Chris Luxon is not National’s messiah
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Date published: 9:16 am, December 2nd, 2021 - 121 comments
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Two days into Chris Luxon’s reign as National leader and my initial impression is an overwhelming Meh.
Daily review 02/12/2021
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Date published: 5:30 pm, December 2nd, 2021 - 5 comments
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Open mike 02/12/2021
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Daily review 01/12/2021
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Open mike 01/12/2021
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Daily review 30/11/2021
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National’s new leader is …
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Date published: 2:06 pm, November 30th, 2021 - 285 comments
Chris Luxon is set to be the next leader of the National Party.
Wanted: a new Leader of the Opposition
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Date published: 7:12 am, November 30th, 2021 - 70 comments
National needs a new leader of the opposition. The Standard has been leaked a list of the necessary qualifications …
Open mike 30/11/2021
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Daily review 29/11/2021
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Open mike 29/11/2021
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National’s factional problem
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Date published: 9:18 am, November 28th, 2021 - 91 comments
National’s basic problem is that it has three discrete factions, christian conservatives, urban liberals and the country grouping. And no coherent vision to reconcile these totally disparate groupings.
Open mike 28/11/2021
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Date published: 6:00 am, November 28th, 2021 - 109 comments
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Class oppression and discrimination
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Date published: 12:45 pm, November 27th, 2021 - 79 comments
A brief analysis of power.
What National Needs To Do
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Date published: 9:04 am, November 27th, 2021 - 83 comments
Since the left are experts at internal knifing, National should learn from the left about how to recover. What National needsto do to recover.
Open mike 27/11/2021
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Daily review 26/11/2021
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Date published: 5:30 pm, November 26th, 2021 - 49 comments
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Open mike 26/11/2021
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The winners and losers from National’s leadership spill
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Date published: 8:12 pm, November 25th, 2021 - 146 comments
The winners and losers of today’s National Party leadership spill are …
Daily review 25/11/2021
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How many centrist votes go to Labour?
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Date published: 12:38 pm, November 25th, 2021 - 105 comments
Judith Collins lost a vote of confidence. David Farrar seems to think that Act will get the inevitable flow. Sounds unlikely. The far right and nutbar fringe has already vacated to Act – who represent them so well. But Labour overwhelming won last election on a vote from previous National voters. History repeats in 2023?
National’s civil war reerrupts
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Date published: 7:35 am, November 25th, 2021 - 131 comments
National’s civil war which has been simmering for a while erupted last night after Judith Collins demoted Simon Bridges for making inappropriate comments to Jaqui Dean five years ago.
Open mike 25/11/2021
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National – let the virus rip
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Date published: 8:29 pm, November 24th, 2021 - 21 comments
There is no other explanation, and this week Paul Goldsmith gave the game away, National thinks that we should let the Corona virus rip.
Daily review 24/11/2021
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Date published: 5:30 pm, November 24th, 2021 - 43 comments
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He Waka Eke Noa?
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Date published: 8:32 am, November 24th, 2021 - 14 comments
While a core of farmers protested a few days ago against farm environmental regulation with long lines of tractors, the organised form of agribusiness, Maori and government working together have concluded that making a climate different isn’t possible.
See what happens when you put a woman in charge?
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Date published: 7:41 am, November 24th, 2021 - 120 comments
Remarkably low Covid death and infection rates, good and improving vaccination rates, low unemployment and debt to GDP …
Glen Greenwald on why he covers what he does
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Date published: 6:21 am, November 24th, 2021 - 46 comments
“From the time I began writing, I focused on what was being under-covered, not echo what everyone was saying”
Open mike 24/11/2021
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Daily review 23/11/2021
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BORA vs pandemic mandate
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Date published: 2:30 pm, November 23rd, 2021 - 13 comments
The Bill of Right Act (BORA) is an interesting because it is what I would call a balancing act. It enshrines certain individual rights but they are not absolutes against community needs. So far the decisions about challenges to the vaccine mandate balance are supporting the Crown.
