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The Government has deployed a Royal New Zealand Air Force P-3K2 Orion (P-3) maritime patrol aircraft to support the implementation of United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolutions imposing sanctions against North Korea, announced Minister of Foreign Affairs Winston Peters and Minister of Defence Ron Mark. “New Zealand has long supported ...18 hours ago - Pacific trade and development agreement a realityPacific regional trade and development agreement PACER Plus will enter into force in 60 days now that the required eight countries have ratified it. Trade and Export Growth Minister David Parker welcomed the announcement that the Cook Islands is the eighth nation to ratify this landmark agreement. “The agreement represents ...5 days ago
- Securing a pipeline of teachersThe Government is changing its approach to teacher recruitment as COVID-19 travel restrictions continue, by boosting a range of initiatives to get more Kiwis into teaching. “When we came into Government, we were faced with a teacher supply crisis,” Education Minister Chris Hipkins said. “Over the past three years, we ...7 days ago
- Border exceptions for a small number of international students with visasThe Government has established a new category that will allow 250 international PhD and postgraduate students to enter New Zealand and continue their studies, in the latest set of border exceptions. “The health, safety and wellbeing of people in New Zealand remains the Government’s top priority. Tight border restrictions remain ...1 week ago
- First COVID-19 vaccine purchase agreement signedThe Government has signed an agreement to purchase 1.5 million COVID-19 vaccines – enough for 750,000 people – from Pfizer and BioNTech, subject to the vaccine successfully completing all clinical trials and passing regulatory approvals in New Zealand, say Research, Science and Innovation Minister Megan Woods and Health Minister Chris Hipkins. ...1 week ago
- International statement – End-to-end encryption and public safetyWe, the undersigned, support strong encryption, which plays a crucial role in protecting personal data, privacy, intellectual property, trade secrets and cyber security. It also serves a vital purpose in repressive states to protect journalists, human rights defenders and other vulnerable people, as stated in the 2017 resolution of the ...1 week ago
- Ministry of Defence Biodefence Assessment releasedThe Ministry of Defence has today released a Defence Assessment examining Defence’s role across the spectrum of biological hazards and threats facing New Zealand. Biodefence: Preparing for a New Era of Biological Hazards and Threats looks at how the NZDF supports other agencies’ biodefence activities, and considers the context of ...1 week ago
- New Approaches to Economic Challenges: Confronting Planetary Emergencies: OECD 9 October 2020New Approaches to Economic Challenges: Confronting Planetary Emergencies: OECD 9 October 2020 Hon David Parker’s response following Thomas Piketty and Esther Duflo. Good morning, good afternoon, and good evening, wherever in the world you might be. I first acknowledge the excellent thought provoking speeches of Thomas Piketty and Esther ...1 week ago
- Kaipara Moana restoration takes next stepA Memorandum of Understanding has been signed today at Waihāua Marae between the Crown, local iwi and councils to protect, restore and enhance the mauri of Kaipara Moana in Northland. Environment Minister David Parker signed the document on behalf of the Crown along with representatives from Ngā Maunga Whakahī, Ngāti ...1 week ago
- New Zealand and Uruguay unite on reducing livestock production emissionsAgriculture Minister Damien O’Connor and Uruguayan Minister of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries Carlos María Uriarte have welcomed the launch of a three-year project that will underpin sustainable livestock production in Uruguay, Argentina, and Costa Rica. The project called ‘Innovation for pasture management’ is led by Uruguay’s National Institute of Agricultural ...2 weeks ago
- 3100 jobs created through marae upgradesHundreds of marae throughout the country will be upgraded through investments from the Provincial Growth Fund’s refocused post COVID-19 funding to create jobs and put money into the pockets of local tradespeople and businesses, Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones and Māori Development Minister Nanaia Mahuta have announced. “A total ...2 weeks ago
- Health volunteers recognised in annual awardsHealth Minister Chris Hipkins has announced 9 teams and 14 individuals are the recipients of this year’s Minister of Health Volunteer Awards. “The health volunteer awards celebrate and recognise the thousands of dedicated health sector volunteers who give many hours of their time to help other New Zealanders,” Mr Hipkins ...2 weeks ago
- Community COVID-19 Fund supports Pacific recoveryThe Minister for Pacific Peoples, Aupito William Sio says a total of 264 groups and individuals have successfully applied for the Pacific Aotearoa Community COVID-19 Recovery Fund, that will support Pacific communities drive their own COVID-19 recovery strategies, initiatives, and actions. “I am keen to see this Fund support Pacific ...2 weeks ago
- Community benefits from Māori apprenticeshipsUp to 50 Māori apprentices in Wellington will receive paid training to build houses for their local communities, thanks to a $2.75 million investment from the Māori Trades and Training Fund, announced Employment Minister Willie Jackson today. “This funding will enable Ngāti Toa Rangatira Incorporated to provide its Ngā Kaimahi ...2 weeks ago
- Training fund supports Māori jobseekersRapidly growing sectors will benefit from a $990,000 Māori Trades and Training Fund investment which will see Wellington jobseekers supported into work, announced Employment Minister Willie Jackson today. “This funding will enable Sapphire Consultants Ltd. to help up to 45 Māori jobseekers into paid training initiatives over two years through ...2 weeks ago
- Ruakura Inland Port development vital infrastructure for WaikatoThe Government is investing $40 million to develop an inland port at Ruakura which will become a freight super-hub and a future business, research and residential development for the Waikato, Urban Development and Transport Minister Phil Twyford, and Māori Development Minister Nanaia Mahuta announced today. The funding has been has ...2 weeks ago
- Appointments made to Defence Expert Review GroupDefence Minister Ron Mark announced today the establishment of an Expert Review Group to review a number of aspects of the New Zealand Defence Force’s (NZDF) structure, information management and record-keeping processes. The Expert Review Group’s work arises out of the first recommendation from the Report of the Government’s Inquiry ...2 weeks ago
- No active community cases of COVID-19There are no active community cases of COVID-19 remaining in the country after the last people from the recent outbreak have recovered from the virus, Health Minister Chris Hipkins said today. “This is a big milestone. New Zealanders have once again through their collective actions squashed the virus. The systems ...2 weeks ago
- Clean energy upgrade for more public buildingsMore public buildings will be supported by the Government to upgrade to run on clean energy, the Minister for Climate Change James Shaw announced today. Minister Shaw announced that Lincoln and Auckland universities will receive support through the Clean-Powered Public Service Fund to replace fossil fuel boilers. Southern, Taranaki, and ...2 weeks ago
- Schools back donations scheme for the second yearMore schools have opted in to the donations scheme for 2021, compared to 2020 when the scheme was introduced. “The families of more than 447,000 students will be better off next year, with 94% of eligible schools and kura opting into the scheme,” Education Minister Chris Hipkins said. “This is ...2 weeks ago
- Ruapehu cycle trails gets PGF boostThe spectacular Mountains to Sea cycle trail in Ruapehu District will receive $4.6 million in funding from the Provincial Growth Fund for two additional trails, Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones announced today. “This is an exciting development for the local community, and one that will provide significant economic opportunities ...2 weeks ago
- Update to air border order strengthens crew requirementsAdditional measures coming into effect on Monday will boost our defence against COVID-19 entering New Zealand through the air border, Health Minister Chris Hipkins said today. “As part of our precautionary approach and strategy of constant review, we’re tightening the requirements around international aircrew,” Chris Hipkins said. The COVID-19 Public ...3 weeks ago
- A true picture of Māori business activityA better picture of the contribution Māori businesses make to the economy will be possible with changes to the way information is collected about companies and trading enterprises. Māori Development Minister Nanaia Mahuta and Small Business Minister Stuart Nash have announced a new option for Māori enterprises who are part ...3 weeks ago
- PGF funding for Taranaki projectsThe South Taranaki museum, a New Plymouth distillery and a Pasifika building firm will benefit from a Government investment totalling more than $1 million, Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones says. The $1.05m in grants and loans from the Provincial Growth Fund (PGF) will help the recipients expand and create ...3 weeks ago
- Fijian Language Week 2020 inspires courage and strength during COVID-19 pandemicThe Minister for Pacific Peoples, Aupito William Sio says the theme for the 2020 Fijian Language Week reflects the strong belief by Fijians that their language and culture inspires courage and strength that is strongly needed in times of emergencies, or through a significant challenge like the global COVID-19 pandemic ...3 weeks ago
- Trades training builds on iwi aspirationsAn investment of $2.025 million from the Māori Trades and Training Fund will support Māori to learn new skills while making a positive difference for their communities, announced Employment Minister Willie Jackson today. “K3 Development Limited Partnership will receive $2,025,000 for its Takitimu Tuanui apprenticeship programme, which will support the ...3 weeks ago
- Conservation Minister plants two millionth tree in Raglan restorationA long-term conservation project led by the Whaingaroa Harbour Care group in the western Waikato reaches a significant milestone this week, with the planting of the two millionth tree by the Minister of Conservation Eugenie Sage. “Planting the two millionth tree crowns 25 years of commitment and partnership involving Whaingaroa ...3 weeks ago
