Open Mike 15/08/2018

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AsleepWhileWalking 1

15 August 2018 at 6:34 am

https://i.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/105933366/hundreds-of-rape-evidence-kits-never-get-tested–should-we-be-alarmed

Where to start?
- Patricia Bremner 1.1
  
  15 August 2018 at 7:28 am
  
  Part of the last Government’s silent cuts no doubt. The current Government will have to clean this cupboard as well!!!
- Sabine 1.2
  
  15 August 2018 at 8:22 am
  
  at the beginning.
  
  One at a time.
  Unless we want to do away the notion that this country actually gives a poop about rape, its victims and the damage it causes.
  
  Surely there is some property for some rich fuck that needs protecting. Policing is hard work, i hear.
Sanctuary 2

15 August 2018 at 6:35 am

LoL someone tell Fran O’Sullivan it isn’t the 1990s anymore… Jeez talk about rust never sleeping, have any of the old age duffers who seem the crew the Herald opinion pages these days had a new idea since 1984?

Talk about ageing neolib journalist waving a fist at the clouds!

First, privatisation was more or less a disaster in NZ. Secondly it is unpopular with voters thirdly it is wildly unpopular with Labour voters…
- dukeofurl 2.1
  
  15 August 2018 at 7:43 am
  
  Someone tell Fran its cheaper to use the income from the state assets to pay the interest.
  
  The other mistake she makes , which shows she has zero commercial nous, is that NSW can do deals because of the tax benefits, with the loss of tax revenue only affecting the Federal government revenue not the state government. In NZ we dont have a state government intermediary, any gains for business are losses from IRD.
  - Nic the NZer 2.1.1
    
    15 August 2018 at 8:16 am
    
    Why doesn’t she propose borrowing it from the RBNZ directly and paying any interest to them. RBNZ profits get rolled into the government accounts as profit.
    - dukeofurl 2.1.1.1
      
      15 August 2018 at 8:39 am
      
      Not going to be creating money.
      - Draco T Bastard 2.1.1.1.1
        
        15 August 2018 at 11:49 am
        
        Yes, because only the private banks are allowed to do that.
      - Nic the NZer 2.1.1.1.2
        
        15 August 2018 at 12:28 pm
        
        Well that can’t be the reason because the money gets created exactly the same even when the government borrows from the private sector.
        
        This happens during the spending of the money process which happens either way.
        
        Draco T Bastard 2.1.1.1.2.1
        
        15 August 2018 at 4:12 pm
        
        Well that can’t be the reason because the money gets created exactly the same even when the government borrows from the private sector.
        
        Actually, it’s not the same or shouldn’t be.
        
        If the government created the money they shouldn’t be paying interest on it whereas they will be if they borrow from the private sector.
        
        And that, of course, is why the private sector is always complaining about the government creating money. If the government did the private sector would lose a major part of its government guaranteed unearned income.
        
        Nic the NZer …
        
        15 August 2018 at 6:47 pm
        
        Right (well mostly) but obviously the question is why is she not proposing this? The implication is Fran doesn’t actually understand the stuff she is talking about.
        
        Mostly? Well obviously if the treasury borrows from the RBNZ they are still likely to pay some interest on that.
        
        Draco T Bastard …
        
        15 August 2018 at 11:22 pm
        
        Right (well mostly) but obviously the question is why is she not proposing this?
        
        Because we’ve had it drummed into us over the last few decades that a government creating money is evil. Meanwhile the fact that the private banks create money all the time and push hyper-inflation in assets (asset bubbles) and the fact of governments creating money has brought about prosperity is carefully hidden.
        
        Who benefits from those actions?
- SaveNZ 2.2
  
  15 August 2018 at 12:17 pm
  
  +1 Sanctuary
Jenny 3

15 August 2018 at 6:40 am

A No-Fly Zone Is Needed Around Idlib to Prevent “Unprecedented” Massacre
Moazzam Begg – Democracy Now, APRIL 19, 2018

And one thing I have to say, that whether it’s the United States, whether it’s Russia, whether it’s the Gulf states, whether it’s Britain or France, all have taken part in what I call the aerial gang rape of Syria. Everybody has bombed the opposition. And it’s only now twice that the United States government has bombed Syrian military positions, and this latest one with the chemical facilities.

Now, I’m completely against Western intervention, because I’ve tasted firsthand what that can do and what it’s done. But if you look at the strikes, literally, I think it’s the first time in history that the Americans have bombed over 150 missiles, together with the United States and France, and killed nobody. Now that’s great, but perhaps they could extend this kind of deathless aerial bombing campaign to everybody else that they’ve been bombing, because, thus far, it’s only the side of the rebels that the Americans have hit.

“Aerial gang rape”, exactly describes what has been done to the people of Syria by all the intervening powers, including the US, they have all piled on against the rebels. Moazzam Begg who himself was a victim of the CIA program of ‘Extraordinary Rendition’ and who went to Syria to investigate the Assad’s regime role in working with the CIA to carry out torture of CIA captives, is an Authoritative commentator on both the Assad regime and the superpowers’ motives and actions in Syria.

If there is one thing all these arrayed powers can’t stand; And that is, a people seeking their own independence and freedom out from under an autocratic tyranny, especially if those people live in an oil rich area of the Middle East.

Witness how in the First Iraq war the US pulled back and let Saddam Hussein put down a popular revolt by the Iraqi people.

On February 15, 1991, as the Desert Storm air campaign blasted Iraqi defenses in Kuwait, Bush flew to Andover, Mass., for a rally at the Raytheon plant, which manufactured the Patriot Air Defense System.

In the middle of a rousing speech, he noted, almost as an aside, “There’s another way for the bloodshed to stop, and this is for the Iraqi military and the Iraqi people to take matters into their own hands and force Saddam Hussein, the dictator, to step aside.”

This was a notion trumpeted by other Administration officials as well, but what they and Bush had in mind was encouraging senior leaders of the Iraqi army or Baath Party to revolt.

“We didn’t expect a general public uprising,” says a former Bush aide. It was the Shi’ites in southern Iraq and the Kurds in the north–both of whom had long been subjugated by Saddam–who took Bush’s words to heart.

http://edition.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/04/07/timep.betray.tm/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1Gcz4pE4VI
- Ed 3.1
  
  15 August 2018 at 7:12 am
  
  Who wonders if we have one of those staged gas attacks any second now?
  Organised by the Jihadi headchopping gang known as the Whites Helmets to blame Syria for it.
  - Jenny 3.1.1
    
    15 August 2018 at 9:16 am
    
    Ed, You should really stop paying attention to Alex Jones.
    
    “ISIS Crisis Actors: White Helmets Aren’t White Hats”
    Infowars, Jul 26, 2018
    
    https://www.infowars.com/isis-crisis-actors-white-helmets-arent-white-hats/
    
    You would be better off listening to Amy Goodman
    
    https://www.democracynow.org/2016/10/13/the_white_helmets_as_syria_death
    - One Two 3.1.1.1
      
      15 August 2018 at 11:34 am
      
      Jenny, I didn’t read your thoughts on the Israeli ‘humanitarian rescue’ of the white helmets…
      
      Whose ‘assets’ were that group…at face value it raises many questions…
      
      Twice previously I raised it with you…
      - Jenny 3.1.1.1.1
        
        15 August 2018 at 12:55 pm
        
        One Two 3.1.1.1
        15 August 2018 at 11:34 am
        Jenny, I didn’t read your thoughts on the Israeli ‘humanitarian rescue’ of the white helmets…
        
        I recall making extensive comments on the white helmets being transitted through Israel on this site.
        
        Because many of my comments don’t get seen I have started keeping copies.
        
        For your benefit I will repost one made at the time in a reply to Bill.
        
        I think what you are missing here Bill, (either consciously or unconsciously) is all of this is going on behind a background of mass fascist style extermination being rained on the Syrian population by the Assad regime. Of which there is more than enough evidence of.
        
        As horrible as it is, the West’s preoccupation with gas weapons and their possession and use by the Assad regime, obscures the fact that most of the aerial genocide has been committed with high explosives dropped on civilian cities and towns.
        
        Zouhir Al Shimale, Middle East Eye – Thursday, 28 June 2018
        
        Tens of thousands flee as regime-allied airstrikes pound southern Syria
        The Japan Times – Friday, June 29, 2018
        
        At least 270,000 Syrians flee latest deadly regime offensive
        Kareem Khadder and Judith Vonberg, CNN – Monday, July 2, 2018
        
        The tens of thousands of civilians fleeing the Assad genocide piling up against the closed borders of Israel and Jordan represent a massive and building humanitarian crisis.
        
        In Jordan, in response to the emerging humanitarian disaster, ‘Open the borders’ has become a top trending hashtag on social media
        
        Jordanians urge government to take in Syrians fleeing Daraa
        Middle East Eye – Friday, 29 June, 2018
        
        No such public campaign has emerged in the racist Zionist state of Israel which has an understanding with the Assad regime, and a reputation for massacring civilians on its borders.
        
        More than 270,000 displaced by southern Syria fighting, UN says
        Times of Israel – Monday, 2 July, 2018
      - Jenny 3.1.1.1.2
        
        15 August 2018 at 3:36 pm
        
        One Two 3.1.1.1
        15 August 2018 at 11:34 am
        Jenny, I didn’t read your thoughts on the Israeli ‘humanitarian rescue’ of the white helmets…
        
        Whose ‘assets’ were that group…at face value it raises many questions…
        
        Twice previously I raised it with you…
        
        And though they didn’t appear, twice previously I have responded, which the admin knows.
        
        I have again just now tried to post my response to your queries but still keep getting blocked.
        
        I will again email them to the admin in the hope that they will be let through.
    - Ed 3.1.1.2
      
      15 August 2018 at 8:13 pm
      
      Never read or listened to Alex Jones.
      My sources are Cockburn, Fisk, Galloway, Bartlett and Beeley, as I’ve mentioned before.
      - Jenny 3.1.1.2.1
        
        16 August 2018 at 11:31 am
        
        Ed 3.1.1.2
        15 August 2018 at 8:13 pm
        Never read or listened to Alex Jones.
        My sources are Cockburn, Fisk, Galloway, Bartlett and Beeley, as I’ve mentioned before.
        
        What’s the difference?
        
        These people’s views (and yours), are pretty much interchangeable, with that of Alex Jones and Ron Paul, and other far Right and fascist groups.
        
        I dare you to say they aren’t
- Cemetery Jones 3.2
  
  15 August 2018 at 9:33 am
  
  I’m fine with Sunni jihadists getting aerially gang-raped. And the rebels in Idlib are Sunni jihadists. That’s what we invented air combat wings for. Soon they’ll be dead, or forced to bend the knee in acceptance that Allah willed their crushing defeat at the hands of Vladimir Putin, Bashar al-Assad, and Quassem Suleimani.
  
  “If there is one thing all these arrayed powers can’t stand; And that is, a people seeking their own independence and freedom out from under an autocratic tyranny, especially if those people live in an oil rich area of the Middle East.”
  
  Yeah, that describes the Kurdish perhaps – but these guys in Idlib were trying to annihilate them, not free them. A brigade or two of Syrian military may have genuinely been a ‘free’ and ‘Syrian’ army in the early days of the revolt. But Idlib today is full of foreign fanatics, not secular Syrians.
  - Jenny 3.2.1
    
    15 August 2018 at 11:41 am
    
    Cemetery Jones 3.2
    15 August 2018 at 9:33 am
    I’m fine with Sunni jihadists getting aerially gang-raped…..
    
    And are you are also fine with genocide and torture?
    
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQni3qn6GIU
    - One Two 3.2.1.1
      
      15 August 2018 at 12:03 pm
      
      Your comments have defended into farce…
      
      Perhaps you could address the points CJ made…
      
      Your confusion must be expanding, what with the ‘humanitarian resue’ of the WH’s….by you know…actual practitioners of genocide….
      
      Eh, Jenny!
      - Jenny 3.2.1.1.1
        
        15 August 2018 at 1:19 pm
        
        I could make a comment on why CJ thinks that; “…Idlib today is full of foreign fanatics, not secular Syrians.” And it might have some bearing on the genocide being carried out by the regime and obviously supported by him.
        
        ‘Crisis Actor’ Isn’t a New Smear. The Idea Goes Back to the Civil War Era.
        Niraj Chokshi – New York Times, February 24, 2018
        
        In his 1963 “Letter From a Birmingham Jail” defending nonviolent civil disobedience, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. described the tactic as an effort to silence African-American voices.
        
        “If our white brothers dismiss as ‘rabble rousers’ and ‘outside agitators’ those of us who employ nonviolent direct action, and if they refuse to support our nonviolent efforts, millions of Negroes will, out of frustration and despair, seek solace and security in black nationalist ideologies — a development that would inevitably lead to a frightening racial nightmare,” Dr. King wrote.
        
        Label the opposition “terrorists” and “Jihadis”, and it seems that some Western Leftists will support genocide and torture and mass disappearances, and even cheer it on. In that they are not too dissimilar to the extreme Right.
        
        What we do know is that Idlib has been the place where thousands of Sunni refugees ethnically cleansed from regime areas have sought refuge. Just as CJ has said he wants to see these people, “getting aerially gang-raped”.
        
        He may get his gory wish.
        
        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoRdCbDd50o
    - Cemetery Jones 3.2.1.2
      
      15 August 2018 at 5:32 pm
      
      Unlike the Sunni jihadists (tourists or locals alike) I don’t really like those ideas. Neither did the Alawis, Yazidis or the Kurds – or the Christians of various local ethnicities. All of whom were fine under the old regime, but genocided by these Sunni extremists you seem to like so much.
      
      Not to worry, while the holy rollers are about to get BTFO hard, it seems that the Syrian, Russian, and Iranian command are trying to figure out how to do it with minimal civilian casualties, which is why the offensive on Idlib has yet to commence.
      
      https://maps.southfront.org/syrian-war-report-august-13-2018-tiger-forces-are-deploying-in-northern-latakia/
- mauī 3.3
  
  15 August 2018 at 10:31 am
  
  Of course what right minded “rebels” or “opposition” would make millions of their own citizens into refugees. Now it seems Syrians are returning to live under that “butcher” and dictator Assad. Makes no sense at all and shows up Begg.
  
  For some real coverage on Syria from 4:30 onwards,
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnqIqooSNN8
  - Jenny 3.3.1
    
    15 August 2018 at 11:50 am
    
    Tea Party founder Ron Paul – the sanitised version of Alex Jones, but just as nutty and extreme.
    
