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Sticking with Bill is the right move for National
Written By: - Date published: 1:37 pm, February 9th, 2018 - 15 comments
National knows what to expect with Bill.
Thought for the day
Written By: - Date published: 6:12 am, January 16th, 2018 - 14 comments
Satire vs bullying.
The Adventures of CosmoGuy: US Ambassador to New Zealand (and Samoa!)
Written By: - Date published: 1:35 pm, December 29th, 2017 - 3 comments
The alleged ‘thoughts’ of Scott Brown, the highly intelligent and very cool ambassador of the Partisan States of America to NooZiland. In an exposition of typical blinding intelligence, he tries to explain to his beloved Orange Lord what he is doing here (and in Samoa!).
Who is the white dude of the year?
Written By: - Date published: 9:00 am, December 28th, 2017 - 266 comments
Ben Torkington has proposed on twitter that there should be a white dude of the year competition. Who should be the inaugural winner of this esteemed competition and why?
Tory Translation Service
Written By: - Date published: 9:39 am, December 17th, 2017 - 211 comments
I don’t often admit that there is anything that the right do better than the left, but, credit where it’s due, there are a few things. Chief amongst them are dog whistling and wedge politics. These are calculated political silencing tactics that use language to belittle the left and make us appear alienated from […]
Caption contest
Written By: - Date published: 3:00 pm, December 7th, 2017 - 37 comments
Keep it seemly.
The Great Australian Bight honest Government ad
Written By: - Date published: 4:30 pm, October 25th, 2017 - 4 comments
The Australian Government just released this ad about the Great Australian Bight and it’s surprisingly honest and informative. 
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What colour undies will Jordan wear?
Written By: - Date published: 1:26 pm, October 22nd, 2017 - 23 comments
Site down this afternoon
Written By: - Date published: 8:30 am, October 19th, 2017 - 51 comments
The site will be down this afternoon for a few hours for scheduled maintenance.
Wellington Political Theatre’s Waiting for Godot – a review
Written By: - Date published: 7:56 am, October 17th, 2017 - 12 comments
Beckett’s classic Waiting for Godot by the city’s oldest company, the Wellington Political Theatre, is a triumph.
Poor reporters
Written By: - Date published: 5:05 pm, October 16th, 2017 - 19 comments
Spare a thought for our poor political reporters today.
Why you should vote – from a White Man Behind a Desk
Written By: - Date published: 9:39 am, September 19th, 2017 - 4 comments
It’s the kind of video that makes you go “what the fuck man. with one (1) eight minute video you convinced half of my “it’s my right to not vote and i hate politicians so Fuck Elections” friends to vote. i’ve been trying for weeks, and you put up a singular video on it and they’re persuaded.”
US presidential campaign heats up along with the hurricanes
Written By: - Date published: 4:00 pm, September 12th, 2017 - 9 comments
The first contender has declared, albeit so far in a humorous manner. Less humorous has been the hurricanes that have been hitting southern states this season. You can understand why the oil industries anti-scientist Scott Pruitt that Trump put in charge of the EPA doesn’t want to talk about it.
Best debate zinger
Written By: - Date published: 6:36 am, September 1st, 2017 - 6 comments
The best debate zinger didn’t come from anyone on the stage.
Real video from National’s campaign launch
Written By: - Date published: 8:55 am, August 30th, 2017 - 8 comments
The Standard has received real video from National’s campaign launch
Caption competition
Written By: - Date published: 1:34 pm, August 29th, 2017 - 47 comments
3:43
Written By: - Date published: 12:15 pm, August 12th, 2017 - 4 comments
Great (Aussie) video on the gender pay gap… [twitter_video id=”895540259642986497″]
Caption competition
Written By: - Date published: 4:00 pm, August 9th, 2017 - 29 comments
Keep it seemly …
Bill English’s texts leaked
Written By: - Date published: 10:00 am, August 9th, 2017 - 21 comments
Some of Bill English’s texts have been released. And they are not what you might expect.
