What an excellent article, thanks for posting Sacha.
This bit speaks volumes…..
“How do media narratives get formed? Ideology is part of it. Ideology is manifested in certain assumptions that the mainstream media tends to share with its corporate owners.”
The long list of our new governments achievements since taking office at the end of the article makes me feel very proud. Well done coalition, well done.
Stacey Kirk in STUFF this morning is a classic example. “Ardern’s toughest test yet”. Laced with the notion that she really might not be up to this foreign diplomacy business?
and “Stacey Kirk: Jacinda Ardern can count trade mission a success barring no late disasters”
lol, the disaster is just around the corner apparently, and no we can’t write an opinion piece congratulating her that would be an endorsement, we only did that with Key.
Actually Scott, I thought the same ’till I read it. It came through that Stacey admires how Jacinda has performed, especially her speech to the university climate student’s conference. Also she felt Jacinda had succeeded in her goals. The heading possibly put up by some sub editor?
Jacinda Ardern has members in her coalition cabinet that have obviously a lot more experience and she cannot therefore be expected to be such an authoritative “Iron Lady” leader as Helen Clark. Jacinda Ardern as PM does bring a particular boldness though and her strengths are the highly developed negotiation skills she has already exhibited. I would view her leadership style as more affiliative and democratic.
And yes that is a good read from Campbell, quite a few in the media are going to have to change that negative narrative or face looking pretty stupid in the coming future.
Do you reckon? I think it’s far more likely they will just persist with the narrative they’ve chosen and resort to more and more crazy ways to re-in force it in the face of contrasting evidence.
Like getting rid of credible journalists and replacing them with the ramblings of a National party loving wingnut radio shock jock re-published as an “opinion piece” on the front page ever single day?
he doesnt appear on the front page of the newspaper.
The online version has dynamic placing, if YOU like political stories thay put that first if you generally like sports they will get higher placing.
Its all done through cookies, currently NZH has around 60+ cookies every time you open an online page
Yes Kat, I agree. Claire Trevitt was grudgingly admiring her adept handling of Macron and her obviously friendly contact with Trudeau again, pointing out they are of the same generation. She admitted Jacinda appeared to have met her goal in Trade.
Patricia, it is going to be a hard swallow for some of these commentators. Watching them backtrack on all the negative narrative should be entertaining at least. Is that old croak Soper still grounded, maybe we should thank Trump for that.
So pleased you raised Soper, Kat, as I was reluctant to post this update of my own accord having been frowned upon in the last few days for raising it in the first place on Sunday. LOL.
The Spinoff has a wonderful update – a live blog – on the ongoing reprecussions of the Soper grounding. Mike Hosking and Kate Hawkesby, that husband-wife team of top renown even get in on the act – as does Amnesty NZ.
Does any1 know if there is still a 4th Estate Club?
Years ago there used to be a bar above a business in Hobson St where the likes of the raspy-voiced angry men would go and get pissed.
Do they just frequent trendy bars these days?
Nah, the raspy-voiced angry men are almost all gone now. The very odd dinosaur remains – Soper – but mostly some got into PR for corporates, some became right wing press secretaries, a few eek out a hard scrabble living on piece rates, others went completely loopy and set up libertarian websites dedicated to masturbation, and the rest have been pensioned off to occasionally surface on Jim Mora’s panel as curiosities of a past age.
That Hobson Street memory goes back a long way, OWTim!
I am pretty sure that females are now the predominant gender (no offence intended; I am one) in the Parliamentary Press Gallery now days, and home cooking (cakes etc) and wine in the office are quite frequent occurrences, as are cafes (eg Astoria) and wine bars, Back Benchers etc – and gyms.
Dogs also seem very popular pets with them (eg Andrea Vance, Chris Bramwell and others – exception being Katie Bradford), especially as the new Speaker is a big fan of dogs as well as babies, and fur babies are sometimes now seen “within the precinct”.
Twitter – rather than Google – is your friend on this type of (useless) trivia.
How interesting! It was before my time but I have heard or read about the the club and the bar. Would love to hear more – eg time period, who attended etc if you can or can head me in the right direction to find out more.
The names are now a blur except Sanctary’s ideas about where they’ve ended up is most likely on the mark.
I’m more familiar with people that staffed the old Dom reading room in Wellington.
“Let’s relentlessly attack the new government for over a month to build a narrative that is flusteringly incompetent then commission a poll then use a bovinely stupid and selective FPP interpretation of that poll to add to the relentless attacks on this flusteringly incompetent government.”
ah but we musn’t let the facts undermine the narrative…shame on you Swordfish, you should be much more like Mr Espiner and have slippery fish write your script.
54:44 and still described as a ‘poll backlash ‘ by Hosking.
To ensure we know how biased he is, he describes the government as ‘shambolic’ and ‘amateurish’.
Must be in a bad mood after crashing his car.
Yes its an irony for the msm in that “actually” the honeymoon for the coalition “govt” is trucking along quite nicely. Guess they will be keeping that quiet for awhile.
From a new government perspective in contrast to nationals first term not great, pm only at 37pc not great I agree it’s not take a pill time but let’s not over play it, it’s not great either with trend going wrong way, support parties perilous close to 5pc , it all feels rather tenuous and things could slide very quickly if economy turns down, likewise oil gas exploration decision is not in these numbers Also agree Simon numbers not great but party holding up which is a key difference from cunners, shearer, and Andy leadership stints
Anybody else had an offer to install google opinion rewards just appear on their android? Would this be an attempt to compete with personal preference and psychometric data collection a la facebook. Big data of this sort is big money when sold to the likes of Cambridge Analytica.
I am curious (and ignorant) whether phones are intrinsically more prone to these kinds of attempts than PCs or whether they’re specifically more targeted? Also, how many phone users have installed AV software on their phones?
Not had it, but I assume “opinion rewards” maens some sort of paymet/reward token? Probably F-all per response, but more than CA ever offered for their snooping.
Bridges (Nat) 2018 … next poll … Nat up 1 point
(down 0.4 points on Election … but up 1 point on previous CB)
Bridges, incidentally, has débuted on a lower Preferred PM rating than English did in 2001 (so … a kind of early Bill English but without the charisma)
Like their candidate for Northcote National seem to be specialising in self-described self-made masters of the universe types with a braying voice, an oil slick on their head, brightly polished shoes and an ill-fitting tight suit.
“It is interesting to compare how this Government is doing compared to the previous one at the same time. How does April 2017 and April 2009 compare poll wise.
Main governing party – 43% in 2017 and 57% in 2009
Main opposition party – 44% in 2017 and 31% in 2009
PM as Preferred PM – 37% in 2017 and 51% in 2009
Opposition Leader as Preferred PM – 10% in 2017 and 6% in 2009”
I do like your link as it doesn’t just point to one specific article but to the whole collective works. But I do realise National supporters like big data and lots of hysterical arm-waving and don’t cope well with specifics, detail, nuance, or context.
(1) 2018 Left / Govt Bloc support divided among 3 Parties
…. 2009 Right / Govt Bloc support very tightly coalesces around Nats
(2) Broad consensus after 2011 Election that 2009-2011 Polls overstated Nat support
(3) Ardern Govt’s lead over Oppo greater than that enjoyed by Clark Govt at comparable point in First Term (2000’s Winter of Discontent was on its way)
(4) Ardern’s Preferred PM trajectory similar to Clark’s after 1999 Election.
We’ve had 14 Prime Ministers since regular polling commenced in 1969: and Ardern is already out-rating 10 of her 13 immediate predecessors. Only Muldoon, Clark and Key were more popular (and with Muldoon, this was only in the relatively brief period when he reached his apex).
(5) Bridges débuting slightly better than one of the lowest ever rating Oppo leaders (Goff) but appreciably worse than 2001 Bill English (remember Nat historic defeat 02 ?) is possibly nothing to crow about.
Comparing the “we buy all our friends” Nats with “we look after all our friends” Labour, the current poll results do encourage both parties to do the right thing for the long term and pass a reduction in the party threshold in accrdance with the Commission recommendation – it is perhaps an indication of a slight tilt by the media that I cannot recall any articles such as the following at the time National rejected that change: https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/no-reason-limit-voter-choices-stable-democratic-country
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she’s buoyed by a poll showing support for the coalition Government has grown since election night, despite a drop for Labour.
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“Ultimately I see these numbers as support for the coalition Government because as I say, they’ve grown since election night and that’s the kind of trajectory I’m looking for and interested in.”
Although the latest poll shows a five-point drop for Labour, its last poll at 48 per cent seemed unusually high.
Ardern appeared unconcerned by the latest result.
“As I said when that last poll came out, and Labour was on 48 per cent, I expressed some cynicism as to whether that reflected reality. I think this one is a little bit closer to what’s happening on the ground.”
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Speaking to TVNZ this morning, Labour’s deputy leader and acting Prime Minister Kelvin Davis said coalition support was strong on 54 per cent, but Bridges should be concerned.
“The result, I think, should be worrying Simon Bridges in that he’s debuted on 10 per cent, when Jacinda became Prime Minister she debuted on 26 per cent.
“He needs to be looking over his shoulder because we know Amy Adams and Judith Collins are probably rubbing their hands together with glee.”
“This joint Technical Alert (TA) is the result of analytic efforts between the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). This TA provides information on the worldwide cyber exploitation of network infrastructure devices (e.g., router, switch, firewall, Network-based Intrusion Detection System (NIDS) devices) by Russian state-sponsored cyber actors. Targets are primarily government and private-sector organizations, critical infrastructure providers, and the Internet service providers (ISPs) supporting these sectors. This report contains technical details on the tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) used by Russian state-sponsored cyber actors to compromise victims. Victims were identified through a coordinated series of actions between U.S. and international partners.
This report builds on previous DHS reporting and advisories from the United Kingdom, Australia, and the European Union. [1-5] This report contains indicators of compromise (IOCs) and contextual information regarding observed behaviors on the networks of compromised victims.
FBI has high confidence that Russian state-sponsored cyber actors are using compromised routers to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks to support espionage, extract intellectual property, maintain persistent access to victim networks, and potentially lay a foundation for future offensive operations.”
Worth reading the whole thing, in terms of impact, weaponisation, and command and control from Russia.
Looks like it will be worth reading. There has been some large scale activity in cyber infrastructure over the last decade, from the US and just about every larger power. But the only obvious active usages that I am aware of from state actors have been the US/Israeli attempt on Irans nucs program and the a series of ones on small neighbors (especially the Ukraine, but also other Baltic states and Georgia).
But when I’m observing activity from what I see on my net side the activity levels from Russia is still pretty damn high. Accounts for about 10% of the total net load on my servers. While threats from other regions have diminished over time (China for instance is way down, and the US server farms are obviously getting better managed), Russian server probes don’t.
Yes even on the minor web site I manage for a local organisation here, the number of visits from St Petersburg is amazing. Might be because it has “Thames” in the name.
Definitely worth keeping abreast of the actual people charged with defending our digital realms.
Now that you are out of the Forces, I hope you keep abreast of the published defence analyses from EU, British, and US digital defence institutions and forums.
