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 ...

On 8 November 2024 Max Harris wrote an op ed for The Dominion Post on the Israel – Lebanon conflict. Harris’ article was profoundly misleading in numerous respects and I immediately wrote a response ...

It is very clear that limiting temperature rises to 1.5 degrees is impossible to achieve just with US and EU. There needs to be more focus on China and India.

I blogged in August why I had resigned from the Research Association of New Zealand. By coincidence, the last three months have been the busiest period ever for Curia (outside pre-election periods).

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 ...

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 ...

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% ...

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 ...

The Prime Minister has appointed Richard Chambers as the new Police Commissioner. This will be a popular move with frontline police, and I daresay the public. He has significant operational experience ...