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- Release: Willis’ resignation call means only one thing – $2 billion more cutsMassive cuts to public service are on the cards as Nicola Willis has promised to resign if she doesn’t deliver tax cuts but is refusing to make the same commitment if she doesn’t raise enough income from her bungled foreign buyer’s tax. ...2 weeks ago
- Release: A faster justice system focused on victimsLabour will help more victims of crime achieve justice faster by introducing a formal class-action regime, modernising consent laws and increasing the use of technology to speed up hearings. ...2 weeks ago
- Release: Gaping hole confirmed in National’s tax planA whopping $2.1 billion dollar hole has been confirmed in National’s tax scheme in a new report released today. ...2 weeks ago
- Labour pledges biggest ever increase to training DoctorsLabour will deliver the largest ever increase to the number of doctors trained each year, adding an additional 335 doctors a year to our health workforce from 2027, Labour Leader Chris Hipkins has announced. ...2 weeks ago
- PREFU Exposes Political PromisesToday’s PREFU has some alarming statistics showing an economy deteriorating and the cost of unaffordable government expenditure, mainly in the 2022 and 2023 budgets. Despite this alarming economic and fiscal picture, political parties are making unaffordable promises, talking about a surplus by 2027, or four years time, all of which ...2 weeks ago
- State of books makes clear case for wealth taxThe case for a wealth tax has never been stronger. ...2 weeks ago
- Release: Labour pledges free cervical screeningIf re-elected Labour will make cervical screening services free to all women and people with a cervix aged 25 – 69 years, delivering better cancer care for over 1.4 million New Zealanders. ...2 weeks ago
- Te Whānau a Apanui and the Crown initial Deed of Settlement I Kua waitohua e Te Whānau a Apanui me...
Māori: Kua waitohua e Te Whānau a Apanui me te Karauna te Whakaaetanga Whakataunga Kua waitohua e Te Whānau a Apanui me te Karauna i tētahi Whakaaetanga Whakataunga hei whakamihi i ō rātou tāhuhu kerēme Tiriti o Waitangi. E tekau mā rua ngā hapū o roto mai o Te Whānau ...2 days ago - Plan for 3,000 more public homes by 2025 – regions set to benefitRegions around the country will get significant boosts of public housing in the next two years, as outlined in the latest public housing plan update, released by the Housing Minister, Dr Megan Woods. “We’re delivering the most public homes each year since the Nash government of the 1950s with one ...4 days ago
- Immigration settings updatesJudicial warrant process for out-of-hours compliance visits 2023/24 Recognised Seasonal Employer cap increased by 500 Additional roles for Construction and Infrastructure Sector Agreement More roles added to Green List Three-month extension for onshore Recovery Visa holders The Government has confirmed a number of updates to immigration settings as part of ...5 days ago
- Poroporoaki: Tā Patrick (Patu) Wahanga HohepaTangi ngunguru ana ngā tai ki te wahapū o Hokianga Whakapau Karakia. Tārehu ana ngā pae maunga ki Te Puna o te Ao Marama. Korihi tangi ana ngā manu, kua hinga he kauri nui ki te Wao Nui o Tāne. He Toa. He Pou. He Ahorangi. E papaki tū ana ...6 days ago
- Renewable energy fund to support community resilience40 solar energy systems on community buildings in regions affected by Cyclone Gabrielle and other severe weather events Virtual capability-building hub to support community organisations get projects off the ground Boost for community-level renewable energy projects across the country At least 40 community buildings used to support the emergency response ...6 days ago
- COVID-19 funding returned to GovernmentThe lifting of COVID-19 isolation and mask mandates in August has resulted in a return of almost $50m in savings and recovered contingencies, Minister of Health Dr Ayesha Verrall announced today. Following the revocation of mandates and isolation, specialised COVID-19 telehealth and alternative isolation accommodation are among the operational elements ...6 days ago
- Appointment of District Court JudgeSusie Houghton of Auckland has been appointed as a new District Court Judge, to serve on the Family Court, Attorney-General David Parker said today. Judge Houghton has acted as a lawyer for child for more than 20 years. She has acted on matters relating to the Hague Convention, an international ...6 days ago
- Government invests further in Central Hawke’s Bay resilienceThe Government has today confirmed $2.5 million to fund a replace and upgrade a stopbank to protect the Waipawa Drinking Water Treatment Plant. “As a result of Cyclone Gabrielle, the original stopbank protecting the Waipawa Drinking Water Treatment Plant was destroyed. The plant was operational within 6 weeks of the ...7 days ago
- Govt boost for Hawke’s Bay cyclone waste clean-upAnother $2.1 million to boost capacity to deal with waste left in Cyclone Gabrielle’s wake. Funds for Hastings District Council, Phoenix Contracting and Hog Fuel NZ to increase local waste-processing infrastructure. The Government is beefing up Hawke’s Bay’s Cyclone Gabrielle clean-up capacity with more support dealing with the massive amount ...7 days ago
