‘Aussie cricket legend Rodney Marsh shunned signing a bat signed by Chris Cairns.’
‘Rod Marsh snubbed Chris Cairns’
Aren’t there more important things for these clowns to be reporting on ……..
Climate Change
Child Poverty
Inequality
Unemployment
Obesity
Destruction of Indonesian Forest Fires
Conflict in Syria
Air pollution in Japan
Fukishima radiation in the Pacific
Loss of biodiversity in the world
Water issues in New Zealand
El Nino weather pattern…………….
Granny plays her part in dumbing down the sheeple and distracting them with celebrity sporty diversionary material along with NACT shillmeisters to supply the column inches of ‘national good, labour bad’ when required.
Considering that he played with Dennis Lillee, who admitted betting on his own matches, Marsh appears to be a hypocrite in the same league as Steve Hansen, who had the gall to speak to referees about giving the All Blacks a fair go.
You’re a bit off beam with your criticism of Marsh, Moz. It was a single incident of betting, that both men were very open about within the team at the time and in public later.
As I recall, early in a test match in England in the 80’s, the home team were looking so poor that the odds of them winning shot out to hundreds to 1 against. Lillee and Marsh both chose to put a tenner on it for a laugh and when Ian Botham turned the match around, the two Aussies made a decent profit which, in the usual Aussie way, went on the bar.
That’s it. Foolish, but not corrupt.
The point of the Marsh anecdote in the trial is to show that Cairns’ standing was damaged by Modi’s still unproved allegation. Just for the record, I reckon Cairns is going to survive this trial, with the charges ruled to be unproven. Reasonable doubt and all that.
Yes. After all the talk I haven’t seen any actual evidence. I can’t see how Cairns talking about match fixing is actual evidence that he did. As a part time watcher of bits on TV, I think Cairns will be Not Guilty.
I think he probably did do match fixing, but you have to be able to prove it. The witnesses for the prosecution have been less than stellar and all we have had is he-said vs. he-said.
There has been no smoking gun, no proof of money changing hands and you have to remember he is not actually on trial for match fixing but perjury.
But reasonable doubt isn’t just whether an individual story is true beyond reasonable doubt, it also counts as to whether the amount of different sources and incidents could reasonably occur without him actually having cheated even once.
I saw a large cloud of smoke last night as I drove down the road. It might have been fireworks smoke held down by an inversion layer, or it might have been a fire. That’s reasonable doubt. Similarly if I saw a fire engine with hoses out, or a charred but wet couch in the yard. Any of those individually would have a reasonable explanation other than there having just been a couch fire.
But if I saw the smoke, and saw a fire engine with hoses out, and maybe a charred but soaking wet couch in the yard, it would be unreasonable to doubt that I’d just missed seeing a fire. Even if I had not touched flames with my bare hands.
I sure don’t know the outcome of the Cairns trial, but it certainly could go either way.
+100…while I know very good caring sophisticated Australians well integrated and very appreciative of the spirituality and arts of Aborigine culture ….they seem to be a minority
…this is a United Nations issue
…and United Nations is where New Zealand and John Key should be taking it..if they respect the Treaty of Waitangi ?!
….imagine if Australians were locking up Jews and treating them this way?…you would never hear the end of it!…but if this discrimination and human rights violations is happening to New Zealanders and Maoris brought up in Australia ….at the end of the day it is OK?…. their value is less because they are not the ‘chosen ones’ ?
( I never did like the disrespectful derisory way Hone Harawira was treated by John Key and certain journalists for the msm)
The Maori Party are hypocrites for supporting this jonkey nactional government
One of these days Jim Kayes will lose it and attack Paul Henry on air.
It’s what drives me to occasionally watch this horrible show. Paul Henry, TV3, Monday 9 November 2015, 7:10 a.m.
Anyone desperate or apathetic enough to regularly watch this train wreck will be aware that, aside from delivering poorly thought out extreme right wing rants and harassing his female underlings with suggestive and crude sexual remarks, one of Paul “Kill Them All” Henry’s major preoccupations is tormenting his sports slave Jim Kayes. This morning, Kayes rejoined the program after a few weeks away in England for the Rugby World Cup. Sadly for him, however, Henry immediately reverted to his cruel and contemptuous treatment of him…
PAUL “KILL THEM ALL” HENRY: Right Jim, sports, GO!
JIM KAYES: Thanks Paul. The New Zealand cricket team is heading for a heavy defeat in Brisbane…. [He drones on for a couple of minutes in a voice still bearing the strain of a cold he caught in England. Someone else has obviously noticed….]
PAUL “KILL THEM ALL” HENRY: Gosh, Jim, you’ve almost lost your voice. But don’t think for a MOMENT that you can have any time off. Not for ONE MOMENT!
JIM KAYES:[dubiously] Ha ha ha ha!
PAUL “KILL THEM ALL” HENRY:[grimly] I mean it. You’ll get NO TIME OFF.
HILLARY BARRY: I can read the sports news for him.
JIM KAYES: Thanks, Hills.
PAUL “KILL THEM ALL” HENRY: She can read the sports news, but you still have to be here.
…..Awkward pause…..
JIM KAYES: Anyway, I have some presents for everyone that I’ve brought back from the Rugby World Cup.
He proceeds to hand out a bunch of deliberately tacky souvenirs to the people in the studio. He gives his fellow slave Hillary a fridge magnet.
HILLARY BARRY: Thank you Jim. That’ll be very useful!
PAUL “KILL THEM ALL” HENRY: Yes, yes. And what about ME? What have you got for ME?
JIM KAYES: Well, Paul, I’ve heard that you have become a MASSIVE rugby fan—-
PAUL “KILL THEM ALL” HENRY: Oh, no, no, no. NO!
JIM KAYES: I’ve got you this.
He hands Henry a thermos cup emblazoned with the logos of all twenty RWC teams.
PAUL “KILL THEM ALL” HENRY: Oh Jim that is so SWEET. But I’ll never use it. It’s a simply AWFUL gift.
HILLARY BARRY: I’ll give you five bucks for it.
PAUL “KILL THEM ALL” HENRY: Sold. What an IDIOT’s gift! He he he he!….
Jim and Hillary both look depressed and joyless. It’s only 7:13 a.m., and they still have more than an hour and a half of this crap to go….
Are you comparing yourself to Shakespeare now, Moz?
I don’t think the comparison is quite fair to this writer. Shakespeare, to give him his due, did turn out some pretty sharp dialogue and some fast-moving, intricate plots, but he never supplied the detailed stage directions and actor tips that distinguish the oeuvre of this writer, i.e., moi.
And as much as I adore plays such as Twelfth Night and Love’s Labour’s Lost, can anyone really say that they are on the same level as the following?…..
It’s a rush transcript, typed out in a mood of pity mixed with fury. I missed out quite a lot of Henry’s kvetching about the gift he had received.
Just…not sure
One can always be sure of this with a Breen transcript: if it’s not verbatim—and many of them ARE verbatim—it will capture the essential flavour of the conversation it is attempting to immortalise. This one is accurate but not complete. I could have put in everything, but I just didn’t have the heart for it. I’m preparing a similar rush transcript version of this morning’s show, which “featured” a couple of really egregious guests, Rob “Fuckwit” Fyfe and Michele “Democracy Hater” Boag.
Shouldn’t you be pretending to care about the soldiers who were killed in World War I? It’s Remembrance Day, but you’re spending your time dumping inanities on the internet.
On this morning’s news Key’s solution to the Christmas Island debacle shows what a craven bastard he is. To compare it to our main high security prison and how Turnball would not come over and intercede if Australian prisoners were incarcerated there is absolute rubbish and pure ignorance. Parry prison allows legal representation for its prisoners and access to medical care. This is a concentration camp – being a Jew should at least give Key some sympathy for the prisoners kept on that god forsaken hell hole where human beings are holed up indefinitely. How many more disgraceful gutless decisions do we have to tolerate from this man. He is lily livered and Australia will not respect him for not standing up for our citizens. Let the discourse between the two countries get terse but in the end we will be admired for our courage to tell them this is not acceptable. I am a woman of senior years and I have more guts in my big toe than he has – god deliver us from people like him.
Since Marama Fox came into Parliament for the Maori Party, I have had the feeling that sooner or later there will be a falling out between the MP and National/Key – and this interview has strengthened my view.
Indeed! She’s well aware of the number of people feeling absolutely conned by MP, and who live in hope that they disappear up their own self-entitled, sage-like arses whilst they continue to struggle. It’s that whole argument Turia and her loyal servant Pita tried to convey: It’s better to be inside the tent pissing out, than outside pissing in. Most I know that voted MP at its inception would be quite pleased now to be pissing into their tent – UNLESS there is change (took ’em a while! but at least the likes of Marama seem to be aware now). It’s a bit like Labour needing to apologise to its base for its conversion to the religion of neo-liberalism they signed up to as a result of a few people sharing some fush n chups in a bubble.
Believe it when I see it as talk is cheap and you dont get to be a MP senior figure without the approval of a hieracy thats supported keys kiwi sell off.
Talking tough is all the MP have ever done and Ive seen interviews where she is every bit as deceptive and arrogant as Parata.
Heard english parroting our Present Moron this morning. Aussie’s place to deal with it yadda yadda. Pretty much word perfect with our little *do nothing it might frighten the horses* World Leader. I always allow myself a little snigger at that description of Wallykey.
Considering Ffloyd this government is so poll driven, maybe it’s time for a few polls to be done to see what the country’s thoughts are on this disgusting situation. I can see there would be something done smartly if the polls suggested the repugnance and shame a lot of citizens are feeling about the treatment of these people. At least allow them legal representation and medical care. There is a man imprisoned there with burns over most of his body who needs on-going care to aid his scar healing.
