Going for poverty: National’s new procurement rules
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Nicola Willis is picking a fight with unions and environmental groups by proposing changes to Government procurement rules that would do away with environmentally beneficial policies and the requirement to pay the living wage.
Open mike 13/03/2025
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Daily review 12/03/2025
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Open mike 12/03/2025
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Daily review 11/03/2025
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Where Is the Resistance to Privatisation and Austerity?
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Date published: 5:19 pm, March 11th, 2025 - 13 comments
As the Coalition moves to partially privatise our healthcare system, and Seymour fatally undermines the free school lunch programme, it is time for us to take to the streets and fight back, writes Elliot Crossan.
Which American said this about Trump in 2016?
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Date published: 9:33 am, March 11th, 2025 - 29 comments
“well, I don’t know about a dictator, I said a third world strong man. He’s running for President, so no matter what he won’t be a dictator unless our republic completely crumbles, which I don’t anticipate it will.”
Open mike 11/03/2025
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Deloitte’s Health NZ Review Falls Short
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Date published: 7:56 pm, March 10th, 2025 - 8 comments
This week Simeon Brown used a Deloitte report to criticise Health NZ and accelerate his privatisation message. But, writes Mountain Tui, the Deloitte report appears to reveal a lot more from what it omitted, than what it covered.
Daily review 10/03/2025
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Playing politics with peoples lives
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Date published: 2:23 pm, March 10th, 2025 - 25 comments
Simeon Brown’s gutting of funding for earlier bowel cancer screening of Maori and Pacifica will increase health disparity.
Climate change?
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Date published: 8:43 am, March 10th, 2025 - 101 comments
Chris Hipkins has released his priorities should he be Prime Minister. They do not include addressing climate change.
Labour to campaign on tax reform
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Date published: 6:15 am, March 10th, 2025 - 52 comments
1News: The party leader told Q+A that Labour would be announcing its tax policy later this year, ahead of the 2026 election. He said too much investment was going into property rather than “productive businesses that create jobs”. “We’ve got to rejig the tax system so that the burden of taxation is more evenly spread,” […]
Open mike 10/03/2025
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The Villain Board
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Date published: 1:37 pm, March 9th, 2025 - 3 comments
“we could move the villains into different zones hour by hour”
Great America
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The United States of America is in full territorial expansion mode and there is little that anyone can do about it.
Open mike 09/03/2025
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Another blow against decency and truth: the flourishing of evil.
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Date published: 7:30 am, March 8th, 2025 - 83 comments
I am an ordinary citizen of Aotearoa. I am deeply angered at and ashamed of the actions of Winston Peters in dismissing Phil Goff as our High Commissioner in London. It is a deplorable decision.
Open mike 08/03/2025
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Daily review 07/03/2025
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Luxon’s Untenable Grasp
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Date published: 4:24 pm, March 7th, 2025 - 11 comments
Last year I predicted Luxon would be replaced within the term. But by linking his credibility to Seymour’s preservative laden, scalding, burning and burnt school lunch program this week, Luxon has accelerated his political demise.
Open mike 07/03/2025
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Daily review 06/03/2025
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Fox in a henhouse
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Date published: 10:33 am, March 6th, 2025 - 9 comments
Simeon Brown has appointed John Carnegie to the EECA even though Carnegie has some decidedly anti energy conservation ideas.
Open mike 06/03/2025
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Daily review 05/03/2025
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Blink twice if you are being held hostage
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Date published: 10:48 am, March 5th, 2025 - 27 comments
Vladimir Zelensky has apologised to Donald Trump for being the receipient of Trump’s appalling behaviour recently. And Trump has sparked a full on trade war with some of America’s closest allies.
