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Written By: Macro - Date published: 5:25 pm, April 20th, 2025
I gather that the plan is for the US to acquire land in El Salvador and have El Salvador build prison upon it and then have El Salvador run them on behalf of the US. The idea being that if the prison is on "US land" then it is within the provision of the ...Comment: Open mike 19/04/2025
Written By: Macro - Date published: 10:47 am, April 19th, 2025
So maybe it's short-sighted penny-pinching as well as not caring if people don't properly understand what their rights and entitlements actually are? Almost certainly both. Goodness me - why spend money on helping people to understand their rights!Comment: Open mike 16/04/2025
Written By: Macro - Date published: 12:48 pm, April 16th, 2025
I listened to the Minister of Health this morning and it made me sick. đ€źComment: Open mike 13/04/2025
Written By: Macro - Date published: 1:42 pm, April 13th, 2025
Even Paeroa has new developments Including the old race course - now being turned into more housing (I suspect another retirement village).Comment: Open mike 12/04/2025
Written By: Macro - Date published: 5:02 pm, April 12th, 2025
No worries! The Chump knows where hurricanes are headed.Comment: The Trump Shock: Why the US President Crashed the Global Economy
Written By: Macro - Date published: 4:01 pm, April 12th, 2025
I recently watched a screening of "The Last Showgirl". A sad movie with very little to inspire, but as a commentary on everyday life for a sector of American populace - it left me with an understanding of just how, so many, could possibly vote for Trump. ...Comment: The Trump Shock: Why the US President Crashed the Global Economy
Written By: Macro - Date published: 1:21 pm, April 12th, 2025
He is no genius. Just a horrible child who has never grown up and still likes to rip the wings off butterflies and tip baby birds out of their nests. But in saying this he's the most dangerous person to walk this planet since Hitler and needs to be ...Comment: Open mike 11/04/2025
Written By: Macro - Date published: 4:08 pm, April 11th, 2025
Meanwhile - here is a kiwi author who isn't going to the US because of ... Ideas https://www.rnz.co.nz/life/books/why-bestselling-korean-nz-author-graci-kim-had-to-cancel-us-tourComment: Open mike 11/04/2025
Written By: Macro - Date published: 3:51 pm, April 11th, 2025
Don't think about trying to enter the US these days if you have ever posted anything contrary to MAGA "doctrine". https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/apr/02/neil-young-fears-us-ban-donald-trump-criticismComment: The maniac president blinks, but for a moment…
Written By: Macro - Date published: 3:41 pm, April 11th, 2025
Apparently China has a stack of US bonds as well. So maybe they are holding out and looking to really punish the US. https://ticdata.treasury.gov/resource-center/data-chart-center/tic/Documents/slt_table5.htmlComment: The maniac president blinks, but for a moment…
Written By: Macro - Date published: 9:06 am, April 11th, 2025
Totally. Bonhoeffer's theory of stupidity is being proven on a daily basis.Comment: Trump Schadenfreude
Written By: Macro - Date published: 3:48 pm, April 6th, 2025
I'm thinking of the Bonhoeffer movie at the moment. Yes many bit over egged in the name of poetic license - but still pertinent to today. Must see movie. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZM90izJ8sIComment: Trump Schadenfreude
Written By: Macro - Date published: 1:49 pm, April 6th, 2025
True. So much social media. movies, and gaming these days is violent and aggressive which is hardly conducive to empathy, caring, and working towards social cohesion.Comment: Trump Schadenfreude
Written By: Macro - Date published: 1:34 pm, April 6th, 2025
Further to my comment above. Cory Booker urges action in first event since historic speech: âThis is a moment for Americaâ Democratic senator calls on voters to get creative in pushing back against Trump at town hall in New Jersey ... One of the loudest ...Comment: Vilification of Russia not good for peace in Europe.
