The power of compassionate politics
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Date published: 9:20 am, March 20th, 2019 - 176 comments
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Jacinda Ardern has shown over the past week that she is one of the country’s best leaders.
Daily review 20/03/2019
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Date published: 5:30 pm, March 20th, 2019 - 34 comments
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Westland Dairy sale
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Date published: 12:08 pm, March 20th, 2019 - 23 comments
Westland Dairy has done a deal to sell out to Yili industrial Group of Mongolia. This company is the third largest dairy company in New Zealand.
Open mike 20/03/2019
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Date published: 7:00 am, March 20th, 2019 - 290 comments
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Daily review 19/03/2019
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Date published: 5:30 pm, March 19th, 2019 - 33 comments
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National’s unfortunate misstatement about its migrant petition
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Date published: 10:51 am, March 19th, 2019 - 73 comments
National has been caught out in what is euphemistically called a misspeak about when it took its odious anti UN Migration pact petition down from its website. It said it was weeks before the Christchurch murders but it appears the petition was still live after the event.
Mike Hosking’s unusual take on the Christchurch massacre
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Date published: 8:09 am, March 19th, 2019 - 134 comments
Mike Hosking has delivered an analysis of the Mosque murders that omits saying the massacre occurred in a mosque or that all the victims were of the Muslim faith or that the terrorist was a right wing extremist.
Open mike 19/03/2019
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Daily review 18/03/2019
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Date published: 5:30 pm, March 18th, 2019 - 60 comments
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DPF does the right thing
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Date published: 5:05 pm, March 18th, 2019 - 100 comments
Kiwiblog comments have been turned off as David Farrar grapples with how to handle a crisis concerning hate speech.
Lets ban assault weapons – now
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Date published: 7:45 am, March 18th, 2019 - 284 comments
The Government needs to urgently change the law to ban the sale of military style semi automatic weapons.
Open mike 18/03/2019
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Date published: 7:00 am, March 18th, 2019 - 125 comments
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‘Heroes’
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Date published: 4:03 pm, March 17th, 2019 - 91 comments
A few musings on heroism.
Open mike 17/03/2019
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How To Get There 17/3/19
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Date published: 6:54 am, March 17th, 2019 - 33 comments
Welcome to TS’s Sunday think piece. It’s a blank sheet, a tabula rasa, waiting for your thoughts on the future and How To Get There.
The trouble with hate speech
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Date published: 1:02 pm, March 16th, 2019 - 319 comments
Yesterday’s terrorist attack which has resulted in 49 kiwis losing their lives highlights issues brought up by the tour of New Zealand by Lauren Southern and Stefan Molyneux and the debate about if hate speech should ever be tolerated.
Just outlaw semi-automatic weapons
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Date published: 10:54 am, March 16th, 2019 - 209 comments
I’ve used and worked with weapons for large chunks of my life. They’re not there for dickheads. There aren’t any reasons to keep operational semi-automatic weapons in civilian life. Just outlaw them. The conviction for unlawful possession of them requires mandatory imprisonment.
Christchurch: The Next Day
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Date published: 10:38 am, March 16th, 2019 - 123 comments
It’s the morning after the horrific attacks in Christchurch. 49 are dead, many more injured. The PM is flying to the city, having announced our gun laws are to be immediately strengthened. The country is reeling, but the fascists are bound to lose.
Open mike 16/03/2019
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Date published: 7:00 am, March 16th, 2019 - 72 comments
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Daily review 15/03/2019
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Date published: 5:30 pm, March 15th, 2019 - 40 comments
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Christchurch Mosque Shooting
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Date published: 2:39 pm, March 15th, 2019 - 362 comments
There has been a shooting at a mosque in Central Christchurch. Injured people have been seen in the doorway and armed Police are out in force.
UPDATE: The Star is reporting that one person is dead, and there are reports of a second mosque in Linwood being attacked.
UPDATE: A shooter has posted a series of manifestos. It appears to be typical race hate. It also appears that the shooting was live streamed.