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- No new mines: It’s time to uphold your promiseThe Green Party has launched a campaign calling on the Minister for Conservation, Kiritapu Allan and Minister for Energy, Megan Woods to fulfil a promise the Prime Minister made in 2017 to ban new mines on conservation land. ...11 hours ago
- Support needed for Auckland families and communities, not just tourismThe Green Party welcomes the additional support for Auckland this summer but said Labour needs to do more to ease the hardship many families in Tāmaki Makaurau are experiencing right now. ...1 day ago
- What is the traffic light system? Your questions answeredWe’re taking the next steps in our COVID response, with our plan to safely and carefully reopen. The COVID Protection Framework has been designed to protect lives and livelihoods while ensuring we can do more of what we love. New Zealand’s move into the framework, on Friday 3 December, marks ...3 days ago
- The next steps in our COVID-19 response planOver the past two years, keeping Kiwis safe from COVID-19 has been a key focus of the Government. As we move into a new phase of our COVID response, the traffic light system, protecting lives and livelihoods remains our priority. ...6 days ago
- Green Party seeks post-enactment review for COVID BillThe Green Party is calling on Labour to commit to a review of the COVID legislation that will pass through Parliament today under urgency. ...1 week ago
- Test and refine COVID traffic light system firstThe Green Party says Labour should test and refine the COVID Protection Framework before opening the Auckland border. ...1 week ago
- Auckland border should remain in place for nowThe Green Party says the Labour Government is making a mistake by committing to opening the Auckland border before vulnerable communities are ready. ...2 weeks ago
- Govt must expand drug harm reduction initiatives nationwideThe Green Party is calling on the Government to roll out the successful drug harm reduction programme Te Ara Oranga nationwide, going further than the Eastern Bay of Plenty extension announced today. ...2 weeks ago
- “THE LEGAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL IMPLICATIONS OF NEW ZEALAND’S FIGHT AGAINST COVID.”Speech to the New Zealand Centre for Public Law Tēnā koutou katoa Thank you for providing this opportunity to speak with you today as Attorney General. I’m here to talk about the constitutional consequences of Covid -19. I love the law. The way it exists with the consent of the ...5 hours ago
- The legal and constitutional implications of New Zealand’s fight against COVIDSpeech to the New Zealand Centre for Public Law Tēnā koutou katoa Thank you for providing this opportunity to speak with you today as Attorney General. I’m here to talk about the constitutional consequences of Covid -19. I love the law. The way it exists with the consent of the ...5 hours ago
- Pharmac Review interim report releasedHealth Minister Andrew Little has released an interim report by an independent panel reviewing the national pharmaceuticals-buying agency Pharmac. Pharmac was established in 1993 and is responsible for purchasing publicly funded medicines for New Zealanders, including those prescribed by GPs or administered in hospitals. The review, chaired by former Consumer ...5 hours ago
- Appointment to Network for Learning boardFormer MP Clare Curran has been appointed to the board of Crown company Network for Learning (N4L), Education Minister Chris Hipkins says. Hon Clare Curran served as a Member of Parliament for Dunedin South from 2008-2010. During this time, she held a number of ministerial portfolios including Broadcasting, Communications and ...7 hours ago
- Putting home ownership within reach of Pacific AotearoaPacific community groups and organisations will get tools to help them achieve home ownership with the implementation of the Ministry for Pacific Peoples (MPP) Pacific Housing Initiative, said Pacific Peoples Minister Aupito William Sio. In July 2021, MPP launched the Pacific Community Housing Provider Registration Support programme and the Pacific ...7 hours ago
- Coastal shipping will help keep New Zealand’s supply chain buoyantTransport Minister Michael Wood today welcomed the release of the Coastal Shipping Investment Approach State-of-Play report as an important step towards a more sustainable coastal shipping sector, which will further diversify New Zealand’s supply chain. “This Government is committed to strengthening our domestic supply chain by making coastal shipping a ...9 hours ago
- Response to Human Rights Commission's reports into violence towards disable peopleTēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā tātou katoa. Thank you for that introduction Hemi and thank you for inviting me to respond on behalf of Government to the release of these two important reports (Whakamanahia Te Tiriti, Whakahaumarutia te Tangata -Honour the Treaty, Protect the Person and Whakamahia te Tūkino kore ...9 hours ago
- Law change strengthens petroleum decommissioning regulationPetroleum permit and licence holders operating in New Zealand will now have an explicit statutory requirement to carry out and fund the decommissioning of oil and gas fields after a new law was given Royal assent today, says Energy and Resources Minister Dr Megan Woods. Once in effect The Crown ...20 hours ago
- New Zealand Response to assist peace and stability in Solomon IslandsThe New Zealand government has announced that it will deploy Defence Force and Police personnel to Honiara to help restore peace and stability. “New Zealand is committed to its responsibilities and playing its part in upholding regional security,” Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said. “We are deeply concerned by the recent ...1 day ago
- Continued growth in volume of new home consentsIn the year ended October 2021, 47,715 new homes were consented, up 26 per cent from the October 2020 year. In October 2021, 4,043 new dwellings were consented Canterbury’s new homes consented numbers rose 31% to higher than post-earthquake peak. New home consents continue to reach remarkable levels of growth, ...1 day ago
- Saddle up for summer with cycle trail fundingNew investment will keep the best of New Zealand’s cycle trails in top condition as regions prepare to welcome back Kiwi visitors over summer and international tourists from next year. “Cycle tourism is one of the most popular ways to see the country ‘off the beaten track’ but the trails ...1 day ago
