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The many and varied thoughts of John Key on the Mt Roskill By election
Written By: - Date published: 9:17 am, December 5th, 2016 - 26 comments
An analysis of things that John Key said about the Mt Roskill shows a series of contradictory positions were taken at various times of the campaign.
Everybody wants a recount
Written By: - Date published: 8:38 am, November 29th, 2016 - 100 comments
US President elect Donald Trump has expressed support for a widespread investigation of America’s electoral system
Why no leftie fake news?
Written By: - Date published: 10:11 am, November 28th, 2016 - 161 comments
Fake stories were widely shared by Trump fans before the election. Why is leftie / liberal fake news much rarer? A fake news writer explains.
The sharemarket moved because…
Written By: - Date published: 10:07 am, November 23rd, 2016 - 17 comments
This is just something that gets my goat, and there was a particularly egregious example on the RNZ Business News this morning. Apparently Wall St was going ‘gangbusters’, and the reason they came up with for that was ‘Wall St’ liking Donald Trump’s policies (lowering tax and building infrastructure apparently). Not long ago Wall St […]
What skills do we need in the age of fake news?
Written By: - Date published: 8:19 am, November 23rd, 2016 - 131 comments
Revelations surrounding the role of fake news in the American election have been stunning. And the critical thinking skills that democracy needs to survive this trend are under attack in our education system.
National tries to have it both ways
Written By: - Date published: 8:31 am, November 19th, 2016 - 51 comments
Despite the Kaikoura earthquakes, the damage to the Capital and the fact the EQC fund is now in deficit, the Government is still holding out the possibility of tax cuts in election year.
Beware of Spin Doctors and Spin Professors
Written By: - Date published: 9:01 am, November 13th, 2016 - 97 comments
On the same day that the pollsters in the world’s most advanced democracy were shown to have got things terribly wrong a Professor in New Zealand says that National will win next year because of polling data.
Nat allegations about Michael Wood a pack of lies
Written By: - Date published: 12:30 pm, November 12th, 2016 - 25 comments
I trust the truth will be reported by all the media that reported the lies.
The media double standard
Written By: - Date published: 9:15 am, November 9th, 2016 - 126 comments
Andrea Vance has attacked Labour’s Ready to Work policy and claimed that the policy does not add up, despite being told how the figures had been arrived at.
The Propaganda War
Written By: - Date published: 10:38 am, October 2nd, 2016 - 89 comments
Under the rubble of lies…
Polls
Written By: - Date published: 8:22 am, September 28th, 2016 - 61 comments
While politicos were watching Hillary defeat Donald in the first debate, Roy Morgan released their latest poll, showing Labour massively up and National down a chunk. Is the media narrative broken?
Dear Herald you can do better than Rodney Hide
Written By: - Date published: 9:15 am, September 25th, 2016 - 248 comments
Rodney Hide continues to provide extreme analysis free right wing ramblings courtesy of the Herald. Is it time for them to reintroduce a left wing columnist?
Key finally admits there is a housing crisis but says it is all Labour’s fault
Written By: - Date published: 8:35 am, August 30th, 2016 - 32 comments
John Key has used some very dodgy figures to claim that the housing crisis was worse under Labour than it is now.
Todd McClay gets thrown under a bus
Written By: - Date published: 7:22 am, July 26th, 2016 - 56 comments
John Key has thrown Todd McClay under a bus and blamed him for dancing on the head of a pin and for no one telling Key that our second major trading nation wanted to dump sub standard steel on the local market.
Anti-Corbyn media bias
Written By: - Date published: 9:58 pm, July 19th, 2016 - 77 comments
“When a democracy cannot rely on its press to provide its citizens with information about political parties that meets the basic standards of fairness, then we can expect a political process that is equally unbalanced.”
London School of Economics study.
National denies/admits Chinese trade reprisals threatened
Written By: - Date published: 3:17 pm, July 19th, 2016 - 50 comments
Yesterday this was the story: Speaking shortly after his arrival in Indonesia for a three-day trade trip, Key sought to pour cold water on the idea of any Chinese retaliation. While he could not confirm whether MBIE had received a complaint about steel dumping, due to the confidentiality of the complaints regime, the Government had […]
Give it a rest Newshub
Written By: - Date published: 9:04 am, June 30th, 2016 - 47 comments
After their ridiculous Andrew Little witch-hunt blew up in their faces yesterday, Newshub still can’t let it go. Sad.
Housing policy omnishambles
Written By: - Date published: 2:45 pm, May 27th, 2016 - 19 comments
The Nats will pay you $3000 to move to Auckland and $5000 to leave it. This is what happens when you have no vision, no plan, and no NFI what you’re doing.
