In our hyper-sexualised, mechanistic, technocratic culture, we have not only separated the sexual act from love and human relationships, but we have also fallen prey to the myth that sex is some sort of highly technical act that cannot be navigated without the aid of modern self-proclaimed experts in sex education.

Political commentator Matthew Hooten has told the AM Show that that he believes New Zealand's Opposition and Governing parties should consider forming a grand coalition to keep minority parties out of power. Here’s why I think that’s a terrible idea.

If you want genuine understanding, and dialogue without the unhelpful diatribe and derision, then you’ll definitely want to give Stuff’s ‘Fire and Fury’ a miss.

Over the weekend, the National Party announced its new gang policy. It strikes me that there are two important aspects to this issue, but frustratingly, only one of them is dominating the public discourse right now.

Jacinda Ardern may view herself as a sort of spiritual successor to the great Benazir Bhutto, but where it matters most they are polls apart.