- New Zealand provides additional funding to COVAX for vaccine deliveryForeign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta today announced additional funding will be provided to COVAX to support vaccine delivery in developing countries. “New Zealand remains cognisant of the dangers of COVID-19, especially as new variants continue to emerge. No one is safe from this virus until we all are and this ...1 day ago
- COVID-19 Community fund providing support for 160 organisations focused on women and girlsMinister for Women Jan Tinetti today announced financial support will be allocated to the 160 successful applicants for the COVID-19 Community Fund, to support organisations helping women/wāhine and girls/kōtiro in Aotearoa New Zealand affected by the pandemic. “COVID-19 has had a disproportionate effect on women around the world including in ...1 day ago
- Government delivers reactivation package as Aucklanders reconnect for summerA new support package will help revive economic, social and cultural activities in our largest city over summer, and ensure those in hardship also get relief. The Social Development and Employment Minister Carmel Sepuloni and the Economic and Regional Development Minister Stuart Nash have announced a Reactivating Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland ...1 day ago
- Mobile services and broadband come to Chatham Islands for first timeWorld class mobile and broadband services have been switched on for the 663 residents of the Chatham Islands, Minister for the Digital Economy and Communications, David Clark and Minister for Economic and Regional Development, Stuart Nash announced today. “This eagerly awaited network will provide fast broadband and mobile services to ...1 day ago
- Crown accounts reflect strong economy amid pandemicThe Government’s financial accounts continue to reflect an economy that has performed better than expected, despite the latest Delta COVID-19 outbreak. The Crown accounts for the four months to the end of October factors in the improved starting position for the new financial year. Core Crown tax revenue was $2.5 ...1 day ago
- Applications open for new 2021 Resident VisaThe first round of applications for New Zealand’s new 2021 Resident visa open today (6am). “This one-off pathway provides certainty for a great many migrant families who have faced disruption because of COVID-19 and it will help retain the skills New Zealand businesses need to support the economic recovery,” Minister ...2 days ago
- More Vietnam Veterans to receive compensation for Agent Orange ExposureMinister for Veterans, the Hon Meka Whaitiri announced today that two new conditions associated with Agent Orange exposure have been added to the Prescribed Conditions List. Under the 2006 Memorandum of Understanding signed between the Crown and representatives of Vietnam veterans and the Royal New Zealand RSA. Vietnam veterans in ...2 days ago
- Government commits to international effort to ban and regulate killer robotsMinister of Disarmament and Arms Control Phil Twyford announced today that New Zealand will push for new international law to ban and regulate autonomous weapons systems (AWS), which once activated can select and engage targets without further human intervention. “While the evidence suggests fully autonomous weapons systems are not yet ...2 days ago
- New freedom camping rules – right vehicle, right placeTougher freedom camping laws will be introduced to prevent abuse which has placed an unfair burden on small communities and damaged our reputation as a high quality visitor destination. Tourism Minister Stuart Nash has confirmed that new legislation will be introduced to Parliament following an extensive round of public consultation ...2 days ago
- Government invests to support a classic Kiwi summerVaccinated New Zealanders can look forward to Kiwi summer events with confidence, while artists and crew will have more certainty, following the launch of details of the Arts and Culture Event Support Scheme, Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Carmel Sepuloni announced today. “The Government recognises that the arts and ...2 days ago
- Grace period for expired driver licences cruises into 2022Due to the ongoing Delta outbreak and extended lockdowns, all New Zealand driver licences and licence endorsements that expired on or after 21 July 2021 will now be valid until 31 May 2022, Transport Minister Michael Wood announced today. “This further extension to the validity of driver licenses recognises that ...2 days ago
- Delivered: 1,000 extra transitional homesA further 1,000 transitional homes delivered New housing development starts in Flaxmere, Hastings The Government has delivered the next 1,000 transitional housing places it promised, as part of its work to reduce homelessness. Housing Minister Dr Megan Woods is marking the milestone in Hastings at a new development that includes ...2 days ago
- Traffic light levels announcedThe levels at which different parts of New Zealand will move forward into the COVID-19 Protection Framework this Friday have been announced. Northland, Auckland, Taupō and Rotorua Lakes Districts, Kawerau, Whakatane, Ōpōtiki Districts, Gisborne District, Wairoa District, Rangitikei, Whanganui and Ruapehu Districts will move in at Red The rest of ...3 days ago
- Financial support to move to traffic light systemA new transition payment will be made available particularly for affected businesses in Auckland, Waikato and Northland to acknowledge the restrictions they have faced under the higher Alert Levels. Transition payment of up to $24,000 as businesses move into traffic light system Leave Support Scheme and Short Term Absence Payment ...3 days ago
- New Ambassador to Russia announcedForeign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta today announced the appointment of Sarah Walsh as New Zealand’s next Ambassador to Russia. “Aotearoa New Zealand and Russia have a long-standing relationship, engaging on a range of regional and global interests including disarmament and Antarctica issues. We also work together as members of the East ...3 days ago
- New Permanent Representative to the UN announcedForeign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta today announced the appointment of Carolyn Schwalger as Permanent Representative to the New Zealand Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York. “Aotearoa New Zealand is a founding member of the UN and we have worked hard to ensure our stance on human rights, ...3 days ago
