Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour has told a United Nations official their views on the Government’s indigenous rights agenda are wrong and “an affront to New Zealand’s sovereignty”.

Watching the Texas floods, and then the two back to back Tasman District floods, I’ve been wondering if we’re getting closer to the point where New Zealand will start to prioritise climate action as ...

The Government is coming under increasing pressure to pull out of the Paris Climate Change Accord. It is caught, alone and at odds with its two coalition partners and left to make some very hard ...

In 1954 the Castle Bravo test exploded a 15-megaton bomb – one thousand times more deadly than the one dropped on Hiroshima.

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 ...

Weasel Winston’s FiveEyes fudge By: Mike Smith - 4:45 pm, June 25th, 2025 - 22 comments Winston Peters’ Ministerial statement in Parliament yesterday was a disgrace. Echoing other FiveEyes leaders ...

This is a re-post from The Climate Brink by Andrew Dessler My heart is breaking for the tragedy that’s unfolding in central Texas right now. At present, more than 70 people have died in the flooding ...

“Ray Chung has circulated a malicious and sexist rumour – a tactic designed to dehumanise, wear people down, and discourage good people from standing for public office. She said she was seeking legal ...

As the Indo-Pacific becomes the defining theatre of 21st-century strategic competition, northern Australia has emerged as a crucial area for US force projection and deterrence. But while their ...

UN Special rapporteur on Gaza Francesca Albanese’s latest report highlights the corporate role in enabling genocide in Gaza.

The videos include personal musings and conclusions of the creators climate scientist Dr. Adam Levy and geologist Dr. Rachel Phillips. They are presented to our readers as an informed perspective.

Epstein was in custody awaiting trial when he allegedly committed suicide. Police had seized numerous photographs and documents and the rumour is that he had documented his activities very well, ...