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  1. Rapunzel 1
    18 September 2019 at 7:19 am

    Media watchdogs are likely to be very busy in coming months, possibly followed by litigation lawyers, the many misleading headings and conflation of some events and facts has heightened the stakes on that. It seems that trial by media, although in this case it came a wee bit after the event but gave a fairly basic issue some apparent validity and definitely "legs". The case of the closed restaurant and loss of jobs shows how negatively everyday working NZers can be affected by whispering campaigns and trial by media. It seems that a swift response and advocacy of mediation and apology from the Human Rights Commission was not enough, the worth of the complaint was of issue anyway but it was dealt with – or was till media decided to pursue it. What is overlooked is that everyday NZers are subject, with no recourse or any attention, to abuse and punitive practices in the workplace. Often they are young and inexperienced with no recourse.

  2. Sanctuary 2
    18 September 2019 at 7:44 am

    Holy sweet Mary mother of Jesus is Barry Soper a churlish old prick or what? I mean does that old codger wake up in the morning with his old man aches and decide it is time to come up with another angle for a story that is a nasty as he is? He really needs to stop acting like an outraged baby boomer who just got told his discount coupon has expired.

    And Simon Bridges on Radio NZ just now… Simon Bridges is a complete blathering idiot. Everytime he juxtaposes anything to do with the Christchurch terrorist attack with a claim that "everyday New Zealanders" are not interested just makes me want to puke. 51 "everyday New Zealanders" were killed you fucktard. Trying to divide us over this makes you utterly unfit to lead.

    The New Zealand right is full of ill tempered old men, splenetic and rude white men and has an enormous screeching dork leading its main political vehicle.

    • marty mars 2.1
      18 September 2019 at 8:05 am

      + 1 good rant

      • In Vino 2.1.1
        18 September 2019 at 8:02 pm

        I agree with Marty. I have not read Soper's lament, but I feel inspired by Sanctuary's summation. Maybe I can now stomach reading downward-Soper's actual item – unless it is behind paywall, of course.

    • Rapunzel 2.2
      18 September 2019 at 8:12 am

      Well said, sadly "ill tempered old men, splenetic and rude white men" are not the ones, and are they actually even interested in, who will reduce any cases of abuse that have arisen or the other ones across the country that the public never hears of and the media pay no attention to.

    • Peter 2.3
      18 September 2019 at 8:55 am

      Is it fair to pick on Soper for being churlish and waking up each morning determined to come up with another angle for a story that is nasty and negative? I mean he has all his colleagues at NZME competing every day to be the best at doing exactly the same thing.

      • tc 2.3.1
        18 September 2019 at 11:07 am

        Which will escalate across many fronts to attempt an influence over the sheeple as we close in on the 2020 GE.

        Get used to it until a govt has the bollocks to take down this theatre of spin. It's not that hard to do once you have the political will to sort it out.

        And there you have it as the msm will squeal like stuck pigs if they lose their ineffective and self serving self-regulatory body which perpetuates the spin.

    • sumsuch 2.4
      18 September 2019 at 9:55 pm

      Soper is so solid in his social democratic (or NZ, if you like) foundation he's forgotten about it. The 20/30 % percent who have fallen beneath is of no conception to him.

  3. Agora 3
    18 September 2019 at 8:08 am

    I think part of the appeal of Jacinda as PM is the iconography of mother and child in our culture. People generally need nurturing skills after trauma.

  4. Quasimodo 4
    18 September 2019 at 8:21 am

    The EU27 just wants Britain to go ..

    ‘It was, by any standards, an unusual spectacle: the leader of the European Union’s second-smallest country deciding to empty-chair the British prime minister at what was supposed to have been a joint press conference after their meeting.’

    ‘Johnson has talked, repeatedly, of “real signs of movement” in Berlin, Paris and Dublin on getting rid of the backstop, the perennial obstacle to a Brexit agreement. “A huge amount of progress is being made” in the negotiations, he insists.’

    ‘For EU officials, the regular meetings with Johnson’s special envoy do not even qualify as “negotiations”. There are grave doubts, after his suspension of parliament and failure to advance any concrete proposals, that the prime minister wants a deal at all – and, should one be achieved, that he could get it through parliament.’

    https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/sep/16/bettels-anger-highlights-a-bleak-truth-the-eu27-just-wants-britain-to-go

    • Treetop 4.1
      18 September 2019 at 9:06 am

      Looks like the outcome may have been better had May stayed on as the PM. Johnson was going to do no better due to the stubborness of the EU.

      The House of Commons could have shown more unity instead of having shouting matches. Probably will still have shouting matches instead of finding solutions to manage the adjustment.

