Archive for 2020
No Right Turn: Climate Change – The problem of air travel
Written By: - Date published: 6:02 am, November 19th, 2020 - 147 comments
Until the pandemic, air travel was one of the fastest growing causes of greenhouse gas emissions. And its obscenely unequal, with just 1% of the world’s population causing 50% of the problem:
Open mike 19/11/2020
Written By: - Date published: 6:00 am, November 19th, 2020 - 49 comments
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Trump loses the presidency, but Trumpism lives on
Written By: - Date published: 12:30 am, November 19th, 2020 - 8 comments
The reality is that the United States is a poor example of a functioning democracy in 2020.
Daily review 18/11/2020
Written By: - Date published: 5:30 pm, November 18th, 2020 - 7 comments
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C’mon Grant
Written By: - Date published: 10:40 am, November 18th, 2020 - 51 comments
This government must demonstrate that it has the ability to lead the New Zealand economy where it has stated it wants it to go. It does not want more headlines like the average house in Auckland now being priced at $1 million.
Trump’s chances of winning the Presidential Election through legal action
Written By: - Date published: 9:05 am, November 18th, 2020 - 19 comments
To win the Presidential Election Donald Trump has to win multiple legal challenges in multiple states. So far his cases have not gone very well.
Open mike 18/11/2020
Written By: - Date published: 6:00 am, November 18th, 2020 - 99 comments
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Daily review 17/11/2020
Written By: - Date published: 5:30 pm, November 17th, 2020 - 13 comments
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They Are Not Morons
Written By: - Date published: 7:00 am, November 17th, 2020 - 76 comments
Donald Trump will be back for another go at the Presidency in 2024. Progressives should underestimate the possibility of his winning. Unless the remaining centre-left generates strategies that are executed so well that people feel the difference good politics makes, the elements of populism arising again will stay ready like the elements of a bomb.
Open mike 17/11/2020
Written By: - Date published: 6:00 am, November 17th, 2020 - 93 comments
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Daily review 16/11/2020
Written By: - Date published: 5:30 pm, November 16th, 2020 - 3 comments
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The million MAGA muppet march
Written By: - Date published: 9:33 am, November 16th, 2020 - 37 comments
America is in some trouble. Covid19 is surging. The third wave is hitting hard. Suddenly 100,000 daily new infections is not a scary possibility, 200,000 is. And a group of Americans have been persuaded that Trump has had the election stolen off him.
Powerdown part two
Written By: - Date published: 8:50 am, November 16th, 2020 - 90 comments
Christchurch transition engineer Susan Krumdieck lays out the realities of the various crises we are facing, and why green tech won’t save us. What can we do instead?
Open mike 16/11/2020
Written By: - Date published: 6:00 am, November 16th, 2020 - 110 comments
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Open mike 15/11/2020
Written By: - Date published: 6:00 am, November 15th, 2020 - 93 comments
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Open mike 14/11/2020
Written By: - Date published: 6:00 am, November 14th, 2020 - 101 comments
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Daily review 13/11/2020
Written By: - Date published: 5:30 pm, November 13th, 2020 - 8 comments
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Capitalism’s end game
Written By: - Date published: 8:07 am, November 13th, 2020 - 145 comments
In Aotearoa New Zealand we are facing a new crisis. Not Covid, although the recent case of community spread is deeply concerning. The crisis is the value of houses.
Open mike 13/11/2020
Written By: - Date published: 6:00 am, November 13th, 2020 - 83 comments
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Daily review 12/11/2020
Written By: - Date published: 5:30 pm, November 12th, 2020 - 3 comments
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Covid and contact tracing
Written By: - Date published: 4:46 pm, November 12th, 2020 - 32 comments
News of a new community case in Auckland, and the need for us all to be taking precautions and keeping track of our movements and contacts.
Some men just want to see the World burn
Written By: - Date published: 8:24 am, November 12th, 2020 - 58 comments
Normally when you lose an election you say nice things about the winner and make way for them. But is Trump doing this in the US of A? No sirree. From refusing Biden transition resources to instructing officials not to cooperate with Biden’s team to mass sackings of Defense officials to various failed cases Trump is obstructing the transition every step of the way.