    Really Maui?
    
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bNiDx7qTjA
    - Jenny 3.3.1.1
      
      15 August 2018 at 11:57 am
      
      Ron Paul Liberty Report – The Climate Change Hoax
      
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOC_9Wgv5N8
    - One Two 3.3.1.2
      
      15 August 2018 at 12:19 pm
      
      TIME Magazine – 2006
      
      http://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1571751,00.html
      
      The Bush Administration has been quietly nurturing individuals and parties opposed to the Syrian government in an effort to undermine the regime of President Bashar Assad. Parts of the scheme are outlined in a classified, two-page document that says that the U.S. already is “supporting regular meetings of internal and diaspora Syrian activists” in Europe
      
      The document bluntly expresses the hope that “these meetings will facilitate a more coherent strategy and plan of actions for all anti-Assad activists.”
      
      I’ve posted this to you previously…but it doesn’t fit your views on Syria…
      - Jenny 3.3.1.2.1
        
        15 August 2018 at 3:05 pm
        
        Hi One Two from the link you supplied:
        
        The document says that Syria’s legislative elections, scheduled for March 2007, “provide a potentially galvanizing issue for… critics of the Assad regime.” To capitalize on that opportunity, the document proposes a secret “election monitoring” scheme, in which “internet accessible materials will be available for printing and dissemination by activists inside the country [Syria] and neighboring countries.” The proposal also calls for surreptitiously giving money to at least one Syrian politician who, according to the document, intends to run in the election. The effort would also include “voter education campaigns” and public opinion polling, with the first poll “tentatively scheduled in early 2007.”
        
        Who-o-o-oh. Scary.
        
        Against this; is the record of the Assad regime being a foundation member of the US led ‘Coalition Of The Willing’ against Iraq. A war in which the Assad regime supplied the US with 19,000 Syrian soldiers.
        
        Also against the Regime Change conspiracy theory; is the fact that the Assad regime worked very closely with the CIA and let out their torture prisons to by used to torture CIA captives.
        
        Syrians explain how pro-Assad conspiracy theories are hurting them
        C.J. Werleman – TRT World, February 21, 2018
        
        …..pro-Assad/Russia loons and propagandists have been so effective in muddying the waters, casting aspersions on Assad’s victims, and deflecting criticism away from this century’s most brutal dictator that they undermine any coordinated and sustained international effort to protect the Syrian people from a genocide.
        
        So I asked a number of Syrians what damage these debunked conspiracy theories have imparted on the Syrian people and the pro-democracy revolution……
    - mauī 3.3.1.3
      
      15 August 2018 at 12:31 pm
      
      So you’d rather talk about climate change fair enough. That’s what some of the liberals do on here, switch topics and not address the point, and end up calling anyone with a differing point of view that they are alt-right.
      - Jenny 3.3.1.3.1
        
        15 August 2018 at 2:01 pm
        
        I put up the post on Ron Paul’s climate change denial piece to show how nutty the Tea Party founder is.
        
        But if you watch the whole video, near they end, you will see how Ron Paul ties up his climate change denial with his support for Basha Assad in one neat little package.
        
        P.S. It is well known that Ron Paul is close to the Alt-right.
        
        Personally I wouldn’t get my version of events in Syria from Ron Paul.
        
        You might as well get your views shaped by Alex Jones or RT.
        
        Top 10 Racist Ron Paul Friends, Supporters
        
        Ron Paul Neo-Conderate and slavery apologist;
        
        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEC68vTQwP8
        
        Jenny 3.3.1.3.1.1
        
        15 August 2018 at 7:35 pm
        
        ‘
        
        The alternate reality that enables genocide in Syria
        Sam Hamad – April 30, 2018
        
        Streicher’s greatest weapon, his writing, was his ultimate downfall. He recorded his own crimes. Today, in the age of the internet, culpability for what we write is if anything potentially stronger – every moment of sneering dehumanisation, justification, obfuscation and enablement is documented for all to see.
        
        All those who have played a part in enabling this genocide ought to take heed.
      - Ed 3.3.1.3.2
        
        15 August 2018 at 8:18 pm
        
        Jenny has already done this to me on this thread.
        
        Jenny 3.3.1.3.2.1
        
        16 August 2018 at 10:56 am
        
        Hi Ed, because for some reason the link to the above article didn’t load up.
        
        I will post it again as a naked link
        
        https://www.trtworld.com/opinion/essay-the-alternate-reality-that-enables-genocide-in-syria-17104
        
        I really think you ought to read it.
        
        And just in case you are tempted to ignore the lesson it contains, and refuse to enlighten yourself….
        
        I will also provide you a quote from the source material:
        
        Streicher was found guilty of ‘crimes against humanity’ and was swiftly hanged by his neck until he was dead. During the entire course of the Third Reich and WWII, Streicher did not pick up a gun or physically command a death squad against Jews or any other innocent. He didn’t ever personally send a single soul to the gas chambers.
        
        On the contrary, his weapon was the printing press and his ammunition was poisonous words. Streicher was the owner and editor of the notorious Nazi tabloid Der Sturmer, which pumped out a constant stream of the most base, vicious antisemitism, utilising what is today called ‘fake news’ to demonise Jews as rapists, killers and alien demons seeking by conspiracy to destroy Germany.
        
        Streicher’s crime was to craft, through this tabloid propaganda and racist fabrications, the environment that made the Holocaust possible – through the stroke of his poison pen, ordinary Jews were agents of evil and thus legitimate targets for a host of crimes, ranging from pogroms to industrial mass murder.
        
        What sealed his fate with the charge of ‘crime against humanity’ was that he continued saturating the media with these murderous lies after he became aware of the Holocaust.
        
        Relating to Syria, and the crimes against humanity occurring there – crimes that include not just the deliberate targeting of civilians by military aircraft, whether with conventional or chemical weapons, but also mass extermination camps, mass rape, torture and ethnic cleansing, one finds an entire army of Streichers.*
        
        *My emphasis J.
Ed 4

15 August 2018 at 6:48 am

45 children killed in a bus by an air strike in Yemen.
Not even mentioned in the news.

45 people die due to a bridge collapse in Italy.
Headline news.

Our racist and imperialist corporate media sucks.
- dukeofurl 4.1
  
  15 August 2018 at 7:15 am
  
  But it has no ‘news value’ they say.
  
  What they mean is , ‘does it look like us ‘
  
  The news crews will be next looking for a grieving ‘Italian young mother of 3’, as thats the demographic the advertisers like.
  - Ed 4.1.1
    
    15 August 2018 at 8:03 am
    
    Less news value, according to RNZ, than the court case of a foreign cricketer in a drunken brawl.
    - dukeofurl 4.1.1.1
      
      15 August 2018 at 9:06 am
      
      Colonial cringe…. whats newsworthy in Britain must make it on the news here.
      
      Dont they realise we have computers and if we wanted to follow British news we would do so…at the horses mouth without waiting for them to replay it here
- te reo putake 4.2
  
  15 August 2018 at 8:06 am
  
  Do you not actually watch the news, Ed? The attack on the bus got wide coverage here in NZ and overseas.
  
  Use google. A search for ‘yemen bus attack’ brings up 36000 results in google’s news option, including the BBC, Al Jazeera, CNN, and many, many other sources.
  
  If you narrow the search to ‘yemen bus attack nz’ you get a mere 21000 hits, including just about every news outlet in Aotearoa on the very first page.
  
  None so blind …
  - Ed 4.2.1
    
    15 August 2018 at 8:08 am
    
    There was very little coverage in New Zealand.
    - marty mars 4.2.1.1
      
      15 August 2018 at 8:21 am
      
      Not true – you just didn’t see it. Perhaps try other news sources than msm.
      - McFlock 4.2.1.1.1
        
        15 August 2018 at 1:25 pm
        
        maybe he should try including the msm rather than believing his own obscure sources are always correct when they claim “not covered by msm”
      - Ed 4.2.1.1.2
        
        15 August 2018 at 8:19 pm
        
        I do.
    - Sabine 4.2.1.2
      
      15 August 2018 at 8:25 am
      
      funny, i read about it in the news. For a few days actually.
      
      Maybe you should increase the number or news outlet you look at. You seem to have boxed yourself into a corner where it seems you don’t get the information you think you need.
    - James 4.2.1.3
      
      15 August 2018 at 9:03 am
      
      That’s because Eddie – you (according to your own post a while back) stopped reading / watching most of NZ’s MSM.
      
      Just because the 2 conspirator YouTube channels and a mad bugger in the UK you watch didn’t mention it – dosnt mean the rest of the world didn’t.
      
      that’s the problem when your head is buried in the sand so far. And yet you still ignore all the people that tell you you are wrong.
      
      Sad.
    - joe90 4.2.1.4
      
      15 August 2018 at 12:40 pm
      
      There was very little coverage in New Zealand.
      
      Why do you lie?
      
      https://screenshots.firefox.com/QDv5uaQooAIPObuo/www.google.com
  - Siobhan 4.2.2
    
    15 August 2018 at 12:11 pm
    
    I just Googled ‘My Big Toe’ and got 421,000,000 results.
    25,200,000 results in Google News, but i doubt any of those results do justice to my big toe.
    
    Really you would have to search within a news site to ascertain whether the coverage was ‘equal’ or well covered or did justice to the event ie..timing of piece after event, length of piece, context/message in headline and article, position in the News order/cycle of the day, longevity in the News cycle.
    - Ed 4.2.2.1
      
      15 August 2018 at 9:45 pm
      
      Thank you Siobhan.
      The story was covered minimally.
      Maybe it was buried in websites ; it was nowhere near the headlines.
  - Ed 4.2.3
    
    15 August 2018 at 9:48 pm
    
    Did you listen to Mediawatch this week?
    
    “Media in the middle of free speech frenzies; echoes of the past in fake news row; Stormy Daniels vs Yemen – no contest.”
    
    https://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/mediawatch/audio/2018657725/mediawatch-for-12-august-2018
- Herodotus 4.3
  
  15 August 2018 at 8:40 am
  
  Ed, the children killed in the bus was a leading news item over the last few days.
  https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2018/08/saudi-airstrike-hits-bus-of-children-killing-dozens.html
  - james 4.3.1
    
    15 August 2018 at 10:30 am
    
    Facts – Proving Ed wrong yet again.
    - Bewildered 4.3.1.1
      
      15 August 2018 at 4:23 pm
      
      Ed is more interested in the daily views of a mad uk cat fancier
      - Ed 4.3.1.1.1
        
        15 August 2018 at 9:53 pm
        
        Shooting the messenger is a favourite right wing attack.
        It saves having an actual argument.
  - Ed 4.3.2
    
    15 August 2018 at 9:49 pm
    
    Did you listen to Mediawatch this week?
    They agree with me.
  - Ed 4.3.3
    
    15 August 2018 at 9:51 pm
    
    Mediawatch would beg to differ with your opinion.
- Andre 4.4
  
  15 August 2018 at 8:56 am
  
  As others have pointed out, this incident has in fact been covered by mainstream media in New Zealand. Meanwhile, I’m aware of other incidents in the last few days of similar impact or worse elsewhere in the world that actually aren’t in the local media, that you aren’t highlighting either.
  
  Could it be, Ed, that your concern isn’t so much with the people affected by these incidents, but maybe, just maybe, more in finding an angle you can use to whine about the media?
  - Ed 4.4.1
    
    15 August 2018 at 9:48 pm
    
    Mediawatch looked at the minimal coverage of the Yemen war this week.
Ed 5

15 August 2018 at 6:57 am

Somerset retirement homes boss whinging facts they’re finding it hard to recruit nurses and cares on RNZ business and bleating that the government should let more foreign workers in.

The key question.
Why didn’t media puppet Gules Beckworth ask the obvious question?

“Why don’t you pay your workers more?”

RNZ has become a tool of neoliberalism.
- Patricia Bremner 5.1
  
  15 August 2018 at 7:33 am
  
  Ed, according to a family member, they under employ lots of staff on a casual basis, and pay the least amount possible. They want staff who do not know their rights.
  - Ed 5.1.1
    
    15 August 2018 at 8:02 am
    
    Yes, that sounds about for the age ‘care’ profiteers.
    Richie McCaw invests heavily in this industry, doesn’t he?
    What a guy.
    - marty mars 5.1.1.1
      
      15 August 2018 at 8:25 am
      
      wtf your smearing sneering of people you know little about shows you are acting out of touch and nasty. Not cool.
      - mauī 5.1.1.1.1
        
        15 August 2018 at 10:45 am
        
        Well it seems Ed is correct that he is an investor. The sneer seems a valid one to me.
        
        marty mars 5.1.1.1.1.1
        
        15 August 2018 at 10:51 am
        
        But why bring him into it – there is no good reason. There isn’t even a connection other than the tenuous investor one – how many investors? Prob ed and you too if you’re in kiwisaver. All it did was dilute eds argument – he just shot his own foot off but its okay he’ll take the other one off tomorrow and they keep growing back.
        
        solkta …
        
        15 August 2018 at 8:40 pm
        
        they keep growing back
        
        he’s a fucking lizard.
        
        Ed 5.1.1.1.1.2
        
        15 August 2018 at 9:22 pm
        
        Evidence.
        McCaw is a heavy investor in a crooked underpaying industry.
        
        “All Black captain Richie McCaw has been planning for retirement by investing in the aged-care industry. McCaw has a sizeable portfolio in the aged-care sector, and owns between 1 and 5 per cent in around 13 aged-care homes around New Zealand.”
        
        “Companies Office records show McCaw first invested in retirement homes in the mid-2000s, jointly with a company called Banco Trustees Limited. He took out a 1 per cent stake in Oakwoods Lifecare and Ashwood Park Lifecare in 2012, before taking a stake in Bainlea House retirement facility in Rangiora last year. McCaw’s manager, Dean Hegan, told the Herald on Sunday the player preferred not to speak about his personal investments.”
        
        https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11203208
        
        mauī …
        
        16 August 2018 at 8:07 am
        
        Thank you Ed, your points are always relevant. If only we had a great leader on the pitch who would call out these horrid corporates…
    - James 5.1.1.2
      
      15 August 2018 at 9:05 am
      
      What a guy indeed. Richie for PM !
      - Bewildered 5.1.1.2.1
        
        15 August 2018 at 4:29 pm
        
        Yep certainly done more for nz than Ed raging and raving on his keyboard, and not just services to rugby
        
        Ed 5.1.1.2.1.1
        
        15 August 2018 at 9:15 pm
        
        When I say something that enrages James and Belidered, I must be saying something correct.
        Happy to amend my statement if you can disprove my assertion about McCaws heavy investment in the retirement industry?
        Or is McCaw God and cannot be critiqued.
        Our irrational fawning of sports players is an embarrassment.
- Gabby 5.2
  
  15 August 2018 at 1:12 pm
  
  Sniggering Guyno asked the GoBus guy what their profits were last year. ‘Commercially sensitive’ spluttered GoBusGuy.
Sanctuary 6

15 August 2018 at 7:17 am

“…The key question.
Why didn’t media puppet Gules Beckworth ask the obvious question?

