Trump tells China to keep stolen drone
President-elect Donald Trump's tweeting could prolong one of the most serious incidents between the US and Chinese militaries in recent memory.
President-elect Donald Trump's tweeting could prolong one of the most serious incidents between the US and Chinese militaries in recent memory.
The abolition of secret briefings has been labelled dubbed a victory for democracy by re-elected Tauranga city councillor Rick Curach. He
COMMENT: I am still revelling in Donald Trump's victory.
COMMENT: Does the success of outsider Republican nominee Donald Trump signal the time for a political revolution in Godzone too?
How could we have got it so wrong? The pollsters and the politicians, the analysts, theorists and columnists - especially this one
COMMENT: Every reader and viewer saw headlines like 'mathematical impossibility' that Trump could win enough electoral votes.
COMMENT: US elections are out of control. They're too flashy, expensive and long.
We wrote off Trump's supporters as racist, white men, but they're not.
COMMENT: One of the great joys of politics is being accountable to, well, everyone.
COMMENT: Irrespective of the platitudes given on the morning after Trump, there will be no healing, no bridge across the divide.
COMMENT: A century ago it was predicted that a moron would one day live in the White House. That prediction has now come true.
COMMENT: This US presidential election is less 'Keeping up with the Kardashians' and more 'Nightmare Neighbour Next Door'.
A Pirate victory in Iceland this week would add to a string of once-impossible election results in the West.
Although no leading politician is likely to claim that "election is rigged", there are numerous problems with democracy and elections that need debating.
Labour MP David Shearer says Government's decision not to meet pro-democracy advocates from Hong Kong following pressure from China is "a bad look".
President Barack Obama lashed out at Donald Trump's increasing claims that the presidential election is rigged, saying it undermines the US's democracy.
COMMENT: Blaming Clinton for her husband's conduct is an example of just how little respect her rival has for women.
Go ahead and sue: New York Times responds to Trump threats over "inappropriate touching" reports from women.
Top Republican all but concedes Hillary Clinton will win the presidential campaign.
COMMENT: Almost every country has a written constitution, whereas New Zealand has only 'scraps of legislation' uncodified and largely unintelligible.
mattmartinserious.eps*Rotorua mayoralty results 2013- Steve Chadwick 11,630- Kevin Winters 4789- Rob Kent 2462- Janine RangiMarie
They're not old enough to vote, but schoolchildren are having their say at the ballot box in order to learn more about how elections work.
COMMENT: Journalist Erin Cunningham writes that a boom shook her building near Taksim Square during the attempted coup.
More than 30 people attended two candidate workshops in the Ruapehu area recently for those interested in standing in the local body
COMMENT: There has been some debate among New Zealand political commentators about whether a candidate like Donald Trump could emerge in New Zealand, writes Stephen Mills.
COMMENT: The purpose of democracy is not to win the propaganda battle but to elect a government that is accountable to the whole community - not just a few with money to spend, writes Bryan Gould.
COMMENT: Young people represent NZ's future so more should have a say in choosing who runs it.
Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders is preparing for a protracted battle with Hillary Clinton.
Our society is certainly not perfect, but the freedoms we enjoy have been hard fought for, writes Peter Lyons. We often fail to appreciate this rich history that we have been very fortunate to inherit.
People responsible for responding to OIA requests will need to take more care in identifying the documents that have been requested and considering their content, writes Nick Russell.