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Structural injustice
Written By: - Date published: 8:32 am, May 22nd, 2016 - 54 comments
Structural injustice alive and well in NZ.
Random impertinent question: Why did Cameron get diversion?
Written By: - Date published: 8:30 am, May 11th, 2016 - 32 comments
Why did the police offer Cameron Slater the soft option of diversion when he doesn’t qualify?
Obama calls for international tax reform – what will Key do now?
Written By: - Date published: 6:31 am, April 7th, 2016 - 122 comments
Key has made it clear that he doesn’t care that NZ is operating as an international tax haven. When The Greens called for action he called them “barking mad”. But last night President Obama called for international action on tax reform. What will Key do now?
Nicky Hager opens new case against police
Written By: - Date published: 7:02 am, April 6th, 2016 - 31 comments
It sounds like the Police have a lot of questions to answer.
Time for progress on drug law
Written By: - Date published: 10:37 am, March 31st, 2016 - 82 comments
Welcome signs of new realism on drugs. Sadly, it’s the sort of progress only a right-wing government can propose.
A measure of justice for Nicky Hager
Written By: - Date published: 7:58 am, March 19th, 2016 - 22 comments
The Police’s return yesterday of Nicky Hager’s data, equipment and belongings is – too little and too late – a measure of justice for Hager. But the process doesn’t end there, and open questions remain.
Local democracy just got screwed
Written By: - Date published: 7:01 am, March 15th, 2016 - 31 comments
If the RMA Amendment Bill goes through, then community groups all over the country are going to become intimately acquainted with just how badly they have been shafted by Mr Smith and his accomplices.
Nats think “pretty legal” is good enough…
Written By: - Date published: 7:47 am, March 10th, 2016 - 24 comments
… but the courts may beg to differ.
New report on GCSB spying powers
Written By: - Date published: 2:19 pm, March 9th, 2016 - 28 comments
A Government-ordered review of NZ’s spy agencies has just been released. Key wants Labour’s support for increased power to spy on Kiwis.
A very stupid petulant spoilt child whines again
Written By: - Date published: 4:47 am, February 19th, 2016 - 47 comments
Good news for law abiding bloggers, the foolish Cameron Slater has to find about 8k to pay for his latest legal hiding by Matthew Blomfield. Whining about these actions to the press like Cameron always does, won’t stop the disciplinary actions. He needs to stop acting like a arsehole blogger.
Final hours for submission on voluntary euthanasia
Written By: - Date published: 1:08 pm, February 1st, 2016 - 1 comment
The end of today is the last chance to make a submission to Parliament on voluntary euthanasia.
National – trying to provoke TPP violence?
Written By: - Date published: 7:01 am, January 29th, 2016 - 165 comments
The police are “visiting” TPP activists – Key is cynically trying to blow the “law and order” dog whistle. But would he really go so far as to try and provoke open violence for political gain?
Another win for Nicky Hager
Written By: - Date published: 4:26 pm, January 27th, 2016 - 38 comments
“Yesterday, the New Zealand Police informed Nicky Hager through their counsel that they are electing not to appeal the decision of the High Court given in December last year.”
Political interference in the OIA
Written By: - Date published: 8:15 am, December 9th, 2015 - 14 comments
Yesterday saw the release of the Obmudsman’s review of the operation of the OIA. I think it makes clear an unacceptable level of political interference in the process – albeit not at the level that was rampant in Dirty Politics.
Judge scammed by a legal idiot and his pet pest
Written By: - Date published: 8:29 pm, December 8th, 2015 - 36 comments
Thank the deity of your choice for that. Judge Harrison has found and courageously, in a timely manner, corrected his mistake of granting an interim court order under s18 of the incredibly badly written Harmful Digital Communications Act 2015. The problem for a judge being requested to give any injunctive order is that they only hear one side of the argument – that of the plaintiff. And in this case the plaintiff and his associates seemed to have deliberately lied to the judge.
Collins and the “monster” board
Written By: - Date published: 10:21 am, December 7th, 2015 - 43 comments
Idiot turn of phrase or deliberately inflammatory? You be the judge.
Offending comment was made from Giltrap!
Written By: - Date published: 6:20 pm, December 5th, 2015 - 56 comments
The court order obtained by the internet pest Marc Spring against the YourNZ blog and Pete George to remove references about Spring AND his employer the Giltrap Group, was obtained using a comment made from the place of work of Marc Spring. It was probably made by Marc Spring in a deliberate perversion of the course of justice.
Chris Cairns: Song of the Tall Poppy
Written By: - Date published: 10:12 am, December 1st, 2015 - 111 comments
The Chris Cairns trial verdict seems to have surprised Kiwis. And some people don’t seem to want to accept he is not a match fixer. Are we that fooled by modern media that our usual decency and sense of fair play has deserted us?
