Friday funny: Paul Henry
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- Further cuts for East Coast tarakihi limits to rebuild numbers fasterCommercial catch limits for East Coast tarakihi will be reduced further to help the stock rebuild faster. “Tarakihi is a popular fish, and this has led to declining levels over time. Many adjustments have been made and the stock is recovering. I have decided on further commercial catch reductions of ...2 days ago
- New Ambassador to Colombia announcedForeign Minister Nanaia Mahuta today announced the appointment of diplomat Nicci Stilwell as the next Ambassador to Colombia. “Aotearoa New Zealand’s relationship with Colombia is fast growing with strong links across education, climate change and indigenous co-operation,” Nanaia Mahuta said. “Trade is a key part of our relationship with Colombia, ...2 days ago
- 3000 more RSE workers to ease workforce pressuresThe Government continues to respond to global workforce shortages by announcing the largest increase in over a decade to the Recognised Seasonal Employer Scheme (RSE), providing 3000 additional places, Immigration Minister Michael Wood and Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor have announced. The new RSE cap will allow access to 19,000 workers ...2 days ago
- Sanctions on more of the Russian political eliteFurther sanctions are being imposed on members of President Putin’s inner circle and other representatives of the Russian political elite, as part of the Governments ongoing response to the war in Ukraine, says Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta. “Ukraine has been clear that the most important action we can take to ...2 days ago
- New Principal Youth Court Judge appointedJudge Ida Malosi, District Court Judge of Wellington, has been appointed as the new Principal Youth Court Judge, Attorney-General David Parker announced today. Born and raised in Southland, Judge Malosi graduated from Victoria University of Wellington and spent her legal career in South Auckland. She was a founding partner of ...2 days ago
- Visitor arrivals highest since pandemic beganOverseas visitor arrivals exceeded 100,000 in July, for the first time since the borders closed in March 2020 Strong ski season lifts arrivals to Queenstown to at least 90% of the same period in 2019 Australia holiday recovery has continued to trend upwards New Zealand’s tourism recovery is on its ...2 days ago
- Language provides hope for TuvaluClimate change continues to present a major risk for the island nation of Tuvalu, which means sustaining te gana Tuvalu, both on home soil and in New Zealand Aotearoa, has never been more important, Minister for Pacific Peoples Aupito William Sio said. The Tuvalu Auckland Community Trust and wider Tuvalu ...4 days ago
- Minister Sio to attend Asian Development Bank meeting in ManilaAssociate Foreign Affairs Minister Aupito William Sio travels to the Philippines this weekend to represent Aotearoa New Zealand at the 55th Annual Meeting of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Board of Governors in Manila. “The ADB Annual Meeting provides an opportunity to engage with other ADB member countries, including those ...5 days ago
- United Nations General Assembly National StatementE ngā Mana, e ngā Reo, Rau Rangatira mā kua huihui mai nei i tēnei Whare Nui o te Ao Ngā mihi maioha ki a koutou katoa, mai i tōku Whenua o Aotearoa Tuia ki runga, Tuia ki raro, ka Rongo to pō ka rongo te ao Nō reira, tēnā ...5 days ago
- New strategy unifies all-of-Government approach to help Pacific languages thriveA united approach across all-of-Government underpins the new Pacific Language Strategy, announced by the Minister for Pacific Peoples Aupito William Sio at Parliament today. “The cornerstone of our Pacific cultures, identities and place in Aotearoa, New Zealand are our Pacific languages. They are at the heart of our wellbeing,” Aupito ...6 days ago
- Upgrades for sporting facilities ahead of FIFA Women’s World CupCommunities across the country will benefit from newly upgraded sporting facilities as a result of New Zealand co-hosting the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023. The Government is investing around $19 million to support upgrades at 30 of the 32 potential sporting facilities earmarked for the tournament, including pitch, lighting and ...6 days ago
- Partnership supports climate action in Latin America and CaribbeanAotearoa New Zealand is extending the reach of its support for climate action to a new agriculture initiative with partners in Latin America and the Caribbean. Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta and Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor announced a NZ$10 million contribution to build resilience, enhance food security and address the ...6 days ago
- Landmark agreement for Māori fisheries celebrates 30th yearThe 30th anniversary of the Fisheries Deed of Settlement is a time to celebrate a truly historic partnership that has helped transform communities, says Parliamentary Under-Secretary to the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries Rino Tirikatene. “The agreement between the Crown and Māori righted past wrongs, delivered on the Crown’s treaty ...6 days ago
- Government backs initiatives to cut environmental impact of plastic wasteThe Government has today announced funding for projects that will cut plastic waste and reduce its impact on the environment. “Today I am announcing the first four investments to be made from the $50 million Plastics Innovation Fund, which was set last year and implemented a 2020 election promise,” Environment ...6 days ago
- Call for expressions of interest in appointment to the High Court BenchAttorney-General David Parker today called for nominations and expressions of interest in appointment to the High Court Bench. This is a process conducted at least every three years and ensures the Attorney-General has up to date information from which to make High Court appointments. “It is important that when appointments ...7 days ago
