Archive for June, 2021
Colonisation and widespread theft of Maori land is apparently good for them
Written By: - Date published: 7:53 am, June 9th, 2021 - 78 comments
Paora Goldsmith, who last hit National headlines for botching up National’s alternative budget, has again hit the headlines and for the wrong reasons. And this time members of his caucus publicly disagree with him.
Open mike 09/06/2021
Written By: - Date published: 6:00 am, June 9th, 2021 - 129 comments
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NZ Nuclear-Free Day
Written By: - Date published: 9:32 pm, June 8th, 2021 - 3 comments
June 8 is the anniversary of Aotearoa’s 1987 nuclear-free legislation. NZOnScreen is running a retrospective of our proud history, the Nuclear-free Collection. It is well worth a watch. I particularly liked the movie “Nuclear Reaction,” with Big Norm seeing off the French, Big Dave seeing off the Americans, and Kiwi Keith also clear about where we stood. The nuclear risk is worse now than it has ever been.
Daily review 08/06/2021
Written By: - Date published: 5:30 pm, June 8th, 2021 - 15 comments
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Openness and transparency
Written By: - Date published: 12:20 pm, June 8th, 2021 - 117 comments
On the weekend Andrea Vance gave the Government a bit of a serve about its record on openness and transparency. But a deeper dig into the issue suggests that the cause may have nothing to do with the Government’s preferences and everything to do with the volume of information requests made by the opposition.
Open mike 08/06/2021
Written By: - Date published: 6:00 am, June 8th, 2021 - 176 comments
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Open mike 07/06/2021
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The week when Scomo came to visit
Written By: - Date published: 11:12 am, June 6th, 2021 - 5 comments
This week has seen the Australian Broadcasting Corporation to suggest that Australia is adopting a principled stand and New Zealand has sold its soul to China for trade. But the comments by Morrison and Ardern made after their Queenstown meeting suggests the opposite.
Open mike 06/06/2021
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RIP Don Clark
Written By: - Date published: 9:43 am, June 5th, 2021 - 14 comments
A guest post about West Auckland Labour stalwart Don Clark who died recently.
Open mike 05/06/2021
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Daily review 04/06/2021
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National’s culture problem
Written By: - Date published: 9:07 am, June 4th, 2021 - 29 comments
National’s week from hell is further evidence of a culture problem that will not be easily solved.
Open mike 04/06/2021
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Daily review 03/06/2021
Written By: - Date published: 5:30 pm, June 3rd, 2021 - 9 comments
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Open mike 03/06/2021
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Daily review 02/06/2021
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Nick Smith rejoices as Jake Bezzant takes public spotlight off him
Written By: - Date published: 2:41 pm, June 2nd, 2021 - 15 comments
Jake Bezzant was meant to be one of National’s bright new things, having last year been selected in then safe Upper Harbour. If things were normal he would be in Parliament right now. Instead an internal leaking campaign destroyed his chances and it now transpires that he has engaged in behaviour that is certainly immoral and should be illegal.
The National Party Caucus knew nuffink about Nick Smith’s problems
Written By: - Date published: 8:39 am, June 2nd, 2021 - 40 comments
Last night the story about Nick Smith’s issues that caused his resignation finally broke, or did it?
Open mike 02/06/2021
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Daily review 01/06/2021
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Why did ACT reject Lisa Lewis’s membership application?
Written By: - Date published: 3:29 pm, June 1st, 2021 - 7 comments
Two political blogs have asked why ACT turned down Sex worker Lisa Lewis’s application for membership of the party. Here at the Standard we have what we believe is the best answer.
Later Nick
Written By: - Date published: 7:58 am, June 1st, 2021 - 48 comments
Nick Smith is leaving Parliament not only to spend more time with his family but also because details of an employment dispute started after he yelled at a junior staffer were leaked.
Open mike 01/06/2021
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- Public Health Funding For Private Profit
I've had enough of scheming and messing around with jerksMy car is parked outside, I'm afraid it doesn't workI'm looking for a partner, someone who gets things fixedAsk yourself this question, do you want to be rich?I've got the brains, you've got the looksLet's make lots of moneyYou've got the ...2 weeks ago - How will Auckland Council address the cycling budget shortfall?
