Daily review 12/07/2022
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- Westport Accommodation Village underwayConstruction of relief homes is underway for Westport residents affected by flooding with the first houses expected to be delivered to site next month and families moving in from October, Housing Minister Dr Megan Woods has announced. Buller District Council has granted land-use consent for the Temporary Accommodation Village to ...1 day ago
- New ETS advice will help keep a fair price on climate pollutionClimate Change Minister James Shaw has welcomed recommendations from He Pou a Rangi – Climate Change Commission (the Commission) on Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) settings. “For the ETS to do its job and drive real emissions cuts, it’s vital we have the right settings in place to ensure a fair ...1 day ago
- New Zealand marks key step toward ratification of the UK FTAFree trade with the United Kingdom is a step closer with the United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement Legislation Bill having its first reading in Parliament today, Trade and Export Growth Minister Damien O’Connor announced. “We’re continuing steady progress toward ratifying this historic free trade agreement (FTA) and having its benefits ...2 days ago
- New legislation puts New Zealand on a path to a Smokefree futureOur goal of becoming free of the devastating harm caused by tobacco has today moved a step closer as the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Smoked Tobacco) Amendment Bill passed its first reading. “We have more regulations in this country on the safety of a sandwich than a cigarette, this ...2 days ago
- Public media entity Bill gets first reading in the HouseThe Bill to create a new public media entity, Aotearoa New Zealand Public Media, had its first reading in Parliament today. “The Bill brings in the changes needed to make sure that our public media will keep delivering for future generations. “With increasing levels of misinformation around the world, a ...2 days ago
- Minister to travel to Europe and UK for finance engagements and Commonwealth GamesGrant Robertson departs tomorrow for engagements in his finance portfolios and to support New Zealand’s athletes at the Commonwealth Games in the United Kingdom. He will attend the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham from the evening of August 2. Before that he will travel to Paris for meetings with political, sport ...2 days ago
- Local government processes improved for 2025Improvements to processes for electing councils at the next local government elections in 2025 have been introduced to Parliament. Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta says the legislation covers decisions about Māori wards, the number of councillors at Auckland Council, more consistent rules for a coin toss if an election result ...2 days ago
- Kei te whanake anō te Kāwanatanga i mahi tautoko i te tiakanga o te mātauranga MāoriKei te whanake tonu te Kāwanatanga i ngā mahi tautoko i te iwi Māori ki te tiaki i ngā mātauranga Māori e noho mōrearea nei, kia whakahaumarutia ngā mātauranga taketake i ngā pānga o te mate korona. “Kei te whakatakotoria haerehia te tūāpapa tiaki i te mātauranga Māori me tōna ...2 days ago
- Government takes further action to protect Mātauranga MāoriThe Government is continuing to take action to support Māori to safeguard at-risk mātauranga from the ongoing threat of COVID-19, through the extension of the Mātauranga Māori Te Awe Kōtuku programme. “We’re continuing to lay the foundations for a better future by prioritising the protection of mātauranga Māori and its ...2 days ago
- New Zealand condemns Myanmar executionsForeign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta has condemned the executions of four people, including pro-democracy activists and opposition leaders, in Myanmar. “Aotearoa New Zealand has a strong and long standing opposition to the death penalty in all cases and under all circumstances,” said Nanaia Mahuta. “This was a barbaric act by ...2 days ago
- Defence Force to support Pacific on maritime securityThe New Zealand Defence Force will support Pacific Island partners through a range of maritime security and other support in the next three months, Minister of Defence Peeni Henare announced today. “The Pacific is who we are as well as where we are. The challenges our region faces are New ...6 days ago
