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Convoy protest 23/2/22
Written By: - Date published: 6:05 am, February 23rd, 2022 - 135 comments
A general discussion post.
Everyone is over Covid
Written By: - Date published: 8:46 am, February 22nd, 2022 - 134 comments
Jacinda Ardern said yesterday that everyone is over Covid. She is right. We all want this to end.
Convoy protest 22/2/22
Written By: - Date published: 6:05 am, February 22nd, 2022 - 163 comments
A general discussion post.
Why negotiating with the Wellington protesters is a waste of time
Written By: - Date published: 8:17 am, February 21st, 2022 - 277 comments
There is something of a manufactured chorus of calls for the Government to sit down and negotiate with the protesters. Here are four reasons why negotiations would be a complete waste of time.
Convoy protest 21/2/22
Written By: - Date published: 6:05 am, February 21st, 2022 - 134 comments
A general discussion post.
Why the Wellington protestors are wrong
Written By: - Date published: 10:52 am, February 20th, 2022 - 72 comments
The Wellington protest has exceeded any moral mandate to protest.
They Are Us
Written By: - Date published: 10:21 am, February 20th, 2022 - 129 comments
The people camping outside Parliament are also us.
We are better than this
Written By: - Date published: 10:19 am, February 20th, 2022 - 40 comments
Trying to remember the numbers of protestors in Wellington are small in number compared to the rest of us
Convoy protest 20/2/22
Written By: - Date published: 6:05 am, February 20th, 2022 - 160 comments
A general discussion post.
Convoy protest 19/2/22
Written By: - Date published: 6:05 am, February 19th, 2022 - 294 comments
A general discussion post.
Meanwhile, omicron and delta in New Zealand
Written By: - Date published: 12:20 pm, February 18th, 2022 - 73 comments
Delta is still a problem in New Zealand, and we’re still not talking about long covid.
Why haven’t the police acted?
Written By: - Date published: 8:30 am, February 18th, 2022 - 474 comments
It is day 10 of the Anti vax protest on Parliament’s grounds. More cars are being parked illegally and despite considerable disruption to Wellington’s roading network so far not one car has been towed by the police.
Convoy protest 18/2/22
Written By: - Date published: 6:05 am, February 18th, 2022 - 78 comments
A general discussion post.
Convoy protest 17/2/22
Written By: - Date published: 6:10 am, February 17th, 2022 - 197 comments
A general discussion post.
What does the right to protest actually mean?
Written By: - Date published: 12:30 pm, February 16th, 2022 - 62 comments
A primer on the “right to protest”. Contrary to the views of some there is no right to protest. Instead there are rights of assembly, movement and a right to freedom of speech. And there is no absolute right to do these things at Parliament.
100 Things We’ve Lost
Written By: - Date published: 7:30 am, February 16th, 2022 - 25 comments
Over the past two years we have lost so many things that are not coming back.
Convoy protest 16/2/22
Written By: - Date published: 6:05 am, February 16th, 2022 - 273 comments
A general discussion post.
The difference between Black Lives Matter and the Anti Mandate protest
Written By: - Date published: 9:36 am, February 15th, 2022 - 57 comments
Claims that local Black Lives Matter protests and the Anti Covid mandate protest are different examples of the same thing appear to be very overstated.
Convoy protest 15/2/22
Written By: - Date published: 6:54 am, February 15th, 2022 - 158 comments
A general discussion post.
Convoy protest day seven
Written By: - Date published: 6:10 am, February 14th, 2022 - 540 comments
A general discussion post.
Parliament protests and the road to splintered societies
Written By: - Date published: 1:03 pm, February 13th, 2022 - 68 comments
The legitimacy of protest, and why building bridges and calling people in is one of the most important actions we can take now.
The long cost of Covid-19
Written By: - Date published: 11:56 am, February 13th, 2022 - 47 comments
There has been a depressing large study published looking at the medical risks of having covid-19 on the cardiovascular systems in Nature Medicine. The news isn’t good. Having Covid-19 increases the risks of a range of cardiovascular diseases from heart failure to strokes over a year. It does it across all demographics.
Can this government get re-elected?
Written By: - Date published: 10:56 am, February 13th, 2022 - 34 comments
Where will the votes come from to get Labour a third term?
The right to protest
Written By: - Date published: 10:05 am, February 13th, 2022 - 131 comments
Complaints that the police are unnecessarily interfering with the Wellington Convoy’s right to protest appear to be vastly overstated.