- Further COVID-19 economic support for Cook Islands and Fiji announcedForeign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta today announced a further package of support for the Cook Islands and Fiji for COVID-19 economic support and recovery. “Aotearoa New Zealand remains committed to supporting our Pacific fanau and vuvale to respond to the impacts of COVID-19 on their economies, and move towards long-term ...4 days ago
- New law will clear the air for tamariki in vehiclesFrom today, it’s illegal to smoke or vape in most vehicles carrying children aged under 18 years old - whether the vehicle is moving or not. “Second-hand smoke poses an unacceptable risk to our tamariki and rangatahi,” Associate Minister of Health Dr Ayesha Verrall said. “We know children in vehicles ...4 days ago
- Nine countries designated very high riskNine southern African countries are being added to the very high risk countries list following public health advice around the newly discovered COVID-19 variant Omicron, COVID-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins said. This afternoon, a public health risk assessment was carried out to assess the emerging evidence and any risk to ...4 days ago
- Foreign Affairs Minister concludes final stage of world tripForeign Affairs Minister Hon Nanaia Mahuta today departed North America to return home to Aotearoa, concluding the last stage of her 17-day world trip. The final leg of her trip saw her visit the United States of America and Canada for a number of high-level discussions. While in Washington D.C., ...5 days ago
- Milestone launch of Pacific Languages UnitToday’s official launch of the Pacific Languages Unit is a milestone for our Pacific communities, the Minister for Pacific Peoples, Aupito William Sio said. The Pacific Languages Unit brings together a new set of language supports within the Ministry for Pacific Peoples to provide advice, commission research, maintain standards, promote ...5 days ago
- Public Health Lecture – University of OtagoPublic Health - Lessons from New Zealand’s COVID-19 response and opportunities for the future E nga mana, E nga reo, E nga iwi. Tēna koutou katoa. Ka huri ki nga mana whenua o te rohe nei. Tēna koutou. He mihi hoki ki a tatou kua tau mai nei I raro I ...6 days ago
- New Zealand statement on situation in Honiara, Solomon IslandsAotearoa New Zealand is deeply concerned by the events which have been unfolding in Honiara, Solomon Islands, since Wednesday. “New Zealand is a long-standing partner of Solomon Islands, and there are deep and enduring connections between our two countries,” Acting Foreign Affairs Minister David Parker said. “Our engagement in Solomon ...6 days ago
- Nailed it! Over 500 apprentices get jobs boostOver 500 apprentices and cadets have been placed into work across New Zealand thanks to the Government’s booming build programme, that’s both constructing public houses, and maintaining older homes. Housing Minister Megan Woods announced the milestone today at a public housing construction site in Riccarton, Christchurch. “This Government’s investment in ...6 days ago
- Investment to support maternal mental healthAssociate Minister of Health Dr Ayesha Verrall has announced an investment to help expand maternal mental health services in five District Health Boards. “Supporting parent’s mental wellbeing during their child’s first 1000 days, from conception to two years of age, is critical to the long-term emotional, mental and physical wellbeing ...6 days ago
- Workplace vaccination requirements extended to cover Police and NZ Defence ForceWith the support of the organisations, additional vaccination requirements will cover sworn members, recruits and authorised officers of the New Zealand Police, and all New Zealand Defence Force staff. First doses of the vaccine for workers in these organisations are required by 17 January 2022, and second doses by 1 ...6 days ago
- Aotearoa New Zealand and Canada to pursue greater Indigenous collaborationDuring her visit to Ottawa, the Honourable Nanaia Mahuta, New Zealand Minister of Foreign Affairs and Associate Minister for Māori Development, met with the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Canadian Minister of Indigenous Services, and the Honourable Marc Miller, Canadian Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, to further expand and develop the positive relationship ...6 days ago
- Māori vaccination rates reach 80% first doseAssociate Minister of Health (Māori) Hon Peeni Henare today confirmed that Māori across the motu have now reached 80 percent for first doses of the COVID-19 vaccination nationally. “We have seen a huge increase in vaccinations for Māori throughout November, since the beginning of the month the increase for first ...1 week ago
- Subsequent Children legislation to changeThe Government has today introduced legislation that will reverse provisions in the Oranga Tamariki Act as part of a path to rebuild trust and confidence in the organisation. “The Oranga Tamariki Amendment Bill makes a number of changes but by far the most important is the partial repeal of the ...1 week ago
- Omg, Omicron! Why it’s too soon to panic about COVID vaccines and the new variantSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Taylor, Early Career Research Leader, Emerging Viruses, Inflammation and Therapeutics Group, Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University Shutterstock Researchers around the world are trying to work out whether existing COVID vaccines protect us from the latest variant, Omicron. ...30 mins ago
- Luxon should listen, not talk, with iwi Māori – FinlaysonNational's former treaty negotiations minister has confidence new leader Chris Luxon can build a strong relationship with Māori, but warns him not to be waylaid by cliches like 'one law for all'. ...45 mins ago
- Love it or hate it, TikTok is changing the music industrySource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kai Riemer, Professor of Information Technology and Organisation, University of Sydney “Tik-a-Tok-a-Who?”, was Adele’s response to her management’s suggestion to promote her music to younger audiences on Tiktok, the video-sharing platform owned by Chinese company ByteDance. “If everyone’s making music for ...2 hours ago
- Righting the Nats may require pitching to voters in the centre – but that need not mean dumping fr...