UPDATE: The WestPac rescue helicopter is flying over Papanui High School, with what appears to be armed Police leaning out the doors. Papanui is approx 5 kms from the Dean’s Ave mosque. There are also reports that an arrest has been made.
UPDATE: Police confirm an arrest has been made. However the city remains in lockdown until it is clear that there is no further danger. Police also confirm multiple fatalities.
Last UPDATE for the night: 49 dead, 48 injured, 4 fascists in custody. Today has been horrible and tomorrow is going to be a very hard day. Kia kaha, aroha and lets stick together. A people united will never be defeated.
Ardern backs students striking for climate change
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Date published: 7:43 am, March 15th, 2019 - 70 comments
Jacinda Ardern has publicly supported the School students strike about climate change and urged them not to underestimate the power of their voices.
Open mike 15/03/2019
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Daily review 14/03/2019
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Date published: 5:35 pm, March 14th, 2019 - 41 comments
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James Shaw Assaulted
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Date published: 11:34 am, March 14th, 2019 - 188 comments
Green co-leader James Shaw has been assaulted near Parliament. The MP is in hospital and a man has been arrested.
Brexit: the No Deal Vote
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Date published: 7:02 am, March 14th, 2019 - 46 comments
Day 2 of Westminster’s ‘meaningful votes’ on Brexit. This time its Deal or No Deal. Now with bonus Snoop Mogg!
Open mike 14/03/2019
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Daily review 13/03/2019
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More political interference on Huawei
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Date published: 4:00 pm, March 13th, 2019 - 24 comments
Here’s another one for the select committee reviewing foreign interference. Visitor from Britain Charlie Parton of the Royal United Services Institute was on Morning Report this morning telling us to avoid Huawei because they are Chinese and different from us. At least he does us a favour by making it clear the matter is political not technical.
Cardinal Pell
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Date published: 2:55 pm, March 13th, 2019 - 6 comments
Cardinal Pell has been given six years in jail for his crimes against children. But the Catholic Church has a range of other allegations to resolve.
Human Rights decision is quite pointed
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Date published: 8:54 am, March 13th, 2019 - 13 comments
A decision released yesterday by the Human Rights Review Tribunal that went against Cameron Slater is very clear. The gratuitous publication of personal details on its own simply isn’t newsworthy in any news medium. The topic has to actually be newsworthy to get the exemption in the Privacy Act for news mediums.
- The Anzac Legacy is White Supremacy
by Tim Leadbeater I’ve just spent two hours wading through Brenton Tarrant’s hate filled 174 page manifesto ‘The Great Replacement’. It is a sickening experience. I would not hesitate to recommend reading it: we owe it to the victims to ...9 hours ago - Looking the other way
In the wake of Friday's terrorist attack, the SIS has been quick to disclaim responsibility, making increasing claims that they were looking at Nazis, really. Perhaps then they'd care to explain why there's absolutely no mention of the issue in ...10 hours ago - Let’s moderate
Out of respect for the victims of the Christchurch massacre, I have decided that all reader comments on the site will now go into moderation, unless I have verified your identity. ...11 hours ago - Words are not enoughby Daphna Whitmore There has been fulsome praise of prime minister Jacinda Ardern for her handling of the Mosque massacre. Her sympathetic demeanour resonated with many people and she was no doubt moved by the atrocity. Any other response would ...13 hours ago
- Gun law reform: Once again we don’t how lucky we are
After the terrible atrocities of March 15 we are, inevitably, going to get some kind of reform to our gun laws. It's very likely some classes of weapons will be subject to new restrictions, while other will be banned. Whatever ...13 hours ago - Warkworth to Wellsford updated alignment
Just before Christmas the NZTA announced they were working on route protection for the Warkworth to Wellsford project with the formal consenting process likely to kick of within the next month or two. The project is the second stage of ...18 hours ago - The rocks we carryA haunting weight. It presses down with dizzying effect, defying easy description. Its surface etched with the familiar language of human loss, heavy with regreat and shame. But some rocks we must carry.read more ...1 day ago
- Show us the warrantsThe SIS, in an effort to claim that Friday's terrorist attack which killed fifty people wasn't a failure on their part, is saying they had their eye on far-right extremists. It's an extraordinary claim, in contradiction to everything we know ...1 day ago
- What Does It Mean to Be A New Zealander?