      • Ernesto Lynch 4.1.1
        18 September 2019 at 11:36 am

        Ascribing "stubobornness" to the EU in the context of the Brexit negotiations is unfair and inaccurate.

        The EU have shown the patience of Job in the face of gross incompetence, petulance, ignorance, rudeness, mendacity and above all inflated senses of entitlement and exceptionalism on the part of the English Tories.

        [Why do you keep changing you User Name and e-mail? I have warned you before about this. Your comments will continue to go into Auto-Moderation until you learn to play by the rules – they are not that hard to adhere to – Incognito]

        • Incognito 4.1.1.1
          18 September 2019 at 12:01 pm

          See my Moderation note @ 11:36 AM.

        • Treetop 4.1.1.2
          18 September 2019 at 12:48 pm

          I do think that Johnson is entitled to actually be listened to with the same conditions that May was. Brexit may be over in 6 weeks and it is too much for the EU to accommodate talks with Johnson.

          Do you not think that the EU need to have a policy of a country exiting the EU?

          The EU has shown me that they do not understand the politics of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

          Probably the EU has a policy to wring every dollar out of the UK that they can.

          • JohnP 4.1.1.2.1
            18 September 2019 at 1:53 pm

            Johnson has been asked to supply a workable alternative to the already established Withdrawal Agreement, given he wishes to make significant changes to it.

            So far, he has failed to actually present that workable alternative – while retaining the Theresa May red-lines which stemmed from her lack of a majority in the House of Commons and the need to have the DUP as their confidence and supply partner.

            The E.U hasn't changed its position in nearly a year now – 'you wanted the agreement to do these things, we have agreed on that. Now you want to change the agreement, so you must also present what it is you want to change it to'.

            That’s not unreasonable. The EU has waited patiently since Article 50 was triggered as May realised she didn’t have the numbers to pass an agreement, destroyed her majority in the 2017 election, became even more in thrall to the hardliners and the DUP which rendered any agreement impossible to pass anyway, then it failed repeatedly and Article 50 was extended and then they changed leader to Johnson who is now running a minority Government because he sacked all the MPs who didn’t want a No Deal.

            None of these above events were caused by the EU, they were entirely created by the Conservative Party.

            Johnson is posturing. There isn't a workable solution which incorporates the Brexit his hardline MPs and support staff advocate, there never has been. But he's got to act like the E.U is the one in the wrong to his home audience.

            For someone who's spent their entire political career seeking the office, he's making a dreadful bilk of it.

            • Treetop 4.1.1.2.1.1
              18 September 2019 at 6:42 pm

              No one could have forseen the Conservative Party imploding to the extent it has.

              Johnson may have been able to provide alternative solutions were he to have had support.

              The only way forward is a hard Brexit as no party in the House of Commons are in a position to change May's deal.

              I liked your summary.

            • Ad 4.1.1.2.1.2
              18 September 2019 at 6:56 pm

              Johnson is going to deliver Brexit and then win the next election riding the chaos that fits his leadership style perfectly.

              To have a chance of defeating him, Labour and the Lib Dems will need to act in perfect unison until the next scheduled election in 2022. That would lock the Conservatives in until 2026: 15 years.

              Defeat for Boris os not looking likely at this point.

              Conservatives look on course to use the Brexit chaos in 2020 to install a really hard line deregulated society – far more in line with the fully free market US society.

              • JohnP …
                18 September 2019 at 7:22 pm

                I still think there's an election coming in November and it's going to be ugly as hell but Labour/SNP might be a coalition afterwards.

                I also absolutely believe the Lib Dems will line up with the Tories in coalition again, because they're that awful.

        • Treetop 4.1.1.3
          20 September 2019 at 9:18 am

          EU confirms Britain submitted papers outlining Brexit deal amendments.

          Like I said stubborn.

    • francesca 5.1
      18 September 2019 at 11:30 am

      Its a Rorschach test for me , what people make of Assange .

      There's no doubt he's a political prisoner who is being psychologically tortured and held up as an example to deter the others.It would not surprise me if he commits "suicide" Epstein fashion .If this was happening in Russia or China, the outrage, the thundering righteousness, on these pages would be deafening.

      We're fucked, when so many are so willingly credulous, so afraid of being considered conspiracists, so terrified of not having the "correct" views

      We're done I'm afraid, and I'm kind of done with this site

      But thanks for the media lens link

      • Adrian Thornton 5.1.1
        18 September 2019 at 12:19 pm

        Yes I agree, it is quite disheartening to see so many seemingly intelligent 'lefties' get completely get sucked in so easily by obvious bullshit time and again..talk about useful idiots.

        Talking of useful idiots here is a pretty funny and informed show that has just started on youtube called useful idiots, hosted by Matt Taibbi and Katie Halper…might perk you up a bit, I know does for me.

