Human progress continues, with some backsliding. Since publishing two books on human progress (The Better Angels of Our Nature, 2011, and Enlightenment Now, 2018), every year I update my graphs on the ...

Bold ambition and fearless execution – that’s what it has taken to get intense bilateral negotiations between India and New Zealand finalised so a trade deal could be announced just before the country ...

Forgot to mention on Day 2, that the Tuhoe hut warden at Waiopaoa Hut was superb. She told us some of the history of the area, the legends about Lake Waikaremona, and also opened it up to general ...

Last night I had the beautiful privilege of going to a remarkable concert at Vector Arena in Auckland. My beautiful wife and I drove in from Dairy Flat with only minor delays, near the port, due to ...

The Taxpayers’ Union today mourns the passing of Garrick Tremain, widely regarded as New Zealand’s finest and most influential political cartoonist of the contemporary era. Garrick Tremain and Tom ...

Day 2 was a downhill day. Started off high up in typical NZ bush. There were around 250 steps going down. I was glad we had them down, not up. I much prefer a sloping track to steps. Even when there ...

The Herald’s Thomas Coughlan on Politician of the Year: That leaves, by a whisker, the winner: Chris Bishop (it’s a good year for Chrises from the Hutt). Associate Finance Minister, Transport Minister ...

It is reported that Iran has massacred 12,000 pro-freedom protesters in less than a fortnight: Where is everyone who has been protesting Israel’s actions weekly over the past two years? The Palestine ...

Please all take note of this very sound advice from Kowtow! 5 3 Log in to Reply Report January 14, 2026 9:19am ...

An article at The Conversation has how NZ has fared in various international rankings. They are: 2nd: Civil Liberties 3rd: Security 4th: Corruption 5th: Gender equality, Rule of law 6th: Terrorism 7th ...

January 15, 2026 8:00am by Kokila Patel General Debate 15 January 2026 ...

If you’ve read the headlines about Climate Clinic Aotearoa v Minister of Energy, you might believe a group of law students marched into the Supreme Court and reshaped New Zealand’s climate policy. The ...