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Herald’s little oops…
Written By: - Date published: 11:55 pm, June 4th, 2017 - 12 comments
What a surprise! Not sure how long it was up, but Google cache still has a copy.
Alone and forlorn
Written By: - Date published: 6:37 am, June 2nd, 2017 - 20 comments
Got to hand it to Peter Dunne, he is a master of tragic comedy.
English snubs kids haka
Written By: - Date published: 6:40 am, June 1st, 2017 - 19 comments
There’s the fake image building via painful social media – like spaghetti pizza and walk runs – and then there’s there’s the true character moments that go genuinely viral.
National promise to “monitor the rental market” – so where do tenants send reports of rent gouging?
Written By: - Date published: 7:21 am, May 30th, 2017 - 35 comments
In the wake of the accommodation supplement fiasco Joyce has promised that the government will monitor the rental market.
Questions that the media may wish to ask Mr J – Where do tenants send reports of rent gouging? – Exactly what action will the government take when they receive these reports?
Family package that punishes families
Written By: - Date published: 7:42 am, May 29th, 2017 - 6 comments
Apparently the Nats can’t even run a lolly scramble.
Dumbest tweet – Collins vs Seymour
Written By: - Date published: 10:32 am, May 27th, 2017 - 14 comments
Each in its own way a masterpiece character study.
The cigarette crime spree
Written By: - Date published: 8:13 am, May 27th, 2017 - 74 comments
The cigarette crime spree is a real problem for National. Their “law and order” credentials are in tatters.
Ban cigarettes, find a way to compensate dairy owners for a transitional period.
Someone please give Patrick Gower a hug
Written By: - Date published: 12:12 pm, May 18th, 2017 - 62 comments
Poor wee chap is obviously desperate for some attention, if this latest incoherent thrashing on the dead TPP is anything to go by – Bill English has saved TPP.
Ngaro’s “apology” and National’s third term arrogance
Written By: - Date published: 6:13 am, May 16th, 2017 - 23 comments
Lloyd Burr has some more quotes from Ngaro before he was forced to apologise, and Stuff writes on the Nats third term arrogance.
Property speculator panic
Written By: - Date published: 12:26 pm, May 15th, 2017 - 128 comments
Labour has set the cat among the property speculator pigeons, and they don’t like it at all.
Nats propose centrally planned economy
Written By: - Date published: 2:38 pm, May 12th, 2017 - 21 comments
Not even joking.
Seymour on Nat properties and policy
Written By: - Date published: 10:07 am, May 10th, 2017 - 28 comments
The right in court
Written By: - Date published: 9:16 am, May 10th, 2017 - 44 comments
The political right wing has been kicking itself in the head all over the courts recently. For those of you keeping score at home we have…
Chester Borrows in court
Written By: - Date published: 9:51 am, May 8th, 2017 - 74 comments
With the Eminem case on the go too its a busy time in court for National.
Brownlee as Foreign Minister as successful as you’d expect
Written By: - Date published: 12:16 pm, May 5th, 2017 - 77 comments
Brownlee’s run as Foreign Minister is already a mess. Such is the depth of National’s talent pool.
Eminem case could cost Nats big
Written By: - Date published: 6:53 am, May 2nd, 2017 - 82 comments
Eminem’s lawyer on the Nats’ email chain – “Also, the focus is on not just whether it’s an infringement. But whether they can shift liability to someone else.” Typical.
Pike River – what did the government know and when did they know it?
Written By: - Date published: 12:41 pm, May 1st, 2017 - 34 comments
Bill English claims to have been unaware of the video footage, but the night before Nick Smith’s spokesperson said the government had been “advised”. It would have been extraordinary if they had not. Pike River families deserve the truth.
National in court – is “pretty legal” good enough?
Written By: - Date published: 7:47 am, May 1st, 2017 - 41 comments
Today National, party of personal responsibility and property rights, is in court for allegedly ripping off work the work of Eminem. How stupid do you have to be to make the same mistake twice?
Poor Donald
Written By: - Date published: 8:57 am, April 29th, 2017 - 26 comments
“I loved my previous life. I had so many things going. This is more work than in my previous life. I thought it would be easier.”