“Why don’t you pay your workers more..?”

Gullible Giles is a bit of a lightweight.
- Ed 6.1
  
  15 August 2018 at 7:20 am
  
  He is a careerist. He is ambitious for Giles Beckworth.
  So he won’t ask any difficult questions.
  He won’t bite the hand that feeds him.
  He is a corporate lackey.
  - Bewilderd 6.1.1
    
    15 August 2018 at 4:27 pm
    
    Get out of Wrong side of bed this morning Edward, breath deep and chill
Adrian Thornton 7

15 August 2018 at 8:01 am

Corbyn hatchet job rolls on and on and on….

Thankfully Corbyn is finally pushing back, and getting pissed off (in his mild way)…about time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-95TdSUG_k
- Ed 7.1
  
  15 August 2018 at 8:04 am
  
  Netanyahu tweeting against Corbyn shows up how corrupt the 100 Labour MPs are.
  - indiana 7.1.1
    
    15 August 2018 at 4:38 pm
    
    After watching the video, If he was there for the conference – imbalanced as it was by the description of who the attendees were – he could have politely refused attending the reef laying ceremony. As much as he tries to sugar coat it by saying he is paying respect the Tunisia incident, he didn’t do anything to disassociate the Black September members from the reef laying event.
    - Ed 7.1.1.1
      
      15 August 2018 at 8:21 pm
      
      Attacked by Indiana and Netanyahu.
      Corbyn’s position gets stronger and stronger.
      - indiana 7.1.1.1.1
        
        15 August 2018 at 11:01 pm
        
        Define attacked. Are the people mocking him twitter also attacking him?
- marty mars 7.2
  
  15 August 2018 at 9:00 am
  
  His enemies have found a seam to dig or unpick depending upon your simile. I hope he weathers the course and keeps his powder dry for when it will be most useful.
Carolyn_Nth 8

15 August 2018 at 8:12 am

Some jaw-dropping neo-fashism from an Australian Senator. He invokes the “final solution” in a speech calling for European immigrants only, and especially NOT Muslims.

An Australian crossbench senator has invoked the term “the final solution” in an inflammatory speech calling for a plebiscite asking voters whether they want to end all immigration by Muslims and non-English speaking people “from the third world”.

Fraser Anning, formerly of the far-right Pauline Hanson One Nation party, and now a member of the Katter’s Australia party, used his maiden speech in the Senate to call for “a plebiscite to allow the Australian people to decide whether they want wholesale non-English speaking immigrants from the third world, and particularly whether they want any Muslims”.

He also invoked the white Australia policy, suggesting Australians may want “to return to the predominately European immigration policy of the pre-Whitlam consensus”.
…
“The final solution to the immigration problem, of course, is a popular vote.”
AsleepWhileWalking 9

15 August 2018 at 8:27 am

Submission deadline for TPPA / ISDS or whatever they call it now.

From https://mailchi.mp/3d55f13eca4f/stop-the-spread-of-isds-the-trade-for-all-agenda-and-a-hui-in-october?e=cd0f40e640

“Please make a submission to the select committee before Friday 17 August in support of an amendment to stop the spread of ISDS beyond the current 11 signatories. Already several countries have expressed interest in joining, so Parliament must prevent New Zealand from backsliding deeper into this discredited system by transforming the anti-ISDS policy of the present Government into a binding commitment under domestic law.

Tell the select committee: “I continue to oppose the TPPA, no matter what it is called, and I support an amendment to stop the spread of ISDS.”

https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/sc/make-a-submission/document/52SCFD_SCF_BILL_78569/trans-pacific-partnership-agreement-cptpp-amendment-bill
marty mars 10

15 August 2018 at 8:29 am

Kia kaha teachers – good luck to all today, stay safe. BEEP BEEP beep beep beeeep!!!
- Carolyn_Nth 10.1
  
  15 August 2018 at 8:30 am
  
  Yep.
- Ed 10.2
  
  15 August 2018 at 8:32 am
  
  Beep! Beep!
marty mars 11

15 August 2018 at 8:35 am

This will be trouble I think – hot and bothered trouble.

“Several more warm years could be on the way, if a new statistical temperature forecasting system turns out to be accurate.

The system predictsi it’ll be unusually warm from this year until 2022, even without including the impact of climate change.”

https://i.stuff.co.nz/science/106247117/get-ready-nz-for-a-yearslong-warm-spell
dV 12

15 August 2018 at 8:36 am

https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/106213327/woman-fired-after-speaking-out-about-rough-sleeper-assault-at-work

This woman was badly injured in a pharmacy she worked at by a rough sleeper.

She talked to the press about her ordeal.

Then she was FIRED because she was bringing the company into disrepute!!!

When contacted by phone, Tominari the owner hung up. He and Lo later responded to an email request for comment with the threat of legal action.

“If you mention any of our details on your news outlet, we will be taking legal action against you and Nikki Denley. (The person attacked)

Who brought their company into disrepute by NOT supporting their worker.

I wonder if they should be prosecuted for not providing a safe place to work!!
- dukeofurl 12.1
  
  15 August 2018 at 9:01 am
  
  What low life, not supporting an employee.
  I see they thought they could heavy the local newspaper too.
  Thats not going to work.
- marty mars 12.2
  
  15 August 2018 at 9:04 am
  
  Yeah I saw that – hopefully the law and the natural justice, of choosing to give business or not to those shops, will prevail.
- Jimmy 12.3
  
  15 August 2018 at 9:46 am
  
  I hope she ends up getting a good payout from the Pharmacy for wrongful dismissal as she wouldn’t want to work for them again. The pharmacy will hopefully get a public back lash as well for the way they treated her. Just wrong.
  - dukeofurl 12.3.1
    
    15 August 2018 at 11:20 am
    
    Older customers are staples of any pharmacys prescription business.
    Just set up a car outside with a few signs in the windows and presto an instant settlement of her medical costs and personal grievance.
  - greywarshark 12.3.2
    
    15 August 2018 at 1:32 pm
    
    From the link:
    The Christchurch woman received a broken finger, post-traumatic stress disorder and later suffered a heart attack. She was dismissed from her job at ….o Pharmacy on Colombo St after she shared her story with Stuff.
    
    Nikki Denley, who was the retail manager at the store, was working one June day when a large man entered the store a couple hours before closing time.
Tricledrown 13

15 August 2018 at 8:50 am

Round up maker wheels out same old false science to protect its poison.
While internal memos admitting rounddup causes cancer and corruption of govt officials tabled at trials.
Deflecting and Bullying is how they deal with the real science
- greywarshark 13.1
  
  15 August 2018 at 1:33 pm
  
  I thought it sold to Bayer?
Kevin 14

15 August 2018 at 8:58 am

Now that the hysteria has died down a bit. A more balanced take on the Jeremy Corbyn ‘antisemitism’ furore…

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/aug/14/corbyn-wreath-terror-victims-memorial-israel-palestinian
- marty mars 14.1
  
  15 August 2018 at 9:09 am
  
  Strong article showing the blatant hypocrisy of the atacks on Jeremy.
- Bearded Git 14.2
  
  15 August 2018 at 10:07 am
  
  The Corbyn interview video above says it all-well worth watching.
Gosman 15

15 August 2018 at 9:21 am

Apparently Socialism isn’t about improving the material well being of the poor but their ‘dignity’. Good to know that. I wonder if improved dignity helps with coping with hyperinflation….

https://venezuelanalysis.com/analysis/13999
- KJT 15.1
  
  15 August 2018 at 2:41 pm
  
  Paula Bennett giving the poor, the “dignity” of benefit sanctions to force them into McJobs, working better. Eh?
Muttonbird 16

15 August 2018 at 9:35 am

The trout is now going after Tova O’Brien. What happened to all this bluster from the Nats about the sanctity of the media and how they must not be politically pressured?

https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2018/08/a-pathetic-attack-judith-collins-wants-to-know-who-leaked-simon-bridges-expenses.html

The hypocrisy is strong in the trout.
- Puckish Rogue 16.1
  
  15 August 2018 at 9:54 am
  
  Well she (of course) has a point:
  
  “You guys are great – you come along and ask us who did it when you know who did it,” Ms Collins said when Garner asked if she knew who had leaked the information.
  
  “I don’t know who did it,” Garner said, to which Ms Collins replied, “Tova does”.
  
  Garner later asked O’Brien if she knows who leaked the information to her, to which she said “no comment”.
  
  The media are very important for democracy but they also need to be held to account like anyone else
  - arkie 16.1.1
    
    15 August 2018 at 10:00 am
    
    The media weren’t given the information by no-one, and they have a right to keep their sources secret. If they have been given information why would they not publish it? The question is who gave it to them, and trying to turn it on the journo’s isn’t a great look ‘for democracy’.
    - Puckish Rogue 16.1.1.1
      
      15 August 2018 at 10:10 am
      
      The media have a lot of power so they also need their own checks and balances
      - McFlock 16.1.1.1.1
        
        15 August 2018 at 1:34 pm
        
        Which they have.
        
        Collins almost persuaded me it probably wasn’t her – although she’s ballsy enough to put O’Brien on the spot – and to then make a complaint if it results in her being outed as the source, lol
        
        Puckish Rogue 16.1.1.1.1.1
        
        15 August 2018 at 2:02 pm
        
        I still go with human error in this case
        
        McFlock …
        
        15 August 2018 at 2:30 pm
        
        if everyone in caucus got everyone’s info, how does only Bridges’ stuff accidentally end up with a reporter?
        
        Puckish Rogue …
        
        15 August 2018 at 3:15 pm
        
        Thats why I like investigations, we’ll know what happened then
        
        McFlock …
        
        15 August 2018 at 4:06 pm
        
        And they buy time to forget the more optious likelihoods
        
        Puckish Rogue …
        
        15 August 2018 at 4:07 pm
        
        Well more like it’ll (hopefully) stop rumours spreading about what may, or may not, have happened 🙂
        
        McFlock …
        
        15 August 2018 at 4:24 pm
        
        That’ll only happen if someone gets pinged red-handed.
        
        I’d like to think whomever it was will have learned from previous instances (just out of general principle), but, well…
        
        Puckish Rogue …
        
        15 August 2018 at 4:27 pm
        
        Thats why I don’t think Jude, who is by all accounts a pretty good lawyer, was involved…or at least it won’t be able to be proven
        
        McFlock …
        
        15 August 2018 at 4:33 pm
        
        never underestimate the power of hubris to be one’s downfall
  - Sabine 16.1.2
    
    15 August 2018 at 10:03 am
    
    so someone in the National Party has a hard time keeping their mouth shut, and don’t like to fall in line behind a expensive and incompetent leader and it is the media that needs to be held to account.
    
    bless your cotton socks.
    - Puckish Rogue 16.1.2.1
      
      15 August 2018 at 10:09 am
      
      Could just as easily be human error as well but you don’t think the media needs to have the spotlight on them every now and then?
      - Sabine 16.1.2.1.1
        
        15 August 2018 at 10:32 am
        
        of course it is human error. Someone in the National Party erred err went to a journalist and said :oh lookit here, the incompetent, boring as, good for nothing Leader of the No Mates Party has traveled the country for three month, costing over 1000$ a day, racking up 100.000 $ for his three month tax paid vacation while achieving fuck all.
        
        I can see why you would want to blame the media for reporting this.
        
        Puckish Rogue 16.1.2.1.1.1
        
        15 August 2018 at 11:32 am
        
        Ackshully I want a through investigation done so if someone did leak it they can be punished appropriately
        
        Sabine …
        
        15 August 2018 at 11:34 am
        
        yep, lets waste some more taxpayer money because the Party with no Mates can’t keep its own people to behave.
        
        Vote National, cause someone has to waste Taxpayers Dollars.
        
        bwaghorn …
        
        15 August 2018 at 12:09 pm
        
        We’re you concerned about leeks when Winstons over payments were leaked.
        
        Puckish Rogue …
        
        15 August 2018 at 12:22 pm
        
        I want that thoroughly investigated as well
        
        Sabine …
        
        15 August 2018 at 12:29 pm
        
        bwahahahahahahahahah hahahahahahah
        
        Puckish Rogue …
        
        15 August 2018 at 12:30 pm
        
        Why is that funny to you? I’ve been pretty up front about my belief that things should be investigated and the appropriate punishments meted out, to anyone
        
        Bewildered []
        
        15 August 2018 at 4:36 pm
        
        Don’t worry about old Sabine it’s her stock response, she seem to think it is funny or a withering insult, yes dear is her other one , Just hold on a little longer the latter won’t be far away, she really is a bore and yawn, with a few anger issues
        
        bwaghorn …
        
        15 August 2018 at 12:31 pm
        
        Fortunately Winstons lawyers are searching the dark heart of national as we speak then a?
        
        Puckish Rogue …
        
        15 August 2018 at 12:33 pm
        
        How exactly is that going, its been a bit quiet don’t you think
        
        Robert Guyton …
        
        15 August 2018 at 12:43 pm
        
        National has a heart ?
        
        Puckish Rogue …
        
        15 August 2018 at 4:13 pm
        
        Don’t know about National but St Jude the Lovely has a massive heart, a heart so full it overflows with all the love and joy anyone could ever want and all you have to do to recieve this love is accept her as your saviour and then you too can walk in the light and love of J.C and all your sins (and there are many Robert) will be washed away and you”l be reborn a better person, a more intelligent person…a National voter
        
        Praise the Jude, praise her!
  - Gabby 16.1.3
    
    15 August 2018 at 1:18 pm
    
    How does Big Judee know Tova does puckers?
    - Puckish Rogue 16.1.3.1
      
      15 August 2018 at 1:32 pm
      
      Well Tova broke the story so presumably she knows who passed on the information.
      - McFlock 16.1.3.1.1
        
        15 August 2018 at 1:37 pm
        
        unless it came in an envelope, maybe.
        