Freakin useless
Written By: - Date published: 2:58 pm, February 10th, 2022 - 114 comments
Maureen Pugh has posted a post on facebook supporting the Wellington protestors, deleted it when it was pointed out to her the protestors were anti vaccination, and then claimed she did not realise many of the protesters were against Covid-19 vaccination.
Chloe Swarbrick Needs A Reset
Written By: - Date published: 11:01 am, February 10th, 2022 - 42 comments
Chloe Swarbrick has requested that the government help Auckland central’s restaurants. But in a post Covid pre climate change world this is not going to help.
NZME is on a mission to change the Government
Written By: - Date published: 11:00 am, February 7th, 2022 - 133 comments
NZME owned entities including the Herald and Newstalk ZB appear to be on a mission to change the Government.
What Do We Keep?
Written By: - Date published: 9:04 am, February 7th, 2022 - 37 comments
The things we don’t regret keeping are a strong measure of what we don’t value. COVID’s 2 year anniversary asks us this simply through what events we commemorate.
David Seymour should stick to twerking
Written By: - Date published: 12:35 pm, February 4th, 2022 - 306 comments
David Seymour has responded to slumping poll results by claiming that the Treaty of Waitangi should be trashed.
How the Covid era changes us
Written By: - Date published: 3:42 pm, February 3rd, 2022 - 45 comments
With Prime Minister announcing effectively the beginning of the end of state control of COVID, the question that has to be asked is how will the end of COVID change us all?
How New Zealand Reconnects With the World
Written By: - Date published: 12:06 pm, February 3rd, 2022 - 113 comments
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced a phased reopening of the country’s border. Update: video of the speech is added.
- What’s the difference between a psychopath and a sociopath? Less than you might think
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bruce Watt, Associate Professor in Psychology, Bond University Benoit Daoust/Shutterstock Articles about badly behaved people and how to spot them are common. You don’t have to Google or scroll too much to find headlines such as 7 signs your boss is ...2 days ago - Australia desperately needs a strong federal environmental protection agency. Our chances aren’t l...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Justine Bell-James, Associate Professor in Environment and Property Law, TC Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland Enrico Della Pietra/Shutterstock When Labor came to power federally after almost a decade in opposition, Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek pledged to turn around ...2 days ago
- The Productivity Commission wants all Australian kids to get 3 days a week of childcare – but it w...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melissa Tham, Research fellow at the Mitchell Institute, Victoria University The federal government has released a highly anticipated report into Australia’s childcare system. The report, by the Productivity Commission, says addressing affordability should be a priority. It recommends fully subsidised childcare for ...2 days ago
- New teen accounts on Instagram are a welcome step, but real ‘peace of mind’ requires more
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tama Leaver, Professor of Internet Studies, Curtin University As Australia and other countries debate the merits of banning kids under 14 from social media, Meta has announced a significant “reimagining” of teenagers’ experience of Instagram. These new “Teen Accounts” will be set ...2 days ago
- Ministers defend level of scrutiny on gang patch ban changes
Two ministers have argued politicians' scrutiny - by Cabinet and Parliament - is enough, and the Attorney-General says it wasn't necessary to examine the changes. ...2 days ago - Will the exploding pager attack be the spark that ignites an Israel-Hezbollah war?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amin Saikal, Emeritus professor of Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies, Australian National University The alleged Israeli attack on members of Hezbollah via their pagers is another ominous development propelling the Middle East towards a full-scale regional war. It leaves Hezbollah with ...2 days ago
- Productivity Commission charts the costly path to universal early childhood education
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Big increases in government spending on child care have been recommended by the Productivity Commission, that would see families earning up to A$80,000 fully subsidised under the Child Care Subsidy (CCS). This would cover ...2 days ago
- Gareth Evans condemns Labor timidity, tells leadership to ‘recover mojo’
