Banks & Peters

Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 4:34 pm, November 11th, 2011 - 46 comments
Categories: act, don brash, election 2011, john banks, nz first - Tags: election debates, winston peters

Are you sick of the whole “cup of tea” symbolism? I know I am. None the less, the meeting has taken place, and Epsom has been asked to hold its nose and vote for failed Nat retread John Banks, and with him on his coat tails failed Nat retread Don Brash. The “endorsement” of Banks was, however, somewhat ambiguous:

However the Prime Minister said he would not personally vote for Mr Banks, despite compelling Epsomites to take up the deal. …

However, the Prime Minister indicated he would prefer a National-only cabinet – which means a ministerial role is probably out for Banks.

“Compelling”? Poor choice of phrase! So much for Banks.

Say what you like about Winston Peters (and who hasn’t) – but if he makes it back in to parliament it will be on his own terms, not by grovelling in public for an electorate deal. When Peters announced that he would support neither major party in government I wrote him off – but it looks like the electorate disagrees with me. All of a sudden NZF is up to 2.9% in the TVNZ poll, and on the strength of being margin of error from the 3% threshold he’s been offered a place in the minor parties TV1 leader’s debate on Nov 16th. That puts the cat among the pigeons!

The Nats will be spitting. That’s the oxygen of publicity that they hoped that Peters would never see. If Peters can pull a brilliant debate out of his double breasted suit pocket, he just might pick up another 2% and drag NZF over the 5% line for seats in the next parliament. The Nats’ usual spinsters are already out there trying to drum up hysteria at the prospect. Speaking as no fan of Winston Peters, I’m not thrilled about the idea of his return either. But, as above, if he gets there, he will have a lot more legitimacy than the reanimated zombie that is calling itself the ACT party.

46 comments on “Banks & Peters ”

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ianmac 1

11 November 2011 at 4:43 pm

Somehow Peters seeking a mandate by meetings and low cost canvassing seems at least honest, compared to the Banks sucking up. Never voted for Winston but do have fun with my Gold card.
Jim Nald 2

11 November 2011 at 4:58 pm

Winston: Once Was National
Winston has credibility as a man with true traditional National values
He didn’t leave the National Party.
The National Party deserted him – the National Party got hijacked by corporates, greedies and traitors
lprent 3

11 November 2011 at 5:01 pm

Looking at the minor parties in the latest Roy Morgan that just arrived in the e-mail.

NZ First is also sitting at 4.5% (they consistently poll around 3% on average) along with Mana at 1%.

With Act at a lowly 1% and long term falling trend – I don’t think that a wee drinkee with Key will do bugger all. United Future has less than 0.5% as part of its consistently bad polling(sorry Peter G), and the the Maori party at 2% – pretty much where they have been stuck since they had a coalition with National.

So National is looking pretty sick if it needs coalition partners. It is at 53% with what looks like a slowly falling trend. I’m betting that it is an inflated figure because of the listed landline polling flaw and the type of people who actually do polls. I’m expecting something closer to 45-47% on the day.

Labour is also falling slowly trending down (26%) with considerable jiggling around. But they have the polling problem in reverse.

The Greens are at 12% and slowly trending up – but as I recall they did the same frigging thing (>10%) last election a few weeks out and got a paltry 6.7% on the day. Yeah – the poll taken a week after the election they got 9.5%…

Oh and the Government Confidence Rating just did a plummet. Looks like the Rugby World cup effect is over.

It is going to be an interesting election..
- Scott 3.1
  
  11 November 2011 at 5:30 pm
  
  Polling for that Roy Morgan Poll commenced the day after the RWC Final with Key attached limpet-like to Richie McCaw and National still recorded a slight fall!
  - Colonial Viper 3.1.1
    
    11 November 2011 at 6:16 pm
    
    Shit, not good news for the NATs. I’m still picking them to get 44% to 45% on the day.
    
    They’ll get back into power if there is a whole of votes wasted on NZ1, UF, Mana etc. and if the Mp pull through strongly. Or if the Greens side with them.
  - lprent 3.1.2
    
    12 November 2011 at 8:25 am
    
    Yeah I noticed that.. Still in the glow period. The RWC is complicating this election. Since the RWC this site bounced up by about 4k page views a day in the following week.
- mickysavage 3.2
  
  11 November 2011 at 6:36 pm
  
  Yep
  
  As time gets closer ordinary kiwis think that there is no way they will give one party absolute rule. Expect the minor parties to go even higher except for United Follicles who are shot.
  
  What I would really like is for the Conservatives to score 4.5% and not win Rodney. That of itself could be the game changer.
  
  Expect also a ludicrous debate about how the biggest party should form the Government. Essentially this is a tory view that green supporters votes should have no effect.
- NickS 3.3
  
  11 November 2011 at 7:57 pm
  
  United Future has less than 0.5% as part of its consistently bad polling
  
  Finally the hair-piece will be on his own, if not out of parliament.
  - Carol 3.3.1
    
    11 November 2011 at 8:00 pm
    
    Well he was upeat on IPredict tonight, confidently betting they would get over 1.5%, he will win his electorate, and have 3 UF MPs in parliament. Phoeby Fletcher though was not betting above 1% on UF.
- Pete George 3.4
  
  11 November 2011 at 8:49 pm
  
  It’s very interesting, small party fluctuations and large party moves. I think it’s all quite volatile, two or three increases for UF this week then dropping right off Morgan which we had consistently been maintaining a small presence in with a last pool up tick.
  
  I think what this means is floating voters are staertiung to sort of decide but there’s still a lot of uncertainty so we can expect more swings or surges or slides.
  
  It could all come down to the luck of the bounce, which reef the media fish flock to, who strikes the right chord in a debate or whatever.
  
  It’s kinda weird that our democracy floats on such fickle breezes.
  - mickysavage 3.4.1
    
    11 November 2011 at 9:44 pm
    
    Feck two in one post …
    
    Agreed Petey …
  - lprent 3.4.2
    
    12 November 2011 at 8:02 am
    
    It always does at this point in the cycle – everything goes fickle one to two months out and people start to think who they will actually vote for. The number of undecided moves up. We are in the third party phase right now as people try them on for fit – that usually chops up the main opposition support. Usually we then get a phase of the incumbents losing votes and opposition support consolidating around fewer parties.
    
    The numbers of people willing to talk to pollsters increases as they make up their mind (ie the >30% rejection rates diminish), and the polls start to resemble less fiction and more fact. Of course the massive and worsening skew from landlines is making reading the polling tealeaves a lot harder.
    
    It has been compressed this time because of the RWC. But the Act and UF survival doesn’t look good to me. I think that electorate voters have had enough of nudge nudge politics
Mike 4

11 November 2011 at 5:07 pm

Mr Robins comments are quite typical of the commentators with the comment he is not thrilled with the prospect of him coming back but qualifies that with the throw away that he has some legitimacy when compared against ACT. We hear no commentary on the quality or otherwise of his policies. I think that when the journos wake up and read what he is about in terms of policy the penny may drop as to why the Nats will be spitting.
- Fermionic Interference 4.1
  
  11 November 2011 at 9:12 pm
  
  Mike I have to agree with you there his policy and his decorum/composure on this piece I watched were quite interesting to see especially when it is compared to the complete waffle coming out of the National and Act camps.
  
  http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1111/S00079/ipredict-ep-9-bomber-winston-peters-selwyn-manning.htm
heather 5

11 November 2011 at 5:17 pm

when is the story going to hit about john bank the women headhunters and p convictions
Phaedrus 6

11 November 2011 at 5:39 pm

My layperson interpretation:

The additional problem for National is that NZ First is more likely to be picking up votes from disaffected voters who would tend to vote towards the right, and who have probably indicated this in opinion polling up until now. If this is a correct assumption, then 5+% for NZ First is going to see the National percentage drop by a substantial proportion of that.

While NZ First say that they will be in opposition regardless, the fact remains that at 5% and if the election result is close, the successful party will have difficulty getting controversial legislation passed. Asset sales would be a case in point here. National may very well be in government but hamstrung by the lack of a majority which would allow them to implement controversial legislation. This may, in an extreme case in a very tight election result, also mean that an opposition private member’s bill could get passed into law! Or have I got this totally wrong? Am interested in what others have to say about this.
- Draco T Bastard 6.1
  
  11 November 2011 at 6:53 pm
  
  IF NZ1st stay in opposition and we end up with a minority government then NZ1st will have to either make a confidence and supply agreement or agree to abstain. This would allow the government to function but NZ1st wouldn’t be able to achieve anything.
  
  Unless NZ1st agree to neither and goes on each policy individually. That could be interesting as it would effectively break the present parliamentary norm of government vs opposition and probably cabinet as well. Don’t know what that would do for passing budgets but it would certainly allow for “opposition” bills to be passed.
  - Lanthanide 6.1.1
    
    11 November 2011 at 10:08 pm
    
    Supply and confidence basically means when a vote of no confidence is held, which I believe at the start and end of each year in government as well as at budget time. If the government fails any of those, they’re dissolved.
    