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- Release: Members’ Bill makes wage theft a crime
Workers will now be able to go to the Police and report their employer if they are not being paid wages they’re owed. ...8 hours ago - Missed opportunity to stop the stealing of Māori land
The Green Party is disappointed the Government voted down Hūhana Lyndon’s member’s Bill, which would have prevented further alienation of Māori land through the Public Works Act. ...19 hours ago - Release: Labour supports sanctions against Israel’s illegal occupation
The Labour Party will support Chloe Swarbrick’s member’s bill which would allow sanctions against Israel for its illegal occupation of the Palestinian Territories. ...1 day ago
- Release: Govt procurement plan cuts wages and trashes the environment
The Government’s new procurement rules are a blatant attack on workers and the environment, showing once again that National’s priorities are completely out of touch with everyday Kiwis. ...1 day ago
- Procurement proposals pose risk to people and planet
The Green Party is concerned by the impact the Government’s proposed changes to procurement processes could have on people and planet. ...1 day ago
- Just six Government MPs needed to pass Unlawful Occupation of Palestine Sanctions Bill
With Labour and Te Pāti Māori’s official support, Opposition parties are officially aligned to progress Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick’s Member’s Bill to sanction Israel for its unlawful presence in Palestine. ...1 day ago
- Release: Labour’s approach to Māori economy benefits all
Under Labour, the Māori economy went from strength to strength according to the latest report released by MBIE. ...2 days ago
- 20 Years of Success Down the Drain: Govt Gut Whānau Ora
Te Pāti Māori extends our deepest aroha to the 500 plus Whānau Ora workers who have been advised today that the govt will be dismantling their contracts. For twenty years , Whānau Ora has been helping families, delivering life-changing support through a kaupapa Māori approach. It has built trust where ...5 days ago
- Green Party launches petition to allow Pacific whānau visa-free access
The Green Party is launching a petition calling on the Government to extend visa-free travel to visitors from Pacific Island nations. ...5 days ago
- Release: Labour welcomes reinstatement of Heath NZ board
Labour welcomes Simeon Brown’s move to reinstate a board at Health New Zealand, bringing the destructive and secretive tenure of commissioner Lester Levy to an end. ...6 days ago
- NZ’s Public Health system dealt yet another blow
This morning’s announcement by the Health Minister regarding a major overhaul of the public health sector levels yet another blow to the country’s essential services. ...6 days ago
- Release: Chris Hipkins’ State of the Nation address
Ngā mihi ki a koutou katoa It is a great pleasure to be here with you this morning. ...6 days ago
- NZ First Introduces Bill to Remove Woke ‘DEI’ Regulations from Public Service
New Zealand First has introduced a Member’s Bill that will ensure employment decisions in the public service are based on merit and not on forced woke ‘Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion’ targets. “This Bill would put an end to the woke left-wing social engineering and diversity targets in the public sector. ...6 days ago - Release: Labour outlines priorities of next Govt
The next Labour Government will prioritise jobs, health and homes so Kiwis and Kiwi businesses have the opportunity to thrive. ...6 days ago
- Release: Refreshed team to drive Labour’s 2026 priorities
Labour leader Chris Hipkins has unveiled a new economic team as part of a caucus reshuffle. ...6 days ago
- Release: Labour calls for end to police referrals to Destiny programmes
Police have referred 20 offenders to Destiny Church-affiliated programmes Man Up and Legacy as ‘wellness providers’ in the last year, raising concerns that those seeking help are being recruited into a harmful organisation. ...1 week ago
- Good Riddance: Prebble Resigns from Waitangi Tribunal
Te Pāti Māori welcomes the resignation of Richard Prebble from the Waitangi Tribunal. His appointment in October 2024 was a disgrace- another example of this government undermining Te Tiriti o Waitangi by appointing a former ACT leader who has spent his career attacking Māori rights. “Regardless of the reason for ...1 week ago
- Release: Labour calls on Govt to condemn Israel’s aid blockade
The National Government needs to publicly condemn Israel’s cutting off of aid supplies to the war-ravaged people of Gaza. ...1 week ago
- Release: Mark Mitchell missing in action
Police Minister Mark Mitchell is avoiding accountability by refusing to answer key questions in the House as his Government faces criticism over their dangerous citizen’s arrest policy, firearm reform, and broken promises to recruit more police. ...1 week ago
- Release: Fewer houses, consents down under National
The number of building consents issued under this Government continues to spiral, taking a toll on the infrastructure sector, tradies, and future generations of Kiwi homeowners. ...1 week ago
- Govt urged to rule out any involvement in AUKUS
The Green Party is calling on the Prime Minister to rule out joining the AUKUS military pact in any capacity following the scenes in the White House over the weekend. ...1 week ago
- Release: PSA survey proves Govt’s cuts are hurting patients
The National Government’s decision to cut jobs and freeze recruitment of health care workers is hurting frontline services and harming patients. ...1 week ago
- Government levels another blow at kaupapa Māori education
The Green Party is appalled by the Government’s plan to disestablish Resource Teachers of Māori (RTM) roles, a move that takes another swing at kaupapa Māori education. ...2 weeks ago
- Release: Labour PR: More clarity needed for homebuyers
The Government’s levies announcement is a step in the right direction, but they must be upfront about who will pay its new infrastructure levies and ensure that first-home buyers are protected from hidden costs. ...2 weeks ago
- Release: More clarity needed for homebuyers
The Government’s levies announcement is a step in the right direction, but they must be upfront about who will pay its new infrastructure levies and ensure that first-home buyers are protected from hidden costs. ...2 weeks ago
- Greens welcome pause of works at Lake Rotokākahi and call for council to work constructively with m...