        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sO1LwhCOtTA

        • phillip ure 5.1.1.1
          18 September 2019 at 6:16 pm

          i met tulsi gabbard when she was a child – running around with a bunch of other children..

          she has grown up to be a very impressive person..(what a great voice/presence..)

          i think she could be president in 2024..and that would be a very good thing..

          interesting fact about tulsi gabbard..she has never eaten animal flesh..

          and it doesn't seem to have done her much harm..eh..?

      • Brigid 5.1.2
        18 September 2019 at 12:24 pm

        +1000

        I whole heartedly agree with all you've said Francesca.

        I expect a deafening silence from those who don't though, as they really have no argument to the contrary.

      • gsays 5.1.3
        18 September 2019 at 1:10 pm

        I tend to agree with you francesca.

        Around these parts, we seem divided not so much along lines, but by tall brick walls.

        I have to admit keeping my head down when Assange popped up because of the vitriol generated by folk over allegations.

        It would be sad if you decided to go. We definitely need more views and voices that don't drink the kool-aid and swallow everything the Guardian dishes up.

    • gsays 5.2
      18 September 2019 at 12:55 pm

      Thanks for the link Adrian, interesting and mildly disturbing reading.

      I used to think that it was a trait of conservatives- the willing ignorance of an angle that didn't suit their purposes or politics. Clearly folk who would claim to be progressive practice that habit as well.

      • Adrian Thornton 5.2.1
        18 September 2019 at 3:35 pm

        @gsays, "I used to think that it was a trait of conservatives"…etc, I have been saying exactly the same thing since 2016, it's like since Hillary lost, more than half the people I used to read or listen to on the Left (including here on TS) instantly turned off their ability to think critically…it has been astounding to watch, and very very sad.

        It would have been hard to imagine just a few years ago Lefties falling in behind the FBI like a heard of sheep…like I say, very very sad.

    • weka 5.3
      18 September 2019 at 1:33 pm

      The two things that stand out for me about that are article are this (bearing in mind the further I read the less I was reading properly):

      1. Assange is being held in extreme conditions. Putting aside the writer's view is that this is a political act, what are the authorities saying is the reason?

      2. Having a go a Monbiot for not covering the story more comes across as kind of petulant. Criticising the MSM generally makes sense, but picking out one journalist as being at fault seems a failing strategy if one wants to be taken more seriously. What was the point?

      Meanwhile, google tells me that a handful of left/liberal MSM have lots of articles on Assange from this year.

      • gsays 5.3.1
        18 September 2019 at 2:08 pm

        Hi weka, in regards to Monbiot, my take is that he is a journalist held in very high regard by 'the left'.

        Journalistically speaking, Wikileaks/Assange/Manning has to be the most important issue of the last eight years.

        Whether the lack of articles by him, on Assange, is his decision (not wanting to step on the metaphorical landmine) or an editorial one we do not know.

        The article wasn't just having a crack at the one journo. It did go on to similarly criticize Owen Jones, another journo of the ilk of Monbiot.

        • weka 5.3.1.1
          18 September 2019 at 2:16 pm

          If Monbiot needs to choose between writing on the climate crisis or Assange, I'd want him to write about climate.

          • gsays 5.3.1.1.1
            18 September 2019 at 3:13 pm

            I don't see it as a binary choice: climate or abuse of state power.

            I guess you aren't the target market for the article.

            • weka 5.3.1.1.1.1
              18 September 2019 at 8:34 pm

              Probably, but I think it's more that I don't know why Monbiot (or Jones) was singled out. Not every journo has to cover all things. If the Guardian haven't covered the Assange news well, that's fair critique (I don't know if they have or haven't).

          • Adrian Thornton 5.3.1.1.2
            18 September 2019 at 3:19 pm

            I am sure a competent journo could easily handle covering two stories over a six month period.

            If we (the public) really want to know what various governments and/or corporations around the world are really thinking about climate change, and how they will or won't take action going forward, we will most probably end up getting lots of that information via wikileaks..including you, but we will no doubt be get a lot less leaking generally now that they are making such a brutal example of Assange, with pretty much no push back from MSM, infact support from many.

            • weka 5.3.1.1.2.1
              18 September 2019 at 8:36 pm

              If the critique is that the Guardian hasn't covered the Assange news, that's worth exploring. But saying that any one journo should have done x doesn't make sense to me. Why Monbiot?

    • Bearded Git 5.4
      18 September 2019 at 6:06 pm

      Excellent link Adrian-thank you.

      The treatment of Assange is scandalous. I have seen at least one doco that tells teh real story-I'm sure others have been suppressed.

      I used to worship the Guardian-now it is a rag. Read "The Canary" online for a bit of perspective.