- Seniors – our parents and grandparentsInternational Older Persons Day is a chance to think about the individual older New Zealanders we know and to confront ageism, Seniors Minister Tracey Martin said today. “What happened around COVID-19 is a reminder that our over-65s are a very large and diverse group of people and we need to ...3 weeks ago
- Residential building sector growing strongerFigures released by Statistics New Zealand today show healthy growth in residential building consents in an environment of Government support for the sector during COVID-19, says Housing Minister Dr Megan Woods. Statistics New Zealand reported today that a record 10,063 townhouses, flats, and units were consented in the August 2020 ...3 weeks ago
- PGF helps Bay of Plenty youth find jobsProvincial Growth Fund (PGF) support for a pathways to work hub in Tauranga will help address high youth unemployment in the Bay of Plenty by connecting young people with training and meaningful employment opportunities, Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Regional Economic Development Fletcher Tabuteau has announced. “Priority One Western Bay of Plenty ...3 weeks ago
- Government confirms new acute mental health facility for Lakes DHBA new acute inpatient mental health facility at Rotorua Hospital will provide more patient-centred and culturally appropriate care to better support recovery, Health Minister Chris Hipkins says. “Improving mental health and addiction services remains one of the biggest long-term challenges facing New Zealand,” says Chris Hipkins. “Lakes DHB’s existing Whare ...3 weeks ago
- Community Languages Fund to increase support for Pacific community language projectsRound two of the Community Languages Fund (CLF) will provide even more support for Pacific grassroots community and family language projects with the introduction of a second funding tier of $10,000, in addition to the $2,500 tier, says Minister for Pacific Peoples Aupito William Sio. During the first round of the ...3 weeks ago
- Government puts teacher wellbeing at the centreThe Government is committing nearly $9 million to ensure educators in early learning services and schools get the wellbeing support they need. Education Minister Chris Hipkins made the announcement, which includes providing frontline counselling and advice services for educators, during his address at the Post Primary Teachers Association (PPTA) annual ...3 weeks ago
- From ‘beacon of hope’ to ‘incompetent’: world media on Jacinda Ardern’s big election win
The common theme in international media is the Labour leader as antithesis to Donald Trump – but not everyone is bowled over.A landslide win for the New Zealand Labour Party saw the acclamation flow abroad for Jacinda Ardern. Similar plaudits were forthcoming for Jacinta Ardern, Jacinda Adern and Jacinta Adern.I ...6 hours ago - New modelling finds investing in childcare and aged care almost pays for itself
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Janine Dixon, Economist at Centre of Policy Studies, Victoria University In the absence of an official analysis of the impact of the budget by gender the National Foundation for Australian Women has this morning published its own gender analysis of the budget, ...10 hours ago - Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Leftwing euphoria meets realityAnalysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. Political scientist, Dr Bryce Edwards. The political left has been euphoric since Saturday’s night historic landslide victory for Labour. But political commentators from across the spectrum are united in warning that the new Government isn’t about to be transformative. Instead, we will see more of ...11 hours ago
- The Issues With The Proposed Cannabis Legalisation And Control Bill
As a non-cannabis user, I strongly believe cannabis should be legalised but I do not think the Cannabis Legalisation and Control Bill is the best way to do it. The bill aims to reduce harm to people and communities. But it will not reduce the harms ...11 hours ago - Hell yes it’s time for some more dogs at polling boothsThis election, the nation embraced dogs at polling booths. We ran out of time and capacity to put them all up on Saturday, so here are some of the pooches that got away.Last week, we asked you to send in your photos of dogs at polling booths, promising our election ...11 hours ago
- Embrace This Pandemic, Help The Vulnerable, And Don’t Encourage Drug UseEmbrace, Help, and Don’t Encourage - Embrace This Pandemic, Help The Vulnerable, and Don’t Encourage Drug Use To many people, 2020 was just not their year. Some have lost their jobs, or their loved ones while some have been stuck in parts of ...11 hours ago
- Covid-19: All eyes on ship off Napier coast
As the close contacts of Sunday's Covid-19 community case have been quickly ring-fenced, attention has turned to a ship quarantined off the coast of Napier with 21 contacts on board, Marc Daalder reports All 21 members of the crew of a ship quarantined off the coast of Napier are considered ...11 hours ago - Analysis – ex-National voters opted for Labour as its own handbrake
Analysis - Many ex-National voters opted for Labour to ensure the Greens don't have the power to pull the party further left, writes Tim Watkin. ...11 hours ago - As holidaymakers arrive, what does COVID-19 mean for rural health services?Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Timothy Baker, Associate Professor and Director, Centre for Rural Emergency Medicine, Deakin University At the start of the pandemic, health services in regional cities and small towns braced for a tsunami of cases. Many worried the patient transport system between hospitals would ...12 hours ago
- The National Party looks to get up againHow can National scrape itself off the canvas after a big defeat? Justin Latif talks to MPs and members.Following National’s crushing defeat on election night, the carcass of the party’s unsuccessful campaign is already being picked over by members and MPs.Departing MP and former cabinet minister Alfred Ngaro placed the ...12 hours ago
- LGNZ Welcomes New Government And Future Of Local Government ConversationLocal Government New Zealand (LGNZ) is congratulating Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Labour on an impressive general election result, saying it is now time to have a fulsome conversation around the future of local government and how the two tiers ...12 hours ago
- Paddy Gower’s really good election nightWATCH: Newshub’s national correspondent took things to another level during Three’s election results coverage on Saturday night – here’s the supercut to prove it.Watching the election results roll in on election night is a triennial event beloved by many New Zealanders, none so much as Patrick Gower. From the second ...12 hours ago
- Nurses And Health Workers Agree To Keep MovingThe New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) congratulates the Labour Party on its historic election win and promises to work with the new Government so that progress in health can "keep moving" in Aotearoa New Zealand. NZNO President Heather ...12 hours ago
- Review: Robert Dessaix on growing older well — a genial journey through a rich inner worldSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kevin John Brophy, Emeritus Professor of Creative writing, University of Melbourne Review: The Time of Our Lives: Growing older well, By Robert Dessaix, Brio Books How does one grow old well? Perhaps only by starting to do it early. But who wants ...13 hours ago
- Some friendly advice for Duncan Garner as he embarks on a year of veganismHints for a happy, healthy vegan life as the AM Show host prepares to adopt a plant-based diet for the next 12 months.In July, MediaWorks broadcaster Duncan Garner was very confident that come election time, Labour wouldn’t receive enough votes to govern alone. So confident that he said if they ...13 hours ago
- Three years ago, Ardern set a goal of 50% women in cabinet. Now she must deliverIf other countries can deliver gender balanced cabinets, New Zealand has no excuse, writes Emma Riach of Equal Leadership NZ.As we look ahead to the next three years with Jacinda Ardern once again at the helm, attention turns to the next important selection: who will be given the responsibility to ...13 hours ago
- Meet the very good dogs of TVNZ’s canine contest Dog AlmightyThey’re competing to be named top dog, but they’ve already won our hearts. Nothing brings the nation together like a good dog. Ask Spot or the SPCA dogs that learned to drive, or even John Campbell and Matty McLean speaking directly to the good dogs of New Zealand, live on Breakfast ...14 hours ago
- Labour's red tide sees its parliamentary diversity increaseDiversity in the major parties has changed dramatically with National's taking a dive and Labour's skyrocketing after the votes were counted. ...14 hours ago
- Education tools for the 21 century
Thanks to Covid, the world is experiencing the mania to transfer teaching and learning online. Here's why this offers wins and opportunities. Educators of the 20th century were perhaps spoiled when it came to teaching tools. Given a piece of chalk, a duster or even an overhead projector with slides, ...14 hours ago - The Māori seats: what happened and what’s still to comeThe Māori seats were electrifying to watch as the results rolled in on Saturday. Here’s what happened.Labour no longer has a monopoly on the seven Māori seats – for now. First-timer Rāwiri Waititi snatched Waiariki from one-term MP Tamati Coffey in a nail-biting neck and neck race, coming out ahead ...14 hours ago
- Labour-led Government Has Mandate For Transformation, Equality And TransparencyThe Public Service Association welcomes the progressive electoral landslide New Zealand voters delivered on Saturday, and the union says its members look forward to implementing policies that reduce poverty and inequality, support affordable housing ...14 hours ago
- The Blue Taniwha: an election night poem by Kelvin DavisA special poem by Labour’s deputy leader Kelvin Davis, following in the tradition of political verse started by David Cunliffe.A year ago I started a taleA story with a chapter yet to unveilOf a world of light and some pretty ugly taniwhaOf a guy called Kevin DaviesAnd a joke that’s ...14 hours ago
- Without brakes there should be no holding back Ardern – and the lobbyists are signalling their gre...
