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Open mike 13/02/2024
Written By: - Date published: 6:00 am, February 13th, 2024 - 29 comments
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Daily review 12/02/2024
Written By: - Date published: 5:30 pm, February 12th, 2024 - 3 comments
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Open mike 12/02/2024
Written By: - Date published: 6:00 am, February 12th, 2024 - 49 comments
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Alex Foulkes To Stand For Green Party Co-Leader
Written By: - Date published: 6:05 am, February 11th, 2024 - 147 comments
Faulkes describes himself as a staunch Eco-Socialist and trade unionist
Open mike 11/02/2024
Written By: - Date published: 6:00 am, February 11th, 2024 - 24 comments
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Open mike 10/02/2024
Written By: - Date published: 6:00 am, February 10th, 2024 - 80 comments
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Daily review 09/02/2024
Written By: - Date published: 5:30 pm, February 9th, 2024 - 19 comments
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Open mike 09/02/2024
Written By: - Date published: 6:00 am, February 9th, 2024 - 89 comments
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Daily review 08/02/2024
Written By: - Date published: 5:30 pm, February 8th, 2024 - 28 comments
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Open mike 08/02/2024
Written By: - Date published: 6:00 am, February 8th, 2024 - 16 comments
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Daily review 07/02/2024
Written By: - Date published: 5:30 pm, February 7th, 2024 - 1 comment
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Open mike 07/02/2024
Written By: - Date published: 6:00 am, February 7th, 2024 - 51 comments
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Daily review 06/02/2024
Written By: - Date published: 5:30 pm, February 6th, 2024 - 4 comments
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Open mike 06/02/2024
Written By: - Date published: 6:00 am, February 6th, 2024 - 18 comments
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Daily review 05/02/2024
Written By: - Date published: 5:30 pm, February 5th, 2024 - 3 comments
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Open mike 05/02/2024
Written By: - Date published: 6:00 am, February 5th, 2024 - 50 comments
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The “New Zealand model” for prostitution liberalisation doesn’t work
Written By: - Date published: 6:09 am, February 4th, 2024 - 57 comments
The Women’s Rights Party New Zealand and the Women’s Declaration International – New Zealand recently made a joint submission to Reem Alsalem, Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls
Open mike 04/02/2024
Written By: - Date published: 6:00 am, February 4th, 2024 - 87 comments
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Open mike 03/02/2024
Written By: - Date published: 6:00 am, February 3rd, 2024 - 95 comments
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Daily review 02/02/2024
Written By: - Date published: 5:30 pm, February 2nd, 2024 - 2 comments
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Open mike 02/02/2024
Written By: - Date published: 6:00 am, February 2nd, 2024 - 63 comments
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Daily review 01/02/2024
Written By: - Date published: 5:30 pm, February 1st, 2024 - 45 comments
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Open mike 01/02/2024
Written By: - Date published: 6:00 am, February 1st, 2024 - 82 comments
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Daily review 31/01/2024
Written By: - Date published: 5:30 pm, January 31st, 2024 - 13 comments
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Open mike 31/01/2024
Written By: - Date published: 6:00 am, January 31st, 2024 - 85 comments
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Daily review 30/01/2024
Written By: - Date published: 5:30 pm, January 30th, 2024 - 4 comments
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Shaw stands down as Greens co-leader
Written By: - Date published: 11:20 am, January 30th, 2024 - 77 comments
James Shaw has announced that he is standing down as co-leader of the Green Party and a leadership process will be triggered. He will stay on in Parliament in the meantime.
