The world may be burning but at least the world’s fattest parrot has been boning. Content warning: This story contains kākāpō sex. Lots of it. Last time we checked in on the kākāpō, they were boning like bonobos. Oblivious to the horrors of the world, the... See more
Simon Watts criticised councils for implementing the government’s own parking policies. He’s not the only one who seems confused. Simon Watts was in the wars at the launch of the Committee for Auckland’s State of the City report last week. The minister fo... See more
National takes full credit when interest rates drop. It’s only fair it gets the blame when they rise. Nicola Willis quickly blamed everyone but the government for the Reserve Bank’s decision to raise the official cash rate to 2.75% this afternoon. The mov... See more
The Morning Report host really really really really wants to know why Labour is doing so badly. John Campbell almost always gives the same introduction to RNZ’s weekly interview with the leader of the opposition. “It’s Chris Hipkins time!” the Morning Rep... See more
‘This is a slogan government. Roads of National party significance, city deals, localism. It’s all bollocks.’ The theologian Reinhold Niebuhr started inserting the serenity prayer into his sermons in the early 1930s. “God, grant me the serenity to accept ... See more
