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No sense, nonsense and a dearth of common sense.
Written By: - Date published: 9:46 am, November 29th, 2018 - 23 comments
We wouldn’t tie a rope to a heavy load and then push on the rope with the expectation of achieving anything, right? So why is the Guardian’s Environment Editor entreating that we do just that? Is he merely stupid? Or is there something more cynical at play?
Employment Law Changes; A Win for the Workers
Written By: - Date published: 9:28 am, November 28th, 2018 - 40 comments
The Labour Party sponsored amendments to the Employment Relations Act are a step closer to becoming law. That’s a good thing for working people and a good thing for coalition politics.
Go Bus Lockout; Hypocrites Ngai Tahu and Tainui Screw Workers
Written By: - Date published: 1:31 pm, November 19th, 2018 - 70 comments
Ngai Tahu and Tainui remind us that they like exploiting working people as much as the next capitalist. They’ve locked out their Waikato bus drivers for asking to be paid the Living Wage.
Climate Action Heating Up.
Written By: - Date published: 10:42 am, November 16th, 2018 - 15 comments
Yet another front opening up in the demand for action on global warming…
Pike River; Victory For the Families, Victory for Us
Written By: - Date published: 8:13 am, November 14th, 2018 - 121 comments
Pike River mine is to be re-entered and finally the truth will be told. Victory for the 29 is victory for all of us.
Electricity again
Written By: - Date published: 3:05 pm, November 12th, 2018 - 146 comments
It is time for the Government to down the electricity corporates and regulate them in the interests of the citizen.
Too many jobs being created
Written By: - Date published: 2:20 pm, November 7th, 2018 - 14 comments
The latest unemployment data showing the jobless rate falling to under 4% follows the equally bad 1.0% economic growth in the September quarter and a budget surplus of $5.5b, confirming the economy is going down like Donald Trump, as predicted by the ANZ Bank’s business confidence survey
KiwiBuild doesn’t fly.
Written By: - Date published: 10:29 am, November 2nd, 2018 - 215 comments
More than that, it needs to be torn down before it makes a serious bid at flight.
Getting rid of bitcoin could help save the planet
Written By: - Date published: 9:09 am, November 1st, 2018 - 39 comments
There is a rather simple way for the world to do something significant about climate change and global warming. All that we have to do is work out how to get rid of bitcoin.
Green Growth
Written By: - Date published: 11:20 am, October 26th, 2018 - 86 comments
Shade it any colour you like…
Ross saga quiescent, but donations scandal needs addressing
Written By: - Date published: 4:26 pm, October 25th, 2018 - 21 comments
The Jami-Lee Ross scandal may have quietened down but issues raised by his explosive tape recording of Simon Bridges still need addressing. Does the $100k Zhang Yikun donation suggest we are going down the US track and, if so, what needs to be done about that
Second Kremlin Killer Unmasked, Putin Untroubled
Written By: - Date published: 12:57 pm, October 9th, 2018 - 185 comments
We know the real names of the Russian spies who bungled the Salisbury novichok poisoning. Will it make a difference to the Kremlin’s plans?
Do we have cheaper fuel or do we trash the planet?
Written By: - Date published: 10:41 am, October 9th, 2018 - 64 comments
On the day that the IPCC has confirmed that the world is running out of time to do something to try and preserve what we have National and associated entities have complained that fuel prices are too high.
At least Labour wants to save the planet
Written By: - Date published: 1:16 pm, October 8th, 2018 - 46 comments
The Government is consulting on changes to the Crown Minerals (Petroleum) Amendment Bill to prevent further offshore drilling permits being issued. Locally the right are saying it will make things worse. And in the US of A the Trump administration has conceded that out of control climate change is inevitable.
It’s America Again
Written By: - Date published: 7:46 am, October 8th, 2018 - 113 comments
It would fit the karma of a leftie universe if the United States was now suffering from its political choices. But it’s the reverse: the United States economy is roaring and President Trump is starting to be rewarded for delivering what he promised.
Banksy piece sells at auction for record price, then shreds itself
Written By: - Date published: 9:08 am, October 7th, 2018 - 29 comments
A Banksy piece has shredded itself shortly after being sold for a record price.
How Patriarchy Works; A Newshub Special Investigation
Written By: - Date published: 11:25 am, September 25th, 2018 - 80 comments
A schoolgirl correctly identified exactly what caused the stink at Carterton South school. Why wasn’t she listened to?
National will be gutted – Moodys gives New Zealand an Aaa credit rating
Written By: - Date published: 12:47 pm, September 23rd, 2018 - 59 comments
National’s chicken little the sky is falling mantra about New Zealand’s economy has been dealt a large hole by Moody’s confirming New Zealand’s Aaa AAA credit rating.