Huge expectations now rest on the newly re-elected Ardern government. Just as the pioneering Labour government did in the 1930s under Michael Joseph Savage and the fourth Labour government did under David Lange in the 1980’s, it has won a stronger mandate to fulfill its programme. So will it become ...14 hours ago - Our Zero Waste World Summit Programme LaunchedThe Zero Waste Network Aotearoa is today launching the full programme for the Our Zero Waste World Summit , a five-day celebration of zero waste people, projects and design from all over the world that runs from 4-8 November. “This is a free, digital ...15 hours ago
- Why the 2000 Sydney Paralympics were such a success — and forever changed the gamesSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Naar, Facilitator, Australian Paralympic History Project, The University of Queensland In sport, timing can be everything. The 2000 Sydney Paralympic Games, which started 20 years ago this week, came at a time when the Paralympic movement was growing and becoming more ...15 hours ago
- Labour’s single-party majority is not a failure of MMP, it is a sign NZ’s electoral system is wo...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Shaw, Professor of Politics, Massey University Even as the results rolled in on election night there were mutterings that a parliamentary majority controlled by one political party is somehow inconsistent with the spirit of MMP. The magnitude of the Jacinda Ardern-led ...15 hours ago
- Will Victoria be the first place in the world to fully decriminalise sex work?Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Larissa Sandy, Senior Lecturer in Criminology & Justice Studies, RMIT University The Victorian government has just received a landmark review into the state’s sex work laws. This is the first large-scale review of Victorian sex work laws since 1985 and presents a ...15 hours ago
- 12 giant questions still to be answered now the election is overWe know Jacinda Ardern will be the PM, but what else needs to get sorted out in the coming weeks? Alex Braae runs down the questions we’ll get answers to soon, along with a few that you might be wondering about.The voters deliver the mandate, but then it’s up to ...15 hours ago
- Kiwis need safe credit under Covid
In a climate of increasing economic hardship where many people are seeing their incomes reduce, we need to talk about debt, particularly the cost of borrowing and how for some, that cost is too high. The Labour-led government finally addressed the cost of borrowing by passing the Credit Contracts Legislation ...16 hours ago - Unions Call For Transparency In Trade Agreement Negotiations...16 hours ago
- First GP, Now MP – College Congratulations New GP Members Of ParliamentThe Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners is today congratulating Dr Neru Leavas and Dr Gaurav Sharma, two newly minted Members of Parliament who are also general practitioners and members of the College. GP and small business owner, ...17 hours ago
- Planning the future around 'wild cards' like Covid
In the past two decades, we have experienced several ‘wild cards’ or major, disruptive events that were not anticipated. But, as Dr Malcolm Menzies writes, we have shown remarkable resilience. In times of crisis, the future becomes a focus as we think of a better world. In New Zealand, whether it ...17 hours ago - Jami-Lee Ross just got thoroughly Tova’d and the rest of the world is loving itMisinformation superspreader Jami-Lee Ross strolled in to the Newshub Nation studio on Sunday where he was eviscerated by a political editor at the top of her game. Here are the highlights from an exchange that has gone globally viral overnight. Newshub’s political editor Tova O’Brien has gone global overnight, following a ...17 hours ago
- Labour-led Government Owe Their Mandate To Young VotersThe Young Workers Resource Centre (YWRC) is excited to see the most youthful parliament elected in generations. “It’s clear that young workers have turned out in droves to elect the youngest and most diverse parliament in our nation’s history,” YWRC ...17 hours ago
- Greens signal innovative ways of partnering with LabourGreen Party co-leader James Shaw says he expects potential coalition negotiations with Labour to begin later this week. ...17 hours ago
- Chinese diplomatic gatecrash incident alleged at Taiwan event in SuvaBy Grubsheet Feejee publisher Graham Davis Reports are emerging of a serious diplomatic incident in Suva 10 days ago in which two Chinese diplomats from the Suva embassy assaulted a member of the Taiwanese delegation in Fiji. The incident allegedly took place on the evening of Thursday, October 8, on ...18 hours ago
- Winners, losers, big losers, and gigantic losers from Election 2020All around the country, New Zealanders are screaming: ‘Election 2020: Who are the winners, losers, big losers, and gigantic losers?’ Hayden Donnell is here to respond to their cries.The election is over. We probably know the makeup of the next government. We know we won’t see a capital gains tax ...18 hours ago
- Election 2020: 'We don't take this mandate for granted' – Megan WoodsLabour's election campaign manager Megan Woods says the party will not take its stunning mandate for granted and is looking forward to building a stable government. ...18 hours ago
- Election 2020: 'Historical high' – New Zealand Parliament readies for more diversityAn array of diverse candidates will enter Parliament - leading to a record high representation of women and the inclusion of multiple ethnicities. ...18 hours ago
- For the record – Winston will be missed as Minister of Foreign Affairs
Just for the record, our Latest from the Beehive Monitor has nothing to report this morning. Actually, it has had nothing to report since October 15, when Trade and Export Growth Minister David Parker announced that the Pacific regional trade and development agreement PACER Plus will enter into force in ...18 hours ago - Where to now for Winston Peters and New Zealand First?With only 2.7% of the vote, NZ First will not be returning to parliament this time. But as Winston Peters’ former researcher Josh Van Veen writes, the party’s legacy is too enduring for NZ First to be gone for good.Ambition and ideals are at the heart of politics. More often ...19 hours ago
- Ship bound for Brisbane ‘most likely source’ of new NZ covid transmissionBy RNZ News The Director-General of Health says a ship now bound for Brisbane is believed to be the most likely source of transmission in the latest covid-19 case in New Zealand. A marine electronics engineer tested positive for covid-19, the Ministry of Health confirmed yesterday. The man had been ...19 hours ago
- 'Nothing like a good old defeat' – Collins on leadership role, outgoing National MPsNational Party leader Judith Collins says the party's defeat will give them pause to refocus, and their MPs and members will have lots to think about. ...19 hours ago
- ACT leader David Seymour 'very confident' new MPs will succeed in ParliamentACT Party leader David Seymour is confident his new caucus members are up to the challenge of being MPs. ...20 hours ago
- Watties Donates 25,000 Cans To Help The Salvation Army With Food ParcelsWattie’s has donated 25,000 cans to The Salvation Army to assist with the ongoing need for food parcels. The delivery coincided with World Food Day (Friday 16th October) with deliveries to The Salvation Army depots in Auckland, Hamilton, Christchurch ...20 hours ago
- Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – October 19 2020Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Today’s content Election analysis Danyl Mclauchlan (Spinoff): Jacinda Ardern and the plan Chris Trotter (Interest): Ardern claims “mandate to accelerate” – but where to? Josie Pagani (Herald): Time for Labour to ...20 hours ago
- Hey Google … what movie should I watch today? How AI can affect our decisionsSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By TaeWoo Kim, Lecturer, UTS Business School, University of Technology Sydney Social media algorithms, artificial intelligence and our own genetics are among the factors influencing us beyond our awareness. This raises an ancient question: do we have control over our own lives? This ...21 hours ago
- Hopes of an improvement in Australia-China relations dashed as Beijing ups the anteSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Walker, Adjunct Professor, School of Communications, La Trobe University Speculation China may be seeking to lower the temperature in its fractious dealings with Australia appears to be premature. This follows confirmation that Chinese customers have been advised to defer orders of ...21 hours ago
- United States’ standing wanes on Lowy Asia power indexSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The United States has registered the largest fall in relative regional power of any country in the Indo-Pacific during the last year, according to the Lowy Institute’s Asia Power Index. The index, started in 2018, ...21 hours ago
- Hippocrates and willow bark? What you know about the history of aspirin is probably wrongSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philippa Martyr, Lecturer, Pharmacology, Women’s Health, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Western Australia Aspirin is one of the most widely used drugs in the world. Its main ingredient comes from a natural product, salicin, found in plants such as willow and ...21 hours ago
- Humans threaten the Antarctic Peninsula’s fragile ecosystem. A marine protected area is long overd...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marissa Parrott, Reproductive Biologist, Wildlife Conservation & Science, Zoos Victoria, and Honorary Research Associate, BioSciences, University of Melbourne Antarctica, the world’s last true wilderness, has been protected by an international treaty for the last 60 years. But the same isn’t true for ...21 hours ago
- Writing needs to be taught and practised. Australian schools are dropping the focus too earlySource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Claire Wyatt-Smith, Professor of Educational Assessment and Literacy and Institute Director of the Learning Sciences Institute Australia, Australian Catholic University The recently released report of the NAPLAN review — commissioned by the New South Wales, Queensland, Victorian and Australian Capital Territory education ...21 hours ago
- COVID spurred action on rough sleepers but greater homelessness challenges lie aheadSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hal Pawson, Professor of Housing Research and Policy, and Associate Director, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW COVID-19 triggered multimillion-dollar commitments by state governments to tackle homelessness. Our research for the Australian Homelessness Monitor 2020, released today, reveals at least 33,000 rough sleepers ...21 hours ago
- No snapback: the budget sets us up for an unreasonably slow recovery. Here’s howSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendan Coates, Program Director, Household Finances, Grattan Institute Josh Frydenberg has told us his 2020 Budget is “all about jobs”. What he hasn’t said is that it is actually aiming for a slower recovery from the recession, as far as unemployment goes, ...21 hours ago
- My best worst film: She’s The Man – Amanda Bynes shines in a hilarious commentary on genderSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jessica Ford, Lecturer in Film, Media and Cultural Studies, University of Newcastle In a new series, our writers explore their best worst film. They’ll tell you what the critics got wrong – and why it’s time to give these movies another chance. ...21 hours ago
- Live Update, October 19: Judith Collins remains defiant after election lostAll the latest New Zealand news, updated throughout the day. Reach me on stewart@thespinoff.co.nz7.35am: Judith Collins remains defiant after election lostNational Party leader Judith Collins believes she will remain leader, despite the historic defeat over the weekend. The party will hold its first caucus meeting tomorrow.“I’m fine,” Collins told Newstalk ...21 hours ago
- New government a chance for 'transformational change' – Māori CouncilThe New Zealand Māori Council believes this election has presented a once in a generation opportunity to the government to make transformational change. ...22 hours ago
- The Bulletin: Celebrations and recriminations coming at caucus meetingsGood morning and welcome to The Bulletin. In today’s edition: Wildly different caucus meetings loom for National and Labour, new case of community transmission announced, and anger mounts over wage subsidy piss-taking.The mood in the room will be very different when the Labour and National caucuses meet this week. For Labour, ...22 hours ago
- Business & Investing: Business seeks certainty as outlook darkens
Business sector looks positively on the prospect of a coalition-free government, plus Briscoe explains its decision to pay back $11.5m in wage subsidy ...23 hours ago - Election 2020: What now…?Power Play - With the drama and excitement of election night over, it's now time to get down to business. ...23 hours ago
- The mood of the nation's writers just got happier
Steve Braunias reports on a cash injection for the coolest writers residency award in New Zealand New Zealand's coolest writers residency award just got cooler. Winners of the annual Surrey Hotel-Newsroom award will now benefit from a generous offer of cold hard cash. The prize gives authors up to seven nights ...23 hours ago - A clear mandate, but a fuzzy agenda
As the Prime Minister decides how - and with whom - she wants to govern, she will need to determine exactly why voters backed her party in droves and what they expect in return, Sam Sachdeva writes Labour, and Jacinda Ardern, have received an overwhelming mandate from New Zealand voters. ...24 hours ago - Hope for health with two high-profile physicians
Parliament will now have two strong medical minds at a time when a strong Covid-19 response remains vital. ...24 hours ago - The scale of National's collapse and Labour's surge
National's share of the party vote more than halved in nine electorates while Labour improved its own portion of the party vote by double digits in 55 seats. ...24 hours ago - Voters reward those who spoke against Judith Collins
National candidates known to be critical of Judith Collins have seen their personal premium with voters increase at the weekend. ...24 hours ago - The privilege of playing netball for NZ again
As the Silver Ferns this week become the first international netball team to play a series in nine months, it’s a confident step forward on wobbly ground. The four-day series against the NZ Men, NZ U21s and NZ A side, is a much-needed warm-up for the Ferns, who meet England's Roses ...24 hours ago - A decisive victory, but beware the 'frozen middle'
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The rally calling on the government to impose a moratorium on arrests over medical cannabis was held yesterday.