  7. cleangreen 7
    18 September 2019 at 9:57 am

    https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/climate-change-now-global-warming-researchers-say-more-support-required-despite-55-million-government-investment

    Covering Climate Now: Global warming researchers say more support required despite $55 million government investment

  8. adam 8
    18 September 2019 at 11:45 am

    The opioid crisis – odd phrasing – I think maybe the opioid death march would be a better description. Has some major corporate players, who helped make it what it is – here is a interview of one of the worst – sheesh must be nice to be that rich and get away with murder.

    Good news the important part is in the first 9:45 min. Also Lee Camps style can be a bit off putting, but well worth it.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ai0YkhNPUvU&mc_cid=5bfb2c3e99&mc_eid=524e48683c&ab_channel=RedactedTonight

    • gsays 8.1
      18 September 2019 at 3:31 pm

      One of the consequences of direct to consumer advertising.

      Only legal in the U$A and Aotearoa.

      In the States, Purdue (Sacklers ccompany) have agreed to pay up to $12B to settle various lawsuits, are going to file for bankruptcy and dodge any responsibility. Justice American style.

  9. Kevin 9
    18 September 2019 at 12:39 pm

    I find the more I watch him, the more I like him 🙂

  10. marty mars 10
    18 September 2019 at 12:41 pm

    Yes, good. History in the making. The righting of wrongs in the making. Mana being shown and utilized for the people.

    The Māori king, Kiingi Tūheitia, says mana whenua have finally reached consensus over what to do with Ihumātao – they want it back.

    The announcement was made this morning, with Kiingi Tūheitia Potatau Te Wherowhero VII saying he had successfully guided mana whenua of Ihumātao to a unified position.

    "Mana whenua agree they want their land returned, so they can make decisions about its future," he said.

    "Kiingitanga has conveyed the views of mana whenua to the government and urged it to negotiate with Fletchers for the return of Ihumātao to its rightful owners."

    https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/399023/mana-whenua-reach-decision-on-ihumatao-land

  11. alwyn 11
    18 September 2019 at 2:13 pm

    I imagine our Mps will be wetting themselves when they see this story.

    https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-17/victorian-premier-to-become-highest-paid-state-leader-pay-rise/11520214

    Does anyone doubt that the same thing will happen here when the current Government change the way that MPs salaries are set? Put in an "independent" commission to give you a lovely big increase and then claim it had nothing to do with you?

    11.8% or so all round. Meanwhile they tell other people that nothing over 2% is affordable. Amazing isn't it? And nothing to do with the MPs of course.

    No wonder they are going to change the system here. At the moment the increases are tied to the average Public Sector increase. That may be unfair, but only because the increases are larger there than they are for the typical person in the Private Sector, but at least there is something to hold them back.

    Go back to the old system as the current Government want to and there will be nothing to keep them under control. Nobody seriously believes that an "independent" commission appointed by the Government of New Zealand will do anything other than give their masters whatever they want. Nudge, nudge, wink wink of course. And if you aren't generous we will replace you.

    Greedy bloody lot are our MPs, aren't they? Just like their Australian cousins.

  12. greywarshark 12
    18 September 2019 at 4:25 pm

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6bdIkQZgiQ

    Don McLean – This is life, this is primetime, this is living in the USA.

    https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/americas/115876229/girls-age-changed-from-11-to-22-before-she-was-allegedly-abandoned-in-rented-apartment

    (This is the start of a peculiar story that seems grown out of present dysfunctional society. This couple adopted a girl from Ukraine who apparently had a genetic disorder. They also had adopted a boy with autism. The stuff media item dated 18 September 2019.)

    The girl: She had travelled from Ukraine to the rolling hills and cornfields of Indiana, only to wind up on her own in a strange city. When police checked in with the girl in September 2014, it had been more than a year since she had seen or heard from her adoptive parents, who had changed her age from 11 to 22 on official documents and rented her an apartment before moving to Canada and leaving her behind.)

    The boy – …Before the criminal charges were filed last week, the pair were best known as the parents of "boy genius" Jake Barnett, who was diagnosed with autism at age 2. Warned that he might never speak or have normal social interactions, Kristine began tutoring him at home. By the age of 12, when he was profiled in the Indianapolis Star, Jake was taking college math classes and was being courted for research positions.

    ..the Barnetts became prominent advocates for children with autism. Early in 2012, CBS' 60 Minutes devoted a segment to 13-year-old Jake Barnett, who they described as a "a math and science prodigy." A diminutive dark-haired young girl dressed in a white cardigan can be seen in some of the footage, sitting quietly at a family dinner.