- Depositor compensation scheme protects Kiwis’ moneyNew Zealanders will have up to $100,000 of their deposits in any eligible institution guaranteed in the event that institution fails, under legislation introduced in Parliament today. The Deposit Takers Bill is the third piece of legislation in a comprehensive review of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand Act and ...7 days ago
- New fund to help more Pacific aiga into their own homesThe Government has launched a new housing fund that will help more Pacific aiga achieve the dream of home ownership. “The Pacific Building Affordable Homes Fund will help organisations, private developers, Māori/iwi, and NGOs build affordable housing for Pacific families and establish better pathways to home ownership within Pacific communities. ...1 week ago
- More than 100,000 new Kiwis as halfway point reachedOver 100,000 new Kiwis can now call New Zealand ‘home’ after the 2021 Resident Visa reached the halfway point of approvals, Minister of Immigration Michael Wood announced today. “This is another important milestone, highlighting the positive impact our responsive and streamlined immigration system is having by providing comfort to migrant ...1 week ago
- Maniapoto Claims Settlement Bill passes third reading – He mea pāhi te Maniapoto Claims Settl...Nā te Minita mō ngā Take Tiriti o Waitangi, nā Andrew Little, te iwi o Maniapoto i rāhiri i tēnei rā ki te mātakitaki i te pānuitanga tuatoru o te Maniapoto Claims Settlement Bill - te pikinga whakamutunga o tā rātou whakataunga Tiriti o Waitangi o mua. "Me mihi ka ...1 week ago
- 50,000 more kids to benefit from equity-based programmes next yearAnother 47,000 students will be able to access additional support through the school donations scheme, and a further 3,000 kids will be able to get free and healthy school lunches as a result of the Equity Index. That’s on top of nearly 90% of schools that will also see a ...1 week ago
- Healthy Active Learning now in 40 percent of schools across New ZealandA total of 800 schools and kura nationwide are now benefitting from a physical activity and nutrition initiative aimed at improving the wellbeing of children and young people. Healthy Active Learning was funded for the first time in the inaugural Wellbeing Budget and was launched in 2020. It gets regional ...1 week ago
- Speech at 10th meeting of the Friends of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test Ban TreatyKia Ora. It is a pleasure to join you here today at this 10th meeting of the Friends of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test Ban Treaty. This gathering provides an important opportunity to reiterate our unwavering commitment to achieving a world without nuclear weapons, for which the entry into force of this ...1 week ago
- Speech for Earthshot Prize Innovation Summit 2022Kia ora koutou katoa Thank you for the invitation to join you. It’s a real pleasure to be here, and to be in such fine company. I want to begin today by acknowledging His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales and Sir David Attenborough in creating what is becoming akin ...1 week ago
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- Govt strengthens trans-Tasman emergency management cooperationAotearoa New Zealand continues to strengthen global emergency management capability with a new agreement between New Zealand and Australia, says Minister for Emergency Management Kieran McAnulty. “The Government is committed to improving our global and national emergency management system, and the Memorandum of Cooperation signed is another positive step towards ...1 week ago
- Christchurch Call Initiative on Algorithmic OutcomesToday New Zealand, the USA, Twitter, and Microsoft, announced investment in a technology innovation initiative under the banner of the Christchurch Call. This initiative will support the creation of new technology to understand the impacts of algorithms on people’s online experiences. Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithms play a growing role in ...1 week ago
- JOINT PR: Trans-Tasman Cooperation on disaster managementHon Kieran McAnulty, New Zealand Minister for Emergency Management Senator The Hon Murray Watt, Federal Minister for Emergency Management Strengthening Trans-Tasman cooperation on disaster management issues was a key area of focus when Australia and New Zealand’s disaster management ministers met this week on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on ...1 week ago
- More transparency, less red-tape for modernised charities sectorThe Charities Amendment Bill has been introduced today which will modernise the charities sector by increasing transparency, improving access to justice services and reducing the red-tape that smaller charities face, Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector Priyanca Radhakrishnan said. “These changes will make a meaningful difference to over 28,000 ...1 week ago
- Pacific visas reopened to help boost workforceWork continues on delivering on a responsive and streamlined immigration system to help relieve workforce shortages, with the reopening of longstanding visa categories, Immigration Minister Michael Wood has announced. From 3 October 2022, registrations for the Samoan Quota will reopen, and from 5 October registrations for the Pacific Access Category ...1 week ago
- Minister Davis apologises over comments to ACT's Karen Chhour
Minister for Children Kelvin Davis has phoned ACT MP Karen Chhour directly to apologise over comments made in Parliament yesterday. ...56 mins ago - Why keeping tabs on Tata suggests O’Connor should be quickening the pace in push for an FTA with I...