- Taupō Supercars revs up with Government supportThe future of Supercars events in New Zealand has been secured with new Government support. The Government is getting engines started through the Major Events Fund, a special fund to support high profile events in New Zealand that provide long-term economic, social and cultural benefits. “The Repco Supercars Championship is ...7 days ago
- There is no recession in NZ, economy grows nearly 1 percent in June quarterThe economy has turned a corner with confirmation today New Zealand never was in recession and stronger than expected growth in the June quarter, Finance Minister Grant Robertson said. “The New Zealand economy is doing better than expected,” Grant Robertson said. “It’s continuing to grow, with the latest figures showing ...7 days ago
- Highest legal protection for New Zealand’s largest freshwater springsThe Government has accepted the Environment Court’s recommendation to give special legal protection to New Zealand’s largest freshwater springs, Te Waikoropupū Springs (also known as Pupū Springs), Environment Minister David Parker announced today. “Te Waikoropupū Springs, near Takaka in Golden Bay, have the second clearest water in New Zealand after ...7 days ago
- More support for victims of migrant exploitationTemporary package of funding for accommodation and essential living support for victims of migrant exploitation Exploited migrant workers able to apply for a further Migrant Exploitation Protection Visa (MEPV), giving people more time to find a job Free job search assistance to get people back into work Use of 90-day ...1 week ago
- Strong export boost as NZ economy turns cornerAn export boost is supporting New Zealand’s economy to grow, adding to signs that the economy has turned a corner and is on a stronger footing as we rebuild from Cyclone Gabrielle and lock in the benefits of multiple new trade deals, Finance Minister Grant Robertson says. “The economy is ...1 week ago
- Funding approved for flood resilience work in Te KarakaThe Government has approved $15 million to raise about 200 homes at risk of future flooding. More than half of this is expected to be spent in the Tairāwhiti settlement of Te Karaka, lifting about 100 homes there. “Te Karaka was badly hit during Cyclone Gabrielle when the Waipāoa River ...1 week ago
- Further business support for cyclone-affected regionsThe Government is helping businesses recover from Cyclone Gabrielle and attract more people back into their regions. “Cyclone Gabrielle has caused considerable damage across North Island regions with impacts continuing to be felt by businesses and communities,” Economic Development Minister Barbara Edmonds said. “Building on our earlier business support, this ...1 week ago
- New maintenance facility at Burnham Military Camp underwayDefence Minister Andrew Little has turned the first sod to start construction of a new Maintenance Support Facility (MSF) at Burnham Military Camp today. “This new state-of-art facility replaces Second World War-era buildings and will enable our Defence Force to better maintain and repair equipment,” Andrew Little said. “This Government ...1 week ago
- Foreign Minister to attend United Nations General AssemblyForeign Minister Nanaia Mahuta will represent New Zealand at the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York this week, before visiting Washington DC for further Pacific focussed meetings. Nanaia Mahuta will be in New York from Wednesday 20 September, and will participate in UNGA leaders ...1 week ago
- Midwives’ pay equity offer reachedAround 1,700 Te Whatu Ora employed midwives and maternity care assistants will soon vote on a proposed pay equity settlement agreed by Te Whatu Ora, the Midwifery Employee Representation and Advisory Service (MERAS) and New Zealand Nurses Association (NZNO), Minister of Health Dr Ayesha Verrall announced today. “Addressing historical pay ...2 weeks ago
- New Zealand provides support to MoroccoAotearoa New Zealand will provide humanitarian support to those affected by last week’s earthquake in Morocco, Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta announced today. “We are making a contribution of $1 million to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to help meet humanitarian needs,” Nanaia Mahuta said. ...2 weeks ago
- Government invests in West Coast’s roading resilienceThe Government is investing over $22 million across 18 projects to improve the resilience of roads in the West Coast that have been affected by recent extreme weather, Prime Minister Chris Hipkins confirmed today. A dedicated Transport Resilience Fund has been established for early preventative works to protect the state ...2 weeks ago
- Government invests in Greymouth’s futureThe Government has today confirmed a $2 million grant towards the regeneration of Greymouth’s CBD with construction of a new two-level commercial and public facility. “It will include a visitor facility centred around a new library. Additionally, it will include retail outlets on the ground floor, and both outdoor and ...2 weeks ago
