The week’s big story has been about China’s DeepSeek low-cost AI model. Because DeepSeek requires fewer advanced chips, its ...

Donald Trump made his fortune by speculating in real estate. These days, Christopher Luxon makes a lot of his money the very ...

This isn’t merely an irony. It goes to the contradictions that lie at the heart of the Trump presidency. His most fervent ...

Even so, making Simeon Brown the new Minister of Health is a signal that the gloves are coming off in this crucial portfolio.

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Oyez oyez, CEO Antonia Watson, CEO of the biggest bank in New Zealand has come out in favour of a capital gains tax! Actually, this is not a daring new idea. Over the past three decades the IMF, the ...

A home for longform journalism on politics, art and culture.

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A home for longform journalism on politics, art and culture.

Early reports indicate that the temporary Israel/Hamas ceasefire deal (due to take effect on Sunday) will allow for the gradual release of groups of Israeli hostages, the release of an unspecified ...