        Really, all a reporter needs to know is “does the source have a good record” and “does the information check out”. The leaker could have a consistent handle rather than be exchanging spreadsheets over lunch.
        
        Puckish Rogue 16.1.3.1.1.1
        
        15 August 2018 at 2:02 pm
        
        Well that is a possibility, best be checking any and all CCTVs then 🙂
        
        Robert Guyton …
        
        15 August 2018 at 2:17 pm
        
        Yes. Jude has a very distinctive gait.
        
        OnceWasTim …
        
        15 August 2018 at 2:43 pm
        
        And makeup that even the worst facial recognition teknoljy couldn’t wink the hood off going forward.
        Now, as for Pulla Bent, that’s a different story. There’s a total re-imaging and re-imagining. I’m wondering whether the gNatz are thinking of an automaton swapout going forward. Soimon out Pulla in. The logic circuits aren’t that different. Swap a NAND for a NOR and Bob’s your auntie
        
        McFlock …
        
        15 August 2018 at 2:32 pm
        
        could nat paranoia be why all the post boxes are being taken away? lol
        
        Puckish Rogue …
        
        15 August 2018 at 3:14 pm
        
        Its not paranoia if they really are out to get you…
- marty mars 16.2
  
  15 August 2018 at 10:11 am
  
  Lol she doth protest too loudly (d) methinks next she’ll be wailing, gnashing her teeth and pulling wildly at her hair. Oscar contender for sure.
- bwaghorn 16.3
  
  15 August 2018 at 12:06 pm
  
  Garner is as thick as two short planks some days . collins played him like a fiddle this morning letting the eye brows spread suspicion in every direction .
marty mars 17

15 August 2018 at 9:35 am

Who’s singing this song in the gnats today?

‘Friends all tried to warn me
But I held my head up high
All the time they warned me
But I only passed them by
They all tried to tell me
But I guess I didn’t care
I turned my back and
Left them standing there
All the burning bridges that have fallen after me
All the lonely feelings and the burning memories
Everyone I left behind each time I closed the door
Burning bridges lost forevermore..’
Bill 18

15 August 2018 at 9:43 am

So, on the one hand we have researchers from the French National Centre for Scientific Research producing a model (paper here) that seems very good at predicting the occurrence of natural cycles that boost or dampen the general upward trend of global temperature.

As the principal researcher puts it (from The Guardian)-

“Natural variability is a wriggle around the freight train that is global warming,” he says. “On a human scale, it is what we feel. What we don’t always feel is global warming. As a scientist, this is frightening because we don’t consider it enough. All we can do it give people information and let them make up their own mind.”

[…] Sévellec says the statistical upward nudge from natural variation this year is twice as great of that of long-term global warming. Next year, it is likely to be three times higher.

There is no “other hand”…

This is the deal we’ve dealt ourselves.

Meanwhile, NOAA is throwing around a 70% chance of El Nino* conditions becoming dominant within the coming months

*La Niña is sometimes referred to as the cold phase of ENSO and El Niño as the warm phase of ENSO
- Exkiwiforces 18.1
  
  15 August 2018 at 5:15 pm
  
  Did have a look at this article from the ABC News website which I posted late last night?
  
  http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-08-14/southern-annular-mode-and-how-it-affects-our-weather/10106134
Bearded Git 19

15 August 2018 at 10:15 am

This is why the Conservatives are scared witless of an election any time soon in the UK-spontaneous Oh Jeremy Corbyn chant a few days ago.

https://www.thecanary.co/uk/2018/08/14/the-mainstream-media-would-probably-rather-you-didnt-see-this-clip-of-thousands-chanting-for-jeremy-corbyn/

Bojo and Brexit may conspire to see Corbyn as PM before the end of the year hopefully.
- KJT 19.1
  
  15 August 2018 at 2:44 pm
  
  Sounds like the “left” wing establishment in the UK are even more terrified.
  
  End of the cosy tweedledum tweedledee of right wing and less right wing which ensures nothing really changes. And the roll back of a functional society continues.
Ad 20

15 August 2018 at 10:46 am

President Trump is dumber than a sack of hammers.

Now that he has put steel and aluminium tariffs on Turkey and as a result tanked their currency, he has also stopped the transfer of 100 F-35 fighter jets.

Now sure I have no time for Turkey’s autocratic and militant Erdogan, but surely even Trump would understand these actions are going to put Turkey straight into the arms of Iran and Russia?

I cannot believe that even Trump would willingly seek to get a NATO member to leave and join the opposition.

Turkey jailed the American pastor, Andrew Brunson, almost two years ago in a widespread crackdown that followed a military coup attempt. Ankara maintains that Brunson, who has lived in Turkey for more than 20 years, had ties to the plotters.

Cue catastrophic overreaction.

Trump is just flat stupid.
- Sabine 20.1
  
  15 August 2018 at 11:11 am
  
  What about Trump would make you believe that he would
  
  not get a Nato member to leave and Join Russia?
  not do something that would benefit Russia?
  not fuck up every system, process, and alliance in place to day to replace it with something bigly bigly and tremendously beautiful?
  
  what precisely do you think they discussed in Helsinki? Borscht and Russian Tea? Tolstoy? The availability of pretty young girls to old creepy farts like they are?
  
  oh dear!
  - Ad 20.1.1
    
    15 August 2018 at 11:54 am
    
    Russia, Iran, and Turkey have a close and growing diplomatic relationship.
    
    https://www.dailysabah.com/diplomacy/2018/04/09/turkey-russia-iran-determined-to-retain-alliance-at-all-costs
    - Sabine 20.1.1.1
      
      15 August 2018 at 11:57 am
      
      yes.
      
      And i did not say anything contrary to it. So what was your point again?
      - Ad 20.1.1.1.1
        
        15 August 2018 at 12:21 pm
        
        Your comment was a series of purely rhetorical questions with no apparent content.
        
        So it was simply best to add an actual fact in there.
        
        Sabine 20.1.1.1.1.1
        
        15 August 2018 at 12:36 pm
        
        no my comment was a series of options to your comment.
        
        Options.
        
        and you know as little about actual facts then anyone else considering that Trump can’t speak the truth, but will only speak what he considers the truth of the day.
        You can’t offer facts in regards to the meeting in Helsinki unless you were one of the translators.
        You can’t offer facts in regards to what Trump is doing re Turkey, he might as well only be in this pissing match for shits n giggles.
        
        So again, i gave you some options as to why Trump is doing what Trump does.
        
        AS for your facts – Russia, Turkey, Iran, you forgot the elephant in the room, China. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2018/08/13/trump-risks-creating-unholy-axis-sanctioned-turkey-iran-china/
        
        Dennis Frank …
        
        15 August 2018 at 2:54 pm
        
        Trump “will only speak what he considers the truth of the day.” Technical correction required here: moment. Big difference tween day & moment.
        
        Sabine …
        
        15 August 2018 at 4:26 pm
        
        🙂
        
        Ad …
        
        15 August 2018 at 3:10 pm
        
        The facts provided in my link covered an actual meeting that occurred recently, about an actual alliance, with three real leaders from named countries.
        
        The US has put steel and aluminium sanctions on Turkey.
        The US has stopped the transfer of the F-35s to Turkey.
        The US is stepping up diplomatic pressure on Turkey.
        The US has caused the tanking oft he Turkish currency.
        
        Those are actual facts.
        
        Whatever your “options” are meant to be , they don’t help any meaningful conversation.
        
        There is simply no evidence that China is intervening in Turkey.
        
        Sabine …
        
        15 August 2018 at 4:34 pm
        
        Iran, China is very interested in Iran.
        
        https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/12/01/asia-pacific/chinas-investments-iran-surge-coming-western-nations-flounder/
        
        https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2146768/china-tipped-profit-after-donald-trump-quits-iran
        
        https://thediplomat.com/2017/02/us-sanctions-on-iran-good-or-bad-news-for-china/
        
        https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/08/china-a-major-iran-oil-importer-would-resist-any-us-sanctions.html
        
        http://www.iran-daily.com/News/209117.html
        
        https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/25/world/middleeast/iran-china-business-ties.html
        
        and you still have not provided one fact as to why D. Trump would not want to see Turkey leave Nato.
        You have not provided one fact as to why Trump would not want an alignment of Russia, Turkey, Syria, etc and if only to fuck over the European Union.
        Heck he would like to align the US with Russia or at least pretend he would like it.
        
        You also believe that Trump does the shit he does because he is stupid. I would not do that. I consider Trump to be a hostage taker. He is in it for his own reasons, and he will use the office to hold other nations hostage until they give him in full what he wants for himself and his family. He could absolutly not give one poo about the shit hole US of A. Point being the company he keeps.
        That priest is just another grifter point towards the evangelic crowd. After all he needs people to vote for him again.
        
        Your facts and your imagination are lacking.
- Andre 20.2
  
  15 August 2018 at 11:14 am
  
  Or maybe you don’t understand the 53-dimensional chess he’s playing.
  
  Or maybe he really is in Pootee’s pocket.
  
  But yeah, Occam’s Razor strongly suggests the sack of hammers thing.
  - One Two 20.2.1
    
    15 August 2018 at 11:54 am
    
    OR doesn’t apply…
    
    The 53D chess game, is represented by variables which can’t be known…
    
    Trump is part of that chess game…by you…
    
    But sure…reckon he’s stupid…makes you feel smarter perhaps…
    - Andre 20.2.1.1
      
      15 August 2018 at 11:59 am
      
      “Hidden meaning exists as total acceptance of reality”
    - joe90 20.2.1.2
      
      15 August 2018 at 12:44 pm
      
      “Perceptual reality embraces an expression of mysteries”
- dukeofurl 20.3
  
  15 August 2018 at 11:17 am
  
  Arms of Iran and Russia ?
  First a Sunni and Turkish country isnt going to get close to a Shiite and persian country. The enmity goes back centuries. They are just as likey to get closer to Christian Greece…which is never.
  Russia is small cheese economically compared to ‘the west’ so maybe Putin will get some kudos but not much bigger than that. Putins whip hand is he can next support the Kurds after having saved Assads sorry ass, that would really scare Turkey.
  - Ad 20.3.1
    
    15 August 2018 at 12:25 pm
    
    Iran, Russia, and Turkey have been negotiating the rebuild and carve-up of Syria for a while. They did a three-day conference on it in April this year.
    
    So apart from oil, armaments, and rejection of US middle east influence, they have plenty of common ground to work on.
- KJT 20.4
  
  15 August 2018 at 2:46 pm
  
  If the USA had any principles left, they would not be supporting Erdogan, at all.
  
  Then they would have to withdraw support for Saudi Arabia, Haiti, and the many other repressive regimes, they have had a hand in installing.
veutoviper 21

15 August 2018 at 12:28 pm

Yesterday, Tues 14 August, the PM faced three questions rather than the normal one only usually from Simon Bridges, the Leader of the Opposition, namely:

Q1 Hon SIMON BRIDGES to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Government’s statements and actions?

Q7 Hon PAULA BENNETT to the Prime Minister: Does her Government expect high standards from all Government departments and Ministers?

Q8 DAVID SEYMOUR to the Prime Minister: Is she aware of any Ministers in her Cabinet that support reducing the number of members of Parliament and removing the Māori seats; if so, who are those Ministers?

Today, Wednesday, 15 August, she again faces the same two questions from Bridges and Bennett – this time at Q2 and Q8 respectively.

IMO Bridges’ performance yesterday was pretty lacklustre as usual, and again his supplementary questions focused on the rights (or not) of union people to go into businesses to see union members as his questions last week did in relation to changes to employment law currently before the House. However, he did in fact actually manage one ad lib question as a result of a question raised by Winston Peters re police officers in hot pursuit of murderers:
https://www.parliament.nz/en/watch-parliament/ondemand?itemId=202100 (7 mins)

Bennett’s supplementary questions yesterday focused on the inquiry into the appointment of the Deputy Commisioner of Police. Much as I am no fan of Bennett, her performance was professional and measured, with well thought out questions – eg on the TORs for the inquiry, whether the PM had confidence in Haumaha, and if she would not or could not express confidence in him, whether he should be stood down temporarily while the inquiry was carried out. There was no extravagant faces or waving hands etc. Bridges watched from alongside Bennett.
https://www.parliament.nz/en/watch-parliament/ondemand?itemId=202108

But then less than half an hour later, Bennett put on the performance of her life as second speaker in the debate on the Appropriations (2018/19) Estimates Bill!

As I reported in this comment at 4.1.1.1.2.3 on OM yesterday, it was an absolute hoot – and I could not decide whether it was aimed at “I want to be Leader of the Opposition” or whether she is hoping for an Oscar!

The posing and confidence is OTT. LOL. Smacking the hands, hammering, counting off on her fingers, hands on hips – shes did it all. It smacks of some form of recent (theatrical) training. Its worth watching with or without sound! In fact without sound is best. ROFL.

I intended putting up the link last night but was otherwise occupied but marty mars’ comment at 16.2 above reminded me. Sorry marty mars, Collins would be hard pressed to beat this performance by Bennett. Well worth the few minutes it takes to watch it.

https://www.parliament.nz/en/watch-parliament/ondemand?itemId=202114

Quite looking forward to seeing how she (and Bridges) perform again today.
- Janice 21.1
  
  15 August 2018 at 4:04 pm
  
  Thanks for that tip to watch with no sound, best laugh I have had for a while. I wonder how much training and learning she had to go through for that. Pity her party’s benches were so empty when she put on such an audition for leader. She seemed to have two lots of notes, one for speech and one for gestures, because she appeared to have lost her place at one point and kept thumping her fist into her hand while she frantically turned over pages.
  - veutoviper 21.1.1
    
    16 August 2018 at 5:49 pm
    
    I am pleased you enjoyed it too. LOL. And welcome as I don’t recall seeing you comment here before,
Pat 22

15 August 2018 at 12:38 pm

“Because Don Brash is not an abstraction. He is, to the consternation of many, very real. At least one of your grandparents probably voted for him to be the Prime Minister of our country. (Ed’s note: Grandparents? It was only 2005! And National got 39.1%, only a feather’s width behind Labour on 41.1%, so it may have been several family members)”

https://www.pundit.co.nz/content/is-don-brash-really-different-from-those-canadians

Ouch!
- veutoviper 22.1
  
  15 August 2018 at 1:09 pm
  
  Oh but look who it is – Liam Hehir, former Nat Party activist and now reporter for the Manawatu Stranded. LOL.
  