- Nanaia Mahuta to attend PIF Foreign Ministers’ MeetingForeign Minister Nanaia Mahuta will attend the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, in Suva, Fiji alongside New Zealand’s regional counterparts. “Aotearoa New Zealand is deeply committed to working with our pacific whanau to strengthen our cooperation, and share ways to combat the challenges facing the Blue Pacific Continent,” ...2 weeks ago
- PREFU shows no recession, growing economy, more jobs and wages ahead of inflationEconomy to grow 2.6 percent on average over forecast period Treasury not forecasting a recession Inflation to return to the 1-3 percent target band next year Wages set to grow 4.8 percent a year over forecast period Unemployment to peak below the long-term average Fiscal Rules met - Net debt ...2 weeks ago
- New cancer centre opens in ChristchurchPrime Minister Chris Hipkins and Minister of Health Dr Ayesha Verrall proudly opened the Canterbury Cancer Centre in Christchurch today. The new facility is the first of its kind and was built with $6.5 million of funding from the Government’s Infrastructure Reference Group scheme for shovel-ready projects allocated in 2020. ...2 weeks ago
- Government invests in top of the south’s roading resilience$12 million to improve the resilience of roads in the Nelson, Marlborough and Tasman regions Hope Bypass earmarked in draft Government Policy Statement on land transport $127 million invested in the top of the south’s roads since flooding in 2021 and 2022 The Government is investing over $12 million to ...2 weeks ago
- New Zealanders continue to support the revitalisation of te reo as we celebrate Te Wiki o te Reo Mā...Ko tēnei te wiki e whakanui ana i tō tātou reo rangatira. Ko te wā tuku reo Māori, e whakanuia tahitia ai te reo ahakoa kei hea ake tēnā me tēnā o tātou, ka tū ā te Rātū te 14 o Mahuru, ā te 12 o ngā hāora i te ahiahi. ...2 weeks ago
- New Wildlife Act to better protect native speciesThe 70-year-old Wildlife Act will be replaced with modern, fit-for-purpose legislation to better protect native species and improve biodiversity, Minister of Conservation Willow-Jean Prime has announced. “New species legislation is urgently needed to address New Zealand’s biodiversity crisis,” Willow-Jean Prime said. “More than 4,000 of our native species are currently ...3 weeks ago
- Further safety initiatives for Auckland City CentreCentral and Local Government are today announcing a range of new measures to tackle low-level crime and anti-social behaviour in the Auckland CBD to complement Police scaling up their presence in the area. “Police have an important role to play in preventing and responding to crime, but there is more ...3 weeks ago
- Govt confirms additional support for Enabling Good LivesThe Government has confirmed $73.7 million over the next four years and a further $40.5m in outyears to continue to transform the disability support system, Minister for Disability Issues Priyanca Radhakrishnan has announced. “The Enabling Good Lives (EGL) approach is a framework which guides positive change for disabled people, ...3 weeks ago
- New Zealand gets AAA credit rating from S&PStandard and Poor’s is the latest independent credit rating agency to endorse the Government’s economic management in the face of a deteriorating global economy. S&P affirmed New Zealand’s long term local currency rating at AAA and foreign currency rating at AA+ with a stable outlook. It follows Fitch affirming New ...3 weeks ago
- Appointment of Environment Court JudgeChristchurch barrister Kelvin Reid has been appointed as a Judge of the Environment Court and the District Court, Attorney-General David Parker announced today. Mr Reid has extensive experience in Resource Management Act issues, including water quality throughout the South Island. He was appointed to the Technical Advisory Group advising the ...3 weeks ago
- NZ’s biggest ever emissions reduction project hits milestoneNew Zealand is on track to have greener steel as soon as 2026 with New Zealand Steel’s electric arc furnace project reaching a major milestone today. The Government announced a conditional partnership with New Zealand Steel in May to deliver the country’s largest emissions reduction project to date. Half of ...3 weeks ago
- Will AI kill our creativity? It could – if we don’t start to value and protect the traits that m...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cameron Shackell, Sessional Academic and Visitor, School of Information Systems, Queensland University of Technology Shutterstock AI There’s no doubt generative AI’s ability to rapidly produce new texts, images and audio is shaking up creative jobs. In the long-running Writers ...26 mins ago - Ukraine and Russia traded barbs in the UN’s top court over the legality of the invasion. What coul...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Juliette McIntyre, Lecturer in Law, University of South Australia In the days immediately following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the Ukrainian government filed a case against Moscow in the UN’s highest court, the International Court of Justice. Ukraine accuses Russia ...26 mins ago