Here’s one I cited a few months back, and most of its points are still highly relevant to today’s context:
Yes would like to contribute more to The Standard with financial donations and also posts on Defence, Aid, Peacekeeping, ANZAC Day, Trade and Climate charge on Defence and HADR. But need to short out my gramma,as its rather shit house and construct my sentences a little better especially talking about the above tropics. Also I tend to use a graphs as well to explain what I’m talking about and a few other things I’ll need to discuss with the Mod’s.
I don’t officially leave the mob until midnight of the 2nd of Jul and at the moment I’m busy with moving house and we had buy a new house at the sametime, still have to clear up after the Cat 2 Cyclone and start preparing for the up and coming fire season during the dry season which officially starts on the 1st of May. There is also a wedding in there somewhere almost that lot and a ANZAC Day.
I have a couple of drafts on my laptop on a couple of Defence tropics, one ANZAC Day and a Aid/Defence and HADR one within the SP Region. As the next couple of mths are going to be busy for me my partner and I . Ifeel that I won’t be able do justice to the posts as I can’t answer peoples questions or contribute to a more in-depth discussion on posted posts. On the tropics that I like to talk about are very long term one IRT’s funding, manning, equipment etc as the environment we are currently living in is charging quite rapidly in a non- kinetic and kinetic way IRT climate change, aforeign power possibly moving into the SP and the long terms effects it could have on the region as will as all the other stuff going on atm. Not forgeting Peacekeeping which has put me into the position which I’m now found myself facing.
A enough of me bumping my gums atm, as I must hit the sack now as we move house today.
The problem with Hosking, IMHO, is that he’s in a permanent state of speechlessness but he still opens his mouth and then utters these weird sounds that make no sense whatsoever. I feel for the poor guy; he’s got nothing to say of any substance but his mouth keeps opening like a little guppy in fish tank full of green algae. It must be awful.
Trouble is that the endless doom and gloom for the Govt from odd bods like Hosking is that for those people who have only a passing interest, the repetitions slowly sink in. At the water cooler it becomes, “I hear that the Government is sinking.”
Possibly, but it could also become “I hear that Hilarious Hosking opened his mouth again”. Hosking could do damage to National by his over-reaching ‘narrative’, like the ‘mad drunk uncle’ who can spoil a fun party.
I think the main point here ignoring numbers is that we are on the precipice of returning to fpp if minor parties fail, likewise NZF is not a lock in for labour for eternity if they manage to survive ( unlikely) If poll number had Vix like measure ( stock index measure of volatility) the COL Vix would be very high at the moment been a lot more susceptible to downward change like a very volatile stock or index price , national numbers in turn turn rock solid dependable that you go to when volatility hits
I am not sure col is a buy, trend is down and volatility appears one way, ie we know it’s ceiling price, National appears a lot safer bet long term to rise slowly with near history of a lot higher ceiling price ( 58pc) Likewise minor col partners stocks inherently high risk and could crash to zero with. 10 percent movement down
Disagree. NAT is likely to split into separate divisions and has exhausted its options for growth. OTOH, COL has not reached its full potential yet and while the market is mostly in watch-mode some savvy early movers have read the signs correctly and gone for the long-term investment. The volatility is a good sign; lack of movement indicates staleness, lack of innovation and renewal, lack of growth, lack of leadership.
National is about monopoly and monoculture while the Coalition is about diversity and healthy competition that stimulates innovative change and improvement over time. The Coalition espouses free market ideology better than Nation, which is ironic (but not surprising).
I agree labour are more about change but change for change sake, and poor policy or no plan ie student fees the former oil and gas the latter is not good Some times do nothing until you have every thing lined up makes more sense, national you can go the other way, ie doing nothing when the bleeding obvious is staring them in the face
Was there any condemnation by that moral warrior Theresa May after this?
From the Aida refugee camp in 2015…..
“We will hit you with gas until you die: the children, the youth, the old people. You will all die, we won’t leave any of you alive. We have arrested one of you, he’s with us now, we took him from his home. And we will slaughter and kill him while you watch if you keep throwing stones. Go home or we will gas you until you die. Your families, your children, everyone. We will kill you. Listen to me, all of you go home, it’s better for you.”
This warning from the “most moral army in the world” starts at the 26.39 mark….
The Waitākere civic centre in Henderson was made possible through a deal with Te Kawerau ā Maki.
In exchange for some of the land in Henderson where the civic building now sits, Waitākere City Council agreed to help the iwi build a marae at Te Henga. This deal has not yet been fulfilled by the council.
At a cost of $39 million, the 2007 Waitākere City Council building was considered a statement on West Auckland eco-identity.
The site is currently valued at $57 million.
Max Blumenthal: “Germany is a really weird, parochial, intellectually backward place.”
Germany, where the grandchildren of Nazis denounce American Jews as “anti-Semites”.
“It’s not easy being Green, especially when you’re a puppet for a right wing muppet.”—Max Blumenthal, re Germany’s infamously stupid Green politician Volker Beck.
The reframing is interesting, It’s like the whole ‘self hating Jew’ thing. A few mates are called that a regular basis. They laugh at it, they are anti zionist and proud.
Jessica Mutch on TV1 breakfast today (Can’t link the damn thing sorry) including the “Middlemore saga” as one of the reasons Labour’s poll numbers have gone down.
Picked my jaw up off the floor.
Two possible explanations come to mind:
1.) she’s just plain lying
2.) she has a very sophisticated understanding of how corrupt and useless the media are – i.e.that any bad news about anything, whatever its origin, will be sheeted home to even a mildly leftist government like this one – because the media is peopled by well-paid, change averse, middle-class insiders who like their overseas holidays and restaurant meals and hanging round the peripheries of power.
It’s number 1.
These excuses for journalists know there’s no pay rise, promotion or future pr contract in the corporate world if they don’t toe the establishment line.
The two lost that final challenge with the FCC in July 2007 calling the conflict an “editorial dispute … rather than a deliberate effort by [WTVT] to distort news.”[10]
I’m not researching for you.
You are welcome to have faith in the impartiality of the media.
After WMD, the TPP and the Afghanistan debacle, I don’t.
And if you’re curious, you could find out why.
But I am not wasting my day doing that research for you , when it appears you have already made your mind up.
no pay rise, promotion or future pr contract in the corporate
Preferable to what happens to journalists who don’t toe the establishment line in Putin’s Russia.
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New York, April 16, 2018–Russian authorities must conduct a thorough investigation into the death of journalist Maksim Borodin and consider the possibility that he was killed in retribution for his reporting, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.
Borodin, a Yekaterinburg-based investigative correspondent for the independent news website Novy Den, died yesterday after falling on April 12 from the balcony of his fifth-floor apartment, local media and his employer reported.
In the past few weeks, Borodin gained national attention for his reporting on the deaths in Syria of Russian private military contractors fighting on the side of President Bashar al-Assad, according to the Guardian. The journalist also reported on corruption and the prison system in his native region of Sverdlovsk, the paper reported.
“We call on Russian authorities to launch an effective, fair, and transparent investigation into the circumstances surrounding Maksim Borodin’s death and not to rule out foul play,” CPJ Europe and Central Asia Program Coordinator Nina Ognianova said. “Russia has a record of brushing aside suspicious deaths of members of the press. We urge authorities on both the regional and federal level to consider that Borodin may have been attacked and that his investigative journalism was the motive.”
We do indeed 😊 Maybe if you take media feeds from both sides and synthesise the argument with your own opinion on merit of each arguement (not conflated by strawmen, red herrings, False equivalence, post hoc fallacy etc) instead of bombing us with one sided links, him / she bad, he / she good I might take you more seriously, ( can’t speak for others though) All in all though you can do what you want, there are two ways to debate, to win or to learn, the latter is normally more enriching
Yes they are, Syria is a proxy war with bs on both sides with agendas other than simply Syria To me until the Shi’a and Sunni sort their collective out, accept Israel, separate religion and state they will be the plaything of the great powers and chaos will reign as was Europe during the reformation and earlier
Yes I agree not so Syria or Israel as bugger all oil The underlying Sunni Shi’a and schism within, lack of separation of state and religion, tribalism and partition of the Middle East allow it to be manipulated Unless they address these issues , accept what is what is things won’t get better, albeit oil will run out but I bet they will still be at each other throats ( just won’t be on the news) neverless. Unless they come to grips with the reality that keeps them in the dark ages I don’t hold out much hope
Lester Levy the chair up till the election has said they were blocked from spending their capital allocation by a mysterious committee in Wellington ( CIC) which vets all the DHBS capital spending , and delays it of course.
But the polling bounce is only a few % here or there.
A 1% change is within the margin of error ( 3%) for the largest partys, labours outside that but not much and it has been a very hard 2 -3 weeks.
Meet the metro of jihadi #Douma! A huge tunnel network for al-Qaeda terrorists built with Western intelligence & Saudi money! Don’t tell us now that the uneducated radicals built this on their own?!”
Trying to buy some tanalised timber posts for fencing and windbreak, evidently suppliers are short and are struggling to get timber supply here in NZ as all our forests are overseas owned, and the product if going for export. Our forests were sold for a pittance by successive Neoliberal Governments both National & Labour.
Brainless IMHO ?
Now we are having to replant for our future needs ?
@Tamati Tautuhi – Yep, brainless all right. We sell the land and wood cheap, clog up the roads with trucks taking it out to be exported and then reimport the wood as timber and wonder why it cost’s so much to build here.
Starting to get that way with food, now too. Snapper $40kg in Auckland and it’s cheaper to buy Arctic salmon than South Island. And quite frankly are they even processing the salmon in NZ anymore and is it all ‘farmed’?
For example, I disliked the latest bombing, but for the life of me I can’t decide whether that’s because it was wrong, or simply because it was far too little, far too late.
It was contemptible because it was either a deliberately ineffectual response to a definite wrong, or because it was a macho, contrived act committed on a thin pretext.
Damned if I know how to translate that concept into a “yes I support it” or “no I don’t support it”.
[This is the second ‘off – topic’ comment from you that I’ve shifted. Focus! If I have to keep repeating this exercise I’ll be throwing you in moderation – at a minimum] – Bill
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That about sums it up here.
When one turns up (Turei) they are attacked relentlessly by the corporate media.
That didn’t work in the UK with Corbyn. Complacency by the Blairites caused that.
Nevertheless the attacks on Jeremy continue without pause.
These real alternatives must be destroyed.
It will be interesting to see how the media attack Marama , for they will.
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Are the Russians going to be blamed for everything?
It’s getting quite dull, the new McCarthyism.
“There are signs New Zealand organisations have been directly threatened by Russian state-sponsored hacking, GCSB director-general Andrew Hampton says.
“Attributing cyber incidents to particular countries is something that is carefully considered and is a step not taken lightly,” he added.
The bombshell came in the wake of international concerns about Russian-backed hacks on networking equipment. ”
Chicken full of antibiotics.
60-90% of fresh chicken have high levels of contaminating bacteria.
30,000 illnesses annually.
600 hospitalisations.
Vast majority of NZ are unaware of danger.