When, in 1962, as a 23 year-old, I boarded the Northern Star to sail to Britain where I was to study as a Rhodes Scholar for a post-graduate law degree at Balliol College, Oxford, I took with me an LP ...1 day ago - Giving the finger to the NazisParliament met for the first time today since Friday's act of terrorism, with an abbreviated timetable for a condolence motion. It opened with a procession of a dozen religious leaders of different faiths. Parliament's normal christian-centric opening prayer was preceded ...1 day ago
- What Do We Do About Hate Speech?I usually disagree with Mike Hosking because I do not share his fundamental social attitudes and beliefs. But, as to what he had to say in today’s Herald about the Christchurch massacre, I recognise that his motivations, in warning against ...1 day ago
- Little’s whitewashOne of the obvious questions which immediately arose after Friday's act of terrorism was why our extremely well-budgeted spy agencies didn't stop it from happening. The fact that it happened, and 50 people were killed, represents a huge failure on ...2 days ago
- Day to day actions and words matter
We have been struggling since Friday to find the right words, the right response to give to the killings at the two Christchurch mosques. ...2 days ago - Holy Hosking, the bike lanes are booming
If the cycleways have been feeling a bit busier than usual of late, you’re not imagining things. The latest numbers are out and confirm Auckland’s bike lanes are booming, with many counters in February recording their busiest month ever, despite ...2 days ago - The “no true Kiwi” fallacy – and how to avoid itThe “no true Scotsman” fallacyread more ...2 days ago
- New rebuttal to the myth ‘Holistic Management can reverse Climate Change’
This is the new Basic rebuttal to the myth 'Holistic Management can reverse Climate Change'. There's also an Advanced rebuttal. The Myth: Holistic Management can reverse Climate Change “Holistic management as a planned grazing strategy is able to reverse desertification and ...2 days ago - Genuine inclusiveness demands more free speech not lessby Daphna Whitmore Not a single person has spoken in favour of the gunman who carried out the horrific massacre in Christchurch, yet there is talk of cracking down on free speech, and mostly it is coming from the ...2 days ago
- The AftermathI was expecting to spend today blogging about climate change, building on the enormous message of hope sent by the school strike on Friday. Instead, like everyone else, I'm struggling to deal with the aftermath of a horrific act of ...3 days ago
- Hard News: These things we must now change
Wajahat Khan becomes a New Zealand citizen tomorrow. On Saturday, before leading the opening prayer at the vigil in Aotea Square, he told the thousands who had gathered there how happy and proud he was at the prospect.The fact that ...3 days ago - Consider carefully how to end such attacks as the Christchurch massacreJames Robb on The Christchurch atrocity and the need for a class political response Today we mourn with our Muslim brothers and sisters all those killed and injured in the Christchurch terror attack, and send our solidarity and condolences to ...3 days ago
- 2019 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming Digest #11
Story of the Week... Editorial of the Week... El Niño/La Niña Update... Toon of the Week... SkS in the News... Reports of Note... Coming Soon on SkS... Climate Feedback Claim Review... Poster of the Week... SkS Week in Review... ...3 days ago - Rail Across the Waitematā: some thoughts
The North Shore Line, The Northern Line, Te Raki Tereina… NZTA in a recently released report showed that there is some urgency in starting work to replace the Northern Busway with a higher capacity rail system on a new crossing. ...3 days ago - Kinds of ProtestsOn the Ides of March 2019, thousands of New Zealand school students – and hundreds of thousands of the world’s – marched to say that not enough was being done to stop global warming.read more ...3 days ago
- What Happened Here?