Among the many issues related to the performance of the export sector and how the Government might further help it is the case for negotiating a trade deal with India. Australia has secured a free trade deal with what is the planet’s fifth-biggest economy. In contrast, Agriculture and Trade Minister ...1 hour ago - Pay Equity Claims Formally Delivered
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- Thomas Cranmer: Three Waters, Taumata Arowai and the scantly diluted powers of Minister Mahuta’s ...
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- Smartphone Addiction Debated Live Before Phone Free DayIn the lead-up to Phone Free Day 2022 (6 October) we’re discussing what is healthy use of your smartphone in our complex, busy lives. Will our young people have shorter attention spans? Is driver distraction from cellphones causing accidents? Is social ...4 hours ago
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- From fertiliser to phantom: DNA cracks a century-old mystery about New Zealand’s only extinct fres...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lachie Scarsbrook, DPhil Student, University of Oxford The upokororo, or New Zealand grayling (_Prototroctes oxyrhynchus_) Te Papa CC BYNC-ND 4.0, Author provided In 1923, Te Rangi Hīroa (Sir Peter Buck) documented the last confirmed capture of a special fish – the upokororo ...5 hours ago - Have Your Say On The Fire And Emergency New Zealand (Levy) Amendment BillThis bill would make changes to the Fire and Emergency New Zealand Act 2017. It aims to simplify the implementation of the insurance-based levy framework for Fire and Emergency New Zealand. The levy is insurance based, which means that insurance ...5 hours ago
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- A kung-fu kick led researchers to the world’s oldest complete fish fossils – here’s what they ...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Long, Strategic Professor in Palaeontology, Flinders University Heming Zhang, Author provided Some of the world’s most significant fossil discoveries have come from China. These include amazing feathered dinosaurs, the earliest modern mammals, and some of the oldest-known animals on ...6 hours ago
- The TGA is considering paracetamol restrictions due to poisonings – but what does that mean for co...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Natasa Gisev, Clinical pharmacist and Scientia Senior Lecturer at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney Shutterstock Paracetamol is Australia’s most widely used pain medicine, with 65 million packs sold across the country in 2021. It is available ...6 hours ago
- How we can use gaming to support positive ageing (and support our relationships with our pets, too)Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Larissa Hjorth, Professor of Mobile Media and Games., RMIT University Cherished Pet Foundation, Author provided Margaret, 63, loves playing online Scrabble everyday with her sister who lives interstate. The online game allows a playful way to keep in constant contact when ...6 hours ago
- Make It 16 Petition To Lower Voting Age Given To MPsThis Thursday at 5pm, Make It 16 will hand over a petition to Parliament, asking for a law change to allow 16 and 17 year-olds to vote. The petition has over 7,000 signatures. “This petition shows that thousands of New Zealanders are supporters ...8 hours ago
- Lucky Liz? Wait a few years to find out
Britain’s new PM, Liz Truss, might have caught a break last night. The International Monetary Fund, after a longish period of complaisance in regard to fiscal stimulus, abruptly decided that the Truss economic plan was a good point to draw a line, in part because giving people their money ...15 hours ago - How does the government’s long-awaited anti-corruption bill rate? An integrity expert breaks it do...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By A J Brown, Professor of Public Policy & Law, Centre for Governance & Public Policy, Griffith University The prospects of Australia securing a strong federal anti-corruption agency have taken a huge leap forward, with introduction of the Albanese government’s much awaited National ...15 hours ago
- Political Roundup: Items of interest and importance today 28 September 2022Political Roundup by Dr Bryce Edwards. Items of interest and importance today 1NEWS-KANTAR OPINION POLL 1News: Poll: Labour halts decline, but National still in position to govern Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Sniff the air – election 2023 smells like a drag race (paywalled) Mike Hosking (Newstalk): Poll still shows change is coming Toby Manhire ...17 hours ago
- Te Pāti Māori president claims party 'demonised' by political donations investigationTe Pāti Māori president John Tamihere is calling an investigation into his charities political donations racist. ...18 hours ago
- Oranga Tamariki minister challenges ACT MP to enter Māori worldAccusations of nastiness and race-based attacks have been flying at Parliament, in a clash between ACT and Labour over Oranga Tamariki. ...19 hours ago
