A cross-sector group of concerned citizens is urging the Government to reconsider its position on the proposed Gene Technology Bill. Thousands are calling for a complete halt as the agricultural ...

Women should be prosecuted for having sex with monks, Thai politicians have proposed, after a nationwide scandal over an alleged “blackmailing seductress”. At least nine monks have been disrobed for ...

Universities and legal experts say there is no need for a bill protecting free speech on campus. But the legislation's supporters say universities can't be trusted to uphold freedom of expression.

Curia recently did a poll in Christchurch. We asked four local questions: Do residents think Christchurch is going in the right or the wrong direction How they assess the performance of the Council Ho ...

In 1972, Donella Meadows and a group of fellow Massachusetts Institute of Technology scientists used a then-powerful computer to generate a global systems model of human activity. Using decades of ...

Radio NZ have managed to do what feels like a dozen stories about something which is totally benign, but they are trying to manufacture as a conspiracy. All their articles push the lines that powerful ...

The every useful Rates Report from NZTU shows how much rates have increased for each Council in the last three years, and the numbers are staggering. The 10 worst offenders are: West Coast Regional Co ...

Tomorrow, Newsroom unveils the first story in Who Benefits, a year-long project, supported financially by a grant from The Integrity Institute, tracking and disclosing lobbying and influence. This is ...

New Zealand First has today introduced a member’s bill which would make it law that government buildings can only display the official flag of New Zealand. “Government buildings are for all New ...

School principals hope a new Crown agency to handle their combined $30 billion property portfolio will mean fewer pre-fabs and more permanent classrooms. The establishment of New Zealand School ...

If employees wish to purchase extra annual leave, then it should be at the standard 2% per week. The Reserve Bank is effectively giving staff an extra two weeks annual leave than the rest of the ...

Canada has agreed to allow access for New Zealand dairy products following a long running trade dispute, Trade Minister Todd McClay says. Dairy exporters had been blocked from the Canadian market, ...