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National sneakily reduces child poverty targets
Written By: - Date published: 9:12 am, July 26th, 2024 - 19 comments
It has emerged that National has sneakily reduced child poverty targets.
The Abuse in Care report and the Government’s boot camp proposal
Written By: - Date published: 10:53 am, July 25th, 2024 - 24 comments
The Royal Commission’s recently released report into abuse in care has highlighted how unsuccessful and how damaging boot camps can be at the time the Government is celebrating the opening of its latest attempted version of a boot camp.
Will he stay or will he go
Written By: - Date published: 10:22 am, July 21st, 2024 - 70 comments
I can’t remember American politics ever being this weird. Donald Trump is riding a wave of support and risks being returned to the White House as President. And Joe Biden is considering his options.
National’s carbon budget is a crock
Written By: - Date published: 7:26 pm, July 18th, 2024 - 16 comments
It is now clear why Simon Watts rushed out a three page brochure setting out what this Government’s response to climate change will be. It knew that the latest Climate Change Emissions Reduction Plan was coming out for consultation. And that it could not come up with a credible plan.
Government is paying lip service to climate change
Written By: - Date published: 11:29 am, July 14th, 2024 - 6 comments
This week Change Minister Simon Watts showed the depth of the Government’s thinking by releasing a three page brochure outlining its collective thoughts. If the Government is at that level of thinking the country is well and truly stuffed. And meanwhile ACT’s Mark Cameron wants to prevent local government from considering climate change when formulating regional plans.
Conflict what conflict?
Written By: - Date published: 1:22 pm, July 12th, 2024 - 16 comments
National activist Sunny Kaushall is to head a committee with a budget of $3.6 million over two years to advise the Government on complex legal and privacy issues for which Kaushal’s qualifications are not clear.
The best carbon capture device is a tree
Written By: - Date published: 11:06 am, July 10th, 2024 - 18 comments
The Government is hoping that Carbon Capture and Sequestration will reduce the country’s greenhouse gas emission levels. But it is refusing to protect forests and trees, which are the best Carbon Capture and Sequestration devices going.
The implications of UK Labour’s success for NZ Labour
Written By: - Date published: 10:48 am, July 7th, 2024 - 79 comments
What should New Zealand Labour learn from UK Labour’s success in the recent election?
Bishop wants to accelerate urban sprawl
Written By: - Date published: 12:39 pm, July 4th, 2024 - 36 comments
Chris Bishop has announced proposed changes to planning laws that will increase urban sprawl and damage to the environment.
The rise of the bastard son of the three strikes law
Written By: - Date published: 1:58 pm, July 1st, 2024 - 1 comment
The bastard son of the three strikes law alka the Sentencing (Reinstating Three Strikes) Amendment Bill was introduced into Parliament. And other measures announced will mean added cost, misery and injustice to the operation of our justice system.
Government is cutting funding for food banks
Written By: - Date published: 12:29 pm, June 29th, 2024 - 14 comments
Are things back on track? How about for those who can least afford to feed themselves? It appears not with reports that funding for food banks is being slashed. And the consequence could be dire.
Should Joe Biden do an Andrew Little?
Written By: - Date published: 10:31 am, June 29th, 2024 - 30 comments
Jo Biden’s recent debate with Donald Trump did not go well.
Ferry sweary
Written By: - Date published: 9:08 am, June 27th, 2024 - 45 comments
The Government is in a rather precarious position relating to the contract to replace the ageing Cook Straight ferries, which clearly need replacing.
The great Pharmac backflip
Written By: - Date published: 9:55 am, June 25th, 2024 - 17 comments
The focus groups have spoken and the Government has completed its 360 degree backflip and decided to fund Pharmac so that National can meet its pledge to introduce 13 new cancer drugs.
Gotta pay for those tax cuts for landlords somehow
Written By: - Date published: 8:36 am, June 20th, 2024 - 16 comments
What is the lowest most disgraceful thing this Government has done? How about cutting funding for top ups of the wages of disabled workers aimed to get them to the living wage?