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- ‘I was told if I couldn’t hack it, I should hand in my uniform.’ Volunteers share suicidal tho...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Erin Smith, Associate Professor in Disaster and Emergency Response, School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts As Australia braces for another bushfire season, new research from Edith Cowan University has revealed how our volunteer firefighters ...4 hours ago
- There’s an enormous geothermal pool under the Latrobe Valley that can give us cheap, clean energySource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Graeme Beardsmore, Senior Fellow in Crustal Heat Flow, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock About 650 metres beneath the Latrobe Valley, the heart of Victoria’s coal country, lies a little-known, naturally hot 65℃ pool of water in an enormous aquifer. This ...4 hours ago
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- Simon Bridges named as National's finance and infrastructure spokespersonNational's new leader Chris Luxon has given Simon Bridges - who gave him the clear path to the leadership - the Finance and Infrastructure portfolios, although Bridges was unable to make it to the announcement. ...4 hours ago
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- Live: Simon Bridges named as National's finance and infrastructure spokespersonNational's new leader Chris Luxon has given Simon Bridges - who gave him the clear path to the leadership - the Finance and Infrastructure portfolios, although Bridges was unable to make it to the announcement. ...5 hours ago
- A sign of healthy democracy or a ‘rudderless’ nation? How crossing the floor has changedSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Camilla Nelson, Associate Professor in Media, University of Notre Dame Australia Lukas Coch/AAP The final days of parliament for 2021 have been marked by a spate of floor crossings. This includes Tasmanian Liberal Bridget Archer who backed Independent Helen ...5 hours ago
- PM ‘must take responsibility’ for Honiara tragedy, says WaleBy Robert Iroga in Honiara Opposition leader Matthew Wale has rejected the prime minister’s claim that he and other opposition members were behind last week’s rioting in the Solomon Islands capital of Honiara. Wale claimed that the false statements were aimed towards diverting the public’s attention from Prime Minister Manasseh ...6 hours ago
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- AUT’s new academic head seeks to build relationships around PacificBy Sri Krishnamurthi for Asia-Pacific ReportIncoming new vice-chancellor for Te Wānanga Aronui o Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland University of Technology (AUT) Toelesulusulu Dr Damon Ieremia Salesa is keenly aware that he has broken through another glass ceiling. The son of a factory worker made New Zealand history last week, as the ...6 hours ago
- New Zealand forces deployed to Solomon Islands in wake of riotsRNZ Pacific The New Zealand government is deploying dozens of Defence Force and police personnel to Honiara in the coming days “to help restore peace and stability”. Since rioting and looting started in the Solomon Islands last week, Australia, Fiji and Papua New Guinea have sent troops to help keep ...6 hours ago
- Pacific regional response to Solomons post-riots crisis takes shapeRNZ Pacific Fiji is the latest regional country to announce it is sending security forces to Solomon Islands where major unrest rocked the capital. Days of rioting in Honiara by mobs who torched buildings and looted shops prompted the government to call for outside help. In what’s shaping up as ...6 hours ago
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- Chairperson Of National Animal Ethics Advisory Committee AppointedEastern Institute of Technology’s Professor Nat Waran has been appointed Chairperson of the National Animal Ethics Advisory Committee (NAEAC) which provides independent advice on ethical and animal welfare issues on the use of animals in research, testing ...7 hours ago
- Aussies have been on peace duties in Honiara for a week – but NZ (after waiting to be asked) is de...Monitoring the Ministers A week after violence erupted in Honiara, capital of the politically troubled Solomon Islands, the Ardern government responded to a request to help restore peace and stability. The New Zealand government has announced that it will deploy Defence Force and Police personnel to Honiara to help restore ...7 hours ago
- Shopless Press Release: Supporting Charities In The Christmas SeasonEntering the holiday season can put a strain on charities across New Zealand. In particular welfare organisations, and nonprofits that see an influx in need over the Christmas period. Shopless encourages continued support for local charitable ...7 hours ago
- Verification will be essential as New Zealanders start using vaccine passes — to stop fraud and th...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Chen, Research Fellow at Koi Tū: The Centre for Informed Futures, University of Auckland Hannah Peters/Getty Images When New Zealand switches to the COVID-19 Protection Framework tomorrow, people will have to present vaccine passes to access many public spaces ...7 hours ago
- Australia has a heritage conservation problem. Can farming and Aboriginal heritage protection co-exi...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Westaway, Australian Research Council Future Fellow, Archaeology, School of Social Science, The University of Queensland Rio Tinto’s destruction of the 46,000 year old Juukan Gorge rock shelters has led to recommendations by the Parliamentary Inquiry on how Australia can better conserve ...7 hours ago