3 days ago - Christchurch Shooting Victims’ FundA Give a Little Fund was set up on 15 March 2019 and in just two days over $3 million has been donated. Donations can be made here. There has been an outpouring of demonstrations taking place around the country ...4 days ago
- 2019 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #11
A chronological listing of news articles posted on the Skeptical Science Facebook Page during the past week, i.e., Sun, Mar 10 through Sat, Mar 16, 2019 Editor's Pick Students globally protest warming, pleading for their future Students attend a ...4 days ago - he Christchurch SlaughterThe immediate response of most Kiwis to the Christchurch slaughter will have been shock and incredulity. But as the full dimensions and implications of the outrage become clearer, we need to reach a longer-term understanding. Yes, it is unthinkable that ...4 days ago
- If Brenton Tarrant is a terrorist, why hasn’t he been charged as one?The killing of forty-nine people in Christchurch was an act of terror, allegedly committed by at least one individual motivated by white-supremacist ideology. We know this, as our Prime Minister already has publicly called this evil by its true name. read ...4 days ago
- Legal Beagle: Terrorism Offences and Murder Sentencing: An ExplainerI wrote some explainers on this site about New Zealand’s Terrorism Suppression Act following the Uruwera Raids. I won't link to them as they are somewhat out of date. While still largely accurate for their descriptions of the offences of ...4 days ago
- After the terror, fear must not winAs we wake up the day after 49 people were murdered at two mosques in Christchurch, it's to a flurry of comments about how New Zealand will never be the same, has lost its innocence and is no longer beyond ...5 days ago
- Flashback Saturday: Light rail to the sea
Every weekend we dig into the archives. This post by Matt was originally published in June 2016. Takapuna is considered one of Auckland’s key metropolitan centres – which the Auckland Plan describes as: Metropolitan centres, such as Takapuna and Manukau, will ...5 days ago - Terrorism in Christchurch – some thoughts
A peaceful, tranquil place to sit and contemplate in the Hagley Park/Botanical Gardens area of Christchurch. It is obscene that this terrorist act occurred only ...5 days ago - The massacre in Christchurch: individual terrorism was nurtured by state terrorismThe massacre of at least 49 people – in and just outside two mosques in Christchurch- this afternoon (Friday, March 15) is a horror that has shocked much of the country. People are saying ‘not here’. Ok, that’s understandable. However we ...5 days ago
- On the night of the shootings: A prayer for ChristchurchAs we reel from the shocking events at the Al Noor mosque and the Linwood Islamic Centre, we can only ache for and mourn the victims of these terrible murders in Christchurch.read more ...5 days ago
- Why we have a beef with the new anti-rustling laws, and perhaps you should too (1 of 2)By Simon Connell and Colin Gavaghan, Otago Faculty of LawCattle rustling. To many of us city slicker types, it sounds like a throwback to a by-gone time. Maybe old Western films on a Saturday morning. read more ...5 days ago
- Why we have a beef with the new anti-rustling laws, and perhaps you should too (2 of 2)Colin Gavaghan and Simon Connell, Otago Law Facultyread more ...5 days ago
- Hard News: Exporting panic and greed: the meth-testing industry crossing the TasmanAfter the report of the Prime Minister's Chief Science Advisor put to rest the disastrous and costly moral panic around supposed "methamphetamine contamination" nearly a year ago, the industry that had grown around unfounded claims about meth residues and health ...5 days ago
- Minister, explain how people and quality jobs fit in your visionMichael Gilchrist looks into the proposed new Industry Skills Bodies and highlights why tertiary staff must be able to decide how courses are delivered. ...5 days ago
- One week until sector comes together to discuss futureNext week, staff, students, business, industry trainers, sector leaders and policy makers will come together at forum to discuss the future of tertiary education. ...6 days ago
- Restore post-grad allowances urgentlyNZUSA has launched a campaign calling on Education Minister, Chris Hipkins to fulfil an election promise and restore postgraduate student allowances. ...6 days ago
- New report shows some progress on pay equityMassey University, the Tertiary Education Union, and Women@Massey hosted a morning tea on 8 March to celebrate International Women’s Day and launch the updated report on pay and employment equity at the University. ...6 days ago
- Living Wage at Vic campaign relaunchEntering its fourth year, the Living Wage for Vic campaign has been relaunched at the Victoria University of Wellington. ...6 days ago
- Let’s make the sector work better for womenDr. Sarah Proctor-Thomson reflects on International Women’s Day and what it’s like for women working in the sector. ...6 days ago
- The future of work is in our handsSharn Riggs, national secretary of the Tertiary Education Union, considers what the government’s proposed reform of vocational education means for work and emphasises the need for high-quality permanent jobs. ...6 days ago
- Minister agrees with TEU to keep jobs in regionsEducation Minister Chris Hipkins has agreed to one of the Tertiary Education Union’s key demands for the reform of vocational education. ...6 days ago
- New Zealand’s Current Foreign Policy: An Absence Of Realism.
