Todd Muller

04/05/2026

Worth a read in today's volatile times - full edition in comments

A TV backdrop from the war zone in the Middle East stopped me in my tracks this week. It was of Beirut a dense expanse of concrete high-rises stretching to the horizon, the blue Mediterranean Sea just visible beyond. Beautiful in its own way, but overwhelming. Greater Beirut is city roughly comparab...

29/04/2026

I might have paused the US podcast until the midterms, but I am staying close to developments in the US as it hurtles towards 2028.

Paul Taillon, senior lecturer in US history at the University of Auckland, and I shared some thoughts with Nik Dirga on RNZ this morning.

Explainer - What's going to happen in America after Trump? A former National Party leader says the 'MAGA' movement may continue.

30/03/2026

My latest monthly column for the Bay Business News. The squeeze is on, but our region is resilient.

Global conflict, local consequences: steady leadership will matter in the months ahead From where we sit in Tauranga, conflict in the Middle East can feel a very long way away. New Zealand’s geography remains one of our greatest advantages. We live in a part of the world where we do not wake up wo...

15/10/2025

I am deeply saddened by the death of Rt Hon Jim Bolger ONZ. He was an extraordinary New Zealand statesman who had a deep sense of the potential of our young nation. At his core was a deep love of family, faith, and community. Throughout his life he fused those traditional values with a thirst for knowledge and new ideas that constantly polished his vision for Aotearoa New Zealand. He openly embraced Maori aspiration and strong environmental leadership.

I will remember him as a dear friend and mentor who gave me much advice and support over thirty years - always delivered directly, wrapped in unrelenting positivity and humour.

I will miss him deeply and Michelle and I are thinking of Joan and his close family at this time. Rest in peace now, good and faithful servant.

08/10/2025

It is currently New Zealand Mental Health Awareness Week, a time that I can find more challenging than I like to admit. Some thoughts below, published in the NZ Herald this morning.

OPINION: It's Mental Health Awareness Week, and it can act as a trigger

24/09/2025

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12/06/2025

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18/04/2025

In this episode we interview Thomson Reuters White House and economics correspondent, Andrea Shalal. We discuss the Trump administration's strategy of "flooding the zone", travelling with the President to Mar a Lago and Daytona, and what it was like in the Rose Garden on Liberation Day.

Podcast Episode · What's the Story, Old Glory? · 17/04/2025 · 57m

06/04/2025

spent some time chatting to us about Liberation Day. Great insights and he even conjured up some optimism. Well worth a listen.

Podcast Episode · What's the Story, Old Glory? · 06/04/2025 · 44m

19/03/2025

Putin, Trump, Ukraine, NATO, China, thoughts on meeting and even why a football shirt for Barron Trump might come in handy. Brilliant chat with on implications of Trump on our part of the world.

https://youtu.be/Mrd3e_B0M4s

https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/whats-the-story-old-glory/id1705296009?i=1000699752169

What's the Story, Old Glory? podcast interview legendary political figure John Bolton. We discuss today's call between Trump and Putin, what it means for the...