- Speech to Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners conferenceTēnā koutou katoa Tenei te mihi ki a koutou Kua tae mai i runga i te kaupapa o te ra Ara ko Te Royal New Zealand College of GPs hui Tēnā tatou katoa Thank you for the opportunity to address you today. I acknowledge Samantha Murton, President of the Royal ...6 days ago
- Congratulations for Niuean COVID-19 vaccination programmeAssociate Health Minister and Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs Aupito William Sio has congratulated the Premier of Niue, Dalton Tagelagi who is visiting Aotearoa New Zealand this week, for the tremendous success of Niue’s COVID-19 vaccination programme. Niue has one of the highest vaccination rates in the world, with 99 percent ...6 days ago
- Joint Statement – Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Niue Premier Dalton TagelagiPrime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Premier Dalton Tagelagi signed a new Statement of Partnership between Aotearoa New Zealand and Niue during talks in Wellington, today. The leaders reaffirmed the close friendship, forged through shared people and constitutional ties. The new Statement of Partnership reflects our long-term cooperation on priority areas ...1 week ago
- Reforming the resource management system – governance and decision making in the new systemSpeech to Local Government New Zealand, 21 July 2022 Tēnā koutou katoa. I am pleased to be here today to discuss the reform of the resource management system with you and in particular to update you on governance and decision making in the new system. This speech is one ...1 week ago
- Benefit numbers continue to fallJune Quarter Benefit statistics released today show the number of people receiving a Main Benefit continues to fall. “There are 3,717 fewer people on a Main Benefit compared to March 2022,” Carmel Sepuloni said. “However, while we are still seeing a good number of people move off benefit and into ...1 week ago
- Infrastructure funding unlocks 8000 new homesSeven centres first to get Government housing infrastructure funding, enabling over 8,000 more new homes to be built New homes to be enabled in Rotorua, Ōmokoroa, Kaikōura, Ōtaki, Napier, Gisborne and New Plymouth 28 further projects undergoing due diligence and negotiations for allocation from $1 billion Infrastructure Acceleration Fund ...1 week ago
- Big emitters will have to do more to cut emissionsThe biggest polluters will have to do more to help meet climate targets because of changes the Government is making to decade-old settings that have allocated far too many free climate pollution credits to New Zealand’s largest emitters, Climate Change Minister James Shaw announced today. “Tackling climate change is a ...1 week ago
- Govt launches first nationwide tsunami evacuation mapThe Government has taken a further important step in improving Kiwis’ preparedness in the event of a tsunami with the launch of Aotearoa’s first nationwide tsunami evacuation map, says Minister for Emergency Management Kieran McAnulty. “All of New Zealand’s coastline is at risk of tsunami which means most of us ...1 week ago
- Speech to LGNZ conferenceKia ora koutou katoa and thank you for the invitation to speak to you all today. I would like to acknowledge Local Government New Zealand President Stuart Crosby, and Chief Executive Susan Freeman-Greene, and our host, Mayor Grant Smith of Palmerston North City Council. I also acknowledge all elected members ...1 week ago
- Poroporoaki: Ricky HoughtonE mara a Riki, ko koe tērā i tu mai i mua ra, hei pou matakana mo mātou te hunga noho taone, arā ko Tamaki Makaurau. Nāu ano i mātua mai te haumarutanga o ta tātou whānau, hapori, hapū me ngā iwi, arā ko te mauria mai o ngā whare ...1 week ago
- New investor migrant visa will bring growth opportunities to Kiwi companiesA new Active Investor Plus visa category is created to attract high-value investors. The new visa will replace the existing Investor 1 and Investor 2 visa categories. Eligibility criteria includes a minimum $5 million investment and encourages greater economic benefit to New Zealand companies by capping passive investment in ...1 week ago
