David Harvey has a good critique of the proposed social media ban for under 16s. I certainly support the intent that we should keep under 16s off social media. The linkage to poor mental health ...

Donald isn't really a big fan of the 1st Amendment, is he!

With almost 1,500 votes in 12 hours we have the winners. National MP of the Year Erica Stanford 50% Chris Bishop 27% Simeon Brown 16% Chris Penk 7% Labour MP of the Year Greg O’Connor 58% Barbara Edmo ...

Voting is now open for the 2025 Kiwiblog Awards. Finalists were selected based on the number of nominations they received. The contest for National MP of the Year is between Chris Bishop for his RMA ...

I was sceptical when Christopher Luxon said prior to the election that he thought they could do a free trade agreement with India within three years. India has been a notoriously challenging country ...

December 23, 2025 8:00am by Kokila PatelGeneral Debate 23 December 2025 ...

“I’ve seen media comments. I’ve had those right from day one. The reality is, I came into politics four or five years ago on our second-worst election result. “The National Party was in a state of ...

Indeed, she says in her sworn affidavit that Tamihere had been chairing the weekly caucus meetings of MPs in Parliament since September. And it was he who sent Kapa-Kingi an ‘ultimatum’ on her ...

The year is almost over, so it is time for nominations for the annual Kiwiblog Awards. The nomination categories are: 2025 Minor Party MP of the Year 2025 National MP of the Year 2025 Labour MP of the ...

I did my usual 20 predictions for the upcoming year last December. How did I go? National will outpoll Labour in at least 90% of public polls in 2025. Wrong National only outpolled in just over 50% of ...