This is a very timely post from Bike Auckland, re-published here with kind permission. See also yesterday’s post by Patrick on the abundantly clear case for funding cycling as the powerful “stealth mode” for easy access to and around our city. The short version The central Government’s transport ...2 weeks ago - Wednesday 2 October 2024
The Pacific Media Network have covered the CTU’s analysis of the gender pay gap, with Rachel Mackintosh being interviewed on the impacts for Pasifika women. The NZPFU are calling for an inquiry into a fatal house fire in Ōtaki, as volunteer firefighters were left to handle the fire on their ...2 weeks ago - Four ways climate change likely made Hurricane Helene worse
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections by Jeff Masters Hurricane Helene at sunset on Sep. 26, 2024, as the storm was closing in on the Florida coast as a Cat 4 with 130 mph winds. (Image credit: NOAA/RAMMB-CIRA Satellite Library) After a spectacular burst of rapid intensification, Hurricane ...2 weeks ago - It’s about the economy, stupid
Neoliberalism will defend itself. It must, because it has amassed power and wealth in those who are most invested in it.Take John Key, for instance, who has taken the unusual and controversial move of quietly endorsing Donald Trump as a former NZ PM, claiming that not only is Trump likely ...2 weeks ago - Luxon escapes having to pay $70,000 in ‘brightline’ capital gains taxes
The timing was fortuitous for Luxon, saving him over $70,000. Photo: Lynn Grieveson / The KākāKia ora. Long stories short, here’s my top six things to note in Aotearoa’s political economy around housing, climate and poverty on Wednesday, October 2:PM Christopher Luxon was able to escape having to pay ‘brightline’ ...2 weeks ago - A Podcast Direct From Hell
Hi,I will explain the horrifying painting of New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon shortly.But first, I got a text from my friend Aaron over the weekend:In short, Aaron had loaded about a year’s worth of our text history into Google’s AI (privacy, what privacy?) — and instructed the AI to ...2 weeks ago - Where is National’s care and concern for the South Island? Probably off having dinner with the CCP...
National has a representation issue. Not in terms of gender, or race, or disability, or socio-economic background (though they do also have a lack of all of those), but with its representation for the South Island. Is it any surprise we’re the ones getting shafted when there’s only a single ...2 weeks ago - Government Moves To Privatise Health
Often when folks ask me what we can do about this government’s short sighted and often dubious policies1, I frequently veer to a similar answer:Share information, stay aware, act locally where you can, stay positive, and wait.Wait - for what?Well tonight it became clear.On 1News tonight, it was revealed Health ...2 weeks ago - Luxon just became a poster boy for taxing the rich
Whenever our politicians are caught with their hand in the till, they loudly proclaim that their theft from the public was "within the rules". The problem is that they are the ones writing the rules, and there's a certain suspicion that they write them to suit themselves. And so their ...2 weeks ago - At the end of the day we’ll always have John Key
He dumped us years ago, but the media still pines for him, stalks his Insta, has a little flutter of the heart whenever he saunters back into the room.So naturally Stuff wanted to hear everything John Key had to say about the US election. And although the tape goes for ...2 weeks ago - Tuesday 1 October 2024
The Commerce Commission has announced they are blocking Foodstuff’s North and South Island merger, on the basis that it would substantially lessen competition and make it harder for other retailers to grow. The cancellation of plans to build a Dunedin hospital is continuing to cause controversy, with Otago mayors revealing ...2 weeks ago
- VIDEO: Health Commissioner Lester Levy: “It’s not up to me to fix everything”
Related links:Auckland University of Technology Professor Lester Levy is also the Part Time Health NZ Commissioner charging taxpayers $320,000 a yearPM says no doctor for Dargaville Hospital cardiac arrest 'challenging' - Dr Payinda noted a "nervous, worried, concerned nurse" was left alone to manage the cardiac arrest and "rely on ...2 weeks ago - Climate Change: Fossil fuels versus free trade
One of the arguments against National's gas fantasy is that it breaches our environmental commitments under various free trade agreements, including the NZ-EU FTA, which requires us to meet our Paris commitments and not weaken our environmental protections. And it turns out that MFAT agrees: Legal advice from the ...2 weeks ago
- ‘I don’t know what the point of the questioning is.’