6 days ago - Inspired to radicalismby Don Franks 15 March 2019
Around the corner their numbers burst , hundred upon hundred. Waves of excitement and energy melded into an almost scary ...6 days ago - Listening To Kate Raworth On “Nine To Noon”.
6 days ago - New research, March 4-10, 2019
A selection of new climate related research articles is shown below. This post has separate sections for: Climate Change, Climate Change Impacts, Climate Change Mitigation, and Other Papers. Climate change Estimates of Decadal Climate Predictability from an Interactive Ensemble Model ...6 days ago - Striking for a futureThousands of schoolkids around New Zealand have walked out of class today in a school strike for the climate. They're part of a global movement, sparked by Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg, which is sacrificing a day of education to demand ...6 days ago
- Acting Like Adults
Today, children are striking, and demanding of us, “If you won’t act like adults, we will.” Their letter says poignantly: Soon we will inherit the consequences of this inaction, and we are scared. Will we have a planet worth passing ...6 days ago - No justice for Bloody SundayOn 30 January 1972, British soldiers shot 28 unarmed civilians in Derry in Northern Ireland, killing thirteen people. The usual official whitewash followed, and the leader of the murderers was awarded an OBE for his services. But a second inquiry ...6 days ago
- Intolerance in the name of ‘inclusiveness’We reprint here an article by Lesbian Rights NZ 14 March 2019
Our lesbian group has been banned ...6 days ago - The Hollow Giant.
Towards the end of the Soviet Union, intelligence analysts in the US began to focus more on its social geography and less on its military capabilities (which if formidable were not keeping pace with US technological advancements). This came about ...6 days ago - How MBIE spies on peopleBack in January, we learned that MBIE staff were being trained in using fake social media profiles to spy on people. This raised a number of issues around surveillance, freedom of expression, unreasonable searches and human rights, and so I ...6 days ago
- By Other Means.