Tax Working Group report depressing reading
Written By: - Date published: 6:10 pm, September 21st, 2018 - 66 comments
The Tax Working Group says the gaping holes in our tax system make it unfair and undermine its integrity, but the prospect of the electorate embracing even its limited recommendations on taxing capital gains make for depressing contemplation.
GDP figures expose business confidence survey nonsense
Written By: - Date published: 1:29 pm, September 20th, 2018 - 99 comments
ANZ Bank’s Outlook business confidence survey has been forecasting gloom and doom for the economy ever since the surprise election result turfed out the National Party. Today’s GDP data showed the economy has actually been pumping along faster than the Reserve Bank believes is good for it.
Will there be a Brexit?
Written By: - Date published: 11:37 am, September 19th, 2018 - 33 comments
In short, I think not.
Quite a day or two then!
Written By: - Date published: 6:17 pm, September 18th, 2018 - 83 comments
A quick smorgasbord of reported news from Syria, to China and Sweden, to antisemitism and (hidden behind the links) an interview with (hopefully) the first woman who will serve as President of the USA.
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Beyond Left and Right?
Written By: - Date published: 8:27 pm, September 17th, 2018 - 78 comments
Does an understanding of class politics define being left? And if we’re not reading books by Marx and Lenin any more, will the revolution be digitalised?
They got bailed out and we got sold out
Written By: - Date published: 12:05 pm, September 15th, 2018 - 56 comments
Ros Wynne Jones in the Daily Mirror excoriates the excesses of the Banking system and wonders why the rest of us tolerate bankers’ behaviour.
What does it take for bosses not to get their bonus?
Written By: - Date published: 11:26 am, September 13th, 2018 - 17 comments
Why is it that all risk lies with the shareholders? Why does poor performance by a company not result in CEO and top management bonuses being clawed back?
Fonterra’s loss
Written By: - Date published: 9:35 am, September 13th, 2018 - 67 comments
Fonterra has just reported an after tax loss of $196 million for the 2018 year. It’s never had an annual loss in its history.
The Global Financial Crisis 10 Years On
Written By: - Date published: 11:19 am, September 11th, 2018 - 32 comments
Ten years ago this week massive financial businesses in the United States started collapsing. How has the world recovered from this?
Ardern and Pelosi.
Written By: - Date published: 11:36 am, September 9th, 2018 - 65 comments
There is something very wrong with “our” media when it takes a stand-up comedian to alert people to important stuff. But anyway…
US Mid Terms; Obama Enters the Ring
Written By: - Date published: 1:24 pm, September 8th, 2018 - 30 comments
America gets ready to rumble in the November mid terms, as Barack Obama enters the ring. At stake is control of both houses and the fate of the Trump presidency.
And the antisemites are…?
Written By: - Date published: 9:30 am, September 5th, 2018 - 65 comments
UK Labour adopted the IRHA definition of antisemitism in full, and…
Business confidence verses business certainty
Written By: - Date published: 11:13 am, August 31st, 2018 - 37 comments
Lately the news has been all doom and gloom about business confidence. But what is the reality? And should we worry what an Australian Bank is telling us?