Apparently the housing crisis surge is a figment of our imagination
Written By: - Date published: 11:32 am, May 24th, 2016 - 51 comments
Nick Smith thinks that the recently developing housing crisis is a figment of our imagination.
Tax cuts! No! Yes! Maybe! Look over there!
Written By: - Date published: 7:02 am, May 17th, 2016 - 90 comments
English is right, Key is lying and he knows it. But Key would rather we were talking about the mirage of tax cuts (again) than current events like the protection of corrupt tax havens or our homeless living in cars.
Key’s Lawyer is a Mossack Man
Written By: - Date published: 6:44 am, May 10th, 2016 - 50 comments
Despite the PM’s assurances, it turns out the his lawyer had direct links to Mossack Fonseca. And so did everyone else in the room when Todd McClay was successfully convinced to drop the IRD review into foreign trust. Someone’s been telling porkies …
John Key chickens out of #panamapapers interview
Written By: - Date published: 8:31 am, May 9th, 2016 - 37 comments
This morning John Key refused to be interviewed on Radio New Zealand after learning that they intended to ask him questions about the Panama Papers. And some elements of the media are for some strange reason trying to say there is nothing to see because he personally has not been implicated.
Tony Veitch: I’m the Real Victim Here.
Written By: - Date published: 12:05 pm, May 8th, 2016 - 137 comments
Domestic abuser Tony Veitch has written a self absorbed piece about how domestic abuser Tony Veitch is better now. Good on domestic abuser Tony Veitch!
UPDATE: Veitch’s victim’s father calls for a real apology.
If we tax the multinational corporations will they leave?
Written By: - Date published: 8:27 am, May 8th, 2016 - 151 comments
Rodney Hide thinks that making multinational corporations pay their fair share of tax will make them leave.
Memo from Crosby Textor: Murray McCully and the Hagaman donation
Written By: - Date published: 2:01 pm, April 24th, 2016 - 35 comments
The Standard has obtained a copy of a Crosby Textor memo concerning risks posed by Murray McCully’s handling of issues surrounding the awarding of the contract for the Niue resort.
Rodney Hide – stupid, corrupt or both?
Written By: - Date published: 10:56 am, April 24th, 2016 - 60 comments
Hide’s Herald piece today is straight out of Dirty Politics Farrar’s playbook.
Key changed the law to extend NZ as a tax haven
Written By: - Date published: 6:51 am, April 11th, 2016 - 289 comments
John Key personally directed the 2011 law change that turned NZ into an attractive tax haven.
It’s part of a complicated context involving his failed plan to turn NZ into a “financial hub”.
Imperator Fish: The terrifying cost of Labour’s UBI
Written By: - Date published: 8:01 am, April 1st, 2016 - 221 comments
Imperator Fish warns us of the terrifying cost of Labour’s UBI.
It’s even worse than you think.
The sock puppets, the media and the UBI
Written By: - Date published: 8:00 am, March 31st, 2016 - 117 comments
Labour’s discussion of a possible UBI is still generating debate.
The media treatment of Labour’s UBI discussion paper
Written By: - Date published: 7:30 am, March 24th, 2016 - 144 comments
John Key and an array of National sock puppets have misrepresented Labour’s UBI proposal as party policy and as being very expensive when it is not party policy and when a variety of different potential forms have been raised for discussion.
Exclusive: Tea Pot Tapes released
Written By: - Date published: 9:40 pm, March 21st, 2016 - 27 comments
Now that the Key tea pot tapes defamation case has been settled and John Key has accepted that Bradley Ambrose accidentally recorded the content of Key’s discussion with John Banks the original tape can now be released …
- What can we learn from Australia’s version of the Marsden Fund furore?