    So I think Winston would have to abstain on these (he couldn’t vote against), but if he decided National was pissing him off he could make a motion of no confidence at any time, hold a vote and throw out the government.
- The Voice of Reason 6.2
  
  11 November 2011 at 7:02 pm
  
  I’d think Winston would be taking more from Labour than National, at this stage. But that would be the more conservative Labour voters and that pool is probably pretty dry now. So if NZF want to hit 5%, then they need to attract ‘wet’ Nats, for example voters that think selling assets is wrong, but don’t want to give Labour their support.
  
  If Winston does make it, then it will probably turn out to be a minority government for either Labour or National.
  - Colonial Viper 6.2.1
    
    11 November 2011 at 9:58 pm
    
    I’d think Winston would be taking more from Labour than National, at this stage. But that would be the more conservative Labour voters and that pool is probably pretty dry now. So if NZF want to hit 5%, then they need to attract ‘wet’ Nats
    
    Plenty of wet tories and soft NAT support around (who aren’t ready to go back to Labour yet).
    
    Because there are more NAT supporters than LAB at the moment, NATs have far more to lose – compounded by their lack of viable coalition partners.
    
    Game on.
- Vicky32 6.3
  
  12 November 2011 at 12:59 am
  
  “NZ First is more likely to be picking up votes from disaffected voters who would tend to vote towards the right,”
  
  In the last week, two elderly men have spontaneously announced that they’re fed up with NACT and intend voting for Winnie because he’s “honest”. Yeah – right!
  
  One can have the most interesting conversations while waiting for buses, or walking home from getting off one!
toad 7

11 November 2011 at 5:43 pm

One or two spoons of racism in your cuppa, Mr Key?
- Tigger 7.1
  
  11 November 2011 at 7:27 pm
  
  My god, did Banks really just say he thinks about Maori and PI men sitting around, watching porn?
  - toad 7.1.1
    
    11 November 2011 at 7:47 pm
    
    Yep, and getting stoned and busing into Epsom to do burglaries.
    
    Banks’ Melissa Lee moment.
    - Anne 7.1.1.1
      
      11 November 2011 at 8:20 pm
      
      Not busing toad. They use the motorway and stop off in Epsom on their way to West Auckland.
just saying 8

11 November 2011 at 6:34 pm

Hoping the rumours are true, and for a hilarious announcement from Hone whenever the time is perfect. In which case, Key giving a bit more ‘sugar’ to John Bonks, would have been even better. Still, that hugely-hyped tea party will still be in the public consciousness, regardless.
- mickysavage 8.1
  
  11 November 2011 at 7:14 pm
  
  he he he …
Treetop 9

11 November 2011 at 6:42 pm

I just hope that it is third time unlucky for National to ask Epsom to vote strategically. I really do think that the Epsom voters have wised up to Act and I reckon they know that Brash will get rolled as leader by the end of the year if Act get back in.
thejackal 10

11 November 2011 at 6:56 pm

Is that all they’ve got? Days of media beat up about “a cuppa between Banks and Key.” As if some of Keys snake oil will rub off on Banks. Did somebody say half the customers left? I don’t blame them.

Meanwhile Act is polling at .7% and Paula Bennetts beneficiary bashing is coming back to bite her on the arse at the most inopportune time. National’s polling is starting to slip as people wake up to the fact they have no real plan except to sell the family silver to their rich mates.

But hey! That’s all OK because National and Act believe the public is so dumb they will think; “aren’t those two politicians nice, having a cup of tea… let’s vote for them.” They basically think the public is stupid en masse. Unfortunately it appears that the media is lapping it up like a bunch of lap dogs. Grr!
Scott 11

11 November 2011 at 8:14 pm

They both looked desperate today and frankly whoever is running National’s campaign (is that you Stephen Joyce?) has underestimated the political capital they have had to spend on today’s farce.
- Lanthanide 11.1
  
  11 November 2011 at 10:16 pm
  
  I like how all the press stayed outside looking in on them through a plexiglass window, like they were monkeys in a zoo.
marxbrother 12

11 November 2011 at 8:16 pm

Revolting sight on the news. Key and Banks deserve each other. Both lying opportunistic shysters. Wonder what hourly rate the staff in the cafe are on? Fuck this. Might have to have a cup myself…
Dan1 13

11 November 2011 at 8:28 pm

Solid , stable government, Michael Cullen-like… go Labour. It is not a wasted vote.. it is a vote for a party with a solid core of decency and a belief in the wider good rather than the selfish “me” only votes of the right. Goff has shown himself well over the last fortnight, and his lietenants will acquit themselves well.
Pete George 14

11 November 2011 at 8:54 pm

For what it’s worth Anthony I pretty much agree with your post. I’ve never been a fan of Peters but NZF were hard done by last election due to our high threshold. I think it’s good he well be inluded in the debates, what I’ve seen of him over the last couple of months has been very mixed, it could all come down to how he performs on the night.
- mickysavage 14.1
  
  11 November 2011 at 9:42 pm
  
  Agreed Petey …
- r0b 14.2
  
  11 November 2011 at 9:46 pm
  
  It really could. The fickle winds of fate, as you remarked above…
Lanthanide 15

11 November 2011 at 10:13 pm

Here’s a quote of John Banks as he met John Key and walked to the cafe with him:

“11th day, 11th month, 11th year, ah, all the aaaahh stars in the solar system are lining up for ya jay-kay”

Emphasis mine.

If there were national standards in science, I think John Banks would fail them.
- mickysavage 15.1
  
  11 November 2011 at 10:18 pm
  
  I think he would fail a number of tests that I could think of. Do you have a source? Facebook is crying out for a statement lime this.
  - Lanthanide 15.1.1
    
    12 November 2011 at 8:51 am
    
    Starts about 24 seconds in on this video: http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/5948536/PM-and-Banks-have-their-Epsom-cup-of-tea
    
    No written source that I’ve been able to locate.
- DJL 15.2
  
  11 November 2011 at 10:59 pm
  
  Its also remberance day. Should have been a minutes silence at 11am. But Key doesn’t do silence very well.
- fender 15.3
  
  11 November 2011 at 10:59 pm
  
  Wasn’t that just sickening watching that ass-licking Banks sucking up like that.
  I can’t believe we face the prospect of having that whack-job back in parliament again. Its like a nightmare that just keeps going.
  Another 100,000 or more will make instant plans to leave NZ for good if that fool should get in.
  - Deadly_NZ 15.3.1
    
    12 November 2011 at 12:39 pm
    
    Spare a thought for us that cannot leave.
ak 16

12 November 2011 at 12:26 am

Some here cried at Labour’s opening address

Because they’d never really seen them in the flesh before

You see the doors had been shut for three long years

Relief is the reason for those welcome tears

And now Winnie’s pried them open – tremble, NACT men

Because he won’t disappoint

It’s crying time again.
Deadly_NZ 17

12 November 2011 at 12:43 pm

I am just waiting for Campaign to show tomorrow It’s supposed to have Key on it, unless he does the usual, and is a no show.
anne 18

13 November 2011 at 9:18 am

How long will it be before key and his minders attack winston personally, to turn voters off.
Always happens,but nz knows he’s a war horse and will fight for what he believes in,probably
goes back to his ancestors.
Acshualy,Winnie bought in some very good policies with his teaming up with the labour govt,there was also wage increases for the minimum wage,the gold card,others that have
not been detailed to the media,key and co dont want him there period,he is a threat and rats
attack.
How can nz’ers honestly keep in Key and his rorters of tax payer funds,with lies,corruption,
mis-truths,etc,on the back of one man and not on what is best for nz as a whole, a very
self obssesed,self gratifying amount nz’ers appear to be in a trance when having a hand shake
or a hand on them by Key, it is one of stupidity when a section of nz is marginalised by
by negligent and irresponsible policies.

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* Bryce Edwards writes – The New Zealand Government has been silent about Australia’s decision to commit up to $400bn acquiring nuclear submarines, even though this is a significant threat to peace and stability in the Asia Pacific. The deal was struck by the Albanese Labor Government as ...
Point of OrderBy poonzteam5443
4 days ago

Wayne Brown's #Auxit moment
Boomers voted him in, but Brown’s Trumpish moments might spook Aucklanders worried about what a change to National nationally might mean. Photo: Lynn Grieveson/Getty ImagesTL;DR: Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown has become our version of Donald Trump and Boris Johnson, except without any of the insatiable appetite for media appearances. He ...
The KakaBy Bernard Hickey
4 days ago

Bryce Edwards: NZ needs to distance itself from Australia’s anti-China nuclear submarines
The New Zealand Government has been silent about Australia’s decision to commit up to $400bn acquiring nuclear submarines, even though this is a significant threat to peace and stability in the Asia Pacific. The deal was struck by the Albanese Labor Government as part of its Aukus pact with the ...
Democracy ProjectBy bryce.edwards
4 days ago

Posie Parker vs Transgender Rights.
Recently you might have heard of a person called Posie Parker and her visit to Aotearoa. Perhaps you’re not quite sure what it’s all about. So let’s start with who this person is, why their visit is controversial, and what on earth a TERF is.Posie Parker is the super villain ...
Nick’s KōreroBy Nick Rockel
4 days ago

Select Committee told slow down; you’re moving too fast
The chair of Parliament’s Select Committee looking at the Government’s resource management legislation wants the bills sent back for more public consultation. The proposal would effectively kill any chance of the bills making it into law before the election. Green MP, Eugenie Sage, stressing that she was speaking as ...
PolitikBy Richard Harman
4 days ago