And it is spreading antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
‘BREAKING: Pearson Sharp of One America News was on-the-ground in Douma, Eastern Ghouta today. What he discovered should not be a surprise to any informed audience, since we have seen this all before:
The “chemical weapons attack” did not occur. It was a hoax/false flag designed as a pretext for an escalation of Western war crimes in Syria.’
[Hardly “breaking”. Francesca posted to the same link hours ago on the “Compassion” post. I’ll let this one through, but do you mind not getting so all twisty knickered and breathless in future? Cheers.] – Bill
I agree – people need to learn to cook more safely.
The use of antibiotics is an issue separate to cooking.
The issue of people’s lack of awareness is another issue.
Is the sun setting on the Don Brash attitudes at last?
It may be drawing a long bow, and possibly already commented on by others but did anyone else notice the medal ceremonies for the Sevens when the cameras zoomed in on the individuals – they all appeared to be singing “E Ihowa Atua, etc etc and not “God of nations”
The Am Show good morning music is good for the wairua If we change the radio station at the cow shed the cows don’t walking into the shed good music is good for all.
Jacinda and Angela look like they are getting on fine two good ladies with Mana.
Duncan Penny is right all our choices should have the mokopunas well being at the forefront of decision and legislation.I take the mokopunas to the park run them around a bit they love it get home give them A I cream and they settle down .
I like bananas they are so cheap why is that because of were they come from or who is producing them just because a fruit comes from a third world nation does not mean it should be cheap we should pay more for all these foods that come from 3 world nations like coffey etc that’s a phenomenon there you go Duncan so cheap and popular the most sold product in our super markets every one goes on about the cheap clothing what about food from these nations this is why they are poor we don’t pay them fairly for there products . I get a lot of fruit from my clients they will just rot if I did not pick them there is a another reason why I pick this fruit .
All I say on the banning smokes how do you enforce the ban lock people up ???? When I went on my trip I noticed most of the young people did not smoke so I say that the high price is working it is having other effects on Maori more money is going into smokes and less on the mokopunas .
I agree with Paddy Gower the goverment should have a serious look at making laws to sort out the laws let them sell oil with nicotine in it at the minute the retailers of vap oil could sell any oil and make false claims about there prouduct . P.S Why do we go from leaky house and now to a shambles of the Christ Church insurance fiasco I no were to trace both of these issues
Ka kite ano
Everyone who follows my post knows that I have been researching my tipuna and OUR history well I have found some controversies with our land the shares my tipuna were given 1 percent of the shares that they could claim from ancestral land rights .
You see my whano live in Tikpa Waiapu valley they get all the other share holders to agree and then they can build . But they are paying leases for the land WTF.
OUR tipuna received a sword from the Queen of England for his Honorable services to the Crown Kohere Mokena was instrumental one of the main Chief in the Waiapu in my view the main person who stopped the Pai marie movement from taking hold of all Maori in Aoteraroa when they raised there flag he raised the British flag he built Anglican Churches he was a humane leader he was all about the well being of the people . I have read his book and this tell me that his mokopunas did not get there fair shear of there land . All his actions were to protect his mokopuna only to have some people to cheat them after he had moved on .
His Book is https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwju1eeQqMLaAhXFp5QKHTI5Cb4QFggpMAA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%2Fabout%2FThe_Story_of_a_Maori_Chief_Mokena_Kohere.html%3Fid%3DFio6AQAAIAAJ&usg=AOvVaw3ycdqLBpvXWRH7xAs4G4kW
Here is another link of the now in Treaty Settelments P.S I now see one of my goals set by my destiny .
Newshub It is good that the Maori musicians show the way Maori respect the tapu of the remains of the people that have past .
I say that the Head of the Common wealth country’s should go to Prince who will be King Chariles .
People need to be held responsible for there actions or in actions in this case if someone knows a building is not safe the tenants should be notified and told to leave I feel sorrys for Matti McEachen family . I no what its like not to get justice .
Ingrid its wind in Rotorua at the minute tawhirimatea has been having fun .
Ka kite ano P.S I.m going to watch The Crowd Goes Wild
The Crowd Goes Wild It good to see Walter Little son playing Rugby
Tony Brown coaching the Sun Wolves this will bring there level of Rugby up real fast .
Yes James and Mulls the Hurricanes have a dilemma of who to put on the bench when Nehe Milner Skudder gets past the fitness test
Ka kite ano P.S The T 20 has launched Cricket into a super sport especially in India
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Bryce Edwards writes – Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has surprised everyone with his ruthlessness in sacking two of his ministers from their crucial portfolios. Removing ministers for poor performance after only five months in the job just doesn’t normally happen in politics. That’s refreshing and will be extremely ...
TL;DR: These are the six things that stood out to me in news and commentary on Aotearoa-NZ’s political economy in the two days to 6:06am on Thursday, April 25:Politics: PM Christopher Luxon has set up a dual standard for ministerial competence by demoting two National Cabinet ministers while leaving also-struggling ...
Hi,Today I mainly want to share some of your thoughts about the recent piece I wrote about success and failure, and the forces that seemingly guide our lives. But first, a quick bit of housekeeping: I am doing a Webworm popup in Los Angeles on Saturday May 11 at 2pm. ...
It is hard to see what Melissa Lee might have done to “save” the media. National went into the election with no public media policy and appears not to have developed one subsequently. Lee claimed that she had prepared a policy paper before the election but it had been decided ...
Open access notablesIce acceleration and rotation in the Greenland Ice Sheet interior in recent decades, Løkkegaard et al., Communications Earth & Environment:In the past two decades, mass loss from the Greenland ice sheet has accelerated, partly due to the speedup of glaciers. However, uncertainty in speed derived from satellite products ...
Buzz from the Beehive A statement from Children’s Minister Karen Chhour – yet to be posted on the Government’s official website – arrived in Point of Order’s email in-tray last night. It welcomes the High Court ruling on whether the Waitangi Tribunal can demand she appear before it. It does ...
Mr Bombastic:Ironically, the media the academic experts wanted is, in many ways, the media they got. In place of the tyrannical editors of yesteryear, advancing without fear or favour the interests of the ruling class; the New Zealand news media of today boasts a troop of enlightened journalists dedicated to ...
It's hard times try to make a livingYou wake up every morning in the unforgivingOut there somewhere in the cityThere's people living lives without mercy or pityI feel good, yeah I'm feeling fineI feel better then I have for the longest timeI think these pills have been good for meI ...
In 1974, the US Supreme Court issued its decision in United States v. Nixon, finding that the President was not a King, but was subject to the law and was required to turn over the evidence of his wrongdoing to the courts. It was a landmark decision for the rule ...
Every day now just seems to bring in more fresh meat for the grinder.In their relentlessly ideological drive to cut back on the “excessive bloat” (as they see it) of the previous Labour-led government, on the mountains of evidence accumulated in such a short period of time do not ...
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections by Megan Valére SosouMarket gardening site of the Itchèléré de Itagui agricultural cooperative in Dassa-Zoumè (Image credit: Megan Valère Sossou) For the residents of Dassa-Zoumè, a city in the West African country of Benin, choosing between drinking water and having enough ...
Buzz from the Beehive Melissa Lee – as may be discerned from the screenshot above – has not been demoted for doing something seriously wrong as Minister of ...
Morning in London Mother hugs beloved daughter outside the converted shoe factory in which she is living.Afternoon in London Travelling writer takes himself and his wrist down to A&E, just to be sure. Read more ...
Mike Grimshaw writes – The recent announcement of the University Advisory Group, chaired by Sir Peter Gluckman, makes very clear where the Government’s focus and priorities lie. The remit of the Advisory Group is that Group members will consider challenges and opportunities for improvement in the university sector including: ...
Eric Crampton writes – The Reserve Bank of New Zealand desperately wants to find reasons to have workstreams in climate change. It makes little sense. They’ve run another stress test on the banks looking to see if they could find a prudential regulation case. They couldn’t. They ...
Rob MacCullough writes – Pundits from the left and the right are arguing that National’s Fast Track Bill that is designed to speed up infrastructure decisions could end up becoming mired in a cesspool of corruption. Political commentator ...
Looking at the headlines this morning it’s hard to feel anything other than pessimistic about the future of humanity.Note that I’m not speaking about the future of mankind, but the survival of our humanity. The values that we believe in seem to be ebbing away, by the day.Perhaps every generation ...
Swabbing mixed breed baby chicks to test for avian influenzaUh oh. Bird flu – often deadly to humans – is not only being transmitted from infected birds to dairy cows, but is now travelling between dairy cows. As of last Friday, Bloomberg News reports, there were 32 American dairy herds ...
On February 14, 2023 we announced our Rebuttal Update Project. This included an ask for feedback about the added "At a glance" section in the updated basic rebuttal versions. This weekly blog post series highlights this new section of one of the updated basic rebuttal versions and serves as a ...
What is it with the mining industry? Its not enough for them to pillage the earth - they apparently can't even be bothered getting resource consent to do so: The proponent behind a major mine near the Clutha River had already been undertaking activity in the area without a ...
Photo # 1 I am a huge fan of Singapore’s approach to housing, as described here two years ago by copying and pasting from The ConversationWhat Singapore has that Australia does not is a public housing developer, the Housing Development Board, which puts new dwellings on public and reclaimed land, ...
Buzz from the Beehive Reactions to news of the government’s readiness to make urgent changes to “the resource management system” through a Bill to amend the Resource Management Act (RMA) suggest a balanced approach is being taken. The Taxpayers’ Union says the proposed changes don’t go far enough. Greenpeace says ...
I’m starting to wonder if Anna Burns-Francis might be the best political interviewer we’ve got. That might sound unlikely to you, it came as a bit of a surprise to me.Jack Tame can be excellent, but has some pretty average days. I like Rebecca Wright on Newshub, she asks good ...
Chris Trotter writes – Willie Jackson is said to be planning a “media summit” to discuss “the state of the media and how to protect Fourth Estate Journalism”. Not only does the Editor of The Daily Blog, Martyn Bradbury, think this is a good idea, but he has also ...
Graeme Edgeler writes – This morning [April 21], the Wellington High Court is hearing a judicial review brought by Hon. Karen Chhour, the Minister for Children, against a decision of the Waitangi Tribunal. This is unusual, judicial reviews are much more likely to brought against ministers, rather than ...
Both of Parliament’s watchdogs have now ripped into the Government’s Fast-track Approvals Bill. Photo: Lynn Grieveson / The KākāMy pick of the six newsey things to know from Aotearoa’s political economy and beyond on the morning of Tuesday, April 23 are:The Lead: The Auditor General,John Ryan, has joined the ...
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections by Sarah SpengemanPeople wait to board an electric bus in Pune, India. (Image credit: courtesy of ITDP) Public transportation riders in Pune, India, love the city’s new electric buses so much they will actually skip an older diesel bus that ...
The infrastructure industry yesterday issued a “hurry up” message to the Government, telling it to get cracking on developing a pipeline of infrastructure projects.The hiatus around the change of Government has seen some major projects cancelled and others delayed, and there is uncertainty about what will happen with the new ...
Hi,Over the weekend I revisited a podcast I really adore, Dead Eyes. It’s about a guy who got fired from Band of Brothers over two decades ago because Tom Hanks said he had “dead eyes”.If you don’t recall — 2001’s Band of Brothers was part of the emerging trend of ...
