No Right Turn

Today's piece in the Herald on National's tax plans finally made it clear how they are planning to pay for their tax cuts: they...

The American invasion of Iraq is going to go down in history as a perfect example of the road to hell being paved with good intentions, of t...

The Accident Compensation Corporation is supposed to provide New Zealanders with public-funded insurance against accidents in the workplace ...

Writing in the Herald this morning, Stevan Eldred-Grigg argues for consistency on smacking . If we are allowed to smack children - out of l...

Keith Ng has a very interesting interview with political scientist Jon Johannson on Public Address at the moment. Johannson nails down what...

United Future has released its party list . The big news is the demotion of sitting MPs Bernie Ogilvy and Paul Adams in favour of newcomers...

Farewell, Ane-Karine, adventurous envoy and friend to all the Middle East

Less than two weeks ago, the G8 agreed to forgive the debts of 18 poor nations. And now, before the ink is even dry on the agreement, they ...

Via European Tribune : Iraqi blogger Khalid Jarrar has been arrested and imprisoned without charge, reportedly for opposing the occupation ...

many have suggested the Black Caps show their disapproval of the Mugabe regime while on tour - for example, by wearing black armbands exactl...

Welcome to the third fortnightly Kiwi Carnival . The idea behind the carnival is to highlight the best posts from the New Zealand part of th...

Sixty years ago today, on July 16th, 1945, at 5:29 am, the world's first nuclear test was conducted: Trinity . It was the birth of nu...

Lebanon’s deputy PM survives assassination attempt

Former Zimbabwean cricketer Henry Olonga will be in Auckland tonight to speak about Zimbabwe and the Black Caps' tour. Where: Aotea C...

In the wake of the London bombings, a nasty strain of thinking has emerged in the US which threatens to turn the "war on terror" i...

Just a reminder that submissions for the third Kiwi Carnival are due by Friday-ish. So if you've posted anything you're particularl...

The ICC has rejected the government's pleas over Zimbabwe - but in the same breath, made it clear that it recognises the right of gover...

Former race relations conciliator (and former South African) Gregory Fortuin has a good piece on Scoop on "constructive engagement...

The Fijian miliary is threatening to remove the Fijian government if it goes ahead with legislation to grant amnesty to participants in the...

Former Zimbabwean cricketer Henry Olonga will be in Wellington on Thursday evening to speak about Zimbabwe and the Black Caps' tour. ...