A Los Angeles fire chief has blasted the city's mayor Karen Bass for 'failing' fire crews and communities devastated by the ongoing wildfires. Fire Chief Kirstin Crowley took aim at the city's ...

Hamilton mayor Paula Southgate, who was first elected in 2019, has announced she won't be running for re-election later this year. In a post on Facebook, Southgate said it was time for change and that ...

President Nicolás Maduro extended his increasingly repressive rule over Venezuela until 2031 when he was sworn in Friday (local time), despite credible evidence that his opponent won the latest ...

I first met Nikki Kaye more than 20 years ago. She was a young researcher in the National Party Leader’s Office, and I had just been appointed to chair the investigation into what was then (and ...

She said the current system was problematic in that many entitlements were claimed by wealthy people and paid for by hiking taxes on workers of all income levels. “There are a lot of entitlements and ...

I am a big fan of immigration, in a controlled way such as we have in NZ. But immigration into a country is a privilege not a right. Generally speaking you should expect immigrants to be more law ...

In late August 2024, the Minister of Health, Dr Shane Reti, issued updated guidance to the Health Research Council (“HRC”) after years of scandalous funding was revealed. Dr Reti wanted it to fund ...

LAFD Assistant Chief Kristine Larson, who reportedly makes $399,000 a year and led the charge against former LAFD Chief Ralph Terrazas, accusing him of ignoring complaints from women in the department ...

A new poll has found close to half of New Zealanders want the new Interislander ferries to be rail-enabled. The government is still considering replacement options after ditching Labour’s iRex project ...