Month: May 2025

New Zealanders should be grateful to any party that clearly outlines its goals, so we welcome the Greens’ presentation of their Green Budget. That said, what they have presented is more than just a Budget.

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has declared 2025 “the year of growth”, making economic expansion his Government‘s top priority.

Last Tuesday, Friedrich Merz looked fatally wounded before his time in office had even properly begun.

When Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected Pope Leo XIV, the global fishing expedition began. Journalists avidly trawled through his life, turning over every stone: his CV, rare interviews and, inevitably, the modern oracle: his X (formerly Twitter) account.

Watching Australia’s 2025 federal election from Wellington gave me an uncanny sense of deja vu. As Labor swept to power with a commanding parliamentary majority and the Coalition suffered its worst defeat in generations, I could not help but think: “I have seen this movie before.”

Last week, I interviewed Scott Scoullar, Chief Executive of Summerset, one of New Zealand’s largest retirement village operators, for our podcast. His assessment of our aged care challenges was sobering and demands urgent policy attention.New Zealand faces a demographic tidal wave.