- Government steps up protections against foot-and-mouth diseaseMeasures to further protect New Zealand’s economy from foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) continue as the Government focuses on strengthening biosecurity settings, Biosecurity and Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor said today. “Biosecurity New Zealand will this week begin using foot mats with disinfecting chemicals for arrivals from Indonesia to step onto in a ...1 week ago
- Niuean Premier visits New ZealandNiuean Premier Hon. Dalton Tagelagi will visit Aotearoa New Zealand this week, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced today. Premier Tagelagi will be officially welcomed to New Zealand on Thursday 21 July. During his visit to Wellington he will undertake a number of official engagements, including meetings with the Prime Minister, ...1 week ago
- Speech to Electricity Networks AssociationGood morning. It’s great to be here again and speak with you. The past few months have been momentous for climate policy in New Zealand. As you know, the Government has now set New Zealand’s emissions budgets for the first three budget periods, and have released our ambitious package of ...1 week ago
- More measures to build more affordable homesFirst home buyers and renters are set to benefit from measures getting underway to support more new affordable homes for people and their whānau, says Housing Minister, Dr Megan Woods. “Since we came into Government, we have been hitting the housing crisis we inherited with initiatives to get new housing ...1 week ago
- Government provides Three Waters support for councilsEvery Council in New Zealand will receive at least $350,000 of additional funding to ensure they have the resourcing necessary to implement the Three Waters reforms, Associate Minister of Local Government Kieran McAnulty announced today. The Government has set aside a $44 million fund to assist Councils with the costs ...1 week ago
- Consumer Advocacy Council members appointedFour appointments have been made to the Consumer Advocacy Council, Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs announced today. The four appointees are: Desiree Mahy (Tūhoe); currently the Manukura (Chair) of Te Hou Ora Whanau Services, a Director of Thankyou Payroll Limited, a Director of Pāmu and a Trustee of the ...1 week ago
- New Porirua Mental Health and disability facility openedHealth Minister Andrew Little has opened a new purpose-built mental health and intellectual disability facility in Porirua today, marking another milestone in the Government’s billion dollar investment in mental health services and facilities. Manawai, the National Individualised Service Unit (ISU), was built to support a small number of people with ...1 week ago
- Trucking toward lower emissions heavy transportThe Energy and Resources Minister Dr Megan Woods is celebrating today’s launch of two firsts for energy decarbonisation in the transport sector in New Zealand; an electric milk tanker and a hydrogen truck, made possible with the help of Government funding. New Zealand’s (and possibly the world’s) first electric milk ...1 week ago
- Half of Australians will experience technology-facilitated abuse in their lifetimes: new research
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Asher Flynn, Associate Professor of Criminology, Monash University Shutterstock Technology-facilitated abuse is a form of interpersonal violence using mobile, online and/or digital technologies. It includes four main types of behaviours: monitoring and controlling, such as keeping track of ...14 mins ago - La Boite Theatre gives us a rollicking, queer and very Australian adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s An I...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dennis Altman, VC Fellow LaTrobe University, La Trobe University La Boite/Morgan Roberts Review: An Ideal Husband, directed by Bridget Boyle An Ideal Husband was first performed in January 1895. Less than two months later Lord Queenberry left his infamous card ...44 mins ago
- Politics with Michelle Grattan: Independent senator and former Wallabies captain David Pocock on Pri...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Newly-elected senator David Pocock has already made history by becoming the first independent to hold a senate seat for the ACT. On the progressive side of politics, Pocock is in a potentially powerful position, ...59 mins ago
- Price of power looks likely to become an issue, now that the Tiwai Point smelter wants to keep oper...