Jarrod Gilbert is tilting at windmills
Written By: - Date published: 7:33 am, November 27th, 2015 - 38 comments
The Official Information Act is now moribund and access to information beyond its scope is granted only to a chosen few and under strict conditions.
Dope-growing, cross-dressing BDSM male prostitute police officer convicted of harassment
Written By: - Date published: 9:36 am, November 25th, 2015 - 91 comments
A recent surge in the level of systemic criminality, thuggery, and general incompetence which now defines the New Zealand Police Force.
The comical farce of Cameron Slater et al
Written By: - Date published: 10:37 am, November 20th, 2015 - 43 comments
Cameron Slater and his associates are legal morans. This has been extensively investigated and judged on by the Court of Appeal in a judgement released yesterday. I have a wee look at it and the steaming heap of faecal matter that these idiots tried to get the judges to consume.
Dirty Politics was in the public interest
Written By: - Date published: 12:11 pm, October 30th, 2015 - 46 comments
Today’s anonymous editorial in The Herald makes for interesting reading, with the right conclusion in the end – Hager’s Dirty Politics served a genuine public interest, and should be legally protected as such.
Technology and the law – and going after Hager
Written By: - Date published: 10:12 am, October 29th, 2015 - 214 comments
A recent supreme court ruling that a “stored sequence of bytes” constitutes property is pretty bizarre – and it seems to be being used to go after Nicky Hager.
NZ number one in the world – and it’s all bad news
Written By: - Date published: 7:03 am, October 27th, 2015 - 388 comments
Rachel Stewart writes about a disaster for this country.
Angry at Westpac
Written By: - Date published: 8:54 am, October 26th, 2015 - 57 comments
Westpac passing over Nicky Hager’s details was probably illegal, and may turn out to have been a very bad move…
Cameron Slater back in court
Written By: - Date published: 4:05 pm, October 18th, 2015 - 35 comments
For the observers of the continued disaster that is Cameron Slater, here is a snippet observed in the High Court list for tomorrow. There is a first call for action against him for contempt. A new application? He only just got done for 7 charges.
Lucky Labour – disgraceful Speaker
Written By: - Date published: 7:01 am, October 16th, 2015 - 37 comments
Three of the four member’s bills drawn yesterday were sponsored by Labour leaders. What followed was one of the most disgusting maneuvers ever pulled by this government, justifying the headline – Nats play politics while Kiwi kids die in homes.
Court’s decision on TPP OIA has both Nats and Ombudsman squirming
Written By: - Date published: 10:44 am, October 15th, 2015 - 23 comments
The High Court recently found that Government and Tim Groser improperly considered Prof. Jane Kelsey’s application for information concerning the TPPA negotiations. The Nats aren’t happy. The Ombudsman isn’t happy. Tough.
NRT: Muppets
Written By: - Date published: 4:50 pm, September 30th, 2015 - 33 comments
I/S at No Right Turn on the Crown’s apparent bungling of the Dotcom extradition case – and the potential cost to NZ.
Cameron Slater – still technically (and legally) incompetent
Written By: - Date published: 12:31 pm, September 19th, 2015 - 17 comments
Loaded with paper and irrelevant arguments, Cameron Slater managed to add 7 counts of contempt of court to his every growing sheet of convictions. It is a pity that he doesn’t put that level of effort into the technical job of policing his site. I look at 6 of those convictions.
Well spoken Police Commissioner
Written By: - Date published: 9:19 am, September 12th, 2015 - 27 comments
In The Herald: “Despite the number of armed incidents recently police should remain unarmed, the Police Commissioner says.”