Humanities and social science research topics being tweaked rhetorically to seem airy-fairy, impractical and/or ‘woke’ is nothing new. Joanne Wilkes explains how political intervention in funding for academic research played out across the ditch. As a retired academic from an arts faculty – I taught English literature at Auckland University ...7 days ago - ‘Luxon Hustle’ targets foreign tech and infrastructure investors
By leveraging the fast-track in closed doors meetings, the PM hoped deep pockets would invest in NZ development The post ‘Luxon Hustle’ targets foreign tech and infrastructure investors appeared first on Newsroom. ...7 days ago - Daily crossword, Tuesday 17 December
The post Daily crossword, Tuesday 17 December appeared first on Newsroom. ...7 days ago
- Trump’s declaration of war on universities
Opinion: Public support for US universities is relatively low, and highly polarised The post Trump’s declaration of war on universities appeared first on Newsroom. ...7 days ago
- Govt fails KPI because of ‘rushed lawmaking’
Analysis: A drafting error delays oil and gas ban repeal, after bill was initially rushed through Parliament The post Govt fails KPI because of ‘rushed lawmaking’ appeared first on Newsroom. ...7 days ago
- Newsroom daily quiz, Tuesday 17 December
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- NZ can’t keep H5N1 bird flu virus out for ever
Analysis: Avian influenza keeps popping up in our newsfeeds, and we are reminded of the unpredictable and unwieldy nature of infectious diseases that threaten our health. Given that we are still dusting ourselves off from Covid-19, no one is particularly keen to hear about another imminent viral threat. Just what ...7 days ago
- Warning over cosmetic cowboys as industry pins hopes on new regulation
Therapeutic Products Act Repeal Bill clears the way for new legislation that will safeguard consumers from rogue practitioners The post Warning over cosmetic cowboys as industry pins hopes on new regulation appeared first on Newsroom. ...7 days ago
- How cities are reinventing the public-private partnership − 4 lessons from around the globe
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Debra Lam, Founding Director of the Partnership for Inclusive Innovation, Enterprise Innovation Institute, Georgia Institute of Technology Cities tackle a vast array of responsibilities – from building transit networks to running schools – and sometimes they can use a little help. That’s ...7 days ago - US on target in Guam with first Marine redeployment and missile test
By Mar-Vic Cagurangan in Hagatna, Guam The United States is advancing the fortification of its territory closest to China with the arrival of the first Marines from Okinawa and its first interceptor missile test in Guam last week. About 100 Marines from Japan landed on Saturday, the vanguard of about ...7 days ago
- Wellbeing provisions distracting councils from core job – Simeon Brown
The local government minister says they're also driving up rates - Labour says it's "a complete fabrication". ...7 days ago - Government warned operating Aratere ferry until 2029 ‘simply not possible’
A leaked report authored by the government's expert ministerial advisory group warns the Aratere should be retired as early as next year. ...7 days ago
- Government Washes Its Hands Of “Unethical” Plastic Waste Exports
Chai says the Government’s final decision to reject her petition “gives a lot of reasons for doing nothing”. ...7 days ago - Ngāti Kahungunu Submits In Opposition To The Treaty Principles Bill
The Ngāti Kahungunu submission clearly states the reasons why it opposes the Treaty Principles Bill, “due to its inherent contradictions and potential for detrimental consequences. Each principle, while seemingly benign, harbours flaws that necessitate ...7 days ago
- More coal and gas, less renewables: what a nuclear power plan for Australia would really mean
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland Bilanol/Shutterstock Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s plan for nuclear power in Australia has provoked a great deal of discussion and analysis – most of it critical. Experts point out the Coalition’s long-awaited ...1 week ago
- Fast-track project publication a brick through window of democracy
It beggars belief that the government has redacted the wannabe seabed miner Trans Tasman Resources application's economic benefits to Aotearoa New Zealand, for a bill whose only purpose is the economic benefit to Aotearoa New Zealand. ...1 week ago
- What Christopher Luxon makes of his government’s 2024 efforts
The PM says 2024 has been a good start - but "I'll be the first to tell you we have a lot more to do". ...1 week ago
- What is a dark comet? A quick guide to the ‘new’ kids in the Solar System
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Allen, Co-Director Space Technology and Industry Institute, Swinburne University of Technology Artist’s impression of ‘Oumuamua. ESA/Hubble, NASA, ESO, M. Kornmesser In 2017, NASA discovered and later confirmed the first interstellar object to enter our Solar System. It wasn’t aliens. But ...1 week ago
- Homelessness biggest driver of youth crime – advocate
An advocate for young homeless people says it's clear Oranga Tamariki needs more funding to care for teenagers and children. ...1 week ago
- Live: Chrisopher Luxon at year’s last post-Cabinet briefing
The PM says 2024 has been a good start - but "I'll be the first to tell you we have a lot more to do". ...1 week ago
- Chalmers unveils new look Reserve Bank, with women in the majority on both its boards
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra A person with long experience in the financial services sector, Marnie Baker, and a distinguished academic economist, Renée Fry-McKibbin, have been appointed to serve on the Reserve Bank’s new monetary policy board: Treasurer Jim Chalmers ...1 week ago