Open mike 12/11/2020
Written By: - Date published: 6:00 am, November 12th, 2020 - 114 comments
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Daily review 11/11/2020
Written By: - Date published: 5:30 pm, November 11th, 2020 - 17 comments
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COVID19 Vaccine and New Zealand’s K-Shaped Recovery
Written By: - Date published: 7:00 am, November 11th, 2020 - 36 comments
IF the discovery of a potential Covid vaccine looks like a new dawn, let’s not forget that this is the accelerating point of the K-shaped recovery New Zealand have been dreading. Our already rich are on the line heading upwards. They are getting richer because of a range of our Government policies.
Open mike 11/11/2020
Written By: - Date published: 6:00 am, November 11th, 2020 - 136 comments
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Daily review 10/11/2020
Written By: - Date published: 5:30 pm, November 10th, 2020 - 48 comments
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What should the left make of the US election result?
Written By: - Date published: 7:43 am, November 10th, 2020 - 76 comments
Now the dust is settling on the US election result the one question I have is why was it even close?
Open mike 10/11/2020
Written By: - Date published: 6:00 am, November 10th, 2020 - 136 comments
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Daily review 09/11/2020
Written By: - Date published: 5:30 pm, November 9th, 2020 - 16 comments
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A tsunami of wing clipped kiwi?
Written By: - Date published: 9:52 am, November 9th, 2020 - 45 comments
The rush back home has definitely been happening and appears to mainly be constrained at present by the limits on quarantine facilities. It has already helped to mitigate the drops in immigration and probably will in the future. Nowhere near as economically important and productive as our exports. But useful for reducing unemployment for those not exposed to the export economy.
- Abuse in care apology called PR stunt, ‘not genuine’ and ‘tokenistic’ by som...
Survivors of abuse in care described today's formal apology as "a PR stunt" questioning whether it was authentic. ...2 days ago - Govt Axes Specialist Māori Body Advising Pharmac Without Consulting Māori
"This is another sad indictment of the priority the National-led Government places on improving the health of Māori," said Fleur Fitzsimons, Assistant Secretary for Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi Public Service Association. ...2 days ago - An Apology For The Apology? Blind Survivor Deplores Use Of Ableist Slur By Prime Minister At Histori...
“The phrase "turn a blind eye" is an inherently ableist expression that wrongly equates blindness with ignorance, neglect, or deliberate stupidity. This phrase reinforces the dangerous & outdated stereotype that blind people are less perceptive, capable, ...2 days ago
- Care Experienced Young People Say Apology Means Nothing Without Action
The apologies seemed sincere, but amongst those listening there was disappointment that there is still no redress system; and a sense that unless the apology is followed by action the words will seem hollow. ...2 days ago
- A day when sorry seemed to be the easiest word
A historic day and national apology left survivors wanting more The post A day when sorry seemed to be the easiest word appeared first on Newsroom. ...2 days ago - Watch: Christopher Luxon apologises to survivors of abuse in care
The Prime Minister's long-awaited and historic apology to survivors of abuse in care included the announcement of a national remembrance day, but some say they wanted more detail about the redress plan. ...2 days ago
- Abuse in care apology will never erase what happened but helps with ‘closure’
An apology without action is just empty words, survivors say, after hours of speeches from heads of government agencies and politicians were broadcast around the country. ...2 days ago
- Ara Taiohi Calls For Abuse Apology To Be Backed Up By Rangatahi-centred Policies
We must build back better, build a system with rangatahi at its very centre. The legacy of this government will be measured by their ability to respond appropriately, to create a physically safe and emotionally nurturing environment for children and ...2 days ago
- Right now, the Sun is far more active than predicted – and small satellites are paying the price
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kyle McMullan, PhD Candidate in Aerospace Engineering, Curtin University Last week, three tiny Australian satellites from Curtin University’s Binar Space Program burned up in Earth’s atmosphere. That was always going to happen. In fact, Binar means “fireball” in the Noongar language of ...2 days ago - Despite the national apology, abuse in state care is still happening – only systemic change will w...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jennifer Montgomery, Faculty of Health Research Associate, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Getty Images Today marks a long-awaited milestone for survivors of the state care system, with the formal apology by Prime Minister Christopher Luxon acknowledging the catastrophic ...2 days ago
- Three rooms, one apology: Survivors gather across the motu for abuse in care reckoning
Joel MacManus reports from parliament as the prime minister delivers the national apology for abuse in state care, while Lyric Waiwiri-Smith in Auckland and Alex Casey in Christchurch join survivors watching the livestream. ‘It’s not enough’ – Wellington As Andrew Bridgman, the acting chief executive of Oranga Tamariki, began the ...2 days ago - ‘The room was aching’: Survivors in Wellington, Auckland and Christchurch gather for apology
Joel MacManus reports from parliament as the prime minister delivers the national apology for abuse in state care, while Lyric Waiwiri-Smith in Auckland and Alex Casey in Christchurch join survivors watching the livestream. As Andrew Bridgman, the acting chief executive of Oranga Tamariki, began the speeches at the national apology ...2 days ago
- Hollow Apology Fails To Resonate With Survivors
Today, the Government had an historic and monumental opportunity to start righting decades of wrongs against survivors. Unfortunately, the Government has yet again let down survivors who placed their trust in it. ...2 days ago
- Defence Minister uses ‘extraordinary’ power to allow soldiers to do civillian work durin...