Kia ora. Long stories short, here’s my top six things to note in Aotearoa’s political economy around housing, climate and poverty on Tuesday, October 1:PM Christopher Luxon has made $460,000 in tax-free income this year from capital gains on the sale of two of his rental properties, almost as much ...2 weeks ago - In the Waiting Line
Do you believeIn what you seeMotionless wheelNothing is realWasting my timeIn the waiting lineDo you believe inWhat you seeSongwriters: Henry Binns, Sam Hardaker, Sophie Alexandra Jessica BarkerOctober already. This year feels like it’s going quickly, provided you don’t count it out in WTF moments from the coalition. Before we know ...2 weeks ago - Land of The Bullies
Kāinga Ora When Chris Bishop asked Bill English to help him do an “independent review” of Kāinga Ora last year, who here could guess that English’s report said exactly what Bishop already indicated?A reminder of how it went down:For the modest payday of $500,000, Bill English was paid from the ...2 weeks ago - Stealth mode: the surprisingly powerful city centre access hack
Patrick Reynolds is deputy chair of the City Centre Advisory Panel and a candidate in this months Entrust election It might surprise you to learn that in Auckland, our harbour city, wrapped around the shores of the beautiful Waitemata, bikes bring as many people to the city centre in the ...2 weeks ago
- How many people did the Beryl blackout kill?
This is a re-post from The Climate Brink by Andrew Dessler link You should probably learn the term compound climate event. It refers to the occurrence of multiple weather- or climate-related hazards happening simultaneously or in close succession, leading to amplified impacts. One of the most feared compound events is ...2 weeks ago
- The Right Are Furious That Abuse Doesn’t Work
We must have sympathy for the right.After all, it’s difficult being a conservative these days. Progressive politics are proceeding at a rapid pace. World leaders preaching kindness and compassion are lavished with praise and acclamations. You can’t hit your kids anymore, you can’t hit your dog, you can’t hit your ...2 weeks ago - The Dunedin hospital crisis may be about more than just a hospital
The news that the University of Waikato med school proposal has passed its cost-benefit analysis just two days after the Dunedin Hospital funding crisis announcement may not be linked, but one certainly impacts the other. POLITIK understands that ACT opposes the Waikato proposal and NZ First is lukewarm, but somehow, ...2 weeks ago - Gordon Campbell on the Dunedin hospital fiasco
The word “blow-out” is such a politically loaded term. It carries a strong whiff of extravagance and incompetence. In fact, and with public health budgets in particular, going “over budget” is a sign that reality has finally caught up with what – from the outset – was always a budget ...3 weeks ago - 2024 Reading Summary: September (+ Writing Update)
Completed reads for September: Old English Genesis A & B (poetry), by Anonymous Old English Exodus (poetry), by Anonymous The Life of St Guthlac of Crowland (poetry), by Anonymous The Death of St Guthlac (poetry), by Anonymous Maxims I [The Exeter Book Maxims] (poetry), by Anonymous Maxims II [The ...3 weeks ago - Hayden Donnell raises my ‘grim’ Hamish to ‘furious’ Hamish
Delightful piece from Hayden Donnell at The Spinoff (how did I miss it?) — Huge opportunity: Could you be the guy standing behind the PM looking furious? OK, so I thought ‘grim’, right? But Hayden has brought receipts, as the saying goes… and his view is ‘absolutely ropeable’. Lol. “Usually ...3 weeks ago - The problem, and the solution
Reader Pete Hodgson was in touch after Saturday’s edition to offer his speech notes from the Dunedin rally. They are excellent, they deserve the widest audience. My name is Pete Hodgson, and I chaired or served on the governance group of the new hospital for 6 years until last Xmas. ...3 weeks ago - Climate Change: The end of coal in the UK
It's official: coal has been eliminated from the UK's electricity system: Britain’s only remaining coal power plant at Ratcliffe-on-Soar in Nottinghamshire will generate electricity for the last time on Monday after powering the UK for 57 years. The power plant will come to the end of its life in ...3 weeks ago
- The Bewildering World of Chris Luxon – Broken Promises, An Angry Country, and a Govt on Life S...