Open mike 30/01/2024
Written By: - Date published: 6:00 am, January 30th, 2024 - 53 comments
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Open mike 29/01/2024
Written By: - Date published: 6:00 am, January 29th, 2024 - 90 comments
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Open mike 28/01/2024
Written By: - Date published: 6:00 am, January 28th, 2024 - 53 comments
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Open mike 27/01/2024
Written By: - Date published: 6:00 am, January 27th, 2024 - 87 comments
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- International Migration: February 2024
International migration statistics give the latest outcomes-based measure of migration, which includes estimates of migrants entering or leaving New Zealand. Key facts Annual migration Provisional estimates for the February 2024 year compared with the February ...5 days ago - Owner Of Liquidated Auckland Restaurant Ordered To Pay Former Chef Almost $100,000The former owner of an Auckland restaurant business has been heavily sanctioned by the Employment Relations Authority (ERA) for multiple breaches of minimum employment standards even though the business is no longer trading and was liquidated in 2022. ...5 days ago
- Disability Support Zero For Three In Government Priority ListsSupport for disabled New Zealanders is yet to appear on a government action point list, missing from November’s 100 day plan, the 2 April 36 point plan or the nine government 2030 targets released on 8 April. “The government has set out its priorities ...5 days ago
- Briscoes’ new ‘retro’ collection looks awfully familiar
Remakes are never as good as the originals, and that goes for plates too. There are many joys to op shopping, but for myself and a whole host of others it’s the discovery of something totally unexpected. A branded item mistakenly snuck onto the $1 rack, or a book you’ve ...5 days ago - Road user charges: Are EVs still cheaper to run than petrol cars?
Owners of some EVs now pay the same road user charges as diesels - so is it still worth it? ...5 days ago - Councils funding is a disaster. Are city deals the answer?Local councils think city and regional deals could solve New Zealand’s broken infrastructure funding. But how would it work? The vibes in New Zealand’s councils are bad. Local Government New Zealand’s combined sector conference at Shed 6 in Wellington felt like a moment in time, when everyone in the room ...5 days ago
- Rogue waves in the ocean are much more common than anyone suspected, says new study
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alessandro Toffoli, Professor in Ocean Engineering, The University of Melbourne Willyam Bradberry/Shutterstock We used three-dimensional imaging of ocean waves to capture freakish seas that produce a notorious phenomenon known as rogue waves. Our results are now published in Physical Review ...5 days ago - Our research has found a way to help the teacher shortage and boost student learningSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jenny Gore, Laureate Professor of Education, Director Teachers and Teaching Research Centre, University of Newcastle Australian schools are facing unsustainable pressures. There are almost daily reports of too many students falling behind and not enough teachers to teach them. Meanwhile, the teachers ...5 days ago
- Darwin Dingoes, Canberra Capitals, Cairns Crocodiles? Weighing up the options for the AFL’s 20th t...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim Harcourt, Industry Professor and Chief Economist, University of Technology Sydney There was plenty of fanfare and goodwill across the Australian Rules football community when the AFL’s 19th team, the Tasmania Devils, officially launched in mid-March. Tasmania’s debut season has been pencilled ...5 days ago
- What if whales took us to court? A move to grant them legal personhood would include the right to su...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachael Evans, Lecturer, Kaupeka Ture | Faculty of Law, University of Canterbury Shutterstock/Konrad Mostert In a groundbreaking declaration earlier this month, Indigenous leaders of New Zealand and the Cook Islands signed a treaty, He Whakaputanga Moana, to recognise whales as ...5 days ago
- The big dry: forests and shrublands are dying in parched Western AustraliaSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joe Fontaine, Lecturer, Environmental and Conservation Science, Murdoch University Author provided, CC BY-NC-ND Perth has just had its driest six months on record, while Western Australia sweltered through its hottest summer on record. Those records are remarkable in their own ...5 days ago