Written By: Macro - Date published: 12:56 pm, April 6th, 2025
Comment: Open mike 06/04/2025
Written By: Macro - Date published: 12:47 pm, April 6th, 2025
perhaps this means sweet fa Essentially yes. But it is significant that some of the repugnants are beginning to wake up to the chaos they have allowed to evolve in the white house. There are even a few in the House of Reps who are now beginning to look a ...Comment: Trump Schadenfreude
Written By: Macro - Date published: 8:37 am, April 6th, 2025
The push back against his demented "policies" is taking off. I posted about this here the other day Hands Offâ protests take off across US and Europe to oppose Trump agenda â live https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/apr/05/hands-off-protests-trump- ...Comment: Trade Like You Mean It:Â How Aotearoa Can Lead with Values in a Volatile World
Written By: Macro - Date published: 10:59 am, April 5th, 2025
Is it time for Fonterra et al to shift their Head Office to the Kermadecs or the Campbell Islands or Raoul? https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/03/donald-trump-tariffs-antarctica-uninhabited-heard-mcdonald-islands No "trade" recorded from them on ...Comment: Open mike 04/04/2025
Written By: Macro - Date published: 4:55 pm, April 4th, 2025
And North Korea!Comment: Open mike 04/04/2025
Written By: Macro - Date published: 4:55 pm, April 4th, 2025
Meanwhile in the States opposition to the Trumpian / Musk chaos is growing and a nation wide protest is planned for this Saturday 5 April https://handsoff2025.comComment: Open mike 04/04/2025
Written By: Macro - Date published: 2:09 pm, April 4th, 2025
Comment: Open mike 03/04/2025
Written By: Macro - Date published: 1:17 pm, April 3rd, 2025
I was responding to Tiger Mountain's comment that one of the things to come out of the Trumpian rant this morning was that the top 1% would get a massive tax cut (in America). If you were to follow the link in my comment you would see that Just 100 ...Comment: Open mike 03/04/2025
Written By: Macro - Date published: 10:43 am, April 3rd, 2025
Hehehe - Make America Grate Again.Comment: Open mike 03/04/2025
Written By: Macro - Date published: 10:20 am, April 3rd, 2025
One thing is clear so far-big tax cuts for the 1%. Gotta pay the PiperComment: But her emails
Written By: Macro - Date published: 1:25 pm, March 28th, 2025
Because they are just a bunch of idiots, and completely incompetent.Comment: Open mike 23/03/2025
Written By: Macro - Date published: 9:37 am, March 23rd, 2025
Cripes! We're flying lunches in from India now! At least the butter will be cheaper.Comment: Open mike 18/03/2025
Written By: Macro - Date published: 2:42 pm, March 18th, 2025
ACT - Association of Consumers and Taxpayers. Then again Matthew 22: 15 - 22 15 Then the Pharisees went out and laid plans to trap him in his words.16 They sent their disciples to him along with the Herodians. âTeacher,â they said, âwe know that you are a ...Comment: Open mike 18/03/2025
Written By: Macro - Date published: 2:32 pm, March 18th, 2025
David Seymour reckons Jesus may well have supported the ACT Party :roll: To which one might quote Matthew 6 verse 24. 24 âNo one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the ...Comment: Daily review 17/03/2025
Written By: Macro - Date published: 9:02 am, March 18th, 2025
Well at least we will know who not to vote forComment: Open mike 14/03/2025
Written By: Macro - Date published: 5:16 pm, March 17th, 2025
What Drowsy says. But just some background from my perspective. I first became aware of humanities dramatic influence on climate in the late 60's early 70's as a maths and physics teacher where the role of GHG's was beginning to be introduced to junior ...
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- The National Partyâs Prison Pipeline Ruining New Zealand
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- 2025 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #16
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- Simeon Brown Gaslights Doctors
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- Judith Collinsâ Hypocrisy: War Drums Over Welfare
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- Making the most of it
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- Winston is inciting terrorism
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- Why has Hamish Campbell Gone Into Hiding?