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New Zealand Defence Force personnel will have access to greater support when leaving the military thanks to a new partnership between the RNZRSA and ELE Group. Aimed at providing transition support the partnership, which was launched in Wellington ...1 hour ago - Office For Seniors Releases Age Friendly Business GuideNew resources to make businesses age friendly has been released as part of New Zealand’s first age friendly business programme being run in Gore. The Age friendly Business Guide was developed through a collaboration with Gore District ...2 hours ago
- Direct-acting antivirals can cure hepatitis C and prisons are now leading efforts to eliminate the v...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Freya Saich, Lead Policy Officer, Burnet Institute Shutterstock While most medical attention has been on COVID, work has been underway to eliminate another viral disease, hepatitis C. In Australia, approximately 120,000 people have hepatitis C. It’s mostly spread through injecting ...2 hours ago
- Ardern, Luxon and ministers to visit Samoa for treaty anniversary
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- Lost Opportunity, But A Clear Mandate Remains – Children’s Commissioner, Judge Frances EiversYesterday’s second reading of the Oversight of Oranga Tamariki System and Children and Young People's Commission Bill has seen it progress largely unchanged, despite a chorus of voices calling for it to be overhauled, or at least delayed until we ...3 hours ago
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- Legislation Not Enough To Achieve Smokefree 2025The Government should be congratulated on its commitment to Smokefree 2025. However, it’s three legislative measures to achieve 95% of New Zealanders being smokefree won’t be enough to reach the goal in three years’ time, says ASH Action for Smokefree ...5 hours ago
- Can Q&A lead us out of the opinion wars it’s helped to fuel?Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jane Goodall, Emeritus Professor, Writing and Society Research Centre, Western Sydney University This week’s announcement that Stan Grant will be permanent host of the ABC’s Q&A follows widespread speculation about the future of the program. On some estimates, ratings have fallen by ...6 hours ago
- Chalmers’ challenge: why the treasurer’s words on the economy carry so much weightSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Kenny, Professor, Australian Studies Institute, Australian National University When Bill Clinton’s campaign manager, James Carville, scrawled, “the economy, stupid” on a sign in 1992, he merely wanted the campaign volunteers to stick to their presidential candidate’s talking points. After Clinton became ...6 hours ago
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- Climate change killed 40 million Australian mangroves in 2015. Here’s why they’ll probably never...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Norman Duke, Professor of Mangrove Ecology, James Cook University Norman Duke, Author provided Environmental scientists see flora, fauna and phenomena the rest of us rarely do. In this series, we’ve invited them to share their unique photos from the field. ...6 hours ago
- Soil abounds with life – and supports all life above it. But Australian soils need urgent repairSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Frew, Lecturer and ARC DECRA Fellow, University of Southern Queensland Getty Under your feet lies the most biodiverse habitat on Earth. The soil on which we walk supports the majority of life on the planet. Without the life in ...6 hours ago
- How pioneering Australian linocut artists Ethel Spowers and Eveline Syme captured an exciting era of...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julie Shiels, Lecturer – School of Art, RMIT University Ethel Spowers, School is out, 1936, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, purchased 1976 Review: Spowers & Syme, Geelong Gallery. In their pioneering coloured linocut prints, Ethel Spowers (1890-1947) and Eveline Syme ...6 hours ago
- Chalmers’s economic statement to say inflation and global slowdown will slash Australia’s growthSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Headwinds buffeting the economy – notably high inflation and a global slowdown – have led to a significant downgrade of Australia’s economic growth forecasts, compared with the pre-election estimates. Treasurer Jim Chalmers will tell ...14 hours ago
- Port Moresby back to normal after 36 hours of election tensionBy Claudia Tally in Port Moresby After 36 hours of unrest, fear and anxiety, Port Moresby city woke up yesterday morning to a quiet start under the watchful eyes of the police and military personnel as tensions slowly faded. Kicking off to a slow start, shops and business houses opened ...16 hours ago
- Bougainville’s Toroama visits Ona’s rebel village 25 years after civil warThe National Bougainville President Ishmael Toroama has visited Guava village in the heartland of the Panguna mine in Central Bougainville to pay his respects to the resting place of Bougainville Revolutionary Army (BRA) leader Francis Ona. It was the first time President Toroama had visited Guava in 25 years after ...16 hours ago
