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Simon Bridges v Andrew Coster. OPINION: The many laws, rules and regulations which govern our lives can be seen as a measure of our uncertainty. In effect, if we are certain about what we should or should not do, we do not need laws to direct us. It is only when we are unsure that we need laws to direct us. It is only the dishonest or the stupid who defy certainty or the law. In an increasingly complex, uncertain and risky world we have a seemingly endless flow of new dictums to observe in our daily lives. We can only expect that to increase as world governments finally begin to address the ...

Outspoken senior National MP Simon Bridges apologises to Mallard for calling him a 'twat' 24 Feb, 2021 11:13 PM 3 minutes to read National MPs Paul Goldsmith and Simon Bridges stormed out of Parliament after arguing with Speaker Trevor Mallard. Video / Parliament TV National MPs Paul Goldsmith and Simon Bridges stormed out of Parliament after arguing with Speaker Trevor Mallard. Video / Parliament TV Jason Walls is a political reporter for the New Zealand Heraldjason.walls@nzme.co.nz@Jasonwalls92 Outspoken senior National MP Simon Bridges has issued an apology, of sorts, to Speaker Trevor Mal...

Editorial: Why it's best to delete that planned mean tweet 25 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM 3 minutes to read Neera Tanden, President Joe Biden's nominee for Director of the Office of Management and Budget, during a Senate hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Photos / AP file NZ Herald There's a regular phrase seen on Twitter - that it's not real life. In other words, the attitudes commonly expressed in the aviary don't have much in common with the views of people getting by in the everyday world. It's a place where news junkies, activists and people with particular interests and ide...

Simon Bridges speaks before a National Party caucus meeting about police's "wokester" commissioner, Andy Coster. OPINION: It’s hardly rare to see comments by a politician that make you roll your eyes. But recent comments by the once-leader of the National Party Simon Bridges on the Commissioner of Police Andy Coster went far beyond that. Bridges called Coster the ”wokester” commissioner. The politician then refused to answer journalists’ questions about examples of the supposed wokeness of New Zealand’s top cop, allowing instead for the puerile and derogatory phrase to be red mea...

Russian 'computer genius' Alexander Vinnik convicted of money laundering in France, has $140m in bank funds frozen in New Zealand 19 Dec, 2020 06:00 AM 6 minutes to read Russian citizen Alexander Vinnik has been found guilty of money laundering through the BTC-e cryptocurrency exchange and now faces extradition to the United States. Photo / Getty Images Russian citizen Alexander Vinnik has been found guilty of money laundering through the BTC-e cryptocurrency exchange and now faces extradition to the United States. Photo / Getty Images Arrested while on holiday in Greece in 2017, Russian nati...