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- Luxon’s Economic Mismanagement
Unfortunately we have another National Party government in power at the moment, and as a consequence, another economic dumpster fire taking hold. Inflationâs hurting Kiwis, and instead of providing relief, National is fiddling while wallets burn.Prime Minister Chris Luxon's response is a tired remix of tax cuts for the rich ...7 days ago
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Girls who are boys who like boys to be girlsWho do boys like they're girls, who do girls like they're boysAlways should be someone you really loveSongwriters: Damon Albarn / Graham Leslie Coxon / Alexander Rowntree David / Alexander James Steven.Last month, I wrote about the Birds and Bees being ...7 days ago - Australia can learn from Britain on cyber governance
Australia needs to reevaluate its security priorities and establish a more dynamic regulatory framework for cybersecurity. To advance in this area, it can learn from Britainâs Cyber Security and Resilience Bill, which presents a compelling ...7 days ago
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Deputy PM Winston Peters likes nothing more than to portray himself as the only wise old head while everyone else is losing theirs. Yet this time, his âold masterâ routine isnât working. What global trade is experiencing is more than the usual swings and roundabouts of market sentiment. President Donald ...1 week ago
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- Release: Labour marks the passing of Pope Francis
Labour Party leader Chris Hipkins joins those mourning the passing of Pope Francis. ...5 hours ago - Release: Boot camps blog post fails to provide clarity
After stonewalling requests for information on boot camps, the Government has now offered up a blog post right before Easter weekend rather than provide clarity on the pilot. ...5 days ago
- Release: Inflation rises and families feel the squeeze
Inflation is rising again and itâs landing hardest on families already stretched thin. ...5 days ago
- Release: Govt doesnât know how to fund new hospitals
The Governmentâs health infrastructure plan is big on promises but coy on where the money is coming from. ...6 days ago
- Release: $10 million for only 215 students in charter schools
David Seymour is pouring $10 million into charter schools that only have 215 students enrolled. ...6 days ago
- Release: Food prices further stretching the family budget
Families already stretched by rising costs will struggle with the news food prices are going up again. ...6 days ago
- Release: Mental health staff and patients at risk without plan
More people could be harmed if Minister for Mental Health Matt Doocey does not guarantee to protect patients and workers as the Police withdraw from supporting mental health call outs. ...1 week ago
- Release: Driver licensing proposal doesnât put safety first
The Governmentâs proposal to change driver licensing rules is a mixed bag of sensible and careless. ...1 week ago
- Release: Students struggling as Govt sits on hands
The Government is continuing to sit on its hands as students struggle to pay rent due to delays with StudyLink. ...2 weeks ago
- Release: More must be done to stop children going hungry
More children are going hungry and statistics showing children in material hardship continue to get worse. ...2 weeks ago
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The Green Party recognises the extension of visa allowances for our Pacific whÄnau as a step in the right direction but continues to call for a Pacific Visa Waiver. ...2 weeks ago - More children going hungry under Coalition govt
The Government yesterday released its annual child poverty statistics, and by its own admission, more tamariki across Aotearoa are now living in material hardship. ...2 weeks ago
- Release: Longer wait for treatment under National
New Zealanders have waited longer to get an appointment with a specialist and to get elective surgery under the National Government. ...2 weeks ago
- Ka mate te Pire- Ka ora te mana o Te Tiriti o Waitangi me te iwi MÄori
Today, Te PÄti MÄori join the motu in celebration as the Treaty Principles Bill is voted down at its second reading. âFrom the beginning, this Bill was never welcome in this House,â said Te PÄti MÄori Co-Leader, Rawiri Waititi. âOur response to the first reading was one of protest: protesting ...2 weeks ago
- Chris Hipkins speech: Treaty Principles Bill second reading
Normally, when I rise in this House to speak on a bill, I say it's a great privilege to speak on the bill. That is not the case today. ...2 weeks ago
- Release: End to the Treaty Principles Bill, but challenges remain ahead for Aotearoa
Ka mate te pire I te rÄ neiThe bill dies today ...2 weeks ago
- Ka mate te Pire, ka ora Te Tiriti o Waitangi â Treaty Principles Bill dead, Te Tiriti o Waitangi m...