- An education in music makes you a better employee. Are recruiters in tune?Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Diana Tolmie, Senior Lecturer of Professional Practice, Griffith University Gabriel Gurrola/Unsplash See the word “musician” on a resume and you might not immediately think “stellar employee” or “exceptional leader”. Perhaps the word evokes the image of a rock star, ...5 days ago
- Why are blooper reels so funny?Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shane Rogers, Lecturer in Psychology, Edith Cowan University Ollyy/Shutterstock Blooper reels are very popular, with some videos on YouTube racking up tens of millions of views. It’s a curious thing: why are videos of mistakes sometimes getting as much attention ...5 days ago
- Government investigates 4km tunnel under WellingtonThe tunnel would run from north of the Terrace to Wellington Road. ...5 days ago
- Couple to leave New Zealand after paying thousands to advisor who forgot to apply for visaNewton Santos and his wife, Nubia, paid over $4000 to an Auckland company for the service. "As far as we knew, everything was all good." ...5 days ago
- Govt was warned Yemeni civilians could be killed during NZ deployment to Red SeaThe defence minister was told there was no way to rule out "collateral damage" if NZ joined a coalition conducting strikes against Houthi rebels. ...5 days ago
- PM eyes new export markets on week-long Southeast Asian tourAs Winston Peters returns from yet another foreign tour, his boss has jetted off to visit the leaders of Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines, writes Catherine McGregor in this excerpt from The Bulletin, The Spinoff’s morning news round-up. To receive The Bulletin in full each weekday, sign up here. PM ...5 days ago
- Government won't commit to funding emergency housing support services past JuneThe government wants to reduce emergency housing lists, but may cut a service that helps tenants find homes. ...5 days ago
- Young commuters feeling the pinch as government ends public transport subsidyWith half-price fares ending for those aged 16-24, uni students and part-time workers will be "spending an awful lot". ...5 days ago
- Staring down the ‘silent epidemic’ of myopia in childrenShortsightedness in kids is skyrocketing overseas. Is New Zealand next? “Hey bro, are you blind now?” jokes a student, slapping his friend on the back. “Yeah bro, did you not know I’m blind?” his friend replies. Both are eating cereal in the whānau room of Kia Aroha College, a school ...5 days ago
- Flashing your lights to warn other drivers of a speed camera – is it legal?The legal and moral debate around New Zealand’s best unofficial road rule. If you’ve ever driven outside of a city centre, you’ll surely have seen it – the friendly flash of the headlights from an oncoming car. Most of the time it’s to let you know your headlights aren’t on ...5 days ago
- Newsroom daily quiz, Monday 15 April
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- New life for trade link plan as McClay visits ChinaHeightened interest in other trade partners isn’t a reflection on the health of NZ-China relationship, minister says The post New life for trade link plan as McClay visits China appeared first on Newsroom. ...5 days ago
- Restored story: Oranga Tamariki’s new wave of traumaThe failings of Oranga Tamariki go beyond the troubled chief executive Grainne Moss – Newsroom has learned the agency’s wholesale taking of Māori children until last year is now being reversed in a blunt instrument policy to return ‘uplifted’ tamariki even when they face new trauma. There are multiple examples ...5 days ago
- The brand new hospital with no budget to operateA healing garden with plants reaching up several floors is to be a unique feature of the newly built $320 million surgical hospital at North Shore, with studies showing it brings benefits of faster recovery and reduced stress in patients, and happier staff. Funded by the charity Well Foundation through ...5 days ago
- Markets rattled by increasing geopolitical tensionsThe price of oil could surge above US$100 a barrel if Iran’s missile attack on Israel escalates The post Markets rattled by increasing geopolitical tensions appeared first on Newsroom. ...5 days ago
- The harmful consequences of partner work visa changesMigrants and advocates says partner work visa changes are having harmful consequences The post The harmful consequences of partner work visa changes appeared first on Newsroom. ...5 days ago
