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Helen White wins Mount Albert selection
Written By: - Date published: 3:24 pm, March 11th, 2023 - 25 comments
In breaking news Helen White has won the selection for the Mt Albert seat over Camilla Belich. This is something of an upset as Belich was rumoured to have head office support.
Towards National Recovery
Written By: - Date published: 7:00 am, February 20th, 2023 - 42 comments
Just over seven months from the election the Labour government has been granted as great a political momentum as that leading into the 2020 election.
Green Party announces [former Standard contributor] as candidate for Ōhāriu
Written By: - Date published: 2:02 pm, February 10th, 2023 - 15 comments
“This election is a pivotal one. We have a choice between maintaining the status quo or building a bright green future for everyone in our community; between divisiveness or solidarity; between quibbling over the definition of “crisis” or taking real action to address the cost of living, housing, climate change and environmental exploitation.”
Two new polls …
Written By: - Date published: 6:24 pm, January 30th, 2023 - 78 comments
This evening two new political polls have been released both putting Labour ahead of National.
Jacinda Ardern – How will her five years in power be remembered?
Written By: - Date published: 7:13 am, January 24th, 2023 - 52 comments
It is too soon to say what Jacinda’s legacy will be. She will certainly be remembered for becoming a mother whilst being a world leader. For her presence on the world stage as a voice for feminism and progressive politics. She ushered in a generational and attitudinal change in New Zealand politics. While internationally she offered an alternative to the politics of Trump, Bolsonaro, Scott Morrison, and Viktor Orban.
Behind every strong woman leader are more strong women leaders
Written By: - Date published: 12:49 pm, January 22nd, 2023 - 59 comments
Chris Hipkins and Carmel Sepuloni have been confirmed as the next Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand.
The rich want their country back
Written By: - Date published: 9:44 am, January 18th, 2023 - 61 comments
The Electoral Commission has published that National raised $2.3 million dollars in large donations alone over the past 12 months.
The importance of political narrative
Written By: - Date published: 9:54 am, January 15th, 2023 - 37 comments
Wayne Brown’s campaign techniques used in the Auckland Mayoral election are likely to be used by National in the election campaign this year.
The Three Sly Donkeys
Written By: - Date published: 12:50 pm, January 3rd, 2023 - 41 comments
There are no single truths in politics and wicked problems have no easy solutions if at all.
The one thing Jacinda Ardern can do is speak to our hearts
Written By: - Date published: 9:03 am, December 18th, 2022 - 134 comments
Mawkish sentiment running up to Christmas perhaps, but imagine Luxon or Willis speaking hours after the Christchurch massacre. Only Ardern of the entire Parliament has the ability to govern for calm in the name of the calm we all need.
Sharma Sharma Sharma Sharma Sharma Chameleon
Written By: - Date published: 8:31 am, October 19th, 2022 - 74 comments
Gaurav Sharma has announced his immediate resignation from Parliament and that he will contest the by election as leader of a new centrist party. He also claims that the Government was going to waka jump him six months from the next election but unless National agrees this is impossible.
How Can Labour Win in 2023?
Written By: - Date published: 8:57 am, July 7th, 2022 - 213 comments
Right now Labour is preparing the ground for its run at 2023’s election with new policy. New policy must be wildly popular. What could make Labour popular enough to them back leading a third term in government?
Matariki and Prime Minister Ardern
Written By: - Date published: 10:16 am, June 24th, 2022 - 73 comments
Plenty of experts will tell you about what Matariki ‘means to us’. Here’s what it means to Ardern.
Climate politics
Written By: - Date published: 9:10 am, June 2nd, 2022 - 5 comments
Quick quiz on which New Zealand politicians led well on climate action in the past 15 years. Which New Zealand town is in a climate emergency today? And how our focus and voting matters if we want to avert climate disaster.
How to get the progressive government we want
Written By: - Date published: 9:59 am, May 23rd, 2022 - 95 comments
What if instead of waiting for a new left wing party to arise, the left worked with the three progressive parties we already have in parliament?