The Green Party is proud to have voted down the Coalition Governmentâs Treaty Principles Bill, an archaic piece of legislation that sought to attack the nationâs founding agreement. ...2 weeks ago
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A Memberâs Bill in the name of Green Party MP Julie Anne Genter which aims to stop coal mining, the Crown Minerals (Prohibition of Mining) Amendment Bill, has been pulled from Parliamentâs âbiscuit tinâ today. ...2 weeks ago
- Release: Bill to make trading laws fairer passes first hurdle
Labour MP Kieran McAnultyâs Members Bill to make the law simpler and fairer for businesses operating on Easter, Anzac and Christmas Days has passed its first reading after a conscience vote in Parliament. ...2 weeks ago
- Release: Reserve Bank acts while Govt shrugs
Nicola Willis continues to sit on her hands amid a global economic crisis, leaving the Reserve Bank to act for New Zealanders who are worried about their jobs, mortgages, and KiwiSaver. ...2 weeks ago
- Release: Property Law Amendment Bill pulled from ballot
A Bill to protect first home buyers and others from bad faith property vendors has been drawn from the Memberâs Ballot. ...2 weeks ago
- Release: More children at risk of losing family connections
Karen Chhour is proposing to scrap Oranga Tamariki targets which aim to connect more children under state care with family and their culture. ...2 weeks ago
- Release: David Parker made a difference â Hipkins
The Labour Leader today acknowledged and celebrated David Parkerâs 23-year contribution to the Labour Party and to Parliament. ...2 weeks ago
- Release: David Parker to step down from Parliament
Long-serving Labour MP and former Minister David Parker has today announced his intention to leave Parliament. ...2 weeks ago
- Release: Flaws in Govtâs climate strategy will cost us money
The Governmentâs plan to achieve our climate goals falls short, and will cost New Zealanders money and jobs. ...2 weeks ago
- Green Party differing view on the Treaty Principles Bill
Read the Green Party's differing view on the Treaty Principles Bill, prepared by Tamatha Paul. ...2 weeks ago
- Te PÄti MÄori Urges Governor-General to Block Repeal of 7AA
Today, the Oranga Tamariki (Repeal of Section 7AA) Amendment Bill has passed its third and final reading, but there is one more stage before it becomes law. The Governor-General must give their âRoyal assentâ for any bill to become legally enforceable. This means that, even if a bill gets voted ...3 weeks ago
- Release: Abortion care quietly shelved amid staff shortage
Abortion care at WhakatÄne Hospital has been quietly shelved, with patients told they will likely have to travel more than an hour to Tauranga to get the treatment they need. ...3 weeks ago
- Release: Govt guts KÄinga Ora, third of workforce under axe
The gutting of KÄinga Ora shows public housing is not a priority for this Government as it removes a third of the roles at the housing agency. ...3 weeks ago
- Release: Thousands of submissions excluded from Treaty Principles Bill report
Thousands of New Zealandersâ submissions are missing from the official parliamentary record because the National-dominated Justice Select Committee has rushed work on the Treaty Principles Bill. ...3 weeks ago
- Release: Uncertainty remains over the impact of tariffs
Todayâs announcement of 10 percent tariffs for New Zealand goods entering the United States is disappointing for exporters and consumers alike, with the long-lasting impact on prices and inflation still unknown. ...3 weeks ago
- Release: Worst February for building consents in over a decade
The National Governmentâs choices have contributed to a slow-down in the building sector, as thousands of people have lost their jobs in construction. ...3 weeks ago
- Release: Labour supports Willie Apiataâs selfless act
Willie Apiataâs decision to hand over his Victoria Cross to the Minister for Veterans is a powerful and selfless act, made on behalf of all those who have served our country. ...3 weeks ago
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- Election Diary: Albanese government stays mum over whatever Russia may have said to Indonesia
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The imbroglio over the reported Russian request to Indonesia to base planes in Papua initially tripped Peter Dutton, and now is dogging Anthony Albanese. After the respected military site Janes said a request had ...2 hours ago - How the next pope will be elected â what goes on at the conclave
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mathew Schmalz, Professor of Religious Studies, College of the Holy Cross Cardinals attend Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica, before they enter the conclave to decide who the next pope will be, on March 12, 2013, in Vatican City. Photo by Franco Origlia/Getty ...3 hours ago
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Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daniel Reardon, Postdoctoral Researcher, Pulsar Timing and Gravitational Waves, Swinburne University of Technology Artist’s impression of a pulsar bow shock scattering a radio beam. Carl Knox/Swinburne/OzGrav With the most powerful radio telescope in the southern hemisphere, we have observed a twinkling star ...5 hours ago
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Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joel Hodge, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Theology and Philosophy, Australian Catholic University Pope Francis has died on Easter Monday, aged 88, the Vatican announced. The head of the Catholic Church had recently survived being hospitalised with a serious bout of double pneumonia. ...5 hours ago
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Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tracy McEwan, School of Humanities, Creative Industries and Social Sciences, University of Newcastle Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church, died on Easter Monday at the age of 88. On Easter Sunday, he used his message and blessing to appeal ...5 hours ago
- Community housing builds stalled as providers left without financial security
Of the 1500 new places, 1000 were last week allocated to five housing providers through 'strategic partnerships' to make contracting the homes more efficient. ...11 hours ago - Will a new chief science advisor be appointed soon?
