So a huge reduction in ram raids and modest reductions in violent crimes. Change takes time, and hopefully next year will see larger drops.

The Taxpayers' Union has found out under the local government OIA that the all up cost of upgrading Begonia House in the Botanic Garden is $25 million. I like Begonia House. The kids enjoying looking ...

This chart shows greenhouse gas emissions since 1990. The changes have been: China +9,500 MT, +216% India +2.525 MT, +166% NZ -11MT, -14% US -99MT, -2% EU -2,196 MT, -40% The change by continent is: ...

The prediction markets predicted the election outcome more accurately and more quickly than polls or other forecasting methods, just as expected from decades of research. In this election, however, ...

Having just spent 3 months* in New Zealand, and with a concern for what I believe is substantive waste across the University sector, I call your attention to the contractual Research and Study leave e ...

Forty-two senior lawyers, known as King’s Counsel, have written to the government with a scathing critique of the Treaty Principles Bill. Their letter raises a number of concerns with which I am in ...

The political wing of Hezbollah in Lebanon, as well as the Houthi militant group in Yemen, have been designated terrorist entities by the New Zealand Government. Hezbollah is a Lebanese Shia Islamist ...

I blogged a few days ago on how the Royal Society on behalf of MBIE (taxpayers) gets paid to hand out 40 fellowships with $800,000 each. They of course do it through identity politics eyes, so their ...

There could be a fascinating constitutional stand-off, with Trump's more controversial Cabinet picks. There are three ways they can be appointed. They get confirmed by the Senate, with at least 50 ...

Jessie Moss at Newsroom complains: The words “Te Mātaiaho is designed to give effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and be inclusive of all ākonga” have been removed from the introductory statement. Under ...

This tweet has had around one million views around the world. Many on the left have celebrated what Te Pati Maori and other opposition parties did. But I wonder what the reaction would have been in ...

The Term 3 2024 data has just been released. NB: Full Attendance is 9 days in 10. Overall full attendance was 51.3% For Secondary students it was 45.5% For Maori it was 37.5% For Pasifika it was 39.5% ...