- French Pacific prepares for snap elections with mixed expectations
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk After the surprise announcement of the French National Assembly’s dissolution last Sunday, French Pacific territories are already busy preparing for the forthcoming snap election with varying expectations. Following the decision by President Emmanuel Macron, the snap general election will be held ...5 days ago - DOC confirms job cuts to Chatham Islands team
Following staff consultation, DOC has also confirmed a merger with the Wairarapa district will also go ahead. ...5 days ago - Politics with Michelle Grattan: Bill Shorten’s around-the-world trip to discuss peace in Ukraine a...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Bill Shorten, the minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), is currently in New York at a United Nations conference on the rights of people with disabilities. At the weekend, he’ll fly to ...5 days ago
- NZDF Personnel Should Not Be Deployed To Korea
Increasing the number of New Zealand troops deployed in Korea will increase tension on the peninsula and the wider region. ...5 days ago - Watch live: PM Christopher Luxon and Premier Li Qiang speak at conferencePremier Li Qiang is the highest-ranking Chinese leader to visit New Zealand in seven years. ...5 days ago
- New Fishing Rules Reflect Fishers’ Proactive ActionsThe new rules mean from 1 October, all commercial surface longline fishers will be required to either use special hook shielding devices or implement three key seabird mitigations measures at the same time (tori line, weighted sink hooks and setting ...5 days ago
- A year after the PwC scandal, the furore is gone – as well as any real appetite for structural cha...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Carl Rhodes, Professor of Organization Studies, University of Technology Sydney It was a scandal that rocked the shaky foundations of Australia’s trust in big business early last year. Management consulting giant PwC had worked with the federal government to develop plans ...5 days ago
- Women with epilepsy face a rollercoaster of hormones and seizures. But we’re treating them like me...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lata Vadlamudi, Prinicipal Research Fellow & Neurology and Mental Health Theme Leader UQCCR, The University of Queensland Bertl123/Shutterstock About 50 million people globally have epilepsy. Half of these are women. Until now, treatments for men and women have been identical. ...5 days ago
- Watch: Chinese Premier Li Qiang welcomed at Government HouseThe highest-ranking Chinese leader to visit New Zealand in seven years is being officially welcomed in Wellington. ...5 days ago
- OIA Reveals Department Of Conservation Advised Against Scrapping Freshwater Protections – Gree...The advice, dated 26 March 2024, states that DOC was given "limited opportunity for input" and so could "only note that the additional adverse effects of the proposed changes may be significant for some catchments, protected areas and species." ...5 days ago
- Welcome to NZ – now pay up: the risks and rewards of raising the foreign tourist taxSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tracy Harkison, Associate Professor, School of Hospitality and Tourism, Auckland University of Technology Getty Images What should visiting Aotearoa New Zealand cost your average tourist? The government has suggested raising the price of admission – otherwise known as the international visitor ...5 days ago
- ‘Are you afraid?’: The escapades of two NZ women cycling through Pakistan
Isobel Ewing and her mate Georgia Merton rode their bikes through northern Pakistan for a month and made a film about it. This is (some of) their story. It’s only when I catch my reflection in a shop window that I see why people have been staring. My Barbie-pink shalwar ...5 days ago - Watch live: Chinese Premier Li Qiang welcomed at Government HouseThe highest-ranking Chinese leader to visit New Zealand in seven years has being officially welcomed in Wellington. ...5 days ago
- Ministry of Health confirms job loss numbersMinistry of Health cuts 123 roles as part of the coalition government's cost cuts. ...5 days ago
- Govt Ignores Housing Crisis And Ticks Off Deep Cuts At Housing MinistryThe latest cuts impact the Strategy, Insight and Governance, Policy, and Organisational Performance business groups. Further cuts to other business groups are proposed for later this year. ...5 days ago
- Prefabs and the ‘missing middle’: how to get Australia back on track to build 1.2 million homes...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Parisa Ziaesaeidi, Associate Lecturer in Architecture, Western Sydney University A prefabricated housing estate Robert Kneschke/Shutterstock The National Cabinet set an ambitious target of building 1.2 million well-located homes over the next five years to tackle Australia’s housing crisis. The focus of the ...5 days ago