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2018/08/medicinal-cannabis-supporters-call-for-moratorium-on-arrests.html
Got a bit of coverage before the event, but not a lot after becasue the authoritarian types were playing silly buggers in Aotea square. Which was doubly disappoint as a lot of disabled people did not attend the moratorium rally as attended, becasue they did not want to be caught amongst it.
Nice music, good crowd and really good speeches.
Ffs if the law was applied equally then every hospice would have half their patients arrested.
Time for some common sense cops.
really ? Are you saying hospices are allowing patients to use stuff that hasnt been clinically approved as a medication ?
Well.. As you can not overdose on it, as adults they are past the teen psychosis potential… why not?
If it provides relief from pain, improves appetite, generates mental well being and minimizes spasms it’s none of the state’s business.
Nor anyone else’s.
While clinically proven is needed in lots of highly toxic ‘medicines’ leave the weed out of this.
Clinically proven is merely a gate to Big Pharma profit paddock.
Free the marijuana.
I thought a hospice wasn’t like a byo cafe, the patients are under medical supervision. The clinical staff could be struck off for playing a ‘tinnie house’.
Maybe it’s not like what I would expect, but I guess they are used to crackpots who have weird ideas about medication and pain relief and think they know best
I am talking about patients actions, not hospice policy.
How many arrests have there been for medicinal use of weed again?
I’d say one is to many – you?
Sorry only have anecdotal numbers of about 50 people in the last few months.
If there were any where near 50 in the last month there would be an uproar bigger than the Canadians
Just linking to one will do
Really quite a dishonest way to make an argument chris t. When did I say last month? Deliberate misrepresentation by you for what purpose can I ask?
Fair point. I apologise
If there were 50 in the last few months there would be an uproar bigger than the Canadians
If there were 50 in the last few years there would be an uproar
I can personally think of three cannabis fairies being arrested in the last couple of months. Not so much as a whimper from the general populous – so I’m not sure what your making the assumption on.
Also the select committee breached privacy on over 100 people in the recent hearings, and not a whimper from the general populous.
So again, not sure why you think people actually give two rats?
That is cool. I can see this is possible, but you said 50 and my question was users
The rally was a call for moratorium on arrests over medical cannabis, which not only included users, but people supply cannabis based products to people. I included both in my figure, which is no way where precise, that is why I said anecdotal – meaning an unreliable figure.
Fair call
Personally prefer a bit more control over who is supplying it and what they are actually supplying in the long run (what it might be laced with etc….and I doubt all the people calling themselves fairies are in it purely out of their compassion, and not just using this as an alibi for dealing), but tend to agree the heavy hand side of things should be toned down till it is sorted.
Just wish
a) The Greens had written a bill actually thinking of this. And a plan of where your average sufferer can actually obtain it would have been helpful
b) The Nats didn’t play politics and stall the whole thing to include these issues by coming up with another bill which probably won’t picked unless Labour fast track it. Which they won’t because again they will play politics and refuse to as for some stupid reason they will see it as backing down (Like who gives a shit…… I think their motto was “Let’s do this” from memory)
Good luck any way
Cannabis faries? You are just making it up. Which courts, what charges? What was the result…. Or was it something you haven’t heard directly but talking about could be/might be
Here is the term you’re probably more familiar with ‘green fairies” the people who supply medicinal cannabis. – hence “cannabis fairies”.
What are the charges could they have? Do you seriously not know?
When they keep arresting, harassing, entrapping and intimidating Green Cross spokespeople and leaders …..
……. When they keep arresting, harassing, entrapping and intimidating ” cannabis fairies ” … or otherwise bring the hammer down on others who at no profit get Cannabis and THC / CBD products … to the ill / sick people who benefit from them …
Then the numbers persecuted would number in the thousands and thousands over the years.
In reality Cannabis prohibition is a nasty cult … as its based on lies …. and its the closest thing we have to overt fascism in this country.
The big sick lie upon which the cult of Cannabis prohibition is based …. Is the legal / cult definition of “drug abuse” … Which has nothing to do with the scientific or medical definition of drug abuse ….
Medically speaking drug abuse is the continual use of a drug when it is harming your health or life…..
Our law / cult definition of “drug abuse”… is any use of a drug like Cannabis …. under any circumstances.
What is more …. breaking this cult law and bullshit definition of drug abuse ….. is deemed so serious it is a criminal offence…. with special quasi fascist laws……. Eg , when a cop claims to smell Cannabis he can evoke “Emergency drug laws” ..
… These “Emergency drug laws” … evoked from the “emergency” of someone smoking or burning Cannabis allow the police to operate under a form of ‘martial law’ … Allowing them to do things like kick in your house door and conduct warrant-less searches.
So from the bullshit cult foundation of “drug abuse” …. We have bullshit “Emergency” cannabis smell / smoke martial laws …. where our normal rights and protections are trashed.
Drug squads get money, toys … and fast track Clint Rickards / Mike Sabin promotions and careers.
Child abuse units get starved of funds ……… and cases / victims ignored for years and years.
Finally, for an example of ‘cult speak … “Drugs and Alcohol” is a retarded political statement ….
…. Allowing the National party to pretend to be anti-drug. ……………. When they are so pro the drug ethanol / alcohol …. that they couldn’t really give a stuff about the victims … of this $$75 Million per week drug industryin NZ .
The correct term is either ‘Alcohol and Other drugs’ ‘ …. Or just ‘Drugs’ ….
When even the wet brain alcohol retarded sots recognize Ethanol as a drug …. the work of National and other prohibitionist cult members can be seen for the nasty prejudiced bullshit it is.
Law Society show themselves to be the bullshitters we suspected they are re:sexual abuse cover up
#metoo
https://i.stuff.co.nz/national/106008654/a-young-law-graduate-was-the-target-of-one-of-nzs-most-sweeping-gagging-orders
Free speech and suppression of free speech is something that the rich and powerful enjoy. The rest of us, without deep pockets, or not favourites of Right Wing pressure groups, that can raise $50 thousand overnight, not so much.
Related comments and posts:
“There’s No Such Thing as Free Speech”
“…the gory freedom of free foxes in a free chicken run”
Free Speech Coalition, said the group had reached its $50,000 funding target in less than 24 hours.
“People like Bob Jones need to understand that the privilege they have in society also comes with a responsibility, and at a bare minimum that includes not writing flagrant hate speech in the media.”
Waaaat?
Woman in China transforms herself into a totally unrecognisable person using makeup and “sculpting” prosthetics. So much for facial ID.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=12101210
The whole story is fake. make up cant change your eyes
But sellotape can 🙂
Wander how often the Israeli Embassy communicates with NZ govt. Or perhaps NZ’s military is one of the more significant points of interaction. I’m assuming they write the manual on how to use the most of our stuff.
Anywhichway, guess their govt folk would look at us like creatures-from-outer-space, when we say, ‘we have a mostly non-religious govt’.
Wander if a fair recommendation would be the German govt system, as an improvement for Israel, with religion ruling hospitals, kindergartens (and secret intelligence 😉 Religion ruling a govt is a trick that should be used reservedly. So as not to push the Ottoman to do similar. That MMP system is similar enough for NZer’s to present will some insight. And German govt is still kind on Israel, so they can grasp it, lots o visits, etc…
Draw them in with debate on Charter Schools, or better? On the hope of peace, and a shot at some of those 2degree targets you folk like talking about?
t.rump – sicko
“The Trump administration has rescinded an Obama-era ban on the use of pesticides linked to declining bee populations and the cultivation of genetically modified crops in dozens of national wildlife refuges where farming is permitted.
Environmentalists, who had sued to bring about the two-year-old ban, said on Friday that lifting the restriction poses a grave threat to pollinating insects and other sensitive creatures relying on toxic-free habitats afforded by wildlife refuges.
“Industrial agriculture has no place on refuges dedicated to wildlife conservation and protection of some of the most vital and vulnerable species,” said Jenny Keating, federal lands policy analyst for the group Defenders of Wildlife.”
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/aug/04/trump-administration-lifts-ban-on-pesticides-linked-to-declining-bee-numbers
yep the bees are fake news – the pink puke loves the bees and the bees love him – right up till they all died.
A pity Obama didn’t appear to do much on deadly pesticide use in US agriculture or target the multi-national producers of them.
Ffs why can’t you argue with integrity? Read the article again and notice the first line of the bit i quoted.
I am arguing with integrity. The video is putting in context the use of bee killing pesticides in the US.
What is the bigger issue here? That these pesticides are used throughout US agriculture and I assume most of the country, with little controls. Or that a new administration has expanded their use into new wildlife areas. The video also implies that these pesticides would be contaminating wildlife areas anyway.