- Tokelau keen to get its people stuck abroad back home againBy Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist Plans are underway to help Tokelauans stuck abroad, mostly in New Zealand and Samoa, to return home. The general manager for the office of the Taupulega (council of elders) of the atoll of Nukunonu, Asi Pasilio, said borders had been shut for more than ...16 hours ago
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- Inflation is being amplified by firms with market powerSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland Shutterstock The upsurge in inflation has revived old debates about what causes it. Until recently, it has been an article of faith among both businesses and union leaders that inflation ...17 hours ago
- Parliament To Debate Failure Of Government Agencies To Provide Inclusive ServicesOn Thursday 28 July at 3pm, Parliament will hold a one-hour special debate on the petition of Citizens Advice Bureau New Zealand (CABNZ), Leave no-one behind – Campaign to address digital exclusion. Parliament’s decision to hold a special debate signifies ...19 hours ago
- Inflation hasn’t been higher for 32 years. What now?Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Hawkins, Senior Lecturer, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society, University of Canberra Shutterstock Inflation jumped from 5.1% to a new long-term high of 6.1% in the June quarter, a rate matched only by short-lived jump caused by the ...19 hours ago
- A firm maybe: Greens' Teanau Tuiono reflects on leadershipFour days after James Shaw was ejected from the role, Green MP Teanau Tuiono has spoken: He has not decided whether to put his name forward for the party co-leadership. ...20 hours ago
- Te Aorerekura aiming for high-trust funding modelThe government ultimately wants to introduce high-trust funding similar to the Covid-19 response for dealing with family and sexual violence, the minister says. ...21 hours ago
- Labor has introduced its controversial climate bill to parliament. Here’s how to give it real teet...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland Lucas Coch/AAP Earlier today, the federal government introduced its hotly awaited climate change bill to parliament. Despite the attention and controversy it’s attracted, the proposed legislation – as it stands ...22 hours ago
- NZ's Transformation From A Country That Was Doing Well By World Standards, To A Deeply Divided ...New Zealand’s transformation from a country that was doing well by world standards, to a deeply divided society that is in decline. We were told back in 2017, by Jacinda Ardern, that her government is the most open and transparent government we have ever ...22 hours ago
- New COVID variants may be more transmissible but that doesn’t mean the R0 – or basic reproductio...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Freya Shearer, Research Fellow, Epidemic Decision Support, The University of Melbourne During the pandemic we have all become familiar with a lot of epidemiological concepts. One that was introduced to us early in 2020 is the “basic reproductive number”, or R0. ...22 hours ago
- Waititi is stung by failure to negotiate a “Tiriti-centric” free trade agreement and is soured b...
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- Amazon just took over a primary healthcare company for a lot of money. Should we be worried?Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mohiuddin Ahmed, Lecturer of Computing & Security, Edith Cowan University Shutterstock This week Amazon announced plans to fork out US$3.9 billion (A$5.6 billion) to acquire US healthcare company One Medical. One Medical reportedly provides primary care on a membership ...23 hours ago
- Matters Arising From Our Audits Of The 2021-31 Long-term PlansOur report Matters arising from our audits of the 2021-31 long-term plans was presented to the House of Representatives today. Councils’ long-term plans are the main way for them to describe the services they plan to provide, the community outcomes they ...23 hours ago
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- Emissions scheme must tackle pollution reduction – Climate CommissionThe Climate Change Commission wants the government to change the rules for the way emissions are priced, with current settings incentivising tree planting instead of actual cuts to damaging gases. ...1 day ago
- We analysed NZ Twitter users’ language during lockdown – with surprising resultsSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andreea S. Calude, Senior Lecturer in Linguistics, University of Waikato Shutterstock Social media has the reputation of being spontaneous, rushed, prone to typos and ungrammatical sentences, and generally a linguistic disaster. And some of it is. However, analysis of Twitter ...1 day ago
- Cancer Society Calls On Individuals And Communities To Support Smokefree LegislationNational, 27.07.22 - The Cancer Society welcomes the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Smoked Tobacco) Amendment Bill, introduced by Associate Health Minister Dr Ayesha Verrall in Parliament last night. Following the reading, submissions ...1 day ago