- Lamb, bungy jumping and cryptoComment: Crypto has a regulation problem. But it’s not as obvious as you might think. Sure, it shouldn’t come as surprising that a digital currency designed to operate independently of any government would be challenging to regulate. But that’s precisely what needs to happen. In July 2021, Parliament’s finance and ...5 days ago
- Daily crossword, Monday 15 AprilThe post Daily crossword, Monday 15 April appeared first on Newsroom. ...5 days ago
- Restored story: Kelvin Davis to Oranga Tamariki: ‘Please explain’ Children’s Minister Kelvin Davis has asked Oranga Tamariki to “please explain” its actions after a Newsroom investigation into Māori children being taken away from Pākehā foster parents who had provided them with a permanent home. Davis told Newsroom he had watched most of the video – a change from his ...5 days ago
- Sydneysiders witnessed horrific scenes on Saturday. How do you process and recover from such an even...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kim Felmingham, Chair of Clinical Psychology, The University of Melbourne Like many, I watched the reports of the violent attack at Bondi Junction yesterday with shock, horror and disbelief. My heart goes out to the people involved, the courageous first responders and ...6 days ago
- Christopher Luxon touches down in Singapore, kicking off Southeast Asia tourEscalating global tensions are sure to colour engagements during the prime minister's week-long trip. ...6 days ago
- Iran’s unprecedented attack on Israel was a strategic miscalculation. Can all-out war now be avert...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ran Porat, Affiliate Researcher, The Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation, Monash University Close to midnight on April 13, hundreds of military drones were launched from both Iran and Iraq toward Israel. Subsequently, several waves of ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and rockets followed, ...6 days ago
- Jim Chalmers seeks to allay fears industry policy will be financial ‘free-for-all’Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Treasurer Jim Chalmers has flagged substantial public investment, likely tax breaks and other incentives in next month’s budget to encourage industry, while stressing there won’t be a “free-for-all” of public funds. “We’re talking about ...6 days ago
- Fears sick people will 'soldier on' at work with pseudoephedrineMichael Baker said pseudoephedrine masks Covid-19 symptoms, meaning people could go back to work or school when they are still unwell and contagious. ...6 days ago
- RNZ Mediawatch: End of the news in NZ as we know it?This week the two biggest TV broadcasters in Aotearoa New Zealand confirmed plans to cut news programmes by midyear – and the jobs of a significant proportion of this country’s journalists. Many observers said this had been coming but few seemed to have a plan for it, including the government. ...6 days ago
- New Zealand Strengthens Military Alliance With USNew Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters and Defence Minister Judith Collins visited the United States this week for talks to further integrate New Zealand into the expanding US-led military alliance in the Indo-Pacific region. ...6 days ago
- ‘One hell of a shock’: Why not everyone wants flowers from David LomasAlex Casey chats to David Lomas about the art of finding needles in haystacks. There are around 100 people scattered all over the world who are members of a very unique and exclusive club. All of them, at some point over the last 16 years, have had a knock on ...6 days ago
- Folkloric magic for all ages: The Grimmelings by Rachael King, reviewedCourtney Johnston reviews a novel of ‘deliciously judged suspense’ that will get you and your kids through the school holidays. In an assured opening chapter, Rachael King opens up the world of her first novel in 12 years, the middle-grade fantasy adventure The Grimmelings: “The same evening Josh Underhill went ...6 days ago
- Luxon puts his money where his mouth is with Southeast Asia visitThe Prime Minister is putting his money where his mouth is with his first round of bilateral visits to Southeast Asia – an area of growing importance as the Government diversifies its trade ties, and attempts to navigate rising geostrategic tensions in the region. Christopher Luxon, with a business delegation, ...6 days ago
- Christopher Luxon readies for 'full-on' Southeast Asia tourChristopher Luxon is determined to prove the scoffers wrong in his promise to "raise the energy" of international engagements. ...6 days ago
- The Sunday Essay: On code switching and finding my voiceFor some people, I sound too Malaysian. For others, not Malaysian enough. The Sunday Essay is made possible thanks to the support of Creative New Zealand. I am in the heart of Kuala Lumpur at a bustling food hall, ordering a plate of char kuey teow for $3. I have just ...6 days ago