    In 2013, Kristine Barnett's memoir, The Spark: A Mother's Story of Nurturing, Genius, and Autism was published by Random House. NPR book critic Maureen Corrigan wrote in The Washington Post that the book was "compulsive reading," adding, "Barnett not only fights heroically on Jake's behalf, she also beats down every other obstacle that life hurls at her and her family."…

    That same year [2014] the Barnetts filed for divorce, according to the station. Though Jake still lives in Canada, where he is pursuing a PhD in quantum gravity at the Perimeter Institute, both Michael and Kristine have moved back to Indianapolis…

    "This is going to end up on a TV show," an anonymous law enforcement official told WLFI [TV-18, Lafayette, Indiana?]…

    (Children with difficulties being turned into money-earners, promotion material for adoptive parents who might abandon them if they do not prove winners. This is an ugly underbelly of clean-cut American society.)

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  • Where on a Computer is the Operating System Generally Stored? Delving into the Digital Home of your ...
    The operating system (OS) is the heart and soul of a computer, orchestrating every action and interaction between hardware and software. But have you ever wondered where on a computer is the operating system generally stored? The answer lies in the intricate dance between hardware and software components, particularly within ...
    Gareth’s WorldBy admin
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  • How Many Watts Does a Laptop Use? Understanding Power Consumption and Efficiency
    Laptops have become essential tools for work, entertainment, and communication, offering portability and functionality. However, with rising energy costs and growing environmental concerns, understanding a laptop’s power consumption is more important than ever. So, how many watts does a laptop use? The answer, unfortunately, isn’t straightforward. It depends on several ...
    Gareth’s WorldBy admin
    22 hours ago

  • How to Screen Record on a Dell Laptop A Guide to Capturing Your Screen with Ease
    Screen recording has become an essential tool for various purposes, such as creating tutorials, capturing gameplay footage, recording online meetings, or sharing information with others. Fortunately, Dell laptops offer several built-in and external options for screen recording, catering to different needs and preferences. This guide will explore various methods on ...
    Gareth’s WorldBy admin
    22 hours ago

  • How Much Does it Cost to Fix a Laptop Screen? Navigating Repair Options and Costs
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    Gareth’s WorldBy admin
    22 hours ago

  • How Long Do Gaming Laptops Last? Demystifying Lifespan and Maximizing Longevity
    Gaming laptops represent a significant investment for passionate gamers, offering portability and powerful performance for immersive gaming experiences. However, a common concern among potential buyers is their lifespan. Unlike desktop PCs, which allow for easier component upgrades, gaming laptops have inherent limitations due to their compact and integrated design. This ...
    Gareth’s WorldBy admin
    23 hours ago

  • Climate Change: Turning the tide
    The annual inventory report of New Zealand's greenhouse gas emissions has been released, showing that gross emissions have dropped for the third year in a row, to 78.4 million tons: All-told gross emissions have decreased by over 6 million tons since the Zero Carbon Act was passed in 2019. ...
    No Right TurnBy Idiot/Savant
    24 hours ago

  • How to Unlock Your Computer A Comprehensive Guide to Regaining Access
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    Gareth’s WorldBy admin
    1 day ago

  • Faxing from Your Computer A Modern Guide to Sending Documents Digitally
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    Gareth’s WorldBy admin
    1 day ago

  • Protecting Your Home Computer A Guide to Cyber Awareness
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    Gareth’s WorldBy admin
    1 day ago

  • Server-Based Computing Powering the Modern Digital Landscape
    In the ever-evolving world of technology, server-based computing has emerged as a cornerstone of modern digital infrastructure. This article delves into the concept of server-based computing, exploring its various forms, benefits, challenges, and its impact on the way we work and interact with technology. Understanding Server-Based Computing: At its core, ...
    Gareth’s WorldBy admin
    1 day ago

  • Vroom vroom go the big red trucks
    The absolute brass neck of this guy.We want more medical doctors, not more spin doctors, Luxon was saying a couple of weeks ago, and now we’re told the guy has seven salaried adults on TikTok duty. Sorry, doing social media. The absolute brass neck of it. The irony that the ...
    More Than A FeildingBy David Slack
    1 day ago

  • Jones finds $410,000 to help the government muscle in on a spat project
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    Point of OrderBy Bob Edlin
    1 day ago

  • Again, hate crimes are not necessarily terrorism.
    Having written, taught and worked for the US government on issues involving unconventional warfare and terrorism for 30-odd years, two things irritate me the most when the subject is discussed in public. The first is the Johnny-come-lately academics-turned-media commentators who … Continue reading → ...
    KiwipoliticoBy Pablo
    1 day ago