..Thanks for reading Frankly Speaking ! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.National Party leader (current), Christopher Luxon, speaking at a public meeting in Gore, in January last year:“Now lets be clear, Dunedin Hospital, started under a National Government, mucked around under a Labour Government for ...3 weeks ago - A tipping point?
The National Party has been promising Dunedin - and the lower South Island - a new hospital since 2008. Despite those promises, the Key government did nothing during its nine years in office, and it was left to Labour to actually start the process in 2017. National promptly criticised them ...3 weeks ago
- Wake Me Up When September Ends
A bit disoriented this morning. I’ll blame Daylight Savings; I slept late. To be fair, it was probably the new mattress. After going to Rotorua the other week, we realised just how terrible ours was.“Scalloped” is a term that will be familiar to guitarists. It describes how some guitars have ...3 weeks ago - Rays of Sunshine – Bravo, Bravo !
Cartoon: Guy BodySam Sharpe Studio brought “Wrecking Ball Luxon” to the marchPlease consider supporting my work and subscribing. Thanks, Tui.Oliver Mould provided an exciting statistic yesterday.He wrote in the comments:Source: Why Civil Resistance Works The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent ConflictAnd I paused…It was exciting to read that. Thanks, OM. A ...3 weeks ago - Monday 30 September 2024
35,000 people march against the Government’s “downgrades” to Dunedin Hospital. NZEI and PPTA are continuing their campaign against charter schools, after the legislation passed its final reading in Parliament last week. Analysis released by the NZCTU shows that Pasifika women were working for free from last Friday, and that it ...3 weeks ago
- Is this our least worldly Minister of Transport?
Over the weekend, the Minister of Transport Simeon Brown proudly announced his new speed-setting rule, a decision that will undoubtedly lead to greater harm on our roads. It’s a tragically predictable decision by a Minister who seems to be on only nodding acquaintance with both evidence and international norms. Fueled ...3 weeks ago
- One in four march against Govt in Dunedin
Kia ora. Long stories short, here’s my top six things to note in Aotearoa’s political economy around housing, climate and poverty on Monday, September 30:Over 35,000 people marched in Dunedin on Saturday to protest against the Government’s plans to downgrade the new hospital being built there.In the scoop of the ...3 weeks ago - 2024 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #39
A listing of 30 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, September 22, 2024 thru Sat, September 28, 2024. Story of the week Given the headlines dominance of hot oceans lofting water into the atmosphere where it then obeys the Clausius-Clapeyron relationship thereby ...3 weeks ago
- Seymour vs Tame
But what a fool believes, he seesNo wise man has the power to reason awayWhat seems to beIs always better than nothingThan nothing at allSongwriters: Kenny Loggins, Michael McDonaldWe begin.“Welcome to Q&A, I’m Jack Tame. Today, for a government that says it’s fixated on waste, what’s the point in a ...3 weeks ago - Kiwi Power !