Skeptical Science New Research for Week #12 2023
Open access notables The United States experienced some historical low temperature records during the just-concluded winter. It's a reminder that climate and weather are quite noisy; with regard to our warming climate,, as with a road ascending a mountain range we may steadily change our conditions but with lots of ...
Skeptical Science
4 days ago

What becomes of the broken hearted? Nanny State will step in to comfort them
Buzz from the Beehive The Nanny State has scored some wins (or claimed them) in the past day or two but it faltered when it came to protecting Kiwi citizens from being savaged by one woman armed with a sharp tongue. The wins are recorded by triumphant ministers on the ...
Point of OrderBy Bob Edlin
4 days ago

Acceptance, decency, road food.
Sometimes you see your friends making the case so well on social media you think: just copy and share.On acceptance and decency, from Michèle A’CourtA notable thing about anti-trans people is they way they talk about transgender women and men as though they are strangers “over there” when in fact ...
More Than A FeildingBy David Slack
4 days ago

Climate Change: More Labour sabotage
Not that long ago, things were looking pretty good for climate change policy in Aotearoa. We finally had an ETS, and while it was full of pork and subsidies, it was delivering high and ever-rising carbon prices, sending a clear message to polluters to clean up or shut down. And ...
No Right TurnBy Idiot/Savant
4 days ago

Is bundling restricting electricity competition?
Comparing (and switching) electricity providers has become easier, but bundling power up with broadband and/or gas makes it more challenging. Photo: Lynn Grieveson / The Kākā TL;DR: The new Consumer Advocacy Council set up as a result of the Labour Government’s Electricity Price Review in 2019 has called on either ...
The KakaBy Bernard Hickey
4 days ago

Westland Milk puts heat on competitors as global dairy demand remains softer for longer
Hokitika-based Westland Milk Products has put the heat on dairy giant Fonterra with a $120m profit turnaround in 2022, driven by record sales. Westland paid its suppliers a 10c premium above the forecast Fonterra price per kilo, contributing $535m to the West Coast and Canterbury economies. The dairy ...
Point of OrderBy tutere44
4 days ago

BRYCE EDWARDS’ Political Roundup: The Beehive’s revolving door and corporate mateship
* Bryce Edwards writes – New Zealanders are uncomfortable with the high level of influence corporate lobbyists have in New Zealand politics, and demands are growing for greater regulation. A recent poll shows 62 per cent of the public support having a two-year cooling off period between ministers leaving public ...
Point of OrderBy poonzteam5443
5 days ago

Bryce Edwards: The Beehive’s revolving door and corporate mateship
New Zealanders are uncomfortable with the high level of influence corporate lobbyists have in New Zealand politics, and demands are growing for greater regulation. A recent poll shows 62 per cent of the public support having a two-year cooling off period between ministers leaving public office and becoming lobbyists and ...
Democracy ProjectBy bryce.edwards
5 days ago

A miracle pill for our transport ills
This is a guest post by accessibility and sustainable transport advocate Tim Adriaansen It originally appeared here. A friend calls you and asks for your help. They tell you that while out and about nearby, they slipped over and landed arms-first. Now their wrist is swollen, hurting like ...
Greater AucklandBy Guest Post
5 days ago

The Surprising Power of Floating Wind Turbines
Floating offshore wind turbines offer incredible opportunities to capture powerful winds far out at sea. By unlocking this wind energy potential, they could be a key weapon in our arsenal in the fight against climate change. But how developed are these climate fighting clean energy giants? And why do I ...
Skeptical Science
5 days ago

The next Maori challenge
Over the past two or three weeks, a procession of Maori iwi and hapu in a series of little-noticed appearances before two Select Committees have been asking for more say for Maori over resource management decisions along the co-governance lines of Three Waters. Their submissions and appearances run counter ...
PolitikBy Richard Harman
5 days ago

Secret “war-crime” warrants by International Criminal Court is mischief-making
The decision of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to issue war crimes arrest warrants for the Russian President and the Russia Children Ombudsman may have been welcomed by the ideologically committed but otherwise seems to have been greeted with widespread cynicism (see Situation in Ukraine: ICC judges issue arrest warrants ...
Open ParachuteBy Ken
5 days ago

How to answer Drunk Uncle Kevin's Climate Crisis reckons
Let’s say you’re clasping your drink at a wedding, or a 40th, or a King’s Birthday Weekend family reunion and Drunk Uncle Kevin has just got going.He’s in an expansive frame of mind because we’re finally rid of that silly girl. But he wants to ask an honest question about ...
More Than A FeildingBy David Slack
5 days ago

National’s Luxon may be glum about his poll ratings but has he found a winner in promising to rai...
National Party leader Christopher Luxon may be feeling glum about his poll ratings, but he could be tapping into a rich political vein in describing the current state of education as “alarming”. Luxon said educational achievement has been declining, with a recent NCEA pilot exposing just how far it has ...
Point of OrderBy tutere44
5 days ago

Climate Change: More Labour foot-dragging
Yesterday the IPCC released the final part of its Sixth Assessment Report, warning us that we have very little time left in which to act to prevent catastrophic climate change, but pointing out that it is a problem that we can solve, with existing technology, and that anything we do ...
No Right TurnBy Idiot/Savant
5 days ago

Te Pāti Māori Are Revolutionaries – Not Reformists.
Way Beyond Reform: Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer have no more interest in remaining permanent members of “New Zealand’s” House of Representatives than did Lenin and Trotsky in remaining permanent members of Tsar Nicolas II’s “democratically-elected” Duma. Like the Bolsheviks, Te Pāti Māori is a party of revolutionaries – not reformists.THE CROWN ...
Bowalley Road
5 days ago

When does history become “ancient”, on Tinetti’s watch as Minister of Education – and what o...
Buzz from the Beehive Auckland was wiped off the map, when Education Minister Jan Tinetti delivered her speech of welcome as host of the inaugural Conference of Pacific Education Ministers “here in Tāmaki Makaurau”. But – fair to say – a reference was made later in the speech to a ...
Point of OrderBy Bob Edlin
5 days ago

Climate Catastrophe, but first rugby.
Morning mate, how you going?Well, I was watching the news last night and they announced this scientific report on Climate Change. But before they got to it they had a story about the new All Blacks coach.Sounds like important news. It’s a bit of a worry really.Yeah, they were talking ...
Nick’s KōreroBy Nick Rockel
6 days ago

What the US and European bank rescues mean for us
Always a bailout: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the Government would fully guarantee all savers in all smaller US banks if needed. Photo: Getty ImagesTL;DR: No wonder an entire generation of investors are used to ‘buying the dip’ and ‘holding on for dear life’. US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen ...
The KakaBy Bernard Hickey
6 days ago

Bryce Edwards: Who will drain Wellington’s lobbying swamp?
Wealthy vested interests have an oversized influence on political decisions in New Zealand. Partly that’s due to their use of corporate lobbyists. Fortunately, the influence lobbyists can have on decisions made by politicians is currently under scrutiny in Guyon Espiner’s in-depth series published by RNZ. Two of Espiner’s research exposés ...
Democracy ProjectBy bryce.edwards
6 days ago

It’s Raining Congestion
Yesterday afternoon it rained and traffic around the region ground to a halt, once again highlighting why it is so important that our city gets on with improving the alternatives to driving. For additional irony, this happened on the same day the IPCC synthesis report landed, putting the focus on ...
Greater AucklandBy Matt L
6 days ago

Checking The Left: The Dreadful Logic Of Fascism.
The Beginning: Anti-Co-Governance agitator, Julian Batchelor, addresses the Dargaville stop of his travelling roadshow across New Zealand . Fascism almost always starts small. Sadly, it doesn’t always stay that way. Especially when the Left helps it to grow.THERE IS A DREADFUL LOGIC to the growth of fascism. To begin with, it ...
Bowalley Road
6 days ago

Good Friends and Terrible Food
Hi,From an incredibly rainy day in Los Angeles, I just wanted to check in. I guess this is the day Trump may or may not end up in cuffs? I’m attempting a somewhat slower, less frenzied week. I’ve had Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s new record on non-stop, and it’s been a ...
David FarrierBy David Farrier
6 days ago

At a glance – What evidence is there for the hockey stick?
On February 14, 2023 we announced our Rebuttal Update Project. This included an ask for feedback about the added "At a glance" section in the updated basic rebuttal versions. This weekly blog post series highlights this new section of one of the updated basic rebuttal versions and serves as a ...
Skeptical Science
6 days ago

Carry right on up there, Corporal Espiner
RNZ has been shining their torch into corners where lobbyists lurk and asking such questions as: Do we like the look of this?and Is this as democratic as it could be?These are most certainly questions worth asking, and every bit as valid as, say:Are we shortchanged democratically by the way ...
More Than A FeildingBy David Slack
6 days ago

This smells
RNZ has continued its look at the role of lobbyists by taking a closer look at the Prime Minister's Chief of Staff Andrew Kirton. He used to work for liquor companies, opposing (among other things) a container refund scheme which would have required them to take responsibility for their own ...
No Right TurnBy Idiot/Savant
6 days ago