6 days ago - If in doubt, complainToday Stuff launched Redacted, a series of articles on the Official Information Act and how it is abused, to raise awareness about the government's public consultation. Today's big piece is about how public servants circumvent and manipulate the Act to ...7 days ago
- Juking the statsThe State Services Commission released its six-monthly OIA statistics yesterday, reporting basic information on volume and timeliness (but nothing on outcome or quality of response). But while the official press release crows about improved timeliness, there's a twist:As signalled late ...7 days ago
- Our next rail network should be different from our current one
Over the coming decades Auckland’s budding rapid transit network is expected to grow significantly, approximately tripling in size from what it is today. While a decent proportion of will be new and extended busways, new rail lines will also be ...7 days ago - Up in the CloudsStill winter nights without rain clouds are usually followed by a frost. The clouds reflect back the heat coming off the earth maintaining higher ambient temperatures, thereby reducing the risk of frost.read more ...1 week ago
- Growing the conservation estateA decade ago, the public fought a battle with Meridian Energy over the Mokihinui hydro scheme - a plan to build a dam on conservation land, flooding a scenic river gorge. Now the area has been protected forever by addign ...1 week ago
- Cullen’s Tax Working Group: Politics of Envy, Nothing More
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- A British-style whitewashLast year, the government announced that they would hold an inquiry into Operation Burnham, the SAS operation in which six Afghan civilians were killed, including a child. But now, it looks as if the "inquiry" is instead becoming a British-style ...1 week ago
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- Wallace Broecker: Scientists memorialize a titan of climate science
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. . A recent bold statement from current National Party leader, Simon Bridges, declared his intentions should a capital gains tax (CGT) be enacted; . . “…No ifs, no buts, no caveats, I will repeal this CGT as Prime Minister ...1 week ago - The Health of the Public DebateIn a Westminster-style, parliamentary democracy such as ours – and one that, despite MMP, remains essentially a two-party contest – it is inevitable that many of us will choose a side and then see nothing but good in our preferred ...1 week ago
- Reducing Road Fatalities Is Not the Same as Reducing Road Crashes
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- Separating sex and genderby Daphna Whitmore The public have an opportunity to make submissions on gender identity being included in the Human Rights Act. The campaigning group Speak Up For Women are encouraging people to submit. The Ministry of Justice have opened ...1 week ago
- The temperature evolution after 2016 suggests hotter future
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- Climate change: Time for divestmentWe are facing a climate crisis. If greenhouse gas emissions continue, the earth will become uninhabitable. Even if we're lucky, things are going to get very, very bad, with famine, plague, mass-migration and war. And currently, the new Zealand Superannuation ...1 week ago
- Not a good lookThanks to the dodgy dealings exposed by former MP Jami-Lee Ross, the National Party appears to have become the first New Zealand political party to be investigated by the Serious Fraud Office: Police have referred Jami-Lee Ross' complaint about National's ...1 week ago
- Membership: Australia and New Zealand Electronic Invoicing Board
The Governments of Australia and New Zealand have announced the membership of the Australia and New Zealand Electronic Invoicing Board (ANZEIB) today. This is an important step towards implementing e-Invoicing across both countries to help businesses save time and money ...7 days ago - An end to unnecessary secondary taxWorkers who are paying too much tax because of incorrect secondary tax codes are in line for relief with the passage of legislation through Parliament late last night. The Taxation (Annual Rates for 2018-19, Modernising Tax Administration, and Remedial Matters) ...1 week ago
- Chatham Islands pāua plan approvedEfforts to reverse the decline in the Chatham Islands pāua fishery are the focus of a new plan jointly agreed between government, the local community and industry. Fisheries Minister Stuart Nash says the plan was developed by the PauaMAC4 Industry ...2 weeks ago
- Bill introduced for synthetics crackdownThe Police will get stronger powers of search and seizure to crackdown on synthetic drugs under new legislation, which makes the two main synthetics (5F-ADB and AMB-FUBINACA) Class A drugs. The Government has today introduced the Misuse of Drugs Amendment ...2 weeks ago
- Blasphemous libel law repealedThe archaic blasphemous libel offence will be repealed following the passing of the Crimes Amendment Bill today, says Justice Minister Andrew Little. ...2 weeks ago