- A push to cool Australian cities may inadvertently increase our skin cancer risk, unless we act
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hugh Stanford, Researcher Associate, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University Picture this: you’re working from home and it’s sweltering outside. You venture out for a coffee and move between patches of shade as you go. Good thing you wore your sunglasses, because ...3 days ago - Some ancient Romans got to retire with a pension at 42, but retirement’s changed a bit over the ce...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anthony Asher, Associate Professor in the UNSW Business School, UNSW Sydney siloto/Shutterstock This article is part of The Conversation’s “Retirement” series where experts examine issues including how much money we need to retire, retiring with debt, the psychological impact of retiring ...3 days ago
- Glam tidings of joy: how Slade made Merry Xmas Everybody a seasonal hit for the ages
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alison Blair, Teaching Fellow in Music, University of Otago Getty Images Are you hanging up your stocking on your wall? It’s the time that every Santa has a ball! You’ve probably just heard the 1973 Slade classic at the ...3 days ago
- The very long road to fiscal recovery
Treasury’s latest update showed only small glimmers of light at the end of the tunnel, writes Stewart Sowman-Lund for The Bulletin. To receive The Bulletin in full each weekday, sign up here. ...3 days ago - Opposition accuses Nicola Willis of ‘creative accounting’
The finance minister's new indicator for measuring the budget has led to accusations of creative accounting from opposition parties. ...3 days ago - Zombies given new life as fast-track passes into law
Ministers behind the bill say allowing certain projects to avoid extra scrutiny was a feature, not a bug, as fast-track is set for royal assent The post Zombies given new life as fast-track passes into law appeared first on Newsroom. ...3 days ago - Waitangi trust chair urges Christopher Luxon to show up Treaty grounds
The Waitangi National Trust chair hopes Christopher Luxon makes his way to the Treaty grounds for the annual commemorations. ...4 days ago
- Early childhood education regulations ‘excessive and confusing’ – Ministry
Children in early learning are at an unacceptable risk of harm due to gaps in the way the sector is monitored, the regulatory review of early childhood education says. ...4 days ago
- Allegations against TAB’s operator spark money laundering scrutiny
Racing Minister won’t say what’s being investigated: ‘You don’t tell a burglar when the cops are going to turn up’ The post Allegations against TAB’s operator spark money laundering scrutiny appeared first on Newsroom. ...4 days ago
- How the Fast-track Bill Approvals became law
The contentious Fast-track Approvals Bill is now law - but it hit a few speed bumps on the way. ...4 days ago
- The 2024 Golden Jandals for conspicuous contributions to NZ politics
Charge your glasses and gather around for the latest edition of the world’s most coveted footwear-themed political prizes, with your hosts, Toby Manhire and Ben McKay. Forget boot camps. This is the jandal academy. Affordable, rubbery, and radiating that unmistakable aroma of sea salt and toe sweat, the official ceremony ...4 days ago
- Our outlandish political predictions for 2024, revisited
This time last year, our esteemed team of political pundits made their wildest predictions for the year of our Lord 2024. Did anyone make an accurate call? Let’s find out. Madeleine Chapman: Barbara Edmonds reluctantly takes the position of Labour leader or deputy. Somewhat surprisingly, there has been no movement ...4 days ago
- Winton’s Kāinga Ora lawsuit balloons to $305m-plus
Despite donating to governing parties, developer widens legal case to encompass multiple stymied housing projects The post Winton’s Kāinga Ora lawsuit balloons to $305m-plus appeared first on Newsroom. ...4 days ago
- Xmas: Best coffee table book
Okay so the next day, the very next day, that my feature on the top 10 coffee table books of the year was published last week in ReadingRoom, I came across a courier package in the corner of my room, opened it up, and it revealed not just a book ...4 days ago
- Government’s ‘abject failure’ on secrecy clauses
Govt agencies are giving themselves a ‘get out of jail free card’ on OIA requirements, observers say The post Government’s ‘abject failure’ on secrecy clauses appeared first on Newsroom. ...4 days ago
- Why universities must be neutral
Opinion: Academic freedom is key to exploring ideas in the classroom and to produce innovative research The post Why universities must be neutral appeared first on Newsroom. ...4 days ago
- It’s not just Bella’s runs – it’s the way she’s getting runs
If Bella James opens the batting with Suzie Bates for her country in the Rose Bowl series starting this Thursday, it’ll be the ultimate full circle moment for the 25-year-old opening batter.White Ferns legend Bates is a key reason James started playing cricket. As an 11-year-old, James and her Arrowtown ...4 days ago
- Teachers’ union to file Waitangi Tribunal claim
Largest education union to file a claim, focusing on policies like the $30m cut to te reo Māori teacher training The post Teachers’ union to file Waitangi Tribunal claim appeared first on Newsroom. ...4 days ago
- Silly season sees Seymour sitting in last chance hair salon
Opinion: Latest regulatory review looks more like a photo-op than anything substantive The post Silly season sees Seymour sitting in last chance hair salon appeared first on Newsroom. ...4 days ago
- Newsroom daily quiz, Wednesday 18 December
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- More redundant Ruapehu infrastructure lands on DoC’s plate
Whakapapa’s buyer has not sought ownership of two cafés and other infrastructure in its DoC application The post More redundant Ruapehu infrastructure lands on DoC’s plate appeared first on Newsroom. ...4 days ago
- A double salute to the Syrian people
