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Toxic masculinity
Written By: - Date published: 8:36 am, August 28th, 2019 - 153 comments
As the Amazon burns and the world looks on aghast as our lungs go up in flames Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has chosen to respond to an offer of help from the G7 by picking a fight with French leader Emmanuel Macron.
Cmon Aussie …
Written By: - Date published: 10:48 am, August 18th, 2019 - 54 comments
In the last week Australia has insulted Pacific nations by refusing to commit to a 1.5 degree maximum increase in global temperatures and by claiming that Pacific Islands will be fine because they can pick Australia’s fruit. And Alan Jones has almost lost his job through misogynist attacks on Jacinda Ardern.
National still does not get MMP
Written By: - Date published: 8:23 am, August 14th, 2019 - 62 comments
National has shown that it does not understand MMP by being overly concerned that some electorates may be slightly bigger or smaller than other electorates.
Do poor people and women exist in right wing economics land?
Written By: - Date published: 7:30 am, August 13th, 2019 - 125 comments
David Seymour has written a critique of Deborah Russel’s review of the hard right economic tome “Economics in one lesson”. And totally missed the point of what she was saying.
Five days is a long time in politics
Written By: - Date published: 2:20 pm, August 6th, 2019 - 27 comments
Five days ago Simon Bridges predicted that unemployment had gone up. The latest figures show that the unemployment rate is at its lowest rate for the past eleven years. Update: My enthusiasm was too high. It has been pointed out to me that the Bridges tweet was from last year. My apologies to Simon …
Memo from Crosby Textor – fake news
Written By: - Date published: 9:06 am, August 2nd, 2019 - 19 comments
The Standard has obtained an internal memo from CTF Partners (formerly Crosby Textor) where it responds to allegations that it is a kindergarden for the rich children of Conservative Party donors, has engaged in misogynist behavior and ran anti and pro cycle astroturf campaigns to get a cycleway moved from near a client’s business premises to near an opponent’s premises.
Later Whaleoil
Written By: - Date published: 11:07 am, August 1st, 2019 - 66 comments
The Whaleoil blog has announced that there will be no new blog posts on the site.
The unbelievable lightness of Simon Bridges
Written By: - Date published: 11:49 am, July 31st, 2019 - 31 comments
Simon Bridges has insulted women and Tokelauans at the same time with a thinly veiled attack on Jacinda Ardern.
When your Comms team goes rogue
Written By: - Date published: 11:00 am, July 24th, 2019 - 8 comments
Former UK Labour MP Jared O’Mara must be regretting not treating his staff better as his Comms adviser has announced his resignation via O’Mara’s own twitter account.
Sometimes explaining is not losing
Written By: - Date published: 8:03 am, July 18th, 2019 - 98 comments
Stacey Kirk thinks that Julie Anne Genter should not have criticised National’s spin on the Government’s fuel efficient importation policy but forgets to do her basic job of analysing National’s spin.
Make America white again
Written By: - Date published: 11:32 am, July 16th, 2019 - 81 comments
Donald Trump has attacked a group of young female Democrat politicians and has claimed they should go back to the country they were born in. Even though they were actually born in the United States.
Is POTUS up to the job?
Written By: - Date published: 2:34 pm, July 8th, 2019 - 275 comments
A senior Psychologist thinks that POTUS Donald Trump is not up to doing the job. And the UK Ambassador to the US says that the Trump White House is uniquely dysfunctional and inept.
National supports 47% tax rate for top income bracket *
Written By: - Date published: 7:21 am, July 5th, 2019 - 25 comments
* this is one possible interpretation for National’s praise of the Morrisonn Government’s change to Australian tax system.
National offers to help with housing crisis
Written By: - Date published: 11:50 am, June 28th, 2019 - 105 comments
On behalf of the National Party Judith Collins has offered to help Labour deal with the housing crisis, the one that National is responsible for.
