finance minister Nicola Willis, in a social media video also devoted to touting future financial security. “It’s all part of our plan to fix the basics and build the futu
Read full article →Max Rashbrooke scratches his head at the Health and Safety at Work Amendment Bill, which has been opposed by ACC, business owners and economists, yet persists. Consider this: you are an Act minister, for whom getting offside with the business community is almost impossible, and yet you have achieved this feat. Consider this: your bill will put fewer health and safety responsibilities on a four-person abseiling company than a 21-person accountancy firm. Consider this: you are bringing forward a bill that is designed to lower business costs but will likely do the opposite. Given all this, what
Read full article →From today, there is even more Spinoff, diving into the news of the moment, for your ears (and eyes). It might have taken the best part of 10 years, but at last my Spinoff colleagues have succumbed to my endless petitions, and today we launch a new, news-adjacent podcast. It’s called At Large with Toby Manhire, the first part of that being a reference to – or a gentle pisstake of, perhaps – my job title. And it will have a fairly large remit, at least as far as subjects are concerned. The plan is to sit down and talk through an issue of interest, something that is in or hovering near the news
Read full article →What does lugubrious mean? The post Newsroom daily quiz, Tuesday 23 June appeared first on Newsroom.
Read full article →Comment: Why has it been okay to leave the most precious parts of the country, and a substantial part of our economy, to the whims of DoC? The post Conservation Amendment Bill exposes lack of independent oversight appeared first on Newsroom.
Read full article →Environmental groups urge the minister to amend his new bill rather than asking NZers for blind trust
Read full article →Phillippa Langrell won 30 national titles in the pool and some of her records stood for 20 years, but she retired at 22. The post Where is she now? Swimmer Phillippa Langrell appeared first on Newsroom.
Read full article →Comment: Health NZ is scrapping its $576m capital charge. But treating Crown assets as free infrastructure sets a dangerous, inefficient precedent.
Read full article →A mini crossword you can solve in a few minutes. The post Mini crossword, Tuesday 23 June appeared first on Newsroom.
Read full article →A naval officer reflects on investigating cases of sexual violence in an extract from his new memoir The post Dealing with a predator in the Navy appeared first on Newsroom.
Read full article →Daily review is also your post. This provides Standardistas the opportunity to review events of the day. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Don’t forget to be kind to each other …
Read full article →Bias positions and validity ratings for each tracked source. Where you see 🤖 AI note: — that is an AI-researched assessment. All other notes are human editorial judgements.
Independent NZ politics and media commentary.
🤖AI note: independently produced; citation standards not consistently applied.
State broadcaster. Generally factual; occasionally shallow on political analysis.
Award-winning former TV journalist. Canterbury-based investigative focus.
🤖AI note: independently produced; sourcing quality varies by story.
Academic-leaning; connected to Victoria University of Wellington. Good citation standards.
Māori and Pasifika perspectives. Well-written. Important underrepresented voice.
🤖AI note: focused agenda on indigenous rights — claims are generally well-grounded but framing is advocacy-oriented.
David Farrar. Widely read right-leaning NZ politics blog.
🤖AI note: Farrar is a pollster with National Party ties — significant conflict of interest. Opinion presented as analysis.
Former Newstalk ZB host. Openly opinionated.
🤖AI note: anecdotal claims are common; limited external sourcing.
Independent, subscriber-supported. Strong investigative journalism. Award-winning. Low advertiser pressure.
High reach talk radio. Opinion-heavy hosts.
🤖AI note: sometimes conflates opinion commentary with news reporting.
Kathryn Ryan hosts left and right commentators weekly. Balanced by design. RNZ editorial standards apply.
Largest NZ daily newspaper. Business-friendly editorial line. Good journalism behind a partial paywall.
🤖AI note: op-eds lean right; news reporting is generally factual.
Richard Harman — 35 years NZ political journalism. Former TVNZ chief political correspondent. Subscription model. Well-sourced.
Jack Tame hosts long-form political interviews. Good accountability journalism. Balanced guest selection.
Openly right-leaning commentary blog.
🤖AI note: minimal external citations on ideological claims. Primarily opinion.
State-funded but editorially independent. Strong referencing standards. Widely considered NZ's most trusted news source.
Weekly political roundtable with RNZ gallery team. Well-sourced. Panel includes diverse political views.
Publishes press releases from all parties plus analysis. Useful for primary source access. Minimal editorial filter — reader discretion needed.
Largest NZ news site with 500+ journalists. Good investigative journalism. Some opinion pieces lean left.
Fiscal conservative advocacy organisation, not journalism.
🤖AI note: claims are frequently directional and selectively framed. References cited but chosen to support a predetermined position.
Martyn "Bomber" Bradbury. Openly left-leaning. Some useful political analysis mixed with advocacy.
🤖AI note: claim citation quality varies considerably by post.
Rigorous academic research on NZ disinformation. Peer-reviewed approach. Valuable for media literacy context.
Digital-native; younger audience focus. Transparent about NZ on Air funding. Strong cultural and political commentary.
🤖AI note: opinion pieces not always clearly labelled as such.
Active NZ left-leaning political blog with community comments.
🤖AI note: posts are often opinion-driven; citations vary widely by author.
Martyn Bradbury (left) + Damien Grant (libertarian). Intentional left-right debate format.
🤖AI note: entertaining but adversarial; claims occasionally asserted without citation.