35,000 strong march in Dunedin to protest Government hospital cuts - showing us how it’s done. Thank you Dunedin!IN PICTURES Photo Credits : RNZ, ODT, Debunking Conspiracies Aotearoa, BHN, NZH, Stuff Related Reading:Bye Bye Health Verrall to Levy: "Health NZ NDAs are North Korean - Get rid of it."Lester Levy ...3 weeks ago - Stranded in paradise
Oh, you should have seen Reefton in 1888. It glowed. It was illuminated by the future.In August of that year — and I am confident I have my facts right because I am quoting directly from the town's own website — Reefton became the first place in New Zealand and ...3 weeks ago - Dunedin Protests Against Hospital Cuts
Dunedin is not a happy city at the moment. We are used to being ignored in the nationwide New Zealand media – wrong end of the country and all – but the Government’s recent announcement on the Dunedin Hospital rebuild has got people motivated. How motivated? Well, I couldn’t make ...3 weeks ago - The One Who Saw Too Much: accepted
A nice bit of news. I can report that I have had a short story success – my 3,600 word gothic horror piece, The One Who Saw Too Much, has been accepted ... 3 weeks ago
- New TAIC Chief Commissioner appointed
David Clarke has been announced as the Chief Commissioner of the Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC). David Clarke is a barrister specialising in corporate and commercial law and he has over 20 years experience in governance roles in commercial, public and charitable sectors. He also is a current TAIC Commissioner. ...2 weeks ago - Government secures market access for blueberries to Korea
The Government has secured market access for New Zealand blueberries to Korea, unlocking an estimated $5 million in annual export opportunities for Kiwi growers Minister for Trade and Agriculture Todd McClay today announced. “This is a win for our exporters and builds on our successful removal of $190 million in ...2 weeks ago
- South Pacific Defence Ministers meet in Auckland
Partnership and looking to the future are key themes as Defence Ministers from across the South Pacific discuss regional security challenges in Auckland today, Defence Minister Judith Collins says. The South Pacific Defence Ministers’ Meeting (SPDMM) brings together Defence Ministers, Chiefs of Defence and Secretaries of Defence from New Zealand, ...2 weeks ago
- Keytruda, CGMs, and FamilyBoost welcomed
In a triple whammy of good news, 1 October heralds the beginning of the funding of two major health products and a welcome contribution to early childhood fees, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says. “Keytruda is the first drug to be funded and made available from the $604 million boost we ...2 weeks ago
- Children’s Unit opens at Rotorua Hospital
Health Minister Dr Shane Reti today opened the refurbished Children’s Unit at Rotorua Hospital, which will provide young patients and their families in the Lakes District with a safe, comfortable and private space to receive care. “The opening of this unit is a significant milestone in our commitment to improving ...2 weeks ago
- Minor variations no longer major problem
It is now easier to make small changes to building plans without having to apply for a building consent amendment, Building and Construction Minister Chris Penk says. “Previously builders who wanted to make a minor change, for example substituting one type of product for another, or changing the layout of ...2 weeks ago
- New diplomatic appointments
Foreign Minister Winston Peters has today announced seven diplomatic appointments. “Protecting and advancing New Zealand’s interests abroad is an extremely important role for our diplomats,” Mr Peters says. “We are pleased to announce the appointment of seven senior diplomats to these overseas missions.” The appointments are: Andrew ...2 weeks ago
- SuperGold Information Hub live
The first iteration of the SuperGold Information Hub is now on-line, Minister for Seniors Casey Costello announced today. “The SuperGold Hub is an online portal offering up-to-date information on all of the offers available to SuperGold cardholders. “We know the SuperGold card is valued, and most people know its use ...2 weeks ago
- New fund to clean up old landfill and dump sites
A new Contaminated Sites and Vulnerable Landfills Fund will help councils and landowners clean up historic landfills and other contaminated sites that are vulnerable to the effects of severe weather, Environment Minister Penny Simmonds says. "This $30 million fund, part of our Q4 Action Plan, increases the Government’s investment in ...2 weeks ago
- Increased medicines access welcomed following budget boost
Associate Health Minister with responsibility for Pharmac David Seymour has welcomed the increased availability of medicines for Kiwis resulting from the Government’s increased investment in Pharmac. “Pharmac operates independently, but it must work within the budget constraints set by the Government,” says Mr Seymour. “When our Government assumed office, New ...2 weeks ago