- The disability royal commission delivers its findings today. We must all listen to end violence, abu...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sally Robinson, Professor, Disability and Community Inclusion, Flinders University The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability will hand its final report and recommendations to the Australian governor general today. Many people are waiting keenly to ...26 mins ago
- Even if Qantas is fined hundreds of millions it is likely to continue to take us for grantedSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mel Marquis, Deputy Associate Dean and Senior Lecturer in Law, Monash University Shutterstock As Qantas faces up to tough questioning from a Senate committee and a claim from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) for as much as A$600 ...26 mins ago
- Luxon says he may change his debate approach after pundits give Hipkins the win
Chris Hipkins gave himself a score of nine out of 10 in last night’s debate, a point higher than in the first TVNZ debate. Christopher Luxon admitted he performed slightly weaker, telling media he’d give himself a seven. But speaking to Newstalk ZB this morning, Luxon said that wasn’t a ...2 hours ago - Luxon says he may change his debate approach after pundits give Hipkins the winChris Hipkins gave himself a score of nine out of 10 in last night’s debate, a point higher than in the first TVNZ debate. Christopher Luxon admitted he performed slightly weaker, telling media he’d give himself a seven. But speaking to Newstalk ZB this morning, Luxon said that wasn’t a ...2 hours ago
- A different Hipkins turns up to debate and proves he’s got some fight leftLast night’s debate was far livelier and Hipkins has clearly received the message that he needed to step up, writes Anna Rawhiti-Connell in this excerpt from The Bulletin, The Spinoff’s morning news round-up. To receive The Bulletin in full each weekday, sign up here. Hipkins far livelier, more prepared and more ...2 hours ago
- A different Hipkins turns up to debate and proves he’s got some fight leftLast night’s debate was far livelier and Hipkins has clearly received the message that he needed to step up, writes Anna Rawhiti-Connell in this excerpt from The Bulletin, The Spinoff’s morning news round-up. To receive The Bulletin in full each weekday, sign up here. Hipkins far livelier, more prepared and more ...2 hours ago
- Hipkins vs Luxon: The one word Christopher Luxon said 76 times in Newshub’s debate
If the debate was judged on repetition of a single word, Christopher Luxon would have won hands down. ...2 hours ago - Forcing people to repay welfare ‘loans’ traps them in a poverty cycle – where is the policy de...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hanna Wilberg, Associate professor – Law, University of Auckland The National Party’s pledge to apply sanctions to unemployed people receiving a welfare payment, if they are “persistently” failing to meet the criteria for receiving the benefit, has attracted plenty of comment and ...3 hours ago
- Election 2023 updates: All the latest developments on 28 SeptemberJust over two weeks out from the election and both major parties are pitching to voters to ease the cost of living. Follow more updates with RNZ's live blog. ...3 hours ago
- Election 2023 updates: All the latest developments on 28 SeptemberJust over two weeks out from the election and both major parties are pitching to voters to ease the cost of living. Follow more updates with RNZ's live blog. ...3 hours ago
- New Zealand Needs Hope, Not More Of The Same
27 September “Tonight’s edition of Chris vs. Christopher was more entertaining than the last one, but when you scratch beneath the surface the real solutions to the problems New Zealanders are facing weren’t on offer. New Zealand ...3 hours ago - Grant Robertson’s Fantasy Fiscal PlanGrant Robertson’s so-called fiscal plan sets the stage for more wasteful spending, more tax and more debt under Labour, National’s Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says. “Labour’s promises of spending restraint can’t be taken seriously - they ...3 hours ago
- More gameshow than gamechanger
The second leaders' debate screened on Three last night and while it was entertaining it left Mark Jennings pondering whether this style of debate really helps the undecided voter make up their mind. National leader Christopher Luxon identified it early in the debate when he remarked, “This is getting like The ...3 hours ago - Newshub leaders' debate: The new commitments and refusals to rule outChristopher Luxon and Chris Hipkins both made several new commitments, or at least said they were open to changes on certain issues. Here's what you need to know. ...4 hours ago
- Hipkins steps up yet leaders lack human touch in debate
The Labour leader knew he had to win the second leaders’ debate and came out swinging. It’s a well overdue gear shift from Chris Hipkins who has been failing to fire for weeks, writes Jo Moir Chris Hipkins admits his campaign to date has “started slow” and has promised to ...4 hours ago - Ōhāriu’s not a ‘bellwether’, but can it withstand the national mood for change?The race for the west Wellington seat includes a high profile National challenger and a Labour incumbent with a strong majority. For decades, the Wellington electorate of Ōhāriu was firmly associated with Peter Dunne. The bowtie-wearing leader of United Future was a safe incumbent from 1984 to 2017, until his ...5 hours ago