For those with a sneaking regard for Trump…..”whatabout whatabout whatabout (insert name of choice)”.
Fuck me you’re a sad sack of shit, maui.
No, Obama wasn’t able to fix all the problems in the US regulatory regime around harmful substances. Arguably that’s way too big a problem to ever get dealt with in a single step, or even just a few steps.
But he did put into law a huge step forward whereby anyone that wants to introduce some new substance has to show it’s safe, rather than being allowed to introduce anything they want and maybe, sometime later, be forced to withdraw it if someone else shows it’s unsafe. That’s a big improvement.
Whereas the waddling spray-tan warning label is trying his hardest to go full speed in a backwards direction with actions like this one or going backwards on emissions controls for vehicles.
http://time.com/4378712/tsca-obama-toxic-chemicals/
So you start with a personal attack andre, all class that.
Some people don’t think incrementalism works, exactly because the actions of trump. As you argument proves.
What is it and this site, with the whole Bush jr. approach to politics now the new normal. “If your not for, us you’re against us” was a truly silly concept when Bush jr said it, it looks even more desperate and silly now.
“Freshwater fish are suffocating in rivers across Europe during the heatwave.”
http://www.euronews.com/2018/08/02/germany-fish-are-dying-in-rivers-from-heatwave
The pattern caused by climate change also became evident in the model runs around 2030, adding confidence to the conclusion that widespread deoxygenation due to climate change will become detectable around that time.
The maps could also be useful resources for deciding where to place instruments to monitor ocean oxygen levels in the future to get the best picture of climate change impacts. Currently ocean oxygen measurements are relatively sparse.
“We need comprehensive and sustained observations of what’s going on in the ocean to compare with what we’re learning from our models and to understand the full impact of a changing climate,” Long said.
https://phys.org/news/2016-04-widespread-loss-ocean-oxygen-2030s.html
Yes Pat; How true this is;
Now studies are confiming that the global oxygen ambient sea levels have been declining since the beginning of the “industrial era” driven by high emissionmns of greenhouse gasses and petroleum distilates and plastic use.
quote; “Atmospheric Oxygen Levels Are Dropping Faster Than Atmospheric Carbon Levels Are Rising”
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Forget rising temperatures and bigger storms, this is the big problem that neither side of the mainstream debate over environmental destruction is talking about. Peter Tatchell reported for the Guardian back in 2008:
We are slowing killling our own habitat where it willl eventually not sustain human, aquatic or animal life.
Why did they think they could cheat “mother nature”?
http://science.sciencemag.org/content/359/6371/eaam7240.full
Declining oxygen in the global ocean and coastal waters
Denise Breitburg1,*, Lisa A. Levin2, Andreas Oschlies3, Marilaure Grégoire4, Francisco P. Chavez5, Daniel J. Conley6, Véronique Garçon7, Denis Gilbert8, Dimitri Gutiérrez9,10, Kirsten Isensee11, Gil S. Jacinto12, Karin E. Limburg13, Ivonne Montes14, S. W. A. Naqvi15,†, Grant C. Pitcher16,17, Nancy N. Rabalais18, Michael R. Roman19, Kenneth A. Rose19, Brad A. Seibel20, Maciej Telszewski21, Moriaki Yasuhara22, Jing Zhang23
See all authors and affiliations
Science 05 Jan 2018:
Vol. 359, Issue 6371, eaam7240
DOI: 10.1126/science.aam7240
We have killed our Home.
Whimsical thought for the day…
….since we need a fair amount of oxygen for our brains to work well, and since carbon is nicking off with atmospheric oxygen (atmospheric levels of O is surely dropping in line with increases of CO2)….does that mean that as time progresses we become even more thick and unable to deal with what our stupidity has already stacked up for us?
More than likely!!!
Check the numbers
400 Parts per million vs 210,000 ppm for O2
Even breathing leaves behind 160,000 ppm oxygen when you exhale
Forget completely about CO2 robbing the oxygen
lol…quite likely. let us also hope increased CO2 levels also have a sedative effect.
My whimsical brain tells me that I’m glad that burnt carbon picks up two atoms of oxygen, and not just one…………. or we’d be inhaling a planetarian exhaust pipe.
Can’t happen even if it had 4 oxygen atoms. CO2 is essential for plant life so isn’t an ‘exhaust’
The air you breath out out has 10x the CO2 of what you breath in.
So your normal air is never going to be as much ‘exhast’ of what you breathe out
I hope that clears up a few misconceptions
Liked the talk about ‘constructive journalism’ on Media WatchRadionz this morning with stuff editor I think. Very hopeful and forward looking and wide thinking outside the envelope (to use a cliche). Nicola Brennan-Tupura from stuff?
One fact that arose – pork being treated with antibiotics presumably as prophylactics, a bad animal husbandry? practice, now being given probiotics with good outcomes. Example of constructive journalism, reporting the story and good outcomes that folowed on as well – full story to the public not concentrating on depressing negatives alone.
Link: https://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/mediawatch/audio/2018655203/publishing-the-positives-cojo
Fail:
Tim Groser being recalled
“Useless as…, [insert your comparison here]
The Glenbrook Steel Mill in Franklin and fully owned subsidiary Pacific Steel in Otahuhu are major employers in South Auckland.
The closure of these two major employers would be devastating for the South Auckland economy.
On his return, no doubt Tim Groser will be heading the list of National Party acolytes put forward for a knighthood.
For services to yourself* Arise Sir Timothy
“Just call me Tim.”
*(and for services to wealthy New Zealanders)
As he would
For the international elite some immigrants are obviously more worthy than others.
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2018/08/tim-groser-getting-sacked-as-ambassador-to-the-us-report.html
100% Jenny perfectly said.
“Groser is goose”
You gave me a well needed smile on my face. Thanks flor that.
Good freaking job. He’s always come across to me as a functioning alcoholic, cashing up on the free booze cabinet in the ‘board room’.
Do it with someone elses money Grosser, like your own, tax payers shouldn’t be used to fund an elderly politicians bad habits.
Sounds like a fail by Vance.
NZ Herald: NZ’s Ambassador to US Tim Groser will not seek extension to term of appointment
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12101605
The ‘journalist’ appears to have been misinformed about the reasons for the Ambassadors return. Someone is making stuff up. Bau?
Don’t watch this GIF. No, really. Don’t.
And absolutely don’t read the wider report, with bonus drily ironic Seattle PD commentary:
We are so fucked.
If you regularly watch TV, you’ve probably seen a cartoon bear pitching you toilet paper, a gecko with a British accent selling you auto insurance and a bunny in sunglasses promoting batteries.
This has always struck me as a bit odd. Sure, it makes sense to use cartoon characters to sell products to kids – a phenomenon that’s been well-documented.
But why are advertisers using the same techniques on adults?
To me, it’s just one symptom of a broader trend of infantilization in Western culture. It began before the advent of smartphones and social media. But, as I argue in my book “The Terminal Self,” our everyday interactions with these computer technologies have accelerated and normalized our culture’s infantile tendencies.
[…]
High-tech pacifiers
While scholars such as James Côté and Gary Cross remind us that infantilizing trends began well before our current moment, I believe our daily interactions with smartphones and social media are so pleasurable precisely because they normalize and gratify infantile dispositions.
They endorse self-centeredness and inflated exhibitionism. They promote an orientation towards the present, rewarding impulsivity and celebrating constant and instant gratification.
They flatter our needs for visibility and provide us with 24/7 personalized attention, while eroding our ability to empathize with others.
https://theconversation.com/the-infantilization-of-western-culture-99556
Joe, thanks for that contrabution as itis so right that we are becomming part of the digital unhuman world of self expression without a human element now.
We are deviod of personal engagement as we nhad with a meeting or phone call..
joe90
That is interesting and I might put an emoji up if I could be bothered. But I have more important things to do at present.
Yes Joe, the spells were cast generations ago…
Insidious, covert and undetectable to those who are entranced…
That pretty much explains Jesse Mulligan..
Was going to happen.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-45073385?
Will just quietly note there seems to be a suggestion of disappointment from liberal media. He “survived” takes centre stage over the attempt to kill him. Slightly ‘odd’ set of priorities for a headline, duntyathink?
Here’s video of his security detail shielding him as the drones came in.
Don’t watch it if you prefer a mental image of him scampering in line with the loaded commentary that soldiers “scattered” (no bloody discipline or gumption, eh?).
So the twitter feed from Efecto Cocuyo was the best/worst fake news I’ve seen for a while. Thanks for the link joe90. Know not to trust a word out of their mouth now.
And under the twitter feed from Efecto Cocuyo you can read all the violent fantasies of the far right, really delightful stuff.
‘Murican fantasies.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DjxhZK8V4AAh9Lx.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DjxiUmMU8AAaCUG.jpg
Yuck, is the only right response to those links.
Well, no. There was a response. And then a predictable response from the forces of liberalism to the initial response.
Police in riot gear use stun grenades and pepper spray on leftwing groups protesting against Patriot Prayer marchers
I only saw the first two images, and did not look at the third, I’d had enough and was unsure of what joe90 was posting.
That worse than some fantasy, that is the state working hand in hand with the far right to shut down any, and all opposition. It was a blatant use of violence as a political weapon, I wonder how many defenders of liberalism will say that was ok, or support the police?
This business about low business Confidence is puzzling. Is it real and does it matter?
Brian Easton has a pretty good crack at it.
https://www.pundit.co.nz/content/%E2%80%98business-opinion%E2%80%99-is-falling-does-it-matter
Cameron Bagrie said on RNZ morning report that he didn’t pay much attention to business confidence surveys as there are better measures available! I thought he had been peddling these surveys for years as Chief Economist for ANZ. LOL
On news hub yesterday we were told by our Minister that the teachers demands are out of kilter
How is the current Labour govt any different to the previous Nats ?