- Push For Police To Charge For Presence At Public Events A Deterrent On Free Speech
Police have a duty to protect the public from physical harm, and the public fund them to do so. Event organisers should not be put off hosting events due to imposed costs from Police. ...1 week ago
- Open Letter On Importance Of Research In The Social Sciences And Humanities
The role of the Royal Society Te Apārangi, as set out in the Royal Society of New Zealand Act, is to advance and promote science, technology, and the humanities, and to provide expert advice on important public issues to the Government and people ...1 week ago
- Global watchdog condemns Fiji for ‘blocking’ protest marches over Gaza genocide
Asia Pacific Report A global civil society watchdog has condemned Fiji for blocking protest marches over the Palestine genocide by Israel and clamping down on a regional Pacific university demonstration with threats. However, while the Civicus Monitor rates the state of civic space in Fiji as “obstructed” it has acknowledged ...1 week ago
- Greenpeace Slams Late Release Of Redacted Fast Track Seabed Mining Documents
Over 20,000 people have signed an open letter pledging resistance to companies opting into the fast track, and a further 45,000 have signed a petition calling on the Government to ban seabed mining outright. ...1 week ago
- New to streaming: What to watch on Netflix NZ, Neon and more this week
We round up everything coming to streaming services this week, including Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+, Apple TV+, ThreeNow, Neon and TVNZ+. If you enjoy local documentaries: Shortland Street: Reflecting a Nation (TVNZ+, December 19) Since arriving on our screens in 1992, the iconic soap opera Shortland Street and ...1 week ago
- Govt Announces No Christmas For Children In Persistent Poverty For The Next 10 Years
CPAG calls on the current government and all political parties to work towards a future where all tamariki grow up surrounded by loving, thriving whānau within supportive communities where there are resources, opportunities and systems to enable them to ...1 week ago
- NZ police officers’ China trip had all the hallmarks of foreign interference operation –...
The SIS has IDed China as the major source of foreign interference activities - and the police should take heed, Anne-Marie Brady says. ...1 week ago
- Announcing the Vince Geddes In-Depth Journalism Fund
A new fund has been launched to provide freelance writers with grants to work on ambitious, in-depth journalism. The Vince Geddes In-Depth Journalism Fund, supported by the Auckland Radio Trust (ART), has been established to provide much-needed financial and editorial support to talented freelance journalists, empowering them to produce ...1 week ago
- Police China trip a classic bid to ‘curry favour’ – Andrew Little
Andrew Little says it "ought to be a worry" that 33 police staff visited China in October. ...1 week ago
- Number of youths kept in police cells 10 times higher than two years ago
The number of young people kept overnight in police cells was 418 in the year ended June. ...1 week ago
- 20 Years On: Has The Supreme Court Delivered?
Two decades after its creation, is the Supreme Court hearing the right cases and meeting its statutory objectives? ...1 week ago
- Auckland City Mission delivers dignity and holiday cheer, but faces funding uncertainty
Months of planning, scores of volunteers and thousands of food boxes are all part of Auckland City Mission – Te Tāpui Atawhai’s annual Christmas celebration. But without an ongoing funding commitment from the government, the future of this community support is uncertain. Volunteer Uncle Mike arrives at Grafton’s Boston Road, ...1 week ago
- I made it to the end of 2024 without finding out what ‘hawk tuah’ means
As soon as a new viral moment started circulating six months ago, Alex Casey made a choice to avoid it for as long as humanly possible. This is her story. It’s not that I’m totally ignorant. I know the two words: hawk tuah. I know that these two words relate ...1 week ago
- Letter From Winners Of The Prime Minister’s MacDiarmid Emerging Scientist Prize
We write to voice our disagreement with the decision to alter the Terms of Reference of the Marsden Fund such that "approximately 50 percent of funds will go towards supporting proposals with economic benefits to New Zealand". We urge the Government ...1 week ago
- What is it about Holloway Road? The ghosts of Wellington’s most atmospheric street
Claire Mabey explores the past and present of Holloway Road, one of Wellington’s most mysterious and storied communities. All photos by Claire Mabey. A pair of long-eared goats graze high on the verdant hillside. There’s a near-constant shriek of kākā flying overhead, passing over like fantastical creatures. The Lilliput library ...1 week ago
- NZ police officers’ China trip had all the hallmarks of foreign influence operation – ex...
The SIS has IDed China as the major source of foreign interference activities - and the police should take heed, Anne-Marie Brady says. ...1 week ago
- What’s left on the parliament agenda for 2024?
Get ready for the pre-Christmas push, writes The Bulletin’s Stewart Sowman-Lund. To receive The Bulletin in full each weekday, sign up here. ...1 week ago
- Auckland foodbanks face closure, reducing services as funding to stop
"I'm worried. I know hundreds of thousands of Aucklanders rely on the mission for food," City Missioner Helen Robinson says. ...1 week ago
- Family violence funding review could see services lose out – critics
Labour and the Greens are concerned the government is "pulling away" from existing services, but minister says that's not the case. ...1 week ago
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