Proposed new spy regime – what you need to know

A review of New Zealand’s spy agencies has recommended that their operations be streamlined to make it easier for them to do their jobs. Here’s what you need to know about the proposed changes.

John needs this too

Why you need to vote for change.

On that restaurant guy’s bid for mayor

I heard someone describe John Palino’s campaign launch as a train-wreck, but I don’t think that’s at all accurate. The launch was such a disaster that I don’t think you could say the train even left the station.

Sensible Whaling Trust demands an end to cetacean indecency

A statement from the Trust’s spokesperson Ahab McReverend

People have been awful on the internet again

Who was behind the offensive and awful comments lefty on Radio NZ Checkpoint’s Facebook page? What do we know for certain?

Richie has spoken. Now do your duty.

The Lockwood flag may be an abomination, but Richie McCaw likes it, and who are we to argue?

Something needs to be done about all these crackpots

The death of Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia seems to have provoked all sorts of nuttery from far right groups and conspiracy theorists. It’s now infecting the political mainstream, with leading Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump raising questions about the circumstances surrounding Scalia’s death.