- Years Of Green Party Work Leads To The End Of Live ExportsAotearoa will finally bring an end to the live export by sea of cattle, deer, sheep and goats. “This could not have come soon enough. Animals have been suffering in live export for years - and now, thanks to the tireless efforts of Green Party MPs, ...19 hours ago
- Government passes bill to ban livestock exports by seaLivestock exports by sea will cease next year, after the government passed a bill to ban them. ...19 hours ago
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- Census to be held in March 2023 with extra $110m to ensure turnoutIt will feature double the number of census workers, 44 percent more paper form deliveries, and will prioritise Māori and other lower-responding groups. ...21 hours ago
- What now for petrol prices? Global doom and gloom makes the outlook surprisingly positiveSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joaquin Vespignani, Associate professor, University of Tasmania shutterstock In early March Russia’s invasion of Ukraine pushed global oil prices up by about 30% and Australians faced paying more than $2.15 a litre for petrol. Contrary to economists’ advice, the Morrison government ...22 hours ago
- More Russians on the sanctions list – that will punish Putin’s cronies, but what might he do ne...
Buzz from the Beehive Wow. The long weekend seems to have been a powerful pick-me-up for our politicians, who have pumped out a raft of statements over the past two days. Most of their press releases were to alert us to decisions to improve our wellbeing, although we wonder if ...22 hours ago - You don’t have to be a cute koala to be an Instagram influencer. Give lizards and bugs a chance an...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Meghan Shaw, PhD Student in Conservation Social Science, Deakin University Remember the popularity contests of high school? Often our athletic, genetically gifted classmates got the most attention: the school captain, the footy team captain, the prom queen. But popularity contests don’t just ...23 hours ago
- Government OIA response processes fuelling growing mistrust – OmbudsmanA report by Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier has found multiple examples of government agencies breaching the Official Information Act. ...23 hours ago
- OIA Review More Tabby Cat Than TigerWhile the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union commends the Office of the Ombudsman for conducting a review of the Official Information Act in practice, the Union is disappointed to find that it is largely conciliatory and uncritical. “Despite acknowledging ...23 hours ago
- The ‘Optus hacker’ claims they’ve deleted the data. Here’s what experts want you to knowSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jennifer J. Williams, PhD Candidate, Macquarie University T. Schneider/Shutterstock Shortly after Australian telecommunications company Optus announced the identity data of millions of customers had been stolen, a person claiming to be the hacker announced they would delete the data for ...24 hours ago
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- Rethinking New Zealand’s ConstitutionA senior legal expert is calling for a fundamental rethink of New Zealand’s constitution in the light of the “illegitimacy” of the British Crown’s claim to sovereignty over this country. Associate Professor Claire Charters chaired the working group ...24 hours ago
- Cars have taken over our neighbourhoods. Kid-friendly superblocks are a way for residents to reclaim...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Mclaughlin, Research Fellow, Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia Author provided You might remember your time as a child playing outdoors with friends and walking to school. These activities had tremendous benefits for our health and development. ...24 hours ago
- When the World Turns is a profoundly moving theatrical experience for children with complex disabili...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Austin, Lecturer in Theatre, The University of Melbourne When the World Turns by Polyglot Theatre and Oily Cart. Photographer: Theresa Harrison Review: When the World Turns, by Polyglot Theatre and Oily Cart When the World Turns is a beautiful new ...24 hours ago
- International Safe Abortion DayALRANZ Abortion Rights Aotearoa lends our voice to organisations across the world to support free, safe, and legal access to abortion. Abortion is only one part of the larger framework of reproductive justice that includes the right to bodily autonomy, ...1 day ago
- Millions of Australians still haven’t had their COVID boosters. What message could convince them n...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Holly Seale, Associate professor, UNSW Sydney The Halton independent review of Australia’s COVID vaccine and treatment procurement has been handed to the federal government, which released the review’s recommendations yesterday. Topping the list of priorities are public health campaigns designed ...1 day ago