The strange case of the missing Oregon Republican State senators
Written By: - Date published: 1:45 pm, June 24th, 2019 - 67 comments
Republican State Senators in the state of Oregon have headed for the hills and are being protected by a local nut job militia in an effort to thwart the democratically elected majority from doing passing a law to address climate change.
Flact Tax
Written By: - Date published: 7:54 am, June 17th, 2019 - 175 comments
Act has proposed a tax increase for the bottom 64% of all tax payers.
What have Unions ever done for freeloaders?
Written By: - Date published: 8:39 am, June 16th, 2019 - 198 comments
Two teachers who support individual contracts and performance pay are upset that they are not going to immediately get the benefit the Teachers Unions negotiated for their members.
The freedom to insult
Written By: - Date published: 5:37 pm, June 15th, 2019 - 149 comments
David Seymour is proposing a law change that would protect neo nazis from the effects of their hate speech unless the speech also incited or threatened violence.
Mark Richardson wants to be a Nat MP
Written By: - Date published: 8:17 am, June 14th, 2019 - 102 comments
Mark Richardson thinks he may have a future career and will be able to transform from overpaid TV personality to overpaid public representative.
Deranged Jacinda syndrome
Written By: - Date published: 9:14 am, June 10th, 2019 - 105 comments
Mike Hosking has chosen to criticise Jacinda Ardern for touring the country and speaking to communities about the Wellbeing budget rather than flying across the world to take part in a photo opportunity.
Death tax fake news
Written By: - Date published: 10:47 am, May 21st, 2019 - 62 comments
Social media was responsible for the repeated broadcasting of the claim that Labor in Australia intended to bring in a death tax. What should happen when claims that are clearly wrong are made?
Will the Christian Conservatives rise again?
Written By: - Date published: 11:07 am, May 20th, 2019 - 78 comments
Simon Bridges has conceded that his claim that talk about Alfred Ngaro setting up a conservative party was “rumour and speculation” was not actually true. And Ngaro has gone on the offensive describing abortion as an unholy holocaust.
10,000 lies
Written By: - Date published: 3:36 pm, May 2nd, 2019 - 64 comments
The Washington Post tracker of Trump whoppers suggests that he has told his 10,000th presidential lie.
National’s bad day in the house
Written By: - Date published: 7:28 am, May 2nd, 2019 - 70 comments
In an unprecedented move yesterday in Parliament Government MPs agreed to Simon Bridges having extra time to harangue them during the general debate.
Slushiegate
Written By: - Date published: 7:46 am, April 29th, 2019 - 101 comments
Simon Bridges has decided to attack Corrections management for installing slushie machines designed to help cool prison guards in full uniform and heavy stab proof vests on hot days.
Splitters!
Written By: - Date published: 10:37 am, April 26th, 2019 - 34 comments
David Moffett, a Former board member of the New Conservative Party has announced the launch of a new new conservative party.
The Mueller report
Written By: - Date published: 10:11 am, April 19th, 2019 - 75 comments
Robert Mueller’s report has now been released and questions are being asked at the benign spin that the White House has been allowed to engage in to describe it before its release.
Bridges’ emotional junior staffer problem
Written By: - Date published: 8:04 am, April 11th, 2019 - 36 comments
The emotional junior staffer incident shows that National’s internal discipline is poor and that leaks are continuing.
Astroturf organisation accuses Tax Justice Aotearoa of being an astroturf organisation
Written By: - Date published: 12:13 pm, April 8th, 2019 - 18 comments
The Taxpayer’s Union (not a real union) has hit peak irony by accusing another organisation of being an astroturf organisation.
David is delayed
Written By: - Date published: 11:27 am, April 3rd, 2019 - 13 comments
David Seymour has done something even more embarrassing than twerking on Dancing with the Stars.
Dumb as a plank
Written By: - Date published: 1:18 pm, April 2nd, 2019 - 80 comments
Pro gun lobby groups are making some outlandish claims about the Government’s proposed gun law changes.
