Every newly sworn-in POTUS issues Executive Orders. In fact all incoming Presidents have to formally authorise all their Cabinet and other high level appointments and so, as is traditional, the first ...

There are too many meetings in the public service, too many layers of management, too much duplication, not enough clarity about its role and not enough focus on outcomes, new Public Service ...

A mega database critical to the government's social investment approach has required a $2 million upgrade because it is creaking at the seams. The Integrated Data Infrastructure, run by Statistics New ...

Students studying health courses at Otago University remain largely from wealthy backgrounds despite successful efforts to boost numbers of Māori and Pasifika. A study by University of Otago researche ...

New Zealand has an aging population. We need to talk about that but we can’t yet because we don’t know enough about what New Zealanders are doing. There are some things that we can get straight in ...

This sort of stuff just puts off the average voter who cares little about coalition representation., but cares a lot about having a job, and their income.

Treasury minister Tulip Siddiq has resigned after growing pressure over an anti-corruption investigation in Bangladesh. ... Siddiq, whose role as Economic Secretary to the Treasury included tackling ...

Israel and Hamas have reached what some Western media outlets are having the nerve to call a prisoner swap arrangement. (For example, see NBC News’ article Israel and Hamas reach deal on Gaza ...

An interesting chart from The Telegraph via Bryce Edwards. A definite trend since around 2012.

It’s tough for Shane Reti who was an incredibly knowledgable and diligent Health Minister. If Labour had not left Health in a state of crisis with a failed mega-merge then I suspect Shane would remain ...

Christchurch's mayor has taken it upon himself to shift an abandoned double trailer unit following months of inaction by his council. The Press reported Aranui residents had complained to the council ...