Buzz from the Beehive The 180 or so recipients of letters from the Government telling them how to submit infrastructure projects for “fast track” consideration includes some whose project applications previously have been rejected by the courts. News media were quick to feature these in their reports after RMA Reform Minister Chris ...
It would not be a desirable way to start your holiday by breaking your back, your head, or your wrist, but on our first hour in Singapore I gave it a try.We were chatting, last week, before we started a meeting of Hazel’s Enviro Trust, about the things that can ...
Calling all journalists, academics, planners, lawyers, political activists, environmentalists, and other members of the public who believe that the relationships between vested interests and politicians need to be scrutinised. We need to work together to make sure that the new Fast-Track Approvals Bill – currently being pushed through by the ...
Feel worried. Shane Jones and a couple of his Cabinet colleagues are about to be granted the power to override any and all objections to projects like dams, mines, roads etc even if: said projects will harm biodiversity, increase global warming and cause other environmental harms, and even if ...
Bryce Edwards writes- The ability of the private sector to quickly establish major new projects making use of the urban and natural environment is to be supercharged by the new National-led Government. Yesterday it introduced to Parliament one of its most significant reforms, the Fast Track Approvals Bill. ...
Michael Bassett writes – If you think there is a move afoot by the radical Maori fringe of New Zealand society to create a parallel system of government to the one that we elect at our triennial elections, you aren’t wrong. Over the last few days we have ...
Without a corresponding drop in interest rates, it’s doubtful any changes to the CCCFA will unleash a massive rush of home buyers. Photo: Lynn GrievesonTL;DR: The six things that stood out to me in Aotearoa’s political economy around housing, poverty and climate on Monday, April 22 included:The Government making a ...
Sunday was a lazy day. I started watching Jack Tame on Q&A, the interviews are usually good for something to write about. Saying the things that the politicians won’t, but are quite possibly thinking. Things that are true and need to be extracted from between the lines.As you might know ...
In our Weekly Roundup last week we covered news from Auckland Transport that the WX1 Western Express is going to get an upgrade next year with double decker electric buses. As part of the announcement, AT also said “Since we introduced the WX1 Western Express last November we have seen ...
TL;DR: The six key events to watch in Aotearoa-NZ’s political economy in the week to April 29 include:PM Christopher Luxon is scheduled to hold a post-Cabinet news conference at 4 pm today. Stats NZ releases its statutory report on Census 2023 tomorrow.Finance Minister Nicola Willis delivers a pre-Budget speech at ...
A listing of 29 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, April 14, 2024 thru Sat, April 20, 2024. Story of the week Our story of the week hinges on these words from the abstract of a fresh academic ...
The ability of the private sector to quickly establish major new projects making use of the urban and natural environment is to be supercharged by the new National-led Government. Yesterday it introduced to Parliament one of its most significant reforms, the Fast Track Approvals Bill. The Government says this will ...
This is a column to say thank you. So many of have been in touch since Mum died to say so many kind and thoughtful things. You’re wonderful, all of you. You’ve asked how we’re doing, how Dad’s doing. A little more realisation each day, of the irretrievable finality of ...
Identifying the engine type in your car is crucial for various reasons, including maintenance, repairs, and performance upgrades. Knowing the specific engine model allows you to access detailed technical information, locate compatible parts, and make informed decisions about modifications. This comprehensive guide will provide you with a step-by-step approach to ...
Introduction: The allure of racing is undeniable. The thrill of speed, the roar of engines, and the exhilaration of competition all contribute to the allure of this adrenaline-driven sport. For those who yearn to experience the pinnacle of racing, becoming a race car driver is the ultimate dream. However, the ...
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Your car battery is an essential component that provides power to start your engine, operate your electrical systems, and store energy. Over time, batteries can weaken and lose their ability to hold a charge, which can lead to starting problems, power failures, and other issues. Replacing your battery before it ...
In most states, you cannot register a car without a valid driver’s license. However, there are a few exceptions to this rule. Exceptions to the RuleIf you are under 18 years old: In some states, you can register a car in your name even if you do not ...
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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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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 ...
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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Te Pāti Māori are demanding the New Zealand Government support an international independent investigation into mass graves that have been uncovered at two hospitals on the Gaza strip, following weeks of assault by Israeli troops. Among the 392 bodies that have been recovered, are children and elderly civilians. Many of ...
Our two-tiered system for veterans’ support is out of step with our closest partners, and all parties in Parliament should work together to fix it, Labour veterans’ affairs spokesperson Greg O’Connor said. ...
Stripping two Ministers of their portfolios just six months into the job shows Christopher Luxon’s management style is lacking, Labour Leader Chris Hipkins said. ...
Tonight’s court decision to overturn the summons of the Children’s Minister has enabled the Crown to continue making decisions about Māori without evidence, says Te Pāti Māori spokesperson for Children, Mariameno Kapa-Kingi. “The judicial system has this evening told the nation that this government can do whatever they want when ...
It appears Nicola Willis is about to pull the rug out from under the feet of local communities still dealing with the aftermath of last year’s severe weather, and local councils relying on funding to build back from these disasters. ...
The Government is making short-sighted changes to the Resource Management Act (RMA) that will take away environmental protection in favour of short-term profits, Labour’s environment spokesperson Rachel Brooking said today. ...
Labour welcomes the release of the report into the North Island weather events and looks forward to working with the Government to ensure that New Zealand is as prepared as it can be for the next natural disaster. ...
The Labour Party has called for the New Zealand Government to recognise Palestine, as a material step towards progressing the two-State solution needed to achieve a lasting peace in the region. ...
Some of our country’s most important work, stopping the sexual exploitation of children and violent extremism could go along with staff on the frontline at ports and airports. ...
The Government’s Fast Track Approvals Bill will give projects such as new coal mines a ‘get out of jail free’ card to wreak havoc on the environment, Labour Leader Chris Hipkins said today. ...
The government's decision to reintroduce Three Strikes is a destructive and ineffective piece of law-making that will only exacerbate an inherently biased and racist criminal justice system, said Te Pāti Māori Justice Spokesperson, Tākuta Ferris, today. During the time Three Strikes was in place in Aotearoa, Māori and Pasifika received ...
Cuts to frontline hospital staff are not only a broken election promise, it shows the reckless tax cuts have well and truly hit the frontline of the health system, says Labour Health spokesperson Ayesha Verrall. ...
The Green Party has joined the call for public submissions on the fast-track legislation to be extended after the Ombudsman forced the Government to release the list of organisations invited to apply just hours before submissions close. ...
New Zealand’s good work at reducing climate emissions for three years in a row will be undone by the National government’s lack of ambition and scrapping programmes that were making a difference, Labour Party climate spokesperson Megan Woods said today. ...
More essential jobs could be on the chopping block, this time Ministry of Education staff on the school lunches team are set to find out whether they're in line to lose their jobs. ...
Te Pāti Māori is disgusted at the confirmation that hundreds are set to lose their jobs at Oranga Tamariki, and the disestablishment of the Treaty Response Unit. “This act of absolute carelessness and out of touch decision making is committing tamariki to state abuse.” Said Te Pāti Māori Oranga Tamariki ...
The Government is trying to bring in a law that will allow Ministers to cut corners and kill off native species, Labour environment spokesperson Rachel Brooking said. ...
Cancelling urgently needed new Cook Strait ferries and hiking the cost of public transport for many Kiwis so that National can announce the prospect of another tunnel for Wellington is not making good choices, Labour Transport Spokesperson Tangi Utikere said. ...
A laundry list of additional costs for Tāmaki Makarau Auckland shows the Minister for the city is not delivering for the people who live there, says Labour Auckland Issues spokesperson Shanan Halbert. ...
Te Pāti Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi, and Mema Paremata mō Tāmaki-Makaurau, Takutai Tarsh Kemp, will travel to the Gold Coast to strengthen ties with Māori in Australia next week (15-21 April). The visit, in the lead-up to the 9th Australian National Kapa haka Festival, will be an opportunity for both ...
The Green Party has today launched a step-by-step guide to help New Zealanders make their voice heard on the Government’s democracy dodging and anti-environment fast track legislation. ...
The National Government’s proposed changes to the Residential Tenancies Act will mean tenants can be turfed from their homes by landlords with little notice, Labour housing spokesperson Kieran McAnulty said. ...
Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson is calling on all parties to support a common-sense change that’s great for the planet and great for consumers after her member’s bill was drawn from the ballot today. ...
A significant milestone has been reached in the fight to strike an anti-Pasifika and unfair law from the country’s books after Teanau Tuiono’s members’ bill passed its first reading. ...
New Zealand has today missed the opportunity to uphold the right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment, says James Shaw after his member’s bill was voted down in its first reading. ...
Today’s advice from the Climate Change Commission paints a sobering reality of the challenge we face in combating climate change, especially in light of recent Government policy announcements. ...
Minister for Disability Issues Penny Simmonds appears to have delayed a report back to Cabinet on the progress New Zealand is making against international obligations for disabled New Zealanders. ...
Ambassador Millar, Burgemeester, Vandepitte, Excellencies, military representatives, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen – good morning and welcome to this sacred Anzac Day dawn service. It is an honour to be here on behalf of the Government and people of New Zealand at Buttes New British Cemetery, Polygon Wood – a deeply ...
Distinguished guests - It is an honour to return once again to this site which, as the resting place for so many of our war-dead, has become a sacred place for generations of New Zealanders. Our presence here and at the other special spaces of Gallipoli is made ...
Mai ia tawhiti pamamao, te moana nui a Kiwa, kua tae whakaiti mai matou, ki to koutou papa whenua. No koutou te tapuwae, no matou te tapuwae, kua honoa pumautia. Ko nga toa kua hinga nei, o te Waipounamu, o te Ika a Maui, he okioki tahi me o ...
Paul Goldsmith will take on responsibility for the Media and Communications portfolio, while Louise Upston will pick up the Disability Issues portfolio, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon announced today. “Our Government is relentlessly focused on getting New Zealand back on track. As issues change in prominence, I plan to adjust Ministerial ...
Recreational catch limits will be reduced in areas of Fiordland and the Chatham Islands to help keep those fisheries healthy and sustainable, Oceans and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones says. The lower recreational daily catch limits for a range of finfish and shellfish species caught in the Fiordland Marine Area and ...
Energy Minister Simeon Brown has welcomed an important milestone in New Zealand’s hydrogen future, with the opening of the country’s first network of hydrogen refuelling stations in Wiri. “I want to congratulate the team at Hiringa Energy and its partners K one W one (K1W1), Mitsui & Co New Zealand ...
The coalition Government is delivering on its commitment to improve resource management laws and give greater certainty to consent applicants, with a Bill to amend the Resource Management Act (RMA) expected to be introduced to Parliament next month. RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop has today outlined the first RMA Amendment ...
Overseas models for regulating the oil and gas sector, including their decommissioning regimes, are being carefully scrutinised as a potential template for New Zealand’s own sector, Resources Minister Shane Jones says. The Coalition Government is focused on rebuilding investor confidence in New Zealand’s energy sector as it looks to strengthen ...