  • Despair – construction consenting edition
    Eric Crampton writes – Kainga Ora is the government’s house building agency. It’s been building a lot of social housing. Kainga Ora has its own (but independent) consenting authority, Consentium. It’s a neat idea. Rather than have to deal with building consents across each different territorial authority, Kainga Ora ...
    Point of OrderBy poonzteam5443
    1 day ago

  • Coalition promises – will the Govt keep the commitment to keep Kiwis equal before the law?
    Muriel Newman writes – The Coalition Government says it is moving with speed to deliver campaign promises and reverse the damage done by Labour. One of their key commitments is to “defend the principle that New Zealanders are equal before the law.” To achieve this, they have pledged they “will not advance ...
    Point of OrderBy poonzteam5443
    1 day ago

  • An impermanent public service is a guarantee of very little else but failure
    Chris Trotter writes –  The absence of anything resembling a fightback from the public servants currently losing their jobs is interesting. State-sector workers’ collective fatalism in the face of Coalition cutbacks indicates a surprisingly broad acceptance of impermanence in the workplace. Fifty years ago, lay-offs in the thousands ...
    Point of OrderBy poonzteam5443
    1 day ago

  • What happens after the war – Mariupol
    Mariupol, on the Azov Sea coast, was one of the first cities to suffer almost complete destruction after the start of the Ukraine War started in late February 2022. We remember the scenes of absolute destruction of the houses and city structures. The deaths of innocent civilians – many of ...
    Open ParachuteBy Ken
    1 day ago

  • Babies and benefits – no good news
    Lindsay Mitchell writes – Ten years ago, I wrote the following in a Listener column: Every year around one in five new-born babies will be reliant on their caregivers benefit by Christmas. This pattern has persisted from at least 1993. For Maori the number jumps to over one in three.  ...
    Point of OrderBy poonzteam5443
    1 day ago

  • Should the RBNZ be looking through climate inflation?
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    The KakaBy Bernard Hickey
    1 day ago

  • Bernard's pick 'n' mix of the news links
    The top six news links I’ve seen elsewhere in the last 24 hours, as of 9:16 am on Thursday, April 18 are:Housing: Tauranga residents living in boats, vans RNZ Checkpoint Louise TernouthHousing: Waikato councillor says wastewater plant issues could hold up Sleepyhead building a massive company town Waikato Times Stephen ...
    The KakaBy Bernard Hickey
    1 day ago

  • Gordon Campbell on the public sector carnage, and misogyny as terrorism
    It’s a simple deal. We pay taxes in order to finance the social services we want and need. The carnage now occurring across the public sector though, is breaking that contract. Over 3,000 jobs have been lost so far. Many are in crucial areas like Education where the impact of ...
    Gordon CampbellBy lyndon
    1 day ago

  • Meeting the Master Baiters
    Hi,A friend had their 40th over the weekend and decided to theme it after Curb Your Enthusiasm fashion icon Susie Greene. Captured in my tiny kitchen before I left the house, I ending up evoking a mix of old lesbian and Hillary Clinton — both unintentional.Me vs Hillary ClintonIf you’re ...
    David FarrierBy David Farrier
    1 day ago

  • How extreme was the Earth's temperature in 2023
    This is a re-post from Andrew Dessler at the Climate Brink blog In 2023, the Earth reached temperature levels unprecedented in modern times. Given that, it’s reasonable to ask: What’s going on? There’s been lots of discussions by scientists about whether this is just the normal progression of global warming or if something ...
    Skeptical Science
    2 days ago

  • Backbone, revisited
    The schools are on holiday and the sun is shining in the seaside village and all day long I have been seeing bunches of bikes; Mums, Dads, teens and toddlers chattering, laughing, happy, having a bloody great time together. Cheers, AT, for the bits of lane you’ve added lately around the ...
    More Than A FeildingBy David Slack
    2 days ago

  • Ministers are not above the law
    Today in our National-led authoritarian nightmare: Shane Jones thinks Ministers should be above the law: New Zealand First MP Shane Jones is accusing the Waitangi Tribunal of over-stepping its mandate by subpoenaing a minister for its urgent hearing on the Oranga Tamariki claim. The tribunal is looking into the ...
    No Right TurnBy Idiot/Savant
    2 days ago

  • What’s the outfit you can hear going down the gurgler? Probably it’s David Parker’s Oceans Sec...
    Buzz from the Beehive Point  of Order first heard of the Oceans Secretariat in June 2021, when David Parker (remember him?) announced a multi-agency approach to protecting New Zealand’s marine ecosystems and fisheries. Parker (holding the Environment, and Oceans and Fisheries portfolios) broke the news at the annual Forest & ...
    Point of OrderBy Bob Edlin
    2 days ago