After months of mana whenua protecting their wāhi tapu, the Green Party welcomes the pause of works at Lake Rotokākahi and calls for the Rotorua Lakes Council to work constructively with Tūhourangi and Ngāti Tumatawera on the pathway forward. ...2 weeks ago
- The week in review
New Zealand First continues to bring balance, experience, and commonsense to Government. This week we've made progress on many of our promises to New Zealand. Winston representing New Zealand Winston Peters is overseas this week, with stops across the Middle East and North Asia. Winston's stops include Saudi Arabia, the ...2 weeks ago
- Release: Govt abandons retailers with citizen’s arrests
The Government’s expansion of citizen’s arrest powers leaves retailers on their own to deal with crime on their premises. ...2 weeks ago
- Co-Leaders announce plans to launch Green Budget this year
Green Party Co-Leaders Marama Davidson and Chlöe Swarbrick have announced the party’s plans to deliver a Green Budget this year to offer an alternative vision to the Government’s trickle-down economics and austerity politics. ...2 weeks ago
- State of the Planet speeches, 2025
At this year's State of the Planet address, Green Party co-leaders Marama Davidson and Chlöe Swarbrick announced the party’s plans to deliver a Green Budget this year to offer an alternative vision to the Government’s trickle-down economics and austerity politics. ...2 weeks ago
- Release: Millions spent to rehash bad ideas on retail crime
The Government has spent $3.6 million dollars on a retail crime advisory group, including paying its chair $920 a day, to come up with ideas already dismissed as dangerous by police. ...2 weeks ago
- Greens stand in solidarity with mana whenua of Lake Rotokākahi
The Green Party supports the peaceful occupation at Lake Rotokākahi and are calling for the controversial sewerage project on the lake to be stopped until the Environment Court has made a decision. ...2 weeks ago
- Report highlights urgent need for “life-changing” free dental care
ActionStation’s Oral Healthcare report, released today, paints a dire picture of unmet need and inequality across the country, highlighting the urgency of free dental care for all New Zealanders. ...2 weeks ago
- Release: Overhaul of Overseas Investment Act a Fire Sale of Kiwi Assets
The Government’s reckless overhaul of the Overseas Investment Act is a fast track for foreign investment at the expense of Kiwi interests. ...2 weeks ago
- MP Views: The Golden Age, The Red Band Cavalry, Fluoride, and Social Media
The Golden Age There has been long-standing recognition that New Zealand First has an unrivalled reputation for delivering for our older New Zealanders. This remains true, and is reflected in our coalition agreement. While we know there is much that we can and will do in this space, it is ...3 weeks ago
- New Zealand stands with Ukraine, three years after illegal Russian invasion
As the world marks three years since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Foreign Minister Winston Peters has announced additional sanctions on Russian entities and support for Ukraine’s recovery and reconstruction. “Russia’s illegal invasion has brought three years of devastation to Ukraine’s people, environment, and infrastructure,” Mr Peters says. “These additional sanctions target 52 ...2 weeks ago - Going for Growth: Overseas investment changes to drive higher wages
Associate Finance Minister David Seymour has today announced the Government’s plan to reform the Overseas Investment Act and make it easier for New Zealand businesses to receive new investment, grow and pay higher wages. “New Zealand is one of the hardest countries in the developed world for overseas people to ...3 weeks ago
- Minister going to Australia for aged care meetings
Associate Health Minister Hon Casey Costello is traveling to Australia for meetings with the aged care sector in Melbourne, Canberra, and Sydney next week. “Australia is our closest partner, so as we consider the changes necessary to make our system more effective and sustainable it makes sense to learn from ...3 weeks ago
- More funding for biodiversity protection
The Government is boosting investment in the QEII National Trust to reinforce the protection of Aotearoa New Zealand's biodiversity on private land, Conservation Minister Tama Potaka says. The Government today announced an additional $4.5 million for conservation body QEII National Trust over three years. QEII Trust works with farmers and ...3 weeks ago