- Ombudsman’s OIA Probe Uncovers Significant GapsThe Chief Ombudsman says his investigation into Official Information Act practices has identified significant gaps in the way agencies are responding to journalists, training staff and keeping records. Peter Boshier has just tabled a report in Parliament ...1 day ago
- Thomas Cranmer: Three Waters, Te Mana o te Wai and a control mechanism the Govt is providing for t...Thomas Cranmer is the pseudonym adopted by a legal analyst who has been carefully dissecting the Three Waters legislation and tweeting his findings on Twitter. Over some months, he has been unpicking the threads of the Three Waters command structure to reveal the extent of the control being gifted to ...1 day ago
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- Oliver Hartwich: State funding of the news media and an Orwellian distortion of journalismDavid Farrar alerted us in a Kiwiblog post to an article about the state funding of the mainstream news media published in The Australian. The article, written by NZ Initiative executive director Oliver Hartwich, highlights the issue that should dismay the public about this funding: the $55 million is conditional ...1 day ago
- Auckland Council Campaign Regulations Are Destroying DemocracyAnimal Justice Auckland (AJA) is the forerunner to an Animal Justice Party, which aims to be registered in time for the 2023 general election. AJA agrees with Ted Johnston from the New Conservative Party that allowing essentially unlimited spending ...1 day ago
- Employment Indicators: August 2022Employment indicators provide an early indication of changes in the labour market. Key facts Changes in the seasonally adjusted filled jobs for the August 2022 month (compared with the July 2022 month) were: all industries – up 0.4 percent (10,312 ...1 day ago
- Right To Know Day Highlights New Zealanders’ Right To Access Information About ThemselvesOrganisations are obligated to give people access to personal information held about them, says Privacy Commissioner Michael Webster. Today, September 28, is international Right to Know Day. It is dedicated to raising awareness of the legal right New Zealanders ...1 day ago
- JustSpeak Announces The Release Of Podcast ‘True Justice’!Justice advocacy group JustSpeak have announced the launch of True Justice - a five part narrative podcast series journeying through the justice system, from the moment of arrest to life after prison. Produced by JustSpeak and award winning podcast company ...1 day ago
- ‘Protestware’ is on the rise, with programmers self-sabotaging their own code. Should we be worr...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christoph Treude, Senior Lecturer in Software Engineering, The University of Melbourne Alexander Sinn/Unsplash In March 2022, the author of node-ipc, a software library with over a million weekly downloads, deliberately broke their code. If the code discovers it is running ...1 day ago
- What position should I sleep in, and is there a ‘right’ way to sleep?Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christian Moro, Associate Professor of Science & Medicine, Bond University Photo by Andrea Piacquadio: https://www.pexels.com/photo/photo-of-sleeping-man-3771069/, CC BY After 50 years of research, eminent Stanford University sleep researcher William Dement reportedly said the only solid explanation he knows for why we ...1 day ago
- ‘Prima donna in pigtails’: how Julie Andrews the child star embodied the hopes of post-war Brita...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brett Farmer, Lecturer in Film, Media and Communication, Deakin University Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images In June, the American Film Institute presented its 48th Life Achievement Award, the highest honour in American cinema, to the beloved stage-and-screen star Julie Andrews. On ...1 day ago
- Three Voices At The Treaty Table: Understanding Co-governance, Three Waters And City RedevelopmentHow does Te Tiriti o Waitangi influence co-governance, Three Waters and the redevelopment of Tauranga’s city centre? Te Kohinga, a Tauranga-based reconciliation network is organising a free event at Baycourt next month to help improve public understanding ...1 day ago
- National Party tax cut plan unlike UK's – Christopher LuxonAs National remains narrowly ahead of Labour in the latest polling, leader Christopher Luxon says his party's tax cuts would not have the same sharp market reactions as the UK had. ...1 day ago
- More people living in emergency housing for longer, some for up to two yearsEmergency housing is supposed to be short-term for those most in need, but some residents have now lived in motels for two years or longer - with no immediate end in sight. ...1 day ago