Major issues on the table in Mahuta’s talks in Beijing with China’s new Foreign Minister
Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta has left for Beijing for the first ministerial visit to China since 2019. Mahuta is to meet China’s new foreign minister Qin Gang where she might have to call on all the diplomatic skills at her command. Almost certainly she will face questions on what role ...
Point of OrderBy tutere44
6 days ago

Inside TOP's Teal Card and political strategy
TL;DR: The Opportunities Party’s Leader Raf Manji is hopeful the party’s new Teal Card, a type of Gold card for under 30s, will be popular with students, and not just in his Ilam electorate where students make up more than a quarter of the voters and where Manji is confident ...
The KakaBy Bernard Hickey
6 days ago

Make Your Empties Go Another Round.
When I was a kid New Zealand was actually pretty green. We didn’t really have plastic. The fruit and veges came in a cardboard box, the meat was wrapped in paper, milk came in a glass bottle, and even rubbish sacks were made of paper. Today if you sit down ...
Nick’s KōreroBy Nick Rockel
7 days ago

Gordon Campbell on how similar Vladimir Putin is to George W. Bush
Looking back through the names of our Police Ministers down the years, the job has either been done by once or future party Bigfoots – Syd Holland, Richard Prebble, Juduth Collins, Chris Hipkins – or by far lesser lights like Keith Allen, Frank Gill, Ben Couch, Allen McCready, Clem Simich, ...
Gordon CampbellBy lyndon
7 days ago

CHRIS TROTTER: Te Pāti Māori’s uncompromising threat to the status quo
Chris Trotter writes – The Crown is a fickle friend. Any political movement deemed to be colourful but inconsequential is generally permitted to go about its business unmolested. The Crown’s media, RNZ and TVNZ, may even “celebrate” its existence (presumably as proof of Democracy’s broad-minded acceptance of diversity). ...
Point of OrderBy poonzteam5443
7 days ago

Bryce Edwards: Shining a bright light on lobbyists in politics
Four out of the five people who have held the top role of Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff since 2017 have been lobbyists. That’s a fact that should worry anyone who believes vested interests shouldn’t have a place at the centre of decision making. Chris Hipkins’ newly appointed Chief of ...
Democracy ProjectBy bryce.edwards
7 days ago

Auckland Council Draft Budget – an unnecessary backwards step
Feedback on Auckland Council’s draft 2023/24 budget closes on March 28th. You can read the consultation document here, and provide feedback here. Auckland Council is currently consulting on what is one of its most important ever Annual Plans – the ‘budget’ of what it will spend money on between July ...
Greater AucklandBy Matt L
7 days ago

Talking’ Posey Parker Blues
by Molten Moira from Motueka If you want to be a woman let me tell you what to do Get a piece of paper and a biro tooWrite down your new identification And boom! You’re now a woman of this nationSpelled W O M A Na real trans woman that isAs opposed ...
RedlineBy Admin
1 week ago

More Māori words make it into the OED, and polytech boss (with rules on words like “students”) ...
Buzz from the Beehive New Zealand Education Minister Jan Tinetti is hosting the inaugural Conference of Pacific Education Ministers for three days from today, welcoming Education Ministers and senior officials from 18 Pacific Island countries and territories, and from Australia. Here’s hoping they have brought translators with them – or ...
Point of OrderBy Bob Edlin
1 week ago

Social intercourse with haters and Nazis: an etiquette guide
Let’s say you’ve come all the way from His Majesty’s United Kingdom to share with the folk of Australia and New Zealand your antipathy towards certain other human beings. And let’s say you call yourself a women’s rights activist.And let’s say 99 out of 100 people who listen to you ...
More Than A FeildingBy David Slack
1 week ago

The Greens, Labour, and coalition enforcement
James Shaw gave the Green party's annual "state of the planet" address over the weekend, in which he expressed frustration with Labour for not doing enough on climate change. His solution is to elect more Green MPs, so they have more power within any government arrangement, and can hold Labour ...
No Right TurnBy Idiot/Savant
1 week ago

This sounds familiar…
RNZ this morning has the first story another investigative series by Guyon Espiner, this time into political lobbying. The first story focuses on lobbying by government agencies, specifically transpower, Pharmac, and assorted universities, and how they use lobbyists to manipulate public opinion and gather intelligence on the Ministers who oversee ...
No Right TurnBy Idiot/Savant
1 week ago

Letter to the NZ Herald: NCEA pseudoscience – “Mauri is present in all matter”
Nick Matzke writes – Dear NZ Herald, I am a Senior Lecturer in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Auckland. I teach evolutionary biology, but I also have long experience in science education and (especially) political attempts to insert pseudoscience into science curricula in ...
Point of OrderBy poonzteam5443
1 week ago

Minster Davidson Must Resign After 'Violence' Comments
MINISTER DAVIDSON MUST RESIGN AFTER 'VIOLENCE' COMMENTS Marama Davidson should stand down as ‘Minister for the Prevention of Family and Sexual Violence’ for the clear and outrageous statement she made at the Posie Parker protest that ‘white straight men’ are the cause of violence. Her offensive, racist, and sexist remarks ...
NZ First Press Release
12 hours ago

In response to Newshub and Amelia Wade’s obvious and ham-fisted attempt at a typical and predicted...
In response to Newshub and Amelia Wade’s obvious and ham-fisted attempt at a typical and predicted political hit job. As any politically aware reporter would know, any Cabinet subcommittee has a duty and obligation as a part of any government to respond to any UN declaration, in this case ...
NZ First Press Release
3 days ago

‘The Real State of the Nation’
Good afternoon. Thank you for the invitation to speak with you today and in your busy lives turning up to this meeting. Forty five years ago, in Howick, often described as racist, and where few Maori lived because it had been a ‘Fencible’ settlement at the time of the Anglo-Maori ...
NZ First Press Release
3 days ago

National’s education policy gets an F
The Green Party has marked the National Party’s new education policy and given it a fail, especially for its failure to address the underlying drivers of school performance. ...
Greens
4 days ago

Child poverty stats show need for action
The Green Party is calling on the Government to immediately provide more support to families doing it toughest. ...
Greens
4 days ago

Greens ask Auckland MPs across party lines to speak up on Council budget proposals
Auckland Central Green MP, Chlöe Swarbrick, has written to all Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland based Members of Parliament requesting their urgent attention to Auckland Council’s unprecedented slash-and-burn proposals. ...
Greens
5 days ago

Enough slow progress, 2023 is a fight for our future
Political parties that want to negotiate with the Green Party must come to the table with much faster, bolder climate action, co-leaders James Shaw and Marama Davidson emphasised in their State of the Planet speech today. ...
Greens
1 week ago

Greens call time on slow progress
Political parties that want to negotiate with the Green Party after the election must come to the table with much faster, bolder climate action, co-leaders James Shaw and Marama Davidson emphasised today. ...
Greens
1 week ago

Green Party co-leader James Shaw's State of the Planet speech, 2023
You will never truly understand, from the pictures you’ve seen in the newspapers or on the six o-clock news, the sheer scale of the devastation wrought by Cyclone Gabrielle. ...
Greens
1 week ago

More cost of living support for Kiwis
We’re boosting incomes and helping ease cost of living pressures on Kiwis through a range of bread and butter support measures that will see pensioners, students, families, and those on main benefits better off from the start of next month. ...
Labour Blog
1 week ago

Greens back teachers’ demands
The Green Party backs the demands of the teachers’ strikers. ...
Greens
2 weeks ago

Greens will waste no time with Minister for Zero Waste
The error Labour Ministers made by stopping work on a beverage container return scheme will be reversed by the Greens at the earliest opportunity as part of the next Government. ...
Greens
2 weeks ago

Greens secure win for clean transport
The Green Party has made it easier for commuters to access e-bikes thanks to an amendment to tax rules. ...
Greens
2 weeks ago

Greens will always prioritise action on climate and inequality
“Cabinet needs to do better - and today has shown exactly why we need Green Ministers in cabinet, so we can prioritise action to cut climate pollution and support people to make ends meet,” says Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson. ...
Greens
2 weeks ago

Bold action needed to help people eat
Biggest increase in food prices for over three decades shows the need for an excess profit tax on corporations to help people put food on the table. ...
Greens
2 weeks ago

Another Green transport idea gets the green light
The Government’s announcement today that it will improve Christchurch’s bus system comes after Green and NGO pressure. ...
Greens
2 weeks ago

Greens back teachers’ strike
The Green Party stands with teachers in their request for fair pay and decision to strike. ...
Greens
3 weeks ago

Greens launch submission guide for Auckland Council budget
The Green Party has today launched a submission guide to help Aucklanders give crucial input and prevent potentially disastrous Auckland Council budget proposals. ...
Greens
3 weeks ago

When even the Nats agree bank profits are out of control, it’s time for an excess profits tax
With calls growing for inquiries and action on bank profits, the Greens say the Government has all the information it needs to act now and put a levy on banks. ...
Greens
3 weeks ago

Further legislation introduced to support cyclone recovery
The Government has introduced the Severe Weather Emergency Recovery Legislation Bill to further support the recovery and rebuild from the recent severe weather events in the North Island. “We know from our experiences following the Canterbury and Kaikōura earthquakes that it will take some time before we completely understand the ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
7 hours ago