History shows there has been shameful denial of people in need and the countries concerned have had to live with the history of it. The UK denying for political reasons the Russian Royal Family after WW1 safety and they were relatives of the crown – they all ended up assassinated. Turning a blind eye to the concentration camps in Poland/Germany etc in WW2 when it was nigh on impossible to not know it was going on by certain countries and they know who they are. We will end up with this shameful episode on our history records as well. How low this country can get is anybody’s guess but it can’t get much lower than this. Ol’ dead eyes sure takes the cake on this one.
Hear hear Whispering Kate and also to your previous post (8) as well.
I have a feeling should the situation at the Christmas Island concentration camp become a multiple tragedy involving many Kiwis (and other nationalities) incarcerated there, FJK will blame Kelvin Davis for stirring up trouble, inflaming the issue! Dear Leader will make sure nothing reflects back on him.
In fact Labour’s Mr Davis is doing a damn good job of keeping the rest of us informed through exposing (and enforcing more evidence of) Australia’s inhumane treatment of people, it considers sub human!
Shame on NatzKEY MPs for not getting more involved, doing the same! Yet another reflection of FJK’s pathetic and extremely weak leadership!
Look, JK has advised in the herald that this really just a bit of trouble at a resort…
“These are people who are theoretically staying on Christmas Island, choosing not to come back to New Zealand…now the risk is that they actually damage their own appeals because they undertake other criminal activity when they’re there.”
I cannot provide a link, but it was reported yesterday (RNZ news) that there are men only at the Christmas Island camp – no women or children. That doesn’t make the situation any less unacceptable in terms of the treatment of those men in the past or possible once the camp is again ‘secured’.
Personally I find the idea that humans may have arrived here at different times, and from different places (Melanesia for example), very curious and interesting.. have looked at all the googly stuff on the net with the crackpots but I think there is too much to not look further.
It has always seemed odd that humans never made it here when they had made it pretty much everywhere else.
I have always wondered how so much tonnage of pounamu had been found and then made itself all around the country in just approx. 400 years (16 generations). With average age lower, and fewer people, and the time needed to tramp out west, load up and return, the maths just doesn’t seem to add up (not that I have weighed all the pounamu around the place).
It is also curious that ancient Maori legend references people here on arrival.
Early colonial observations also make for curious reading.
It is a heated subject that much crap gets thrown at.
Very very interesting though and it would be interesting to be around over the next couple hundred years to see what, if any, evidence may emerge…..
………………………………..
It ties in with human anthropology advances o recent years which suggests that were many many species of human that emerged from Africa and wandered the planet. Just like there are many many species of other animal genus..
And these could easily be from not that long ago…. after all we all have 2.5% Neanderthal makeup, the last mammoths only died out 2,500 years ago, we have legends around the globe of yetis, fairies, mountain dwellers, etc… Just like we have legends of floods all across the world … for which evidence exists of localised flooding / rising sea levels ……
Our archaeology and anthropology is young and just starting out
The simple fact is if there were people here before tangata whenua then they didn’t leave any artefacts. & migration happened over 100s of years, so of course there are stories of people already here on arrival, generations in some cases. Some iwi/hapu claim mermaid ancestors.
“The simple fact is if there were people here before tangata whenua then they didn’t leave any artefacts”
Not that has been found to date that satisfies everyone.
Do you know that they still find similar discoveries in the northern hemisphere, after hundreds of years of archaeology? Example – recent discoveries along the northeast north American coastline has established that people from Europe had been there long time ago. “artefact” only discovered the last few years. Previously it had been believed that no other people had been there.
Many of the people who have created conspiracy theories around all this are blatant racists, so it’s hard to take it seriously. Is there any reason not to trust the people who know the science? Sure archaeology will evolve, but we can still use evidence as the basis now can’t we?
Yes I know the area is loaded with racists and other oddballs, but that is not a reason on its own not to consider the issue. It is a fascinating issue.
And yep sure, the science is to be trusted and the evidence today. However, it surely cannot likewise be claimed that all is known on this today. Some of the things that turn up on the net around supposed evidence of early people are interesting.
I just cannot get past the fact that digging around NZ’s past is only young. In fact, the youngest of anywhere on the planet (that is inhabited). There is no way we know everything yet.
Select committee scrutiny of TPP deal likely after February
Tuesday 10th November 2015
The foreign affairs, defence and trade select committee is likely to start public hearings on the text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership and associated National Interest Assessment soon after governments sign the accord, expected by next February, before the process of parliamentary ratification begins.
New Zealand’s chief negotiator for the TPP, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade deputy secretary David Walker, told a briefing in Wellington the earliest US President Barack Obama would be able to sign off on TPP was 90 days after his referring to Congress, which occurred last Friday, meaning a February sign-off in Washington.”
“While there was provision for reviews at regular intervals once it was in place, “there is no process for renegotiating the deal before entry into force,” said Walker. “People have to decide whether they are happy with the deal or not. It’s a big, complex thing.” http://www.sharechat.co.nz/article/38466a95/select-committee-scrutiny-of-tpp-deal-likely-after-february.html
Pity that the “People” that get to vote on it are the National Cabinet Ministers (Executive) who, of course, will listen to us!
Alarm bells are ringing about the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Here are 6 reasons why
Headings only… It is worth reading the full article.
1. Intellectual property changes might be the “worst thing in policy that Canada’s ever done”
2. Don’t count on Canadian manufacturing making a comeback any time soon…
3. Canadian farmers could be getting a worse deal than first thought
4,. It could put the health of Canadians at risk
5. Two important words are missing from the TPP’s chapter on the environment
Namely “climate” and “change.”
6. Canadians haven’t even been consulted http://www.pressprogress.ca/alarm_bells_are_ringing_about_the_trans_pacific_partnership_here_are_6_reasons_why
Those same issues in Canada are our issues Tautoko Mangō Mata. Did you see the airing of those issues in the Herald, Dominion, Press? Me neither.
Who will provide such a forum?
The bulk of the armed detainees are NZers and Pacific Islanders.
These people are essentially Australian citizens. Not all of them committed serious crimes and they have been punished and served their time. Their situation must be dire for them to be contemplating violent resistance.
Kelvin Davis has just been there, and he has pleaded with this government to meet with him and listen to his story. They are ignoring him. they don’t want to know.
What a comedown from the RWC. A week ago we all felt proud to be Nzers. Today I’m ashamed…
Mr Young said the detainees had tried to open negotiations with Serco, the private company that operates the detention centre.
“There’s no negotiation, they don’t want to negotiate nothing you know? We wanted to get one of the boys to negotiate with them to see if we could resolve this matter and they don’t want a piece of it. They’ve pretty much said that they want war, so at the end of the day they’re declaring it. Serco’s declaring it.
“It leaves the people in the detention centre with no choice but to just go on with what they have to do because at the end of the day what’s going to happen? They’re going to bash them any way. So if they surrender anyway they’re still going to get bashed. They don’t want to sort anything out .”
Scary stuff, we are completely unprepared for any oil crisis. The thing that runs our society, makes most of our products, transports our food, fuels any economic activity could go away in a hurry, yet society still can’t talk about this “non issue”. It has to happen sometime, yet we’re completely blind to it.
“Justice Minister Amy Adams says she is seeking reassurances from her Australian counterparts that they are honouring their promise to help New Zealand detainees to return home as quickly and easily as possible.”
It seems that Labour returned at the end of Question Time to seek a motion of no confidence in the Speaker, but denied by National. So, no chance for honourable Members of Parliament to vote on it, from both sides.
And on No Right Turn a column quoting the work of Andrea Vance on how taxpayers money is being used to gloss over the work of the Five Eyes Agencies to PR us into acceptance. Worth a full post here? http://norightturn.blogspot.co.nz/2015/11/the-spies-pr-blitz.html
A very busy day at The Standard, but here is an interesting read on the TPPA and it’s implications:
But George Kahale III is not one of the usual suspects. As chairman of the world’s leading legal arbitration firm – Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP – his core business is to defend governments being sued by foreign investors under ISDS. Some of his clients are included in the TPP, and he says the trade minister’s critics are right: “There are significant improvements in this treaty, but they do not immunise Australia from any of these claims. If the trade minister is saying, ‘We’re not at risk for regulating environmental matters’, then the trade minister is wrong.”
Speaking via Skype from his office in New York, Kahale thumbs through the investment chapter, pointing out the critical loopholes that leave Australia wide open. “The one where all the discussion should be focused is 9.15,” he says, referring to one of the “safeguards”. “That’s a very nice provision, which I imagine the trade minister points to as, ‘We’ve really protected ourselves on anything of social importance.’ I think that’s nonsense, frankly.”
Here’s what 9.15 says: “Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent a party from adopting, maintaining or enforcing any measure otherwise consistent with this chapter that it considers appropriate to ensure that investment activity in its territory is undertaken in a manner sensitive to environmental, health or other regulatory objectives.”
This entire provision is negated, says Kahale, by five words in the middle: “unless otherwise consistent with this chapter”. “So at the end of the day, this provision, which really held out a lot of promise of being very protective, is actually much ado about nothing.”
Kahale says many provisions in the TPP investment chapter are a vast improvement on previous trade deals. But he says all this hard work could be for nothing because of another provision. “Why would you spend so much time and effort doing a great job in negotiating narrow provisions to this treaty, when you have a ‘most favoured nation’ clause?”