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- Employment Indicators: Weekly As At 29 November 2021The experimental weekly series provides an early indicator of employment and labour market changes in a more timely manner than the monthly employment indicators series. Key facts The 6-day series includes jobs with a pay period equal to or less than ...8 hours ago
- Youth Unemployment Rate Three Times National AverageThe unemployment rate of young New Zealanders has decreased following initial COVID-19 impacts but is three times the national average, Stats NZ said today. In the September 2021 quarter, the unemployment rate (not seasonally adjusted) for people aged 15–24 ...8 hours ago
- Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 02 2021Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. You can sign up to NZ Politics Daily as well as New Zealand Political Roundup columns for free here. Today’s content National Party, ACT Charlie Mitchell and Laura ...8 hours ago
- NZ Police Asked To Look Into NZ Phosphate Rock Imports From Western SaharaOn the 25th of November, 202, Western Sahara Campaign-NZ (WSC-NZ) asked the NZ Police Commissioner Andrew Coster to look into the imports of phosphate rock from Western Sahara. The New Zealand importers do not have the consent of the people of Western ...8 hours ago
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- New Zealand to stay out of domestic politics in the Solomon Islands – Nanaia MahutaForeign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta says the New Zealand Defence Force and police personnel being sent to the Solomon Islands will maintain peace rather than get involved in their domestic politics. ...9 hours ago
- Dunne Speaks: Can ACT's Dream Run Continue?By most reckonings the ACT Party has had a very successful political year. Not only has its expanded Parliamentary team settled in well to its work, without controversy or scandal, but its leader has gained in community respect, and the party’s support, ...10 hours ago
- Mathematical discoveries take intuition and creativity – and now a little help from AISource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Geordie Williamson, Professor of Mathematics, University of Sydney shutterstock Research in mathematics is a deeply imaginative and intuitive process. This might come as a surprise for those who are still recovering from high-school algebra. What does the world look like at ...12 hours ago
- Buying silence: we can’t stop workplace sexual harassment without banning non-disclosure agreement...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Maria O’Sullivan, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, and Deputy Director, Castan Centre for Human Rights Law, Monash University Shutterstock One major problem uncovered in “Set the Standard”, the landmark report on sexual harassment and bullying in the parliament workplace is ...12 hours ago
- No, we shouldn’t worry too much about getting COVID from young kidsSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philip Britton, Senior lecturer, Child and Adolescent Health, University of Sydney Very high vaccination rates in Australia are ensuring community COVID transmission is decreasing. Vaccines markedly reduce severe disease and death. Our health-care systems are more able to cope because fewer new ...12 hours ago
- Do La Niña’s rains mean boom or bust for Australian farmers?Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chelsea Jarvis, Research fellow, University of Southern Queensland Shutterstock After years of punishing drought in some areas, many farmers in Australia’s east were hoping the newly declared La Niña event would bring them good rains. Many are now rejoicing, ...12 hours ago
- Kiwi kids who read for pleasure will do well in other ways – it’s everyone’s responsibility to...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ruth Boyask, Lead Researcher, Children’s Reading for Pleasure Study, Auckland University of Technology Shutterstock Summer’s here and the school holidays are coming. For many parents, of course, it’s all a bit academic – pandemic lockdowns and other disruptions have blurred ...12 hours ago
- You actually can teach an old dog new tricks, which is why many of us keep learning after retirementSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Darryl Dymock, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow in Education, Griffith University Shutterstock Lorna Prendergast was 90 years old when she graduated with a master’s degree from the University of Melbourne in 2019. She said her message to others was, “You’re never ...12 hours ago
- Good riddance: the costs of Morrison’s voter ID plan outweighed any benefitSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland The Morrison government has shelved its plan to make Australians produce identification before casting their vote. Yesterday it withdrew the Electoral Legislation Amendment (Voter Integrity) Bill 2021 it had hoped to pass ...12 hours ago
- We identified 39,000 Indigenous Australian objects in UK museums. Repatriation is one option, but ta...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Maria Nugent, Co-Director, Australian Centre for Indigenous History, Australian National University Shield, collected by Admiral John Elphinstone Erskine, c.1851. National Museums Scotland. Photo: National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh. Campaigns for the repatriation of certain objects in prominent museums dominate media reporting on ...12 hours ago