- Care And Support Workers Call “Time’s Up”, Take Long-overdue Pay Equity Claim To The E...Almost two years have passed since the claim was initiated with 15 employers and no settlement has been reached. The claim could have implications for 65,000 people working in disability, home, and mental health support, and aged care work. ...5 days ago
- Heated exchanges between protesters, supporters as Chinese Premier arrivesA crowd gathered in central Wellington to support Premier Li Qiang's visit were met by protesters. ...6 days ago
- South Australia’s enigmatic pink sand was born in ice-covered Antarctic mountains, new research sh...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stijn Glorie, Associate Professor of Geology, University of Adelaide University of Adelaide In parts of South Australia, long stretches of beach are often blanketed in large patches of pink sand. Strong swells can dump drifts of reddish grains of garnet along ...6 days ago
- Why doesn’t water help with spicy food? What about milk or beer?Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daniel Eldridge, Senior Lecturer in Chemistry, Swinburne University of Technology Hello Dinny/Shutterstock Spicy foods taste spicy because they contain a family of compounds called capsaicinoids. Capsaicin is the major culprit. It’s found in chillies, jalapeños, cayenne pepper, and is even the ...6 days ago
- Reconstructing heritage after war: what we learned from asking 1,600 Syrians about rebuilding AleppoSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Benjamin Isakhan, Professor of International Politics, Deakin University War brings not just unimaginable human suffering, but also the destruction of significant heritage sites. Israel’s bombardment of Gaza reportedly wrecked the once-majestic Great Omari Mosque late last year. A Russian attack reportedly did ...6 days ago
- Record loss of New Zealanders might expose economic 'cracks' – economistThe highest number of departures ever has been recorded and there's a warning from economists. ...6 days ago
- Why I started an online bookshop – and what I’ve learnt so farKate from the Kiwi Kids’ Bookstore shares the story of her first four years as an indie bookseller. Do you think there’s room for a slow book movement, along the lines of the slow food and real food movements? The idea that new readers discover old books all the time ...6 days ago
- Known unknowns: controversy over CSIRO’s electricity report reveals an uncomfortable truthSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bruce Mountain, Director, Victoria Energy Policy Centre, Victoria University PanicAttack/Shutterstock CSIRO’s latest annual GenCost update, released last month, was billed as Australia’s “most comprehensive electricity generation cost report”. GenCost has proven to be highly controversial. Opposition Leader Peter Dutton previously ...6 days ago
- Boot camps to start next month, detention to be shorter than expectedRNZ has learned Oranga Tamariki has begun asking non-government organisations for help. ...6 days ago
- Further Not Guilty Plea In SFO Public Sector Bribery CaseThe last of three defendants in a Serious Fraud Office (SFO) case pleaded not guilty to bribery and corruption charges related to the award of lucrative public sector construction contracts. ...6 days ago
- Global demand for oil could peak soon – NZ’s plan to revive offshore exploration doesn’t add u...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jen Purdie, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Sustainability, University of Otago Getty Images This week’s announcement of the government’s plans to reopen New Zealand’s territorial waters to oil drilling comes as no surprise. All three coalition parties campaigned on reversing the ...6 days ago
- ‘Let the mind games begin’: What we know about the new season of The Traitors NZFeaturing a cast full of normies, a well dressed Paul Henry and a new castle of nightmares. Light the lantern, don a cape and creak open the coffin lid, because the first trailer for the new season of The Traitors NZ is here. If you’ve been trapped in a cryogenic ...6 days ago
- Crowd gathers outside Wellington hotel ahead of Chinese Premier's arrivalPremier Li Qiang arrives in New Zealand today, the first visit by such a high-ranking Chinese political leader since 2017. ...6 days ago
- The secrets of Maya child sacrifice at Chichén Itzá uncovered using ancient DNASource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam "Ben" Rohrlach, Mathematician and Ancient DNA Researcher, University of Adelaide El Castillo at Chichén Itzá. Rodrigo Barquera After analysing the remains of 64 ancient sacrificed individuals, most of whom were children, researchers have revealed new details about human sacrifice at the ...6 days ago