This is where things get a little technical. Essentially, an MFN clause is tantamount to a classic wipeout move. It would enable foreign corporations from TPP states to make a claim against Australia based on the ISDS provisions in any other trade deal Australia has signed, no matter which country it was signed with. That means it does not matter how carefully the TPP is drafted: foreign investors can cherrypick another treaty Australia has signed, and sue the Australian government based on the provisions included in that treaty. Kahale has described MFN as “a dangerous provision to be avoided by treaty drafters whenever possible” because it can turn one bad treaty into protections “never imagined for virtually an entire world of investors”.
Including an MFN clause in the TPP was a “major mistake”, Kahale argues, and another reason Australia is still wide open to being sued for legislating to protect the environment.
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I don’t watch TV or read thrillers. Just that sort of TPP stuff provides all the exciting gut knotting complexity that I can handle. Actually I like detective stories, usually the baddie gets caught, the policeman are reasonably honest, and there is a conclusion that is reasonably satisfactory. That’s wonderful reading, relaxing cf to reality.
This Sunday we are having a Scoop Hui in Wellington
to get this underway. It will be the first formal gathering called together by what we are calling The Fellowship of Scoop, the name we are giving to the group of people who will work closely with and in the new Scoop Foundation and related ventures.
Our meeting this Sunday will be an opportunity for us to get together, like-minded Kiwis who believe in democracy, freedom and the importance of a free media who are supporting efforts to ensure NZ remains an informed participatory democracy. We will answer your questions and try to workshop some answers to some of the challenges we face.
The details are:
Scoop Public Meeting
Date: Sunday November 15th
Time: 2pm-3pm
Scoop Members and Contributors Meeting
Date: Sunday November 15th
Time: 3pm-4pm
Venue: St Andrews on the Terrace, Church Hall, 30 The Terrace, Wellington.
N.B. The entrance to the hall is on the right hand side of the Church.
If you are in Wellington on the weekend and can make it along we very much look forward to meeting you there. Please bring interested friends, collleagues or family. There will be a Facebook event established for the event….
I hope lots from TS will do so. I’ve put an initial toe in the water, then a foot, but am limited for cash as no doubt many of us are. But hopefully we’ll get there as we know so well the need for them to develop to this next stage. I won’t be there as am in Nelson and can’t afford to travel much part from keeping up family connections.
Better than what Ad? Are you reading ‘he Fellowship of Scoop’ and thinking it sounds
twee? I am sure they will be interested in anything you have to contribute as a member of their financial support group. I remember you saying that a decent newspaper was needed and that TS could think of one. Here is our chance.
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Swabbing mixed breed baby chicks to test for avian influenzaUh oh. Bird flu – often deadly to humans – is not only being transmitted from infected birds to dairy cows, but is now travelling between dairy cows. As of last Friday, Bloomberg News reports, there were 32 American dairy herds ...
On February 14, 2023 we announced our Rebuttal Update Project. This included an ask for feedback about the added "At a glance" section in the updated basic rebuttal versions. This weekly blog post series highlights this new section of one of the updated basic rebuttal versions and serves as a ...
What is it with the mining industry? Its not enough for them to pillage the earth - they apparently can't even be bothered getting resource consent to do so: The proponent behind a major mine near the Clutha River had already been undertaking activity in the area without a ...
Photo # 1 I am a huge fan of Singapore’s approach to housing, as described here two years ago by copying and pasting from The ConversationWhat Singapore has that Australia does not is a public housing developer, the Housing Development Board, which puts new dwellings on public and reclaimed land, ...
Buzz from the Beehive Reactions to news of the government’s readiness to make urgent changes to “the resource management system” through a Bill to amend the Resource Management Act (RMA) suggest a balanced approach is being taken. The Taxpayers’ Union says the proposed changes don’t go far enough. Greenpeace says ...
I’m starting to wonder if Anna Burns-Francis might be the best political interviewer we’ve got. That might sound unlikely to you, it came as a bit of a surprise to me.Jack Tame can be excellent, but has some pretty average days. I like Rebecca Wright on Newshub, she asks good ...
Chris Trotter writes – Willie Jackson is said to be planning a “media summit” to discuss “the state of the media and how to protect Fourth Estate Journalism”. Not only does the Editor of The Daily Blog, Martyn Bradbury, think this is a good idea, but he has also ...
Graeme Edgeler writes – This morning [April 21], the Wellington High Court is hearing a judicial review brought by Hon. Karen Chhour, the Minister for Children, against a decision of the Waitangi Tribunal. This is unusual, judicial reviews are much more likely to brought against ministers, rather than ...
Both of Parliament’s watchdogs have now ripped into the Government’s Fast-track Approvals Bill. Photo: Lynn Grieveson / The KākāMy pick of the six newsey things to know from Aotearoa’s political economy and beyond on the morning of Tuesday, April 23 are:The Lead: The Auditor General,John Ryan, has joined the ...
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections by Sarah SpengemanPeople wait to board an electric bus in Pune, India. (Image credit: courtesy of ITDP) Public transportation riders in Pune, India, love the city’s new electric buses so much they will actually skip an older diesel bus that ...
The infrastructure industry yesterday issued a “hurry up” message to the Government, telling it to get cracking on developing a pipeline of infrastructure projects.The hiatus around the change of Government has seen some major projects cancelled and others delayed, and there is uncertainty about what will happen with the new ...
Hi,Over the weekend I revisited a podcast I really adore, Dead Eyes. It’s about a guy who got fired from Band of Brothers over two decades ago because Tom Hanks said he had “dead eyes”.If you don’t recall — 2001’s Band of Brothers was part of the emerging trend of ...
Buzz from the Beehive The 180 or so recipients of letters from the Government telling them how to submit infrastructure projects for “fast track” consideration includes some whose project applications previously have been rejected by the courts. News media were quick to feature these in their reports after RMA Reform Minister Chris ...
It would not be a desirable way to start your holiday by breaking your back, your head, or your wrist, but on our first hour in Singapore I gave it a try.We were chatting, last week, before we started a meeting of Hazel’s Enviro Trust, about the things that can ...
Calling all journalists, academics, planners, lawyers, political activists, environmentalists, and other members of the public who believe that the relationships between vested interests and politicians need to be scrutinised. We need to work together to make sure that the new Fast-Track Approvals Bill – currently being pushed through by the ...
Feel worried. Shane Jones and a couple of his Cabinet colleagues are about to be granted the power to override any and all objections to projects like dams, mines, roads etc even if: said projects will harm biodiversity, increase global warming and cause other environmental harms, and even if ...
Bryce Edwards writes- The ability of the private sector to quickly establish major new projects making use of the urban and natural environment is to be supercharged by the new National-led Government. Yesterday it introduced to Parliament one of its most significant reforms, the Fast Track Approvals Bill. ...
Michael Bassett writes – If you think there is a move afoot by the radical Maori fringe of New Zealand society to create a parallel system of government to the one that we elect at our triennial elections, you aren’t wrong. Over the last few days we have ...
Without a corresponding drop in interest rates, it’s doubtful any changes to the CCCFA will unleash a massive rush of home buyers. Photo: Lynn GrievesonTL;DR: The six things that stood out to me in Aotearoa’s political economy around housing, poverty and climate on Monday, April 22 included:The Government making a ...
Sunday was a lazy day. I started watching Jack Tame on Q&A, the interviews are usually good for something to write about. Saying the things that the politicians won’t, but are quite possibly thinking. Things that are true and need to be extracted from between the lines.As you might know ...
In our Weekly Roundup last week we covered news from Auckland Transport that the WX1 Western Express is going to get an upgrade next year with double decker electric buses. As part of the announcement, AT also said “Since we introduced the WX1 Western Express last November we have seen ...
TL;DR: The six key events to watch in Aotearoa-NZ’s political economy in the week to April 29 include:PM Christopher Luxon is scheduled to hold a post-Cabinet news conference at 4 pm today. Stats NZ releases its statutory report on Census 2023 tomorrow.Finance Minister Nicola Willis delivers a pre-Budget speech at ...
A listing of 29 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, April 14, 2024 thru Sat, April 20, 2024. Story of the week Our story of the week hinges on these words from the abstract of a fresh academic ...
The ability of the private sector to quickly establish major new projects making use of the urban and natural environment is to be supercharged by the new National-led Government. Yesterday it introduced to Parliament one of its most significant reforms, the Fast Track Approvals Bill. The Government says this will ...
This is a column to say thank you. So many of have been in touch since Mum died to say so many kind and thoughtful things. You’re wonderful, all of you. You’ve asked how we’re doing, how Dad’s doing. A little more realisation each day, of the irretrievable finality of ...
Identifying the engine type in your car is crucial for various reasons, including maintenance, repairs, and performance upgrades. Knowing the specific engine model allows you to access detailed technical information, locate compatible parts, and make informed decisions about modifications. This comprehensive guide will provide you with a step-by-step approach to ...
Introduction: The allure of racing is undeniable. The thrill of speed, the roar of engines, and the exhilaration of competition all contribute to the allure of this adrenaline-driven sport. For those who yearn to experience the pinnacle of racing, becoming a race car driver is the ultimate dream. However, the ...
Introduction Automobiles have become ubiquitous in modern society, serving as a primary mode of transportation and a symbol of economic growth and personal mobility. With countless vehicles traversing roads and highways worldwide, it begs the question: how many cars are there in the world? Determining the precise number is a ...
Maintaining a safe and reliable vehicle requires regular inspections. Whether it’s a routine maintenance checkup or a safety inspection, knowing how long the process will take can help you plan your day accordingly. This article delves into the factors that influence the duration of a car inspection and provides an ...