Emergency Management and Recovery Minister Mark Mitchell has today released the Report of the Government Inquiry into the response to the North Island Severe Weather Events. “The report shows that New Zealand’s emergency management system is not fit-for-purpose and there are some significant gaps we need to address,” Mr Mitchell ...
Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith is today travelling to Europe where he’ll update the United Nations Human Rights Council on the Government’s work to restore law and order. “Attending the Universal Periodic Review in Geneva provides us with an opportunity to present New Zealand’s human rights progress, priorities, and challenges, while ...
Associate Agriculture Minister, Mark Patterson, formally reopened the world’s largest wool processing facility today in Awatoto, Napier, following a $50 million rebuild and refurbishment project. “The reopening of this facility will significantly lift the economic opportunities available to New Zealand’s wool sector, which already accounts for 20 per cent of ...
Hon Andrew Bayly, Minister for Small Business and Manufacturing At the Southland Otago Regional Engineering Collective (SOREC) Summit, 18 April, Dunedin Ngā mihi nui, Ko Andrew Bayly aho, Ko Whanganui aho Good Afternoon and thank you for inviting me to open your summit today. I am delighted ...
The Government is delivering on its commitment to bring back the Three Strikes legislation, Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee announced today. “Our Government is committed to restoring law and order and enforcing appropriate consequences on criminals. We are making it clear that repeat serious violent or sexual offending is not ...
Foreign Minister Winston Peters has today announced four new diplomatic appointments for New Zealand’s overseas missions. “Our diplomats have a vital role in maintaining and protecting New Zealand’s interests around the world,” Mr Peters says. “I am pleased to announce the appointment of these senior diplomats from the ...
New Zealand is contributing NZ$7 million to support communities affected by severe food insecurity and other urgent humanitarian needs in Ethiopia and Somalia, Foreign Minister Rt Hon Winston Peters announced today. “Over 21 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance across Ethiopia, with a further 6.9 million people ...
Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Paul Goldsmith is congratulating Mataaho Collective for winning the Golden Lion for best participant in the main exhibition at the Venice Biennale. "Congratulations to the Mataaho Collective for winning one of the world's most prestigious art prizes at the Venice Biennale. “It is good ...
The Government is reforming financial services to improve access to home loans and other lending, and strengthen customer protections, Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Andrew Bayly and Housing Minister Chris Bishop announced today. “Our coalition Government is committed to rebuilding the economy and making life simpler by cutting red tape. We are ...
“China remains a strong commercial opportunity for Kiwi exporters as Chinese businesses and consumers continue to value our high-quality safe produce,” Trade and Agriculture Minister Todd McClay says. Mr McClay has returned to New Zealand following visits to Beijing, Harbin and Shanghai where he met ministers, governors and mayors and engaged in trade and agricultural events with the New ...
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has completed a successful trip to Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines, deepening relationships and capitalising on opportunities. Mr Luxon was accompanied by a business delegation and says the choice of countries represents the priority the New Zealand Government places on South East Asia, and our relationships in ...
New Zealand is demonstrating its commitment to reducing global greenhouse emissions, and supporting clean energy transition in South East Asia, through a contribution of NZ$41 million (US$25 million) in climate finance to the Asian Development Bank (ADB)-led Energy Transition Mechanism (ETM). Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Climate Change Minister Simon Watts announced ...
The Government is today releasing a list of organisations who received letters about the Fast-track applications process, says RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop. “Recently Ministers and agencies have received a series of OIA requests for a list of organisations to whom I wrote with information on applying to have a ...
Attorney-General Judith Collins today announced the appointment of Wellington Barrister David Jonathan Boldt as a Judge of the High Court, and the Honourable Justice Matthew Palmer as a Judge of the Court of Appeal. Justice Boldt graduated with an LLB from Victoria University of Wellington in 1990, and also holds ...
Education Minister Erica Stanford will lead the New Zealand delegation at the 2024 International Summit on the Teaching Profession (ISTP) held in Singapore. The delegation includes representatives from the Post Primary Teachers’ Association (PPTA) Te Wehengarua and the New Zealand Educational Institute (NZEI) Te Riu Roa. The summit is co-hosted ...
A stopbank upgrade project in Tairawhiti partly funded by the Government has increased flood resilience for around 7000ha of residential and horticultural land so far, Regional Development Minister Shane Jones says. Mr Jones today attended a dawn service in Gisborne to mark the end of the first stage of the ...
Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters will represent the Government at Anzac Day commemorations on the Gallipoli Peninsula next week and engage with senior representatives of the Turkish government in Istanbul. “The Gallipoli campaign is a defining event in our history. It will be a privilege to share the occasion ...
Science, Innovation and Technology and Defence Minister Judith Collins will next week attend the OECD Science and Technology Ministerial conference in Paris and Anzac Day commemorations in Belgium. “Science, innovation and technology have a major role to play in rebuilding our economy and achieving better health, environmental and social outcomes ...
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon held a bilateral meeting today with the President of the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos Jr. The Prime Minister was accompanied by MP Paulo Garcia, the first Filipino to be elected to a legislature outside the Philippines. During today’s meeting, Prime Minister Luxon and President Marcos Jr discussed opportunities to ...
The Government has announced that $20 million in funding will be made available to Westport to fund much needed flood protection around the town. This measure will significantly improve the resilience of the community, says Local Government Minister Simeon Brown. “The Westport community has already been allocated almost $3 million ...
The Government is proud to support the first ever Repco Supercars Championship event in Taupō as up to 70,000 motorsport fans attend the Taupō International Motorsport Park this weekend, says Economic Development Minister Melissa Lee. “Anticipation for the ITM Taupō Super400 is huge, with tickets and accommodation selling out weeks ...
Local Government Minister Simeon Brown has announced an increase to the Rates Rebate Scheme, putting money back into the pockets of low-income homeowners. “The coalition Government is committed to bringing down the cost of living for New Zealanders. That includes targeted support for those Kiwis who are doing things tough, such ...
The Coalition Government is investing in a project to boost survival rates of New Zealand mussels and grow the industry, Oceans and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones has announced. “This project seeks to increase the resilience of our mussels and significantly boost the sector’s productivity,” Mr Jones says. “The project - ...
Benefit figures released today underscore the importance of the Government’s plan to rebuild the economy and have 50,000 fewer people on Jobseeker Support, Social Development and Employment Minister Louise Upston says. “Benefit numbers are still significantly higher than when National was last in government, when there was about 70,000 fewer ...
The Government’s commitment to doubling New Zealand’s renewable energy capacity is backed by new data showing that clean energy has helped the country reach its lowest annual gross emissions since 1999, Climate Change Minister Simon Watts says. New Zealand’s latest Greenhouse Gas Inventory (1990-2022) published today, shows gross emissions fell ...
The Government is bringing the earthquake-prone building review forward, with work to start immediately, and extending the deadline for remediations by four years, Building and Construction Minister Chris Penk says. “Our Government is focused on rebuilding the economy. A key part of our plan is to cut red tape that ...
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and his Thai counterpart, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, have today agreed that New Zealand and the Kingdom of Thailand will upgrade the bilateral relationship to a Strategic Partnership by 2026. “New Zealand and Thailand have a lot to offer each other. We have a strong mutual desire to build ...
RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop and Transport Minister Simeon Brown have today announced the Coalition Government’s intention to extend port coastal permits for a further 20 years, providing port operators with certainty to continue their operations. “The introduction of the Resource Management Act in 1991 required ports to obtain coastal ...
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Gordon Campbell on media narratives about this government: http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1804/S00052/on-the-prevailing-media-narratives-about-the-govt-coalition.htm
What an excellent article, thanks for posting Sacha.
This bit speaks volumes…..
“How do media narratives get formed? Ideology is part of it. Ideology is manifested in certain assumptions that the mainstream media tends to share with its corporate owners.”
The long list of our new governments achievements since taking office at the end of the article makes me feel very proud. Well done coalition, well done.
Stacey Kirk in STUFF this morning is a classic example. “Ardern’s toughest test yet”. Laced with the notion that she really might not be up to this foreign diplomacy business?
and “Stacey Kirk: Jacinda Ardern can count trade mission a success barring no late disasters”
lol, the disaster is just around the corner apparently, and no we can’t write an opinion piece congratulating her that would be an endorsement, we only did that with Key.
According to MSM Key was the most dearly loved PM in the history of NZ, and the most popular ever ?
Actually Scott, I thought the same ’till I read it. It came through that Stacey admires how Jacinda has performed, especially her speech to the university climate student’s conference. Also she felt Jacinda had succeeded in her goals. The heading possibly put up by some sub editor?
Thats right , the journalists dont write the leads and sub leads.
The editors do that for the clicks and keep advertisers happy
The PM has that special glow. Its exciting to think the First Baby will be here soon.
Yeah she does doesn’t she?
Jacinda Ardern has members in her coalition cabinet that have obviously a lot more experience and she cannot therefore be expected to be such an authoritative “Iron Lady” leader as Helen Clark. Jacinda Ardern as PM does bring a particular boldness though and her strengths are the highly developed negotiation skills she has already exhibited. I would view her leadership style as more affiliative and democratic.
And yes that is a good read from Campbell, quite a few in the media are going to have to change that negative narrative or face looking pretty stupid in the coming future.
Do you reckon? I think it’s far more likely they will just persist with the narrative they’ve chosen and resort to more and more crazy ways to re-in force it in the face of contrasting evidence.
Like getting rid of credible journalists and replacing them with the ramblings of a National party loving wingnut radio shock jock re-published as an “opinion piece” on the front page ever single day?
he doesnt appear on the front page of the newspaper.
The online version has dynamic placing, if YOU like political stories thay put that first if you generally like sports they will get higher placing.
Its all done through cookies, currently NZH has around 60+ cookies every time you open an online page
Yes Kat, I agree. Claire Trevitt was grudgingly admiring her adept handling of Macron and her obviously friendly contact with Trudeau again, pointing out they are of the same generation. She admitted Jacinda appeared to have met her goal in Trade.
Patricia, it is going to be a hard swallow for some of these commentators. Watching them backtrack on all the negative narrative should be entertaining at least. Is that old croak Soper still grounded, maybe we should thank Trump for that.
So pleased you raised Soper, Kat, as I was reluctant to post this update of my own accord having been frowned upon in the last few days for raising it in the first place on Sunday. LOL.
The Spinoff has a wonderful update – a live blog – on the ongoing reprecussions of the Soper grounding. Mike Hosking and Kate Hawkesby, that husband-wife team of top renown even get in on the act – as does Amnesty NZ.
https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/16-04-2018/live-blog-barry-soper-in-human-rights-row-after-being-banned-from-us-stopover/
/humour
They are already starting to sound a bit pathetic IMO
Does any1 know if there is still a 4th Estate Club?
Years ago there used to be a bar above a business in Hobson St where the likes of the raspy-voiced angry men would go and get pissed.
Do they just frequent trendy bars these days?
Nah, the raspy-voiced angry men are almost all gone now. The very odd dinosaur remains – Soper – but mostly some got into PR for corporates, some became right wing press secretaries, a few eek out a hard scrabble living on piece rates, others went completely loopy and set up libertarian websites dedicated to masturbation, and the rest have been pensioned off to occasionally surface on Jim Mora’s panel as curiosities of a past age.
