Tom Frewen: Today In Parliament 22.04.10

We like to think NZ is free from a culture of political corruption. But the I am Hope charity whose chair donated $27K to National has been awarded a $24M contract to provide mental health services, & the ACT MP formulating the party’s stance ...

Ian Powell discusses the risks to the direction and credibility of New Zealand’s health system leadership, including the health minister, of a likely pending appointment to a key health boss position.

The scathing “independent” review of Kāinga Ora barely hit the table before the coalition government had acted on it. And, Biden seems oblivious to the prospect that his “ironclad” commitment to Benjamin Netanyahu may well end up handing ...

The conversation among Palestinians is now mostly concerned with all aspects of the Palestinian struggle, starting with the ethnic cleansing of Palestine 76 years ago, an event known as the Nakba, or Catastrophe.

As the city of Tauranga prepares to elect a new Mayor and Council after three and a half years being run by government-appointed Commissioners, the case for replacing the Wellington City Council with Commissioners strengthens.

There is a three-way split opening up in Israel’s “War Cabinet” between Netanyahu, his long-term rival Benny Gantz, and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant. And Noumea is reeling from the economic, infrastructure, social and political cost of the ongoing ...