C Listers and tag alongs
Written By: - Date published: 11:01 am, June 19th, 2024 - 28 comments
Christopher Luxon has accused senior business leaders who travelled with a trade delegation with Chris Hipkins of being “C listers and tag alongs”.
Who would have thought that he used to run an airline?
Written By: - Date published: 2:06 pm, June 18th, 2024 - 26 comments
Last year Christopher Luxon said that he would not use Defence Force planes to travel internationally if elected as prime minister. Turns out that this is not actually true.
Safer streets or unsafer streets?
Written By: - Date published: 9:56 am, June 16th, 2024 - 18 comments
The Government is planning to reverse Labour’s previous policy relating to permanent safe speeds around schools. The change will decrease safety and walking and cycling and increase car use. And the upside is?
Haere ra He Wake Eke Noa
Written By: - Date published: 1:42 pm, June 13th, 2024 - 21 comments
It was always going to happen but it still rankles that an attempt to get farming to at least confront the damage it causes to the climate is being put on hold.
Respect existence or expect resistance
Written By: - Date published: 11:08 am, June 9th, 2024 - 16 comments
Yesterday’s Greenpeace’s War on Nature protest in Tamaki Makaurau suggests growing unity on the left and an increasing determination to stop the Fast Track Projects Bill from being passed.
March for Nature
Written By: - Date published: 8:46 am, June 7th, 2024 - 21 comments
Be there, bring your whanau, bring friends. Make it noisy and passionate and make it count.
Lies Damn Lies and Police Statistics
Written By: - Date published: 10:43 am, June 6th, 2024 - 15 comments
Police Minister has been caught out claiming an increase in patrols in Central Auckland when a proper analysis of the data shows that the number of patrols have decreased.
The Big Budget Backflip *
Written By: - Date published: 2:57 pm, June 3rd, 2024 - 10 comments
* or is it?
The QE2 covenant, the Mining Company and the donation to NZ First
Written By: - Date published: 8:53 am, June 1st, 2024 - 18 comments
Radio New Zealand has broken the jaw dropping and astounding story that shows why the Fast Track Projects Bill is potentially so corrupting to the body politic and why there has to be electoral law reform to stop corporations from buying influence.
Budget Smudgeit
Written By: - Date published: 2:43 pm, May 30th, 2024 - 80 comments
Early comments on the budget. Basically tax cuts are being paid by more borrowing. There is no way this can be described as being fiscally neutral.
What does the Government have against Māori wards?
Written By: - Date published: 1:27 pm, May 28th, 2024 - 49 comments
The Government is moving with urgency to reverse Labour’s repeal of referenda for Māori wards on local councils.
What is that word that starts with “C” and ends with “orruption”?
Written By: - Date published: 11:11 am, May 26th, 2024 - 46 comments
The past fortnight has seen a number of breaking stories each of which raises concerns about the motivations and goals of this Government. It makes you wonder whether the pursuit of self interest is an embedded feature as opposed to a bug.
National MP *forgets* to declare $178,000 in donations
Written By: - Date published: 11:23 am, May 21st, 2024 - 21 comments
In breaking news New Plymouth National MP David MacLeod apparently *forgot* to declare $178,000 in declarations to the Electoral Commission.
Speech time
Written By: - Date published: 9:02 am, May 21st, 2024 - 6 comments
In the past week Christopher Luxon and Chris Hipkins have both delivered future vision themed speeches. With some dramatic contrasts.
Charter schools are back
Written By: - Date published: 9:53 am, May 16th, 2024 - 69 comments
Following on from the decision to cut $103 million a year from the school lunch programme the Government has announced the return of chartered schools at a cost of $153 million over four years.
Celebrating the ending of a policy that no longer exists
Written By: - Date published: 9:22 am, May 15th, 2024 - 31 comments
As part of its coalition agreement NZ First is wanting to end a policy that has already ended. And the Government is struggling to work out what to do.
- 20 fact briefs published in collaboration with Gigafact!
In April 2024 we announced the (renewed) collaboration between Gigafact and Skeptical Science to create fact briefs, short but credibly sourced summaries that offer “yes/no” answers in response to claims found online. Our initial plan had been to publish one fact brief per week on Saturdays but - as happens ...3 weeks ago - Instead of axing the HRC, ACT corruptly installed a racist, transphobic “Gay Human Rights Commissi...