- Ōhāriu’s not a ‘bellwether’, but can it withstand the national mood for change?The race for the west Wellington seat includes a high profile National challenger and a Labour incumbent with a strong majority. For decades, the Wellington electorate of Ōhāriu was firmly associated with Peter Dunne. The bowtie-wearing leader of United Future was a safe incumbent from 1984 to 2017, until his ...5 hours ago
- Ours is a kinder, gentler kind of Covid inquiry. But is that what NZ wants?The Covid inquiry is a different kind of royal commission, one that is forward-looking, non-adversarial and happening largely out of the public eye. Duncan Greive was given exclusive access to the people seeking the lessons of the pandemic. New Zealand is now approaching its second election since the arrival of ...5 hours ago
- Ours is a kinder, gentler kind of Covid inquiry. But is that what NZ wants?The Covid inquiry is a different kind of royal commission, one that is forward-looking, non-adversarial and happening largely out of the public eye. Duncan Greive was given exclusive access to the people seeking the lessons of the pandemic. New Zealand is now approaching its second election since the arrival of ...5 hours ago
- National's biggest risk now is complacency
Christopher Luxon’s approach to dealing with NZ First has been clumsy all year ...5 hours ago - Time to tackle hidden menace of parasite threats
One of only two human parasitology research labs in NZ will soon close for want of funding, but if we don’t urgently invest in dealing with parasitic threats we will suffer the consequences. We should not wait for the next cryptosporidium outbreak, argues Dr Remy Muhsin et al Opinion: In the ...5 hours ago - Commercial fishing mega entities on the rise
Two major deals could dramatically change the industry landscape in New Zealand ...5 hours ago - Defining issues: Fear factor drives tough-on-crime policies
Experts doubt efficacy of Labour and National parties attempting to arrest their way out of crime. ...5 hours ago - Fact check: Did Hipkins and Luxon say anything false?
Newshub's leaders debate was an hour and a half of fiery politics, but how much of what was said was true? Newsroom fact checks the men vying to be our next prime minister Chris Hipkins and Christopher Luxon went head-to-head in the second of four election debates on Wednesday evening. ...5 hours ago - Silver Ferns calm fears of a serious slide
After five tests without a W, the Silver Ferns saved face with a strong rebound win over England's Roses. But can they prove it's not an aberration? Merryn Anderson reports. Let’s just hope it was an uncharacteristic slump. As the Silver Ferns blasted to a 21-goal win over the England ...5 hours ago - Book of the Week: The nude hippies of Nelson
On the memoir of a can-do, plain-speaking, Amazonian farmer who was at the centre of New Zealand's commune experiment In 1980 or thereabouts I passed the author at the Tahuna Farm commune, and then at another community at Graham Downs commune where my father and sister lived. In both ...5 hours ago - A short history of NZ First falling out of coalition love
Winston Peters and NZ First have been in coalition governments three times since 1996 and three times they've ended in suspicion, controversy or bad blood. ...5 hours ago - Daily crossword, Thursday 28 September
...5 hours ago - Helping or harming? Our modern mental health conversations
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Passions are high in a North Shore electorate where two former MPs are battling it out for the seat ...5 hours ago - Our politicians' shame
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- School students head to voting booths in mock electionSchool students are getting a jump on the rest of the country and heading to the polls with a mock election. ...12 hours ago
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- Swarbrick 'taking nothing for granted' in tight Auckland Central raceThe Greens are only two points ahead of National in the latest poll for the electorate seat - but incumbent MP Chloe Swarbrick says the result is not a foregone conclusion. ...13 hours ago
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- Why some Kiwis don't bother votingJust over a quarter of people aged 25 to 34 did not cast a vote in the 2020 election - and many still don't see the point. ...14 hours ago
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- Follow our leaders’ debate live updates from 7pmIt’s nearly time for the two Chrises to go head-to-head for the second time during the election campaign. The Newshub leaders’ debate kicks off on Three at 7pm and you can bet we’ll be blogging along for every moment of it. We’ve got The Spinoff’s Mad Chapman in the studio, ...15 hours ago