Breaking: calls for Paddy Gower’s resignation as MSM slips in its own bullshit
Written By: - Date published: 7:05 am, August 9th, 2017 - 24 comments
Last night all the excitement finally caught up with them, leading to calls for Paddy Gower to resign and for MSM organisations to delete their social media accounts.
Delivering pizza for NZ
Written By: - Date published: 7:19 am, July 24th, 2017 - 16 comments
Full marks to Nathaniel Watson for what Newshub called “an incredible work of graphic design satire”:
The Doctor Who helpline
Written By: - Date published: 9:04 am, July 19th, 2017 - 51 comments
Lordy, what’s going on?
May calls for Corbyn’s help
Written By: - Date published: 10:19 am, July 14th, 2017 - 13 comments
Theresa May knows that the tories are utterly stuffed over Brexit so she’s calling for ideas / trying to spread the blame. Jeremy Corbyn had the perfect reply.
Jonathan Pie – Socialism strikes back
Written By: - Date published: 3:24 pm, June 15th, 2017 - 5 comments
One week after the UK election, how did we miss this one?…
Alone and forlorn
Written By: - Date published: 6:37 am, June 2nd, 2017 - 20 comments
Got to hand it to Peter Dunne, he is a master of tragic comedy.
Dumbest tweet – Collins vs Seymour
Written By: - Date published: 10:32 am, May 27th, 2017 - 14 comments
Each in its own way a masterpiece character study.
- Politics with Michelle Grattan: Simon Birmingham on Liberal moderates, regrets, and Donald Trump
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Opposition Senate leader and former senior minister in the Coalition government Simon Birmingham has announced he will quit parliament at the election. Birmingham, one of the few remaining moderates in the Liberals’ ranks, is shadow ...2 days ago - A Global Joint Statement Condemns Cancellation of International Religious Event in South Korea
Source: Shincheonji New Zealand Gyeonggi Provincial Government’s Sudden Cancellation Raises Concerns of Bias and Violation of Rights An administrative decision by a South Korean government agency sparked international controversy, raising concerns about religious freedom. On November 27, religious leaders and opinion leaders delivered a joint protest statement to ...2 days ago
- What is Visanne, the endometriosis drug just added to the PBS?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nial Wheate, Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Macquarie University Kaspars Grinvest/Shutterstock The drug Visanne (also known as dienogest) is the first endometriosis treatment to be added to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) in 30 years. Endometriosis is a chronic and often ...2 days ago
- Fast Track Bill: Students march on Parliament to voice dissent
Students are marching to Parliament during rush hour to oppose the bill which is expected to become law by year's end. ...2 days ago - Plans for slimmed down Office for Māori Crown Relations discussed by select committee
The Māori Affairs Select Committee has heard how the Office for Māori Crown Relations is planning to slim down. ...2 days ago
- Operation to remove fuel from sunken Manawanui set to begin on 16 December
The Defence Force says the operation to remove fuel from the sunken survey ship off Samoa should begin on 16 December. ...2 days ago
- New research shows how long, hard and often you need to stretch to improve your flexibility
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lewis Ingram, Lecturer in Physiotherapy, University of South Australia Andrea Piacquadio/Pexels Can you reach down and touch your toes without bending your knees? Can you reach both arms overhead? If these sound like a struggle, you may be lacking flexibility. ...2 days ago
- Beyond ‘Depopulation’: The Brutal Truth Of New Zealand’s Bird Flu Outbreak
Bird Flu Bombshell: 80,000+ Chickens Set to Die – When Will We Wake Up? ...2 days ago - Norway Stops Seabed Mining, Putting More Pressure On NZ To Follow
Greenpeace spokesperson Juan Parada says, "This move by Norway to stop the seabed mining in its tracks is a historic win for ocean protection and for the growing movement opposed to the damaging new extractive industry, and puts the spotlight firmly on ...2 days ago
- Santas descend on Parliament with Dunedin Hospital wish list