Mazda Motor Corporation, commonly known as Mazda, is a Japanese multinational automaker headquartered in Fuchu, Aki District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The company was founded in 1920 as the Toyo Cork Kogyo Co., Ltd., and began producing vehicles in 1931. Mazda is primarily known for its production of passenger cars, but ...
Your car battery is an essential component that provides power to start your engine, operate your electrical systems, and store energy. Over time, batteries can weaken and lose their ability to hold a charge, which can lead to starting problems, power failures, and other issues. Replacing your battery before it ...
In most states, you cannot register a car without a valid driver’s license. However, there are a few exceptions to this rule. Exceptions to the RuleIf you are under 18 years old: In some states, you can register a car in your name even if you do not ...
Mazda, a Japanese automotive manufacturer with a rich history of innovation and engineering excellence, has emerged as a formidable player in the global car market. Known for its reputation of producing high-quality, fuel-efficient, and driver-oriented vehicles, Mazda has consistently garnered praise from industry experts and consumers alike. In this article, ...
Struts are an essential part of a car’s suspension system. They are responsible for supporting the weight of the car and damping the oscillations of the springs. Struts are typically made of steel or aluminum and are filled with hydraulic fluid. How Do Struts Work? Struts work by transferring the ...
Car registration is a mandatory process that all vehicle owners must complete annually. This process involves registering your car with the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) and paying an associated fee. The registration process ensures that your vehicle is properly licensed and insured, and helps law enforcement and other authorities ...
Zoom is a video conferencing service that allows you to share your screen, webcam, and audio with other participants. In addition to sharing your own audio, you can also share the audio from your computer with other participants. This can be useful for playing music, sharing presentations with audio, or ...
Building your own computer can be a rewarding and cost-effective way to get a high-performance machine tailored to your specific needs. However, it also requires careful planning and execution, and one of the most important factors to consider is the time it will take. The exact time it takes to ...
Te Pāti Māori are demanding the New Zealand Government support an international independent investigation into mass graves that have been uncovered at two hospitals on the Gaza strip, following weeks of assault by Israeli troops. Among the 392 bodies that have been recovered, are children and elderly civilians. Many of ...
Our two-tiered system for veterans’ support is out of step with our closest partners, and all parties in Parliament should work together to fix it, Labour veterans’ affairs spokesperson Greg O’Connor said. ...
Stripping two Ministers of their portfolios just six months into the job shows Christopher Luxon’s management style is lacking, Labour Leader Chris Hipkins said. ...
Tonight’s court decision to overturn the summons of the Children’s Minister has enabled the Crown to continue making decisions about Māori without evidence, says Te Pāti Māori spokesperson for Children, Mariameno Kapa-Kingi. “The judicial system has this evening told the nation that this government can do whatever they want when ...
It appears Nicola Willis is about to pull the rug out from under the feet of local communities still dealing with the aftermath of last year’s severe weather, and local councils relying on funding to build back from these disasters. ...
The Government is making short-sighted changes to the Resource Management Act (RMA) that will take away environmental protection in favour of short-term profits, Labour’s environment spokesperson Rachel Brooking said today. ...
Labour welcomes the release of the report into the North Island weather events and looks forward to working with the Government to ensure that New Zealand is as prepared as it can be for the next natural disaster. ...
The Labour Party has called for the New Zealand Government to recognise Palestine, as a material step towards progressing the two-State solution needed to achieve a lasting peace in the region. ...
Some of our country’s most important work, stopping the sexual exploitation of children and violent extremism could go along with staff on the frontline at ports and airports. ...
The Government’s Fast Track Approvals Bill will give projects such as new coal mines a ‘get out of jail free’ card to wreak havoc on the environment, Labour Leader Chris Hipkins said today. ...
The government's decision to reintroduce Three Strikes is a destructive and ineffective piece of law-making that will only exacerbate an inherently biased and racist criminal justice system, said Te Pāti Māori Justice Spokesperson, Tākuta Ferris, today. During the time Three Strikes was in place in Aotearoa, Māori and Pasifika received ...
Cuts to frontline hospital staff are not only a broken election promise, it shows the reckless tax cuts have well and truly hit the frontline of the health system, says Labour Health spokesperson Ayesha Verrall. ...
The Green Party has joined the call for public submissions on the fast-track legislation to be extended after the Ombudsman forced the Government to release the list of organisations invited to apply just hours before submissions close. ...
New Zealand’s good work at reducing climate emissions for three years in a row will be undone by the National government’s lack of ambition and scrapping programmes that were making a difference, Labour Party climate spokesperson Megan Woods said today. ...
More essential jobs could be on the chopping block, this time Ministry of Education staff on the school lunches team are set to find out whether they're in line to lose their jobs. ...
Te Pāti Māori is disgusted at the confirmation that hundreds are set to lose their jobs at Oranga Tamariki, and the disestablishment of the Treaty Response Unit. “This act of absolute carelessness and out of touch decision making is committing tamariki to state abuse.” Said Te Pāti Māori Oranga Tamariki ...
The Government is trying to bring in a law that will allow Ministers to cut corners and kill off native species, Labour environment spokesperson Rachel Brooking said. ...
Cancelling urgently needed new Cook Strait ferries and hiking the cost of public transport for many Kiwis so that National can announce the prospect of another tunnel for Wellington is not making good choices, Labour Transport Spokesperson Tangi Utikere said. ...
A laundry list of additional costs for Tāmaki Makarau Auckland shows the Minister for the city is not delivering for the people who live there, says Labour Auckland Issues spokesperson Shanan Halbert. ...
Te Pāti Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi, and Mema Paremata mō Tāmaki-Makaurau, Takutai Tarsh Kemp, will travel to the Gold Coast to strengthen ties with Māori in Australia next week (15-21 April). The visit, in the lead-up to the 9th Australian National Kapa haka Festival, will be an opportunity for both ...
The Green Party has today launched a step-by-step guide to help New Zealanders make their voice heard on the Government’s democracy dodging and anti-environment fast track legislation. ...
The National Government’s proposed changes to the Residential Tenancies Act will mean tenants can be turfed from their homes by landlords with little notice, Labour housing spokesperson Kieran McAnulty said. ...
Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson is calling on all parties to support a common-sense change that’s great for the planet and great for consumers after her member’s bill was drawn from the ballot today. ...
A significant milestone has been reached in the fight to strike an anti-Pasifika and unfair law from the country’s books after Teanau Tuiono’s members’ bill passed its first reading. ...
New Zealand has today missed the opportunity to uphold the right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment, says James Shaw after his member’s bill was voted down in its first reading. ...
Today’s advice from the Climate Change Commission paints a sobering reality of the challenge we face in combating climate change, especially in light of recent Government policy announcements. ...
Minister for Disability Issues Penny Simmonds appears to have delayed a report back to Cabinet on the progress New Zealand is making against international obligations for disabled New Zealanders. ...
Hundreds of New Zealand families affected by Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) will benefit from a new Government focus on prevention and treatment, says Health Minister Dr Shane Reti. “We know FASD is a leading cause of preventable intellectual and neurodevelopmental disability in New Zealand,” Dr Reti says. “Every day, ...
Regional Development Minister Shane Jones today attended the official opening of Kaikohe’s new $14.7 million sports complex. “The completion of the Kaikohe Multi Sports Complex is a fantastic achievement for the Far North,” Mr Jones says. “This facility not only fulfils a long-held dream for local athletes, but also creates ...
Foreign Minister Winston Peters’ engagements in Türkiye this week underlined the importance of diplomacy to meet growing global challenges. “Returning to the Gallipoli Peninsula to represent New Zealand at Anzac commemorations was a sombre reminder of the critical importance of diplomacy for de-escalating conflicts and easing tensions,” Mr Peters ...
Ambassador Millar, Burgemeester, Vandepitte, Excellencies, military representatives, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen – good morning and welcome to this sacred Anzac Day dawn service. It is an honour to be here on behalf of the Government and people of New Zealand at Buttes New British Cemetery, Polygon Wood – a deeply ...
Distinguished guests - It is an honour to return once again to this site which, as the resting place for so many of our war-dead, has become a sacred place for generations of New Zealanders. Our presence here and at the other special spaces of Gallipoli is made ...
Mai ia tawhiti pamamao, te moana nui a Kiwa, kua tae whakaiti mai matou, ki to koutou papa whenua. No koutou te tapuwae, no matou te tapuwae, kua honoa pumautia. Ko nga toa kua hinga nei, o te Waipounamu, o te Ika a Maui, he okioki tahi me o ...
Paul Goldsmith will take on responsibility for the Media and Communications portfolio, while Louise Upston will pick up the Disability Issues portfolio, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon announced today. “Our Government is relentlessly focused on getting New Zealand back on track. As issues change in prominence, I plan to adjust Ministerial ...
Recreational catch limits will be reduced in areas of Fiordland and the Chatham Islands to help keep those fisheries healthy and sustainable, Oceans and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones says. The lower recreational daily catch limits for a range of finfish and shellfish species caught in the Fiordland Marine Area and ...
Energy Minister Simeon Brown has welcomed an important milestone in New Zealand’s hydrogen future, with the opening of the country’s first network of hydrogen refuelling stations in Wiri. “I want to congratulate the team at Hiringa Energy and its partners K one W one (K1W1), Mitsui & Co New Zealand ...
The coalition Government is delivering on its commitment to improve resource management laws and give greater certainty to consent applicants, with a Bill to amend the Resource Management Act (RMA) expected to be introduced to Parliament next month. RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop has today outlined the first RMA Amendment ...