- The story behind Migration5
Gill Bonnett always had a sense of an “invisible hand” operating above immigration policy. Her discovery of a Migration5 briefing document to the immigration minister several years ago confirmed it. As RNZ’s immigration reporter, she has spent several years poring over immigration files, refugee reports and asylum-seeker applications, so spotting the M5 ...7 days ago - ‘Limited evidence’ for Govt’s approach to farm emissions – officialsFailing to reduce agricultural climate pollution will mean the rest of the economy is left to pick up the slack – and the bill – officials warned The post ‘Limited evidence’ for Govt’s approach to farm emissions – officials appeared first on Newsroom. ...7 days ago
- KiwiRail confusion as rumours swirl around ferry construction and privatisationKiwiRail has confirmed construction of two replacement inter-island ferries has halted, despite suggestions from the Labour leader the boats are still being built. Labour leader Chris Hipkins told media he had received “some suggestion that those ferries are still in the process of being built right now”. He described the ...7 days ago
- The new and (slightly) improved three strikes regimeAnalysis: The failed three strikes regime is back, with changes aimed at avoiding disproportionately harsh sentences The post The new and (slightly) improved three strikes regime appeared first on Newsroom. ...7 days ago
- The risks of being in an earthquake prone buildingOpinion: Construction minister worries that empty, derelict buildings are ‘a handbrake on growth and development’ The post The risks of being in an earthquake prone building appeared first on Newsroom. ...7 days ago
- Newsroom daily quiz, Wednesday 26 JuneLoading…(function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){var ql=document.querySelectorAll('A,DIV,A[data-quiz],DIV[data-quiz]'); if(ql){if(ql.length){for(var k=0;k<ql.length;k++){ql[k].id='quiz-embed-'+k;ql[k].href="javascript:var i=document.getElementById('quiz-embed-"+k+"');try{qz.startQuiz(i)}catch(e){i.start=1;i.style.cursor='wait';i.style.opacity='0.5'};void(0);"}}};i['QP']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){(i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)})(window,document,'script','https://take.quiz-maker.com/3012/CDN/quiz-embed-v1.js','qp'); Got a good quiz question? Send Newsroom your questions. The post Newsroom daily quiz, Wednesday 26 June appeared first on Newsroom. ...7 days ago
- Airbnb: The case for a visitor levy in NZPaid content: Any levy that disproportionately favours the hotel sector at the expense of the average Kiwi is not a viable solution The post Airbnb: The case for a visitor levy in NZ appeared first on Newsroom. ...7 days ago
- Listen: Mata – Carbon Overload
Green MP Teanau Tuiono discusses the failure of the latest carbon credits auction. Then Shane Te Pou and India Logan-Riley look at the future of the ETS. ...1 week ago - Married at First Sight NZ Power Rankings: We found love in a hopeless place
Alex Casey power ranks the final week of Married at First Sight NZ. I remember walking out of Tenet and spending about as long as the duration of the film watching my partner patiently shuffle around salt and pepper shakers, trying to explain the chronology. I remember feeling bamboozled, hoodwinked, ...1 week ago - Former minister receives petition calling for ban on live animal exports to be keptThe coalition government is keen to restart the trade with 'gold standard' rules to protect animal welfare. ...1 week ago
- Support for National increases since Budget, 1 News Verian poll showsThe results would see the coalition government retain its hold on power. ...1 week ago
- Possible ferry cancellation liability 'hasn't been finalised' – HipkinsChris Hipkins would be "astounded" if new replacement ferries cost less than the previous plan. ...1 week ago
- Cuts At Te Kawa Mataaho Public Service Commission A Step Backwards For Diversity & Inclusion In ...
