Articles by Chris Keall
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Chris Trotter
Chris Trotter: Too Many To Die
Thursday, 30 May 2024, 11:09amThe Lakota people, better known to movie-goers as the Sioux, had a saying about their inter-tribal skirmishes. “Too few to...
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National
Revealed: The part of NZ which is growing fastest as Census data released
Wednesday, 29 May 2024, 11:20amNew Zealand’s population has grown 6.3 per cent and is getting older and more diverse. The latest data shows the oldest section...
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National
‘World’s first electric hydrofoiling tourism vessel’ hits Auckland Harbour
Tuesday, 28 May 2024, 2:25pmFullers and boat-making startup Vessev are testing what they call “the world’s first electric hydrofoiling tourism vessel”...
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Chris Trotter
Chris Trotter: Ending the Culture War that Labour Started
Friday, 24 May 2024, 9:49amCulture wars are not meant to be won, they are meant to distract. Distract from what? Well, in the immortal words of Johnny...
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National
Cat found dead 26km from home: Owners fear a cat-killer stalks their neighbourhood
Wednesday, 22 May 2024, 12:15pmHow did a pet cat travel over 26km across Auckland in one night? A North Shore woman whose cat turned up dead on the other...
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Chris Trotter
Chris Trotter: Making Our Health System Amount To A Can Of Beans
Thursday, 16 May 2024, 10:37am“The problem with health is that it is run by health.” According to Ian Powell, the former boss of the union representing...
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Technology
Apple previews eye-tracking for iPhone, iPad, anti-car-sickness dots
Thursday, 16 May 2024, 2:50pmApple has marked Global Accessibility Awareness Day by releasing a slew of new accessibility features - including a new AI-powered...
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Crime
Vicious assault: Young victim targeted in New Lynn McDonald’s attack
Monday, 13 May 2024, 1:57pmA young man has been targeted in a brutal daytime attack at a McDonald’s restaurant in West Auckland, bashed in a four-on-one...
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Chris Trotter
Chris Trotter: Willis Not About To Deliver Her Own 'Black Budget'
Thursday, 9 May 2024, 9:15amIn the end, it all comes down to taxes. This Government has promised to cut New Zealanders’ income tax, and that is precisely...
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National
Shocking video: Wrong-way motorway driver crashes into elderly couple
Thursday, 9 May 2024, 12:58pmShocking video has emerged of the moment a car driven by an alleged drink driver careered the wrong way down a Dunedin motorway,...
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Chris Trotter
Chris Trotter: On Watching the NYPD Enter Columbia University
Thursday, 2 May 2024, 10:45amIt is such a small world. There was I, seated in front of a television set in suburban Auckland, watching the NYPD clear...
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Business
Revealed: The most complained-about telco
Thursday, 2 May 2024, 3:55pmA free dispute-resolution service says there is a “new normal” of high complaints against phone and broadband providers. The...
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Business
Netflix reveals viewership for some of its biggest shows
Friday, 19 April 2024, 2:28pmNetflix has just reported its biggest quarter ever - on the back of its ongoing password-sharing crackdown and punters absorbing...
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Chris Trotter
Chris Trotter: Collision Course
Thursday, 18 April 2024, 11:47amIt was the cry that rang through the streets of Petrograd (St Petersburg) in the autumn of 1917: “All power to the soviets!”...
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Chris Trotter
Chris Trotter: Saving The World From Climate Change, One Judgement At A Time
Thursday, 11 April 2024, 11:24amNo doubt the European Court of Human Rights is congratulating itself on striking an important judicial blow against Climate...
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Chris Trotter
Chris Trotter: Making Choices
Friday, 5 April 2024, 12:27pm“It's all about choices” is how Labour deputy leader Carmel Sepuloni defines the substance of political partisanship in New...
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World
Obama, Clinton and Hollywood big names help Biden raise a record $25 million for his reelection
Friday, 29 March 2024, 4:17pmBarack Obama, Bill Clinton and some of Hollywood’s biggest stars teamed up Thursday night to deliver a rousing New York embrace...
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Sport
The best sport to watch this weekend
Friday, 29 March 2024, 2:09pmChris Rattue ranks the top sporting events to watch over the next few days. 4) Caitlin Clark, Monday 8am - Sky Basketball’s...
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Chris Trotter
Chris Trotter: God’s Own Country
Thursday, 28 March 2024, 8:15amGloriavale docuseries Escaping Utopia, like Mr Bates v The Post Office, looks set to generate considerable upheaval. The...
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Chris Trotter
Chris Trotter: If Not The USA & Europe – Then Who?
Thursday, 21 March 2024, 8:54amWang Yi’s visit to New Zealand is not accidental. The Chinese Foreign Minister came here in response to New Zealand’s all-too-evident...
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National
Watch: New twist in poisoned sparrows case, expert backs Daily Bread bakery claims
Thursday, 14 March 2024, 4:31pmWarning: This story may be distressing for some readers. A pest management expert says the poisoned sparrows found outside...
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National
'So cruel': Outrage after poisoned sparrows filmed outside Auckland bakery
Thursday, 14 March 2024, 8:10amWarning: This story may be distressing for some readers. Poisoned sparrows seen struggling outside an Auckland bakery have...
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Auckland
'Hell in a handbasket': Aucklanders up in arms over council bin removal
Tuesday, 5 March 2024, 1:29pmAucklanders have turned to social media en masse to complain about the sudden removal of public rubbish bins across the city. The...
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Chris Trotter
Chris Trotter: Remembering The Halcyon Days of TV3 News & Current Affairs
Thursday, 29 February 2024, 6:15amFor me, it will always be “TV3”. The “Newshub” name came later, as New Zealand’s first privately-owned television network...