Analysis: What a difference a month makes in the kaleidoscopic Middle East. The outlook for the region over the past year or more has been very dark to say the least.Reckless zero-sum narratives have hardened and securitised identity politics adding accelerant to devastating conflicts stretching from Gaza to Lebanon and ...4 days ago
- Daily crossword, Wednesday 18 December
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- The long neoliberal con
Opinion: While all the media and popular coverage seems to have been directed towards the Treaty Principles Bill, David Seymour and Act are poised to achieve another substantive victory that has been over 20 years in the making.The Regulatory Standards Bill, first introduced to Parliament in 2006 and reintroduced last ...4 days ago
- Buildings ‘pancaked’ in Vanuatu as 7.3 magnitude quake strikes off capital Port Vila
By Stefan Armbruster and Harry Pearl of BenarNews A strong 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Vanuatu today, US geologists said, severely damaging a number of buildings in the capital, crushing cars and briefly triggering a tsunami warning. Witnesses described a “violent shake” and widespread damage to Port ...4 days ago
- Fiscal update shows Kiwis paying price for government’s austerity, critics say
The government's opening of the books has been met with derision from its opponents inside Parliament and out. ...4 days ago
- Hugh Marks is the new managing director of the ABC. Is he the right person for the job?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne Aspects of Hugh Marks’s record as chief executive of the Nine Entertainment Company raise questions about his suitability for the position of managing director of the ABC, to which ...4 days ago
- Powerful 7.3 magnitude quake strikes Vanuatu – triggers tsunami waves
RNZ Pacific A large 7.3 magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of Vanuatu’s capital Port Vila , shortly after 3pm NZT today. The US Geological Survey says the quake was recorded at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles). Locals have been sharing footage of damage to infrastructure in ...4 days ago
- Chris Trotter: Running Us Off The Rails
New Zealand will pay a high price for pulling out of this deal – just as it did 64 years ago when the Second National Government tore up the contract its Labour predecessor had signed with British and American interests to establish a large cotton ...4 days ago - Fast-track bill passes into law, amid protest
Protesters shouted "this bill kills" and unfurled a banner before they were ordered to be removed. ...4 days ago
- Australia’s latest brush with extreme heat shows just how good weather forecasting really is
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ailie Gallant, Associate Professor, ARC Centre of Excellence for Weather of the 21st Century, Monash University Google Earth As a dome of heat developed over north and central Australia last weekend, parts of the country braced themselves for their first taste ...4 days ago
- Tech giant Meta will pay Australians $50 million for enabling the Cambridge Analytica scandal
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katharine Kemp, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law & Justice; Lead, UNSW Public Interest Law & Tech Initiative, UNSW Sydney The Australian Information Commissioner today announced a settlement with tech giant Meta over its involvement in the Cambridge Analytica scandal. The settlement ...4 days ago
- Protesters Disrupt 3rd Reading Of Fast-track Bill
”The fast-track bill is anti-democratic, anti-climate, and anti-Te Tiriti. Regardless of the bill passing today, thousands of New Zealanders are ready to stop these projects from being built in our communities,” says 350 spokesperson Adam Currie. ...4 days ago
- The government is spending millions on news, but crucial community media remains underfunded
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bridget Backhaus, Senior Lecturer in Journalism and Media Studies, Griffith University Shutterstock The Australian government has launched its News Media Assistance Program, throwing a lifeline to public interest journalism and local news. The latest push for a more diverse and ...4 days ago
- Cars in Australian cities are emitting less – but in the regions exhaust emissions are growing
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kai Li Lim, St Baker Fellow in Electric Mobility, The University of Queensland becauz gao/Shutterstock Within five years, transport is expected to be Australia’s top source of greenhouse gas emissions. While renewables and storage are bringing down emissions from the electricity ...4 days ago
- Te Pāti Māori’s Rawiri Waititi says Luxon may be ‘drop-nuts’ if he doesn’t...
The prime minister not attending Waitangi Day would show he "has no balls and may be a drop-nuts", Te Pāti Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi says. ...4 days ago
- Can Syria avoid becoming another Libya or Iraq? A week after Assad’s fall, here are 3 possible fut...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ali Mamouri, Research Fellow, Middle East Studies, Deakin University After the fall of the Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria, the world was moved by emotional scenes of liberation — families reuniting after years of separation and former prisoners walking free from the ...4 days ago
- The fiscal update is no Christmas present for the government – but signs of a slow recovery are th...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Hickson, Economics Lecturer and Director Business Taught Masters Programme, University of Canterbury After a slow economic year, many New Zealanders are eyeing 2025 with uncertainty but also a degree cautious optimism. Interest rates are dropping and unemployment rates remain below expectations. ...4 days ago
- Immigration Minister Delivers Changes In Time For Christmas
"It’s been an incredibly tough few seasons, with huge pressure on farmers who have been unable to find the staff they need to run their businesses." ...4 days ago
- Live: ‘Brutal austerity’ – reaction to opening of govt’s books
The PSA says the reckless drive to cut costs shows the government is prepared to put dollars ahead of Kiwis' lives. ...4 days ago
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