Overseas models for regulating the oil and gas sector, including their decommissioning regimes, are being carefully scrutinised as a potential template for New Zealand’s own sector, Resources Minister Shane Jones says. The Coalition Government is focused on rebuilding investor confidence in New Zealand’s energy sector as it looks to strengthen ...
Emergency Management and Recovery Minister Mark Mitchell has today released the Report of the Government Inquiry into the response to the North Island Severe Weather Events. “The report shows that New Zealand’s emergency management system is not fit-for-purpose and there are some significant gaps we need to address,” Mr Mitchell ...
Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith is today travelling to Europe where he’ll update the United Nations Human Rights Council on the Government’s work to restore law and order. “Attending the Universal Periodic Review in Geneva provides us with an opportunity to present New Zealand’s human rights progress, priorities, and challenges, while ...
Associate Agriculture Minister, Mark Patterson, formally reopened the world’s largest wool processing facility today in Awatoto, Napier, following a $50 million rebuild and refurbishment project. “The reopening of this facility will significantly lift the economic opportunities available to New Zealand’s wool sector, which already accounts for 20 per cent of ...
Hon Andrew Bayly, Minister for Small Business and Manufacturing At the Southland Otago Regional Engineering Collective (SOREC) Summit, 18 April, Dunedin Ngā mihi nui, Ko Andrew Bayly aho, Ko Whanganui aho Good Afternoon and thank you for inviting me to open your summit today. I am delighted ...
The Government is delivering on its commitment to bring back the Three Strikes legislation, Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee announced today. “Our Government is committed to restoring law and order and enforcing appropriate consequences on criminals. We are making it clear that repeat serious violent or sexual offending is not ...
Foreign Minister Winston Peters has today announced four new diplomatic appointments for New Zealand’s overseas missions. “Our diplomats have a vital role in maintaining and protecting New Zealand’s interests around the world,” Mr Peters says. “I am pleased to announce the appointment of these senior diplomats from the ...
New Zealand is contributing NZ$7 million to support communities affected by severe food insecurity and other urgent humanitarian needs in Ethiopia and Somalia, Foreign Minister Rt Hon Winston Peters announced today. “Over 21 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance across Ethiopia, with a further 6.9 million people ...
Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Paul Goldsmith is congratulating Mataaho Collective for winning the Golden Lion for best participant in the main exhibition at the Venice Biennale. "Congratulations to the Mataaho Collective for winning one of the world's most prestigious art prizes at the Venice Biennale. “It is good ...
The Government is reforming financial services to improve access to home loans and other lending, and strengthen customer protections, Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Andrew Bayly and Housing Minister Chris Bishop announced today. “Our coalition Government is committed to rebuilding the economy and making life simpler by cutting red tape. We are ...
“China remains a strong commercial opportunity for Kiwi exporters as Chinese businesses and consumers continue to value our high-quality safe produce,” Trade and Agriculture Minister Todd McClay says. Mr McClay has returned to New Zealand following visits to Beijing, Harbin and Shanghai where he met ministers, governors and mayors and engaged in trade and agricultural events with the New ...
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has completed a successful trip to Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines, deepening relationships and capitalising on opportunities. Mr Luxon was accompanied by a business delegation and says the choice of countries represents the priority the New Zealand Government places on South East Asia, and our relationships in ...
New Zealand is demonstrating its commitment to reducing global greenhouse emissions, and supporting clean energy transition in South East Asia, through a contribution of NZ$41 million (US$25 million) in climate finance to the Asian Development Bank (ADB)-led Energy Transition Mechanism (ETM). Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Climate Change Minister Simon Watts announced ...
The Government is today releasing a list of organisations who received letters about the Fast-track applications process, says RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop. “Recently Ministers and agencies have received a series of OIA requests for a list of organisations to whom I wrote with information on applying to have a ...
Attorney-General Judith Collins today announced the appointment of Wellington Barrister David Jonathan Boldt as a Judge of the High Court, and the Honourable Justice Matthew Palmer as a Judge of the Court of Appeal. Justice Boldt graduated with an LLB from Victoria University of Wellington in 1990, and also holds ...
Education Minister Erica Stanford will lead the New Zealand delegation at the 2024 International Summit on the Teaching Profession (ISTP) held in Singapore. The delegation includes representatives from the Post Primary Teachers’ Association (PPTA) Te Wehengarua and the New Zealand Educational Institute (NZEI) Te Riu Roa. The summit is co-hosted ...
A stopbank upgrade project in Tairawhiti partly funded by the Government has increased flood resilience for around 7000ha of residential and horticultural land so far, Regional Development Minister Shane Jones says. Mr Jones today attended a dawn service in Gisborne to mark the end of the first stage of the ...
Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters will represent the Government at Anzac Day commemorations on the Gallipoli Peninsula next week and engage with senior representatives of the Turkish government in Istanbul. “The Gallipoli campaign is a defining event in our history. It will be a privilege to share the occasion ...
Science, Innovation and Technology and Defence Minister Judith Collins will next week attend the OECD Science and Technology Ministerial conference in Paris and Anzac Day commemorations in Belgium. “Science, innovation and technology have a major role to play in rebuilding our economy and achieving better health, environmental and social outcomes ...
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon held a bilateral meeting today with the President of the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos Jr. The Prime Minister was accompanied by MP Paulo Garcia, the first Filipino to be elected to a legislature outside the Philippines. During today’s meeting, Prime Minister Luxon and President Marcos Jr discussed opportunities to ...
The Government has announced that $20 million in funding will be made available to Westport to fund much needed flood protection around the town. This measure will significantly improve the resilience of the community, says Local Government Minister Simeon Brown. “The Westport community has already been allocated almost $3 million ...
The Government is proud to support the first ever Repco Supercars Championship event in Taupō as up to 70,000 motorsport fans attend the Taupō International Motorsport Park this weekend, says Economic Development Minister Melissa Lee. “Anticipation for the ITM Taupō Super400 is huge, with tickets and accommodation selling out weeks ...
Local Government Minister Simeon Brown has announced an increase to the Rates Rebate Scheme, putting money back into the pockets of low-income homeowners. “The coalition Government is committed to bringing down the cost of living for New Zealanders. That includes targeted support for those Kiwis who are doing things tough, such ...
The Coalition Government is investing in a project to boost survival rates of New Zealand mussels and grow the industry, Oceans and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones has announced. “This project seeks to increase the resilience of our mussels and significantly boost the sector’s productivity,” Mr Jones says. “The project - ...
Benefit figures released today underscore the importance of the Government’s plan to rebuild the economy and have 50,000 fewer people on Jobseeker Support, Social Development and Employment Minister Louise Upston says. “Benefit numbers are still significantly higher than when National was last in government, when there was about 70,000 fewer ...
The Government’s commitment to doubling New Zealand’s renewable energy capacity is backed by new data showing that clean energy has helped the country reach its lowest annual gross emissions since 1999, Climate Change Minister Simon Watts says. New Zealand’s latest Greenhouse Gas Inventory (1990-2022) published today, shows gross emissions fell ...
The Government is bringing the earthquake-prone building review forward, with work to start immediately, and extending the deadline for remediations by four years, Building and Construction Minister Chris Penk says. “Our Government is focused on rebuilding the economy. A key part of our plan is to cut red tape that ...
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and his Thai counterpart, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, have today agreed that New Zealand and the Kingdom of Thailand will upgrade the bilateral relationship to a Strategic Partnership by 2026. “New Zealand and Thailand have a lot to offer each other. We have a strong mutual desire to build ...
RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop and Transport Minister Simeon Brown have today announced the Coalition Government’s intention to extend port coastal permits for a further 20 years, providing port operators with certainty to continue their operations. “The introduction of the Resource Management Act in 1991 required ports to obtain coastal ...
Today’s announcement that inflation is down to 4 per cent is encouraging news for Kiwis, but there is more work to be done - underlining the importance of the Government’s plan to get the economy back on track, acting Finance Minister Chris Bishop says. “Inflation is now at 4 per ...
Asia Pacific Report From France to Australia, university pro-Palestine protests in the United States have now spread to several countries with students pitching on-campus camps. And students at Columbia and other US universities remain defiant as campuses have witnessed the biggest protests since the anti-Vietnam war and anti-apartheid eras in ...
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards, Democracy Project (https://democracyproject.nz)New Zealand Government’s Fast Track legislation. Many criticisms are being made of the Government’s Fast Track Approvals Bill, including by this writer. But as with everything in politics, every story has two sides, and both deserve attention. It’s important to understand what the Government ...
Tara Ward talks to presenter Naomi Toilalo about the new TV show that turns food waste into a three course feast. Naomi Toilalo is standing in the warehouse at Good Neighbour Tauranga, helping unpack the two-and-a-half tonnes of rejected food that will arrive at the community support hub that day. ...
Scout is our latest Dog of the Month. This feature was offered as a reward during our What’s Eating Aotearoa PledgeMe campaign. Thank you to Scout’s human, Avril, for her support. Dog name: Scout (named after the little girl in To Kill a Mockingbird – she inherited the independent spirit ...
Megan Alatini takes us through her life in TV, including ‘terrible’ daytime TV, the class of Carol Hirschfeld and her most embarrassing TrueBliss moment. When she responded to a vague newspaper ad asking “do you have what it takes to be a popstar?” 25 years ago, Megan Alatini never guessed ...
A new exhibition in Wellington showcases the faces behind your local goods and services. Back in 1977, when I was a fine arts student at the University of Canterbury, I took a series of photographs of Christchurch shopkeepers. The photos were for a calendar – a project for my end ...