- Coalition Government lassos livestock rustlingNew rules to crack down on livestock rustling will come into force following the passing of the Crimes Amendment Bill says Justice Minister Andrew Little. ...2 weeks ago
- Medieval law axedThe ‘year and a day rule’ rule will be repealed following the passing of the Crimes Amendment Bill, says Justice Minister Andrew Little. ...2 weeks ago
- Further steps to combat tax evasionFurther steps to combat tax evasion Revenue Minister Stuart Nash has announced New Zealand is expanding its global ability to combat tax evasion by joining forces with authorities in 30 countries and jurisdictions. Cabinet has agreed to add another ...2 weeks ago
- Censorship, manifestos and the Christchurch Shooter
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- Thousands expected at Sunday rallyLove Aotearoa Hate Racism (LAHR) is anticipating an unprecedented turnout at our rally against Islamophobia and racism at Auckland's Aotea Square this Sunday, March 24, at 2pm. ...10 hours ago
- Thousands share messages of hope for our Muslim whānauAs people process the attack at two mosques in Christchurch, our Muslim whānau are hurting. But there is an outpouring of love and unity coming from across New Zealand and around the world. Thousands of people have shared messages of ...11 hours ago
- Maori to gather for a national Haka on FridayThe New Zealand Maori Council is calling on Maori from right across the nation to come out this Friday in a national show of support for the whanau and victims of last week’s terrorist attacks in Christchurch. ...12 hours ago
- Event Encourages Facebook Free WeekendAn online event which encourages people to log off Facebook this weekend in memory of the victims of the Christchurch Mosque shootings is growing momentum. ...13 hours ago
- The New Zealand-India economic relationshipSecretary to the Treasury Gabriel Makhlouf spoke to the New Zealand India Trade Alliance in Auckland last evening on the New Zealand-India economic relationship and where the Treasury sees the opportunities and obstacles between the two countries. The ...13 hours ago
- Call for one-minute’s silence on Race Relations DayNew Zealanders are being asked to observe one-minute’s silence at 1.40pm on Race Relations Day tomorrow (Thursday 21 March) to remember the victims and survivors of the attacks in Christchurch. ...14 hours ago
- Social Media – Public meeting in Christchurch this SundayThe role of social media is in the spotlight after the terrible events last Friday. ...14 hours ago
- MSSA’s unnecessary for recreational hunting“The conversation New Zealand is now having regarding the use of military-style semi-automatic firearms (MSSA’s) is important and the Game Animal Council wishes to clarify several aspects in relation to their use for hunting game animals,” ...15 hours ago
- Message of CondolenceAs leaders of Abrahamic faith communities we come together to offer our deepest and most heartfelt condolences to all those who have been victimised and traumatised by this evil attack on our Muslim community in Christchurch. For all of us, ...1 day ago
- Fish and Game supports measures to keep NZers safeFish and Game says the Christchurch mosque mass killing is a tragedy and it supports an overhaul of firearm laws to ensure the safety of New Zealanders. ...1 day ago
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- Sympathies to the victims of the massacre in New ZealandThe Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) extends its deepest sympathies to the victims of the massacre in Christchurch, New Zealand. We urge all the governments and the people of the world to support New Zealand’s efforts to deal with the ...1 day ago
- Telco advise on Christchurch donation scamsVodafone, Spark, Vocus and 2degrees are warning all customers to be cautious of scammers looking to take advantage of Kiwi generosity and benefit from the Christchurch terror attack through fraudulent donations. ...1 day ago
- Muslim identity and experiences in New ZealandFifty people died in the shooting and 31 people remain in hospital. Writing on RNZ , Anjum Rahman from the Islamic Women’s Council of New Zealand detailed repeated attempts to lobby Government to stem discrimination against their community. ...2 days ago
- Joint Statement by National Church LeadersThe National Church Leaders gathered in Wellington today (Tuesday 19th March 2019) to express their profound horror at the terrible violence towards Muslim people in Christchurch mosques last Friday. We are deeply saddened by these tragic events and ...2 days ago
- ASPI Head, Dr John Coyne interviewed by Corin DannAn Australian security expert says if New Zealand had stronger guns laws, Friday’s attack would not have been as devastating as it was. Director of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute Border Security Programme, Dr John Coyne, says, “had the New ...2 days ago
- Q+A: Minister Andrew Little interviewed by Corin DannAndrew Little, the Minister responsible for the GCSB and SIS, told Q+A that New Zealand Muslims can feel safe tonight. ...2 days ago
