Prince Andrew (or, as we must now call him, Andrew Windsor) was accused some years ago of sexual assault by Virginia Giuffre. She alleged that she was sex trafficked to him as a 17-year-old by Jeffrey ...
US politics followers may have heard of Olivia Nuzzi. She was a writer for New York Magazine and resigned after it was revealed she had a an affair with RFK Jr, while reporting on his presidential ...
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Evil men

The deaths of three children and their father at the scene of a Manawatū house fire are being investigated as a suspected triple murder-suicide, Stuff understands. Dean Field died at a property on SH1 ...
This is a fascinating chart, from Putting Down The Vase. It looks at the combined favourability of the Labour and Conservative leaders. They note: Previously, when one leader was in a rut there was ...
While I am not a fan of the BSA appointing itself as chief censor of the Internet, I do like some of the research they have produced. The annual survey of offensive words is always interesting, and ...
Unlike other public service entities who are appointed by the Public Service Commissioner, the Commissioner and statutory Deputy Commissioners of Police are selected by the Prime Minister. There are ...
At Patreon, I have exclusive Wellington poll results about the Mayor, Deputy Mayor and MPs for Rongotai, Wellington Central and Ohariu.
Before we look at the legal side, let’s take it from a common sense point of view. If McSkimming had been appointed Commissioner (which was almost certain if there had not been a change of government) ...
Little to say here - the Ministry numbers speak for themselves "Highlights": Full attendance statistics (90% of days attended) The Minister responsible (Seymour) getting into a blame game over a ...
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Fixing the BSA

When a statutory regulator begins to stretch its mandate beyond what Parliament intended, it is not a minor procedural concern – it is a constitutional matter. The Broadcasting Standards Authority ...
Far-right US influencer Candace Owens' Auckland event next year has been cancelled, after the commentator was earlier denied entry into Australia. Owens lost her bid to enter Australia after the ...
An astonishing video of Syrian President Ahmed al Sharaa playing basketball with Admiral Brad Cooper (Centcom Commander) and Brigadier General Kevin Lambert (Operation Inherent Resolve Commander).