- Fragments of a million-year-old face found in Spain shed new light on ancient human migrations
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Laura Martín-Francés, Postdoctoral Fellow, PalaeoDiet Research Lab, Monash University The newly found fossil (right) alongside a mirrored reconstruction (left). Maria D. Guillén / IPHES-CERCA / Elena Santos / CENIEH In a system of caves in the Atapuerca Mountains in Spain, nearly 50 ...27 minutes ago - We can’t keep relying on the ADF to respond to natural disasters – how to rebuild our emergency ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Milad Haghani, Associate Professor & Principal Fellow in Urban Risk & Resilience, The University of Melbourne The recent rollover of two army trucks carrying Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel responding to ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred was unprecedented for a domestic emergency operation. Thirty-two ...42 minutes ago
- Tonnes of microplastics infiltrate Australia’s agricultural soils each year, study shows
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shima Ziajahromi, Advance Queensland Research Fellow, Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University Gary D Chapman/Shutterstock Compost applied to agricultural soils in Australia each year contains tonnes of microplastics, our research has revealed. These microplastics can harm soil and plant health and eventually ...42 minutes ago
- The rate of sports betting has surged more than 57% – and younger people are betting more
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ferdi Botha, Senior Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute: Applied Economic & Social Research, The University of Melbourne Australia already has the highest gambling losses globally. Now, new data show that between 2015 and 2022, the number of Australian men involved in sports betting ...42 minutes ago
- Winston Peters rejects claims his party has diversity requirements
Peters argues the requirements are rife in the public sector, but that's news to Public Service Minister Judith Collins. ...53 minutes ago - What is hepatitis B, the virus at the centre of the recent hospital infection alert?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thomas Jeffries, Senior Lecturer in Microbiology, Western Sydney University Pamela Au/Shutterstock News that a health worker at a Sydney hospital’s birth unit was infectious with hepatitis B for more than a decade has led to a health alert for mothers and ...57 minutes ago
- Government Cleaners, Security Guards, And Caterers Counting On NZ First
Our position is clear – this procurement rule must not be scrapped. It’s a practical way for the Government to improve lives and show these workers that they are valued, says Gina Lockyer, Executive Director of the Living Wage Movement. ...1 hour ago - 100 Christian leaders’ open letter calls for NZ humanitarian visas for trapped Gaza families
Asia Pacific Report An open letter signed by 100 Christian leaders, calling for the granting of humanitarian visas to Aotearoa New Zealand for families of Palestinians trapped in Gaza has been handed over on the steps of Parliament. The letter was presented yesterday on Ash Wednesday to opposition Labour Party ...2 hours ago
- New Zealand has not joined the ‘coalition of the willing’, Judith Collins says
The government says New Zealand is not among about 15 countries that have committed to join the coalition of the willing on Ukraine. ...2 hours ago
- A lunar eclipse is on tomorrow – NZ and parts of Australia are in for a spectacle
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tanya Hill, Honorary Fellow at University of Melbourne and Senior Curator (Astronomy), Museums Victoria Research Institute As the full moon rises tomorrow (Friday March 14), it will be a special sight for those in Aotearoa New Zealand. It will also be worth ...3 hours ago
- The High Court made a landmark decision on native title law. Here’s what it means
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bethany Butchers, Associate Lecturer in Law, University of Newcastle Shutterstock Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains the name of a deceased person. The High Court of Australia has handed down a landmark judgement on native ...3 hours ago
- Victims of sexual violence often feel they’re the ones on trial. Independent lawyers would help