  He was on the Q & A Panel a week or so ago with John Tamihere and Dr Jennifer Curtin when I took a rare decision to watch Q & A, but was pretty forgettable.
  
  Hehir’s references to Mickysavage’s posts here on Molyneux and Southern may be of interest to some here.
  
  Which reminds me – did anyone see this where these two con artists are now asking the ticket holders to their non-event to not seek refunds and donate the money to S&M, as their favourite charity.
  
  https://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/364039/stefan-molyneux-calls-for-donations-after-financial-blow-from-new-zealand-trip
  
  Also – http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/national/stefan-molyneux-lauren-southern-ask-kiwis-to-donate-money-after-cancelled-event/
  
  By the way, Russell Brown has had a post up at Public Address for about a week which provides a bit more information about the cancellation by the Powerstation of its use as a venue for the two Canadians and about various members of their entourage for anyone interested. These aspects are covered in the post itself and a couple of comments in the first one – two pages of the comments.
  https://publicaddress.net/hardnews/on-joining-the-international-troll-circuit/
  - Pat 22.1.1
    
    15 August 2018 at 1:39 pm
    
    well as you have noted the mention of MS in the article I have to assume you have read it so you will understand my confusion when you continue on in some detail about venues and donations when they are not the substance of the article nor address that substance….guess it may have been a bit much to expect
Fireblade 23

15 August 2018 at 1:45 pm

What a shocker. Calling a woman a crazed crying lowlife dog on twitter is a new low for the orange orangutan.

Donald J. Trump
@ realDonaldTrump 14h
When you give a crazed, crying lowlife a break, and give her a job at the White House, I guess it just didn’t work out. Good work by General Kelly for quickly firing that dog!
- Sabine 23.1
  
  15 August 2018 at 4:21 pm
  
  why would anyone be shocked?
  
  Was that not the reason all those people with economic anxiety voted for him?
- Andre 23.2
  
  15 August 2018 at 4:56 pm
  
  It’s just part of the show.
  
  “Though the explosive fight between these two heels may have a nugget of genuine, reciprocal anger and betrayal in the center, the cautious money is that it is almost entirely boob-bait for the easily gulled Trumpentariat, mere mummery and distraction from the widening gyre of legal, political, and economic trouble looming for the star of our national reality TV show.
  
  This week’s episode consists of the usual kayfabe, with secret recordings, presidential shitter-tweeted rage, and the apparatus of the president’s media sycophants turning their fire on another of Donald’s once-beloved now-reviled ex-besties.”
  
  https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-is-in-such-deep-sht-omarosa-is-almost-a-relief?ref=home
greywarshark 24

15 August 2018 at 1:56 pm

The Lord giveth and the Lord chooses to take away.
Waikato University started Maori tikanga as a separate study but now wants to merge it. More efficient no doubt. Better productivity. Students say it is unique.

2/12/2014 Actors pakeha ex PM Nat Jim Bolger and pakeha Prof [Neil] Quigley who has worldwide credentials so must be good, “to formulate and implement meaningful strategies to lift organisational performance.”” Where do old National Party politicians go to die? In elephants graveyeards? Is that what our universities are becoming,
where humans take second place to Science. Maori to go Humanities to go. People are so boring and unprofitable unless they are on sweatshop handouts.

University of Waikato Chancellor Rt Hon Jim Bolger says Professor Quigley has a real passion and enthusiasm for his work. “He’s held many senior roles at Victoria University and comes to us with an impressive track-record of academic and strategic leadership, and ability to formulate and implement meaningful strategies to lift organisational performance.”

Mr Bolger says Professor Quigley is well-placed to continue to build on the University of Waikato’s strong foundations. “We intend our next 50 years to cement the University of Waikato as a force in the region, the tertiary sector and the nation. Professor Quigley understands all the challenges facing the higher education sector and he will be a vital part of our future.”…

He holds several board and expert advisory group memberships; in particular he is a Director of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand and also a Director of the New Zealand Qualifications Authority….

“I see even more potential for the University to develop its distinctive combination of partnership with iwi, commitment to an outstanding student experience, and excellence in teaching and research.”
https://www.waikato.ac.nz/news-events/media/2014/new-vice-chancellor-to-take-the-reins-at-university-of-waikato

te ao Maori
Waikato University staff, students protest plan to scrap Māori faculty
From Morning Report, 8:43 am today
Listen duration 3′ :21″
Students and staff at the University of Waikato are calling a proposal to scrap the Faculty of Māori and Indigenous Studies a “white-streaming” of Māori issues. More than 80 people gathered in a peaceful protest yesterday over a re-structure which will see the faculty lose its status and fall under the Arts and Social Sciences division.
https://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/morningreport/audio/2018658160/waikato-university-staff-students-protest-plan-to-scrap-maori-faculty
cleangreen 25

15 August 2018 at 4:08 pm

Using just a blood test to find evidence of chemical exposure is a false test and the chemicals can leave the blood within a little as 10 days to two weeks so no trace is then found as it has been stored in our (fat) ‘adipose’ tissues.

The adipose chemical analysis is the gold standard for ‘toxic tort’ chemical litigation; – and a blood test will fail to find the toxins the patient was exposed to.

https://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/morningreport/audio/2018658159/toxic-foam-officials-back-down-allow-blood-testing

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HEALTH 8:20 am today
Toxic foam: Officials back down, allow blood testing
From Morning Report, 8:20 am today
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“Community pressure has pushed officials into a backdown on blood testing for people caught up in the firefighting foam contamination in Manawatu. Not only will locals get easier access to testing for the chemicals PFOS and PFOA but now their blood will be stored if they give the OK, to enable long-term research.”

This is a false test that will show little toxins in any blood test.

I was poisoned also in Canada and to prove the same chemicals were in my body they first did a blood test which showed no poisoning of the same chemical in my blood.

Then two toxoclogists recommended to my Doctor to get “a tisue sample test for this chemical and they took a small square piece of my adipose fat tissue around my thigh and the chemicl that I was poiisoned with was found to be stored in my fat tissues and not in my blood as most chemicals leave the blood within 14 days to six weeks the toxicologists said so this ‘blood test’ will be a meaningless waste of time and hope.

I recomend that these folks all ask for a ‘adipose tissue’ (fat) chemical analysis done at “Accucem Laboratory in Texas the same laboratory that proved my chemical poisoning had occurred.

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00216-004-2558-5

Abstract
“Test systems to screen for estrogenicity and appropriate biomarkers of human exposure are required for epidemiological studies of endocrine disruption. We addressed these issues by developing and standardising a method to assess the total estrogenic xenobiotic burden in human adipose tissue. In this study, which is the continuation of a previous work, we have improved the protocol for extensive fractionation of a higher number of tissue samples in order to investigate bioaccumulated xenoestrogens that are candidates for estrogenicity and to assess their combined estrogenic effect. This was achieved by extensive HPLC separation of xenoestrogens from endogenous hormones followed by testing of individual fractions in the E-Screen test for estrogenicity. Organochlorine pesticides, PCBs and halogenated bisphenols and alkylphenols were collected in the most lipophilic fractions, followed by progestins, androgens and estradiol esters, and then by steroidal estrogens; phyto- and myco-estrogens were collected around the end of the run. These results were confirmed by exhaustive chemical analysis. In 458 human adipose tissue samples, the total effective xenoestrogen burden was positive in 75% of samples in the pooled fraction that contained organohalogenated xenoestrogens (mean 515.3 pM Eeq/g lipid; range 0–14.5 nM) and in 82% of samples in the pooled fraction where natural estrogens eluted (mean 696.6 pM Eeq/g lipid; range 0–12.9 nM). Organochlorine pesticides emerged as candidate chemicals for the estrogenicity of the first pooled fraction, because DDT and derivatives were present in 98.3% of the samples. However, no correlation was found between the concentration of any single chemical and the estrogenicity determined in the bioassay. There may be several reasons for this lack of concordance: (i) the estrogenic effects depicted in the E-Screen bioassay are a consequence of the combined effect of several organohalogens or (ii) the proliferative effect is due to other chemicals not measured. Because additive, synergistic or antagonistic mechanisms may account for the final effect observed in the pooled fractions, the approach proposed in this work is more appropriate for exposure assessment in epidemiological studies than the determination of individual chemicals in human samples.”
eco maori 26

16 August 2018 at 8:30 am

Good morning Newshub The professor John is correct we need to slow down OUR alcohol consumption down teach te mokopuna’s that its ok to have a couple of drinks and that its stupid to have 12 drinks this will save a lot of lives and mone .
Many thank’s to the Government for passing a law making it so only Kiwi’s can buy houses or property the stats are not showing the true foreign amout of foreign buy’s%
also tangata whenua would be exclude from buying house’s in 20 years if there were no changes . This law change is part on national security Big mone could shut most Kiwi’s out of the market they pay more for the property than Kiwi farmers can earn from the property to service a mortgage viably even with capital gain’s include in the math Many Thanks to OUR government .
I’m staying out of the teacher’s debate .
Getting ride of single use plastic bag’s is just the start of OUR movement to a environmentally sustainable Aotearoa and Papatuanuku we have to change OUR whole way of thinking and life . Ka kite ano .
eco maori 27

16 August 2018 at 9:50 am

This is amazes me we have all the evangelicals that hold onto there bible’s and they back a society systems that doesn’t care for all the people in there society .
The wealthy have impunity they can basically do what ever break laws and use the mountains of money to get off crimes and bend the laws of the land to give them more money .Im sure that there Bibles have scripts that say that that behavior is a sin in the bibles values .They think its ok to have people dying on the streets or being killed by armies around the world . Eco Maori tau toko
Elizabeth Warren, the Massachusetts senator tiped Democratic presidential candidate in 2020, has unveiled new plans for legislation aimed at reining in big corporations, redistributing wealth, and giving workers and local communities a bigger say. The link is below

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/aug/15/elizabeth-warren-accountable-capitalism-act-richest-companies Ka kite ano
eco maori 28

16 August 2018 at 12:50 pm

I dissagree with this person’s distraction on the real issue’s of human obesity he is most likely payed from someone who is part of the sugar industry for his distorted reality. So be it that’s the way of Papatuanuku at the minute .
The Big Picture is that sugar is the main cause of OUR obesity problems full stop .
Look at all the negative storys on salt about it beening bad for heart problem’s.
The thing about the salt industry is 2 to 3 company’s can not take control of salt why because we can just get seawater evaporate the water and walar we have salt and because of this fact we get to hear all the true facts about salt .
With the sugar industry 2 to 3 players control the product and control the fact’s and story’s that get published about sugar its a bad product that should be taxed out of reach of the common poor tangata of Papatuanuku link below ka kite ano
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/aug/15/age-of-obesity-shaming-overweight-people

We’re in a new age of obesity. How did it happen? You’d be surprised
George Monbiot
George Monbiot P.S Its about how easy it is to consume 2200 calories now with all the sugar in our food and drinks compared to yesteryear’s
eco maori 29

16 August 2018 at 5:06 pm

Look’s like the Judges hand out warrants to the{ undercover sandfly YEA RIGHT ] at there wim I just sent a email to the ceo of the Rotorua hosptial and got 1 phone call and nothing I will forward my complaint to the Health & Disability Commissioner and Eco Maori will see how second class people are treated in New Zealand this will all go towards my Waitangi Tribunal court case thank you sandflys for more evidance muppets
Ka kite ano P.S mean while my moko is still in pain I just want the Rotorua Hosptial to do there Job and scan her kidneys
eco maori 30

16 August 2018 at 5:35 pm

A link to back up my claims of warrents being handed out to cover there m8 ass the 00.1 % and the sandflys link below Ka kite ano

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/106019115/jonathan-milne-why-this-gagging-order-is-a-bridge-too-far Ana to kai
eco maori 31

16 August 2018 at 5:51 pm

More links about the 00.1 % making the laws to protect them first and for most’s
Link Below Ka kite ano

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/105975362/law-society-superinjunction-overturned-allowing-disclosure-of-sexual-harassment-case ana to kai
eco maori 32

16 August 2018 at 6:41 pm

Good evening Newshub I agree that the government and Opposition party should work together to fix our construction industry .
Wow some people have know morels or respect of our old people the assault of people in rest homes is shocking .
Lets hope we don’t get a bad fire season like what our Australian cousin are fighting at the minute hope no people are lost .
That was a good out come for the Whale in Chilly it got cut free of the ropes that were tangled in free willy from Chilly was it there Navy diver’s that did that great job ka pai.
Eco say’s that all the Navy’s and armed forces around Papatuanuku should be turned into conservationist and humanitarian work.
Ka kite ano P.S I try to keep my difficulties with the undercover sandfly’s tone down but this has been brewing all day
eco maori 33

16 August 2018 at 7:23 pm

The Crowd Goes Wild James & Makere That’s awesome that Steven Adam’s has a charity that looks after alot of mokopuna’s sports future aspirations Ka pai.
That’s cool wahine Rugby the fastest growing sport on Papatuanuku
Wairangi that was cool you and Steven playing basketball with the mokopuna’s
sports is good for there wairua .
P.S I thought Mark & Mull’s were going to start wrestling lol

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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 ...
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4 days ago

How to Become a Race Car Driver: A Comprehensive Guide
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 ...
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4 days ago

How Many Cars Are There in the World in 2023? An Exploration of Global Automotive Statistics
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 ...
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4 days ago

How Long Does It Take for Car Inspection?
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 ...
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4 days ago

Who Makes Mazda Cars?
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 ...
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4 days ago

How Often to Replace Your Car Battery A Comprehensive Guide
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 ...
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4 days ago

Can You Register a Car Without a License?
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 Rule If you are under 18 years old: In some states, you can register a car in your name even if you do not ...
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4 days ago

Mazda: A Comprehensive Evaluation of Reliability, Value, and Performance
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, ...
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4 days ago

What Are Struts on a Car?
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 ...
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4 days ago

What Does Car Registration Look Like: A Comprehensive Guide
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 ...
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4 days ago

How to Share Computer Audio on Zoom
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 ...
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4 days ago

How Long Does It Take to Build a Computer?
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 ...
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4 days ago

How to Put Your Computer to Sleep
Sleep mode is a power-saving state that allows your computer to quickly resume operation without having to boot up from scratch. This can be useful if you need to step away from your computer for a short period of time but don’t want to shut it down completely. There are ...
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4 days ago