- Foreign Minister completes successful week of international engagements
Foreign Minister Winston Peters today wrapped up a week of high-level engagements at the United Nations in New York and in Papeete, French Polynesia. “Our visit to New York was about demonstrating New Zealand’s unwavering support for an international system based on rules and respect for the UN Charter, as ...3 weeks ago
- Final 2024 Action Plan focused on infrastructure
The Government’s Quarter Four (Q4) Action Plan will be focused on making it easier and faster to build infrastructure in New Zealand as part of its wider plan to rebuild the economy, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says. “My Government has been working at pace to get the country back on ...3 weeks ago
- Four new laws to tackle crime passed in Q3
New Zealanders will be safer as a result of the Government’s crackdown on crime which includes tougher laws for offenders and gangs delivered as part of the Quarter Three (Q3) Action Plan, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says. “I’m proud to say we have delivered on 39 of the 40 actions ...3 weeks ago
- Government partnership boosting vineyard productivity
The Government is backing a new world-leading programme set to boost vineyard productivity and inject an additional $295 million into New Zealand’s economy by 2045, Agriculture Minister Todd McClay today announced. The Next Generation Viticulture programme will transform traditional vineyard systems, increasing profitability by $22,060 per hectare by 2045 without ...3 weeks ago
- Strong support for NZ minerals strategy
Over 90 per cent of submissions have expressed broad support for a New Zealand minerals strategy, indicating a strong appetite for a considered, enduring approach to minerals development, Resources Minister Shane Jones says. A summary of the 102 submissions on the draft strategy has been published today by the Ministry ...3 weeks ago
- Snapper catch limits up, orange roughy down
Catch limits for several fisheries will be increased following a review that shows stocks of those species are healthy and abundant. The changes are being made as part of Fisheries New Zealand’s biannual sustainability review, which considers catch limits and management settings across New Zealand’s fisheries. “Scientific evidence and information ...3 weeks ago
- Reforming the building consent system
The Government is investigating options for a major reform of the building consent system to improve efficiency and consistency across New Zealand, Building and Construction Minister Chris Penk says. “New Zealand has some of the least affordable housing in the world, which has dire social and economic implications. At the heart ...3 weeks ago
- Governor-General Visit To Niue
Dame Cindy will address the Niue Assembly in her role as Governor-General of the Realm of New Zealand. (The Realm countries are Niue, the Cook Islands and Tokelau.) This will be her first visit to Niue. ...1 day ago - Tory Whanau denies need for Crown Observer after meeting with Simeon Brown
Tory Whanau has met Local Government Minister Simeon Brown at the Beehive, but says government intervention in her council wasn't raised. ...1 day ago - Data anonymisation tool ‘difficult’ to reverse – IRD
IRD rushed through an impact assessment of its advertising strategy to share taxpayers' details with Facebook and other social media platforms last month, within days of telling the Minister it "continuously" reviews its processes to ensure safety. ...1 day ago
- New research shows most space rocks crashing into Earth come from a single source
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Trevor Ireland, Professor, School of the Environment, The University of Queensland Makarov Konstantin/Shutterstock The sight of a fireball streaking across the sky brings wonder and excitement to children and adults alike. It’s a reminder that Earth is part of a much ...1 day ago - Help Me Hera: I want to be the girl that everybody hates
How do I get over my dream of being ‘Girl Everybody Hates Because She Scored The Guy That Everybody Loves?’ Want Hera’s help? Email your problem to helpme@thespinoff.co.nz Dear Hera, Here’s the situation: I just found out that the most popular guy in my uni degree – the guy that pretty much every ...1 day ago - Public Meeting Organised To Protect Canterbury Water From Fast-Track Pollution
Greenpeace’s Canterbury-based freshwater campaigner, Will Appelbe, says, "Everyone should be able to take a dip in their local river or drink the water coming out of their tap without getting sick. But for many rural communities, particularly in Canterbury, ...1 day ago
- Labour member’s bill passing second reading with NZ First support
The bill would make it a crime for employers to steal workers' wages ...1 day ago
