Radio NZ reports: "I think Te Pāti Māori has got themselves into a world of difficulty. They're not in any fit shape to play a constructive role in the current Parliament, much less a future ...

Cam Slater reports on a complaint my Matt McCarten against Willie Jackson. The allegations include: Orchestrate the sacking of the long-serving chair of Manukau Urban Māori Authority (MUMA) after an ...

December 1, 2025 8:00am by Kokila PatelGeneral Debate 01 December 2025 ...

How many stories have you seen in the Media where some group is complaining about there being less of a focus on the Treaty of Waitangi in the education system? I've lost count, but it is scores and ...

Readers will no doubt have seen the numerous stories about mouldy lunches served at Haeata Community Campus. There were multiple stories on all media platforms reporting that these mouldy meals were ...

Attended a breakfast meeting with Cardinal John Dew where he spoke about the recent Papal Conclave. I found aspects of it very interesting, and thought readers might also. I asked how well the ...

Speaking in Māori, former party president Dame Naida Glavish said Te Pāti Māori was not established to belittle people, but rather for the betterment of all Māori. She said that had not been evident ...

So student achievement has improved, behaviour has improved, bullying has decreased and the biggest gains are in low socio-economic communities. That’s superb. This shows the positive difference good ...

November 30, 2025 8:00am by Kokila PatelGeneral Debate 30 November 2025 ...

Most people in NZ will not have heard of Nathan Gill. Most people in the UK probably haven't. But they should. He was the Leader of UKIP and Reform in Wales. He was an MEP from 2014 to 2020 and also a ...

Cabinet has agreed to introduce new safeguards on the prescribing of gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogues, while ensuring patients with medical needs can continue to access appropriate care, ...

A jury deliberating whether a young couple committed murder in a bizarre case involving a festering tenancy dispute and a hired armed “muscle” man dressed as a soldier have found the defendants not ...