Duty relief for cyclone-affected businesses
Further assistance is now available to businesses impacted by Cyclone Gabrielle, with Customs able to offer payment plans and to remit late-payments, Customs Minister Meka Whaitiri has announced. “This is part of the Government’s ongoing commitment to assist economic recovery in the regions,” Meka Whaitiri said. “Cabinet has approved the ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
7 hours ago

Thousands of sole parents to be better off after child support changes
More than 41,000 sole parent families will be better off with a median gain of $20 a week Law change estimated to help lift up to 14,000 children out of poverty Child support payments will be passed on directly to people receiving a sole parent rate of main benefit, making ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
8 hours ago

Green investment fund delivers on climate action
A major investment by Government-owned New Zealand Green Investment Finance towards electrifying the public bus fleet is being welcomed by Climate Change Minister James Shaw. “Today’s announcement that NZGIF has signed a $50 million financing deal with Kinetic, the biggest bus operator in Australasia, to further decarbonise public transport is ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
9 hours ago

Tax credit boosts cash flow for Kiwi innovators
A world-leading payments system is expected to provide a significant cash flow boost for Kiwi innovators, Minister of Research, Science, and Innovation Ayesha Verrall says. Announcing that applications for ‘in-year’ payments of the Research and Development Tax Incentive (RDTI) were open, Ayesha Verrall said it represented a win for businesses ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
9 hours ago

Te Awa shared path completed
Minister of Transport Michael Wood joined crowds of keen cyclists and walkers this morning to celebrate the completion of the Te Awa shared path in Hamilton. “The Government is upgrading New Zealand’s transport system to make it safer, greener, and more efficient for now and future generations to come,” Michael ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
1 day ago

Crown apology to Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Tāmaki nui-a-Rua
Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Minister Andrew Little has delivered the Crown apology to Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Tāmaki nui-a-Rua for its historic breaches of Te Tiriti of Waitangi today. The ceremony was held at Queen Elizabeth Park in Masterton, hosted by Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Tāmaki nui-a-Rua, with several hundred ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
2 days ago

Minister of Foreign Affairs meets with Chinese counterpart
Minister of Foreign Affairs Nanaia Mahuta has concluded her visit to China, the first by a New Zealand Foreign Minister since 2018. The Minister met her counterpart, newly appointed State Councilor and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Qin Gang, who also hosted a working dinner. This was the first engagement between the two ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
2 days ago

Government delivering world-class satellite positioning services
World-class satellite positioning services that will support much safer search and rescue, boost precision farming, and help safety on construction sites through greater accuracy are a significant step closer today, says Land Information Minister Damien O’Connor. Damien O’Connor marked the start of construction on New Zealand’s first uplink centre for ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
3 days ago

District Court Judges appointed
Attorney-General David Parker has announced the appointment of Christopher John Dellabarca of Wellington, Dr Katie Jane Elkin of Wellington, Caroline Mary Hickman of Napier, Ngaroma Tahana of Rotorua, Tania Rose Williams Blyth of Hamilton and Nicola Jan Wills of Wellington as District Court Judges. Chris Dellabarca Mr Dellabarca commenced his ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
3 days ago

New project set to supercharge ocean economy in Nelson Tasman
A new Government-backed project will help ocean-related businesses in the Nelson Tasman region to accelerate their growth and boost jobs. “The Nelson Tasman region is home to more than 400 blue economy businesses, accounting for more than 30 percent of New Zealand’s economic activity in fishing, aquaculture, and seafood processing,” ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
4 days ago

National’s education policy: where’s the funding?
After three years of COVID-19 disruptions schools are finally settling down and National want to throw that all in the air with major disruption to learning and underinvestment. “National’s education policy lacks the very thing teachers, parents and students need after a tough couple of years, certainty and stability,” Education ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
4 days ago

Free programme to help older entrepreneurs and inventors
People aged over 50 with innovative business ideas will now be able to receive support to advance their ideas to the next stage of development, Minister for Seniors Ginny Andersen said today. “Seniors have some great entrepreneurial ideas, and this programme will give them the support to take that next ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
4 days ago

Government target increased to keep powering up the Māori economy
A cross government target for relevant government procurement contracts for goods and services to be awarded to Māori businesses annually will increase to 8%, after the initial 5% target was exceeded. The progressive procurement policy was introduced in 2020 to increase supplier diversity, starting with Māori businesses, for the estimated ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
4 days ago

Continued progress on reducing poverty in challenging times
77,000 fewer children living in low income households on the after-housing-costs primary measure since Labour took office Eight of the nine child poverty measures have seen a statistically significant reduction since 2018. All nine have reduced 28,700 fewer children experiencing material hardship since 2018 Measures taken by the Government during ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
5 days ago

Speech at Fiji Investment and Trade Business Forum
Deputy Prime Minister Kamikamica; distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen. Tēnā koutou katoa, ni sa bula vinaka saka, namaste. Deputy Prime Minister, a very warm welcome to Aotearoa. I trust you have been enjoying your time here and thank you for joining us here today. To all delegates who have travelled to be ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
5 days ago

Government investments boost and diversify local economies in lower South Island
$2.9 million convertible loan for Scapegrace Distillery to meet growing national and international demand $4.5m underwrite to support Silverlight Studios’ project to establish a film studio in Wanaka Gore’s James Cumming Community Centre and Library to be official opened tomorrow with support of $3m from the COVID-19 Response and Recovery ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
5 days ago

Government future-proofs EV charging
Transport Minister Michael Wood has today launched the first national EV (electric vehicle) charging strategy, Charging Our Future, which includes plans to provide EV charging stations in almost every town in New Zealand. “Our vision is for Aotearoa New Zealand to have world-class EV charging infrastructure that is accessible, affordable, ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
5 days ago

World-leading family harm prevention campaign supports young NZers
Associate Minister for Social Development and Employment Priyanca Radhakrishnan has today launched the Love Better campaign in a world-leading approach to family harm prevention. Love Better will initially support young people through their experience of break-ups, developing positive and life-long attitudes to dealing with hurt. “Over 1,200 young kiwis told ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
5 days ago

First Chief Clinical Advisor welcomed into Coroners Court
Hon Rino Tirikatene, Minister for Courts, welcomes the Ministry of Justice’s appointment of Dr Garry Clearwater as New Zealand’s first Chief Clinical Advisor working with the Coroners Court. “This appointment is significant for the Coroners Court and New Zealand’s wider coronial system.” Minister Tirikatene said. Through Budget 2022, the Government ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
5 days ago

Next steps for affected properties post Cyclone and floods
The Government via the Cyclone Taskforce is working with local government and insurance companies to build a picture of high-risk areas following Cyclone Gabrielle and January floods. “The Taskforce, led by Sir Brian Roche, has been working with insurance companies to undertake an assessment of high-risk areas so we can ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
5 days ago

New appointment to Māori Land Court bench
E te huia kaimanawa, ko Ngāpuhi e whakahari ana i tau aupikinga ki te tihi o te maunga. Ko te Ao Māori hoki e whakanui ana i a koe te whakaihu waka o te reo Māori i roto i te Ao Ture. (To the prized treasure, it is Ngāpuhi who ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
6 days ago

Government focus on jobs sees record number of New Zealanders move from Benefits into work
113,400 exits into work in the year to June 2022 Young people are moving off Benefit faster than after the Global Financial Crisis Two reports released today by the Ministry of Social Development show the Government’s investment in the COVID-19 response helped drive record numbers of people off Benefits and ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
6 days ago

Vertical farming partnership has upward momentum
The Government’s priority to keep New Zealand at the cutting edge of food production and lift our sustainability credentials continues by backing the next steps of a hi-tech vertical farming venture that uses up to 95 per cent less water, is climate resilient, and pesticide-free. Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor visited ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
6 days ago

Conference of Pacific Education Ministers – Keynote Address
E nga mana, e nga iwi, e nga reo, e nga hau e wha, tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou kātoa. Warm Pacific greetings to all. It is an honour to host the inaugural Conference of Pacific Education Ministers here in Tāmaki Makaurau. Aotearoa is delighted to be hosting you ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
6 days ago

New $13m renal unit supports Taranaki patients
The new renal unit at Taranaki Base Hospital has been officially opened by the Minister of Health Dr Ayesha Verrall this afternoon. Te Huhi Raupō received around $13 million in government funding as part of Project Maunga Stage 2, the redevelopment of the Taranaki Base Hospital campus. “It’s an honour ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
6 days ago

Second Poseidon aircraft on home soil
Defence Minister Andrew Little has marked the arrival of the country’s second P-8A Poseidon aircraft alongside personnel at the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s Base at Ohakea today. “With two of the four P-8A Poseidons now on home soil this marks another significant milestone in the Government’s historic investment in ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
6 days ago

Further humanitarian aid for Türkiye and Syria
Aotearoa New Zealand will provide further humanitarian support to those seriously affected by last month’s deadly earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria, says Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta. “The 6 February earthquakes have had devastating consequences, with almost 18 million people affected. More than 53,000 people have died and tens of thousands more ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
6 days ago