- Help Me Hera: Is it wrong to revel in an unrequited crush?And how do I even begin to move on when I don’t really want to? Want Hera’s help? Email your problem to helpme@thespinoff.co.nz Dear Hera, Is it wrong to want to steep in the pain of unrequited love? Usually, when I find out that a crush’s relationship status, sexual orientation, or general lack ...6 days ago
- Banking sector review: Rural community says services as important as competitionThe rural farming community wants to hear from banks if they are treating them reasonably as government inquiry kicks off. ...6 days ago
- KiwiSaver default contribution rate should rise – Retirement CommissionerA higher default rate is among a raft of recommendations made after a comprehensive analysis of how KiwiSaver is going. ...6 days ago
- With Russia not attending, what can this weekend’s Ukraine peace summit achieve?Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jon Richardson, Visiting Fellow, Centre for European Studies, Australian National University The “Summit on Peace in Ukraine”, hosted by Switzerland this weekend, is not a peace conference in the usual sense. Russia, which has dismissed it as irrelevant, won’t participate. And any ...6 days ago
- How a little brown bird could sound the alarm on lead poisoning in Australian childrenSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Max M Gillings, PhD Candidate, School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University Simon C Griffith Recent public health threats such as COVID, and the current bird flu outbreak in Victoria, show we can’t separate human health from the natural environment. Our research ...6 days ago
- In some parts of Australia, local roads are falling apart. Here’s an easy federal fixSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dominic Jones, Research Associate, Grattan Institute tcareob72/Shutterstock There are local councils in Australia that can’t afford to fix their roads, part of the problem is simply that they aren’t in Australia’s biggest states. The problem arises from the archaic way grants ...6 days ago
- Millions spent reopening mothballed Northland railway lineMore than $30 million was spent fixing a railway line before the partly-completed project was put on hold. ...6 days ago
- Oranga Tamariki began tech overhaul before it was readyOranga Tamariki began a multi-million-dollar overhaul of vital information systems when it was not ready, documents show. ...6 days ago
- How much your local council gets paidWhat councillors and mayors are paid can vary a lot around the country. ...6 days ago
- ‘Brain drain’ déjà vu as New Zealanders leave the country in record numbersOver 81,000 New Zealand citizens left the country in the year to April – a 41% increase on the previous year. Stewart Sowman-Lund looks at why, in this extract from The Bulletin. To receive The Bulletin in full each weekday, sign up here. ...6 days ago
- SASS Talk: Teased kid transforms into Olympic butterfly
LockerRoom founder Suzanne McFadden and Olympian broadcaster Sarah Cowley Ross host the episodic podcast, SASS Talk, sparking new conversations about women’s sport and the big issues females are facing. LISTEN to Episode 4 below or on your favourite podcast app, including Apple and Spotify Hazel Ouwehand likes to keep busy, through a unique cocktail of vocations: ...6 days ago - Highest ranking visit from China in seven years: Trade and regional security on agendaPremier Li Qiang arrives in New Zealand today, the first visit by such a high-ranking Chinese political leader since 2017. ...6 days ago
- The ghosts of 1984Why do those Lange-Douglas years cast such a long shadow 40 years on? Toby Manhire on the ghosts of 1984. You needn’t rummage too deep into the basement to rouse the ghosts of the fourth Labour government. Tap “fourth Labour government” (the usual shorthand for the two-term administration elected in ...6 days ago
- From the kāuta: analysis of a surprise Māori MPs debateA passionate if uninspiring debate, writes Liam Rātana. Was it a special political panel or was it a debate? Semantics aside, five of the six political parties currently in parliament were represented in a very well organised, yet somewhat predictable kōrero produced by Māori current affairs show The Hui on ...6 days ago
- How to fill an empty promiseHonesty, integrity, transparency. These values are all too often cited by politicians and political parties as core to what they believe and how they want to operate to deliver for their constituents. But there is often a disconnect between promises made on the campaign trail and what is delivered when ...6 days ago
- Alpine Fault simulation highlights Beehive bunker woesNZ’s crisis response centre is found to be ‘unfit for purpose’ as an earthquake drill tests national response capabilities The post Alpine Fault simulation highlights Beehive bunker woes appeared first on Newsroom. ...6 days ago