Billions of lies
Written By: - Date published: 7:49 am, April 29th, 2017 - 41 comments
The Nats are settling in to election mode – smoke and mirrors. Steven Joyce feeds us billions of dollars worth of lies.
A tin shed and a cup of cold Milo
Written By: - Date published: 11:10 am, April 24th, 2017 - 14 comments
Funny how the Nats can always find millions for vanity projects – and sweet FA for the homeless.
Stay on the treadmill suckers!
Written By: - Date published: 10:53 am, April 12th, 2017 - 32 comments
That is the Nats’ advice to aspiring Auckland house buyers.
Mana Māori truce didn’t last long
Written By: - Date published: 10:15 am, April 3rd, 2017 - 58 comments
“A poisonous and destructive cancer” – that’s not something you say to your allies.
HERALD EXCLUSIVE ON HIT AND RUN shows they haven’t read it
Written By: - Date published: 7:44 am, March 31st, 2017 - 57 comments
Worst piece of “journalism” on Hit and Run so far.
Update: To their credit, as of 11am this piece of nonsense seems to have vanished from The Herald website.
Why is National standing Todd Barclay?
Written By: - Date published: 12:10 pm, March 28th, 2017 - 58 comments
Todd Barclay has broken his word and refused to cooperate with the police regarding his behaviour in Clutha-Southland.
Wayne Mapp does not deny civilian deaths in botched raid
Written By: - Date published: 5:33 pm, March 22nd, 2017 - 84 comments
Good on you Wayne. Hit just got real.
Nat branch chair calls for “corporal punishment”
Written By: - Date published: 6:27 am, March 21st, 2017 - 38 comments
Bill English should have spoken out to dissociate his party from Price’s archaic views. Why hasn’t he?
Breitbart Bill
Written By: - Date published: 7:35 am, March 16th, 2017 - 18 comments
Who has been feeding Bill English the latest alt-right attack language?
Bye John!
Written By: - Date published: 12:23 pm, March 15th, 2017 - 78 comments
Key’s act was was well and truly blown, and he’s moving on without, I suspect, a backward glance, at a job that his heart was never really in.
There are no surpluses
Written By: - Date published: 9:48 am, March 14th, 2017 - 38 comments
There are no surpluses in NZ right now, not in any real sense. There is only debt, negative externalities and deferred costs.
- Growing the potential of New Zealand’s forestry sector in partnership
Forestry Minister Todd McClay, today announced the start of the Government’s plan to restore certainty and confidence in the forestry and wood processing sector. “This government will drive investment to unlock the industry’s economic potential for growth,” Mr McClay says. “Forestry’s success is critical to rebuilding New Zealand’s economy, boosting ...3 weeks ago - Government cancels forestry ETS annual service charges for 2023-24Annual service charges in the forestry Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) will be cancelled for 2023/24, Forestry Minister Todd McClay says. “The sector has told me the costs imposed on forestry owners by the previous government were excessive and unreasonable and I agree,” Mr McClay says. “They have said that there ...3 weeks ago
- Speech to the LGNZ Infrastructure SymposiumIntroduction Thank you for having me here today and welcome to Wellington, the home of the Hurricanes, the next Super Rugby champions. Infrastructure – the challenge This government has inherited a series of big challenges in infrastructure. I don’t need to tell an audience as smart as this one that ...3 weeks ago
- Public To Have Their Say On Proposed Representation Changes
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- The age of ‘mid’ TV and why House of the Dragon defies franchise fatigue
The Game of Thrones prequel is a smaller show than its predecessor, and that’s not a bad thing. James Poniewozik, the New York Times’s chief TV critic, recently said, “We have entered the golden age of Mid TV.” The casts of the numerous series being pumped out and tossed into ...2 days ago - Maritime NZ Extends Health And Safety Role At 13 Major PortsStarting 1 July 2024, a significant shift in New Zealand’s port health and safety has taken place with Maritime NZ becoming the primary regulator for the country’s 13 major ports. ...2 days ago
- Live Exports: A Global Animal Welfare CrisisAJP Condemns Proposed Revival of Live Exports: 'A Step Backwards for Animal Welfare Globally' ...2 days ago
- Police Minister Mark Mitchell defends under-fire proto boot camp course
Documents show staff running the course suffered severe distress and physical assaults. ...2 days ago - New Zealand standardised its recycling rules – why is it still so confusing?No matter how many times you put them in the bin, lids still can’t be recycled. Despite the government’s valiant efforts to make recycling completely consistent throughout the country, and The Spinoff’s valiant (if we do say so ourselves) efforts to keep explaining what is going on with our waste ...3 days ago