- Follow our leaders’ debate live updates from 7pmIt’s nearly time for the two Chrises to go head-to-head for the second time during the election campaign. The Newshub leaders’ debate kicks off on Three at 7pm and you can bet we’ll be blogging along for every moment of it. We’ve got The Spinoff’s Mad Chapman in the studio, ...15 hours ago
- Election 2023: Live updates from the second leaders’ debateThe second leaders’ debate of Election 2023 kicks off at 7pm on Three. Follow along with our live updates as Chrises Hipkins and Luxon go head to head. Read our group analysis of the first leaders’ debate here. Our full Election 2023 coverage can be found here. And our election ...15 hours ago
- Election 2023: Live updates from the second leaders’ debateThe second leaders’ debate of Election 2023 kicks off at 7pm on Three. Follow along with our live updates as Chrises Hipkins and Luxon go head to head. Read our group analysis of the first leaders’ debate here. Our full Election 2023 coverage can be found here. And our election ...15 hours ago
- FLNKS mayor wins run-off poll to take unprecedented French Senate seatBy Nic Maclellan In a major electoral upset, Kanak independence politician Robert Xowie has won one of Kanaky New Caledonia’s two seats in the French Senate in Paris. His second-round electoral victory over Loyalist leader Sonia Backès came on September 24, the 170th anniversary of France’s annexation of its Pacific ...15 hours ago
- New poll confirms NZ First’s rise is not an anomalyTonight’s 1News Verian paints a very similar picture to Monday night’s Newshub Reid Research poll. If it bore out on election night, it confirms National and Act would need Winston Peters’ party to form a government. National is down 1% on last week’s poll at 36%, while Act is holding ...15 hours ago
- New poll confirms NZ First’s rise is not an anomalyTonight’s 1News Verian paints a very similar picture to Monday night’s Newshub Reid Research poll. If it bore out on election night, it confirms National and Act would need Winston Peters’ party to form a government. National is down 1% on last week’s poll at 36%, while Act is holding ...15 hours ago
- Major parties dip further, NZ First and Greens up – 1News-Verian pollNational and ACT would need NZ First's support to form a government, and Labour is still losing support, the latest 1News-Verian poll suggests. ...16 hours ago
- Who is Jacinta Allan, Victoria’s new premier?Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Zareh Ghazarian, Senior Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, Monash University With the sudden announcement that Daniel Andrews will be stepping down as premier of Victoria at 5pm today, the Labor Party has been working to find the best replacement. Deputy Premier ...16 hours ago
- Is TikTok right – will eating three carrots a day really give me a natural tan?Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lauren Ball, Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland Shutterstock A beauty trend gaining popularity on TikTok, dubbed the “carrot tan”, claims eating three carrots a day will give you a natural tan. But can this ...16 hours ago
- China’s new anti-espionage law is sending a chill through foreign corporations and citizens alikeSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marina Yue Zhang, Associate Professor, University of Technology Sydney Earlier this year, China updated its anti-espionage law amid an intensifying rivalry with the US and growing distrust of the Western-led international order. The law broadens the scope beyond what it originally ...17 hours ago
- Kāinga Ora opens solar-powered housing complex in NapierKāinga Ora has opened 24 new homes that use solar power and says it is ensuring its increasing use of solar panels is not compromised by slave labour. ...18 hours ago
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- Nobody knows how consciousness works – but top researchers are fighting over which theories are re...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim Bayne, Professor of Philosophy, Monash University Shutterstock Science is hard. The science of consciousness is particularly hard, beset with philosophical difficulties and a scarcity of experimental data. So in June, when the results of a head-to-head experimental contest ...19 hours ago
- Is National’s biggest issue… beneficiaries?National has taken a good hard look at the issues facing New Zealand and come to a tough decision: we need to make things more difficult for poor people. Reserve Bank governor Adrian Orr admitted to cooking up a recession on purpose, in an appearance at a select committee hearing ...19 hours ago
- National hit ‘copy and paste’ on Labour police policy, claims AndersenLabour’s accused National of copying its police policy, after the opposition today pledged 300 more frontline officers. Mark Mitchell, the National police spokesperson, said that violent crime was up 33% while serious assaults had more than doubled under Labour. “Much of this increased crime is concentrated in what were once ...19 hours ago
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A bit of escapism in these troubled times. If you haven’t seen or heard of The Orville, yet, give it a google and find a stream.