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- ER Report: A Roundup of Significant Articles on EveningReport.nz for April 21, 2025
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Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kathleen Garland, PhD Candidate, School of Biological Sciences, Monash University The faces of living and extinct theropod dinosaurs. Left: Riya Bidaye; right: Indian Roller model (NHMUK S1987) from TEMPO bird project â MorphoSource. Bird beaks come in almost every shape and size ...17 hours ago
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Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Frank Rindert Algra-Maschio, PhD Candidate, Social and Political Sciences, Monash University Three weeks into the federal election campaign and both major parties have already pledged to spend billions in taxpayer dollars if elected on May 3. But with so many policies ...17 hours ago
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Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Albert Palazzo, Adjunct Professor in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at UNSW Canberra, UNSW Sydney For more than a century, Australia has followed the same defence policy: dependence on a great power. This was first the United Kingdom and then ...17 hours ago
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Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Hazel, Associate Professor, School of Animal and Veterinary Science, University of Adelaide Lucigerma/Shutterstock Caring for a new puppy can be wonderful, but it can also bring feelings of depression, extreme stress and exhaustion. This is sometimes referred to as âthe ...17 hours ago
- A survey of Australian uni students suggests more than half are worried about food or donât have e...
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- Low effort, high visibility: what bumper stickers say about our values and identity
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Harrison, Director, Master of Business Administration Program (MBA); Co-Director, Better Consumption Lab, Deakin University Justin Sullivan/Getty You may have seen them around town or in the news. Bumper stickers on Teslas broadcasting to anyone who looks: âI bought this before ...17 hours ago
- How a new âFishheartâ project is combining science, community and Indigenous art to restore life...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Claire Hooker, Senior Lecturer and Coordinator, Health and Medical Humanities, University of Sydney A new state-of-the-art tube fishway technology called the âFishheartâ has been launched at Menindee Lakes, located on the Baaka-Darling River, New South Wales. The technology â part of ...17 hours ago
- Patients have ‘bigger concerns’ than one-day strike – advocate
Patient Voice Aotearoa chairperson Malcolm Mulholland said most Kiwis would support healthcare strikes over a system "in crisis". ...18 hours ago
- Migrante Aotearoa Condemns Harassment And Intimidation Tactics Against Victims Of Migrant Exploitati...
This Easter Sunday harassment of the victimâs family is part of a deliberate tactic to silence the victims, who were wrongfully duped of their money, efforts and hopes for a better future. ...19 hours ago - What does the future hold for whenua MÄori?
MÄori own huge areas of land in Aotearoa but as climate change accelerates and carbon markets take hold, many are being backed into a corner. MÄori connections to the whenua and ngahere run deep, rooted in whakapapa and sustained through generations. Today, that whenua is at a crossroads â squeezed ...22 hours ago - Lessons from the fog of war
Comment: Two decades ago, I drove from Germany to Southern Belgium to visit the Commonwealth Memorial at Tyne Cot. The remains of my great grandmotherâs brother, Private Robert Macalister, lay there. I didnât know what to expect.Even in early summer, nine decades later, Passchendaele was blanketed in a thick, low ...22 hours ago - Newsroom daily quiz, Monday 21 April
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- Election Diary: Coalition makes âlaw-and-orderâ pitch, with plan to invest proceeds of drug crim...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra As it seeks to gain some momentum for its campaign, the Coalition on Monday will focus on law and order, announcing $355 million for a National Drug Enforcement and Organised Crime Strike Team to fight ...1 day ago
- Newspoll steady as both leadersâ ratings fall; Labor surging in poll of marginal seats
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne With less than two weeks to go now until the federal election, the polls continue to favour the government being returned. ...1 day ago
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Report by Dr David Robie – CafĂ© Pacific. – COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone Israel assassinated a photojournalist in Gaza in an airstrike targeting her familyâs home on Wednesday, the day after it was announced that a documentary she appears in would premier in Cannes next month. Her name was ...1 day ago
