Trust young people to think. If we are to renew the purpose of democracy after this current bunch of old people have had a crack at shrinking it, we need to turn this into something prospective voters ...

A few hours ago, it was shared with me1 that Paul Goldsmith’s voting electoral reform affects ~560,000 voters2. Here are the details3: Election day registration: 110,000; Voting ...

I also said that if you want to maximise the number of people voting then same day enrolments are a no brainer. But if you want to skewer things away from the poor and the young then you will remove ...

In the last day or so I’ve seen or heard two sets of comments from the Minister of Finance on the Orr/Quigley/Reserve ...

Te Pāti Māori spokesperson for Housing and MP for Te Tai Tokerau, Mariameno Kapa-Kingi, is calling on the Associate Minister for ‘Homelessness’ Tama Potaka to urgently answer to all whānau and ...

Yesterday's electoral law changes smack of US Republican style voter suppression1 tactics.Paul Goldsmith claimed it was a ...

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 ...

The limits to growth here refers to biophysics not human society or en ...

It is a classic example of Bumper Sticker politics.

Tame was his usual focused, politely relentless interviewer, and Swarbrick looked increasingly uncomfortable as Tame simply bypassed her charm and shone a pretty blunt light on her lack of detail.

David Seymour’s is putting through changes to our Overseas Investment Act to make it easier for foreigners and the uber wealthy to buy NZ’s sensitive land and assets.

Is climate science a high-paying profession? Climate scientists are paid for their work, but grants primarily fund research expenses, not personal gain. The ...