Seth Macfarlane does Star trek. Funny as .
Bizarrely the first episode is on Duke tonight, ch13, at 8.30
So today we had Ardern back in Whanganui for her second visit in less than 2 weeks. English, meanwhile was in Tukituki, which according to Newshub both main parties now think is a marginal.
Ardern on the offensive trying to flip a National seat, English on the defensive trying to hold one.
There’s that old adage that political pundits like to trot out that where the party leaders go in the final days tells you a lot about how it’s playing out.
English is spending time in Tukituki backing Tule who poisoned 5000 locals last year? Bad strategy, imo.
I used to live in Hastings Muttonbird and I can tell you there’s still widespread anger at the way Yule, both district and regional councils and central government handled the water crisis.
National selected Yule at a time when they assumed a cakewalk to re-election. That was a mistake and it wouldn’t surprise me to see Labour take back that seat.
+1 yes the contempt for the public shown was hard to miss right down to findlayson delaying the completed whitewash till post election.
Giraffes!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RV3T9Uo8G5U
Is Paula Bennett rarer?
Dang!,… one of Gods angels forgot to paint the spots on before it was born !
Heads are gonna roll in the finishing department , I can tell ya !
And why is Hooton demonically frothing against Jacinda at the end of Nine to Noon. He was shouting/screaming invective against Jacinda. Katherine couldn’t stop him nor Stephen Mills. And after his turn at summing up, away he went again shouting over Stephen and Katherine.
Don’t listen to it though. Sickening.
He was only frothing a little bit more than usual. To be expected really, since it was his last rant on RadioNZ before election day.
He really sounded unhinged at the end of the programme…Jacinda knows nothing. I tell she knows nothing… nothing at all… And on it went in the same vein.
It beats me the media use him so much. He’s not the full quid imo.
I don’t think it’s unhinged, I think it’s intentional tactics to put people off voting Labour or left at all. Silly little princess can’t run the country. Hooton knows what sexism is, so he pre-emoted accusations before he started on about the Ardern stuff.
Massive eye rolls from Stephen Mills and Kathryn Ryan though.
I thought Mills did well when he told Hooten to ease up and go run a marathon.
But Hooten wrecked right of reply with those interruptions, and RNZ need to penalise him for it. It happens too often. Kathryn Ryan needs to be told she can take control, and she needs to actually do it. Hooten does his own rant, then blocks his opponent from speaking with further butt-in ranting.
He did do well and rnz also need to sort hollowhoots out – he sounded like a petulent 5 year old – and he is the rights poster boy lol
100% messaging, zero political intellectual rigour from a shill with a taxpayer funded soapbox.
True, and I think we can keep applying pressure to RNZ. They seem to be getting the message on twitter about a few things.
Hooton made a dick of himself this morning, in some ways it was useful for that to be so visible.
Interesting hearing a relaxed Winston being interviewed by Campbell on Checkpoint tonight. He said clearly that it was National Party people that had leaked his pension over-payment details and they had also leaked a health scare about him last Friday (i hadn’t heard about this-sounded like Winston has threatened them with legal action.)
One thing is certain-NZF will not go with National if they can help it. Better get 48% Bill…NO CHANCE!!
Also Winston was mumbling about some info that will come out before polling day…. watch this space.
For a few days now fsiani (banned at TS) has been trotting out the Winston won’t see 2020 nonsense over at the sewer.
Yeah, I heard National are running that line today too. I guess the memo went out. Fuckwits.
It was a great interview.
I’m going to watch RadioNZ’s election night coverage on Freeview channel 50 on Saturday night. Though if half the votes are going to be done and dusted by election day I could be sloping off to bed by 9.30.
If Jacinda is PM I will watch it until there is a little dot in the middle of the screen
It was an enjoyable interview. John Campbell knows how to get the best out of people.
There was a comment from Ianmac on Open Mike today that Stephen Mills “made a passing hint this morning suggesting there may be something danaging to National likely this week”.
If there is a God please let there be something that will stop National in their tracks – the long suffering electorate needs a breath of fresh air and they need it now.
Yes to John Campbell. He managed a really good interview with Winston.
Winston says that a person high up in National warned him of the plot to damage him over Super and now again a high National warned him about another plot to use his health to undermine him. Dirty Politics?