What is Computer-Assisted Translation (CAT)?
Introduction Computer-Assisted Translation (CAT) has revolutionized the field of translation by harnessing the power of technology to assist human translators in their work. This innovative approach combines specialized software with human expertise to improve the efficiency, accuracy, and consistency of translations. In this comprehensive article, we will delve into the ...
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4 days ago

iPad vs. Tablet Computers A Comprehensive Guide to Differences
In today’s digital age, mobile devices have become an indispensable part of our daily lives. Among the vast array of portable computing options available, iPads and tablet computers stand out as two prominent contenders. While both offer similar functionalities, there are subtle yet significant differences between these two devices. This ...
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4 days ago

How Are Computers Made?
A computer is an electronic device that can be programmed to carry out a set of instructions. The basic components of a computer are the processor, memory, storage, input devices, and output devices. The Processor The processor, also known as the central processing unit (CPU), is the brain of the ...
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4 days ago

How to Add Voice Memos from iPhone to Computer
Voice Memos is a convenient app on your iPhone that allows you to quickly record and store audio snippets. These recordings can be useful for a variety of purposes, such as taking notes, capturing ideas, or recording interviews. While you can listen to your voice memos on your iPhone, you ...
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4 days ago

Why My Laptop Screen Has Lines on It: A Comprehensive Guide
Laptop screens are essential for interacting with our devices and accessing information. However, when lines appear on the screen, it can be frustrating and disrupt productivity. Understanding the underlying causes of these lines is crucial for finding effective solutions. Types of Screen Lines Horizontal lines: Also known as scan ...
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4 days ago

How to Right-Click on a Laptop
Right-clicking is a common and essential computer operation that allows users to access additional options and settings. While most desktop computers have dedicated right-click buttons on their mice, laptops often do not have these buttons due to space limitations. This article will provide a comprehensive guide on how to right-click ...
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4 days ago

Where is the Power Button on an ASUS Laptop?
Powering up and shutting down your ASUS laptop is an essential task for any laptop user. Locating the power button can sometimes be a hassle, especially if you’re new to ASUS laptops. This article will provide a comprehensive guide on where to find the power button on different ASUS laptop ...
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4 days ago

How to Start a Dell Laptop: A Comprehensive Guide
Dell laptops are renowned for their reliability, performance, and versatility. Whether you’re a student, a professional, or just someone who needs a reliable computing device, a Dell laptop can meet your needs. However, if you’re new to Dell laptops, you may be wondering how to get started. In this comprehensive ...
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4 days ago

Bryce Edwards: Serious populist discontent is bubbling up in New Zealand
Two-thirds of the country think that “New Zealand’s economy is rigged to advantage the rich and powerful”. They also believe that “New Zealand needs a strong leader to take the country back from the rich and powerful”. These are just two of a handful of stunning new survey results released ...
Democracy ProjectBy bryce.edwards
4 days ago

How to Take a Screenshot on an Asus Laptop A Comprehensive Guide with Detailed Instructions and Illu...
In today’s digital world, screenshots have become an indispensable tool for communication and documentation. Whether you need to capture an important email, preserve a website page, or share an error message, screenshots allow you to quickly and easily preserve digital information. If you’re an Asus laptop user, there are several ...
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4 days ago

How to Factory Reset Gateway Laptop A Comprehensive Guide
A factory reset restores your Gateway laptop to its original factory settings, erasing all data, apps, and personalizations. This can be necessary to resolve software issues, remove viruses, or prepare your laptop for sale or transfer. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to factory reset your Gateway laptop: Method 1: ...
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4 days ago

The Folly Of Impermanence.
“You talking about me?” The neoliberal denigration of the past was nowhere more unrelenting than in its depiction of the public service. The Post Office and the Railways were held up as being both irremediably inefficient and scandalously over-manned. Playwright Roger Hall’s “Glide Time” caricatures were presented as accurate depictions of ...
Bowalley Road
4 days ago

A crisis of ambition
Roger Partridge writes – When the Coalition Government took office last October, it inherited a country on a precipice. With persistent inflation, decades of insipid productivity growth and crises in healthcare, education, housing and law and order, it is no exaggeration to suggest New Zealand’s first-world status was ...
Point of OrderBy poonzteam5443
4 days ago

Have 308 people in the Education Ministry’s Curriculum Development Team spent over $100m on a 60-p...
Rob MacCulloch writes – In 2022, the Curriculum Centre at the Ministry of Education employed 308 staff, according to an Official Information Request. Earlier this week it was announced 202 of those staff were being cut. When you look up “The New Zealand Curriculum” on the Ministry of ...
Point of OrderBy poonzteam5443
4 days ago

'This bill is dangerous for the environment and our democracy'
Chris Bishop’s bill has stirred up a hornets nest of opposition. Photo: Lynn Grieveson for The KākāTL;DR: The six things that stood out to me in Aotearoa’s political economy around housing, poverty and climate from the last day included:A crescendo of opposition to the Government’s Fast Track Approvals Bill is ...
The KakaBy Bernard Hickey
4 days ago

The Bank of our Tamariki and Mokopuna.
Monday left me brokenTuesday, I was through with hopingWednesday, my empty arms were openThursday, waiting for love, waiting for loveThe end of another week that left many of us asking WTF? What on earth has NZ gotten itself into and how on earth could people have voluntarily signed up for ...
Nick’s KōreroBy Nick Rockel
4 days ago

The worth of it all
Hello! Here comes the Saturday edition of More Than A Feilding, catching you up on the past week’s editions.State of humanity, 20242024, it feels, keeps presenting us with ever more challenges, ever more dismay.Do you give up yet? It seems to ask.No? How about this? Or this?How about this?Full story Share ...
More Than A FeildingBy David Slack
4 days ago

What is the Hardest Sport in the World?
Determining the hardest sport in the world is a subjective matter, as the difficulty level can vary depending on individual abilities, physical attributes, and experience. However, based on various factors including physical demands, technical skills, mental fortitude, and overall accomplishment, here is an exploration of some of the most challenging ...
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4 days ago

What is the Most Expensive Sport?
The allure of sport transcends age, culture, and geographical boundaries. It captivates hearts, ignites passions, and provides unparalleled entertainment. Behind the spectacle, however, lies a fascinating world of financial investment and expenditure. Among the vast array of competitive pursuits, one question looms large: which sport carries the hefty title of ...
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4 days ago

Pickleball On the Cusp of Olympic Glory
Introduction Pickleball, a rapidly growing paddle sport, has captured the hearts and imaginations of millions around the world. Its blend of tennis, badminton, and table tennis elements has made it a favorite among players of all ages and skill levels. As the sport’s popularity continues to surge, the question on ...
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4 days ago

The Origin and Evolution of Soccer Unveiling the Genius Behind the World’s Most Popular Sport
Abstract: Soccer, the global phenomenon captivating millions worldwide, has a rich history that spans centuries. Its origins trace back to ancient civilizations, but the modern version we know and love emerged through a complex interplay of cultural influences and innovations. This article delves into the fascinating journey of soccer’s evolution, ...
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4 days ago

How Much to Tint Car Windows A Comprehensive Guide
Tinting car windows offers numerous benefits, including enhanced privacy, reduced glare, UV protection, and a more stylish look for your vehicle. However, the cost of window tinting can vary significantly depending on several factors. This article provides a comprehensive guide to help you understand how much you can expect to ...
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4 days ago

Why Does My Car Smell Like Gas? A Comprehensive Guide to Diagnosing and Fixing the Issue
The pungent smell of gasoline in your car can be an alarming and potentially dangerous problem. Not only is the odor unpleasant, but it can also indicate a serious issue with your vehicle’s fuel system. In this article, we will explore the various reasons why your car may smell like ...
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4 days ago

How to Remove Tree Sap from Car A Comprehensive Guide
Tree sap can be a sticky, unsightly mess on your car’s exterior. It can be difficult to remove, but with the right techniques and products, you can restore your car to its former glory. Understanding Tree Sap Tree sap is a thick, viscous liquid produced by trees to seal wounds ...
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4 days ago

How Much Paint Do You Need to Paint a Car?
The amount of paint needed to paint a car depends on a number of factors, including the size of the car, the number of coats you plan to apply, and the type of paint you are using. In general, you will need between 1 and 2 gallons of paint for ...
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4 days ago

Can You Jump a Car in the Rain? Safety Precautions and Essential Steps
Jump-starting a car is a common task that can be performed even in adverse weather conditions like rain. However, safety precautions and proper techniques are crucial to avoid potential hazards. This comprehensive guide will provide detailed instructions on how to safely jump a car in the rain, ensuring both your ...
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4 days ago

Can taxpayers be confident PIJF cash was spent wisely?
Graham Adams writes about the $55m media fund — When Patrick Gower was asked by Mike Hosking last week what he would say to the many Newstalk ZB callers who allege the Labour government bribed media with $55 million of taxpayers’ money via the Public Interest Journalism Fund — and ...
Point of OrderBy gadams1000
4 days ago

EGU2024 – An intense week of joining sessions virtually
Note: this blog post has been put together over the course of the week I followed the happenings at the conference virtually. Should recordings of the Great Debates and possibly Union Symposia mentioned below, be released sometime after the conference ends, I'll include links to the ones I participated in. ...
Skeptical Science
4 days ago

Submission on “Fast Track Approvals Bill”
The following was my submission made on the “Fast Track Approvals Bill”. This potential law will give three Ministers unchecked powers, un-paralled since the days of Robert Muldoon’s “Think Big” projects.The submission is written a bit tongue-in-cheek. But it’s irreverent because the FTAB is in itself not worthy of respect. ...
Frankly SpeakingBy Frank Macskasy
5 days ago

The Case for a Universal Family Benefit
One Could Reduce Child Poverty At No Fiscal CostFollowing the Richardson/Shipley 1990 ‘redesign of the welfare state’ – which eliminated the universal Family Benefit and doubled the rate of child poverty – various income supplements for families have been added, the best known being ‘Working for Families’, introduced in 2005. ...
PunditBy Brian Easton
5 days ago

A who’s who of New Zealand’s dodgiest companies
Submissions on National's corrupt Muldoonist fast-track law are due today (have you submitted?), and just hours before they close, Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop has been forced to release the list of companies he invited to apply. I've spent the last hour going through it in an epic thread of bleats, ...
No Right TurnBy Idiot/Savant
5 days ago

On Lee’s watch, Economic Development seems to be stuck on scoring points from promoting sporting e...
Buzz from the Beehive A few days ago, Point of Order suggested the media must be musing “on why Melissa is mute”. Our article reported that people working in the beleaguered media industry have cause to yearn for a minister as busy as Melissa Lee’s ministerial colleagues and we drew ...
Point of OrderBy Bob Edlin
5 days ago

New Zealand has never been closed for business
1. What was The Curse of Jim Bolger?a. Winston Peters b. Soon after shaking his hand, world leaders would mysteriously lose office or shuffle off this mortal coilc. Could never shake off the Mother of All Budgetsd. Dandruff2. True or false? The Chairman of a Kiwi export business has asked the ...
More Than A FeildingBy David Slack
5 days ago

Stop the panic – we’ve been here before
Jack Vowles writes – New Zealand is said to be suffering from ‘serious populist discontent’. An IPSOS MORI survey has reported that we have an increasing preference for strong leaders, think that the economy is rigged toward the rich and powerful, and political elites are ignoring ‘hard-working people’. ...
Point of OrderBy poonzteam5443
5 days ago

Release: Budget blunder shows Nicola Willis could cut recovery funding
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. ...
Labour Blog
16 hours ago

Further environmental mismanagement on the cards
The Government’s resource management reforms will add to the heavy and ever-growing burden this Government is loading on to our environment. ...
Greens
19 hours ago

Release: RMA changes will be a disaster for environment
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 Blog
20 hours ago

Release: Labour supports urgent changes to emergency management system
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. ...
Labour Blog
21 hours ago

Release: Labour calls for New Zealand to recognise Palestine
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. ...
Labour Blog
2 days ago

Release: Three strikes law political posturing of worst kind
The Government is bringing back a law that has little evidential backing just to look tough, Labour justice spokesperson Duncan Webb said. ...
Labour Blog
2 days ago

Release: Government cuts unbelievably target child exploitation, violent extremism, ports and airpor...
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. ...
Labour Blog
2 days ago

Three strikes has failed before and will fail again
Resurrecting the archaic three-strikes legislation is an unwelcome return to a failed American-style approach to justice. ...
Greens
2 days ago

Release: Environmental protection vital, not ‘onerous’
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. ...
Labour Blog
2 days ago

Release: Govt cuts doctors and nurses in hiring freeze
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. ...
Labour Blog
5 days ago

Fast-track submissions period must be extended
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. ...
Greens
5 days ago

Release: Progress on climate will be undone by Govt
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. ...
Labour Blog
5 days ago

Release: Dark day for Kiwi kids as a third of Govt cuts affect them
News that 1000 jobs at the Ministry of Education and Oranga Tamariki could go is devastating for future generations of New Zealanders. ...
Labour Blog
7 days ago

Release: Alarm as Government signals further blow to school lunches
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. ...
Labour Blog
7 days ago

Release: Quick, submit – stop Govt’s dodgy approvals bill
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. ...
Labour Blog
1 week ago

Government throws coal on the climate crisis fire
The Government’s policy announced today to ease consenting for coal mining will have a lasting impact across generations. ...
Greens
1 week ago

Release: Public transport costs to double as National looks at unaffordable roading project instead
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. ...
Labour Blog
1 week ago

Release: Cost of living in Auckland still not a priority
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. ...
Labour Blog
1 week ago

Greens look to fast-track submissions on harmful law
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. ...
Greens
2 weeks ago

Release: Govt should stop making people’s lives harder and build more homes
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. ...
Labour Blog
2 weeks ago

Release: Melissa Lee missing in action on media
The action Melissa Lee promised to protect democracy and the media sector is missing, Media and Communications spokesperson Willie Jackson said. ...
Labour Blog
2 weeks ago

Landlord Government leaves little hope for renters
The Government’s announcement on tenancy rules prove that it does not care about renters. ...
Greens
2 weeks ago

Opportunity to build a more sustainable economy
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. ...
Greens
2 weeks ago

Significant step forward in fixing cruel and unjust past
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. ...
Greens
2 weeks ago

Missed opportunity but NZ will surely one day recognise the right to a sustainable environment
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. ...
Greens
2 weeks ago

Release: Don’t cut our lunches – clear message sent to Government
Tens of thousands of people are demanding the Government commits to fully funding free and healthy school lunches. ...
Labour Blog
2 weeks ago