On November 5th, the Spinoff published a very interesting article on Stephen Rainbow, the Human Rights Commission’s latest recruitment, and how he came to get the controversial appointment. Naturally because of the excitement of the US election, it’s flown a little below the radar. https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/05-11-2024/i-didnt-get-the-hrc-job-stephen-rainbows-human-rights-commission-appointment-just-got-weirderThe article details evidence of the ...3 weeks ago - Injustice for torture
Between 1950 and 1993 the New Zealand government tortured and abused up to 250,000 children in residential care facilities. Yesterday, following formal findings from a royal commission, it finally apologised for that abuse. The next step is redress and restitution - compensating the surviving victims for the appalling harm they ...3 weeks ago - Voices echo
3 weeks ago - Hīkoi over the Harbour
Kia mau ra, kia mau raKi te mana motuhakeMe te arohaHold fast, hold fastTo your sovereigntyAnd to love and compassionLyrics: Hīrini Melbourne. “Ngā Iwi E passionately calls for unity among the peoples of the Pacific, a cause deeply cherished by Melbourne himself.”I sat at my desk this morning and thought ...3 weeks ago - Western Express turns one in style
The Western Express, the precursor to a proper busway, and other changes to West Auckland bus services are now a year old and Auckland Transport says they’ve been a smashing success, with ridership up 45 per cent higher than what was expected. Auckland Transport’s (AT) new North West bus network ...3 weeks ago - Victims of abuse want Una Jagose to go
Kia ora. Long stories short, here’s my top six things to note in Aotearoa’s political economy around housing, climate and poverty on Wednesday, November 13: The Lead: The Government and Opposition apologised yesterday for the abuse of hundreds of thousands of children in state care over decades. But PM Christopher ...3 weeks ago - Sabin 33 #2 – Are toxic heavy metals from solar panels posing a threat to human health?
On November 1, 2024 we announced the publication of 33 rebuttals based on the report "Rebutting 33 False Claims About Solar, Wind, and Electric Vehicles" written by Matthew Eisenson, Jacob Elkin, Andy Fitch, Matthew Ard, Kaya Sittinger & Samuel Lavine and published by the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia ...3 weeks ago
- Peaceful Māori Hikoi Advances – In Pictures
Today the Hikoi moves from Whangarei and makes its way to AucklandFlag: McKinley Rd CreativesShareFor official updates and information, including schedules, go to:https://toitutetiriti.co.nz/The Waitangi Tribunal Cheat Sheet:When asked what the Treaty Principles Bill contravenes these are some of the points highlighted by our judiciary:The Crown's process to develop the Bill ...3 weeks ago - Media Link: “A View from Afar” on the US elections.
The latest “A View from Afar” with Selwyn Manning and I follows the lines drawn in my most recent post here at KP. Because the podcast is basically a dialogue between Selwyn and I on the subject of the day, … Continue reading ...3 weeks ago - Jagose doesn’t get it
The government held a formal apology ceremony this morning to victims of child torture and abuse-in-care. One of those "apologising" was Solicitor-General Una Jagose, who had played a key role in devising and implementing the government's legal strategy of aggressively minimising its liabilities, slandering its victims, and waiting for them ...3 weeks ago
- Oranga Tamariki is beyond saving, and always has been
How do you continue an organisation widely known for the abuse and torture of children, for wrongfully separating them from their parents, for the neglect and death of actually vulnerable children they failed to support and uplift, and for creating a cycle of trauma that has led to multi-generational state ...3 weeks ago - The Majority is Wrong
Freak outAnd give inDoesn't matter what you believe inStay coolAnd be somebody's fool this year'Cause they knowWho is righteous, what is boldSo I'm toldWho wants honey?As long as there's some moneyWho wants that, honey?Lyrics: Billy CorganJust because the majority support something doesn’t make it right. Yes, in a democracy, the ...3 weeks ago - Tuesday 12 November 2024
Today Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will formally apologise to those who experienced abuse in state and faith-based care at Parliament. The apology is long overdue, and many are saying it’s not enough and are still waiting on the details of redress. There are also criticisms about the decision to give ...3 weeks ago - 3 Takeaways from Christopher Luxon’s Press Conference
Highlights of Chris Luxon press conference yesterday (video at end):1. Christopher Luxon maligns Newsroom’s investigative journalist Aaron Smale for what he called behavioural issues. Yesterday, it was revealed Speaker Gary Brownlee had withdrew Smale’s accreditation, preventing Smale from attending the Abuse in Care apology at Parliament today. Smale is an ...3 weeks ago - The 30/30 fiscal rule that rules us all