About 1000 civilian workers have ramped up industrial action in the last week, with NZDF refusing to offer a pay increase. ...2 days ago
- How could Donald Trump target the LGBTQ+ community? Project 2025 is a ready blueprint for discrimina...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Justin Ellis, Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Newcastle, University of Newcastle Donald Trump’s victory in last week’s US election has sent shockwaves through the LGBTQ+ community, given the president-elect’s divisive rhetoric and demonisation of the trans community in particular. ...2 days ago
- Vale Leon Paroissien: the first director of the Museum of Contemporary Art who shaped how Australian...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joanna Mendelssohn, Honorary Senior Fellow, School of Culture and Communication. Editor in chief, Design and Art of Australia Online, The University of Melbourne Graeme Andrews ‘Working Harbour’ Collection/City of Sydney Archives, CC BY-NC-ND In 1975 when Gough Whitlam opened the Manet ...2 days ago
- Live: Hīkoi mō te Tiriti leaves Dargaville, headed for Auckland
Former Kaipara Māori Ward councillor Pera Paniora urged locals to join the hikoi and take the fight for their rights to Parliament.. ...2 days ago
- Trump win, 1.5 C warming breach weigh on UN climate ‘finance COP’
By Sera Sefeti of Benar News Pacific delegates fear the implications of a Trump presidency and breach of the 1.5 degree Celsius warming target will overshadow negotiations on climate finance at the UN’s annual COP talks that have started in Azerbaijan this week. At the COP29 summit — dubbed the ...2 days ago
- ‘You deserved so much better’ – Christopher Luxon apologises to survivors of abuse...
The Prime Minister's long-awaited and historic apology to survivors of abuse in care included the announcement of a national remembrance day as emotions ran high around the country ...2 days ago
- Pharmac to disestablish its Māori advisory group
Input form Pharmac's Māori advisory group will be replaced by outside partnerships, Pharmac has said. ...2 days ago
- Anticipation in sports: why do some athletes seem to be one step ahead of their opponents?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Kennedy, Casual Academic Performance Psychology and Sports Coaching, The University of Queensland With less than 30 seconds remaining in the Australia-Belgium women’s basketball bronze medal game at the Paris Olympics, Belgium was trailing by three points and on the attack, advancing ...2 days ago
- Fetal monitoring can be essential during labour – but many women don’t realise they have choices
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Levett, Research Fellow University of Notre Dame Australia; Adjunct Fellow (National Institute of Complementary Medicine), Western Sydney University, University of Notre Dame Australia ravipatt/Shutterstock So, you’re about to have a baby. You’ve been to the birth classes – you learned ...2 days ago
- 5 fun podcasts for when you need a break from the news
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Siobhan McHugh, Honorary Associate Professor, Journalism, Consulting Producer, The Greatest Menace, Walkley-winning podcast, University of Wollongong Katie Lyke/Unsplash So-called “comedy” podcasts have huge followings, but who gets to say they’re actually funny? Stellar “comedy” hosts such as Joe Rogan have ...2 days ago
- Labour backs probe into immigration adviser accused of selling job
Labour Party immigration spokesperson Phil Twyford has called for action on a company accused of job-selling. ...2 days ago
- TOAH-NNEST Rejects Choice Of Parliament For State Apology – True Reckoning Is Concrete Reform &...