- A complete list of things I only know about because of The OfficeA spider is an arachnid, not an insect… and 48 other fun and obscure facts, names, places and phrases. In my late teens and early 20s one of my defining personality traits was simply “The Office”. I watched it on repeat, memorised large chunks of the script and recited quotes ...6 days ago
- Why China has a grave concern over AUKUS, even Pillar IIRecently, I’ve taken note of the heated discussion over whether New Zealand should join AUKUS Pillar II. Like many other peace-loving countries in the region, China has grave concerns over any attempt to enlarge and upgrade the AUKUS defence cooperation. Here are the reasons behind our position and ...6 days ago
- An Ode to .. Melissa LeeLast Days of the Median Empire King Luxon distributed all the spoils of war To his loyal retainers. Then he realised he had one troublesome land Left to hand over: The Median Empire. He called forth General Lee, and offered her Governorship of the Fourth Estate. General Lee accepted with ...6 days ago
- Senior Labour MP ordered to take down ‘gross’ social media postsPeeni Henare has deleted cartoons he reposted ridiculing government ministers David Seymour and Simeon Brown. ...1 week ago
- Education Ministry workers on tenterhooks awaiting job cuts newsEducation Ministry staff have told RNZ about their crippling anxiety as they and Oranga Tamariki staff wait to learn next week if they have lost their jobs. ...1 week ago
- Prime Minister Christopher Luxon looks for Estonian inspirationAnalysis - In his quest to get New Zealand 'back on track', Christopher Luxon has often looked overseas, writes Giles Dexter. ...1 week ago
- Review: Prince Andrew drama Scoop hits a lot of bum notes, but Billie Piper isn’t oneNetflix’s retelling of the events surrounding Prince Andrew’s infamous TV interview has the sheen of a high-prestige drama, but it pays to keep your expectations low, writes Anna Rawhiti-Connell. Prince Andrew bites off the head of a staff member for not arranging his teddy bear collection correctly on his bed. ...1 week ago
- ‘Several hours screaming’: Jess Hong on being cast in Netflix’s most-watched seriesThe 3 Body Problem star takes us through her life in TV, from Spongebob to the prowess of Korean reality shows and why she can’t watch Succession. When she got the call that she had landed one of the lead roles in 3 Body Problem, a Netflix sci-fi series from ...1 week ago
- Short story: Something will change, by Alice TawhaiShe lay very still in the half dark. Snow lay behind her, mimicking her position. His breath sighed over her shoulder as the darkness thinned, like the breeze of the ocean, sighing over a swell. She knew what he looked like without even turning her head. He had coffee skin ...1 week ago
- Advertising largely funds the media. How do ad execs view the current crisis?Above the Fold: Behind the end of Newshub and TVNZ layoffs is a simple truth: neither company is making as much money from advertising anymore. Duncan Greive asks some ad industry CEOs why that is, and what might change it. This is the final entry in Above the Fold: 20 ...1 week ago
- ‘The end of something very special’: A look back at nearly half a century of Fair GoA look back at nearly 50 years of Fair Go championing the underdog. This week TVNZ confirmed that, after 47 years on air, Fair Go will be ending in mid May. While the brand will live on in some form under news and current affairs, this decision marks the end ...1 week ago
- The Detail: On the frontline of Victim SupportVictim Support’s Melissa Gordon has spent more than a decade “walking beside” people who have suffered the most traumatic events in their lives. She’s been on the doorstep with a police officer to give the news everyone dreads – the death of a loved one by accident, suicide or murder. ...1 week ago
- Māori and PI spaces at unis no place for wusses or MP’s reckonsA distinct pleasure of my job as a university lecturer is an annual, four-day marine biology field trip to Whangārei Heads with roughly 40 University of Auckland students. Over the course of these four days, students of Asian, European, Indian, Māori, Pasifika, and South American (and more) descent work ...1 week ago
- Chiefs Manawa have exciting weapon for final, ‘if it works’Mia Anderson (Ngāpuhi) is hoping to join All Blacks Sevens boyfriend Tepaea Cook-Savage on the victory podium this week. Cook-Savage was part of the All Blacks Sevens who won the Hong Kong Sevens on Sunday, defeating France 10-7 in the final. Today Anderson, 22, starts for Chiefs Manawa at blindside ...1 week ago