Legimite converns BUT no money
not as I see it – teachers are not high on the Govts priorities as can be seen by where the money has been spent. So another 3 years of wages being below CPI, so a pay cut in real terms just like the last 9 years, yet the average pay increase over the Same period for all full time earners was over 25%
If you vote for us next time(read 3 years ), perhaps there will could be a better offer, BUT no promises
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/shows/2018/08/teachers-pay-demands-well-out-of-kilter-education-minister-chris-hipkins.html
Is it just (!) about (the) money?
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/105979996/teacher-strike-about-the-kids-as-parents-lobbied-at-school-gates
As someone who has friends and family in the teaching industry, money does play a part. Why else are many teachers migrating out of Auckland, because they cannot afford to live in the city. Resulting in many schools with a shortage of teachers ??
Sure, money does play a part, it always does, doesn’t it?
The ridiculous house prices in Auckland have put these out of reach for many, not just teachers. They’ll need to be paid a hell of a lot more to balance the rise in property prices. In any case, this is not an Auckland issue; the strike is nation-wide.
My point is that the reporting has been selective and shallow, as usual, which only serves to polarise.
Understand that.
Unfortunately this is fast becoming a situation whereby it is a win/loss situation
The govt is positioning itself with the”we have no more $$” to increase our offer. Because there are a few other claims e.g. NZPPTA to follow.So if one gets a major increase the flow on effect of those following wanting to have their similar demands met.
Would not like to be the union that accepts a “lower” rate, then to see other industries achieve a greater increase for their workers.
And when reviewing the Newshub interview our minister is down playing the NZEI demands.
Yes, good point about benchmarking and setting a precedent.
Tim Groser coming home, ending term as Ambassador to US
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2018/08/tim-groser-getting-sacked-as-ambassador-to-the-us-report.html
The shocking decline of the Hauraki Gulf
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/shows/2018/08/the-shocking-decline-of-the-hauraki-gulf.html
Like day follows night ….
About half an hour ago, Stefan Molyneux put up a new youtube video (13+ mins) – – – sob, sob, its brutal out here,
– hysteria from the media, designed to get the demonic mob to attack us
– we are not free to move anywhere without large bodyguards to protect us from the feral mob
– we lost a venue and hundreds and hundreds of people have lost out on the chance to see us
– bayonets are going to be pointed and we are here to prevent this and need to prevent this
– PM and govt have come out against us … (she was head of socialist youth …)
– Lauren and I get our courage from you
– But we need you – you are the movement
– we cannot do it without your help – or rather your money … sob sob
… donate now to freedomradio – paypal, visa or credit cards
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03Is6MT-Hqc
What a performance …!!! Whaleoil take note. ROFL
Sorry, I can’t be bothered spending 13+ mins of my life on watching this but I’d be more interested in the number of Views and Likes and whether the Comment section has been enabled. After all, it’s clicks that they’re after.
I didn’t watch the vid, but scrolled through the comments under it.
Man, they sure is an angry mob – all about “the feral left” … as written by the feral right.
SM certainly knows how to whip up their feralness.
Let’s hope that means he and his ilk stay away from this country in the future.
Wouldn’t matter how critics responded to them, they’d play it through their propaganda machine one way or another.
Mission accomplished then. It never fails, unfortunately, and nobody has figured out an effective way of countering these kinds of people/views; ignoring them is not an option but neither is fighting fire with fire …
Solidarity, love, peace – until physically attacked.
The rally in Aotea Square was an indicator of the way forward: love balloons, waiata, some angry and tough words pointing to ways forward, reminding us of what is at stake…. and not a pitchfork in sight.
So true, duh!!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flower_power
I was around then, and bought the flower power MO. But, I think there was a high degree of naivety about the forces we were up against. It was believed that if we changed our lives at the flax roots, massive society-wide change would follow.
There needs to be a more eyes-wide-open understanding of the power/s we are up against.
Peaceful approaches to mobilising for change are important at the flax roots. But there also needs to be awareness of how/when the power of the elites will be mobilised – ie when their power is under threat. And this power includes state-sanctioned violence, as well as covert and unofficial uses of violence.
For instance, it’s now known large sections of the counter-culture and protesting populations were under state surveillance – especially those taking leading roles.
“Flower Power” came to the fore with the 1967 “Summer of Love” in San Francisco”.
the anti-war movement gained momentum.
In 1970, the Ohio National Guard shot and killed 4 students, and wounded 9 – all unarmed protesting the Viet Nam War.
In 1982 in NZ, the anti-Springbok tour movement was strong and non-violent. It was the NZ police that started using violent tactics.
In the late 1970s and early 80s in England, the National Front claimed it was their opponents who were violent, and proceeded to arm themselves. There was violence against black people in the dark back streets at the time – The NF of course, did not own it. The NF attacked civil liberties meetings, with injuries resulting.
Yes, very good points!
I think there is much professional paranoia among State-led institutions & organisations and coupled to professional blindness & bias and the fact that there often is no room for nuance all means that they are easily led (astray) to do ‘the dirty work’ of and for the Establishment. Unfortunately, leadership and professional careers depend on following instructions & orders (the so-called chain-of-command), acting ‘by the book’, with active discouragement of independent thinking let alone decision-making. Obviously, there are (good?) reasons for this, e.g. in times of crisis, but sometimes these crises are almost entirely manufactured …
Getty has some great photos up – just remember they cannot be used without payment.
https://www.gettyimages.co.nz/event/anti-racism-activists-rally-against-lauren-southern-and-stefan-molyneux-event-775204305#/anti-racist-protestors-rally-at-aotea-square-on-august-3-2018-in-new-picture-id1010060800
Hopefully 14,219 clicks- the distance between Auckland and Ottawa, Canada………
Yes and the poor suffering first nation people’s having these low bastards living and hating near them.
Fair enough, that is why I did a summary. I only know about it as I had an alert on his Twitter account as I was wondering whether they were still in NZ – ie I don’t know whether the TVNZ1 Sunday programme tonight at 7.30pm is live or prerecorded.
Anyway, this new Youtube video has only been up for about one hour and as of now (2.34pm) : 19,402 views, 2784 thumbs up and 51 thumbs down, and 802 comments.
Update at 2.44pm 22,452, 3182 up, 62 down and 912 comments.
His Tweet put up advertising the video also logged an hour ago has had 33 replies, 192 likes, and 97 retweets.
Thanks. By posting the link you may have, inadvertently, contributed to those stats 😉
I don’t think I’ll watch TVNZ1 Sunday either; I don’t watch TV at all and it seems a shame to break a good habit for no compelling reason. For some reason I’ve come to prefer the written word but like watching movies on mute …
Sure, by posting the link I may have contributed to those stats but I really don’t think it will be many. In fact I think it is more important that people actually see for themselves how he has spun what happened here in NZ, what he is claiming re NZ, and his true nature and con-artistry.
I am going to watch tonight online and I am a very irregular viewer of TV programmes. I cannot remember how many years it is since I actually turned a real TV on! Marama Davidson is also on the programme and two other people (one a female Muslim refugee whose name I cannot remember and the other a man whose name ditto).
Actually last night in yet another bout of insomnia I spent some time checking out the background of some of the S & M hangers-on on this trip which was eye opening. I might do a little summary later tonight if I have time.
I look forward to your summary if/when it appears.
I’m so sure they run many of fake accounts to generate the likes and comments. As for the views, one just needs to hit refresh…. if many fake accounts are doing such it’s an easy way to drive up viewing numbers, ask little max key, rofl!
Most of the youtube comments were calling for violence, they seem to think they are at war, like they are calling to arms etc. Apparently supporters are done talking because no one is listening, so feel violence and civil war is their available option. It’s nuts. But I guess many have no idea, just his words, so they swallow it up hook line and sinker.
Donate now, donate generously, as their NZ holiday has run into a funding issue. Only reason I can think of for such a video.
Keith Ng said:
To bring reason, evidence and arguments to essential cultural and political issues… says the guy who would have us regard IQ tests as being scientifically valid and not at all skewed by cultural phenomena.
As I wrote before, his bullshit is in the same vein as junk that was used to underscore, excuse and promote liberal capitalism and all its ragged evil shit in the first place.
Don’t have time for these guys (Molyneux and Southern)? Then why continue to give liberalism a free pass?
It’s kind of fun to listen to him with “Blairism” or “third way” tosh, and Corbyn et al in mind. Just as the Blairites and other conservative liberals rain fear and opprobrium down on social democrats, so it is with Molyneux and Southern on their broader and pretty fucked up idea of “left”.
They aren’t fascist (as some claim), but just unreconstructed liberals who’re pretty thick on it.
Did he say that in the video?
What he meant was probably more like this:
You really think he would have added the caveat of “as I see them“? 🙂
Well, he’s self-proclaimed (cyber)philosopher who also claims to host/own “the most popular philosophy website in the world” (pretty modest IMO) and “his lifelong calling is philosophy”.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/how-a-cyberphilosopher-convinced-followers-to-cut-off-family/article7511365/?page=all
So, yes 😉
Niki has been having a grand ole time on da youtube. Thanks for posting the link, winks 🙂
Dude’s a piece of shit.
Already controversial for counselling his followers to shun their parents, a Toronto-area podcaster is facing allegations he listened in on his therapist wife as she met with distraught patients.
Stefan Molyneux is a self-described libertarian philosopher. His wife, Christina Papadopoulos, is a psychological associate in Mississauga.
The College of Psychologists of Ontario found Ms. Papadopoulos guilty of professional misconduct in November, 2012, faulting her for adopting Mr. Molyneux’s views and using the Internet to counsel people to sever ties with their families.