Toomaj and his resistance to tyranny through his songs have become an icon for the youth of Iran, so his sentence has hit the nation hard. Toomaj Salehi is not the first artist to pay the price for standing with the people. ...
My cousin Dylan and I spotted these big eels under the bridge that summer. We watched them lounging under the dark weed, facing into the flow of water, their mouths frozen open. Dylan and I couldn’t stop thinking about those eels. The night we went down to the creek, we ...
Newsroom, home of satire. My long-running weekly satirical series The Secret Diary has moved to Newsroom and will appear every Saturday, with Victor Billot’s wildly popular satirical Odes continuing to appear every Sunday. Diaries, Odes – while serious political columnists toil at meaningful opinions and stroke their chins to an ...
Tara Ward unravels the many nuanced layers of a cartoon about talking dogs.This is an excerpt from our weekly pop culture newsletter Rec Room. Sign up here. It’s not often an episode of a children’s cartoon has adults sobbing into their sleeves, but that’s exactly what happened this week when ...
Working as a doctor in developing countries to help communities achieve better health outcomes is nothing short of a life goal for Jessica Tater. The University of Otago medical student has her sights firmly set on joining the international humanitarian organisation Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) when she qualifies ...
There’s an island in the far reaches of Auckland’s territory, sitting off the tip of the Coromandel Peninsula, 30 minutes by air from the city or four hours on the slow boat. Aotea Great Barrier is off-grid, it has a population of fewer than a thousand people … and most ...
Asia Pacific Report An Australian author and advocate, Jim Aubrey, today led a national symbolic one minute’s silence to mark the “blood debt” owed to Papuan allies during the Second World War indigenous resistance against the invading Japanese forces. “A promise to most people is a promise,” Aubrey said in ...
Asia Pacific Report The Freedom Flotilla is ready to sail to Gaza, reports Kia Ora Gaza. All the required paperwork has been submitted to the port authority, and the cargo has been loaded and prepared for the humanitarian trip to the besieged enclave. However, organisers received word of an “administrative ...
Pacific Media Watch Palestine solidarity protesters today demonstrated at the Auckland headquarters of Television New Zealand, accusing the country’s major TV network of broadcasting “propaganda” backing Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza. About 50 protesters targeted the main entrance to the TVNZ building near Sky Tower and also picketed a side ...
Opinion by Lynley Hood. Forty years on from my 1985 Fulbright Grant, my disquiet over the war in Gaza evoked some troubling questions. The answer to my first question – What is the primary purpose of the Fulbright Programme? – was on the Fulbright NZ website. It says: US Senator, ...
The ministers responsible for green-lighting major projects need to be open about potential conflicts of interest, says Transparency International. ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anastasia Powell, Professor, Family and Sexual Violence, RMIT University It has been a particularly distressing start to the year. There is little that can ease the current grief of individuals, families and communities who have needlessly lost a loved one to men’s ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gregory Moore, Senior Research Associate, School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, The University of Melbourne Lichen, the first described example of symbiosis.AdeJ Artventure/Shutterstock Once known only to those studying biology, the word symbiosis is now widely used. Symbiosis is the intimate ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kim Hemsley, Head, Childhood Dementia Research Group, Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University Olena Ivanova/Shutterstock “Childhood” and “dementia” are two words we wish we didn’t have to use together. But sadly, around 1,400 ...
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Leading news in Stuff and the NZ Herald.
‘Aussie cricket legend Rodney Marsh shunned signing a bat signed by Chris Cairns.’
‘Rod Marsh snubbed Chris Cairns’
Aren’t there more important things for these clowns to be reporting on ……..
Climate Change
Child Poverty
Inequality
Unemployment
Obesity
Destruction of Indonesian Forest Fires
Conflict in Syria
Air pollution in Japan
Fukishima radiation in the Pacific
Loss of biodiversity in the world
Water issues in New Zealand
El Nino weather pattern…………….
Granny plays her part in dumbing down the sheeple and distracting them with celebrity sporty diversionary material along with NACT shillmeisters to supply the column inches of ‘national good, labour bad’ when required.
Considering that he played with Dennis Lillee, who admitted betting on his own matches, Marsh appears to be a hypocrite in the same league as Steve Hansen, who had the gall to speak to referees about giving the All Blacks a fair go.
You’re a bit off beam with your criticism of Marsh, Moz. It was a single incident of betting, that both men were very open about within the team at the time and in public later.
As I recall, early in a test match in England in the 80’s, the home team were looking so poor that the odds of them winning shot out to hundreds to 1 against. Lillee and Marsh both chose to put a tenner on it for a laugh and when Ian Botham turned the match around, the two Aussies made a decent profit which, in the usual Aussie way, went on the bar.
That’s it. Foolish, but not corrupt.
The point of the Marsh anecdote in the trial is to show that Cairns’ standing was damaged by Modi’s still unproved allegation. Just for the record, I reckon Cairns is going to survive this trial, with the charges ruled to be unproven. Reasonable doubt and all that.
Yes. After all the talk I haven’t seen any actual evidence. I can’t see how Cairns talking about match fixing is actual evidence that he did. As a part time watcher of bits on TV, I think Cairns will be Not Guilty.
I must agree Ian.
I think he probably did do match fixing, but you have to be able to prove it. The witnesses for the prosecution have been less than stellar and all we have had is he-said vs. he-said.
There has been no smoking gun, no proof of money changing hands and you have to remember he is not actually on trial for match fixing but perjury.
I would be very surprised if he is found guilty.
Probably, but it’s very odd that all of these other players decided to gang up on him. For no apparent reason.
You also have to question their motivations Lanth.
Why did McCullum wait for so long to report his conversations when the rules around this are explicitly clear?
Maybe the captaincy of the Black Caps was more important…
…and no one likes a snitch on their team.
All that the other players did was report conversations which is fair enough but in my book, not evidence.
If it was one, fair call.
But reasonable doubt isn’t just whether an individual story is true beyond reasonable doubt, it also counts as to whether the amount of different sources and incidents could reasonably occur without him actually having cheated even once.
I saw a large cloud of smoke last night as I drove down the road. It might have been fireworks smoke held down by an inversion layer, or it might have been a fire. That’s reasonable doubt. Similarly if I saw a fire engine with hoses out, or a charred but wet couch in the yard. Any of those individually would have a reasonable explanation other than there having just been a couch fire.
But if I saw the smoke, and saw a fire engine with hoses out, and maybe a charred but soaking wet couch in the yard, it would be unreasonable to doubt that I’d just missed seeing a fire. Even if I had not touched flames with my bare hands.
I sure don’t know the outcome of the Cairns trial, but it certainly could go either way.
Australia – the ugly country
used to herd the aboriginal people off cliffs
used to issue licenses for hunting aboriginal people
as late as the 1930’s, your granddad’s family
refuses to apologise for those atrocities
.
bombing the middle east for the last dozen years
uncle sam’s little helper
creating their own mini-terror problem to suit
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Australia – the ugly country
no problem whatsoever in beating refugees to death
just like the aborigines
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Australia – the ugly country
.
the right wing hate is being built
Australia – turning up the hate
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pure ugly
+100…while I know very good caring sophisticated Australians well integrated and very appreciative of the spirituality and arts of Aborigine culture ….they seem to be a minority
…this is a United Nations issue
…and United Nations is where New Zealand and John Key should be taking it..if they respect the Treaty of Waitangi ?!
….imagine if Australians were locking up Jews and treating them this way?…you would never hear the end of it!…but if this discrimination and human rights violations is happening to New Zealanders and Maoris brought up in Australia ….at the end of the day it is OK?…. their value is less because they are not the ‘chosen ones’ ?
( I never did like the disrespectful derisory way Hone Harawira was treated by John Key and certain journalists for the msm)
The Maori Party are hypocrites for supporting this jonkey nactional government
Good point.
….imagine if Australians were locking up Jews and treating them this way?
Ready to deport them back to their country of origin or imprison them?
We have seen that before….
John Key proves once again, in his inimitable style, that he is a dick:
“I like the particular blue that’s on the blue and black, but it’s just personal choice, I mean the red and blue one, as, the blue and black one as opposed to the red and blue one. I like the blue on the red…on the black and blue – Jesus, get it right.”
Yep, eloquence and clarity of expression are definitely two of his stronger points!!
Only three countries still have the Union Jack in the corner? I guess if the PM said it, it must be true.
Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and Tuvalu.
There are several other states, provinces and overseas territories that have it, but none are countries.
If he meant “aside from New Zealand” then I think he might be correct.
Yup – but like the rest of his statement, he mangled it.
There are several other states,
Heeh Hawaii.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Hawaii#/media/File:Flag-of-hawaii-flying.jpg
lol
so he doesn’t want it because it’s not distinct enough, and he doesn’t want it because only three other countries have it.
I know! Lucky guy huh? he can put forward two contradictory positions and have both accepted without question.
Having said that if there was a challenge, the answer would be “but, but Australia!!!!!”
$26m because the PM was embarrassed he didn’t know the flag that was being put on a wall behind him was the wrong one. *sigh*
Key sometimes finds it hard to remember the chit-chat and smalltalk that someone else has prepared for him.
TPP- some useful info on ISDS
https://blog.ffii.org/tpp-rigged-isds/
One of these days Jim Kayes will lose it and attack Paul Henry on air.
It’s what drives me to occasionally watch this horrible show.
Paul Henry, TV3, Monday 9 November 2015, 7:10 a.m.