- ‘Corrosive obsession with a person’s race’: David Seymour on Māori WardsACT Party leader David Seymour would vote against Māori wards if his home council were to hold a referendum on them. ...1 week ago
- NEW POLL: Kiwis want Nicola Willis to hold firm on tax reliefA new Taxpayers’ Union – Curia poll has revealed that 53% of New Zealanders believe that the Government should continue to deliver the tax relief that was promised by the National Party during the election campaign. 29% of respondents thought that ...1 week ago
- Fast-track approvals: Minister's letter states some 'were invited to' applyA letter from Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop shows some project owners had been "invited to" submit to the fast-tracking process. ...1 week ago
- Health NZ chairperson resigns after less than a year in positionDame Karen Poutasi has resigned after just over nine months in the job. ...1 week ago
- Department of Internal Affairs announces cuts, winds up water reform teamsTwenty-eight jobs will be cut at the Department of Internal Affairs' National Library and the Māori, Strategy and Performance branch, the agency has confirmed. ...1 week ago
- Government Spending Cuts Force DIA To Contract Out Critical Legal WorkCommercial work undertaken by a Department of Internal Affairs’ legal team will be fully outsourced to private law firms under proposed job cuts to meet the Government’s drive for spending cuts. "How does fattening the profits of law firms make sense ...1 week ago
- Public Submissions Open On Te Korowai O Wainuiārua Claims Settlement BillThis bill seeks to give effect to certain matters contained in the deed of settlement signed on 29 July 2023 by the Crown and Te Korowai o Wainuiārua. ...1 week ago
- Our supermarket aisles are ‘rife with greenwashing’While New Zealand is yet to even size up the scale of greenwashing, other parts of the world are forging ahead with new rules. This is an excerpt from our weekly environmental newsletter Future Proof. Sign up here. The loo paper in my shopping basket is “earth smart”. The cotton buds, ...1 week ago
- School attendance held back by sickness – Ministry of EducationJust over half of students regularly attended school in term four last year, up on the same term in 2022. ...1 week ago
- The Friday Poem: ‘狐 fox’ by Lee MurrayA poem from Lee Murray’s new collection Fox Spirit on a Distant Cloud. 狐 fox You are running through the streets of a city—Tāmaki Makaurau, or maybe Pōneke—quiet paws scampering over the broken concrete footpaths, where spindly weeds grow from the cracks. You must not be ...1 week ago
- The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending April 12The only published and available best-selling indie book chart in New Zealand is the top 10 sales list recorded every week at Unity Books’ stores in High St, Auckland, and Willis St, Wellington. AUCKLAND 1 The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin (Canongate, $55) Unstoppable! 2 Butter by Asako ...1 week ago
- EDS Calls For Fast-track Approvals Bill To Be Abandoned In Submission To Select CommitteeThe Environmental Defence Society (EDS) has filed its final substantive submission on the Fast-track Approvals Bill. ...1 week ago
- Government warned against repealing Oranga Tamariki's Treaty commitmentsThe Government has been warned against repealing Oranga Tamariki's Treaty commitments. ...1 week ago
- Watercare signals possible 25% increase in water ratesAuckland's water provider chair says she knows struggling residents won't welcome the prospect. ...1 week ago
- The aftershocks keep coming in gripping new psychological drama Friends Like HerSet in small town Kaikōura, Three’s sharp new local drama follows two best friends and a surrogacy pact that goes wrong. This is an excerpt from our weekly pop culture newsletter Rec Room. Sign up here. Kaikōura has never looked better than in new psychological drama Friends Like Her, with its ...1 week ago
- The week in politics: Targets, truants and MPs' pay pickleAnalysis - A look back at "ambitious" public service targets, plans to fix school attendance and pay rises for politicians. ...1 week ago
- Charter Schools establishment board pay revealedThe eight-member board will provide strategic oversight and advice on the model for the schools. ...1 week ago
- Manawatū Tenants Union Condemns Proposed Residential Tenancies Act AmendmentsThe Manawatū Tenants Union has expressed deep concern over the proposed amendments to the Residential Tenancies Act put forward by Housing Minister Chris Bishop. The changes, aimed at revitalising the rental property market, have raised significant ...1 week ago
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