- Hate Speech Masquerades As Free Speech
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Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ned Watt, PhD Candidate, Digital Media Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology Meta has announced it will abandon its fact-checking program, starting in the United States. It was aimed at preventing the spread of online lies among more than 3 billion people ...1 week ago - Green Party MP urges public to keep momentum for bill submissions
Tamatha Paul is urging New Zealanders to continue to make bill submissions, specifically on the Bootcamp and Anti-Stalking bills. ...1 week ago - (Literally) moving house: how home relocations can help address the housing crisis
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Johari Amar, Lecturer in Property, Bond University Henryk Sadura/Shutterstock Australia’s housing crisis represents a fundamental market imbalance where undersupply meets excess demand. In major cities like Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, the dream of home ownership is slipping away from many ...1 week ago
- Large Scale Public Engagement Should Be Celebrated, Not Seen As A Hindrance By Select Committee
The large number of New Zealanders sharing their thoughts on the Bill means that the select committee needs to take the appropriate time to process all submissions and not be tempted to arbitrarily dismiss submissions that have come via a third ...1 week ago
- PETA To Minister McClay: Mandate Webcams In All Shearing Sheds
Despite recent footage revealing extreme cruelty and violence, the wool industry has failed to stop this rampant abuse, even on so-called “sustainable” and “responsible” farms. ...1 week ago
- Beach shacks are an iconic part of Australian summer. Yet, they also have a hidden, more complex his...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna Clark, Professor in Public History, University of Technology Sydney Shutterstock/Nils Versemann From the Torres Strait to Tasmania, and from the east coast to the west, beach shacks are an iconic part of Australian coastal history. Beach shacks have a ...1 week ago
- ‘Cold violence’ – a hidden form of elder abuse in New Zealand’s Chinese community
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ágnes Szabó, Senior Lecturer, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Getty Images Elder abuse is prevalent in New Zealand, with one in ten people aged 65 and older experiencing some form of it and only one in 14 abuse ...1 week ago
- Blood, urine and other bodily fluids: how your leftover pathology samples can be used for medical re...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christine Carson, Senior Research Fellow, School of Medicine, The University of Western Australia Kaboompics.com/Pexels A doctor’s visit often ends with you leaving with a pathology request form in hand. The request form soon has you filling a sample pot, having blood ...1 week ago
- MBIE’s Spine-Chilling $500k Bill For Spine-Straightening Consultants
Over half a million dollars has been wasted by one government department alone teaching bureaucrats how to use a desk and chair, Taxpayers’ Union Policy and Public Affairs Manager James Ross said. ...1 week ago
- No confidence: Iwi reps call out Taranaki regional councillors
Iwi representatives lost confidence after councillors blocked debate on the contentious Treaty Principles Bill. ...1 week ago
- Huge if true – dark energy doesn’t exist, claims new study on supernovas
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rossana Ruggeri, Lecturer and ARC DECRA Fellow, The University of Queensland An illustration of the death of a massive star. NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center/Dana Berry By looking at light from distant exploding stars called supernovas, in 1998 astronomers discovered the universe isn’t ...1 week ago
- Beach shacks are an iconic part of Australian summer. Yet, they have also have a hidden, more comple...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna Clark, Professor in Public History, University of Technology Sydney Shutterstock/Nils Versemann From the Torres Strait to Tasmania, and from the east coast to the west, beach shacks are an iconic part of Australian coastal history. Beach shacks have a ...1 week ago
- Businesses can’t escape the AI revolution – so here’s how to build a culture of safe and respo...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas Davis, Industry Professor of Emerging Technology and Co-Director, Human Technology Institute, University of Technology Sydney Oselote/Shutterstock In November 2023, the estates of two now-deceased policyholders sued the US health insurer, United Healthcare, for deploying what they allege is a flawed ...1 week ago
- New excavation of ‘rings of mystery’ in Victoria reveals rich Aboriginal history
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Caroline Spry, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, Department of Archaeology and History, La Trobe University Earth ring on Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Country, near Sunbury, Victoria. David Mullins On the outskirts of Melbourne, Australia, there is a series of large rings which rise mysteriously out ...1 week ago
- Pompeii comes to Australia, and ancient and contemporary stories of disaster and loss converge
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kylie Message, Professor of Public Humanities and Director of the ANU Humanities Research Centre, Australian National University National Museum of Australia Pompeii: Inside a Lost City at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra depicts life in the flourishing Roman city ...1 week ago
- Extension for Treaty Principles Bill submissions ‘likely’ after website woes
Parliament's justice select committee will meet to discuss what to do about website problems that meant people couldn't meet the deadline. ...1 week ago
- Mounting calls for submissions extension on Treaty Principles Bill
Complaints have poured in from people who say they couldn't get their submission in because of problems with the website, and parties are weighing in. ...1 week ago
- New Zealand Government, Opposition Parties Glorify Deceased Māori Party Founder
The chorus of praise for Turia underscores the fact that TPM does not represent any real alternative to the political establishment. It is a right-wing party that for the past two decades has represented the interests of indigenous capitalists, who ...1 week ago
- A single, $80m shot the last piece of the pest eradication puzzle
“This is a massive project,” says Stephen Horn, of a plan to eradicate introduced pests from Auckland Island/Maukahuka. The manager of the Department of Conservation’s national eradication team says that’s something a feasibility project, published in 2021, unearthed – “that the scale is enormous, and it’s complex”.The scale and complexity ...1 week ago - Around the world in 200 pages
Opinion: Let’s face it. Sitting on a beach or by the lake with a dry text on economic theory is hardly what you would describe as compelling summer reading, perhaps except if you happen to be the Reserve Bank governor!For the rest of us, economics is probably off our holiday ...1 week ago
- Tide going out on good news for oceans
Analysis: According to three vital global metrics for ocean temperatures, 2024 was the warmest year on record. The coincidence of all three global metrics being highest on record is unusual. The last time was 2016. The three metrics are the global mean surface temperature (GMST), the global sea surface temperatures (SST), ...1 week ago
- Christchurch’s secondhand bookshops, ranked and reviewed
Summer reissue: Simon Palenski journeys home to fossick through Ōtautahi’s secondhand bookshops offerings. The Spinoff needs to double the number of paying members we have to continue telling these kinds of stories. Please read our open letter and sign up to be a member today. After finishing undergraduate studies and ...1 week ago - Confessions of an unlikely petrolhead
Summer reissue: Checkered Flag director Natalie Wilson on her lifelong love of motorsport, and the allure of Pukekohe Park Raceway. The Spinoff needs to double the number of paying members we have to continue telling these kinds of stories. Please read our open letter and sign up to be a ...1 week ago
- Public engagement through Treaty Principles Bill submissions ‘very positive’ – Ste...