- A new book reveals much of Trump’s success is based on a myth he is a self-made billionaire
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Hawkins, Senior Lecturer, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society, University of Canberra Lucky Loser tells the story of Donald Trump’s less-than-stellar business career and how he was able to misrepresent it as a success. It is written by New ...1 day ago
- Wellington council intervention: Mayor arrives at Parliament
Tory Whanau has arrived at the Beehive for a meeting with Local Government Minister Simeon Brown, as her council faces the threat of government intervention. ...1 day ago
- Why do I have hay fever? I didn’t have it as a child
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Janet Davies, Respiratory Allergy Stream Co-chair, National Allergy Centre of Excellence; Professor and Head, Allergy Research Group, Queensland University of Technology Dragana Gordic/Shutterstock Hay fever (or allergic rhinitis) is a long-term inflammatory condition that’s incredibly common. It affects about one-quarter of ...1 day ago
- ‘Nature markets’ may help preserve biodiversity – but they risk repeating colonial patterns of...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Hall, Senior Lecturer in Social Sciences and Public Policy, Auckland University of Technology Renee Raroa Renee Raroa, CC BY-SA As the latest global biodiversity summit gets underway in Colombia, finance for the conservation and restoration of nature is one of the ...1 day ago
- More than 20% of Earth’s plant species are found only on islands – and time is running out to sa...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julian Schrader, Lecturer in Plant Ecology, Macquarie University Shutterstock Islands have long intrigued explorers and scientists. These isolated environments serve as natural laboratories for understanding how species evolve and adapt. Islands are also centres of species diversity. It has long been ...1 day ago
- Ocean eddy currents funnel extreme heat and cold to the life-filled depths
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ming Feng, Senior Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO Letowa/Shutterstock On land, we’re familiar with heatwaves and cold snaps. But the deep sea also experiences prolonged periods of hot and cold. Marine heatwaves and cold spells can severely damage ocean ecosystems and ...1 day ago
- ‘They sit there and do nothing’ – Te Kura students need more support, says whistle...
Most of the 6000 at-risk students enrolled with Te Kura are sitting at home doing nothing, a source has told RNZ. ...1 day ago
- Victory declared in war against the ‘inflation beast’
In today’s extract from The Bulletin by Stewart Sowman-Lund, what stopped the consumer price index from dropping even lower? To receive The Bulletin in full each weekday, sign up here. ...1 day ago
- Glucose monitors for diabetes have finally been funded – but there’s a problem
There are problems within the health system that mean full patient access to training on how to use the insulin pumps will likely take years, experts say. ...1 day ago
- MPs consider request to halt tikanga law course
MPs are considering a senior lawyer's request that Parliament put a stop to compulsory tikanga Māori studies for law students. ...1 day ago
- Jacinda Ardern receives Damehood from Prince William
"A friend, an extraordinary advocate, and now a Dame" - the Prince and wife Kate paid tribute after the ceremony in Windsor. ...1 day ago
- Anzac Day veterans: ‘We’ve had a lot of people fall through the cracks’
RSA members are welcoming a more inclusive Anzac Day, but say more funding and broader access to support is needed. ...1 day ago
- ‘Deep in the pockets of Uber’ – Government accused of copy-pasting company’s...
The government is being accused of copy and pasting Uber's position on contractors - and adopting it as official policy. ...1 day ago
- Wellington council intervention: Mayor to meet with minister
Wellington mayor Tory Whanau is meeting with Local Government Minister Simeon Brown today, as her council faces the threat of government intervention. ...1 day ago
- National MP renews vow to ‘lie on tracks’ to stop rail project, now on fast-track
National’s Greg Fleming said he’d lie on the tracks to stop a controversial heavy rail project. Now that project is on his Government’s fast-track list. The post National MP renews vow to ‘lie on tracks’ to stop rail project, now on fast-track appeared first on Newsroom. ...1 day ago - Could the Darleen Tana saga finally be coming to an end?
This evening, Green Party delegates will vote on whether to get the now independent MP turfed out of parliament. Here’s a quick recap of how we got here. Another day, another Green Party meeting. Why should I care? This one’s been a long time coming. Some seven months after first-term ...1 day ago
- Canna-conflict: Should drug companies be able to own doctors’ clinics?