Fonterra is selling off brands made up of decades of R&D and marketing spend. Why? Because farmers need to repay debt so banks can increase mortgage lending. Photo: Lynn Grieveson / The KākāKia ora. Long stories short, here’s my top six things to note in Aotearoa’s political economy around housing, ...3 weeks ago - 2024 will be the first year above 1.5°C
This is a re-post from The Climate Brink, and an excerpt from a much more detailed State of the Climate Q3 2024 report that I published over at Carbon Brief today. See that for more details on climate model/observation comparisons, sea ice extent, and other climate variables. The warmest year on record In my ...3 weeks ago
- 150 days of rail disruption to come
Kiwirail and Auckland Transport have revealed that the rail network will be closed or partially closed for nearly 149 days between Christmas this year and the end of January 2026, almost 38% of the time, as part of what they’re calling the final push to get the rail network ready ...3 weeks ago
- How Netflix Got Cold Feet
Hi,I’m not sure if you’ve noticed recently, but discovering stuff on Netflix can be kind of hard.Sure — you’re presented with a bunch of categories like “Top 10” when you login, but outside of those initial lists, finding things that are compelling and worth your time seems close to impossible. ...3 weeks ago
- Police stats show promising change
After nearly a year in Government, Kiwis have seen significant change across law and order with promising early results shown across some Police statistics, says Police Minister Mark Mitchell. “In August 2023, I told New Zealanders that if they had not started to see a change in public safety within ...2 weeks ago - Better coordination of anti-scam efforts
With the launch of Fraud Awareness Week, the Government is committing to new coordination efforts across industry and government to combat online scams, Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Andrew Bayly says. “Online financial scams are a growing problem for New Zealand. New data released today shows that Kiwis lost nearly ...2 weeks ago
- Minister to consider 7AA select committee report
Minister for Children Karen Chhour will consider the recommendations made by the Social Services and Community Committee in its report back to Parliament on the Oranga Tamariki (Repeal of Section 7AA) Amendment Bill. “I want to thank the people who made submissions and those who appeared before the committee in ...2 weeks ago
- Defence Minister to attend ASEAN meeting
Defence Minister Judith Collins will this week attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus in Vientiane, Laos. “We need to take every opportunity to engage with our international partners, given the increasingly unstable geo-political situation,” Ms Collins says. “New Zealand has a long-standing commitment to this ...2 weeks ago
- Launching the White Ribbon Ride
The Minister for the Prevention of Family and Sexual Violence, Karen Chhour, was on hand to wish riders well at the start of the North Island leg of the White Ribbon Ride in Whakatāne this morning. The ride helps mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, ...2 weeks ago
- Construction to begin on next stage of Papakura to Drury
Construction on the next stage of the SH1 Papakura to Drury project will begin early next month, with the contract for works awarded to Fulton Hogan, Transport Minister Simeon Brown says. "SH1 Papakura to Drury is a key project that will drive economic growth and productivity, reduce congestion, and enable people ...2 weeks ago
- NZ signs trade deal with Costa Rica, Iceland and Switzerland
Trade and Agriculture Minister Todd McClay has signed a pioneering trade agreement that prioritises New Zealand’s sustainable exports at a ceremony during APEC in Peru today. “The Agreement on Trade and Sustainability (ACCTS), between Costa Rica, Iceland, and Switzerland was concluded in July of this year and opens up significant ...2 weeks ago
- Government and iwi work together on aquaculture
Five new Aquaculture Settlement Areas will help ensure Ngāi Tahu shares in the opportunities aquaculture offers for Southland’s economy, Oceans and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones says. “The Aquaculture Settlement Areas (ASAs) I’m announcing today set aside space so the Crown and Ngāi Tahu can assess their potential for aquaculture development. ...2 weeks ago
- Government launches review to ensure electricity market is fit-for-purpose
The terms of reference for a review of the performance of the electricity market have been released. The review, initiated by the Coalition Government during the power crisis in winter will look at whether current regulations and market design support economic growth and access to reliable and affordable electricity, Energy Minister ...2 weeks ago