Anyone desperate or apathetic enough to regularly watch this train wreck will be aware that, aside from delivering poorly thought out extreme right wing rants and harassing his female underlings with suggestive and crude sexual remarks, one of Paul “Kill Them All” Henry’s major preoccupations is tormenting his sports slave Jim Kayes. This morning, Kayes rejoined the program after a few weeks away in England for the Rugby World Cup. Sadly for him, however, Henry immediately reverted to his cruel and contemptuous treatment of him…
PAUL “KILL THEM ALL” HENRY: Right Jim, sports, GO!
JIM KAYES: Thanks Paul. The New Zealand cricket team is heading for a heavy defeat in Brisbane…. [He drones on for a couple of minutes in a voice still bearing the strain of a cold he caught in England. Someone else has obviously noticed….]
PAUL “KILL THEM ALL” HENRY: Gosh, Jim, you’ve almost lost your voice. But don’t think for a MOMENT that you can have any time off. Not for ONE MOMENT!
JIM KAYES: [dubiously] Ha ha ha ha!
PAUL “KILL THEM ALL” HENRY: [grimly] I mean it. You’ll get NO TIME OFF.
HILLARY BARRY: I can read the sports news for him.
JIM KAYES: Thanks, Hills.
PAUL “KILL THEM ALL” HENRY: She can read the sports news, but you still have to be here.
…..Awkward pause…..
JIM KAYES: Anyway, I have some presents for everyone that I’ve brought back from the Rugby World Cup.
He proceeds to hand out a bunch of deliberately tacky souvenirs to the people in the studio. He gives his fellow slave Hillary a fridge magnet.
HILLARY BARRY: Thank you Jim. That’ll be very useful!
PAUL “KILL THEM ALL” HENRY: Yes, yes. And what about ME? What have you got for ME?
JIM KAYES: Well, Paul, I’ve heard that you have become a MASSIVE rugby fan—-
PAUL “KILL THEM ALL” HENRY: Oh, no, no, no. NO!
JIM KAYES: I’ve got you this.
He hands Henry a thermos cup emblazoned with the logos of all twenty RWC teams.
PAUL “KILL THEM ALL” HENRY: Oh Jim that is so SWEET. But I’ll never use it. It’s a simply AWFUL gift.
HILLARY BARRY: I’ll give you five bucks for it.
PAUL “KILL THEM ALL” HENRY: Sold. What an IDIOT’s gift! He he he he!….
Jim and Hillary both look depressed and joyless. It’s only 7:13 a.m., and they still have more than an hour and a half of this crap to go….
Sorry, is that an actual transcript? Just…not sure.
An actual transcript from breen – surely you jest.
An actual transcript from breen – surely you jest.
One presumes you have the same sniffy punctiliousness when confronted with the script for, say, Julius Caesar or Richard II.
Crikey! Are you comparing yourself to Shakespeare now, Moz? Mind you, JC and Richard II are works of fiction, so there is that link to your own works.
Chortle..
Are you comparing yourself to Shakespeare now, Moz?
I don’t think the comparison is quite fair to this writer. Shakespeare, to give him his due, did turn out some pretty sharp dialogue and some fast-moving, intricate plots, but he never supplied the detailed stage directions and actor tips that distinguish the oeuvre of this writer, i.e., moi.
And as much as I adore plays such as Twelfth Night and Love’s Labour’s Lost, can anyone really say that they are on the same level as the following?…..
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/nz.general/Ern1_QrFIw8
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/rec.sport.rugby.union/DvySI1Zo-Sw/6VRWaGLTARIJ
So many negative comments! And most of them coming from your own alternate personalities, too.
So many negative comments!
To quote the great Jonah, “It comes with the territory.” Shakespeare got his share of bad press too, if I remember correctly.
Sorry, is that an actual transcript?
It’s a rush transcript, typed out in a mood of pity mixed with fury. I missed out quite a lot of Henry’s kvetching about the gift he had received.
Just…not sure
One can always be sure of this with a Breen transcript: if it’s not verbatim—and many of them ARE verbatim—it will capture the essential flavour of the conversation it is attempting to immortalise. This one is accurate but not complete. I could have put in everything, but I just didn’t have the heart for it. I’m preparing a similar rush transcript version of this morning’s show, which “featured” a couple of really egregious guests, Rob “Fuckwit” Fyfe and Michele “Democracy Hater” Boag.
Cluck cluck..
Shouldn’t you be pretending to care about the soldiers who were killed in World War I? It’s Remembrance Day, but you’re spending your time dumping inanities on the internet.
I think you should tear up that paper poppy.
Refuse to watch or listen to the idiot, so my sanity remains.
me too… Watch who?’
Seriously though-haven’t seen H**** since it came back from the ‘failure in Australia’. Miss him terribly.
Pleased to see the feeds from other blogs is now back up again – thanks Lprent !
On this morning’s news Key’s solution to the Christmas Island debacle shows what a craven bastard he is. To compare it to our main high security prison and how Turnball would not come over and intercede if Australian prisoners were incarcerated there is absolute rubbish and pure ignorance. Parry prison allows legal representation for its prisoners and access to medical care. This is a concentration camp – being a Jew should at least give Key some sympathy for the prisoners kept on that god forsaken hell hole where human beings are holed up indefinitely. How many more disgraceful gutless decisions do we have to tolerate from this man. He is lily livered and Australia will not respect him for not standing up for our citizens. Let the discourse between the two countries get terse but in the end we will be admired for our courage to tell them this is not acceptable. I am a woman of senior years and I have more guts in my big toe than he has – god deliver us from people like him.
+100 Whispering Kate…well said !
Ditto – well said Whispering Kate.
Chooky – in your earlier comment at 2.1, you called the Maori Party hypocrites for supporting National and Key.
Marama Fox gave a scathing interview on Morning Report this morning doing quite the opposite in respect of Key’s stance on Christmas Island.
Some of her comments are included in this RNZ News item.
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/political/289267/pm-urged-to-step-in-over-christmas-island
However, this item does not fully capture Marama’s full comments and strong criticism of Key’s stance.
The full interview is well worth listening to here –
http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/morningreport/audio/201778071/co-leader-of-the-maori-party-marama-fox-highly-critical
Since Marama Fox came into Parliament for the Maori Party, I have had the feeling that sooner or later there will be a falling out between the MP and National/Key – and this interview has strengthened my view.
I’ve been quite impressed by Marama – more than I was ever was by Tariana, Pita or Te Ururoa.
Indeed! She’s well aware of the number of people feeling absolutely conned by MP, and who live in hope that they disappear up their own self-entitled, sage-like arses whilst they continue to struggle. It’s that whole argument Turia and her loyal servant Pita tried to convey: It’s better to be inside the tent pissing out, than outside pissing in. Most I know that voted MP at its inception would be quite pleased now to be pissing into their tent – UNLESS there is change (took ’em a while! but at least the likes of Marama seem to be aware now). It’s a bit like Labour needing to apologise to its base for its conversion to the religion of neo-liberalism they signed up to as a result of a few people sharing some fush n chups in a bubble.
Believe it when I see it as talk is cheap and you dont get to be a MP senior figure without the approval of a hieracy thats supported keys kiwi sell off.
Talking tough is all the MP have ever done and Ive seen interviews where she is every bit as deceptive and arrogant as Parata.
Me too. Kate.
Heard english parroting our Present Moron this morning. Aussie’s place to deal with it yadda yadda. Pretty much word perfect with our little *do nothing it might frighten the horses* World Leader. I always allow myself a little snigger at that description of Wallykey.
Cowards!!! the pair of them.
Considering Ffloyd this government is so poll driven, maybe it’s time for a few polls to be done to see what the country’s thoughts are on this disgusting situation. I can see there would be something done smartly if the polls suggested the repugnance and shame a lot of citizens are feeling about the treatment of these people. At least allow them legal representation and medical care. There is a man imprisoned there with burns over most of his body who needs on-going care to aid his scar healing.
History shows there has been shameful denial of people in need and the countries concerned have had to live with the history of it. The UK denying for political reasons the Russian Royal Family after WW1 safety and they were relatives of the crown – they all ended up assassinated. Turning a blind eye to the concentration camps in Poland/Germany etc in WW2 when it was nigh on impossible to not know it was going on by certain countries and they know who they are. We will end up with this shameful episode on our history records as well. How low this country can get is anybody’s guess but it can’t get much lower than this. Ol’ dead eyes sure takes the cake on this one.
Hear hear Whispering Kate and also to your previous post (8) as well.
I have a feeling should the situation at the Christmas Island concentration camp become a multiple tragedy involving many Kiwis (and other nationalities) incarcerated there, FJK will blame Kelvin Davis for stirring up trouble, inflaming the issue! Dear Leader will make sure nothing reflects back on him.
In fact Labour’s Mr Davis is doing a damn good job of keeping the rest of us informed through exposing (and enforcing more evidence of) Australia’s inhumane treatment of people, it considers sub human!
Shame on NatzKEY MPs for not getting more involved, doing the same! Yet another reflection of FJK’s pathetic and extremely weak leadership!
Look, JK has advised in the herald that this really just a bit of trouble at a resort…
“These are people who are theoretically staying on Christmas Island, choosing not to come back to New Zealand…now the risk is that they actually damage their own appeals because they undertake other criminal activity when they’re there.”
There are children & pregnant women (some with serious medical conditions, some fell pregnant due to rape) in those camps too. Its very unfair.
I cannot provide a link, but it was reported yesterday (RNZ news) that there are men only at the Christmas Island camp – no women or children. That doesn’t make the situation any less unacceptable in terms of the treatment of those men in the past or possible once the camp is again ‘secured’.
More conspiracy theory mumbo jumbo at Kiwiblog http://readingthemaps.blogspot.co.nz/2015/11/waipoua-forest-and-incredible-shrinking.html via Maori
Personally I find the idea that humans may have arrived here at different times, and from different places (Melanesia for example), very curious and interesting.. have looked at all the googly stuff on the net with the crackpots but I think there is too much to not look further.
