With that in mind, for many people, the New Orleans-based musician Thomas Dollbaum will be known solely as the name on the t-shirt worn by M J Lenderman during his Tiny Desk Concert last year. He’s ...

The IRD crackdown on businesses to recoup their tax arrears has led directly to a very high level of company liquidations – which in 2025 and continuing into this year, have been running at 15 year ...

In a recent column, I linked to the charming Andrew Bird/Fiona Apple version of the Bob Dylan song “Oh Sister.” Never had a sister, but there are other good songs about them. Amy Lavere’s song “ Big ...

Oil and gas prices have surged since the war on Iran began. The real surprise is that oil prices haven’t risen as much as you’d expect, given that a regional war with no end in sight has just broken ...

Funny…back when Russia invaded Ukraine, New Zealand didn’t wait for Vladimir Putin to tell us whether his acts of aggression were legal under international law ...

Funny…back when Russia invaded Ukraine, New Zealand didn’t wait for Vladimir Putin to tell us whether his acts of aggression were legal under international law ...

Funny…back when Russia invaded Ukraine, New Zealand didn’t wait for Vladimir Putin to tell us whether his acts of aggression were legal under international law ...

Watching Christopher Luxon try to get to grips with a serious issue can be a pretty sad sight. His response to the homelessness epidemic has been a case in point. Should the Police really have been ...

Meet National, our new “tax and spend” party. Reportedly, the National-led coalition is seriously considering spending (at least) $16 billion on a second harbour crossing in Auckland, bridge or tunnel ...