Community voice to help shape immigration policy
Migrant communities across New Zealand are represented in the new Migrant Community Reference Group that will help shape immigration policy going forward, Immigration Minister Michael Wood announced today. “Since becoming Minister, a reoccurring message I have heard from migrants is the feeling their voice has often been missing around policy ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
6 days ago

State Highway 3 project to deliver safer journeys, better travel connections for Taranaki
Construction has begun on major works that will deliver significant safety improvements on State Highway 3 from Waitara to Bell Block, Associate Minister of Transport Kiri Allan announced today. “This is an important route for communities, freight and visitors to Taranaki but too many people have lost their lives or ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
7 days ago

Ginny Andersen appointed as Minister of Police
Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has today appointed Ginny Andersen as Minister of Police. “Ginny Andersen has a strong and relevant background in this important portfolio,” Chris Hipkins said. “Ginny Andersen worked for the Police as a non-sworn staff member for around 10 years and has more recently been chair of ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
1 week ago

Government confirms vital roading reconnections
Six further bailey bridge sites confirmed Four additional bridge sites under consideration 91 per cent of damaged state highways reopened Recovery Dashboards for impacted regions released The Government has responded quickly to restore lifeline routes after Cyclone Gabrielle and can today confirm that an additional six bailey bridges will ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
1 week ago

Foreign Minister Mahuta to meet with China’s new Foreign Minister
Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta departs for China tomorrow, where she will meet with her counterpart, State Councillor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang, in Beijing. This will be the first visit by a New Zealand Minister to China since 2019, and follows the easing of COVID-19 travel restrictions between New Zealand and China. ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
1 week ago

Education Ministers from across the Pacific gather in Aotearoa
Education Ministers from across the Pacific will gather in Tāmaki Makaurau this week to share their collective knowledge and strategic vision, for the benefit of ākonga across the region. New Zealand Education Minister Jan Tinetti will host the inaugural Conference of Pacific Education Ministers (CPEM) for three days from today, ...
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1 week ago

State Highway 5 reopens between Napier and Taupō following Cyclone Gabrielle
A vital transport link for communities and local businesses has been restored following Cyclone Gabrielle with the reopening of State Highway 5 (SH5) between Napier and Taupō, Associate Minister of Transport Kiri Allan says. SH5 reopened to all traffic between 7am and 7pm from today, with closure points at SH2 (Kaimata ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
1 week ago

Special Lotto draw raises $11.7 million for Cyclone Gabrielle recovery
Internal Affairs Minister Barbara Edmonds has thanked generous New Zealanders who took part in the special Lotto draw for communities affected by Cyclone Gabrielle. Held on Saturday night, the draw raised $11.7 million with half of all ticket sales going towards recovery efforts. “In a time of need, New Zealanders ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
1 week ago

Government delivers a $3 million funding boost for Building Financial Capability services
The Government has announced funding of $3 million for providers to help people, and whānau access community-based Building Financial Capability services. “Demand for Financial Capability Services is growing as people face cost of living pressures. Those pressures are increasing further in areas affected by flooding and Cyclone Gabrielle,” Minister for ...
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1 week ago

Education New Zealand | Manapou ki te Ao – new Chair and member
Minister of Education, Hon Jan Tinetti, has announced appointments to the Board of Education New Zealand | Manapou ki te Ao. Tracey Bridges is joining the Board as the new Chair and Dr Therese Arseneau will be a new member. Current members Dr Linda Sissons CNZM and Daniel Wilson have ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
1 week ago

Scholarships honouring Ngarimu VC and the 28th (Māori) Battalion announced
Fifteen ākonga Māori from across Aotearoa have been awarded the prestigious Ngarimu VC and 28th (Māori) Battalion Memorial Scholarships and Awards for 2023, Associate Education Minister and Ngarimu Board Chair, Kelvin Davis announced today. The recipients include doctoral, masters’ and undergraduate students. Three vocational training students and five wharekura students, ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
1 week ago

Appointment of Judge of the Court of Appeal and Judge of the High Court
High Court Judge Jillian Maree Mallon has been appointed a Judge of the Court of Appeal, and District Court Judge Andrew John Becroft QSO has been appointed a Judge of the High Court, Attorney‑General David Parker announced today. Justice Mallon graduated from Otago University in 1988 with an LLB (Hons), and with ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
1 week ago

Succession’s dirtiest deal of them all
A requiem for Shiv and Tom, who would like to make love one last time (but can’t). Major spoilers follow for the first episode of Succession’s fourth season. Her eyes flared. His voice wobbled. “Do you want to… talk?” said Tom Wambsgans, the corporate ladder-climbing schmuck who could see his ...
The SpinoffBy Chris Schulz
3 hours ago

Greens will back Labor’s safeguard mechanism without a ban on new coal and gas. That’s a good ou...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Wood, Program Director, Energy, Grattan Institute Shutterstock Labor and the Greens have reached a compromise on the safeguard mechanism after months of tense negotiations, giving the government the numbers it needs to pass the bill into law. Greens leader ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
4 hours ago

Wayne Brown's conversion on the road to Victoria St
Wayne Brown vowed to stop new roading projects until existing ones finish - and to unclog the city centre's streets - but he now finds himself enthusiastically backing new upheaval for the key crossroad of Victoria St A $50 million beautification project for CBD's Victoria St - which will disrupt businesses from ...
Newsroom
7 hours ago

Marama Davidson clarifies violence comments from Posie Parker protest after calls to resign
The Green Party co-leader says she was in shock from being hit by a motorcycle, and her comments about white men committing violence should have been clearer. ...
Radio NZ – political
7 hours ago

How to get more women on bikes? Better biking infrastructure, designed by women
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lauren Pearson, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Monash University The number of women riding bikes has increased dramatically in cities globally, including a 50% rise in London during the COVID lockdown, and near-equal gender participation in Paris after pop-up bike lanes were put in ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
7 hours ago

PM ordered Davidson to walk back ‘white cis men’ comments
The prime minister has labelled comments made by one of his ministers over the weekend as inappropriate, and revealed his office asked her to walk them back. Marama Davidson, co-leader of the Green Party and a minister, was captured on video ahead of a rally against anti-trans speaker Posie Parker ...
The SpinoffBy Stewart Sowman-Lund
7 hours ago

TGA review strengthens case for much tighter vape restrictions at the border
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Becky Freeman, Associate Professor, School of Public Health, University of Sydney Shutterstock On Friday, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) updated its review of proposed reforms to the regulation of nicotine vaping products. It reported the federal government is now “actively ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
8 hours ago

We’ve been connecting brains to computers longer than you’d expect. These 3 companies are leadin...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sam John, Senior Lecturer in Neural Engineering, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock Since it was founded in 2016, Elon Musk’s brain-computer interface (BCI) company Neuralink has had its moments in biotech news. Whether it was the time Musk promised ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
8 hours ago

Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – The Pandemic: Young Elderly Deaths in Europe, USA and New Zealand
Analysis by Keith Rankin. Chart by Keith Rankin. The ‘Young Elderly’ are in essence the post-war baby-boomers. An average young elderly person in these charts was born around 1950 to 1952. The charts look at ‘quarterly excess deaths’, so do not show week-by-week fluctuations in deaths. For example, data ...
Evening ReportBy Keith Rankin
8 hours ago

Davidson clarifies ‘white cis men’ remark, blames ‘shock’ of motorcycle incident
The co-leader of the Green Party has clarified comments she made at Saturday’s counter-protest against anti-trans speaker Posie Parker. Caught on camera by a representative for the conspiracy theorist website Counterspin, Marama Davidson claimed: “I am the prevention violence minister, and I know who causes violence in the world, and ...
The SpinoffBy Stewart Sowman-Lund
8 hours ago

Hear me out: Stop recording scenes from Red, White & Brass for your social media
A friendly reminder that your best intentions of promoting a New Zealand-made film are not actually supporting the artists behind it. For many of us, documenting our day or sharing highlights of our week is a common occurrence on social media. For some, that meant uploading full scenes onto TikTok ...
The SpinoffBy Sela Jane Hopgood
8 hours ago

The Auckland Arts Festival rounds off with an unruly, joyous ending
After two and a half weeks, the Auckland Arts Festival comes to a close with another eclectic week. Sam Brooks reviews (with assistance from Shanti Mathias). The headline show of the week was undoubtedly The Unruly Tourists, which has had more coverage than any opera I can think of in ...
The SpinoffBy Sam Brooks
9 hours ago

This Buddhist sculpture probably won’t ‘rewrite history’ – Western Australia already has a r...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yu Tao, Senior Lecturer in Chinese Studies, The University of Western Australia State Library of Western Australia Does the discovery of a Ming Dynasty Buddha sculpture found near Shark Bay in remote Western Australia “rewrite history” and suggest the Chinese ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
9 hours ago

The environmental impact of Russia’s invasion goes beyond Ukraine – how do we deal with ‘probl...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert G. Patman, Professor of International Relations, University of Otago Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. Getty Images Russia’s invasion of Ukraine appears to be a defining moment in the evolution of the post-Cold War world. In particular, it is highlighting problems that do ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
10 hours ago

How to prepare a Sāmoan umu
If you saw the demonstration at Pasifika Festival – or if you’ve just always wanted to know how it’s done – here’s a step-by-step guide to preparing your own umu oven. A Sāmoan umu is an above-ground oven of hot volcanic rocks. Traditionally, an umu was laid out three times ...
The SpinoffBy Sela Jane Hopgood
10 hours ago

