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Winston Peters Declares Coalition “As Stable As a Three-Legged Stool” After Day of Political Tension · Source: Radio New Zealand · Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters has declared the Government coalition remains stable, despite a day of political friction between governing partners. · Peters described the three-party arrangement as “as stable as a three-legged stool,” pushing back against suggestions that tensions within the coalition could…

Source: Author: Suze Wilson, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University · Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has survived a caucus leadership vote and stays on as National Party leader. But the questions about his leadership style that brought the issue to a head are unlikely to simply melt away. · Flatlining or declining support, culminating in this week’s 1News-Verian poll showing the party seven points behind the Labour opposition, can…

Supply Stabilising – But Structural Risks Emerging · New Zealand’s fuel supply position continues to stabilise in the short term, with vessel numbers and national distribution improving compared to earlier in the month. · However, underlying global pressures — particularly around refining capacity, shipping costs, and geopolitical instability — are beginning to signal deeper structural risks ahead. · Vessel Count Lifts to 10 – More on the Way…

Source: Radio New Zealand · Published: April 2026 · Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has survived a confidence vote within the New Zealand National Party caucus, reaffirming his leadership despite growing political pressure and declining poll numbers. · The vote was initiated by Luxon himself following days of speculation around internal dissatisfaction within party ranks. · Leadership Backed — But Questions Remain · Following the caucus…

Source: Kiwibank Kiwi Economics Analysis Reference: Latest commentary and financial data · Economic Outlook: Growth Continuing, But Fragile · New analysis from Kiwibank economists highlights a New Zealand economy that is continuing to grow — but under increasingly fragile conditions. · The bank’s economic commentary points to a mixed environment, where signs of recovery are emerging alongside ongoing financial pressure on households and…

Source: Free Speech Union · The Free Speech Union is raising serious concerns about the Department of Internal Affairs beginning to recruit staff to implement and enforce the proposed under-16 social media ban despite the legislation not yet being written, let alone debated. · A newly advertised senior role confirms officials are already building the enforcement architecture for the policy, including “the establishment of the Phase One…

Source: Original Article · The historic court case in the Netherlands against Bill Gates, Albert Bourla (CEO of Pfizer), former Dutch PM Mark Rutte, media and health ministers is still waiting for the decision of the High Court of the Netherlands. (fallofthecabalofficial.substack.com")) · This decision will determine whether the high court will allow the district court to hear expert witness testimony from Dr Mike Yeadon (former Pfizer VP),…

Ximena Nelson, University of Canterbury -Ximena Nelson, CC BY-NC-ND · Bruce the kea is missing his entire upper beak. Yet he is the alpha bird of his circus (the apt collective noun for a group of New Zealand’s famously playful alpine parrots). · As our latest research shows, Bruce achieved his alpha status not despite his disability, but because of it. · In a remarkable example of behavioural innovation, he has developed a novel…

Source:https://theconversation.com/wh... · The market for oil is global, which is why events like the war in Iran affect oil prices – and prices of the wide range of products made from oil – literally everywhere. Federal data shows that the price at the primary crude oil hub in the United States was US$66 a barrel in late February 2026 – before the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran – and $101 a barrel on April 13. Similar price increases have…

Andrew Korybko · Nothing significant is expected to change, and the symbolism of a Russian-friendly leader returning to power just as another in Hungary was deposed balances out the outcome of these two “battles”. · Former Bulgarian President Rumen Radev’s Progressive Bulgaria coalition won an astounding 44.7% of the vote in Sunday’s latest parliamentary elections, the eighth in the last five years, which France24 reported “marks the…