Te Kawa Mataaho, Public Service Commission today released its final decisions to meet the Government’s demand to cut spending by 7.5%. The decisions see a net loss of 28 roles, including in teams working on gender and ethnic pay initiatives. ...1 week ago - Abuse in Care report handed to Governor-General Dame Cindy KiroIt is estimated between 110,000 and 255,000 people were abused in state or faith-based care from 1950 to 2019. ...1 week ago
- Luxon defends drug funding's effect on Budget, refuses to share total costCommitting funding - from next year's Budget - is not unusual, the Prime Minister says. ...1 week ago
- The Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care: What you need to knowExplainer - The final report from the long-running inquiry has been handed to the Governor-General. RNZ reflects on key points. ...1 week ago
- Commissioners Lay Challenge As Royal Commission Final Report Delivered To Governor-GeneralThe report is called Whanaketia – through pain and trauma, from darkness to light. It was named by the Inquiry's survivor advisory group of experts. ...1 week ago
- Statement From Brad Gallop, Chairperson, Council Of Licensed Firearm OwnersStatement from Brad Gallop, Chairperson, Council of Licensed Firearm Owners, addressing comments made about the firearm law reform proposal process in a story published by Stuff today . "The Minister’s Arms Advisory Group (MAAG) assisted the Government ...1 week ago
- Sensible Sentencing Trust Re-activate To Oppose Weaker Three Strikes ProposalSensible Sentencing Trustee Louise Parsons says: “It is with sadness that we must oppose this weak and watered-down proposed Three Strikes Law. Not only does the Government plan to wipe all 13,000 former strike warnings, it will only apply to 30% of offender ...1 week ago
- 36,000 Kiwis Send Clear Message: No More Fossil Fuels“Climate change is here. The Government must listen to the more than 36,000 people who have called them out on their plans to pour oil and gas on the climate crisis fire,” says the Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick. ...1 week ago
- Revised Three Strikes Bill proceeds to ParliamentWhen it becomes law it will help keep violent criminals off the streets, the Associate Justice Minister says. ...1 week ago
- NZ First disagrees with Cabinet over current Covid-19 inquiry continuingWinston Peters says the party disagrees with allowing the inquiry to continue as-is and with its current chair who, he says, risks a perception of bias. ...1 week ago
- A brief timeline of Cook Strait ferriesWhen the Interislander’s Aratere ferry ran aground near Picton this weekend, it was the latest chapter in a long history of the vital connection between New Zealand’s two islands. On its website, Interislander describes itself as part of State Highway One and the Main Trunk Line of the railway. This ...1 week ago
- Power Play – Government's cancer funding announcement a catch-up, clean-up jobPower Play - A boost in Pharmac funding will go a long way to rebuilding the dent in National's credibility and trust, but the damage could have been avoided in the first place. ...1 week ago
- Review: Jerry Seinfeld brings complaint comedy to Spark ArenaA comic once beloved for being an amiable jerk is suddenly mad at everyone. Duncan Greive watches the ups and downs of an icon at 70. One of the many golden nuggets in flawless ‘90s comedy Clueless comes when Alicia Silverstone’s Cher dismisses a boy with the perfect kiss off, ...1 week ago
- Feeding whānau, fighting pests: meet three groups making change in AucklandThree community groups in Tāmaki Makaurau are creating positive change and with the help of Auckland Council’s Local Board grants. Sarah Daniell stopped by to see what community mahi looks like in three very different niches. It’s Saturday morning at Avondale’s Fair Food depot, and Tracey points to three massive ...1 week ago
- I love Invercargill – and its poetry festival, tooA diary of the Dan Davin Literary Foundation Poetry Festival that took place Invercargill over the first weekend of June. From north to south, Aotearoa is loaded with literary festivals, each with a unique way of inviting bookish people to come out and play. Over the last month we’ve seen ...1 week ago
- Overwhelming Majority Of New Zealanders Want Easter Trading Restrictions RepealedA new Taxpayers’ Union – Curia poll has revealed that an overwhelming majority of New Zealanders think shops should be allowed to open on Good Friday and Easter Sunday if they want to do so. ...1 week ago