A civil court complaint filed on Oct. 24 in California says Mr. Molyneux boasted in a 2006 podcast that he would listen while his wife talked with her patients, even interjecting and suggesting they sign up with his website.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/controversial-podcaster-listened-in-on-therapist-wife-and-clients-lawsuit-alleges/article22158708/
I see Picard is dusting off his Star Fleet uniform!
To go, or not to go boldly where no man has gone before? That’s the question 😉
Incognito, you have reminded me of one of my many youthful bloopers:
High School exam:
Q. what is a virgin forest?
A. A virgin forest is a forest untouched by man.
That one made it into the [long gone] evening newspaper, the Auckland Star.
Nope. I never told anyone it was me. 🙁
That was excellent Anne. What could be wrong with that definition?
A few decades ago wool was labelled “Virgin Wool.” This puzzled me so I asked around as to why. No one seemed to know so it was raised on my behalf at a meeting of the Fed Farmers and Wool Marketing Board. No one seemed to know. A year or so later the “Virgin” was dropped from marketing.
Coincidence?
I always took it as being a synonym of ‘pure’. Having marked School Certificate exams, I suspect that Anne may have lost no marks for her answer, but it is so excellent – an oasis in a desert of drudgery – that I understand the marker reporting it to the Head of the marking panel, and it then finding its way into the Examiner’s report, whence it would have reached the newspapers. Well done Anne!
“High School exam:
Q. what is a virgin forest?
A. A virgin forest is a forest untouched by man.”
Excellent Anne
Brilliant!
Some sad news, Bryan Pepperell has died:
https://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/106024066/Long-serving-Wellington-city-councillor-Bryan-Pepperell-dies-aged-65
Probably the most despicable woman in Britain right now
https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/with-a-past-like-hers-margaret-hodge-might-show-a-bit-more-humility-10098871.html
Through NZ Amici Forever.
The tourists view – so beautiful.
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65ekrEbCgS0
There will be an interview of Molyneux and Southern on Sunday tonight.
Not surprisingly TVNZ and front person Miriama Kamo are copping a bit of flak. She has posted this on Facebook:
I think it could be worth watching.
These idiots will be threatening to protest Air NZ for having the audacity to let them on a plane next.
…but it forces us to confront the very core of what free speech…
Does it fuck.
These dumb-arses (TVNZ) really don’t understand the difference between free speech and providing huge free platforms and immense amplification? (sigh) Am I surprised….? No.
And again, as others have said, well done to everyone who sought to shut down a pair of nobodies who were possibly going to be splabbing shit to a half empty hall or auditorium.
I hate to break it to you, but you don’t have a born right to filter my tv viewing
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TVNZ has every right to interview them.
Hopefully with a bit less trying to censor them than a few protestors
It seems to have emerged that the reason it was cancelled was some idiot protester making a bomb threat btw
https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/police-investigating-after-claims-bomb-threat-made-towards-canadian-alt-right-speakers
Did I say that TVNZ can’t interview them? No.
What I’ve said is that TVNZ appear to be idiots who can’t tell the difference between free speech, and witlessly turbo-charging bullshit by deliberately manufacturing/providing a platform for it.
OK
What is the difference between free speech and what YOU think it is not free speech
Posted on Shitposting Arena NZ, so it must be true.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Djq1hQrU4AAr3su.jpg
For contentious speakers it would be appropriate for such a powerful broadcaster to give the opposing view a shot in response.
I was inclined to agree initially, but then it made me wonder if such a policy were introduced, TV would then be obliged to immediately provide an opposing view to every interview they made..
Perhaps an opposing view later if there is widespread reaction – which I suspect there will be.
Presumably as Miriama Kamo notes, a variety of views will be canvassed.
They’ll get them anyway, as people “crystallise and refine” their “personal positions on issues”.
But…but…according to the blurb, it’s about free speech, and not about what they say/believe. So…the only opposing view would be one in favour of a fairly subjective regime of censorship.
Meaning there will be nothing about IQs, and nothing about Islam, and nothing on any of the rest of their tosh, right? (No. I don’t believe that either)
……………………………….No bomb threats
“But…but…according to the blurb, it’s about free speech, and not about what they say/believe. So…the only opposing view would be one in favour of a fairly subjective regime of censorship.”
How exactly do you jump to that conclusion?
It is possible to let some one speak, and then give an argument as to why they are wrong.
In fact with the dude its pretty piss easy
And the Canadian duo’s supporters have issued death threats to an MP, and vile misogynist harassment to any woman that speaks against them. They will present a smarmy, glossy PR face to the TV cameras – like slippery used
carneo-fashism salesmen.And their aim is to de-sensitise large sections of the population to their vile rhetoric.
They are only big news because their PR and provocations were lapped up by too many in the mainstream media. The media are chasing their own futile, tail.
And now we have Nigel Farage heading our way on an Aus-NZ Speaking tour. And then we will probably be getting Pauline Hanson.
They are not part of NZ current events. We know what they think, say and do. There seems to be a racist, ultra-nationalist, neo-fash movement to spread their poison internationally right now. TVNZ is just being a useful idiot.
So is Chelsea Manning
And she is like a neo-fashist, and has a following from such people, how?
No she isn’t. But then I wouldn’t describe Southern as one either
If you are into listening to people convicted of 5 counts of espionage and theft including leaking the details of covert special forces soldiers that were at the time serving under cover overseas I’m sure that Chelsea is awesome. And she has every right to say whatever shite she wants to
Good on her
There seems to be a racist, ultra-nationalist, neo-fash movement to spread their poison internationally right now. TVNZ is just being a useful idiot.
Not just TVNZ. I know I keep banging on about liberal promotion of right wing shite as a scare factor to keep people in line, but this piece by Owen Jones covers things off quite nicely and links to a research piece in the British Journal of Political Science….
The article identifies key periods in which stagnating or declining support for UKIP is followed by increases in media coverage and subsequent increases in public support. The findings show that media coverage may drive public support for right-wing populist parties in a substantively non-trivial fashion that is irreducible to previous levels of public support, even in a national institutional environment least supportive of such an effect. The findings have implications for political debates in the UK and potentially other liberal democracies.
Oh. And then there’s the atrocious bullshit from the ex chief political editor of the Guardian…
Thaks. Some interesting research, plus an indication from Owen Jones that the far right is strongest now since 1930s, and that the media is helping its rise.
The academic article doesn’t cover long enough time periods to check whether the media picks up on declines in far right parties and gives it a boost – or whether it’s a coincidence and there are other causal factors.
It does nothing to prove or disprove my hypothesis that neo-nazis like the National from in the 1970s, surge to prominence when there is a major crisis in capitalism – ie in 1970s when the post-war welfare state consensus was breaking down, and in the end of the 1st decade of the 21st century, when the neoliberal consensus was starting to crumble.
I thought (admittedly from a very quick read) that it was quite explicit in concluding that increased media coverage boosted UKIP when it’s support had declined. Maybe I need to read it more carefully. But assuming the example of UKIP can be applied to other right wing parties….
And in relation to your hypothesis, there was this predictable reaction from liberal forces of law and order in Portland …
Yup, I’m interested to tune in. How about that… they complain about no freedom of speech in NZ, yet they have a prime time interview on state funded TV.
The irony.
All that sounds
lovelygreat but no matter how you dress this up it still is a business transaction between two parties who are pursuing their business interests, first and foremost.The media have a nasty habit of beating non-events into a frenzied hype of pseudo-relevance and importance AKA ‘the public interest’. Their reasons are obvious. The ‘free speech’ argument also is a red herring to claim or re-claim a platform, preferably a public one, that reaches far, wide & deep into society.
I have reflected on this and I won’t watch it because the pretext is false/misleading/wrong, just like headlines, as usual …
Colmar Brunton poll result on tonight’s news: N45, L42, G6, NZF5. So the margin between the govt + Greens is 8%, half that suggested by a media report of hearsay re a UMR source. So the supposed leap was a mirage.
https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/simon-bridges-still-struggling-cut-through-voters-latest-1-news-colmar-brunton-poll-shows?auto=5818189875001
Well, different polls have different results all the time but agree that it’s unlikely to be that far apart. I think the primary danger here is NZ First are above the 5% threshold, and not going with Labour again and choosing National instead, but that’s not terribly likely.
Todays One News Colmar Brunton Poll
National 45%
Labour 42%
Green 6%
NZ First 5%
Seats in Parliament
National+Act=56 Seats
Labour+Green+NZF=64 Seats
Preferred Prime Minster
Jacinda Ardern 40%
Simon Bridges 10%
Winston Peters 5%
Judith Collins 2%
John Key 2%
Anybody celebrating the latest poll?
Party choice
National/ACT 56%
Labour/Greens/NZFirst 64%
Preferred PM
Ardern 40% (after 6 weeks leave)
Bridges 10%
Peters 5%
Collins 2%
No change in business confidence contradicting the doom- and nay-sayers on the Right.
Intending to go and hear Bridges in Blenheim to learn the answer to that philosophical question. “What is the sound of one dog barking?”
An eight seat gap in our polarised voting environment is huge.
“Oh, ‘the meddling of Russia in our elections’? That has most of the world cracking up in laughter. … It’s not even a joke as compared with what we do constantly.”
Well, ten minutes in and the Sunday programme still hasn’t given us any evidence upon which to evaluate the Canadians. It seems to have deliberately decided to avoid doing so. Just a whole lot of comments from others discussing the situation in general terms. Pseudo-journalism, designed to distract viewers from the substance of the issue.
Sunday is useless, and Miriama Kamo is hopeless.
The Assad regime owns up to it’s crimes.
Why now?