Christmas has arrived early at Parliament, with a posse of 20 santas bringing their own southern wish list to the capital. ...2 days ago
- Watch: Regional transport policy and planning returning to Auckland Council
The government is introducing "significant reforms" for the city's transport policies. ...2 days ago
- Christchurch Airport Firefighters To Strike Over Poor Pay Offer
The firefighters will refuse to carry out a range of duties over a 21-day period, beginning 8am Wednesday 18 December 2024 and ending 6pm Wednesday 8 January 2025. ...2 days ago
- Luxon says Israeli PM would be arrested if he visits New Zealand
Asia Pacific Report Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has told a media conference Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would be arrested if he entered New Zealand “We support the ICC [the International Criminal Court],” Luxon said yesterday. “We believe in the international rules-based system, we support the ICC, and we would ...2 days ago
- An alternative summer reading list for the prime minister
Books editor Claire Mabey has some additions and alternatives to this year’s New Zealand Institute of Economic Research summer reading list for the PM. Look, it’s fine. A panel of five men and one woman have chosen books they think prime minister Christopher Luxon should read. “This year’s list emphasises ...2 days ago - Review: Troye Sivan turns Spark Arena into a sexy, sweaty spectacle
Alex Casey reviews the Something to Give Each Other tour as it touches down for its final stop in Aotearoa. Even the foyer at a Troye Sivan show comes with the kind of organically-generated sparkle and spectacle that Coldplay probably hired a whole department for. Digital camera flashes bounced off ...2 days ago
- To map the vibration of the universe, astronomers built a detector the size of the galaxy
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Miles, Postdoctoral Researcher in Astrophysics, Swinburne University of Technology Carl Knox, OzGrav, Swinburne University of Technology and South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO) Using the largest gravitational wave detector ever made, we have confirmed earlier reports that the fabric of ...2 days ago
- Tax changes for charities to be announced in next Budget
The Finance Minister says new tax revenue streams can't be ruled out, especially given the issue of charities' tax breaks are already being investigated. ...2 days ago
- Kāinga Ora building homes at ‘far greater cost’ than private sector – Finance Min...
"Despite all of that cheap Crown capital, despite all of that scale, they've been building houses at a far greater cost," Nicola Willlis says. ...2 days ago
- A new tool maps Aotearoa with a Māori lens
A new interactive map from Herenga ā Nuku Aotearoa, the Outdoor Access Commission, challenges colonial ideas of land ownership. Land is important. Our view of the world is shaped by the way we view land. Our legal system – what society defines as right and wrong – assumes that public and private ...2 days ago
- 97% of adult Australians have limited skills to verify information online – new report
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sora Park, Professor of Communication, News & Media Research Centre, University of Canberra An example of an Instagram post used in the study. Instagram/Park et al. 2024 Australians now use social media more often than any other type of media, including TV, ...2 days ago
- Keith Rankin Opinion – Bidenomics and Luxonomics
Keith Rankin – Opinion. Keith Rankin, trained as an economic historian, is a retired lecturer in Economics and Statistics. He lives in Auckland, New Zealand. Joe Biden struggled to understand why his presidency was unpopular; especially why so many regarded his economic legacy as weak when he thought it was ...2 days ago
- Health NZ says cuts will keep going to 2027, reports $722m deficit
Te Whatu Ora has announced it's extending its cost cutting plan as it reports a $722m deficit. ...2 days ago
- Christopher Luxon confident with support for government
The prime minister also disagreed his government was to blame for making the economy worse in the past year. ...2 days ago
- Armed police at gang tangi: Who’s intimidating who?