- LGNZ’s ‘Inclusive Campaigning Guidelines’ Must Be Withdrawn“Local Government New Zealand has released one of the most out of touch and divisive pieces of social engineering that represents all that is wrong with this current government,” says Rt Hon Winston Peters Leader of New Zealand First. “They have ...1 day ago
- ‘Like ocean rips’: CSIRO report identifies 7 ‘global megatrends’ shaping the 21st centurySource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stefan Hajkowicz, Senior Principal Scientist, Strategy and Foresight, Data61 Around 3.7 million Australians have been unintentionally caught in an ocean rip. For the unprepared it can be a harrowing experience – but for experienced surfers, rips are a handy way to ride ...1 day ago
- Killing off the building watchdog may not be the win unionists wantSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Stewart, John Bray Professor of Law, University of Adelaide Australia’s controversial building industry watchdog is earmarked for the chopping block. But federal industrial relations minister Tony Burke has started by pulling a few of its teeth. He’s used his ministerial powers ...1 day ago
- More Workplace Support Needed For Survivors Of AssaultThe New Zealand Council of Trade Unions was joined today by people across the country to submit on a bill designed to provide additional support to assault survivors. The Employment Relations (Extended Time for Personal Grievance for Sexual Harassment) ...1 day ago
- Climate Commission Misses The Dairy With Emissions Trading Scheme AdviceGreenpeace says that the Climate Change Commission’s advice to the Government on the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) misses the mark because it continues to exempt New Zealand’s biggest climate polluter - agriculture. Agriculture makes up half ...1 day ago
- New Funding For Water FluoridationDirector-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield has made directions under the Health Act to 14 local authorities to add fluoride to some or all of their water supplies. It is the first time this power has been used since the relevant legislation was ...1 day ago
- One Million People Aged 65+ By 2028The number of people aged 65 years or older (65+) living in New Zealand is likely to hit 1 million by 2028, Stats NZ said today. Population projections show that while there are currently about 842,000 people aged 65+, this number will continue to increase ...1 day ago
- Drowning Report Places 175,000 Kids At RiskWater Safety New Zealand’s shocking Drowning Report 2021 released this week places 175,000 kids at risk of drowning says one of New Zealand’s leading swim schools. “While the Report shows adults most at risk, if the country is to turn around these ...1 day ago
- Failure To Consult With Children On Changes To Children’s Commissioner Could Breach Child RightsSave the Children says the Government has an opportunity to consult with children and young people on proposed changes to the Office of the Children’s Commissioner and Oranga Tamariki oversight system, but failure to do so could breach their rights ...1 day ago
- Maori Data Experts Challenge Government Moves To Offshore New Zealand DataData Iwi Leaders Group have challenged Government as it increasingly offshores New Zealand data, saying there are long-term benefits to investing in local data infrastructure instead. Offshoring data refers to the replacement of Government agencies backing ...1 day ago
- NZ has bigger problems than a social media post – Christopher LuxonChristopher Luxon says there are more important issues facing the country than the controversy over a National Party social media post. ...1 day ago
- New Advice On NZ ETS Unit Limits And Price Control SettingsThe New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme needs to be as effective as possible to reduce the country’s greenhouse gas emissions and contribute to the global effort to reduce the impact of climate change, Climate Change Commission Chair Rod Carr ...1 day ago
- Dunne Speaks: “Only The Impotent Are Pure”The Greens’ current co-leadership wrangle reminds me of former Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam’s famous comment “Only the impotent are pure.” Whitlam was talking to an angry State Labor Party conference in Victoria in 1967, shortly ...1 day ago
- Govt seeks advice on changing party donation lawsThe government is seeking urgent advice on immediate changes to the electoral law on donations to political parties. ...1 day ago
- We are working from home (again). 7 tips to boost wellbeing and productivitySource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Libby (Elizabeth) Sander, Assistant Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Bond Business School, Bond University Shutterstock Telstra and Westpac are the latest companies to encourage staff to work from home, just a few months after some of them returned to the office. ...1 day ago