Sanctuary, Lol LOL …. “Jim Mora’s panel of curiosities of a past age”
I couldn’t resist the small change. Heh Heh.
Yep…that’s what I thought.
And not just Mora’s ‘The Panel’ either.
I think I’d rather be amongst the ones eeking out a living on piece rates somehow
That Hobson Street memory goes back a long way, OWTim!
I am pretty sure that females are now the predominant gender (no offence intended; I am one) in the Parliamentary Press Gallery now days, and home cooking (cakes etc) and wine in the office are quite frequent occurrences, as are cafes (eg Astoria) and wine bars, Back Benchers etc – and gyms.
Dogs also seem very popular pets with them (eg Andrea Vance, Chris Bramwell and others – exception being Katie Bradford), especially as the new Speaker is a big fan of dogs as well as babies, and fur babies are sometimes now seen “within the precinct”.
Twitter – rather than Google – is your friend on this type of (useless) trivia.
I was one of the people working for my father in the business below.
Looking back, they were a sad bunch mostly.
How interesting! It was before my time but I have heard or read about the the club and the bar. Would love to hear more – eg time period, who attended etc if you can or can head me in the right direction to find out more.
The names are now a blur except Sanctary’s ideas about where they’ve ended up is most likely on the mark.
I’m more familiar with people that staffed the old Dom reading room in Wellington.
“Honeymoon Over”, you say MSM ???
Latest Colman Brunton still has Labour & Govt Bloc well up on Election result (even if down on previous CB):
April CB vs Election
Lab ……. L+G ……. Govt ……….. Nat …… Oppo …… Other
+ 6 ……… + 6 ……… + 4 ………….. = ………. – 1 ………… – 3
Govt vs Oppo
(Rounded %)
2017 Election: … 50 vs 45 …. (5 point Gov’t lead)
Latest CB: ………..54 vs 44 …. (10 point Gov’t lead)
“Let’s relentlessly attack the new government for over a month to build a narrative that is flusteringly incompetent then commission a poll then use a bovinely stupid and selective FPP interpretation of that poll to add to the relentless attacks on this flusteringly incompetent government.”
ah but we musn’t let the facts undermine the narrative…shame on you Swordfish, you should be much more like Mr Espiner and have slippery fish write your script.
54:44 and still described as a ‘poll backlash ‘ by Hosking.
To ensure we know how biased he is, he describes the government as ‘shambolic’ and ‘amateurish’.
Must be in a bad mood after crashing his car.
Swordfish … Brilliant as usual.
+1
Yes its an irony for the msm in that “actually” the honeymoon for the coalition “govt” is trucking along quite nicely. Guess they will be keeping that quiet for awhile.
The right-wing have to lie to hold up their bias.
From a new government perspective in contrast to nationals first term not great, pm only at 37pc not great I agree it’s not take a pill time but let’s not over play it, it’s not great either with trend going wrong way, support parties perilous close to 5pc , it all feels rather tenuous and things could slide very quickly if economy turns down, likewise oil gas exploration decision is not in these numbers Also agree Simon numbers not great but party holding up which is a key difference from cunners, shearer, and Andy leadership stints
Nice one Swordfish-simple analysis that says it all.
Hooton was talking bollocks on this poll on RNZ yesterday, though the whole debate is worth a listen. Stephen Mills sticks to his guns well.
Yep absolute bullshit.
From Herald, Radio NZ and TVNZ.
Also just imagine the fap apon fap if John Key had got a French President to say that a trade deal was a priority?
There would be endless carry on.
Anybody else had an offer to install google opinion rewards just appear on their android? Would this be an attempt to compete with personal preference and psychometric data collection a la facebook. Big data of this sort is big money when sold to the likes of Cambridge Analytica.
Yes but I’ve had a couple of offers recently when I opened the phone and not just from Google. It’s rather irritating and disturbing.
I am curious (and ignorant) whether phones are intrinsically more prone to these kinds of attempts than PCs or whether they’re specifically more targeted? Also, how many phone users have installed AV software on their phones?
Couldn’t say.
Not had it, but I assume “opinion rewards” maens some sort of paymet/reward token? Probably F-all per response, but more than CA ever offered for their snooping.
Comparing Major Opposition Party’s performance in First Poll after Leadership change (in 1st Term following Turnover Election)
McLay (Nat) 1984 … next poll … Nat up 7 points
Bolger (Nat) 1986 … next poll … Nat up 4 points
English (Nat) 2001 … next poll … Nat up 2 points (NBR-Compaq) … Nat down 1 point (Colmar Brunton) … Nat down 2 points (TV3 CM Research)
Goff (Lab) 2008 … next poll … Lab down 2 points
Bridges (Nat) 2018 … next poll … Nat down 0.4 points
Damn ! …should be:
Bridges (Nat) 2018 … next poll … Nat up 1 point
(down 0.4 points on Election … but up 1 point on previous CB)
Bridges, incidentally, has débuted on a lower Preferred PM rating than English did in 2001 (so … a kind of early Bill English but without the charisma)
Like their candidate for Northcote National seem to be specialising in self-described self-made masters of the universe types with a braying voice, an oil slick on their head, brightly polished shoes and an ill-fitting tight suit.
Brilliant!
😈
“It is interesting to compare how this Government is doing compared to the previous one at the same time. How does April 2017 and April 2009 compare poll wise.
Main governing party – 43% in 2017 and 57% in 2009
Main opposition party – 44% in 2017 and 31% in 2009
PM as Preferred PM – 37% in 2017 and 51% in 2009
Opposition Leader as Preferred PM – 10% in 2017 and 6% in 2009”
https://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/
I do like your link as it doesn’t just point to one specific article but to the whole collective works. But I do realise National supporters like big data and lots of hysterical arm-waving and don’t cope well with specifics, detail, nuance, or context.
To return the favour I highly recommend this one to you: https://thestandard.org.nz/ 😉
Hey Baba take out the “Main”
Don’t look so flash for your mob now does it. No mates National = fail
I quoted the piece verbatim. I prefer not to remove words from other peoples quotes.
Still not getting the MMP thing babby?
That was rhetorical, wasn’t it?
Oh I get it, and if NZF and/or the Greens drop below 5%, Labour are in strife.
Baba Yaga
(1) 2018 Left / Govt Bloc support divided among 3 Parties
…. 2009 Right / Govt Bloc support very tightly coalesces around Nats
(2) Broad consensus after 2011 Election that 2009-2011 Polls overstated Nat support
(3) Ardern Govt’s lead over Oppo greater than that enjoyed by Clark Govt at comparable point in First Term (2000’s Winter of Discontent was on its way)
(4) Ardern’s Preferred PM trajectory similar to Clark’s after 1999 Election.
We’ve had 14 Prime Ministers since regular polling commenced in 1969: and Ardern is already out-rating 10 of her 13 immediate predecessors. Only Muldoon, Clark and Key were more popular (and with Muldoon, this was only in the relatively brief period when he reached his apex).
(5) Bridges débuting slightly better than one of the lowest ever rating Oppo leaders (Goff) but appreciably worse than 2001 Bill English (remember Nat historic defeat 02 ?) is possibly nothing to crow about.
NZF is NOT part of a left bloc.
Which would quite possibly be why I wrote: “2018 Left / Govt Bloc”
Left Bloc support divided among 2 Parties / broader Govt Bloc support divided among 3
But this all seems like a slightly desperate diversion to me. No substantive rebuttal of my 5 points, then, you impulsive young scallywag ?
I know what you wrote, I was emphasising the point that this government is not actually a bloc in the sense of a political positioning.
Bloc as in adjacent parties.
‘Adjacent’?
Which parties do you see fitting between Labour and Winston First on a conventional left-right spectrum?
On some issues, National.
Your careful wording is a reminder that the National spin machine will happily foment comparisons between apples and pears if it suits their agenda – as identified here: https://subzpsubzp.blogspot.co.nz/2018/01/farrars-honeymoon-scam_19.html
Comparing the “we buy all our friends” Nats with “we look after all our friends” Labour, the current poll results do encourage both parties to do the right thing for the long term and pass a reduction in the party threshold in accrdance with the Commission recommendation – it is perhaps an indication of a slight tilt by the media that I cannot recall any articles such as the following at the time National rejected that change:
https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/no-reason-limit-voter-choices-stable-democratic-country
And TVNZ is reporting that Ardern is buoyed by the poll.
Having to do the bloody journos jobs for them.
Not enough being PM.
Reality from Swordfish. Thanks.
Here’s the latest warning as a Technical Alert from the common analytic efforts of the UK and US on sustained Russia hacking:
https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA18-106A
“This joint Technical Alert (TA) is the result of analytic efforts between the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). This TA provides information on the worldwide cyber exploitation of network infrastructure devices (e.g., router, switch, firewall, Network-based Intrusion Detection System (NIDS) devices) by Russian state-sponsored cyber actors. Targets are primarily government and private-sector organizations, critical infrastructure providers, and the Internet service providers (ISPs) supporting these sectors. This report contains technical details on the tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) used by Russian state-sponsored cyber actors to compromise victims. Victims were identified through a coordinated series of actions between U.S. and international partners.
This report builds on previous DHS reporting and advisories from the United Kingdom, Australia, and the European Union. [1-5] This report contains indicators of compromise (IOCs) and contextual information regarding observed behaviors on the networks of compromised victims.
FBI has high confidence that Russian state-sponsored cyber actors are using compromised routers to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks to support espionage, extract intellectual property, maintain persistent access to victim networks, and potentially lay a foundation for future offensive operations.”
Worth reading the whole thing, in terms of impact, weaponisation, and command and control from Russia.
Fill yer boots.
Looks like it will be worth reading. There has been some large scale activity in cyber infrastructure over the last decade, from the US and just about every larger power. But the only obvious active usages that I am aware of from state actors have been the US/Israeli attempt on Irans nucs program and the a series of ones on small neighbors (especially the Ukraine, but also other Baltic states and Georgia).
But when I’m observing activity from what I see on my net side the activity levels from Russia is still pretty damn high. Accounts for about 10% of the total net load on my servers. While threats from other regions have diminished over time (China for instance is way down, and the US server farms are obviously getting better managed), Russian server probes don’t.
Yes even on the minor web site I manage for a local organisation here, the number of visits from St Petersburg is amazing. Might be because it has “Thames” in the name.
Janes Defence Services did a article on Hybrid Warfare in which Cyber Warfare is a key enabler for Hybrid Warfare.
And if I still have on my laptop I can forward it on as it’s a good read, IRT’s what has happen in the last 24hrs.
Definitely worth keeping abreast of the actual people charged with defending our digital realms.
Now that you are out of the Forces, I hope you keep abreast of the published defence analyses from EU, British, and US digital defence institutions and forums.