The legislation proposes to rewrite the treaty principles as they are defined by the courts. ...1 week ago
- Cuts to frontline services risking safety of families – Labour
Her comments come as two children have died in separate alleged incidents of family violence. ...1 week ago
- Extension of Treaty Principles Bill submissions deadline called for
RNZ heard from people trying to submit who had faced problems with the portal amid unprecedented numbers. ...1 week ago
- What the Trump administration might mean for New Zealand trade
What the return of Donald Trump to the White House might mean for New Zealanders. ...1 week ago
- Rewatching Heavenly Creatures, three decades on
Summer reissue: Alex Casey returns to a New Zealand classic on its 30th birthday. The Spinoff needs to double the number of paying members we have to continue telling these kinds of stories. Please read our open letter and sign up to be a member today. First published October 14, ...1 week ago
- The house that books built
Summer reissue: As her family home goes on the market, Lucy Black reflects on a childhood full of books, libraries and reading. The Spinoff needs to double the number of paying members we have to continue telling these kinds of stories. Please read our open letter and sign up to ...1 week ago
- Banks are grappling with a scam ‘crisis’ while Facebook profits from it
Summer reissue: The CEOs of two major New Zealand banks say Facebook is rife with fraud – and that Meta is too busy making money from scam ads to try and stop them. Duncan Greive reports. The Spinoff needs to double the number of paying members we have to continue ...1 week ago
- Newsroom daily quiz, Wednesday 8 January
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- Daily crossword, Wednesday 8 January
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- hMPV may be spreading in China. Here’s what to know about this virus – and why it’s not cause ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Allen Cheng, Professor of Infectious Diseases, Monash University Five years on from the first news of COVID, recent reports of an obscure respiratory virus in China may understandably raise concerns. Chinese authorities first issued warnings about human metapneumovirus (hMPV) in 2023, ...1 week ago
- 9 Australians can now vote for the Golden Globes – but Aussiewood came up empty
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrea Jean Baker, Senior Lecturer in Journalism, Monash University Nominations galore, but no wins for Aussiewood at the 82nd Golden Globes on Sunday. Formerly, the Golden Globes were voted on by the nonprofit Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which consisted of about ...1 week ago
- ‘Squid Game’ Season 2 is a dystopian reflection of capitalism’s dark side
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dirk Matten, Professor of Sustainability, Hewlett-Packard Chair in Corporate Social Responsibility, Schulich School of Business, York University, Canada The second season of Squid Game, Netflix’s most-watched show of all time, has been eagerly awaited by many. The first season featured players participating ...1 week ago
- ‘I don’t hold a hose, mate’: Australia’s political history is full of gaffes. Here are some ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Frank Bongiorno, Professor of History, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University The Oxford English Dictionary defines a gaffe as a “blunder, an instance of clumsy stupidity, a ‘faux pas’.” It evokes a sense of triviality rather than high ...1 week ago
- La Niña back this summer? Not likely – and unofficial declarations are jumping the gun
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew King, Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, ARC Centre of Excellence for 21st Century Weather, The University of Melbourne It’s the height of summer and many Australians have already experienced heatwaves, heavy rains and even significant bushfires over the Christmas and New ...1 week ago
- Young Israelis ‘don’t want peace’, warns former Israeli top diplomat
Israelis were frustrated that captives remained in Gaza and surprised that, in recent weeks, Israeli military activity there had intensified, Liel said. ‘Surprised’ over military intensity“Generally speaking, Israelis are quite surprised that the intensity of the military activity is growing. I think the general feeling here was a month or ...1 week ago
- ‘I don’t hold a hose, mate’: Australia’s political history is full of gaffes. Here are some ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Frank Bongiorno, Professor of History, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University The Oxford English Dictionary defines a gaffe as a “blunder, an instance of clumsy stupidity, a ‘faux pas’.” It evokes a sense of triviality rather than high ...1 week ago
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