- Speech to Social Investment Hui: Jack and his whānau need our help
Kia ora koutou katoa. Nau mai, haere mai, piki mai. Ki te mihi atu ahau, ki te manwhenua nei, Te Atiawa, Ngāti toa rangatira, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa. Thank you, Andy, for your introduction. Let me acknowledge you as the new Chief Executive of the Social Investment ...2 weeks ago
- Minister of State for Trade heads to Brisbane for PACER Plus meeting
Minister of State for Trade Nicola Grigg has travelled to Australia to attend the PACER Plus Ministers Meeting in Brisbane. “Trade plays a critical role in driving employment, economic growth, and improving the standards of living in the Pacific Region. The Government is strongly committed to supporting Pacific Island countries ...2 weeks ago
- Proposals to modernise conservation released
Toitū te taiao – Our environment endures The Government is consulting on proposals to modernise New Zealand’s conservation management system, aiming to protect relevant natural areas while supporting sustainable growth in tourism and regional economies, Conservation Minister Tama Potaka says. “Today, the Department of Conservation – Te Papa Atawhai is ...2 weeks ago
- Treaty Principles Bill passes first reading
Associate Justice Minister David Seymour says all New Zealanders will now be able to have their say on the Treaty Principles Bill after it passed its first reading and was sent to the Justice Committee to be considered. “I look forward to seeing what Kiwis have to say on the ...3 weeks ago
- Antarctic cooperation at centre of Scott Base visit
Finance Minister and Associate Climate Change Minister Nicola Willis will travel to Antarctica next week to engage with international partners and scientists and to assess latest steps in the redevelopment of Scott Base. “New Zealand has important interests in Antarctica and our longstanding presence at Scott Base is a key ...3 weeks ago
- Contactless payments launching on public transport in Auckland
The Government and Auckland Council are delivering contactless payments on Auckland’s public transport network later this month which will enable commuters to tag on and off public buses, trains, and ferries travelling across the region, Transport Minister Simeon Brown and Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown says.The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) and ...3 weeks ago
- RIF funding supports aquaculture development
The Coalition Government is backing the development of an aquaculture centre of excellence in Southland with an investment of $2.2 million, Regional Development Minister Shane Jones says. South Island Industrial Fund Ltd will use the Regional Infrastructure Fund (RIF) loan towards its $6.3m project to upgrade infrastructure at the Ocean ...3 weeks ago
- Safeguarding Kiwis with modern insurance law
Modernised insurance law will provide Kiwis with confidence that they will be treated fairly by insurance providers, Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Andrew Bayly says. “A secure insurance market is integral to New Zealand’s economic success. It enables consumers and businesses to access finance and gives them the assurance to ...3 weeks ago
- When the going gets tough ‘Get Through’ with Farmstrong
An online hub with mental wellbeing tools and resources designed to help farmers and growers deal with the stress of adverse weather events has been officially launched by Minister for Mental Health, Matt Doocey. “Adverse weather events are an increasingly common reality for our farmers and growers. It’s vital that ...3 weeks ago
- Government exploring new energy source
Up to $60 million will be ring-fenced from the Regional Infrastructure Fund to invest in exploring the potential of supercritical geothermal technology which could help secure New Zealand’s future energy needs, Regional Development Minister Shane Jones and Science, Innovation, and Technology Minister Judith Collins say. Having a secure and resilient energy supply ...3 weeks ago
- Pay Gap Calculator toolkit launched
New Zealand businesses can now take meaningful action to drive down the gender pay gap with the launch of an online calculator today, Minister for Women Nicola Grigg says. “Women are paid, on average, 8.2 per cent less than men and this gap has barely moved since 2017 - which ...3 weeks ago
- Long COVID appears to be driven by ‘long infection’. Here’s what the science says
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendan Crabb, Director and CEO, Burnet Institute Alexander Grey/Unsplash Around 5–10% of people with COVID infections go on to experience long COVID, with symptoms lasting three months or more. Researchers have proposed several biological mechanisms to explain long COVID. However, ...3 days ago - Welcome to Babel: new documentary charts the creation of painter Jiawei Shen’s three-storey magnum...