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mary Iliadis, Associate professor, Deakin University Shutterstock The Australian Law Reform Commission has launched its final report on how the justice system deals with sexual violence. The Safe, Informed, Supported: Reforming Justice Responses to Sexual Violence report found there are widespread ...3 hours ago
- Tory Whanau considered quitting Wellington mayoralty while ‘humiliated’
Tory Whanau opens up about being "humiliated in front of the whole country" and gaining a thick skin. ...3 hours ago
- Generative AI and deepfakes are fuelling health misinformation. Here’s what to look out for so you...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa M. Given, Professor of Information Sciences & Director, Social Change Enabling Impact Platform, RMIT University Chay_Tee/Shutterstock False and misleading health information online and on social media is on the rise, thanks to rapid developments in deepfake technology and generative artificial ...3 hours ago
- What it’s like to be a hearing child of deaf parents
An autobiographical theatre show tells Jodee Mundy’s experience being a CODA – a child of deaf adults – and reveals many shortcomings of a world designed for the hearing. When Jodee Mundy was five, she got so caught up staring at a Barbie in its box with a tennis racquet ...3 hours ago - Syria faces a crossroads as violence escalates
Comment: A sliver of hope for a progressive shift in the Middle East emerged when the brutal Assad regime was finally overthrown in Syria on December 8 last year. Three months later, Syria’s fragile steps toward a better future are torn between historically positive and alarmingly tragic developments.The hope comes ...3 hours ago - Aboriginal bands, experimental dance and a Hindu epic: the highlights of Perth Festival 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonathan W. Marshall, Associate Professor & Postgraduate Research Coordinator, Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, Edith Cowan University Big Name, No Blankets. James Henry/Perth Festival In the Perth Festival exhibitions brochure, artistic director Anna Reece noted that the city is “uniquely positioned ...4 hours ago
- Working dogs and horses have tax-deductible upkeep. But Australia’s thousands of working cats go u...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jacquie Rand, Emeritus Professor of Companion Animal Health, The University of Queensland Angelica Pasquali/Shutterstock Cats and milk often go hand in hand in popular culture. But on dairy farms, cats do much more than enjoy a saucer of milk – their ...4 hours ago
- Infrastructure summit: Italian business among potential bidders for building Northland Expressway
Some attendees are already showing strong interest in the government's plans for Public Private partnerships, the Finance Minister says. ...5 hours ago
- Whānau Ora changes puts decade of relationship building at risk – commissioning agency chair
Chair Merepeka Raukawa-Tait said they only received verbal confirmation of the commissioning agency changes. ...5 hours ago
- Chief Ombudsman Publishes OIA And LGOIMA Complaints Information For July To December 2024
The number of complaints about the way government agencies handle OIA requests continues to trend upwards. In the most recent six-month period, the Ombudsman received 1,029 complaints, a rise from 946 in the previous half year. ...5 hours ago
- Lost in translation: The real cost of a ‘knowledge-rich’ curriculum
With our English curriculum facing a rewrite, a deeper question emerges: is this about knowledge or control? As a confident speaker of two languages – English and te reo Māori – I often find myself grappling with how history is conveyed. I believe being multilingual sharpens my ability to detect ...5 hours ago
- NZ might soon be in firing line for US tariffs in Trump’s trade war – economist
New Zealand might soon be in the firing line for US tariffs amid an escalating global trade war, an economist is warning. ...6 hours ago
- Luxon’s Investment Claims Undermined By Breaches Of Free Trade Agreements
Questions on New Zealand’s commitment to the environmental chapters have already been raised in the UK and EU Parliaments. ...6 hours ago
- Curious Kids: what was the biggest dinosaur that ever lived?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nic Rawlence, Associate Professor in Ancient DNA, University of Otago Getty Images What actually was the biggest dinosaur? – Zavier, 14, Tauranga, New Zealand. Great question Zavier, and one that palaeontologists (scientists who study fossil animals and plants) are interested ...6 hours ago
- Echo Chamber: Who’s in charge? And what country is this?