We expect that our doctors aren’t being paid by pharmaceutical companies when they prescribe us medicine. Should medicinal cannabis be any different? You can imagine the outrage. A major pharmaceutical company opens a clinic to prescribe its opioids via online consultations and prescribes pain pills to thousands of New Zealanders ...1 day ago
- Daily crossword, Thursday 17 October
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- The good, the bad and angry of the flourishing menopause industry
It used to be something we didn’t talk about, like periods and anxiety.But menopause is emerging not just as an issue that’s coming out in the open, but as a vehicle for all manner of profitable products.“It’s a real marketing opportunity now,” says writer and menopause expert Niki Bezzant. “There’s ...1 day ago
- Plain sailing unlikely as coalition parties think of re-election
Opinion: As second year of parliamentary term unfolds, governing parties face political challenge The post Plain sailing unlikely as coalition parties think of re-election appeared first on Newsroom. ...1 day ago
- Crown cover-up? ‘Embarrassing, not traumatic’
Crown cover-up? A five-part Newsroom series looks at the political and legal strategy the Crown used for decades to marginalise and defeat claims from victims of state abuse and torture. Part 1 – When the state turned on its victims Part 2 – Legal trickery Part 3 – Full disclosure ...1 day ago
- Trust and functionality – not jargon – the key to open banking success
Consumers don’t need to know how open banking works, but if it is going to succeed, they need to be able to trust it.Much of the work on open banking – and media coverage – so far has centred around the enabling legislation, framework and technical platform development.There’s a risk ...1 day ago
- Newsroom daily quiz, Thursday 17 October
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- Dame Lois treasures her golden silver ferns
Dame Lois Muir felt this month like she’d been chosen in the Silver Ferns for the first time again – 64 years after the fact.The reason lies inside two “lovely little boxes” she keeps within view which carry a pair of gold pins, moulded in the distinctive curl of a ...1 day ago
- Hauraki Gulf protections – perfect can be enemy of the good
Opinion: On Sunday, Conservation Minister Tama Potaka announced that Cabinet had agreed to pass the Hauraki Gulf/Tīkapa Moana Marine Protection Bill into law. The bill, which was reported back from the select committee in June, will create 12 new high protection areas, five new seafloor protection areas and two extensions ...1 day ago
- Forestry will continue in Tairāwhiti, but it’s going to look different, McClay says
Forestry Minister rejects suggestions that Tairāwhiti’s forestry industry is over after last year’s cyclones The post Forestry will continue in Tairāwhiti, but it’s going to look different, McClay says appeared first on Newsroom. ...1 day ago
- Book of the Week: NZ becomes Aotearoa
Was the Christchurch terrorist one of us? We know he wasn’t literally, of course. He came from Australia, was radicalised online and in Europe, before he moved to New Zealand, which he found to be a laid-back and convenient place from which to stage attacks on two, potentially three mosques, ...1 day ago
- Australia donates 49 Abrams tanks to Ukraine
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Defence Department Supplied Photo The Albanese government is giving 49 M1A1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine, despite earlier this year apparently playing down the prospect of the donation. The latest Australian package is worth ...2 days ago
- Call for rethink on prosecutions welcomed in some quarters while government disputes need
A Māori barrister hopes new guidelines will make judges and lawyers think carefully about the factors that put people before the courts. ...2 days ago
- Greenpeace Comment On The International Energy Agency World Energy Outlook 2024
The IEA report affirms that global demand for oil, gas, and coal is on track to peak by the end of this decade and warns that failure to accelerate the end of fossil fuels now will put the world on course for a catastrophic global average temperature ...2 days ago
- Celebrity Treasure Island Power Rankings: And the winner is…
Alex Casey power ranks the sixth and final week of Celebrity Treasure Island 2024. We’ve come to the end of another season of CTI, and what have we learned? We’ve learned that Bubbah reps Tony’s Steakhouse harder than any other human on planet Earth. We’ve learned that Christian Cullen is ...2 days ago
- View from The Hill: Albanese would be better off if the story wasn’t ‘all about him’
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Unless the government pulls up its political socks, Anthony Albanese could find himself spending a good deal of time in his spectacular new home, with its uninterrupted ocean views, sooner than he wishes. This ...2 days ago
- Charles III will be the first king of Australia to visit our shores. He could also be the last
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jess Carniel, Associate professor in Humanities, University of Southern Queensland King Charles III and Queen Camilla’s upcoming visit to Australia is significant for several reasons. It is Charles’ first visit since ascending to the throne – as well as the first time ...2 days ago
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