The tension between law enforcement and Māori communities came to a head last week at a gang tangi in Matapihi, sparking questions about respect, overreach and trust, writes Liam Rātana. Last Thursday, a video went viral of a kuia scolding a large number of armed police officers as they manned ...2 days ago
- Front-line hospital workers told jobs could soon be gone
Staff told RNZ they were shocked, some were crying, and they say patients would suffer if the team, who make beds, tidy wards and replenish supplies, were gone. ...2 days ago
- ‘They’re my babies’: what our attitudes to backyard chickens reveals about Australians
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emily A. Buddle, Research Fellow in Humanities, University of Adelaide Shutterstock Chicken – or chooks, as they are affectionately known in Australia – have been a mainstay in backyards for generations. More and more Australians now keep chickens, after the ...2 days ago
- It’s possible to study teaching and have no real-time connections with lecturers or peers. But it ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melissa Cain, Senior Lecturer in Inclusive Education and Arts Education, Australian Catholic University Fizkes/Shutterstock Australia is in the grip of a teacher shortage. The federal government has predicted in 2025, demand for high school teachers will outstrip graduates by about ...2 days ago
- ‘Ebullient leadership’ can lift your workers out of the doldrums and increase productivity
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Saima Ahmad, Senior lecturer, Business Administration, RMIT University adriaticfoto/Shutterstock Social lunches, office trivia, even the odd dress-up day might sound like time-wasting at work. But our research, suggests promoting relaxed interactions in the office can make employees more committed and productive. ...2 days ago
- The cost of being: A 41-year-old GM who’s moved back into the whānau home
As part of our series exploring how New Zealanders live and our relationship with money, a woman who works multiple jobs and looks after her dad shares her approach to spending and saving. Want to be part of The Cost of Being? Fill out the questionnaire here. Gender: Female. Age: 41. ...2 days ago
- Supreme Court Decision Shows Need For Government To Stop Interfering In The Judicial Process
The Court noted, crucially, that the rights of customary marine title holders and all New Zealanders can co-exist. This whole political debacle, dominated by extreme voices, has obscured the reality that the customary interests of iwi and hapū and ...2 days ago
- New research: 77% of LGBTQ young people have faced workplace sexual harassment
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kerry H. Robinson, Distinguished Professor in Sociology, School of Social Sciences, Western Sydney University Louis Hansel/Unsplash Unwanted sexual attention and behaviour are a persistent problem in many workplace cultures. But the workplace sexual harassment of LGBTQ employees is often overlooked. ...2 days ago
- Is ‘judicial activism’ skewing Treaty law – or are court critics the real radicals?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marcelo Rodriguez Ferrere, Associate Professor of Law, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Getty Images Claims of “judicial activism” are nothing new. Ever since the term was coined by US historian Arthur Schlesinger in 1947, it has been regularly invoked in ...2 days ago
- Collapsed SolarZero’s shortage of capital reaches the capital
PM says energy firm’s liquidation is a ‘massive shock’; ministers will meet investment fund in bid to recoup $115m public loan The post Collapsed SolarZero’s shortage of capital reaches the capital appeared first on Newsroom. ...2 days ago - A bird flu wake up call
New Zealand has recorded its first case of highly pathogenic bird flu at an Otago chicken farm, explains Stewart Sowman-Lund for The Bulletin. To receive The Bulletin in full each weekday, sign up here. ...2 days ago
- Politics live: Poll shows hung parliament, unemployment up despite new benefit rules
The coalition government insists there are jobs out there for beneficiaries. ...2 days ago
- ‘Self-serving’ methane change could mix science with political views – climate gro...
The executive director of a climate lobby group says she fears the government's methane review will be used to present politics as scientific fact, bypassing the Climate Change Commission because it was not giving the answers the government wanted. ...2 days ago
- NZDF battles $360m deficit after ‘austerity’ measures fail to make dent
The Defence Force's operating deficit is in danger of hitting $360 million next year, putting more jobs at risk. ...2 days ago
- Why can’t bikes go on buses in New Zealand?
Combining bike and bus travel is a part of everyday life in cities around the world, but a few weeks ago, this option was suddenly eliminated in Aotearoa. What are cyclists doing in the meantime, and when will there be a solution? A bike rack on a bus is a ...2 days ago
- Windbag: Can we finally just get on with the Golden Mile?
Wellington’s Golden Mile project has survived yet another concerted cancellation attempt. After eight years of arguing, can we put this debate behind us and just build the damn thing? “We’ve lost the social licence,” councillor Tony Randle said as he introduced an amendment to slash Wellington’s Golden Mile upgrade to ...2 days ago
- Daily crossword, Tuesday 3 December
The post Daily crossword, Tuesday 3 December appeared first on Newsroom. ...2 days ago
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