  • Will politicians let democracy die in the darkness?
    Bryce Edwards writes  – Politicians across the political spectrum are implicated in the New Zealand media’s failing health. Either through neglect or incompetent interventions, successive governments have failed to regulate, foster, and allow a healthy Fourth Estate that can adequately hold politicians and the powerful to account. ...
    Point of OrderBy poonzteam5443
    2 days ago

  • Matt Doocey doubles down on trans “healthcare”
    Citizen Science writes –  Last week saw two significant developments in the debate over the treatment of trans-identifying children and young people – the release in Britain of the final report of Dr Hilary Cass’s review into gender healthcare, and here in New Zealand, the news that the ...
    Point of OrderBy poonzteam5443
    2 days ago

  • A TikTok Prime Minister.
    One night while sleeping in my bed I had a beautiful dreamThat all the people of the world got together on the same wavelengthAnd began helping one anotherNow in this dream, universal love was the theme of the dayPeace and understanding and it happened this wayAfter such an eventful day ...
    Nick’s KōreroBy Nick Rockel
    2 days ago

  • Texas Lessons
    This is a guest post by Oscar Simms who is a housing activist, volunteer for the Coalition for More Homes, and was the Labour Party candidate for Auckland Central at the last election. ...
    Greater AucklandBy Guest Post
    2 days ago

  • Bernard's pick 'n' mix of the news links at 6:06 am
    The top six news links I’ve seen elsewhere in the last 24 hours as of 6:06 am on Wednesday, April 17 are:Must read: Secrecy shrouds which projects might be fast-tracked RNZ Farah HancockScoop: Revealed: Luxon has seven staffers working on social media content - partly paid for by taxpayer Newshub ...
    The KakaBy Bernard Hickey
    2 days ago

  • Fighting poverty on the holiday highway
    Turning what Labour called the “holiday highway” into a four-lane expressway from Auckland to Whangarei could bring at least an economic benefit of nearly two billion a year for Northland each year. And it could help bring an end to poverty in one of New Zealand’s most deprived regions. The ...
    PolitikBy Richard Harman
    3 days ago

  • Bernard's six-stack of substacks at 6:26 pm
    Tonight’s six-stack includes: launching his substack with a bunch of his previous documentaries, including this 1992 interview with Dame Whina Cooper. and here crew give climate activists plenty to do, including this call to submit against the Fast Track Approvals bill. writes brilliantly here on his substack ...
    The KakaBy Bernard Hickey
    3 days ago

  • At a glance – Is the science settled?
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    Skeptical Science
    3 days ago

  • Apposite Quotations.
    How Long Is Long Enough? Gaza under Israeli bombardment, July 2014. This posting is exclusive to Bowalley Road. ...
    Bowalley Road
    3 days ago

  • What’s a life worth now?
    You're in the mall when you hear it: some kind of popping sound in the distance, kids with fireworks, maybe. But then a moment of eerie stillness is followed by more of the fireworks sound and there’s also screaming and shrieking and now here come people running for their lives.Does ...
    More Than A FeildingBy David Slack
    3 days ago

  • Howling at the Moon
    Karl du Fresne writes –  There’s a crisis in the news media and the media are blaming it on everyone except themselves. Culpability is being deflected elsewhere – mainly to the hapless Minister of Communications, Melissa Lee, and the big social media platforms that are accused of hoovering ...
    Point of OrderBy poonzteam5443
    3 days ago

  • Newshub is Dead.
    I don’t normally send out two newsletters in a day but I figured I’d say something about… the news. If two newsletters is a bit much then maybe just skip one, I don’t want to overload people. Alternatively if you’d be interested in sometimes receiving multiple, smaller updates from me, ...
    Nick’s KōreroBy Nick Rockel
    3 days ago

  • Seymour is chuffed about cutting early-learning red tape – but we hear, too, that Jones has loose...
    Buzz from the Beehive David Seymour and Winston Peters today signalled that at least two ministers of the Crown might be in Wellington today. Seymour (as Associate Minister of Education) announced the removal of more red tape, this time to make it easier for new early learning services to be ...
    Point of OrderBy Bob Edlin
    3 days ago

  • Bryce Edwards: Will politicians let democracy die in the darkness?
    Politicians across the political spectrum are implicated in the New Zealand media’s failing health. Either through neglect or incompetent interventions, successive governments have failed to regulate, foster, and allow a healthy Fourth Estate that can adequately hold politicians and the powerful to account. Our political system is suffering from the ...
    Democracy ProjectBy bryce.edwards
    3 days ago

  • Was Hawkesby entirely wrong?
    David Farrar  writes –  The Broadcasting Standards Authority ruled: Comments by radio host Kate Hawkesby suggesting Māori and Pacific patients were being prioritised for surgery due to their ethnicity were misleading and discriminatory, the Broadcasting Standards Authority has found. It is a fact such patients are prioritised. ...
    Point of OrderBy poonzteam5443
    3 days ago