- What makes a good tree? We used AI to ask birds
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stanislav Roudavski, Founder of Deep Design Lab and Senior Lecturer in Digital Architectural Design, The University of Melbourne A point cloud of a large old tree with green indicating branches preferred by birds. Stanislav Roudavski / Alex Holland, CC BY Grassy box ...3 days ago - In a year of global elections, how do we stop the spread of misinformation? ‘Prebunking’ is part...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Arnott, PhD Candidate, Griffith University Shutterstock Half the global population are voting in elections in 2024. Many already have. This has prompted concerns about fairness and electoral integrity, particularly with the growth of generative AI. A global tracker has identified ...3 days ago
- Engineered stone is now banned. But how safe are the alternatives?Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Renee Carey, Senior Research Fellow, School of Population Health, Curtin University Tama2u/Shutterstock From today, engineered stone is banned in Australia in a bid to protect workers from inhaling deadly silica dust, which has long been linked to diseases such as lung ...3 days ago
- We research online ‘misogynist radicalisation’. Here’s what parents of boys should knowSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steven Roberts, Professor of Education and Social Justice, Monash University Komorebi Photo/Unsplash , CC BY Many parents are worried about their children using social media. But these concerns tend to focus on privacy, exposure to explicit material or contact with strangers. ...3 days ago
- NZ’s productivity stagnation requires a long-term plan from politicians. Here’s howSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dennis Wesselbaum, Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of Otago In the ups and downs of the global economy over the last decade, New Zealand has had one relatively consistent challenge: persistent productivity stagnation. Productivity compares the amount of goods and ...3 days ago
- Swinging ‘60s, a grief-fulled murder mystery and Jessica Alba doing ‘spy shit’: what we’re s...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Arrow, Professor of History, Macquarie University The Conversation Ready to dive into the latest buzz from the screens? In this month’s streaming list you’ll find not one, not two, but three Australian productions, including one starring a lead you ...3 days ago
- Te Pūkenga closure raises questions over loansThere are question marks over what the disestablishment of Te Pūkenga will mean for the millions of dollars of loans between different parts of the mega-institute. ...3 days ago
- Prescription fees, FamilyBoost, home loan tweaks: 1 July changes that could affect your bank accountFrom new lending rules to the end of the Auckland fuel tax, there are lots of changes this month. We've broken them down. ...3 days ago
- The July 1 changes and what they mean for youRelief at the pump, but that’s not the only change coming into effect today, writes Stewart Sowman-Lund in this extract from The Bulletin. To receive The Bulletin in full each weekday, sign up here. Fuel is a little bit cheaper (in Auckland) It’s somehow already July 1, a day that tends ...3 days ago
- Ministry of Justice workers call researcher a 'bitch' in online conversationResearcher Barbara Sumner discovered the "deeply disturbing" conversation through an Official Information Act request. ...3 days ago
- ‘Katherine Mansfield had an insatiable desire for sex’
A salacious new discovery about Katherine Mansfield’s sex life has “astonished” the world’s leading authorities on the life and work of the great New Zealand writer. Newly released divorce papers filed by her first husband, the hapless George Bowden, claim the reason their marriage broke down was because of her ...3 days ago - Regional Infrastructure Fund focuses on loans, investments – not grantsShane Jones says the fund's focus on resilience is aimed at climate adaptation - and until the rest of the world cuts emissions, New Zealand's ability to do so is "somewhere near zero". ...3 days ago
- Defence staff suffer 'serious mental harm' from running course cited as boot camp blueprin...Defence Force staff running a programme for jobless young adults struggled to deal with violent and at-risk youth. ...3 days ago
- Windbag: Is it time to write Tory Whanau’s political obituary?A Labour councillor says selling the airport will end the Wellington mayor’s career. But it may not be that simple. Last Thursday’s Wellington City Council meeting was convened to finalise the long term plan – including the contentious decision to sell the council’s 34% stake in Wellington International Airport. It ...3 days ago
