Karl du Fresne

According to the Dominion Post this week, John Todd, the head of New Zealand’s wealthiest family, thinks the rich have a moral responsibilit...

(First published in the Nelson Mail and Manawatu Standard , July 20.) I know it’s not right to gloat, but I couldn’t help feeling a frisso...

(First published in the Curmudgeon column, The Dominion Post , July 19.) Reader’s Digest recently released a bizarre list purporting to na...

My take on Labour’s proposed capital gains tax, for what it’s worth, is that the Nats didn’t see it coming. Hang on, let me clarify that. ...

Historian Matthew Wright, writing in the Dom Post today, reminds us that it’s 30 years since the Springbok tour. I agree with Wright’s pre...

(First published in the Nelson Mail and Manawatu Standard , July 6.) “Appointment viewing” is the fashionable television industry term for...

(First published in the Curmudgeon column, The Dominion Post , July 5). New Zealand has been stricken by the most serious outbreak yet of ...