Release: Govt makes U-turn on Suicide Prevention Office
Labour welcomes the Government’s U-turn on the closure of the Suicide Prevention Office, says Labour Mental Health spokesperson Ingrid Leary. ...
Labour Blog
2 weeks ago

CCC issues warning over further climate delay
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. ...
Greens
2 weeks ago

Luxon targets lame and lousy example of leadership
If talk is cheap, Chris Luxon’s “targets” are bankrupt. ...
Greens
2 weeks ago

Luxon targets are lousy example of leadership
If talk is cheap, Chris Luxon’s “targets” are bankrupt. ...
Greens
2 weeks ago

Release: Commitment to disability communities missing from Govt priorities
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. ...
Labour Blog
2 weeks ago

Methane target review is dangerous duplication
The Government’s newly announced review of methane emissions reduction targets hints at its desire to delay Aotearoa New Zealand’s urgent transition to a climate safe future, the Green Party said. ...
Greens
3 weeks ago

Release: Government must commit to school building project for disabled students
The Government must commit to the Maitai School building project for students with high and complex needs, to ensure disabled students from the top of the South Island have somewhere to learn. ...
Labour Blog
3 weeks ago

Release: National must take mental health seriously
Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey and his Government colleagues have made a meal of their mental health commitments, showing how flimsy their efforts to champion the issue truly are, says Labour Mental Health spokesperson Ingrid Leary. ...
Labour Blog
3 weeks ago

Referendums for Māori wards a racist step backwards
The Government's imposed referendum on Māori wards is a racist step backwards for Māori representation, and disregards Te Tiriti o Waitangi. ...
Greens
3 weeks ago

Release: Job losses at Health not worth it for tax cuts
New Zealand will feel the harm of the National Government’s reckless cuts to jobs at the health ministry for generations, says Ayesha Verrall. ...
Labour Blog
3 weeks ago

Minister welcomes hydrogen milestone
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 ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
15 hours ago

Urgent changes to system through first RMA Amendment Bill
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 ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
22 hours ago

Overseas decommissioning models considered
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 ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
22 hours ago

Release of North Island Severe Weather Event Inquiry
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 ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
23 hours ago

Justice Minister to attend Human Rights Council
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 ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
2 days ago

Patterson reopens world’s largest wool scouring facility
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 ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
2 days ago

Speech to the Southland Otago Regional Engineering Collective Summit, 18 April 2024
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 ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
2 days ago

Government to introduce revised Three Strikes law
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 ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
2 days ago

New diplomatic appointments
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 ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
2 days ago

Humanitarian support for Ethiopia and Somalia
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 ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
2 days ago

Arts Minister congratulates Mataaho Collective
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 ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
3 days ago

Supporting better financial outcomes for Kiwis
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 ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
3 days ago

Trade relationship with China remains strong
“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 ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
3 days ago

PM’s South East Asia mission does the business
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 ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
4 days ago

$41m to support clean energy in South East Asia
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 ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
5 days ago

Minister releases Fast-track stakeholder list
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 ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
5 days ago

Judicial appointments announced
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 ...
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5 days ago

Education Minister heads to major teaching summit in Singapore
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 ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
5 days ago

Value of stopbank project proven during cyclone
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 ...
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5 days ago

Anzac commemorations, Türkiye relationship focus of visit
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 ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
5 days ago

Minister to Europe for OECD meeting, Anzac Day
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 ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
5 days ago

Comprehensive Partnership the goal for NZ and the Philippines
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 ...
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5 days ago

Government commits $20m to Westport flood protection
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 ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
6 days ago

Taupō takes pole position
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 ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
6 days ago

Cost of living support for low-income homeowners
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 ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
6 days ago

Government backing mussel spat project
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 - ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
6 days ago

Government focused on getting people into work
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 ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
6 days ago

Clean energy key driver to reducing emissions
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 ...
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6 days ago

Earthquake-prone buildings review brought forward
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 ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
6 days ago

Thailand and NZ to agree to Strategic Partnership
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 ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
7 days ago

Government consults on extending coastal permits for ports
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 ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
7 days ago

Inflation coming down, but more work to do
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 ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
7 days ago

School attendance restored as a priority in health advice
Refreshed health guidance released today will help parents and schools make informed decisions about whether their child needs to be in school, addressing one of the key issues affecting school attendance, says Associate Education Minister David Seymour. In recent years, consistently across all school terms, short-term illness or medical reasons ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
7 days ago

Unnecessary bureaucracy cut in oceans sector
Oceans and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones is streamlining high-level oceans management while maintaining a focus on supporting the sector’s role in the export-led recovery of the economy. “I am working to realise the untapped potential of our fishing and aquaculture sector. To achieve that we need to be smarter with ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
7 days ago

Patterson promoting NZ’s wool sector at International Congress
Associate Agriculture Minister Mark Patterson is speaking at the International Wool Textile Organisation Congress in Adelaide, promoting New Zealand wool, and outlining the coalition Government’s support for the revitalisation the sector. "New Zealand’s wool exports reached $400 million in the year to 30 June 2023, and the coalition Government ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
1 week ago

Removing red tape to help early learners thrive
The Government is making legislative changes to make it easier for new early learning services to be established, and for existing services to operate, Associate Education Minister David Seymour says. The changes involve repealing the network approval provisions that apply when someone wants to establish a new early learning service, ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
1 week ago

RMA changes to cut coal mining consent red tape
Changes to the Resource Management Act will align consenting for coal mining to other forms of mining to reduce barriers that are holding back economic development, Resources Minister Shane Jones says. “The inconsistent treatment of coal mining compared with other extractive activities is burdensome red tape that fails to acknowledge ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
1 week ago

McClay reaffirms strong NZ-China trade relationship
Trade, Agriculture and Forestry Minister Todd McClay has concluded productive discussions with ministerial counterparts in Beijing today, in support of the New Zealand-China trade and economic relationship. “My meeting with Commerce Minister Wang Wentao reaffirmed the complementary nature of the bilateral trade relationship, with our Free Trade Agreement at its ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
1 week ago

Prime Minister Luxon acknowledges legacy of Singapore Prime Minister Lee
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon today paid tribute to Singapore’s outgoing Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Meeting in Singapore today immediately before Prime Minister Lee announced he was stepping down, Prime Minister Luxon warmly acknowledged his counterpart’s almost twenty years as leader, and the enduring legacy he has left for Singapore and South East ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
1 week ago

PMs Luxon and Lee deepen Singapore-NZ ties
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon held a bilateral meeting today with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. While in Singapore as part of his visit to South East Asia this week, Prime Minister Luxon also met with Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and will meet with Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong. During today’s meeting, Prime Minister Luxon ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
1 week ago

Leaked document reveals millions of dollars of cuts at Te Whatu Ora
A leaked document shows the Canterbury/Waitaha arm of health agency Te Whatu Ora is scurrying to save $13.3 million by July. The “financial sustainability target”, which was “allocated” to Waitaha, is consistent with what’s happening in other districts, says Sarah Dalton, executive director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists. ...
NewsroomBy David Williams
2 hours ago

Hiring freeze leaves Oranga Tamariki with no lawyers in Gisborne or Southland
The ministry's lawyers work with vulnerable children across the country, often in the youth and family courts. ...
Radio NZ – political
2 hours ago

Is KiwiBuild finally on its last legs?
A look at the state of the previous government’s affordable housing scheme, and what could come next. Remind me: What’s KiwiBuild again? First announced in 2012, KiwiBuild was a flagship policy of the Labour Party heading into both its 2014 and 2017 election campaigns. With Jacinda Ardern as prime minister, ...
The SpinoffBy Stewart Sowman-Lund
3 hours ago

Labour has forgotten it was in government
Labour in opposition will be shocked to learn which party had six years in power but squandered any chance to make real change. Grant Robertson’s valedictory speech was a predictably entertaining trip down memory lane. The acid-tongued incoming Otago University chancellor administered a sick burn to the coalition government. He ...
The SpinoffBy Hayden Donnell
3 hours ago

Quake rules in for a shake-up
There’s relief for building owners bending under the weight of earthquake strengthening rules – and costs – that came into force seven years ago. Building and Construction Minister Chris Penk has announced a scheduled 2027 review of the earthquake-prone building regulations will now start this year. Owners will also get ...
NewsroomBy Tom Kitchin
3 hours ago

Kiwis are learning how to fight climate change – polls
Bucking a common misconception, NZers no longer say recycling is the most effective action they can take to reduce climate pollution The post Kiwis are learning how to fight climate change – polls appeared first on Newsroom. ...
NewsroomBy Marc Daalder
3 hours ago

Daily crossword, Wednesday 24 April
The post Daily crossword, Wednesday 24 April appeared first on Newsroom. ...
NewsroomBy Newsroom Puzzles
3 hours ago

Child protection decimation a ‘callous razor gang response’
Opinion: It has been announced that nine percent of roles at Oranga Tamariki will be disestablished, presumably to help fund the tax cuts promised by the coalition Government. I am reminded of the graphics used to illustrate pandemic events, where five thousand people are standing in a field and then ...
NewsroomBy Dr Ian Hyslop
3 hours ago

‘Lesser Spotted Kiwi’ survives one of world’s toughest races
After more than two sleepless days, running through savage terrain, Greig Hamilton didn’t know if he was going to finish one of the most gruelling psychological assaults in sport. He was metres away from the finish line, a yellow gate made famous in a Netflix documentary; a race he’d dreamed ...
NewsroomBy Eugene Bingham
3 hours ago

Newsroom daily quiz, Wednesday 24 April
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NewsroomBy Newsroom Puzzles
3 hours ago

‘I was in awe of Germaine Greer’s face, her neck, her hands’
The following interview with former Green Party MP Sue Kedgley came about because she features in the new memoir Hine Toa by activist Ngāhuia te Awekōtuku; the two knew each other at the University of Auckland in the early 70s, when they were both took on leadership roles in the ...
NewsroomBy Steve Braunias
3 hours ago

Can social investment shift the dial on welfare and wellbeing?
Exploring the arguments for and against a social investment approach The post Can social investment shift the dial on welfare and wellbeing? appeared first on Newsroom. ...
NewsroomBy Emma Hatton
3 hours ago

Lessons identified must become lessons learned for emergency preparedness
Opinion: It cost too much, apparently, to implement a ‘common operational picture’ The post Lessons identified must become lessons learned for emergency preparedness appeared first on Newsroom. ...
NewsroomBy Lianne Dalziel
3 hours ago

The state of Taiwan’s silicon shield
Taiwan’s semiconductor industry is seen some as its ‘silicon shield’ against invasion – but how will overseas expansion affect that protection? The post The state of Taiwan’s silicon shield appeared first on Newsroom. ...
NewsroomBy Sam Sachdeva
3 hours ago

Murray Horton: Get tough on Israel – we’ve done it before over spies
COMMENTARY: By Murray Horton New Zealand needs to get tough with Israel. It’s not as if we haven’t done so before. When NZ authorities busted a Mossad operation in Auckland 20 years ago, the government didn’t say: “Oh well, Israel has the right to defend itself.” No, it arrested, prosecuted, ...
Evening ReportBy Asia Pacific Report
7 hours ago

Fiji journalism – starting with the people and ending with the people
NEWSMAKERS: By Vijay Narayan, news director of FijiVillage Blessed to be part of the University of Fiji (UniFiji) faculty to continue to teach and mentor those who want to join our noble profession, and to stand for truth and justice for the people of the country. I was privileged to ...
Evening ReportBy Asia Pacific Report
7 hours ago

Beyond the spin, beyond the handouts, here’s how to get a handle on what’s really happening on b...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Three weeks from now, some of us will be presented with a mountain of budget papers, and just about all of us will get to hear about them on radio, ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
8 hours ago

West Antarctica’s ice sheet was smaller thousands of years ago – here’s why this matters today
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dan Lowry, Ice Sheet & Climate Modeller, GNS Science Hugh Chittock/Antarctica New Zealand, CC BY-SA As the climate warms and Antarctica’s glaciers and ice sheets melt, the resulting rise in sea level has the potential to displace hundreds of millions of ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
9 hours ago

'We can't forget those people': Public sector job cuts not just impacting Wellington
At least 400 of the thousands of jobs on the line so far are outside Wellington, according to the Public Service Association. ...
Radio NZ – political
9 hours ago

'There's no evidence that three strikes reduces crime' – lawyers
The government's plan to reintroduce a three strikes regime is being strongly opposed by lawyers, who argue there is no evidence it reduces crime or helps people rehabilitate. ...
Radio NZ – political
11 hours ago

Elon Musk vs Australia: global content take-down orders can harm the internet if adopted widely
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dan Jerker B. Svantesson, Professor specialising in Internet law, Bond University Do Australian courts have the right to decide what foreign citizens, located overseas, view online on a foreign-owned platform? Anyone inclined to answer “yes” to this question should perhaps also ask ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
13 hours ago

Elon Musk says ‘disc replacement’ worked for him. But evidence this surgery helps chronic pain i...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Giovanni E Ferreira, NHMRC Emerging Leader Research Fellow, Institute of Musculoskeletal Health, University of Sydney Last week in a post on X, owner of the platform Elon Musk recommended people look into disc replacement if they’re experiencing severe neck or back pain. ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
14 hours ago

The NSW treasurer says a slashed share of GST will cost his state $11.9 billion. But where did he ge...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Hayward, Emeritus Professor of Public Policy, RMIT University anek.soowannaphoom/Shutterstock NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey caught the headlines yesterday, courtesy of a blistering speech condemning the latest GST carve-up. New South Wales, he claimed, would be A$11.9 billion worse off over the ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
14 hours ago

Anti-gang laws faces heavy criticism at select committee
While police are "broadly in favour", the government's proposed anti-gang laws are facing pushback from lawyers, rights groups and former gang members. ...
Radio NZ – political
14 hours ago

Anti-gang laws face heavy criticism at select committee
While police are "broadly in favour", the government's proposed anti-gang laws are facing pushback from lawyers, rights groups and former gang members. ...
Radio NZ – political
14 hours ago

PNG’s PM Marape to ‘give hand to his bro’ Albanese on Kokoda Trail
By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has arrived at Kokoda Station, Northern province, at the start of his state visit to Papua New Guinea. Both Albanese and Prime Minister James Marape will meet with the locals and the Northern Provincial government before they begin their ...
Evening ReportBy Asia Pacific Report
16 hours ago