Covid-19 update: Death toll rises by 33
The official Covid-19 death toll has risen by 33 this week, bumping the total to 2,662. The Ministry of Health’s latest update reports 76 new Covid-attributed deaths, but the overall death toll rises by 33 when adjusted to include non-Covid and other unrelated deaths. The daily average number of new ...
The SpinoffBy Stewart Sowman-Lund
11 hours ago

GCSB helped prevent three potential domestic terror attacks – Director-General Andrew Hampton
The head of one of New Zealand's spy agencies has revealed it helped prevent three recent possible domestic terror attacks ...
Radio NZ – political
11 hours ago

GCSB prevented three potential domestic terror attacks – Director-General Andrew Hampton
One of New Zealand's spy agencies has revealed it helped prevent three recent domestic terror attacks by identifying people who made threats. ...
Radio NZ – political
11 hours ago

Why Western Sydney is feeling the heat from climate change more than the rest of the city
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Milton Speer, Visiting Fellow, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney Shutterstock Global warming has led to higher summer temperatures across Sydney over the past 30 years. However, our data analysis shows very hot summer days are ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
11 hours ago

Super Rugby Aupiki finals review: How Matatū went from winless to champions
Two of the best games of the Super Rugby Aupiki season were saved for finals weekend in Hamilton. Alice Soper recaps. Third/fourth playoff: Blues vs Hurricanes Poua Sometimes a bronze playoff can be a bit of a flop. Still in recovery from the disappointment of missing out on the ...
The SpinoffBy Alice Soper
12 hours ago

Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Ugly stoking of a culture war in election year
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. Political Roundup: The Ugly stoking of a culture war in election year This weekend saw a showdown between two tribes of contemporary gender politics: those in favour of progressing transgender rights versus women wishing to defend their spaces. It’s a debate with huge passion, outrage and ...
Evening ReportBy Bryce Edwards
12 hours ago

Revealed: Spy agency stopped three possible terror attacks
One of New Zealand’s spy agencies foiled three possible terror events on our shores, it’s been revealed. The Security and Intelligence select committee met today, with bosses from the SIS and GCSB facing questions from MPs including prime minister Chris Hipkins. It was during this hearing that Andrew Hampton, the ...
The SpinoffBy Stewart Sowman-Lund
12 hours ago

I am a lawyer for children – this is what I do
An anonymous lawyer for children explains what she does, and why it matters. I’m a lawyer who is appointed by courts to represent children in cases where there are concerns about their safety or where the court thinks it necessary. In almost all cases involving disputes around the care of ...
The SpinoffBy Guest Writer
13 hours ago

Robertson considered ‘bank tax’ to curb excessive profits
As banks face scrutiny over the size of their profits, it’s been revealed the finance minister looked at a possible “bank tax”. The Herald’s Jenée Tibshraeny reported this morning that Grant Robertson asked for advice from the Reserve Bank on whether it would be possible to save the Crown money ...
The SpinoffBy Stewart Sowman-Lund
14 hours ago

Green Party Announces Disability Advocate Neelu Jennings As The Candidate For The Hutt South Elector...
The Green Party has announced Neelu Jennings as the candidate for Hutt South. Neelu Jennings is a disabled disability advocate and former athlete. The mother of two aims to use her platform to call for a fair and inclusive Aotearoa where disabled ...
Scoop politics
14 hours ago

Minister Davidson Must Resign After 'Violence' Comments
Marama Davidson should stand down as ‘Minister for the Prevention of Family and Sexual Violence’ for the clear and outrageous statement she made at the Posie Parker protest that ‘white straight men’ are the cause of violence. Her offensive, racist, ...
Scoop politics
14 hours ago

Colenso And MindTheGap Join Forces On Pay Gap Campaigning
ColensoBBDO has been appointed as the new creative agency of record by pay-gap advocacy group MindTheGap to bring renewed attention to the issue of gender and ethnic pay gaps within New Zealand businesses and government. In the 50 years since the Equal ...
Scoop politics
14 hours ago

Inside the rise of ‘Do We Have the Same Boyfriend’ Facebook groups
Thousands of women across the country are joining Facebook groups that seek to answer one simple question. This article contains reference to domestic violence and emotional abuse, please take care. A quick scroll through the biggest “Do We Have The Same Boyfriend” Facebook group in the country reveals a sea ...
The SpinoffBy Alex Casey
15 hours ago

The Bulletin: Cook Strait ferry woes worsen
Bluebridge’s Connemara ferry was back in service yesterday after a mechanical issue caused a string of cancellations on Saturday. It was the third time Connemara had broken down in less than two months of service, according to the NZ Herald. “We understand this is very disruptive to our customers’ travel plans ...
The SpinoffBy Catherine McGregor
15 hours ago

Bendy joints, stretchy skin, clumsiness. Why hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome is often missed – ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marie-Claire Seeley, PhD Candidate, Australian Dysautonomia and Arrhythmia Research Collaborative, University of Adelaide Shutterstock There is growing interest in a connective tissue condition called Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. As more adults are diagnosed with autism, some might not be aware their history ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
15 hours ago

Education expert John Hattie’s new book draws on more than 130,000 studies to find out what helps ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Hattie, Professor, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock In 2008, I published my book Visible Learning, which aimed to explain what works best to help student learning. At the time, others claimed it was the ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
15 hours ago

How and where we build needs to change in the face of more extreme weather – the insurance industr...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Naylor, Senior Lecturer in Economics, Massey University Getty Images As New Zealand considers how to better prepare for a future affected by climate change, the insurance sector needs to be part the discussion on where and how we build ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
15 hours ago

Are you financially literate? Here are 7 signs you’re on the right track
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bomikazi Zeka, Assistant Professor in Finance and Financial Planning, University of Canberra Photo by Andrea Piacquadio/Pexels, CC BY With the cost of living and interest rates rising, a growing number of Australians are struggling to manage their finances. Many are ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
15 hours ago

‘No reason’ for anti-trans speaker to fear for her life, says Pride organiser
The scenes that unfolded at Auckland’s Albert Park on Saturday morning were, according to counter-protesters, largely peaceful and non-violent. British anti-trans campaigner Kellie-Jay Keen Minshull (or Posie Parker) fled New Zealand after her attempts to host a rally in Auckland city were stopped by thousands of protesters. Keen-Minshull has claimed ...
The SpinoffBy Stewart Sowman-Lund
16 hours ago

Guyon Espiner on NZ’s troublesome lobbying laws
He’s got one of the most prestigious journalism careers in the country, but RNZ’s Guyon Espiner is not slowing down anytime soon. His new series “Mate, Comrade, Brother” on political lobbying in New Zealand has already exposed a number of troubling incidents. He sits down with Duncan Greive to discuss why he ...
The SpinoffBy Calum Henderson
17 hours ago

The anti-trans rally that wasn’t
Posie Parker said she wanted to ‘speak up for women’. Hundreds of protesters spoke up for trans rights instead, writes Catherine McGregor in this excerpt from The Bulletin, The Spinoff’s morning news round-up. To receive The Bulletin in full each weekday, sign up here. A day of anger and joy ...
The SpinoffBy Catherine McGregor
17 hours ago

Nanaia Mahuta – 'We take seriously' New Zealand's relationship with China
The foreign minister has returned from a visit to China saying the relationship is very important and complex, requiring "continual management" to make sure the two countries do not lose sight of each others' views and perspectives. ...
Radio NZ – political
17 hours ago

How much for that racism in the window? Auctioneers sell racist, Nazi paraphernalia
Shock but not surprise – that’s how an Auckland woman reacted to a racist depiction of a black person up for sale at a Mt Eden auction house Diana Phillips felt "immediate straight-up fury" on seeing a racist caricature of a black person for sale in the window of a Mt ...
Newsroom
17 hours ago

Anne Salmond: Greenwashing and the forestry industry in NZ
The inquiry into forestry slash destruction in Tairāwhiti, and review of the Emissions Trading Scheme, should prioritise the state of the planet not the balance sheets of global corporations, writes Dame Anne Salmond. Over the past few weeks, New Zealanders have been exposed to shocking images of local landscapes ravaged ...
Newsroom
18 hours ago

A new report into Shortland Street shows its vast impact – and hints at peril
Exclusive: A new report into the cultural and economic benefits of Shortland Street shows its power – but as with any good soap, trouble is coming. Duncan Greive reports on its findings. When Shortland Street debuted in 1992, no one could have predicted what it would become. NZ on Air, ...
The SpinoffBy Duncan Greive
19 hours ago

How to charge your EV without being a dick
Keep calm and charge up: an etiquette guide for those wanting to use public EV chargers without leaving a trail of chaos in their wake. It looks like a petrol pump. It is like a petrol pump. But this one doesn’t have any fossil fuels flowing out the hose. Electric ...
The SpinoffBy Chris Schulz
19 hours ago

Trees: Our ultimate renewal resource
Watch video: In part 5 of our video series, The Way Forward, Rod Oram looks at big new ideas that can lead our response to climate change and improve sustainability. If we humans are to stand any chance of a liveable future, we must transform everything we do so ...
Newsroom
19 hours ago

