Workplace Relations Minister Brooke van Velden’s statement that she expects new Employment Relations Authority appointments to reduce compensation awards to workers is an outrageous breach of judicial ...

In the final month of the Auckland lockdown, however, according to a Microsoft analysis, the consumption of Russian disinformation was thirty per cent higher in New Zealand than in the United States.” ...

The government’s apparent docking of nurses’ pay for working in their wards for their full 12.5 hour shift, is made possible from ACT’s partial strike law, which I covered last year, and this.

Yes – National will increase gross debt by $110b in 5 years. That’s 125% of Labour’s debt over 2 full terms of government i.e ...

Last year, Rachel Glucina was among several journalists implicated in Nicky Hager’s book Dirty Politics, which alleged senior government officials were executing smear campaigns against opponents with ...

National are a well oiled corporate machine and their war chest is undeniable. There’s hardly been any furore about the $671 million Kiwirail fiasco but the media headlines are wall to wall on ...

Central Otago is probably the purest expression of our structural economic flaws: land speculation as the main driver of wealth, thousands of low-paid service jobs (including the outright modern ...

Yep, O'Brien, being hard right wing and therefore closely aligned with all member parties of the coalition knows that homelessness, people on the street, people living in cars is one of the very big ...

To dissent means you are either right wing, anti vax, fallen down a worm hole or a misogynist. Regardless of yr position ...

Daily review is also your post. This provides Standardistas the opportunity to review events of the day. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Don’t forget to be kind to each other ...

Construction is not limited to just homes. It relates to infrastructure e.g. water, transport, schools, hospitals etc. as well.