It has always seemed odd that humans never made it here when they had made it pretty much everywhere else.
I have always wondered how so much tonnage of pounamu had been found and then made itself all around the country in just approx. 400 years (16 generations). With average age lower, and fewer people, and the time needed to tramp out west, load up and return, the maths just doesn’t seem to add up (not that I have weighed all the pounamu around the place).
It is also curious that ancient Maori legend references people here on arrival.
Early colonial observations also make for curious reading.
It is a heated subject that much crap gets thrown at.
Very very interesting though and it would be interesting to be around over the next couple hundred years to see what, if any, evidence may emerge…..
………………………………..
It ties in with human anthropology advances o recent years which suggests that were many many species of human that emerged from Africa and wandered the planet. Just like there are many many species of other animal genus..
And these could easily be from not that long ago…. after all we all have 2.5% Neanderthal makeup, the last mammoths only died out 2,500 years ago, we have legends around the globe of yetis, fairies, mountain dwellers, etc… Just like we have legends of floods all across the world … for which evidence exists of localised flooding / rising sea levels ……
Our archaeology and anthropology is young and just starting out
There is far far to go on this yet.
The simple fact is if there were people here before tangata whenua then they didn’t leave any artefacts. & migration happened over 100s of years, so of course there are stories of people already here on arrival, generations in some cases. Some iwi/hapu claim mermaid ancestors.
“The simple fact is if there were people here before tangata whenua then they didn’t leave any artefacts”
Not that has been found to date that satisfies everyone.
Do you know that they still find similar discoveries in the northern hemisphere, after hundreds of years of archaeology? Example – recent discoveries along the northeast north American coastline has established that people from Europe had been there long time ago. “artefact” only discovered the last few years. Previously it had been believed that no other people had been there.
We aint been digging long enough yet.
Many of the people who have created conspiracy theories around all this are blatant racists, so it’s hard to take it seriously. Is there any reason not to trust the people who know the science? Sure archaeology will evolve, but we can still use evidence as the basis now can’t we?
Yes I know the area is loaded with racists and other oddballs, but that is not a reason on its own not to consider the issue. It is a fascinating issue.
And yep sure, the science is to be trusted and the evidence today. However, it surely cannot likewise be claimed that all is known on this today. Some of the things that turn up on the net around supposed evidence of early people are interesting.
I just cannot get past the fact that digging around NZ’s past is only young. In fact, the youngest of anywhere on the planet (that is inhabited). There is no way we know everything yet.
another great example from Scott Hamilton of reasoned debate and evidenced based thinking.
Select committee scrutiny of TPP deal likely after February
Tuesday 10th November 2015
The foreign affairs, defence and trade select committee is likely to start public hearings on the text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership and associated National Interest Assessment soon after governments sign the accord, expected by next February, before the process of parliamentary ratification begins.
New Zealand’s chief negotiator for the TPP, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade deputy secretary David Walker, told a briefing in Wellington the earliest US President Barack Obama would be able to sign off on TPP was 90 days after his referring to Congress, which occurred last Friday, meaning a February sign-off in Washington.”
“While there was provision for reviews at regular intervals once it was in place, “there is no process for renegotiating the deal before entry into force,” said Walker. “People have to decide whether they are happy with the deal or not. It’s a big, complex thing.”
http://www.sharechat.co.nz/article/38466a95/select-committee-scrutiny-of-tpp-deal-likely-after-february.html
Pity that the “People” that get to vote on it are the National Cabinet Ministers (Executive) who, of course, will listen to us!
In the USA the Congress get a yes/no vote on TPP, but in NZ only the Cabinet will. Is this right?
Alarm bells are ringing about the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Here are 6 reasons why
Headings only… It is worth reading the full article.
1. Intellectual property changes might be the “worst thing in policy that Canada’s ever done”
2. Don’t count on Canadian manufacturing making a comeback any time soon…
3. Canadian farmers could be getting a worse deal than first thought
4,. It could put the health of Canadians at risk
5. Two important words are missing from the TPP’s chapter on the environment
Namely “climate” and “change.”
6. Canadians haven’t even been consulted
http://www.pressprogress.ca/alarm_bells_are_ringing_about_the_trans_pacific_partnership_here_are_6_reasons_why
Those same issues in Canada are our issues Tautoko Mangō Mata. Did you see the airing of those issues in the Herald, Dominion, Press? Me neither.
Who will provide such a forum?
Labour and Little could, but they’ve already greenlit the TPPA via 4 out of 5 of their “bottom lines”.
This is just awful:
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/world/289269/'they've-got-petrol-bombs‘
The bulk of the armed detainees are NZers and Pacific Islanders.
These people are essentially Australian citizens. Not all of them committed serious crimes and they have been punished and served their time. Their situation must be dire for them to be contemplating violent resistance.
Kelvin Davis has just been there, and he has pleaded with this government to meet with him and listen to his story. They are ignoring him. they don’t want to know.
What a comedown from the RWC. A week ago we all felt proud to be Nzers. Today I’m ashamed…
Fucking Serco.
http://energyskeptic.com/2013/cascading-failure-liebigs-law-collapse/
Scary stuff, we are completely unprepared for any oil crisis. The thing that runs our society, makes most of our products, transports our food, fuels any economic activity could go away in a hurry, yet society still can’t talk about this “non issue”. It has to happen sometime, yet we’re completely blind to it.
I’ll tell you what my top three priorities are: jobs, jobs, jobs
After (if?) the TTPA is signed, will that mean that Vladimir Putin and Russia becomes the default leader of the free world versus corporate hegemony?
“Justice Minister Amy Adams says she is seeking reassurances from her Australian counterparts that they are honouring their promise to help New Zealand detainees to return home as quickly and easily as possible.”
But nothing about the current crisis. John Key has already dismissed any concern interest in that.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11542912
Finland to roll out UBI?
http://inhabitat.com/finland-prepares-universal-basic-income-experiment/
cheers bill,
in answer to the most common question re ubi,
fund it with a financial transaction tax.
bye bye gst!
there isn’t a down side.
go on labour, greens, nzf, maori party i dare you!
Key accuses Labour of supporting rapists, murderers and child molesters.
This is your Prime Minister, New Zealand.
http://www.inthehouse.co.nz/
No Right Turn has a column about this. Well summarised.
http://norightturn.blogspot.co.nz/2015/11/sack-speaker.html
Awful stuff!
It seems that Labour returned at the end of Question Time to seek a motion of no confidence in the Speaker, but denied by National. So, no chance for honourable Members of Parliament to vote on it, from both sides.
Shameful stuff from Prime Minister and Speaker.
And on No Right Turn a column quoting the work of Andrea Vance on how taxpayers money is being used to gloss over the work of the Five Eyes Agencies to PR us into acceptance. Worth a full post here?
http://norightturn.blogspot.co.nz/2015/11/the-spies-pr-blitz.html
A very busy day at The Standard, but here is an interesting read on the TPPA and it’s implications:
http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/nov/10/tpps-clauses-that-let-australia-be-sued-are-weapons-of-legal-destruction-says-lawyer
And this guy is the expert.
sounds about right – smoke and mirrors and hope not enough people notice.
TPP passes all of Labour’s bottom lines apart from regulating foreign property purchasers, according to Andrew Little.
That’s okay, the andy bay branch of Labour will bring it left again
I doubt it mate, I doubt it.
Which is why Hooton had to be put on the payroll straight after the signing to spread is two memes… one being no one will sue lil ole NZ
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I don’t watch TV or read thrillers. Just that sort of TPP stuff provides all the exciting gut knotting complexity that I can handle. Actually I like detective stories, usually the baddie gets caught, the policeman are reasonably honest, and there is a conclusion that is reasonably satisfactory. That’s wonderful reading, relaxing cf to reality.
Scoop announcement – SCOOP HUI
This Sunday we are having a Scoop Hui in Wellington
to get this underway. It will be the first formal gathering called together by what we are calling The Fellowship of Scoop, the name we are giving to the group of people who will work closely with and in the new Scoop Foundation and related ventures.
Our meeting this Sunday will be an opportunity for us to get together, like-minded Kiwis who believe in democracy, freedom and the importance of a free media who are supporting efforts to ensure NZ remains an informed participatory democracy. We will answer your questions and try to workshop some answers to some of the challenges we face.
The details are:
Scoop Public Meeting
Date: Sunday November 15th
Time: 2pm-3pm
Scoop Members and Contributors Meeting
Date: Sunday November 15th
Time: 3pm-4pm
Venue: St Andrews on the Terrace, Church Hall, 30 The Terrace, Wellington.
N.B. The entrance to the hall is on the right hand side of the Church.
If you are in Wellington on the weekend and can make it along we very much look forward to meeting you there. Please bring interested friends, collleagues or family. There will be a Facebook event established for the event….
Am in Auckland but have been supporting Scoop from afar
I hope lots from TS will do so. I’ve put an initial toe in the water, then a foot, but am limited for cash as no doubt many of us are. But hopefully we’ll get there as we know so well the need for them to develop to this next stage. I won’t be there as am in Nelson and can’t afford to travel much part from keeping up family connections.
Wouldn’t ‘The Scoop Group’ be better?
Better than what Ad? Are you reading ‘he Fellowship of Scoop’ and thinking it sounds
twee? I am sure they will be interested in anything you have to contribute as a member of their financial support group. I remember you saying that a decent newspaper was needed and that TS could think of one. Here is our chance.