The national network says the government should have chosen direct engagement at the flaxroots outlining concrete, meaningful actions for survivor restoration and systemic prevention to ensure this never happens again. ...2 days ago
- Live: Hīkoi mō te Tiriti arrives in Dargaville
Former Kaipara Maori Ward Councillor Pera Paniora urged them to join the hikoi and take the fight for their rights to Parliament.. ...2 days ago
- Luxon’s national apology interupted, heckler removed from Parliament
Security guards pulled the man to the door of the House before he gave up his resistance and walked out. ...2 days ago
- The full text of Christopher Luxon’s Crown apology to abuse survivors
It "is a significant, sorrowful but important day" for the country, the prime minister says in his formal apology to abuse victims at Parliament. ...2 days ago
- Government formally apologises for abuse in care
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has addressed the survivors of abuse gathered at Parliament and watching from around the country, acknowledging horrific heartbreak. ...2 days ago
- Hīkoi mō te Tiriti sets off from Whangārei on day two
RNZ News Emotions are running high as the Hīkoi mō te Tiriti has been welcomed to Laurie Hill Park in Whangārei by mana whenua. Thousands have arrived to support the kaupapa — young and old, tangata whenua and tangata tiriti, all to make a stand for the rights of Māori. ...2 days ago
- Home Education: The Baker whānau
Home Education follows the everyday lives of six families in Aotearoa educating their children at home. Today, education among whales and horses with the Baker whānau. The new docuseries Home Education is filmed across Aotearoa, in and around the homes of six families who have taken schooling outside ...2 days ago
- Great news: New Zealand’s favourite TV show about trucks driving very slowly is back
Tara Ward watches the return of Moving Houses. Seasons change, flowers bloom and bath water grows cold, but one thing never alters: the pulling power of a house on the back of a truck. Moving Houses returned to TVNZ for its third season on Sunday night, and with it a ...2 days ago
- The Baker whānau | Home Education | The Spinoff
“Family is always first” | Watch the full series: http://thespinoff.co.nz/videos/home-education 🐋 When a whale washed up on Tokomaru Bay, Israel and Petrina Baker decided it was important to take time out of school so that their tamariki could learn how to harvest the taonga. Truancy officers were not too pleased, ...2 days ago
- Watch live: Christopher Luxon apologises to survivors of abuse in care
The Prime Minister's long-awaited and historic apology from the Crown to survivors of abuse in care began with an interruption by a protester in Parliament as emotions ran high around the country. ...2 days ago
- Review: Inside Mystery Festival, Auckland’s most secretive concert
Does a slightly dodgy gimmick make for a majorly shit music festival? As Lyric Waiwiri-Smith finds out, not necessarily. To have entered Auckland’s Mystery Festival on Saturday, you needed stamina, a fondness for drum and bass, break-neck-speed head bopping, a pair of jorts or those ruched Glassons short shorts and, ...2 days ago
- Live: Hīkoi mō te Tiriti sets off from Whangārei on day two
Emotions are running high as the hīkoi has been welcomed to Laurie Hill Park in Whangārei by mana whenua. ...2 days ago
- Watch live: Survivors of abuse in care speak ahead of national apology
"We are facing up to what was a very shameful part our history," the prime minister says as survivors arrive for a formal apology at Parliament. ...2 days ago
- Takatāpui, Rainbow & MVPFAFF+ Survivors Lead Aotearoa’s Journey Toward Truth & Reconcilia...
The research from Takatāpui, Rainbow, and MVPFAFF+ survivors also highlights the urgent need to end State control over children’s care decisions, advocating instead for empowering whānau with the necessary support and resources to provide appropriate ...2 days ago
- The cost of being: A disabled beneficiary who often has to spend bus money on food
As part of our series exploring how New Zealanders live and our relationship with money, a ‘skint’ 32-year-old on the supported living payment explains how she gets by. Want to be part of The Cost of Being? Fill out the questionnaire here. Gender: Trans woman. Age: 32. Ethnicity: Pākehā. Role: Long-term ...3 days ago
- Christopher Luxon speaks with Donald Trump
The Prime Minister has previously warned against jumping to conclusions about Trump policies that might affect New Zealand. ...3 days ago
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