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- Trailblazing Wellington Phoenix duo rise aboveOn the eve of the very first A-League Women's game for the Wellington Phoenix, coaches Gemma Lewis and Natalie Lawrence share the benefits of coaching women, how the league is a gamechanger for young Kiwis, and a Christmas away from home. Gemma Lewis and Natalie Lawrence hope one day they can just be referred to simply ...14 hours ago
- Peter Dunne: National can finally focus forwardWhen people talk about the National Party these holidays it will be about its new people and what changes they might bring, not about an erratic and hopeless past, writes Peter Dunne ...14 hours ago
- All round benefits of NZ adopting a circular economyComment: The state of the climate, resource depletion and degradation of nature requires immediate action, and this need could be met by moving our model of production and consumption to a circular economy. A circular economy is characterised by designing waste out of the system, the highly efficient use of ...14 hours ago
- Vaccine equity must be a global priorityAs the pandemic races towards an unenviable two-year milestone, the Otago Global Health Institute’s Covid-19 Masterclass Series is bringing together a network of experts to discuss key Covid-19 topics. We'll be running a piece daily until December 5. While the speed of development of Covid-19 vaccines can be seen ...14 hours ago
- Book of the Week: Will salad cure Covid?Food researcher George Henderson inspects two vegetable-based cookbooks What even are vegetables? Vegetables, in scientific terms, trap the energy of the sun, which is delivered in quanta called photons, in webs of antioxidants and other colourful phytochemicals which funnel the energy to an enzyme complex that uses them to generate ...14 hours ago
- 'Blue highway': Govt moots $25-40m coastal shipping networkA new report commissioned by Waka Kotahi makes the case for massive investment in a coastal shipping network to future-proof NZ's supply chain and reduce emissions. ...14 hours ago
- Stephen Sondheim: teacher of art and lifeThe great lyricist Stephen Sondheim was not just an observer of New York's cultural scene of the 20th Century but an active participant, writes Gregory Camp. Comment: One of the anecdotes Stephen Sondheim (1930-2021) was most fond of telling was his last encounter with his mentor Oscar Hammerstein II. Just ...14 hours ago
- How NZ could break the global vaccination impasseOmicron makes this the perfect time for Jacinda Ardern to start walking the talk ...14 hours ago
- DoC caves on national park walkway ‘extravagance’Plans for a cantilevered walkway at a fragile national park site have finally been scrapped. David Williams reports To some, it seemed like madness. Hubris, even. A $6 million upgrade for a little-visited, fragile area of the South Island’s West Coast included plans for a purpose-built, 65m-long walkway to be ...14 hours ago
- The MLM scheme raising red flagsAn international scheme operating in New Zealand uses social media influencers to entice people to enter a complex financial world they know nothing about Imagine making money by recruiting friends and family into a scheme that charges hundreds of dollars to join and hundreds more in monthly fees. Sound familiar? Maybe not ...14 hours ago
- Mixed messages to education providers on borders opening to international studentsThe Government says students overseas wanting to study in NZ should prepare now, but Immigration NZ just postponed its offshore visa processing opening date. ...14 hours ago
- View from The Hill: A study in contrast, Porter and Hunt to leave ParliamentSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra One will depart from parliament a deeply disappointed man, dragged down by scandal, with hopes for a brilliant career dashed by an allegation surfacing from his youth. The other will leave with a solid record ...18 hours ago
- 500,000 or 20,000? How to estimate the size of a political rally properlySource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jumana Abu-Khalaf, Research Fellow in Computing and Security, Edith Cowan University Mining magnate Clive Palmer created controversy last week when he claimed on ABC Radio that 500,000 people had attended the COVID “freedom” protest in Melbourne on Saturday November 20. Maverick MP ...23 hours ago
- Sure, the national accounts show GDP going backwards, but look at what’s to comeSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University The most revealing graph presented in Wednesday’s September quarter national accounts is one showing what has happened just beyond the end of the September quarter, in the one we are ...1 day ago
- Preparing To Enter The Traffic Light System – Expert ReactionHow can New Zealanders make good decisions to lower risk and keep safe when we enter the new Traffic Light framework on Friday? The SMC asked experts to share the latest on how public health measures can help to keep the coronavirus at ...1 day ago
- What is complex PTSD and how does it relate to past abuse and trauma?Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Berle, Associate professor, University of Technology Sydney A. L./Unsplash Naming Grace Tame the 2021 Australian of the Year was a belated but important acknowledgement of the extraordinary courage of many sexual assault and child sexual abuse survivors in adjusting ...1 day ago
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- LIVE@MIDDAY: Buchanan and Manning Consider the Global Issues that Define 2021A View from Afar – In this podcast, political scientist Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning will consider and analyse the most significant global issues that define 2021. The topics will include: – Leadership: Trump, Putin, Xi, Biden, – Pandemic: Impact of Covid-19 & variants on global security – Security: ...1 day ago