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/syria-civil-registers-disclose-hundreds-prison-deaths-57005891
Not quite understanding how updating a civil registry of deaths (if that’s what’s happening) automatically means the deaths occurred in custody. But hey…
Syrian families who maintained that their loved ones had disappeared in government detention facilities find out that the regime had recently registered their relatives as dead. But hey….
The article says that the Syrian government has started updating civil registries to reflect deaths among its incarcerated population, activists say.
Note the stated source?
They did interview them in the second segment but no evidence of hate speech resulted. The closest they got was a reference to inclusion of scientific findings that differentiated races on the basis of IQ testing on a media show by Molyneux, but I didn’t hear any actual quote that he believed that, just an inference. Hard to tell when people with a foreign accent talk fast. A competent interviewer would have clarified that ambiguity. I think Sunday is just into sensationalism.
His rant about IQ and ‘race’ was part of the promotional video for the tour as aired by TV1. I linked to it at the time. You can use your google to find out just what a pig this guy is.
In his own words.
http://stu-topia.blogspot.com/2016/08/quotations-from-stefan-molyneux-
if ya hadn’t followed all the lead-up, you’d have to take that as a piss take.
Thanks for that. I’ve watched 1’25” so far and already think his view is flawed: no critical evaluation of IQ tests in his reasoning. IQ tests were discredited long ago due to their cultural bias – I assumed he already knew that. He’s an academic historian operating outside his domain of professional expertise.
Yes Dennis, the ‘measurement’ of IQ is the key aspect.
Now he’s using genetic determinism. Intelligence doesn’t just come from our genetic basis, it comes from how we use that as resource in our cultural context. Our brains are plastic: neuroscience discovered that in the nineties or thereabouts. Neurones reconnect to others and/or disconnect constantly in response to environmental cues. Society is part of our environment. He’s exhibiting the academic syndrome known as `silo-thinking’ (the opposite of a multi-disciplinary perspective).
Well, I bailed out half-way through. He just seemed to be going round in circles, repeating himself in different words. He has an ideology in his head that he’s held captive by that operates via racial categories and generalisations. Being out of his depth, he uses a glimpse of science to represent reality. Science isn’t static, but he seems to assume that the glimpse he got has structured his view of reality in a terminal way. I will post something from a new book that makes his view seem dated.
As outlined in the second link, which happened to truncate itself, it’s a compilation.
http://stu-topia.blogspot.com/2016/08/quotations-from-stefan-molyneux-showing.html
He also operates via gender categories. He blames the violence of the world on women, because we have the babies and have most impact on the early years of a child’s life. There’s a few links online about this.
Crikey. On trying to re-find some links about this, I came across some really dodgy stuff about Molyneux back in 2014.
He was sued by a women for allegedly making false claims about her vid/s, which criticsed Molyneux. So, this “free speech activist” claimed she had doxed some of his followers, causing her vids to be taken down. She issued a lawsuit against him.
In the course of this, it was discovered he listened into some of his wife’s sessions when she was being a therapist. Molyneux would interupt to make promos for his radio station.
The law suit was resolved by Molyneux issuing a statement saying no doxing occurred, and the vids were re-instated.
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Nope. The man’s a dangerous, self styled quack with a couple of degrees who’s, AFAIK, never worked in academia.
“They did interview them in the second segment but no evidence of hate speech resulted.”
You mean the director and producer made sure that what aired wasn’t hate speech? #gasp
Well, now we know where American cops stand in relation to the alt-Right:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/aug/04/patriot-prayer-to-carry-guns-at-portland-rally-as-fears-of-violence-rise
Fascists have spent years burrowing their way into the services.
https://rewire.news/article/2018/03/09/leaked-message-board-shows-white-supremacists-think-police/
These polls are mere grist for the MSM bs mill. The MSM has credibility issues. Clicks are more important than facts.
From “Who we are and how we got here: ancient DNA and the new science of the human past” by Harvard Professor of Genetics, David Reich:
“Today, many people assume that humans can be grouped biologically into `primeval’ groups , corresponding to our notion of `races’, whose origins are populations that separated tens of thousands of years ago. But this long-held view about `race’ has just in the last few years been proven wrong – and the critique of concepts of race that the new data provide is very different from the classic one that has been developed by anthropologists over the last hundred years. A great surprise that emerges from the genome revolution is that in the relatively recent past, human populations were just as different from each other as they are today, but that the fault lines across populations were almost unrecognizably different from today. DNA extracted from remains of people who lived, say, ten thousand years ago shows that the structure of human populations at that time was qualitatively different. Present day populations are blends of past populations, which were blends themselves.”
In the words of the hit song from 1969 (“what we need is a great big melting pot”), a big melting pot is what we’ve got (despite superficial appearances to the contrary) – and we’ve always had it!
Well said Dennis
The debate on giving a platform to White Supremacists and Alt-Right fascists.
Has echoes in the debate over giving climate change deniers a platform.
From the Guardian;
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/aug/02/bbc-climate-change-deniers-balance?CMP=share_btn_tw
Yeah, greens are better to talk passed and around the detail to others n other issues. Countrie’s wooose will be Labour’s doing, come end of term, Greens where just the deal maker to keep gnats out.
Wander if a peace movement would develop in the next 12 month, to back an election for the Greens. Rig it with no8 wire to win the election on organic farming, and peace.
Peace
Agriculture needs to KISS the farmers with one rule on NITROGEN, and keep it super simple. Keep away from dangerously bureaucratic farting.
Focus on simple conversion to organic. Leave nitro gases out of it. Though issues around FERTILISER PRODUCTION may need tightening, and equivalent small cost as trade barrier (, see how dangerously easy this bureacracy is).
The manure from dairy is required for organic compost for crop diversification. This new organic diversity will out-compete the current system which suffers negative externalities. Thus transition will be gentle. Win win.
The organic farms where resilient here in Europe, still 4 months without rain, and all organic farms I know have still managed basic feed solutions of some sort for continuation. Not sure that conventional farmers are so well, many without financial liquidity to survive consecutive bad seasons. Fields for sale, got any QE?
Good morning The Am Show I ‘m going to tautoko our Tangata whenua Austrailan cousin in my next post.
I can see that’s national are trying to ramp up paula bennett profile she already know’s there goal someone is being used as a human sheald they are going to try and copy Labour .
I tautoko any free education for the mokopuna’s and giving employers the dole to educate 4000 people is a good start by Labour .
I think a tax break for employers who up skill there employees is a good idea but giving every employer a tax break for apprenticeships will leave the door open to cheats.
I would like to see a system were the employer does not get his mone till the employee get there tickets .
Space is were we have to go its the future when is the big question .
Eco Maori says that Papatuanuku Peace is what is needed to help mittergate climate change World Peace. Ka kite ano.
I say we don’t need to be wasting time on that other line that trump likes to use to rark up people emotions its like the race religion new word terrorist the old version savages.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/asia/106031412/andrew-little-caught-up-in-pretty-terrifying-lombok-quake Ka kite ano
The Australian tangata whenua have been give a real bad deal by the state it will be very similar to what has happened to Aotearoa tangata whenua our cultures have a lot of in-common the way we think of Papatuanuku Tangaroa Rangi all the important atua they are part of te tangata Europeans just don’t get it or refuse to get it.
Eco Maori has some advice for our cousins across the Tasman sea Promote your great culture Promote your Wahine get your tangata into local goverment and Canberra this is the only way to get the state systems to work for you and not against you.
Don’t be radical because you have to take all Australians on this journey of Promoting your Great culture teach all Australians about the reality of how bad the state has treated your tangata let them know that you just want to be treated as Equals and not a second class citizen another great tool to get justice is to have all Australian tangata whenua to have one voice one political movement. there are many people with ties to tangata whenua and when they see how great your culture is they will tautoko your culture and the changes the state need’s to make to put your culture in its right full place on Papatuanuku Equal with all cultures I say better . Ka kite ano link below .
https://e-tangata.co.nz/reflections/old-certainties-old-prejudices-old-fears-are-losing-their-grip/ P.S Eco Maori knows indigenous cultures care about there mokopunas future and the enviroment more than the settlors Kia kaha
This is a exerlint link to a story to help Kiwi’s and Maori everyone understand Aotearoa tangata whenua culture this is how Eco Maori see reality Kia kaha all tangata
https://e-tangata.co.nz/reflections/old-certainties-old-prejudices-old-fears-are-losing-their-grip/ ENJOY
Good evening Newshub Condolences to all the tangata who lost love ones in the earth Quakes in Indonesia. I have seen a $300. million company go bank rupt no one lost there jobs just new liquidator administration why is that not the case now has shonky changed the laws so banks get there pound of flesh before anyone else.
judith collins just splashed mud on her own face aaaaaaaaaaaa crusher showing her true colors
Yes you got to watch a cow with a calf they can be quite protective of there calf I have seen many people have problems with them .They could be lacking magnesium remember to respect Papatuanuku creates.
Is that the reason that trump plucked out the Kiwi act to let OUR fire fighters get into America .
Thats innovation the card game that teaches mokopunas to identifies invasive insects that could be accidentally imported
Thats the reason Why I say the Quoter Management system does not work as well as other systems around the Papatuanuku corruption and over fishing then they see the stock is low and drop the Quoter this could cause some fish to go extinct.
Ka kite ano
The Crowd Goes Wild Mulls and James The AB Couch can’t pick every one we have a lot of talented player in Aotearoa .
Eco Maori’s favorite League team had a good win this weeked go The Warriors Kia kaha
I was busy riding my horse I only went to school when we had cooking classes and wood metal work classes Ka kite ano P.S I owe the Rock radio for helping me with the Eco Maori effect Mulls Jen Rodge Bryce John Brad thanks