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 Greg Weight/Bonsai Films When Jiawei Shen first came to Australia, he bought a copy of that great western ...3 days ago
- Health NZ: $72m spent on outsourced staff for single IT project, amid staff cuts
And the big spend on external hires is set to continue next year, despite the ministry planning to cut up to 1500 staff. ...3 days ago - How our public spaces can be safer and more welcoming for children
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anahita Shadkam, Sessional Instructor, School of Urban and Regional Planning,, Toronto Metropolitan University A Georgia mother was recently arrested for reckless endangerment after her 10-year-old son was seen walking outside alone. The warrant for her arrest claimed she “willingly and knowingly” endangered ...3 days ago
- A Covid inquiry ends and another begins
Phase two of the Royal Commission into the Covid-19 response will look at broader issues including vaccine safety and economic ramifications, writes Stewart Sowman-Lund for The Bulletin. To receive The Bulletin in full each weekday, sign up here. ...3 days ago - Abuse in care survivors deflated as coalition government misses deadline
The Royal Commission gave the government until last Sunday to publish responses to its 138 recommendations. That has now been and gone. ...3 days ago
- Effective opposition and the question of tax – Labour’s year of ‘listening’
Analysis: The party is meeting in Christchurch this weekend to begin paving its path to the 2026 campaign. ...3 days ago
- Health sector cuts: Michael Baker sounds alarm on job losses after Covid inquiry
The report - which recommended building public health capacity - arrives as thousands of jobs are being culled in the sector. ...3 days ago
- New Zealand’s prime ministers, ranked
Historians talk to The Detail about the good, the bad and the grumpy of 23 past prime ministers of New Zealand. ...3 days ago
- Anonymous donor buys Te Tiriti handbook for every secondary school in New Zealand
How a bookshop event inspired an anonymous donor to share what they learned with every secondary school in Aotearoa. An anonymous donor has facilitated the dispatch of hundreds of copies of Understanding Te Tiriti: A handbook of basic facts about Te Tiriti o Waitangi by barrister Roimata Smail (Ngāti Maniapoto, ...3 days ago
- The cost of being: A ‘disproportionately anxious’ postgrad student living at home
As part of our series exploring how New Zealanders live and our relationship with money, a 22-year-old explains how her upbringing has contributed to her being in a ‘constant state of saving for a rainy day’. Want to be part of The Cost of Being? Fill out the questionnaire here. Gender: ...3 days ago
- All six malls in Wellington ranked from worst to best
From forgotten wastelands to gleaming towers of consumerism, this is the definitive list of malls in Wellington. This is the third in the Malls of New Zealand series, where we rank the malls in major centres. The Spinoff is made possible by the generous support of our readers. Become a ...3 days ago
- Barbara Edmonds on guiding Labour’s tax ‘journey’
Labour’s finance spokeswoman on improving the party’s tax pitch, and how much credit the coalition deserves for slowing inflation The post Barbara Edmonds on guiding Labour’s tax ‘journey’ appeared first on Newsroom. ...3 days ago - Review suggests super-ministry shakeup
MBIE – the ministry of ministries – might yet need to be broken up after becoming too big and unwieldy, a review finds The post Review suggests super-ministry shakeup appeared first on Newsroom. ...3 days ago
- Newsroom daily quiz, Friday 29 November
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- A river has its day in court
After years of sideline squabbling, a court will decide how water conservation orders are monitored and enforced The post A river has its day in court appeared first on Newsroom. ...3 days ago
- NZ’s Prime Ministers ranked
It’s far too early to judge the leadership of Christopher Luxon, with just a year behind him in the top job.That’s why he’s been left off the list of 23 former Prime Ministers ranked from the best to the worst since the first one gave himself that title. (Our leaders ...3 days ago
- Telcos to avoid intervention on customer transparency issues
The Commerce Commission says mobile phone companies need to do more to inform customers, but competition should be able to take it from here The post Telcos to avoid intervention on customer transparency issues appeared first on Newsroom. ...3 days ago
