The indigenous factor 16 October (Auckland) New Zealand’s overall ranking of 5 puts us ahead of Australia on 8, a fact which has been immensely satisfying to New Zealand readers of this blog, especially as the mounting All Black injury list makes the outcome of Sunday’s semi-final less certain than many would like. However, looking at the break ...

2 October (Wellington) New Zealand and Canada feature this weekend, in the inequality stakes and on the rugby paddock. The Caritas global rankings have New Zealand trailing behind Canada on the overall inequality picture among the competing countries, but this closeness hides a number of very significant differences. New Zealand’s income inequali ...

16 September (Hamilton) New Zealand and Japan square off tonight in a match that will be tinged with sadness and remembrance – as it begins with a minute’s silence to remember the victims of the Christchurch earthquakes and Japan tsunami earlier this year. There’s little question who will win on the field (am I tempting fate?). But on our mea ...