Here’s one I cited a few months back, and most of its points are still highly relevant to today’s context:
http://www.dw.com/en/does-technology-threaten-democracy/a-42621230
And Kiwi you should start doing posts for us on defence matters. On this site you know your stuff better than anyone.
meanwhile Pentagon announces 2,000% increase in Russia trolls since Friday
Thanks your comment Ad,
Yes would like to contribute more to The Standard with financial donations and also posts on Defence, Aid, Peacekeeping, ANZAC Day, Trade and Climate charge on Defence and HADR. But need to short out my gramma,as its rather shit house and construct my sentences a little better especially talking about the above tropics. Also I tend to use a graphs as well to explain what I’m talking about and a few other things I’ll need to discuss with the Mod’s.
I don’t officially leave the mob until midnight of the 2nd of Jul and at the moment I’m busy with moving house and we had buy a new house at the sametime, still have to clear up after the Cat 2 Cyclone and start preparing for the up and coming fire season during the dry season which officially starts on the 1st of May. There is also a wedding in there somewhere almost that lot and a ANZAC Day.
I have a couple of drafts on my laptop on a couple of Defence tropics, one ANZAC Day and a Aid/Defence and HADR one within the SP Region. As the next couple of mths are going to be busy for me my partner and I . Ifeel that I won’t be able do justice to the posts as I can’t answer peoples questions or contribute to a more in-depth discussion on posted posts. On the tropics that I like to talk about are very long term one IRT’s funding, manning, equipment etc as the environment we are currently living in is charging quite rapidly in a non- kinetic and kinetic way IRT climate change, aforeign power possibly moving into the SP and the long terms effects it could have on the region as will as all the other stuff going on atm. Not forgeting Peacekeeping which has put me into the position which I’m now found myself facing.
A enough of me bumping my gums atm, as I must hit the sack now as we move house today.
For those Editors and Sub-Editors who seem to lack of imagination and struggle coming up with headlines here are some suggestions:
Bridges’ collapse
Bridges to nowhere
National on the cusp of another term in O-ppis-ition
Government cementing lead
MMP is working!
Government on extended honeymoon in Europe
National still short of majority and coalition partners
Bennett can’t stop giggling at poll
Hosking speechless after another crash
Kardashians
‘accept’‘support’ disastrous pollJason and Max spotted
Judith Collins tweets
‘Hosking speechless after another crash’
Sadly, no.
His most recent opinion piec gets top billing on the Herald online.
And he’s obviously either
a) really bad at Maths
b) lying
because he says 54:44 represents a ‘poll backlash’
The problem with Hosking, IMHO, is that he’s in a permanent state of speechlessness but he still opens his mouth and then utters these weird sounds that make no sense whatsoever. I feel for the poor guy; he’s got nothing to say of any substance but his mouth keeps opening like a little guppy in fish tank full of green algae. It must be awful.
He opens his mouth and spits out garbage but the brain is not in gear.
The guy spent 3 years in Form 5 at Linwood High School in Christchurch FFS ?
What do you expect from a person lacking in basic education.
Trouble is that the endless doom and gloom for the Govt from odd bods like Hosking is that for those people who have only a passing interest, the repetitions slowly sink in. At the water cooler it becomes, “I hear that the Government is sinking.”
Possibly, but it could also become “I hear that Hilarious Hosking opened his mouth again”. Hosking could do damage to National by his over-reaching ‘narrative’, like the ‘mad drunk uncle’ who can spoil a fun party.
There is a narrative forming that Hosking is an anger little man. Who is only losing the plot, because not everything is going his way.
I think the main point here ignoring numbers is that we are on the precipice of returning to fpp if minor parties fail, likewise NZF is not a lock in for labour for eternity if they manage to survive ( unlikely) If poll number had Vix like measure ( stock index measure of volatility) the COL Vix would be very high at the moment been a lot more susceptible to downward change like a very volatile stock or index price , national numbers in turn turn rock solid dependable that you go to when volatility hits
How many shares do you have in Facebook and Tesla?
COL: Buy Now
NAT: Hold
I am not sure col is a buy, trend is down and volatility appears one way, ie we know it’s ceiling price, National appears a lot safer bet long term to rise slowly with near history of a lot higher ceiling price ( 58pc) Likewise minor col partners stocks inherently high risk and could crash to zero with. 10 percent movement down
Disagree. NAT is likely to split into separate divisions and has exhausted its options for growth. OTOH, COL has not reached its full potential yet and while the market is mostly in watch-mode some savvy early movers have read the signs correctly and gone for the long-term investment. The volatility is a good sign; lack of movement indicates staleness, lack of innovation and renewal, lack of growth, lack of leadership.
We will see, I suggest the future call price on national poll numbers at present would be a lot higher than col, 😊
I would have the Coalition as a STRONG BUY, and National as a SELL.
Can’t see Bridgeless getting much more support, he is like a squirming
weasel ?
Yes but national value is about the party and the team, labour more so the leader who preference rating is quite low comparatively
National is about monopoly and monoculture while the Coalition is about diversity and healthy competition that stimulates innovative change and improvement over time. The Coalition espouses free market ideology better than Nation, which is ironic (but not surprising).
I agree labour are more about change but change for change sake, and poor policy or no plan ie student fees the former oil and gas the latter is not good Some times do nothing until you have every thing lined up makes more sense, national you can go the other way, ie doing nothing when the bleeding obvious is staring them in the face
We seem to agree:
National is BAU and status quo.
Coalition: change.
You are welcome to believe Hosking
Was there any condemnation by that moral warrior Theresa May after this?
From the Aida refugee camp in 2015…..
This warning from the “most moral army in the world” starts at the 26.39 mark….
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_-_KvTQJMw
The Waitākere civic centre in Henderson was made possible through a deal with Te Kawerau ā Maki.
In exchange for some of the land in Henderson where the civic building now sits, Waitākere City Council agreed to help the iwi build a marae at Te Henga. This deal has not yet been fulfilled by the council.
At a cost of $39 million, the 2007 Waitākere City Council building was considered a statement on West Auckland eco-identity.
The site is currently valued at $57 million.
Now the council wants to sell the centre.
Rotten bastards
https://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/western-leader/102864155/west-aucklands-dieintheditch-building-on-the-chopping-block
Max Blumenthal: “Germany is a really weird, parochial, intellectually backward place.”
Germany, where the grandchildren of Nazis denounce American Jews as “anti-Semites”.
“It’s not easy being Green, especially when you’re a puppet for a right wing muppet.”—Max Blumenthal, re Germany’s infamously stupid Green politician Volker Beck.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClMHNw-9l48
The reframing is interesting, It’s like the whole ‘self hating Jew’ thing. A few mates are called that a regular basis. They laugh at it, they are anti zionist and proud.
Jessica Mutch on TV1 breakfast today (Can’t link the damn thing sorry) including the “Middlemore saga” as one of the reasons Labour’s poll numbers have gone down.
Picked my jaw up off the floor.
Two possible explanations come to mind:
1.) she’s just plain lying
2.) she has a very sophisticated understanding of how corrupt and useless the media are – i.e.that any bad news about anything, whatever its origin, will be sheeted home to even a mildly leftist government like this one – because the media is peopled by well-paid, change averse, middle-class insiders who like their overseas holidays and restaurant meals and hanging round the peripheries of power.
Has to be no.1
It’s number 1.
These excuses for journalists know there’s no pay rise, promotion or future pr contract in the corporate world if they don’t toe the establishment line.
Citation and proof please that this is how media operates Even just one journalist providing hard evidence of such
Here is one.
Jane Akre.
For many, many more examples.
Google is your friend
Must try harder Ed
Nz example would also be more relevent
Wikipedia
The two lost that final challenge with the FCC in July 2007 calling the conflict an “editorial dispute … rather than a deliberate effort by [WTVT] to distort news.”[10]
I’m not researching for you.
You are welcome to have faith in the impartiality of the media.
After WMD, the TPP and the Afghanistan debacle, I don’t.
And if you’re curious, you could find out why.
But I am not wasting my day doing that research for you , when it appears you have already made your mind up.
Epic fail Ed, the only proof you put forward was proven false, this gives me no confidence I should take your advise
You don’t need to take my advice. I am not expecting you to.
We disagree on the media.
And I’m not interested in a discussion which starts to degenerate into trading insults.
Not trading insults ed, you can’t be expected to put forward opinion and not be challenged Not much point of the site if that’s the case 😊
Preferable to what happens to journalists who don’t toe the establishment line in Putin’s Russia.
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New York, April 16, 2018–Russian authorities must conduct a thorough investigation into the death of journalist Maksim Borodin and consider the possibility that he was killed in retribution for his reporting, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.
Borodin, a Yekaterinburg-based investigative correspondent for the independent news website Novy Den, died yesterday after falling on April 12 from the balcony of his fifth-floor apartment, local media and his employer reported.
In the past few weeks, Borodin gained national attention for his reporting on the deaths in Syria of Russian private military contractors fighting on the side of President Bashar al-Assad, according to the Guardian. The journalist also reported on corruption and the prison system in his native region of Sverdlovsk, the paper reported.
“We call on Russian authorities to launch an effective, fair, and transparent investigation into the circumstances surrounding Maksim Borodin’s death and not to rule out foul play,” CPJ Europe and Central Asia Program Coordinator Nina Ognianova said. “Russia has a record of brushing aside suspicious deaths of members of the press. We urge authorities on both the regional and federal level to consider that Borodin may have been attacked and that his investigative journalism was the motive.”
https://cpj.org/2018/04/cpj-calls-for-investigation-into-death-of-russian-.php
All media has to be looked at with skepticism.
Agree, “all” including your favourites
Great we agree.
We do indeed 😊 Maybe if you take media feeds from both sides and synthesise the argument with your own opinion on merit of each arguement (not conflated by strawmen, red herrings, False equivalence, post hoc fallacy etc) instead of bombing us with one sided links, him / she bad, he / she good I might take you more seriously, ( can’t speak for others though) All in all though you can do what you want, there are two ways to debate, to win or to learn, the latter is normally more enriching
I agree.
It is interesting that some of the sources which are questioning the whole Damascus gas attack are right – not left.
Yes they are, Syria is a proxy war with bs on both sides with agendas other than simply Syria To me until the Shi’a and Sunni sort their collective out, accept Israel, separate religion and state they will be the plaything of the great powers and chaos will reign as was Europe during the reformation and earlier
I think there is also the matter of oil pipelines.
Yes I agree not so Syria or Israel as bugger all oil The underlying Sunni Shi’a and schism within, lack of separation of state and religion, tribalism and partition of the Middle East allow it to be manipulated Unless they address these issues , accept what is what is things won’t get better, albeit oil will run out but I bet they will still be at each other throats ( just won’t be on the news) neverless. Unless they come to grips with the reality that keeps them in the dark ages I don’t hold out much hope
I think Syria was intended as the route for oil pipelines.
I doubt the families of the other 58 Russian journalists killed since 1992 share your scepticism.
https://cpj.org/data/killed/europe/russia/?status=Killed&motiveConfirmed%5B%5D=Confirmed&type%5B%5D=Journalist&cc_fips%5B%5D=RS&start_year=1992&end_year=2018&group_by=year
Middlemore saga ?
Lester Levy the chair up till the election has said they were blocked from spending their capital allocation by a mysterious committee in Wellington ( CIC) which vets all the DHBS capital spending , and delays it of course.
