“…didn’t want to put the boot in.”
Social Issues
Semicolon use is plummeting; most students don’t know how to use them
A 50 percent decline in semicolon usage over two decades.
Social Issues
Greyhound Racing NZ takes government ban to court, citing flawed process
“The industry has done itself no favours.”
Environment
Jones defends mining push, says NZ won’t be ‘guilt-tripped’ over environment
“We are not going to sit around and read poetry to rare lizards, whilst our current account deficit goes down the gurgler.”
Politics
New sanctions for beneficiaries aim to restore accountability and move people into work
“At the end of the day, we want fewer people on welfare and more people in work.”
Politics
Former MPs launch ‘people’s committee’ to challenge pay equity changes
The real debate is this: should equal pay laws be based on verifiable discrimination or activist framing?
Economy
Z Energy uses U-GO to give the illusion of competition while tightening its grip on the fuel market
Prices under $2.20 are welcome but may be unsustainable.
Exclusives
What’s the MATTR? COVID-era ‘trust tech’ firm reemerges as the government’s silent partner
The firm behind New Zealand’s COVID vaccine pass is back building digital ID, but this time with much less visibility.
World
RFK Jr. backs US withdrawal from WHO, citing China’s influence and pandemic failures
“I urge the world’s health ministers and the WHO to take our withdrawal from the organisation as a wake-up call.”