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra A former senior member of the Hawke and Keating governments, Gareth Evans, has accused the Albanese government of political timidity, condemning its instinct to “move into cautious, defensive, wedge-avoiding mode”. In a speech on ...2 days ago
- Flying to a footy final? Watch your wallet. Here’s why airfares soar
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Doug Drury, Professor/Head of Aviation, CQUniversity Australia ymgerman/Shutterstock Planning a flight to an AFL final is like trying to decide when and how to hop on an amusement park ride that hasn’t stopped. You don’t know where you need to ...3 days ago
- Runt is a gentle, beautifully shot, and warmly humorous small town Australian story
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John McAloon, Senior Lecturer, Graduate School of Health, University of Technology Sydney Court McAllister/STUDIOCANAL When young Annie Shearer (Lilly LaTorre) meets a stray dog named Runt (Squid) the two become inseparable. They live in the dry Western Australian town of ...3 days ago
- Gone By Lunchtime: David Seymour and the zombie utopia
The treaty principles bill is dominating 2024 political headlines. Is it really all about 2026? Church leaders oppose it. Christopher Luxon is increasingly exasperated by getting asked about it. And David Seymour has reworded a critical part of it. Is the Act leader on the back foot over a ...3 days ago - Why the case for higher speed limits is fatally flawed
Analysis - Proponents argue even marginal time savings for some drivers justify the changes, Timothy Welch writes, but at what cost? ...3 days ago
- The harder I work, the luckier I get? What coaches, athletes and fans need to understand about luck ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steven Rynne, Associate Professor, Sports Coaching; Affiliate, UQ Poche Centre for Indigenous Health, The University of Queensland In the world of elite sport, where everything is planned down to the last minute detail, surprisingly few are prepared to acknowledge the inherent role ...3 days ago
- The changes to author payment scheme the Public Lending Right, explained
It just got easier for authors to get paid for the use of their books by libraries. But is it enough? What is the Public Lending Right scheme and why am I hearing about it now? The Public Lending Right scheme (PLR) is an annual payment to New Zealand authors ...3 days ago
- AUKUS in talks with Canada, Japan, NZ, say leaders
The leaders said that new partners could contribute to the so-called AUKUS "Pillar Two", which does not involve nuclear submarines. ...3 days ago
- ‘I am a proud reader of some objectively terrible books’: Time Out’s Abby Irwin-Jones
Welcome to The Spinoff Bookseller Confessional, in which we get to know Aotearoa’s booksellers. This week: Abby Irwin-Jones, book buyer at Time Out in Mt Eden, Auckland. Weirdest question you’ve ever been asked on the shop floor I had a very well-dressed, charismatic young man come in right before closing ...3 days ago
- Funding cuts could see ‘significant change’ for Whakaata Māori
Its chief executive says the organisation is looking "at everything possible" to achieve cost savings and ensure the next 20 years for Whakaata Māori. ...3 days ago
- Nurses tell health minister targets not possible without more funding
In response Shane Reti said they had more funding than ever, and now needed "bold new thinking". ...3 days ago
- Doctors confront minister on hiring freeze that ‘should not be happening’
Psychiatrists who heard Matt Doocey's comments shook their heads in apparent disbelief and started murmuring. ...3 days ago
- ‘Cocktail of issues’ at Te Whatu Ora / Health NZ says Commissioner
Its "precarious" financial position isn't the most pressing, Lester Levy says. ...3 days ago
- The government is looking to combat disinformation – but what about truth in political advertising...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yee-Fui Ng, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Monash University The federal government has just introduced a new bill that seeks to combat disinformation and misinformation on the internet. This is a laudable measure in the context of a rise of dangerous ...3 days ago
- Why is the internet overflowing with rubbish ads – and what can we do about it?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steve D’Alessandro, Professor of Marketing, School of Business and Law, Edith Cowan University Kenny Eliason/Unsplash It is difficult to spend any time on the internet these days without being inundated with advertisements. In Australia alone this year, online advertising has ...3 days ago
- Harris gains in post-debate US national polls, but will her gains be sustained?