- How Wellington became a cornucopia of Malaysian foodOur capital is a far cry from hot, bustling Kuala Lumpur, so why is this freezing city full of excellent Malaysian cuisine? My dad once told me that there are more Malaysian restaurants in Wellington per square kilometres than there are back in Malaysia. He was completely wrong, of ...3 days ago
- Peters plans overseas aid review amid funding concernsForeign Minister Winston Peters has revealed a review of New Zealand’s overseas aid programme will take place later this year, as he fends off criticism over the Government’s failure to increase funding in the Budget. Heading into the coalition’s first Budget on May 30, aid groups had been calling for ...3 days ago
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- Daily crossword, Monday 1 JulyThe post Daily crossword, Monday 1 July appeared first on Newsroom. ...3 days ago
- Newsroom daily quiz, Monday 1 JulyLoading…(function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){var ql=document.querySelectorAll('A,DIV,A[data-quiz],DIV[data-quiz]'); if(ql){if(ql.length){for(var k=0;k<ql.length;k++){ql[k].id='quiz-embed-'+k;ql[k].href="javascript:var i=document.getElementById('quiz-embed-"+k+"');try{qz.startQuiz(i)}catch(e){i.start=1;i.style.cursor='wait';i.style.opacity='0.5'};void(0);"}}};i['QP']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){(i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)})(window,document,'script','https://take.quiz-maker.com/3012/CDN/quiz-embed-v1.js','qp'); Got a good quiz question? Send Newsroom your questions. The post Newsroom daily quiz, Monday 1 July appeared first on Newsroom. ...3 days ago
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- Auckland leasehold residents fear they’re being pushed outHomeowners on land controlled by a well-known NZ businessman say they’re about to lose everything with mortgages still to pay The post Auckland leasehold residents fear they’re being pushed out appeared first on Newsroom. ...3 days ago
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- The Government may develop its own AI, Collins suggestsA bespoke artificial intelligence for government work would help address concerns about privacy and the misuse of sensitive data by tech companies The post The Government may develop its own AI, Collins suggests appeared first on Newsroom. ...3 days ago
- The beginning of the end for news at TV3This is the second and final episode of The Detail’s two-part podcast. Part one can be found here. In 2013 things were going well for 3 News. It was performing strongly in the Auckland market, often beating TVNZ in the key 25 to 54 demographic. There were signs that it was also making progress ...3 days ago
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- View from The Hill: Albanese suspends rebel senator Payman from participating in caucus indefinitely...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Anthony Albanese sprang into action after his recalcitrant senator, young Muslim woman Fatima Payman, gave a defiant Sunday morning on the ABC Insiders program in which she vowed to cross the floor again if similar ...3 days ago
- Most Racist Government in Years: Report to United NationsThe Monitoring Mechanism was established in 2015 to monitor governments’ implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. ...3 days ago
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- Victoria University Lecturer Says New Zealand Framing China As 'The Devil' InsincereDr Iati Iati said one example is the lack of substance behind the notion that China is militarising the Pacific region. ...3 days ago
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- The most realistic way to replace Joe Biden as the Democratic presidential nominee – allow him a g...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lester Munson, Non-Resident Fellow, United States Studies Centre, University of Sydney Within minutes of the conclusion of this week’s presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, it became clear to many that the 81-year-old Biden may not be capable of winning ...4 days ago
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- The Secret Diary of .. the grounded Aratere ferryChristopher Luxon Do I see the grounding of the Aratere ferry as a metaphor? Look, I’m going to take that under advice, and look up the meaning of the word ‘metaphor’ before making a comment, but if it’s some sort of veiled suggestion that the government is drifting into oblivion ...5 days ago
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