- Saving burned or injured animals draws our sympathy. But some don’t survive after release. Here’...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Holly Cope, Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Sydney Associate Professor Catherine Herbert, Author provided Every year, Australia’s wildlife volunteers devote time, effort and their own money to rescue, rehabilitate and release tens of thousands of native animals. Their efforts get ...1 day ago
- Nature’s deteriorating health is threatening the wellbeing of Australians, the State of the Enviro...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Turnbull, Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Sydney John Turnbull, Author provided For the first time, the new State of the Environment report explicitly assessed the dependency of humans on nature. We, as report authors, evaluated trends and changes in ...1 day ago
- Why is Peter Dutton trying to start another political fight over the school curriculum?Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stewart Riddle, Associate Professor, School of Education, University of Southern Queensland Mick Tsikas/AAP In a move that surprised political watchers, Liberal leader Peter Dutton says the school curriculum and education reform will be some of his key priorities in opposition. ...1 day ago
- From Charlene the mechanic to Australian TV’s first gay marriage: was Neighbours feminist?Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Casey, Program Coordinator: Bachelor of Communication, University of the Sunshine Coast Sam Tabone/Getty Images From its early days, Neighbours reinforced stereotypes of white Australian heteronormative suburbia. But it also evolved to push boundaries around representations of gender, sexuality and ...1 day ago
- Power Play: Luxon's gaffe, Shaw dumped as co-leader, economic woes evidentPower Play - It was quite the tableau in Parliament: National leader smarting after a social media gaffe, the Greens front bench putting on a brave face and a government feeling the weight of economic woes, writes Jane Patterson. ...1 day ago
- Power Play: Luxon's gaffe, Shaw unpopular with party members, economic woes evidentPower Play - It was quite the tableau in Parliament: National leader smarting after a social media gaffe, the Greens front bench putting on a brave face and a government feeling the weight of economic woes, writes Jane Patterson. ...1 day ago
- Prasad criticises NZ, Australia over not addressing ‘democratic deficit’ in Pacific regionRNZ Pacific A Fiji political leader is calling out the Australian and New Zealand governments on their “deafening silence” over human rights issues in the region. The leader of the opposition National Federation Party, Professor Biman Prasad, has called out the two countries for not acknowledging what he described as ...2 days ago
- PNG extends election returns date by two weeks to avoid ‘failed vote’Inside PNG News Papua New Guinea’s Governor-General, Sir Bob Dadae, today accepted Electoral Commissioner Simon Sinai’s recommendation to extend the date for the 2022 general election Return of Writs by two weeks. The new date is August 12. With three days remaining before the initial gazetted date of July 29, ...2 days ago
- Moresby police chief rejects call for capital curfew after election violenceBy Gynnie Kero in Port Moresby National Capital District Metropolitan Police Superintendent Gideon Ikumu has ruled out a proposal to impose a curfew in the capital city Port Moresby in the wake of the recent spate of violence. He said the situation was expected to return to normal after soldiers ...2 days ago
- Word from The Hill: Is Morrison’s absence from parliament disrespectful to his voters?Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra As well as her interviews with politicians and experts, Politics with Michelle Grattan includes “Word from The Hill”, where she discusses the news with members of The Conversation politics team. Politics editor Amanda Dunn and ...2 days ago
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Fatih Birol warns of more pain to come in global energy crisis,which due to interconnected complexity is causing problematic issues for both energy and food security,and substantive debt crisis in emerging markets.
https://www.dw.com/en/fearing-russian-gas-cutoff-germans-prepare-for-cold-winter/a-62412646
Here in the middle of winter (and maintenance season ) at peak time with a high wind load (due to bad weather) we have the cheapest spot price in the world at 2.91 – 3.47 $ mwh.
https://rdln.wordpress.com/2022/07/12/todays-radicals-are-proud-to-make-a-black-woman-shut-her-trap/
About Macy’s Gray expressing gender critical views
Mick Lynch nails it.
LOTO Luxon got a few lines/minutes with the SMH. The quotes were incredible and may live to haunt Key 2.0:
What, like houses, then? And who specifically get's rich, Christ-o-fear? At least he admits this:
Better get on with that Auckland rail.
Apparently, according to
John KeyChris Luxton, pandemic or not, we have always been a hermit kingdom, at least since October 2017…https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2022/07/christopher-luxon-worries-new-zealand-s-become-inward-fearful-over-the-years-trade-relationships-suffered-as-result.html