East Coast farm collapses after Māori Carbon group takes over
The Government's Emissions Trading Scheme incentivises the planting of pine forest. But a company looking to cash in on the scheme has left a farm on the East Coast prone to significant erosion within months of taking over. Aaron Smale reports. Satellite images of a former sheep station on the East Coast show a stark ...
Newsroom
19 hours ago

Co-governance at the coalface
Newsroom's Nikki Mandow went hunting for organisations run using a co-governance model and found some have been doing it quietly for years. No power grab, no stolen assets. The Detail hears from leaders of these bodies about what co-governance looks like in practice, and asks - does it work? For Bob ...
Newsroom
19 hours ago

Majority of Kiwis support 'ute tax'
A new survey shows Kiwis also back a fee on high-emitting vehicles ...
Newsroom
19 hours ago

Child porn at central suburb
The explosive opening chapter of a new novel Identity remains secret A thirty-nine-year-old Point Heed businessman and father of two convicted for possession and distribution of child pornography has been granted permanent name suppression. Bridget’s throat caught. Point Heed: lovely, leafy Point Heed. Her neighbourhood. It was ...
Newsroom
19 hours ago

Bunnings agrees to remove 999-year legal constraint on use of residential land
The Australian-owned building supplies chain is defending the 16 land covenants it has retained ...
Newsroom
19 hours ago

The unexpected result of sharing difficult decision-making with citizens
As a Watercare Citizens’ Assembly shows, they can provide useful and constructive inputs to the democratic process ...
Newsroom
19 hours ago

Why NZ (really) needs water reform – in five charts
Five key charts from the state-of-our-waters report put the case for Three Waters reform ...
Newsroom
19 hours ago

Porn and the middle classes
The explosive opening chapter of a new novel Identity remains secret A thirty-nine-year-old Point Heed businessman and father of two convicted for possession and distribution of child pornography has been granted permanent name suppression. Bridget’s throat caught. Point Heed: lovely, leafy Point Heed. Her neighbourhood. It was ...
Newsroom
19 hours ago

Cash is king as NZX's seventh straight fall wipes out gains for the year
Germany’s Deutsche Bank suffered the biggest hit on bank stocks ...
Newsroom
19 hours ago

Porn and the middle classes
The explosive opening chapter of a new novel Identity remains secret A thirty-nine-year-old Point Heed businessman and father of two convicted for possession and distribution of child pornography has been granted permanent name suppression. Bridget’s throat caught. Point Heed: lovely, leafy Point Heed. Her neighbourhood. It was ...
Newsroom
19 hours ago

Majority of New Zealanders support 'ute tax'
A new survey shows support for the EV subsidy – and the fee on high-emitting vehicles ...
Newsroom
19 hours ago

Daily crossword, Monday 27 March
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Newsroom
20 hours ago

Newsroom daily quiz, Monday 27 March
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Newsroom
20 hours ago

Keeping the flow – the use of te reo Māori at NZ’s Parliament
By Johnny Blades, RNZ The House journalist An increased appetite to learn te reo Māori among members and staff from different parts of the Parliamentary system means the work of Parliament’s Māori Language Service is in demand more than ever. Compared to several years ago there’s now also significantly more acknowledgement ...
Evening ReportBy Asia Pacific Report
22 hours ago

After 12 years in opposition, grassroots politics restores Labor to power in New South Wales
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andy Marks, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Strategy, Government and Alliances, Western Sydney University Dean Lewins/AAP Sometimes defeat can come with small victories. In his NSW election concession speech, defeated Liberal-National Coalition Premier Dominic Perrottet remarked the campaign had been a “race to ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
1 day ago

View from The Hill: Dutton saddles up for Aston race amid Victorian Liberal infighting
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Mikey Burnet Byelections for leaders are rather like steeplechases for horses: there is always the risk of serious injury. Ahead of the 2018 super-Saturday contests, Bill Shorten had an impatient Anthony Albanese ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
1 day ago

Posie Parker protest: Christopher Luxon says right to free speech must be protected
National Party leader Christopher Luxon says a controversial British activist has the right to free speech in New Zealand, following the clash at Auckland's counter protest on Saturday. ...
Radio NZ – political
1 day ago

Weekend of trans support concludes in Wellington
The Queer Endurance / Defiance group had organised this rally for trans acceptance and reproductive rights as soon as they heard Posie Parker planned to come to Wellington. And while the anti-trans campaigner never ended up making it to the nation’s capital after her failed Auckland event, around 3,000 members ...
The SpinoffBy Alice Soper
1 day ago

As Australia signs up for nuclear subs, NZ faces hard decisions over the AUKUS alliance
ANALYSIS: By Nicholas Khoo, University of Otago Former Australian prime minister Paul Keating’s recent strident criticism of the A$368 billion nuclear-powered submarine deal announced under the AUKUS security pactwill have little effect on Australian policy. Canberra’s deepening level of security cooperation is underpinned by a deep political consensus. But the ...
Evening ReportBy Asia Pacific Report
1 day ago

Posie Parker departs NZ – JK Rowling blasts protest as ‘repellent’
RNZ News British gender activist Posie Parker has left New Zealand, calling it the “worst place for women she has ever visited”. Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull, also known as Posie Parker, shared a photo on social media showing her being escorted by police through Auckland Airport. She left her rally at Albert ...
Evening ReportBy Asia Pacific Report
1 day ago

Australia is now almost entirely held by Labor – but that doesn’t necessarily make life easier f...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Frank Bongiorno, Professor of History, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff (right) is now the only non-Labor leader at federal or state level. Mick Tsikas/AAP When Dominic Perrottet gave a gracious concession speech after ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
1 day ago

Hundreds gather in Christchurch in support of trans rights
Hundreds of people have gathered by Christchurch’s Bridge of Remembrance to show support for the trans community in the wake of anti-transgender activist Posie Parker’s brief visit to Aotearoa. Bubbles filled the air against a backdrop of trans rights flags and hundreds of signs of support for the LGBTQIA+ community, ...
The SpinoffBy Alex Casey
1 day ago

Labor very likely to win majority in NSW election
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 Dean Lewins/AAP This article was updated March 26. With 36% of enrolled voters counted in today’s New South Wales ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
2 days ago

Recipe: Masala fish fry
Coated in two spices and ready in five minutes. Easy as. I first heard of marsala chicken when I moved to New Zealand as a 15-year-old. The dish confused me as it didn’t have any spices in it except for garlic. In my head I had confused it with the ...
The SpinoffBy Perzen Patel
2 days ago

Goodbye, Swamp Rd
Author Marty Smith writes from her home, the flood-damaged region of Hawke’s Bay, excavating the extraordinary facets of life amid a disaster. Wednesday 22 February 22, eight days after the flood. It’s easy to drive down Puketitiri Rd: diggers cleared silt and slips on the second day. Looters slide at ...
The SpinoffBy Marty Smith
2 days ago

The Sunday Essay: No cheat meals
My trainer said she was happier than she’d ever been. I wanted that. The Sunday Essay is made possible thanks to the support of Creative New Zealand. Illustrations by Note: This essay discusses and describes disordered eating. Please take care. Just 10 burpees to go. I threw myself against the carpet. ...
The SpinoffBy Blair Kemp
2 days ago

An Ode for .. Poll loser Luxon
Bard Billot on the bumbling Baron Race for the Polls Baron Luxon speeds across the polar wastes aboard his electric blue jet sled “Titanic.” The sky is cloudless and the way is clear and the Baron is well in the lead. In his toasty warm fine mink cossack hat ...
Newsroom
2 days ago

The truest Warriors fans? Wāhine Māori
Māori women are the backbone of the Warriors and always have been, writes Briar Pomana. Since before I can remember, my mum has been a Warriors fan. Her and other wāhine Māori I know are some of the staunchest supporters out and, in my opinion, are the true face of ...
The SpinoffBy Briar Pomana
2 days ago

An alternative view of the ‘angry’ protest crowd
Reports have described the protest held at Albert Park on Saturday as angry, chaotic and ugly. This attendee found it to be joyful, life-affirming and full of love. Climbing the stairs up to Saturday’s counter-rally where anti-trans activist Posie Parker was meant to speak, my husband and I were hit ...
The SpinoffBy Anna Rawhiti-Connell
2 days ago

Labor set to win thumping majority in NSW election
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 Dean Lewins/AAP With 36% of enrolled voters counted in today’s New South Wales state election, the Poll Bludger’s results currently ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
2 days ago

Animal Justice Party Shares Views On The Therapeutic Products Bill
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Scoop politics
2 days ago

‘Exceptional redevelopment potential’: Auckland’s Skyworld complex is up for sale
A former entertainment mecca in the middle of Auckland is up for grabs. The problem? It’s been run into the ground. Have you got spare cash sitting around? Do you want to buy something grand, something special? How does a nine-storey complex covering 3,486 square metres in the middle of ...
The SpinoffBy Chris Schulz
2 days ago

Posey Parker drowned out by thousands
Posey Parker appeared in Auckland today for a brief few moments, but it was clear that she was going to have a hard time being heard above thousands of people exercising their own right to free speech The streets of Auckland’s city centre were thick today with the noise of tubas, ...
Newsroom
2 days ago

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