Ahead of the premiere of a new documentary on the life and work of Sir Paul Callaghan, a few of his friends and colleagues – including Anne Salmond, Bill Manhire, Nicola Gaston and Shaun Hendy – share their memories of the great man on The Spinoff today.

That Donald Trump has upended the world of diplomacy is not up for debate. Yet the New Zealand embassy’s decision to engage a US lobbying firm with no prior foreign experience raises questions about the state of our affairs in Washington, as Sam Sachdeva writes for Newsroom today.

Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters has unveiled a nearly $1 billion boost for the Government’s foreign policy and international aid budget, arguing the funding is crucial for our security after a decade of underfunding writes Sam Sachdeva for Newsroom.

Arriving in New Zealand as a non-English-speaking refugee, Asaad Abou Aresh has enthusiastically made the most of the opportunities offered to him over the last three years.

Empowers the already powerful instead of the multitudes

Eighteen months Later He Disappeared and So Did His Party.

A very successful 3 days for the Cadpro Team at EMEX18

To quote Cadpro's Matthew Weakes, "this show has been the best we have been involved with yet!  There is huge interest the Markforged printers and the design process to get parts made on them.

Full on action today talking the #futureofmakingthings . We are here at EMEX Exhibition for the next 2 days making things on a Vertigo Technologies ltd CNC Router and Markforged printers from Autodesk software. #3dprinting #autodesk

Curt phone call puts eminent New Zealand biologist and acerbic caricaturist on endangered species list….