But the polling bounce is only a few % here or there.
A 1% change is within the margin of error ( 3%) for the largest partys, labours outside that but not much and it has been a very hard 2 -3 weeks.
“has said they were blocked from spending their capital allocation by a mysterious committee in Wellington ( CIC)”
Do you have a link for that interpretation?
For your amusement….
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/alex-jones-claims-attractive-women-tried-to-date-him-in-high-school-to-convert-him-to-satanism/
So much wow
Let me guess, he kept his soul but lost his mind?
This is truly amazing
“Fares Shehabi MP
@ShehabiFares 5h5 hours ago
Meet the metro of jihadi #Douma! A huge tunnel network for al-Qaeda terrorists built with Western intelligence & Saudi money! Don’t tell us now that the uneducated radicals built this on their own?!”
https://twitter.com/ShehabiFares/status/985937560525524993
Did the educated radicals help?
He seems to be a nice chap.
//
How does diversion advance the debate?
Maybe it isn’t intended to.
No new exploration permits, financial disaster, mass job losses, energy shortfall…..or maybe you would prefer some real world analysis.
Rod Oram (from 15 minute mark, unless youre a Fletchers shareholder) on NZ oil and gas industry response.
https://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/ninetonoon/audio/2018641028/business-commentator-rod-oram
What happened in Portugal again…. Oh that right, last month was the first month all the power needs were met without fossil fuels.
This claim by the right show their utter lack of skill or indeed – talent.
Trying to buy some tanalised timber posts for fencing and windbreak, evidently suppliers are short and are struggling to get timber supply here in NZ as all our forests are overseas owned, and the product if going for export. Our forests were sold for a pittance by successive Neoliberal Governments both National & Labour.
Brainless IMHO ?
Now we are having to replant for our future needs ?
Don’t worry Shanes got you covered:
https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/one-billion-tree-programme-under-way
@Puckish Rogue – yep just wait that 25 years of growing time, and you’ll be away with plenty of posts.
“plenty of posts” I see what you did there 🙂
With National sitting on their hands there would be plenty of piles in 25 years’ time.
@Tamati Tautuhi – Yep, brainless all right. We sell the land and wood cheap, clog up the roads with trucks taking it out to be exported and then reimport the wood as timber and wonder why it cost’s so much to build here.
Starting to get that way with food, now too. Snapper $40kg in Auckland and it’s cheaper to buy Arctic salmon than South Island. And quite frankly are they even processing the salmon in NZ anymore and is it all ‘farmed’?
All those posts are up here in the Far Far North being used in in the huge new avocado orchards.
Hundreds of thousands of trees been/being planted.
Regional development… don’t you just love it?
Pity about the huge demand on the aquifer. Pity about all those nasty chemicals.
Pity about the 2nd most significant wetland in New Zealand.
New Zealand journalist’s favorite pastime: Over hyped over analysis of statistical noise presented as significant poll shift.
Over-analysis of statistical noise is quite popular on this site, too. Posts about polls usually generate a high comment count.
In order to attack the government which has quite clearly picked up in popularity since the election. Bullshit and lies. Time for Dick Griffin to go.
Only 13 days to go until Griff’s appointment as Chairperson of the RNZ Board expires on 30 April.
And time for the take back of the commons.
The airwaves should be for grassroots organisations, not corporate propaganda.
The BBC is Britain’s propaganda outlet to the world.
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Whilst ignoring your bombastic comment, which state funded MSM outlets in Europe do you believe have more editorial freedom than the BBC ?
Before I waste time on this diversion, can you tell me if you supported the UK/US/French bombing of Syria?
The more correct question would be – ‘can you tell me if you supported the UK/US/French missile strikes of specific sites within Syria ?’
My answer would be ‘Meh – don’t think it’ll achieve anything much.’
Your turn to answer my question now.
You didn’t answer the question…try again
Oh fyi it’s binary
No, it’s not “binary”.
For example, I disliked the latest bombing, but for the life of me I can’t decide whether that’s because it was wrong, or simply because it was far too little, far too late.
It was contemptible because it was either a deliberately ineffectual response to a definite wrong, or because it was a macho, contrived act committed on a thin pretext.
Damned if I know how to translate that concept into a “yes I support it” or “no I don’t support it”.
Can you tell me if you supported the UK/US/French missile strikes of specific sites within Syria ?
No
I answered your question.
I disagree with the strikes.
The hatchet job by Newsnight on Corbyn shows the BBC’s fierce defence of the establishment.
https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/bbc-russian-corbyn-photoshop/amp/
Ask the people of Scotland what they think of BBC bias.
An excellent documentary demonstrates this.
‘London Calling.’
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TXQYuLUAbyw
[This is the second ‘off – topic’ comment from you that I’ve shifted. Focus! If I have to keep repeating this exercise I’ll be throwing you in moderation – at a minimum] – Bill
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Yes that Newsnight hatchet job was low, even by recent Aunty Beeb (lack of ) standards.
That about sums it up here.
When one turns up (Turei) they are attacked relentlessly by the corporate media.
That didn’t work in the UK with Corbyn. Complacency by the Blairites caused that.
Nevertheless the attacks on Jeremy continue without pause.
These real alternatives must be destroyed.
It will be interesting to see how the media attack Marama , for they will.
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Greens likely still have my vote for next election (long time Labour voter fyi – Muldoon was my last Nat vote)
Same – especially as Davidson elected.
Are the Russians going to be blamed for everything?
It’s getting quite dull, the new McCarthyism.
“There are signs New Zealand organisations have been directly threatened by Russian state-sponsored hacking, GCSB director-general Andrew Hampton says.
“Attributing cyber incidents to particular countries is something that is carefully considered and is a step not taken lightly,” he added.
The bombshell came in the wake of international concerns about Russian-backed hacks on networking equipment. ”
https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/103180837/nz-highlights-warning-over-russian-government-espionage
How many times did dirty johnathan coleman brag about X number of bowel screenings?
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12033596
Chicken is clearly not good for people’s health.
Study by University Of Otago finds the following:
Chicken full of antibiotics.
60-90% of fresh chicken have high levels of contaminating bacteria.
30,000 illnesses annually.
600 hospitalisations.
Vast majority of NZ are unaware of danger.
And it is spreading antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/103156050/raw-chicken-is-making-kiwis-sick-say-researchers
Well, what a surprise….
‘BREAKING: Pearson Sharp of One America News was on-the-ground in Douma, Eastern Ghouta today. What he discovered should not be a surprise to any informed audience, since we have seen this all before:
The “chemical weapons attack” did not occur. It was a hoax/false flag designed as a pretext for an escalation of Western war crimes in Syria.’
https://www.globalresearch.ca/breaking-the-chemical-weapons-attack-in-syria-did-not-occur-it-was-a-hoax-a-false-flag-to-justify-the-us-led-air-strikes-staged-by-the-rebels/5636423
[Hardly “breaking”. Francesca posted to the same link hours ago on the “Compassion” post. I’ll let this one through, but do you mind not getting so all twisty knickered and breathless in future? Cheers.] – Bill
I agree – people need to learn to cook more safely.
The use of antibiotics is an issue separate to cooking.
The issue of people’s lack of awareness is another issue.
Is the sun setting on the Don Brash attitudes at last?
It may be drawing a long bow, and possibly already commented on by others but did anyone else notice the medal ceremonies for the Sevens when the cameras zoomed in on the individuals – they all appeared to be singing “E Ihowa Atua, etc etc and not “God of nations”
great to see Jacinda Ardern on the world stage. Up where she belongs.
Yes logie97 Great Isn’t it.
The Am Show good morning music is good for the wairua If we change the radio station at the cow shed the cows don’t walking into the shed good music is good for all.
Jacinda and Angela look like they are getting on fine two good ladies with Mana.
Duncan Penny is right all our choices should have the mokopunas well being at the forefront of decision and legislation.I take the mokopunas to the park run them around a bit they love it get home give them A I cream and they settle down .
I like bananas they are so cheap why is that because of were they come from or who is producing them just because a fruit comes from a third world nation does not mean it should be cheap we should pay more for all these foods that come from 3 world nations like coffey etc that’s a phenomenon there you go Duncan so cheap and popular the most sold product in our super markets every one goes on about the cheap clothing what about food from these nations this is why they are poor we don’t pay them fairly for there products . I get a lot of fruit from my clients they will just rot if I did not pick them there is a another reason why I pick this fruit .
All I say on the banning smokes how do you enforce the ban lock people up ???? When I went on my trip I noticed most of the young people did not smoke so I say that the high price is working it is having other effects on Maori more money is going into smokes and less on the mokopunas .
I agree with Paddy Gower the goverment should have a serious look at making laws to sort out the laws let them sell oil with nicotine in it at the minute the retailers of vap oil could sell any oil and make false claims about there prouduct . P.S Why do we go from leaky house and now to a shambles of the Christ Church insurance fiasco I no were to trace both of these issues
Ka kite ano
Everyone who follows my post knows that I have been researching my tipuna and OUR history well I have found some controversies with our land the shares my tipuna were given 1 percent of the shares that they could claim from ancestral land rights .
You see my whano live in Tikpa Waiapu valley they get all the other share holders to agree and then they can build . But they are paying leases for the land WTF.
OUR tipuna received a sword from the Queen of England for his Honorable services to the Crown Kohere Mokena was instrumental one of the main Chief in the Waiapu in my view the main person who stopped the Pai marie movement from taking hold of all Maori in Aoteraroa when they raised there flag he raised the British flag he built Anglican Churches he was a humane leader he was all about the well being of the people . I have read his book and this tell me that his mokopunas did not get there fair shear of there land . All his actions were to protect his mokopuna only to have some people to cheat them after he had moved on .
His Book is https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwju1eeQqMLaAhXFp5QKHTI5Cb4QFggpMAA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%2Fabout%2FThe_Story_of_a_Maori_Chief_Mokena_Kohere.html%3Fid%3DFio6AQAAIAAJ&usg=AOvVaw3ycdqLBpvXWRH7xAs4G4kW
Here is another link of the now in Treaty Settelments P.S I now see one of my goals set by my destiny .
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/103171966/rushed-mandate-could-cost-crown-after-waitangi-tribunal-rules-in-iwis-favour Kia Kaha people Ka kite ano
Newshub It is good that the Maori musicians show the way Maori respect the tapu of the remains of the people that have past .
I say that the Head of the Common wealth country’s should go to Prince who will be King Chariles .
People need to be held responsible for there actions or in actions in this case if someone knows a building is not safe the tenants should be notified and told to leave I feel sorrys for Matti McEachen family . I no what its like not to get justice .
Ingrid its wind in Rotorua at the minute tawhirimatea has been having fun .
Ka kite ano P.S I.m going to watch The Crowd Goes Wild
The Crowd Goes Wild It good to see Walter Little son playing Rugby
Tony Brown coaching the Sun Wolves this will bring there level of Rugby up real fast .
Yes James and Mulls the Hurricanes have a dilemma of who to put on the bench when Nehe Milner Skudder gets past the fitness test
Ka kite ano P.S The T 20 has launched Cricket into a super sport especially in India