- Balancing power and progress: a tale from Cambodia
Comment: As Cambodia tries to balance its foreign ties, NZ can help the Asian nation The post Balancing power and progress: a tale from Cambodia appeared first on Newsroom. ...3 days ago
- Daily crossword, Friday 29 November
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- Privatisation lost: Inside the final vote for the future of Wellington Airport
As Wellington City Council prepared for its final vote on whether to sell its shares in Wellington Airport, councillors clashed with the mayor and put their relationship with mana whenua at risk. And still, the outcome was anyone’s guess. In the final instalment of a three-part series running this week, ...3 days ago
- This week’s bestselling books – November 29
NONFICTION1 Tasty by Chelsea Winter (Allen & Unwin, $55)Food.2 More Salad by Margo Flanagan & Rosa Power (Allen & Unwin, $49.99)More food.3 This is the F#$%ing News by Patrick Gower (Allen & Unwin, $37.99)Media.4 View from the Second Row by Samuel Whitelock (HarperCollins, $49.99)Sport.5 All Out by Neil Wagner (Penguin ...3 days ago
- Australia’s social media ban for kids under 16 just became law. How it will work remains a mystery
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa M. Given, Professor of Information Sciences & Director, Social Change Enabling Impact Platform, RMIT University Kampus Production/Pexels The federal parliament has passed legislation to ban people under 16 from having an account with some social media platforms. In doing ...3 days ago
- Grattan on Friday: Albanese gets down and dirty in deal making and breaking as Senate rushes to Chri...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra In the chaotic dying days of 2024’s final parliamentary sitting, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese reverted to a role he played in Julia Gillard’s government. He personally intervened in the wrangling and deal-making as the ...3 days ago
- Minerals in hot springs performed a key chemical reaction for early life on Earth, new study confirm...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Quoc Phuong Tran, PhD Candidate in Prebiotic Chemistry, UNSW Sydney Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park in the United States. Luca Micheli/Shutterstock One of the biggest scientific mysteries is where life on Earth started. Research has often focused on ...3 days ago
- Build to Rent will produce more homes for tenants, but not for those most in need
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hal Pawson, Professor of Housing Research and Policy, and Associate Director, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW Sydney Part two of the government’s stalled housing legislation finally passed federal parliament on Thursday. The Build to Rent tax reform bill aims to boost investment ...3 days ago
- Climate protests to continue despite 170 charged in Newcastle ‘protestival’
Despite Australia’s draconian anti-protest laws, the world’s biggest coal port was closed for four hours at the weekend with 170 protesters being charged — but climate demonstrations will continue. Twenty further arrests were made at a protest at the Federal Parliament yesterday. SPECIAL REPORT: By Wendy Bacon Newcastle port, the ...3 days ago
- Decision To Bar Candace Owens From Entry Into New Zealand Arguably Unlawful: Action Pending
A sophisticated country is able to deal with opinions that some find controversial, distasteful, or even dangerous. The most mature way to deal with these views is to challenge and rebut them, not to exclude them from the conversation. ...3 days ago - Opposition Senate leader Simon Birmingham announces surprise retirement at election
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Opposition leader in the Senate, Simon Birmingham, has announced he will retire from parliament at the election, to take up a “new, commercially oriented” career. Birmingham, 50, the most senior Liberal moderate and the ...3 days ago
- Winston Peters announces new sanctions against Russia
Foreign Minister Winston Peters has announced new chemical weapons and missiles sanctions against Russia in response to the invasion of Ukraine. ...3 days ago
- A new report links being homeless in Australia to dying 40 years early
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