- How far can NZ boldly go with the US Space Force?Analysis - NZ is increasingly active in the US military's Space Force, but how bold can it be when America's moves to ramp up space capabilities are encased in anti-China rhetoric? ...1 week ago
- NZCTU Condemns Contractor Reform As Fundamental Attack On Workers’ RightsMinister for Workplace Relations, Brooke van Velden, has instructed her officials to begin work on preventing workers misclassified as contractors from challenging their employment status in the courts. ...1 week ago
- The cost of being: An out-of-work theatre-maker on the benefitAs part of our series exploring how New Zealanders live and our relationship with money, a mostly out-of-work twentysomething flatting in Wellington explains how he gets by. Want to be part of The Cost of Being? Fill out the questionnaire here. Gender: Male Age: 27 Ethnicity: Pākehā Role: Volunteer twice a ...1 week ago
- Government Ferry Decision A Case Of Political Steering FailureThe Maritime Union says the Government’s U-turn on purchasing new Interislander ferries is the predictable but costly outcome of flawed decision making. The Government has said it is now looking at building new ferries again following the advice of ...1 week ago
- Unions go into battle for private contractors' right to challenge employment statusMBIE is calling for feedback on private contractor rights, as four Uber drivers fight to be recognised as employees - with holiday pay, sick leave and other entitlements. ...1 week ago
- Government pushes ahead on contractor crackdown as court battle continuesMBIE is calling for feedback on private contractor rights, as four Uber drivers fight to be recognised as employees - with holiday pay, sick leave and other entitlements. ...1 week ago
- Politics live: Calls for quicker access to new cancer medicationsChristopher Luxon speaks to Morning Report as cancer patients and advocates respond to drug funding. ...1 week ago
- Some new cancer drugs available in OctoberThis story first appeared on RNZ and is republished with permission New cancer drugs should be available in the next three months, but it could be more than a year before all the newly-funded treatments are on the market. The government has committed $604 million over four years in extra ...1 week ago
- Pharmac budget boost goes beyond National’s cancer drug promiseBut, writes Stewart Sowman-Lund in this extract from The Bulletin, does it risk leading to underinvestment in the future? To receive The Bulletin in full each weekday, sign up here. Blowing the budget Pharmac’s been given a $604m budget boost, in line with reports that emerged before the weekend. The prime ...1 week ago
- Finance Minister Nicola Willis responds to ferry decision criticism after ship runs agroundOne of the KiwiRail shareholding ministers says there are good reasons for the InterIslander ferry service to stay in government hands. ...1 week ago
- Geoffrey Palmer: NZ an executive paradise, not democratic paradiseExcerpted with permission from a speech last weekend to a Young Labour event. The former PM offers recommendations on how to improve law-making, Parliament and the public’s right to influence policy You probably know that our system contains three main elements: the Parliament; the Executive and the Judiciary. The ...1 week ago
- Politics live: Government must ensure Bluebridge has competitor, says WillisOne of the KiwiRail shareholding ministers says there are good reasons for the InterIslander ferry service to stay in government hands. ...1 week ago
- Some new cancer drugs available in October, rest rolled out over next 12 monthsHowever it could be more than a year before all the newly-funded treatments are on the market, the Heath Minister says. ...1 week ago
- “Fast Track Bill Pulls Credibility Of Crown’s Apology Into Question” – Ngāti Manuhiri“In its current form, the Bill does not afford us the opportunity to engage on projects that will affect us, at all stages. ...1 week ago
- Geoffrey Palmer on rapid reforms: ‘You should learn from history, not repeat it’The former prime minister’s campaign against unbridled power continues. The Nation Is at Risk, the second episode of Juggernaut: The Story of the Fourth Labour Government, is now available wherever you get your podcasts. Geoffrey Palmer has been raging at the executive for ages. In the late 70s, while on academic ...1 week ago
- Sinking lids and rising profits: The problem with pokiesThere are fewer pokie machines in Aotearoa than ever, but they still rake in more than $1bn a year. So are strict council policies working – and do the community funding arguments stack up? Shanti Mathias investigates. ‘Gambling affects your relationships – you feel pressured to conceal losses from ...1 week ago