- English Language Partners NZ Responds to Terrorist Attack“We are devastated by the horrific terrorist attacks on the Muslim community in Christchurch,” said David Bromell, chair of English Language Partners New Zealand. ...2 days ago
- Solidarity for NZSolidarity for NZ: Trade unions around the world send messages The Public Service Association (PSA) has collated messages it has received from trade unions around the world, sending their condolences and solidarity in response to the Christchurch ...2 days ago
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- NZSIS welcomes inquiry into the Christchurch attackThe New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (NZSIS) welcomes the inquiry into the Christchurch terrorist attacks. “The Christchurch terrorist attacks are a horrific demonstration of violent extremism which has no place in New Zealand. NZSIS offers ...2 days ago
- GCSB statement on the Christchurch terrorist attacks“The attacks on Friday were an abhorrent challenge to everything that New Zealand holds dear. GCSB’s thoughts are with the families, friends and communities of the victims at this time,” said Andrew Hampton, Director-General of GCSB. ...2 days ago
- Mountain Safety Council support government call for reformCEO of the Mountain Safety Counci l Mike Daisley says the Mountain Safety Council (MSC) joins a groundswell of organisations expressing solidarity with the Muslim community of New Zealand. ...2 days ago
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- Statement on the Christchurch massacre – Baha’i CommunityThe National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of New Zealand, in condemning the recent massacre of innocent Muslims, calls on the people of Aotearoa to examine the destructive social forces that led to Friday's tragedy. “We extend our heartfelt ...2 days ago
- Christchurch Mosque AttacksOn behalf of all Grey Power Members and Associations I would like to extend our condolences and deepest sympathy’s to the victims and their families of the horrendous attacks that occurred in Christchurch this week. As New Zealanders we stand ...2 days ago
- They are usEven three days after the Christchurch massacre, we are still looking for words to describe how we feel. Shock, disbelief and anger are on our minds. In our hearts, there is only bottomless sadness. ...2 days ago
- Statement from the Zionist Federation of New ZealandThe Zionist Federation of New Zealand condemns in the strongest possible terms the despicable and cowardly terrorist attack on the Muslim community of Christchurch who were gathering for Friday prayers. ...2 days ago
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- Priority visa processing for shootin victims’ familiesImmigration New Zealand (INZ) will prioritise processing for the families of the people killed or injured in the mass shootings in Christchurch on Friday. ...3 days ago
- Communist League statement on rightist massacreThe Communist League condemns, in the strongest way, the rightist shooting massacre at the Al Noor and Linwood mosques in Christchurch that has left 50 dead and 50 injured. The shooting took place as hundreds of worshipers had gathered to ...3 days ago
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- Kia Kaha Migrants and refugees in AotearoaUnion Network of Migrants(UNEMIG) and Indian Workers Association(IWA) strongly condemns the brutal and unprecedented terror attack in Christchurch, New Zealand on innocent Muslims brothers, sisters and their children which resulted in 50 dead and many seriously ...3 days ago
- It’s time for caring, peace and unityFIRST Union is rallying around those affected by the terrorist attack in Christchurch, and calling on employers to be mindful of the mental wellbeing of staff. ...3 days ago
- Nation-wide teacher meetings postponed as mark of respectNation-wide teacher meetings postponed as mark of respect for children, men and women killed in terrorist attacks 17 March 2019 ...3 days ago
- Terror Attacks Condemned by Superdiversity Institute ChairThe Chair of the Superdiversity Institute for Law Policy and Business, New Zealand Asian Leaders, SUPERdiverse Women and Managing Partner of Chen Palmer Partners, Mai Chen said that New Zealand should not be surprised at what has happened in Christchurch. ...4 days ago
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- Press Statement On Terror Acts in New ZealandPress Statement On Terror Acts in New Zealand The Federation of Indian Muslims (FIM) is deeply saddened on the recent mosque shooting incidents which happened on 15 March 2019 at Christchurch, New Zealand. FIM condemns the heinous attacks on the ...4 days ago
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- Prayers and AcknowledgementNew Conservative extends its heartfelt thoughts and prayers to the families of those shot today in Christchurch. Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern is correct in stating that it is a dark day for New Zealand, and all New Zealanders should be ...4 days ago
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- Christchurch terror shooting: First victims buried, calls for unity
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