Ministry of Social Development accepts 200 voluntary redundancies – PSA
The Public Service Association says further job cuts are likely. ...
Radio NZ – political
16 hours ago

Many Australians face losing their homes right now. Here’s how the government should help
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Wallace, Professor, School of Politics Economics & Society, Faculty of Business Government & Law, University of Canberra Shutterstock An important principle was invoked by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese last week in defence of the government’s Future Made in Australia industry ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
16 hours ago

French security forces in Nouméa ahead of two opposing marches today
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk Security forces reinforcements were sent from France ahead of two rival marches in the capital Nouméa today, at the same time and only two streets away one from the other. One march, called by Union Calédonienne party (a component of the ...
Evening ReportBy Asia Pacific Report
17 hours ago

Just 1 In 6 Oppose ‘Three Strikes’ – Poll
A poll last August found that just 16% of New Zealanders oppose bringing back the ‘Three Strikes’ law. The nationwide poll of 1,000 New Zealanders was commissioned by Family First NZ and carried out by Curia Market Research. ...
Scoop politics
17 hours ago

Scattergun: After the Death of Rūaumoko reveals the frightening talent of Ana Scotney
The solo show from Ana Scotney is both sprawling and intimate, and a must-see, writes Mad Chapman. In the opening moments of Scattergun: After the Death of Rūaumoko, writer and performer Ana Scotney lays out the groundwork, literally. Silently moving around the square stage, Scotney is not so much dancing ...
The SpinoffBy Madeleine Chapman
17 hours ago

Curious Kids: who makes the words? Who decides what things like ‘trees’ and ‘shoes’ are call...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Burridge, Professor of Linguistics, Monash University Who makes the words? Why are trees called trees and why are shoes called shoes and who makes the names? – Elliot, age 5, Eltham, Victoria Good question Elliot! Let’s start with ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
17 hours ago

We’re only using a fraction of health workers’ skills. This needs to change
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Duckett, Honorary Enterprise Professor, School of Population and Global Health, and Department of General Practice and Primary Care, The University of Melbourne at am Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock Roles of health professionals are still unfortunately often stuck in the past. That is, before the ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
17 hours ago

Malcolm Evans: A new low in NZ media’s record of bias over Palestine
COMMENTARY: By Malcolm Evans Last week’s leaked New York Times staff directive, as to what words can and cannot be used to describe the carnage Israel is raining on Palestinians, is proof positive, since those reports are published verbatim here in New Zealand, that our understanding of the conflict is ...
Evening ReportBy Asia Pacific Report
18 hours ago

New Zealand Survey Finds 65 Percent Agree The Economy Is “rigged To Advantage The Rich And Powerfu...
In the case of New Zealand, the results confirm that there is no popular support for the vicious austerity program being imposed by the National Party-led government, which is backed in all fundamental respects by the opposition Labour Party. ...
Scoop politics
18 hours ago

Is Olivia Rodrigo about to announce a New Zealand show? An investigation
The ‘Vampire’ singer has never visited our part of the world, but that might all be about to change. We assess the evidence. Olivia Rodrigo’s Guts World Tour is pulling in massive crowds as it whips around the US and Europe, even helping to catapult regular supporting act Chappell Roan ...
The SpinoffBy Stewart Sowman-Lund
19 hours ago

Govt Repeal Of Te Mana O Te Wai Condemning Rural Communities To Unsafe Drinking Water – Greenp...
Testing of drinking water in rural Canterbury over the weekend by Greenpeace revealed that several public town supplies were reaching levels of nitrate above 5 mg/L - the threshold which a growing body of scientific evidence has linked to increased ...
Scoop politics
19 hours ago

Vastly bigger than the Black Summer: 84 million hectares of northern Australia burned in 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rohan Fisher, Information Technology for Development Researcher, Charles Darwin University It may come as a surprise to hear 2023 was Australia’s biggest bushfire season in more than a decade. Fires burned across an area eight times as big as the 2019–20 Black ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
19 hours ago

RMA Changes Welcome, But Must Go Further
Responding to the Government’s announcement of changes to resource management laws, Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director, Jordan Williams, said: “These changes are a step in the right direction in terms of removing ideological and unworkable ...
Scoop politics
19 hours ago

Papua New Guinea: Slow Progress On Reforms And Ongoing Restrictions To Freedom Of Expression
More than two years after the Human Rights Council called for the establishment of a national human rights commission, such a body has yet to be formed. ...
Scoop politics
19 hours ago

Familiar laxity on show in Cyclone Gabrielle findings
Comment: An emergency management system with wide variations in performance, significant capability gaps, funding shortfalls and above all a setup that is not meeting the needs of New Zealanders at times of crisis. The Government’s inquiry into the response to Cyclone Gabrielle and other severe weather events in the North ...
NewsroomBy Sam Sachdeva
20 hours ago

Existing roads could be tolled, officials tell Transport Minister Simeon Brown
Simeon Brown is being encouraged to look at charging for existing roads to relieve pressure on transport funding. ...
Radio NZ – political
20 hours ago

Independent Review And Interim Coverage Rates Highlight Successful Census
Approximately five million people will be represented in 2023 Census data – that’s more than 99 percent of the population. ...
Scoop politics
20 hours ago

Is it time for anti-capitalists to embrace shopping? An argument with myself
Welcome to the whirring wonders of one brain trying to align its actions with its beliefs within a system it thinks is evil. My brain has been spiralling in a woke conundrum ever since I found out a bookshop I’ve never been to was shutting down. Good Books, a bookshop ...
The SpinoffBy Gabi Lardies
20 hours ago

The Criminal Bar Association Of New Zealand (CBANZ) Strongly Opposes The Proposed Return Of The Thre...
We repeat our call for criminal justice policy to be based on evidence, something the three strikes regime neglects to recognise – with no evidence that it either reduces crime or assists with rehabilitation. ...
Scoop politics
20 hours ago

No clear winner as lobbying to form next Solomon Islands government intensifies
By Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific editor in Honiara With only four more seats in the 50-member Parliament yet to be officially declared, there is no outright winner in the Solomon Islands elections. As of Monday, the two largest blocs in the winner’s circle, independents and the incumbent Prime Minister Manasseh ...
Evening ReportBy Asia Pacific Report
21 hours ago

Government reveals first changes to Resource Management Act
Farming, mining and other industrial regulations are being scrapped and altered in a reformed RMA. ...
Radio NZ – political
21 hours ago

Space as a tool for change: Inside the innovation of two/fiftyseven
Two/fiftyseven is a multi-purpose space hidden in the heart of Wellington that is paving a way for sustainable building and responsible landlording in Aotearoa and beyond. By 2060 the world is predicted to double its entire building stock, which equates to building an entire New York City every 34 days, ...
The SpinoffBy Claire Mabey
22 hours ago

TrueBliss react to their most iconic Y2K Popstars looks
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The SpinoffBy Alex Casey
22 hours ago

Would you be happy as a long-term single? The answer may depend on your attachment style
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Pepping, Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology, Griffith University Marvin / Shutterstock Are all single people insecure? When we think about people who have been single for a long time, we may assume it’s because single people have insecurities that make ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
23 hours ago

Gone in a puff of smoke: 52,000 sq km of ‘long unburnt’ Australian habitat has vanished in 40 ye...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By William Geary, Lecturer in Quantitative Ecology & Biodiversity Conservation, The University of Melbourne Trismegist san, Shutterstock Landscapes that have escaped fire for decades or centuries tend to harbour vital structures for wildlife, such as tree hollows and large logs. But these ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
23 hours ago

Ecosystems are deeply interconnected – environmental research, policy and management should be too
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Gladstone-Gallagher, Lecturer in Marine Science, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Shutterstock/S Curtis Why are we crossing ecological boundaries that affect Earth’s fundamental life-supporting capacity? Is it because we don’t have enough information about how ecosystems respond to change? Or ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
23 hours ago

What if the Reserve Bank itself has been feeding inflation? An economist explains
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Crocker, PhD Student in Economics, Deakin University Here’s something for the board of the Reserve Bank of Australia to ponder as it meets next month to set interest rates. It has pushed up rates on 13 occasions since it began its ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
23 hours ago

The cost of being: A frugal charity director with two teens and two houses
As part of our series exploring how New Zealanders live and our relationship with money, a charity director outlines how she’s saving for retirement and buying secondhand. Want to be part of The Cost of Being? Fill out the questionnaire here. Gender: Female Age: 45 Ethnicity: Pākehā Role: Charity director, mum of ...
The SpinoffBy The Cost of Being
23 hours ago

Choice and control: people with disability feel safer when they can select their NDIS providers
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sophie Yates, Research Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Many Australians with disability feel on the edge of a precipice right now. Recommendations from the disability royal commission and the NDIS review were released late last year. Now a ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
23 hours ago

Government chalks up ‘tough on crime’ point with resurrected three strikes law
It’s been called a failed experiment and a judicial straightjacket but the government says the revised three strikes law will be a more workable regime, writes Anna Rawhiti-Connell in this excerpt from The Bulletin, The Spinoff’s morning news round-up. To receive The Bulletin in full each weekday, sign up here. Three ...
The SpinoffBy Anna Rawhiti-Connell
24 hours ago

Israeli Ambassador To New Zealand’s Unchallenged On TVNZ Q+A Programme, Allowed To Spread Misinfor...
New Zealand’s Palestinian community and Palestinian Youth Aotearoa are voicing alarm and disappointment with the lack of factual rigour present during the Israeli Ambassador’s appearance as a guest on TVNZ’s Q+A With Jack Tame Sunday (21/04). ...
Scoop politics
1 day ago

Selwyn residents fighting for homes after being told they need to leave them by 2039
And entire community has been told it'll be evicted - but some are feeling stressed and cannot afford to buy anywhere else. ...
Radio NZ – political
1 day ago

Tax cuts: Finance Minister maintains commitment to no extra borrowing
Nicola Wills says tax cuts will be fully funded through reprioritising money and targeted revenue measures - and won't add to inflation. ...
Radio NZ – political
1 day ago

End of Life Choice Act: Changes needed in review, say advocates
Both ACT leader David Seymour, who played a key role in drawing up the assisted dying law, and hospice leaders say it's time the legislation was changed. ...
Radio NZ – political
1 day ago

Have gang numbers really ‘skyrocketed’ in recent years?
Public submissions on proposed gang control laws are being heard today. Rising gang membership has been cited as rationale for a crackdown – but what do we actually know about how many people belong to gangs in New Zealand? What’s all this then? A rise in the number of gang ...
The SpinoffBy Alice Neville
1 day ago

Why Restore Passenger Rail has set its sights on stopping cruise ships
Climate activists are setting their sights on an unpopular target, and hoping to bring lots of the public with them. It’s hard to miss the Majestic Princess: the enormous cruise ship, docked at Auckland’s Prince’s Wharf, looms over the nearby buildings. The ship, which can fit nearly 6,000 people, ...
The SpinoffBy Shanti Mathias
1 day ago

Political donor fails in final appeal over Chinese cultural defence
The Supreme Court rejects a bid to argue a Chinese New Zealander convicted of lying to the SFO did so for cultural reasons The post Political donor fails in final appeal over Chinese cultural defence appeared first on Newsroom. ...
NewsroomBy Tim Murphy
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From ling to liquidation for New Zealand Coastal Seafoods
A former director of the Australia-listed company is asking tough questions about disclosure as local operations are liquidated The post From ling to liquidation for New Zealand Coastal Seafoods appeared first on Newsroom. ...
NewsroomBy Andrew Bevin
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A new kind of city deal
Opinion: Making sure developers, local and central government, and landowners are all on the same page makes sense The post A new kind of city deal appeared first on Newsroom. ...
NewsroomBy Dr Eric Crampton
1 day ago

Newsroom daily quiz, Tuesday 23 April
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NewsroomBy Newsroom Puzzles
1 day ago

Rotorua kuia: ‘I’m disgusted at the investment of my own iwi in a luxury spa’
The following korero between Ngāhuia te Awekōtuku, author of the newly published memoir Hine Toa, one of the year’s most important books, and Dale Husband from e-tangata, was first published in October. It traverses her involvement with the activist group Ngā Tamatoa at Auckland University in the early 1970s, her ...
NewsroomBy Dale Husband
1 day ago

The de-railing of New Zealand
In the 16 years since it was bought by the government for $690 million, KiwiRail has had several overhauls and turnaround plans worth billions of dollars. Its ambitions as a successful, profitable operator of tourism, freight and ferries have often been derailed by disasters from earthquakes to cyclones, mine explosions ...
NewsroomBy Sharon Brettkelly
1 day ago

Daily crossword, Tuesday 23 April
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NewsroomBy Newsroom Puzzles
1 day ago

King of backs begins her Black Ferns reign
Black Ferns trailblazer Kendra Cocksedge was on the verge of tears when her young protégé, Hannah King, unassumingly broke the news. Three-time Rugby World Cup winner Cocksedge and Lincoln agriculture student King meet every few weeks over a hot chocolate, in an enduring mentorship that’s spanned years. “Before we even ...
NewsroomBy Suzanne McFadden
1 day ago

New emergency services radio network plans off-track
A new radio network for emergency responders should already be up and running in Canterbury The post New emergency services radio network plans off-track appeared first on Newsroom. ...
NewsroomBy Emma Hatton
1 day ago

West is best? How we stack up against Australia
Opinion: We’ve kicked the tyres on the perception NZ’s economy is in a parlous state compared to Australia. We take a quick tour of relative trends in GDP, housing markets, labour markets, trade, the fiscal situation, and the outlooks for inflation and interest rates. We find the cyclical positions of ...
NewsroomBy Mike Jones
1 day ago

NZ’s Foreign Minister Winston Peters ‘defers’ recognition of Palestine
By Russell Palmer, RNZ News digital political journalist New Zealand’s Foreign Minister Winston Peters is putting off recognition of Palestine as a state, despite opposition Labour’s formal request that he make the move. Peters said diplomatic recognition of Palestine was a matter of “when not if”, but doing so now ...
Evening ReportBy Asia Pacific Report
1 day ago

Three strikes 'political posturing' with 'grossly unfair results' – opposi...
The opposition has laid into the government's plan to reintroduce a "three strikes" regime, saying it's inequitable and there's very little evidence it works. ...
Radio NZ – political
1 day ago

High Court reserves decision on Waitangi Tribunal summons to Minister for Children Karen Chhour
The Crown claims the Tribunal has acted in an unlawful and coercive manner, despite having the authority to summons Karen Chhour. ...
Radio NZ – political
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