- Reverend Rob McCullough, abuserJesus treated people on the margins with the greatest dignity and respect. His followers looked askance when he had profound conversations with women from despised cultural groups, such as the Samaritans. He healed women shunned by society due to the prevailing menstrual taboo. After his death and resurrection his followers ...1 week ago
- Daily crossword, Tuesday 25 JuneThe post Daily crossword, Tuesday 25 June appeared first on Newsroom. ...1 week ago
- Newsroom daily quiz, Tuesday 25 JuneLoading…(function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){var ql=document.querySelectorAll('A,DIV,A[data-quiz],DIV[data-quiz]'); if(ql){if(ql.length){for(var k=0;k<ql.length;k++){ql[k].id='quiz-embed-'+k;ql[k].href="javascript:var i=document.getElementById('quiz-embed-"+k+"');try{qz.startQuiz(i)}catch(e){i.start=1;i.style.cursor='wait';i.style.opacity='0.5'};void(0);"}}};i['QP']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){(i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)})(window,document,'script','https://take.quiz-maker.com/3012/CDN/quiz-embed-v1.js','qp'); Got a good quiz question? Send Newsroom your questions. The post Newsroom daily quiz, Tuesday 25 June appeared first on Newsroom. ...1 week ago
- Criminal prosecution of Newsroom abandoned by police and CrownThe last and most serious strand of a failed legal campaign by Crown Law against Newsroom over a video investigation into an Oranga Tamariki ‘reverse uplift’ of children has been abandoned without evidence presented. In the Christchurch District Court on Monday, Judge Tom Gilbert dismissed the police charge against Newsroom ...1 week ago
- Whooping cough is settling in for the winterOpinion: New Zealand is entering an epidemic of whooping cough (pertussis), a disease that can be severe, serious, and even deadly, to infants. For older children and adults, it can spell weeks to months of misery. Once heard, the distinctive and severe coughing fits of whooping cough are easy to ...1 week ago
- Aotearoa’s first historical feature film in te reo, from a Maori lensThe groundbreaking film Ka Whawhai Tonu goes to cinemas this Matariki weekend, with high hopes of a box office success after eight years of development and several funding rejections. The pivotal 1864 battle of O-Rākau in the New Zealand Wars in Waikato is told through the eyes of two young ...1 week ago
- Govt risks getting stuck in the short-term thinking trapThe drug-funding saga is a microcosm of the cycles of underinvestment and reprioritisation that have left NZ’s infrastructure and frontline services crumbling The post Govt risks getting stuck in the short-term thinking trap appeared first on Newsroom. ...1 week ago
- Macron’s electoral gamble to see off the far-rightOpinion: After a crushing defeat by the far-right National Rally in the European Parliament elections, President Macron is playing a high-stakes game The post Macron’s electoral gamble to see off the far-right appeared first on Newsroom. ...1 week ago
- Fast-track ministers signal willingness to change billPatterns emerge in public submissions, but not every group will see their suggestions taken on board The post Fast-track ministers signal willingness to change bill appeared first on Newsroom. ...1 week ago
- Remote working the next big test for employment lawMore employees are exercising their legal options to work remotely The post Remote working the next big test for employment law appeared first on Newsroom. ...1 week ago
- Risk young offenders will be labelled for life rather than rehabilitated – Children's Com...The government's plans are not the answer to reducing youth crime, and won't build safer communities, the Chief Children's Commissioner says. ...1 week ago
- Former Green MP Golriz Ghahraman's Shoplifting Sentencing Delayed Until ThursdayThe former Green MP's lawyer asked for a discharge without conviction. ...1 week ago
- Former MP Arthur Anae Slams National's Stance On Samoa Citizenship BillA former National Party MP says his late party looked "like dickheads" not supporting the first reading of a bill that would restore New Zealand citizenship to a group of Samoans. ...1 week ago
- Watch: PM, Health Minister admit flaws in cancer drug communicationsChristopher Luxon and Shane Reti have acknowledged they communicated the cancer drugs policy poorly. ...1 week ago
- Electoral Commission refers Darleen Tana, Verve Magazine publishers to policeThe suspended Green MP has been referred to the police over an election advertisement published in May 2023. ...1 week ago