- Inside the Te Pāti Māori privacy breach allegationsEarlier this week, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon announced an independent inquiry into allegations that Te Pāti Māori misused private data. It is the third inquiry involving Te Pāti Māori and allegations of data misuse. “At the heart of this story are allegations that private information that was collected on behalf ...6 days ago
- Philippines’ favourable winds amid China clashWhy the Philippines is growing in geopolitical and economic importance – and what that means for NZ The post Philippines’ favourable winds amid China clash appeared first on Newsroom. ...6 days ago
- Chris Hipkins says Labour has ‘very good chance’ in 2026Labour gets back to basics. But can the moderate man lead the party to victory after just one term on the outside? The post Chris Hipkins says Labour has ‘very good chance’ in 2026 appeared first on Newsroom. ...6 days ago
- Book of the Week: ‘Darling, you’re not good-looking’Not a lot happens in the new memoir First Things by Wellington writer Harry Ricketts, on account of the fact that nothing much happened in his life. It covers his first 29 years. He went to prep school in Kent. He was quite a good fast bowler: “In one game ...6 days ago
- Daily crossword, Thursday 13 JuneThe post Daily crossword, Thursday 13 June appeared first on Newsroom. ...6 days ago
- The leaf NZ should take out of Australia’s BudgetOpinion: As Australia faces a national crisis of violence against women, its government has launched a national strategy explicitly focused on improving gender equality. The 88-page Women’s Budget Statement, delivered in this year’s Australian Budget, provides a comprehensive look at the government’s strategy for addressing a wide range of gender-related ...6 days ago
- Evidence absent in Govt’s child safety move on Oranga TamarikiOpinion: Aotearoa New Zealand is only beginning to reckon with the enormous violence and trauma inflicted on thousands of children and young people in state care since the 1940s, the majority of whom whakapapa Māori. The Royal Inquiry into Abuse in State Care has yet to be finalised but has ...6 days ago
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- Kanaky New Caledonia unrest: Fiji, PNG call for UN decolonisation missionBenarNews staff Fiji and Papua New Guinea have urged the UN’s Decolonisation Committee to expedite a visit to the French-controlled Pacific territory of Kanaky New Caledonia following its pro-independence riots last month. Nine people have died, dozens were injured and businesses were torched during unrest in the capital Noumea triggered ...6 days ago
- 100-million-year-old fossil find reveals huge flying reptile that patrolled Australia’s inland seaSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adele Pentland, PhD candidate, Curtin University Gabriel Ugueto One hundred million years ago, during the Cretaceous period, much of northeastern Australia was underwater. The inland Eromanga Sea was home to a myriad of marine creatures, from turtles and dolphin-like ichthyosaurs to ...6 days ago
- Australia, New Zealand more wary on China as Premier Li visitsRegional security concerns will overshadow lucrative trade ties when China's Premier Li Qiang visits New Zealand and Australia this week. ...6 days ago
- Deepfake AI pornography is becoming more common – what can parents and schools do to prevent it?Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gabrielle Hunt, PhD Candidate, Australian Catholic University A Victorian school community is reeling after fake, sexually explicit images of female students were generated using artificial intelligence and then shared on social media. About 50 high school students at Bacchus Marsh Grammar had ...6 days ago
- What to do if you, or someone you know, is targeted with deepfake porn or AI nudesSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicola Henry, Professor & Australian Research Council Future Fellow, Social and Global Studies Centre, RMIT University Shutterstock This week, about 50 female students from Victoria’s Bacchus Marsh Grammar School had fake, sexually explicit images of them shared without their consent on ...6 days ago
- Christchurch makes case to government for secure community housing fundingCentral government will get more houses if it guarantees funding for local-led community projects, Canterbury's mayor says. ...6 days ago
- Free Kanaky, Free Te Moana-Nui-a-KiwaTe Pāti Māori stand with the people of Kanaky who are fighting for their independence and their lives against oppressive French occupation. The colonisation of the Pacific relies on the manufactured disconnection of Aotearoa from our Pasifika whanaunga. ...6 days ago
- ‘We remain concerned’: Senate inquiry into PwC tax scandal calls for reform, but overuse of cons...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Bartos, Professor of Economics, University of Canberra The final report of a Senate inquiry kicked off by the PwC scandal has finally been released. The inquiry, which began in March last year, looked at how consultancy firms work with the ...6 days ago