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 The United States presidential election will be held on November 5. In analyst Nate Silver’s aggregate of national polls, Democrat Kamala Harris ...3 days ago
- Celebrating the lynchpin of our democracy, parliament’s online petitions page
Ban all fireworks. Give everyone fireworks. Rewrite the national anthem. Stop politicians blocking me on social media: parliament’s online petitions page is a trip inside the nation’s raw, unfiltered political id. If you asked people to point to the centrifugal force powering New Zealand’s democracy, most would name the parliamentary ...3 days ago
- Environment Ministry opens detailed climate projections to the public
Anyone can visit the public database and select whether they are interested in drought, rainfall, wind or temperature, which season they are interested in and whether they would like to see projections for low, medium or high greenhouse gas emissions. ...3 days ago
- Small populations of Stone Age people drove dwarf hippos and elephants to extinction on Cyprus
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Corey J. A. Bradshaw, Matthew Flinders Professor of Global Ecology and Node Leader in the ARC Centre of Excellence for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures, Flinders University Imagine growing up beside the eastern Mediterranean Sea 14,000 years ago. You’re an accomplished ...3 days ago
- It’s time we called out Māori brands too
We seem to have a double-standard when it comes to businesses using Māori cultural elements. So where should we draw the line? Ātea editor Liam Rātana argues with himself about it. In a society arguably at the peak of cancel culture, cultural sensitivity can be a minefield for brands to ...3 days ago
- Faster is not always better: why the case for higher speed limits is fatally flawed
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Timothy Welch, Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Getty Images As the government’s plan to increase speed limits begins to roll out, a group of local and international road safety and health experts has warned the ...3 days ago
- I’m a school principal. Here’s why I’m worried about the new curriculum
Rushed-in changes risk burning out teachers and overwhelming our most vulnerable students, argues principal Martyn Weatherill. Parents may be wondering why teachers and principals asked the government last week to pause the fast-track implementation of new structured maths and English curricula by Term 1 next year. It isn’t because we ...3 days ago
- ‘Held at ransom’: victim-survivors open up about the use of child sex abuse material to fight cr...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Carol Ronken, Industry Fellow in the Centre of Justice, Queensland University of Technology fizkes/Shutterstock Warning: This article discusses details of child sexual abuse On one hand I would struggle to know that my abuse material was out there being ...3 days ago
- Could geriatric hospitals reduce pressure on the health system? Maybe – but improving aged care is...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Partington, Research Fellow (Health Economics), Flinders University Jsme MILA/Pexels Australia is facing a surge in hospital presentations in older adults. Between 2015–16 and 2019–20, hospitalisations among people aged 75–84 increased by an average of 3% annually, the largest rise of ...3 days ago
- Walking the trees: we traced how First Nations groups moved bunya pine and black bean trees
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Monica Fahey, Adjunct Fellow in molecular ecology, Macquarie University Matt Sheumack/Shutterstock For millennia, Indigenous knowledge holders have passed down lore to the next generation. Much lore describes the relationships between people and Country, including custodial responsibilities to care for other species ...3 days ago
- The deep political power of fluro: how hi-vis became a symbol of working class masculinity
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elizabeth Humphrys, Lecturer and Head of Discipline, Social and Political Sciences & Climate, Society and Environment Research Centre (C-SERC), University of Technology Sydney Recent weeks have seen mobilisations of construction workers protesting the imposition of an administrator on their union by the ...3 days ago
- 75 jobs lost as high power prices close Penrose mill
Soaring power prices have claimed a third mill and 75 jobs, and left an Auckland community reeling.Oji Fibre Solutions has told staff it has no choice but to close its Penrose mill, following Winstone Pulp’s Ruapehu mills two weeks ago.Now, associate energy minister Shane Jones is “hoping and praying” the ...3 days ago - What we know so far about the deadly pager blasts in Lebanon
Pagers that detonated simultaneously, killing at least eight people and injuring thousands, were brought in by Hezbollah in recent months. ...3 days ago
- How and why pagers exploded across Lebanon
Pagers that detonated simultaneously, killing at least eight people and injuring thousands, were brought in by Hezbollah in recent months. ...3 days ago
- Pacific nations want ecocide to become a crime – here’s why NZ should support the proposal
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nathan Cooper, Associate Professor of Law, University of Waikato Mario Tama/Getty Images The recent proposal by Vanuatu, Fiji and Samoa to recognise ecocide as a crime against humanity is timely and could provide a global framework of accountability for environmental damage. ...3 days ago
- Complaint about high prices in airport retail monopoly
A multinational you’ve never heard of has negotiated exclusive deals with airports to sell us $219m of high-priced confectionery, soft drinks and pulp novels The post Complaint about high prices in airport retail monopoly appeared first on Newsroom. ...3 days ago
- At least 8 dead, thousands wounded as pagers explode in Lebanon
Iran's envoy to Beirut is among the wounded in an attack Lebanon's government says is an "Israeli aggression". ...3 days ago
- Labour demands consultation after another 11th-hour gang patch ban amendment
Labour is calling on the government to send the gang patch ban back to select committee for consultation after yet another last-minute amendment. ...3 days ago
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