- Watch: Prime Minister Christopher Luxon gives post-Cabinet updateThe prime minister faced questions from the media in his weekly post-Cabinet conference. ...1 week ago
- Cancer drugs promise: Government confirms $600m extra for PharmacThe government has confirmed $604m in extra Pharmac funding, to cover "up to 54" new medicines including 26 cancer treatments. ...1 week ago
- Watch live: Prime Minister Christopher Luxon gives post-Cabinet updateThe prime minister will provide updates and answer questions from the media in his weekly post-Cabinet conference. ...1 week ago
- Very Flawed Decision Will Have ConsequencesRecently Prime Minister Luxon and Environment Minister returned from Asia where they were surprised that climate change was top of the business people and politicians they met, but I don’t think that they learned anything from it. ...1 week ago
- Charities Commission Needs To Act On Manurewa MaraeThe Taxpayers’ Union is calling on the Charities Commission to open an investigation into the new allegations relating to Te Pāti Māori’s alleged campaign use of a charity’s van, as reported by TVNZ’s Q+A yesterday. ...1 week ago
- Why I’m no longer writing novels for adultsRachael King is a finalist in the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults 2024 with her novel The Grimmelings. She explains why writing books for kids is more important to her than ever. I’m a children’s author. I write for kids. I am shielded from the question ...1 week ago
- Anti-stalking Petition Handover To Minister Paul Goldsmith on 26 JuneThe Coalition for the Safety of Women and Children and AVA will hand over a petition, calling on the Government to urgently make stalking illegal, to Minister of Justice Paul Goldsmith in person at 1 pm this coming Wednesday 26 June 2024. ...1 week ago
- Submissions Open On International Treaty Examinations Relating To The Indo-Pacific Economic Framewor...The Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee is inviting public submissions on four international treaty examinations relating to the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) and the accompanying National Interest Analysis. ...1 week ago
- After a years-long dry spell, horny and hypermelodic pop stars are suddenly backThe pandemic made a lot of big pop music sound hushed and melancholic. Duncan Greive assesses three women bringing the beat back – and the shock return of Lorde. New Zealand is seasonally cross-matched for pop culture. The big budget movies all come out in the northern hemisphere summer, when ...1 week ago
- Government Can’t Put Cancer Treatment On The Credit CardThe Taxpayers’ Union understands that the Government is today making an announcement of additional funding for medicines and is urging them to ensure that it is funded through a reprioritisation of spending, not loaded onto the taxpayer credit card. ...1 week ago
- Strong Support Across All Demographics For Māori Wards To Be Decided By Local Referenda58% of respondents believed local voters should be the final decision maker while just 23% believed it should be left to local mayors and councillors. The remaining 19% were unsure. ...1 week ago
- Job seekers now required to attend a seminar after six months on the benefitThe change is part of the government's wider "reset" of the welfare system. ...1 week ago
- Interislander Should Be Sold Off, Not Kept Afloat By TaxpayersResponding to repeated incidents and mismanagement with the Interislander ferry service, the Taxpayers’ Union is calling on the Government to sell off the Interislander ferry service instead of funnelling even more taxpayer money into it. Taxpayers’ ...1 week ago
- Government Fails On Plastic PollutionAs Plastic Free July approaches, the Ministry for the Environment is indicating that the long-awaited third phase of plastics phase-outs has been put on hold. Even if the government decides to go ahead with them again, the start date has been postponed ...1 week ago
- Te Māngai Pāho ‘facing a fiscal cliff’With a growing demand for reo Māori content, is it time for an increase for the funding agency? A who’s who of Māori radio and TV gathered together last Thursday to celebrate 30 years of Te Māngai Pāho, but the future of the Māori broadcasting funding agency remains uncertain. Despite ...1 week ago
- Need For Strong Regulation And Long-Term Certainty For Water ServicesStrong economic, water quality and environmental regulators are vital to ensure consumer protection and healthy water under the Government’s new Local Water Done Well policy direction. ...1 week ago
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