- Michael Mosley reportedly died from heat exhaustion. How can extreme heat turn deadly?Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lily Hospers, PhD Candidate in Human Environmental Physiology, Heat and Health Incubator, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney Andrea Piacquadio/Pexels British television host and celebrity doctor Michael Mosley went missing last Wednesday while holidaying on the Greek island of ...6 days ago
- The government is not on track to get every younger person out of aged care by next year. What now?Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Di Winkler, Adjunct Associate Professor, Living with Disability Research Centre, La Trobe University Lisa lives with multiple sclerosis. She used to live in aged care after being admitted there in her late 40s. It isn’t living, it is existing. You ...6 days ago
- ABC’s new comedy Austin grapples with autism stereotypes – with mixed successSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Beth Radulski, Manager, Neurodiversity Inclusion, La Trobe University ABC ABC’s new comedy series Austin follows its 28-year-old namesake (played by autistic actor Michael Theo, from the reality dating series Love on the Spectrum), an autistic man connecting for the first time ...6 days ago
- New Zealand Uyghur Community Seek Answers From Chinese Premier Li QiangMembers of the New Zealand Uyghur community have requested that the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs seek answers for them from the Chinese Premier Li Qiang. Uyghur Solidarity Aotearoa has provided the letter sent to the Prime Minister ...6 days ago
- New Zealand Pro-Palestine Protester Ends 19-day Hunger StrikeThe anti-war movement can only move forward to the extent that the working class takes its own action, in opposition to Labour and the entire capitalist political establishment, including the trade union apparatus and the pseudo-left organisations ...6 days ago
- Three-quarters of Australian workers think now is a good time to change jobs. This is what managers ...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Libby (Elizabeth) Sander, MBA Director & Assistant Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Bond Business School, Bond University Kaspars Grinvalds/Shutterstock Australian workers are more likely than those elsewhere to be planning to change jobs, with 74% reporting now is a good time to ...6 days ago
- Coles has imposed limits on egg purchases – but is there actually a crisis?Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Flavio Macau, Associate Dean – School of Business and Law, Edith Cowan University Lin Xiu Xiu/Shutterstock Australians are no strangers to a supply crunch. During the pandemic and its aftermath, there were shortages of all kinds of products, from AdBlue diesel ...6 days ago
- Police are frustrated with mental health callouts – here’s how to reduce their involvement and i...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katey Thom, Associate Professor in Law, Auckland University of Technology Getty Images Jurisdictions around the world are struggling with the growing number of police callouts to respond to people in mental health distress. New Zealand is no exception. In the ...6 days ago
- Is Parliament's housing allowance system fit-for-purpose?MPs' perks are back in the spotlight. ...6 days ago
- Should I get my child a baseline concussion test before they start junior sports?Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Hellewell, Research Fellow, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, and The Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science, Curtin University shutterstock Dziurek/Shutterstock Concussions can occur in many different ways, but they are more likely to occur when playing fast-paced team sports ...6 days ago
- Government asks for inquiry into banking competitionFinance Minister Nicola Willis has requested an inquiry into the state of competition in New Zealand banking, with a particular focus on rural areas. ...6 days ago
- Nick Rockel: RIMPAC 2024 training – NZ’s sabre dance with Israel ͏COMMENTARY: By Nick Rockel in Tāmaki Makaurau This morning I did something I seldom do, I looked at the Twitter newsfeed. Normally I take the approach of something that I’m not sure is an American urban legend, or genuinely something kids do over there. The infamous bag of dog poo ...6 days ago
- To-do list got you down? Understanding the psychology of goals can help tick things off – and keep...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kim M Caudwell, Senior Lecturer – Psychology | Chair, Researchers in Behavioural Addictions, Alcohol and Drugs (BAAD), Charles Darwin University New Africa/Shutterstock It feels like we are living in busy times. According to the OECD Better Life Index, 12.5% of ...6 days ago
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