- Indicators of alien life may have been found â astrophysicist explains what the new research means
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Whittaker, Senior Lecturer in Physics, Nottingham Trent University Darryl Fonseka/Shutterstocl What do you think of when it comes to extra terrestrial life? Most popular sci-fi books and TV shows suggest humanoid beings could live on other planets. But when astronomers ...1 day ago
- ER Report: A Roundup of Significant Articles on EveningReport.nz for April 20, 2025
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on April 20, 2025. Mediawatch: Jailed Australian foreign correspondentâs life spread across the big screenBy Colin Peacock, RNZ Mediawatch presenter In 1979, Sam Neill appeared in an Australian comedy movie about hacks on a Sydney newspaper. The Journalist ...1 day ago
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By Colin Peacock, RNZ Mediawatch presenter In 1979, Sam Neill appeared in an Australian comedy movie about hacks on a Sydney newspaper. The Journalist was billed as âa saucy, sexy, funny look at a man with a nose for scandal and a weakness for womenâ. That would probably not fly ...2 days ago
- Threat of climate change downgraded in defence force plan
The governments blueprint of how it will invest $12 billion over the next four years into the New Zealand Defence Force mentions climate change twice. ...2 days ago
- Protesters set up camp at fast-tracked coal mine
Protesters are occupying the site of a proposed fast-tracked coal mine on the Denniston Plateau, near Westport. The 70-strong group, organised by climate activism group 350Aotearoa, says this is just the first of a series of protest actions they are prepared to take against the mining company, Bathurst Resources Ltd., if ...2 days ago
- The watchdog that listens: Peter Boshier reflects on nine years as Ombudsman
He says the public can rest assured that there is an enduring institution fighting for fairness and accountability. ...2 days ago
- Photography gains ground in art market
In an art world context, photography has evolved significantly over the years pushing boundaries in both technique and concept. No longer the poor cousin of painting, but still much more affordable thanks to photographs being sold in numbered editions, an art photograph doesnât merely capture a momentâartists use the medium ...2 days ago
- The global challenge making your backyard come alive
Last year, 20,000 observations of Christchurch species were made during the annual City Nature Challenge, a way for anyone to get involved in biodiversity. Itâs back again this month. Even in suburbia, even on grey autumn weekends, there is biodiversity. You just need the time to look for it: to ...2 days ago
- Palestinian solidarity vigil at Easter in NZ as Israeli bombing rages in Gaza
Asia Pacific Report Peaceful protesters in Aotearoa New Zealandâs largest city Auckland held an Easter prayer vigil honouring Palestinian political prisoners and the sacrifice of thousands of innocent lives as relentless Israeli bombing of displaced Gazans in tents killed at least 92 people in two days. Organisers of the rally ...2 days ago
- Labour’s Chris Hipkins stands by initial Covid response, but admits mistakes were made
Labour's Chris Hipkins shares on a podcast his thoughts on the government's Covid response and his journey as a politician. ...2 days ago
- Did Australia back the wrong war in the 1960s? Now Putinâs Russia is knocking on the door
ANALYSIS: By Ben Bohane This week Cambodia marks the 50th anniversary of the fall of Phnom Penh to the murderous Khmer Rouge, and Vietnam celebrates the fall of Saigon to North Vietnamese forces in April 1975. They are being commemorated very differently; after all, thereâs nothing to celebrate in Cambodia. ...2 days ago
- Trump executive orders roll back ocean fisheries protections in Pacific
By Gujari Singh in Washington The Trump administration has issued a new executive order opening up vast swathes of protected ocean to commercial exploitation, including areas within the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument. It allows commercial fishing in areas long considered off-limits due to their ecological significance â despite ...2 days ago
- ER Report: A Roundup of Significant Articles on EveningReport.nz for April 19, 2025
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on April 19, 2025. Google loses online ad monopoly case. But itâs just one of many antitrust battles against big techSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rob Nicholls, Senior Research Associate in Media and Communications, University ...2 days ago
- Battlefield Remains Unearthed By Wildfires In Gallipoli Covered Over By Kiwi Team
New Zealand commemoration lead John McLeod said a small team, including members of the NZDF and the NZ Embassy, assisted in the covering up of remains that were exposed. ...3 days ago
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