With several key players away, parliament’s B team put on a confusing and unorganised performance at yesterday’s question time. Prime minister Chris Luxon missed Wednesday’s question time because he was in Auckland preparing for his big international investment summit. Several other senior ministers were also absent, practising their speeches and ...7 hours ago
- Jacinda Ardern writes children’s book about parenting while being prime minister
The book is a celebration of the relationship between working mothers and their children. ...7 hours ago
- Parliament brings electronically-monitored bail law into line with practice
Under urgency, parliament has updated the law on electronically-monitored bail, bringing it into line with actual practice. ...8 hours ago
- PM tells investors NZ is a safe haven in a volatile world
Analysis: It’s not a criticism of Donald Trump’s tariffs, per se. Christopher Luxon wouldn’t make the same mistake that his Government has already sacked its UK High Commissioner over. But the Prime Minister is now on stage at his infrastructure investment summit at the Park Hyatt on Auckland’s waterfront, unapologetically highlighting ...8 hours ago
- We tracked the mental health of trans and gender-diverse Australians for over 20 years. And we’re ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Karinna Saxby, Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne The mental health of trans, nonbinary and gender-diverse Australians is worse than the general population and the gulf is getting wider. Our new study, published ...8 hours ago
- Help Me Hera: How do I relax after an ugly divorce?
I’ve met someone new, but I’m haunted by the ghost of my last relationship. This week’s question comes from Instagram. We accept questions of all shapes and sizes, emailed to helpme@thespinoff.co.nz Dear Hera How to calm tf down and feel safe/relaxed in your first relationship after a very not nice ...8 hours ago
- Cleaner hits out at Willis’ plan to scrap Living Wage for new contracts
The proposal sends a message that people like him don't matter, Liam Saw says. ...8 hours ago
- Independent MPs are elected for a reason – hung parliaments may be precisely what voters want
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Kenny, Professor, Australian Studies Institute, Australian National University Signing off his 26-year parliamentary career three years ago, the retiring Labor MP Joel Fitzgibbon lamented a power imbalance that allowed the majority party routinely to railroad the national legislature. In a refreshingly ...8 hours ago
- Luxury hiking developments look picture-perfect, but could stop everyday Australians from accessing ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pascal Scherrer, Associate Professor, Southern Cross University Leah-Anne Thompson/Shutterstock Luxury hiking developments are popping up around Australia – fancy lodges, hot showers and extensive walking infrastructure. While many opt for these deluxe alternatives to a backpack and tent, they can also ...8 hours ago
- ‘They eat snacks during class and swing on chairs’: the worrying, sexist behaviour of some young...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samantha Schulz, Associate Professor, School of Education, University of Adelaide Shutterstock/ Matej Kastelic Editor’s note: this article contains examples of offensive and abusive language. Researchers have been reporting a disturbing rise in sexist, misogynist behaviour from students in school ...8 hours ago
- How AI images are ‘flattening’ Indigenous cultures – creating a new form of tech colonialism
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John McMullan, Screen Production Lecturer, Murdoch University It feels like everything is slowly but surely being affected by the rise of artificial intelligence (AI). And like every other disruptive technology before it, AI is having both positive and negative outcomes for society. ...8 hours ago
- World-first analysis of seabirds who’ve eaten plastic reveals slow, insidious health impacts
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jennifer Lavers (Métis Nation ᓲᐊᐧᐦᑫᔨᐤ), Lecturer in Ornithology, Charles Sturt University Ingested plastic recovered from one of the shearwater chicks included in the study. Jennifer Lavers We all know microplastics are bad for the environment and our health, but do we really ...9 hours ago
- Teens planning to go into trades deserve better deal from school system, career advisors say
School careers advisors say schools and the qualification system were too focused on the 30 percent of teens who went to university. ...9 hours ago
- Trans and non-binary New Zealanders earn less and are more likely to be unemployed – new study
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Plum, Senior Research Fellow, Auckland University of Technology Atstock Productions/Shutterstock Trans and non-binary people in New Zealand and elsewhere can be the targets of harmful rhetoric and violence. Recent research found one in five trans and non-binary people in ...9 hours ago
- Government sets out its wares for global infrastructure investors
A two-day summit aimed at wooing some of the world’s most powerful financial institutions kicks off in Auckland today, writes Catherine McGregor in today’s extract from The Bulletin. To receive The Bulletin in full each weekday, sign up here. Global financial firms descend on Auckland for government summit Today marks the ...10 hours ago
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