David Fisher in the Herald
“They were digging around for a log”
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11923669
There is a 13 way debate (all except Nat, ACT & People’s parties are sending someone) set to be moderated by a panel of three over on TDB in 5 minutes. May be unwatchable or unmissable (more likely in the entertaining disaster fashion, than actually being informative). I’m going to give it a few minutes of my evening anyway.
If you avoiding TDB, here are a couple of other links:
http://www.kiwidebate.online/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZH9kUSsFop5OcMWjg6pIYw/live
Not really a debate, just Bradbury doing a short interview with 13 party representatives in a row. A bit boring (and with technical glitches aplenty depending on the interviewee’s skype setup) but quite informative. I would almost have preferred a disasterous meltdown of cross-shouting, but I suppose this is more worthy.
There was a bit with Curwen Rolinson at the start, but no sign of Kate Davis (unless I missed it) I’m guessing that they will be at the end.
Woman tries to get abortion, but DHB obstructed her from doing so.
http://thewireless.co.nz/articles/no-choice
“The Crimes Act allows abortions up to 40 weeks, but applies stricter criteria for abortions after 20 weeks than before 20 weeks. On what legal basis does the Waitematā DHB restrict abortions to 18 weeks? On what legal basis does the DHB refuse to allow a woman the opportunity to have her case considered by certifying consultants?”
That’s totally shit.
Dude draws a mighty long bow but ya never know…
https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:fxEiCE-lgNYJ:https://clintonbowerman.com/2015/03/28/oravida-investigation-by-doomsday-luminary-ben-vidgen/+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=nz&client=firefox-b/
Things that make you go hmm…
https://twitter.com/maryteatowel/status/909686962264580097
Ten reasons for NOT voting for the NASTY NATZ
http://werewolf.co.nz/2017/09/ten-reasons-for-not-voting-national/
Has someone commented already on this? Last Thursday there was knowledge of the refinery pipe leak revealed on facebook but not the Stock Exchange.
I’ll read on and find when passengers were warned about it.
18/9/17 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11923666
In last Thursday’s Facebook post, Refining NZ said: “Hi everyone. Just to let you know that earlier this afternoon we spotted a leak of jet fuel on a section of the Refinery Auckland pipeline near Ruakaka. We’ve isolated and contained the leak and our crew is busy carrying out a recovery and repair operation.
“The Fire Service has a cordon in place and as a precaution we’ve put a family who live nearby into a local motel.
“We’re working with the oil co’s [sic] to ensure that fuel supplies aren’t unduly impacted. An early estimate is that pipeline will be out for the next two days.
“Finally, the refinery will continue to operate while we get the pipeline back up and running,” it said then.
In its statement to the NZX today, Refining NZ said it was too early to estimate accurately what the financial impact of the rupture would be, but it expected that its revenue would be affected by NZ$10-$15 million.
I wonder who will recompense all involved for that. The illegal swamp kauri
operation that is alleged to be known by Judith Collins and another player is someone in the drug industry?
Will it be something that seems to quietly slip away as under the terms of agreement by the Marlborough Ports Authority and the NZ Government when the pilot took the cruise ship the Mikail Lermontov too close to the coast as he carelessly showed off his scenic tourism and his seamanship.
There was a nice wee interview of Jacinda on the ABC’s 7:30 report tonight when she was Nelson and they did a wee bit on old Dipton when he was in Ashbuton talking to a bunch of angry farmers ( from the sounds of it dairy farmers and I still can’t work out who wants to run dairy farm on the Canterbury plains with its poor soils, harsh summers and winters. As Canterbury is only good for mix cropping and sheep) about the water tax.
Will post a link when it comes available which is between 8:00pm and 8:30pm Australian CST.
Here is the link from last nights ABC 7:30 report
http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2017/s4736677.htm
Thanks Exkiwiforces. Good stuff although Australia doesn’t understand MMP. It is really Labour/Greens v National.
Interviews allover the place. Jacinda handled this one with confidence and credibility. Straight answers.
“Vote 2017: Labour leader Jacinda Ardern answers your questions.”
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11923690
And the kids interviewing Leaders was compelling much to my surprise.
Jacinda was up first. Watch the total engagement with the kids. They were very responsive and Jacinda made their faces light up.
They just started to interview Bill English but cut at 9pm. It will be on Part 2 tomorrow night at 8pm TV1.
Great questions from bright kids.
Also James Shaw and interestingly the Gareth Morgan. Don’t know how to link but it is on TV 1 Face The Classroom
8:00pm – 9:00pm