- Preparing for exam season: 10 practical insights from psychology to help teens get throughSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melanie Woodfield, Clinical Psychologist, Te Whatu Ora | HRC Clinical Research Training Fellow, University of Auckland, University of Auckland Getty Images Exam season is fast approaching for many senior students in New Zealand and Australia. At the best of times, ...1 day ago
- Birthing injuries now included in ACC cover after bill passesMore women and birthing parents will now receive cover from ACC if they suffer an injury during childbirth. ...1 day ago
- Britain’s Liz Truss chooses a hard roadIs the new approach to economic policy of the Truss government important. Well, just look at the overreaction. “It has been extreme” says the mild-mannered Tyler Cowen, who goes on to add: “I certainly can see reasons why one might oppose the plan, but the skies are not going ...2 days ago
- Anti-corruption commission would hold public hearings ‘in exceptional circumstances’Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Albanese government’s proposed National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) would have a broad scope but only hold public hearings “in exceptional circumstances and where it is in the public interest to do so”. The “exceptional ...2 days ago
- About 200 dead whales have been towed out to sea off Tasmania – and what happens next is a true ma...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Culum Brown, Professor, Macquarie University Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania Australians watched in horror last week as 230 pilot whales became stranded at a beach near Macquarie Harbour on Tasmania’s west coast. Some whales were saved, but ...2 days ago
- A disabled NDIA chair is a great first move in the NDIS reset. Here’s what should happen nextSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Helen Dickinson, Professor, Public Service Research, UNSW Sydney The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) has a new chair and for the first time it is a disabled person – former paralympian Kurt Fearnley. His appointment, along with that of two new directors, ...2 days ago
- 'The 1 News-Kantar Polls Are Worthless, And Show Why We Need Strict Control Of Election Polls,&..."They appear to be completely absurd, incorrect, and damaging to the elections of people unfortunate enough to be victims of such shonky looking polls. Like myself and possibly Collins here. On the Ratepayers polls, 11 to 18 September 22, I am a ...2 days ago
- New political poll has Labour making ground on NationalNational is steady on 37 percent, with Labour up one point on 34 percent in the latest 1 News Kantar Public poll. ...2 days ago
- A global recession looks increasingly likely – but here’s how Australia could escape itSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Shutterstock Global stock markets are tanking on fears of recessions in the US, the UK and Europe, and the OECD is actually forecasting recessions in Europe. So is ...2 days ago
- E-scooters are becoming wildly popular – but we have to factor in the weatherSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anthony Kimpton, Adjunct Research Fellow, The University of Queensland Shutterstock The first rental electric scooters quietly appeared on the streets of Brisbane in late 2018. Four years later, distinctively coloured e-scooters are seemingly everywhere, with trial schemes popping up in ...2 days ago
- 3 ways these latest Iran demonstrations are different to past protestsSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Naser Ghobadzadeh, Senior lecturer, National School of Arts, Australian Catholic University AP Photo/Michael Sohn Once again, Iran is in the midst of political upheaval and civil unrest. The latest protests, triggered by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini after her ...2 days ago
- Social media post with claimed affiliation to Auckland mayoral candidate Wayne Brown removed for bre...A 'how to vote' article posted by a social media account that claims association with Auckland mayoral candidate Wayne Brown has been found to have breached the electoral law. ...2 days ago
- How we accidentally planned the desertion of our citiesSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachel Gallagher, PhD Candidate, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland Shops, offices, gyms and apartments dominate Brisbane’s ‘mixed use’ zone. Rachel Gallagher, Author provided COVID-19 may have kick-started the decline of the Australian CBD, but our newly published ...2 days ago
- PM Jacinda Ardern, Minister Michael Wood announce RSE scheme expansion after Cabinet meetingAn extra 3000 Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) scheme seasonal workers will be able to be brought in as relief for the horticultural sector, bringing the total to 19,000 workers. ...2 days ago
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Heh! Excellent. Thanks lprent.