- Women play a critical role in diplomacy and security, so why aren’t more in positions of power?Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dr Federica Caso, Sessional Lecturer in Peace and Conflict Studies, The University of Queensland In recent years, Australia has put an emphasis on bringing more women into its defence, foreign affairs and diplomacy ranks. But a new global index shows the country ...1 day ago
- Ethics and avoiding conflicts of interest are vital in the public service – can New Zealanders be ...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Barbara Allen, Senior Lecturer in Public Management, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Shutterstock New Zealand has a reputation for being transparent and free from corruption – but how true is this really? Recent events suggest there could ...1 day ago
- Low bar for ‘genuine consultation’ set by UWA case feeds into crisis of legitimacy for Australia...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tauel Harper, Senior Lecturer, Media and Communication, UWA, The University of Western Australia Scott Lewis/Flickr, CC BY When Martin Forsey was presented with a proposal for change at his workplace that lacked a logical argument and used flawed data, he ...1 day ago
- 3 reasons the announcement to dump radioactive waste in South Australia is extremely prematureSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Lowe, Emeritus Professor, School of Science, Griffith University Radioactive waste from nuclear medicine facilities around Australia will be trucked to and buried near the South Australian town of Kimba, the federal government announced this week. The site, Napandee, comprises 211 ...1 day ago
- IHC Demands Government Response To Widely Known Abuse Experienced By Disabled PeopleIHC wants to congratulate the Human Rights Commission for drawing attention to the staggeringly high rates of abuse and neglect that disabled people experience in Aotearoa. Trish Grant, IHC Director of Advocacy, says disabled people are significantly more ...1 day ago
- Timaru Port Workers Issue Second Strike NoticeMembers of the Rail and Maritime Transport Union (RMTU) working at the Port of Timaru have this afternoon issued a second strike notice following on from the one issued yesterday. RMTU South Island Organiser John Kerr says this gives notice of a further ...1 day ago
- Willis promises to be balancing force as National's new deputy leaderNational's new deputy leader Nicola Willis says she brings a centrist, moderate perspective of a parent of four, along with a familiarity with Parliament that balances out the new leader. ...1 day ago
- Ministers merrily dispense more millions while Crown accounts show big above-budget lifts in Covid c...Monitoring the Ministers While Finance Minister Grant Robertson was noting an above-forecast increase in government spending in the first few months of the year, his colleagues were delighting in announcing even more spending. The biggie was the announcement of a support package intended to help revive economic, social and cultural ...1 day ago
- Stephen Sondheim showed me the beauty, terror and exquisite pain of being aliveSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sonya Suares, Guest Lecturer, WAAPA, Edith Cowan University Nick Simpson-Deeks, Vidya Makan and company in the Watch This production of Sunday in the Park With George, 2019. Watch This/Jodie Hutchinson, Author provided What did Stephen Sondheim mean to me? This is ...1 day ago
- Covid-19 briefing: Children aged 5-11 may be able to get vaccine doses from end of JanuaryChildren aged 5-11 may be able to receive a vaccine dose from the end of January, pending official approval. Watch the government's latest briefing here. ...1 day ago
- Waitangi commemorations cancelled under Covid's shadowAll commemoration events at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds have been cancelled and the gates will be closed to the public on February 6, writes political editor Jo Moir The decision to can all in-person events during Waitangi week next year wasn’t taken lightly, says Waitangi National Trust chair Pita Tipene. “It’s very ...1 day ago
- Charting New Zealand's vaccine rolloutHow many people have been vaccinated in New Zealand? How does that stack up with the rest of the world? Newsroom presents a weekly dashboard of everything you need to know about our country's vaccine rollout. !function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var e in a.data["datawrapper-height"]){var t=document.getElementById("datawrapper-chart-"+e)||document.querySelector("iframe[src*='"+e+"']");t&&(t.style.height=a.data["datawrapper-height"][e]+"px")}}))}(); !function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(e){if(void 0!==e.data["datawrapper-height"]){var t=document.querySelectorAll("iframe");for(var a in ...1 day ago
- Watch live: Chris Hipkins and Ashley Bloomfield provide Covid-19 updateCovid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins and Director General of Health Ashley Bloomfield are providing an update. ...1 day ago
- Relief For Auckland Council Venues Is InsultingThe New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is slamming the newly-announced voucher scheme for Auckland Council venues as a slap in the face for private businesses and families that have risked financial ruin during lockdown. Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke ...1 day ago
National’s new leadership team had no need to worry that, as they stepped into office and into campaigning to replace the Ardern government at the next election, they would suffer from a ... 
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