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Last week New Plymouth District Council opted to create a Maori ward for the next local government election. That means local Maori who choose to go on a Maori-only role get to elect a representative directly to the council. Everybody … Read More

Over the course of this election campaign there has been a lot of focus on dirty politics, spies and conspiracies, and tragically way too little on policy. Those stories will no doubt continue to be discussed long after the vote … Read More

At 12:30pm I will be doing an “ask me anything” live chat on election 2014. Topics I would like to talk about are around the environment, tax, welfare, inequality, economics. Everyone is welcome, leave your indifference at the door. Live … Read More

What are we to make of the recent stoush between Race Relations Commissioner Dame Susan Devoy and Jamie Whyte, leader of the ACT party? Unfortunately it illustrates everything that is wrong with the way New Zealand currently debates two very … Read More

Fake food now kills as many people as cigarettes, and it is time to apply the same solutions as we did to that problem. There is a tried and tested formula to crack this problem – education, regulation, taxation and … Read More

It is opportune to consider the future of football in New Zealand. We have never been able to sustain a FIFA ranking within the top 50 countries in this, the most competitive game on earth. Given our wealth, our sporting … Read More

It was an embarrassment, not because we lost heavily but because we decided we wouldn’t play. At the Azteca we showed to the world that we are too scared to play football, we have so little confidence in our ability … Read More

In the last series of articles examining motorcyclists’ injuries from on-road riding, an understanding of why ACC is facing mounting bills from our misfortune was reached by recognising (a)   The number of motorcycles on the road has been rising (b)   … Read More

Here is a bit of video overview of our upcoming long drop trip from Russia, via North Korea, the DMZ and into South Korea. The Long Drop motorcycle tour part 1 – What we are up to was last modified: … Read More