  • PRC shadow looms as the Solomons head for election
    PRC and its proxies in Solomons have been preparing for these elections for a long time. A lot of money, effort and intelligence have gone into ensuring an outcome that won’t compromise Beijing’s plans. Cleo Paskall writes – On April 17th the Solomon Islands, a country of ...
    Point of OrderBy poonzteam5443
    3 days ago

  • Climate Change: Criminal ecocide
    We are in the middle of a climate crisis. Last year was (again) the hottest year on record. NOAA has just announced another global coral bleaching event. Floods are threatening UK food security. So naturally, Shane Jones wants to make it easier to mine coal: Resources Minister Shane Jones ...
    No Right TurnBy Idiot/Savant
    3 days ago

  • Is saving one minute of a politician's time worth nearly $1 billion?
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    The KakaBy Bernard Hickey
    3 days ago

  • Long Tunnel or Long Con?
    Yesterday it was revealed that Transport Minister had asked Waka Kotahi to look at the options for a long tunnel through Wellington. State Highway 1 (SH1) through Wellington City is heavily congested at peak times and while planning continues on the duplicate Mt Victoria Tunnel and Basin Reserve project, the ...
    Greater AucklandBy Matt L
    3 days ago

  • Smoke And Mirrors.
    You're a fraud, and you know itBut it's too good to throw it all awayAnyone would do the sameYou've got 'em goingAnd you're careful not to show itSometimes you even fool yourself a bitIt's like magicBut it's always been a smoke and mirrors gameAnyone would do the sameForty six billion ...
    Nick’s KōreroBy Nick Rockel
    3 days ago

  • What is Mexico doing about climate change?
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    Skeptical Science
    4 days ago

  • State of humanity, 2024
    2024, it feels, keeps presenting us with ever more challenges, ever more dismay.Do you give up yet? It seems to ask.No? How about this? Or this?How about this?When I say 2024 I really mean the state of humanity in 2024.Saturday night, we watched Civil War because that is one terrifying cliff we've ...
    More Than A FeildingBy David Slack
    4 days ago

  • Govt’s Wellington tunnel vision aims to ease the way to the airport (but zealous promoters of cycl...
    Buzz from the Beehive A pet project and governmental tunnel vision jump out from the latest batch of ministerial announcements. The government is keen to assure us of its concern for the wellbeing of our pets. It will be introducing pet bonds in a change to the Residential Tenancies Act ...
    Point of OrderBy Bob Edlin
    4 days ago

  • The case for cultural connectedness
    A recent report generated from a Growing Up in New Zealand (GUiNZ) survey of 1,224 rangatahi Māori aged 11-12 found: Cultural connectedness was associated with fewer depression symptoms, anxiety symptoms and better quality of life. That sounds cut and dry. But further into the report the following appears: Cultural connectedness is ...
    Point of OrderBy poonzteam5443
    4 days ago

  • Useful context on public sector job cuts
    David Farrar writes –    The Herald reports: From the gory details of job-cuts news, you’d think the public service was being eviscerated.   While the media’s view of the cuts is incomplete, it’s also true that departments have been leaking the particulars faster than a Wellington ...
    Point of OrderBy poonzteam5443
    4 days ago

  • Gordon Campbell On When Racism Comes Disguised As Anti-racism
    Remember the good old days, back when New Zealand had a PM who could think and speak calmly and intelligently in whole sentences without blustering? Even while Iran’s drones and missiles were still being launched, Helen Clark was live on TVNZ expertly summing up the latest crisis in the Middle ...
    Gordon CampbellBy lyndon
    4 days ago

  • Govt ignored economic analysis of smokefree reversal
    Costello did not pass on analysis of the benefits of the smokefree reforms to Cabinet, emphasising instead the extra tax revenues of repealing them. Photo: Hagen Hopkins, Getty Images TL;DR: The six news items that stood out to me at 7:26 am today are:The Lead: Casey Costello never passed on ...
    The KakaBy Bernard Hickey
    4 days ago

  • True Blue.
    True loveYou're the one I'm dreaming ofYour heart fits me like a gloveAnd I'm gonna be true blueBaby, I love youI’ve written about the job cuts in our news media last week. The impact on individuals, and the loss to Aotearoa of voices covering our news from different angles.That by ...
    Nick’s KōreroBy Nick Rockel
    4 days ago

  • Who is running New Zealand’s foreign policy?
    While commentators, including former Prime Minister Helen Clark, are noting a subtle shift in New Zealand’s foreign policy, which now places more emphasis on the United States, many have missed a key element of the shift. What National said before the election is not what the government is doing now. ...
    PolitikBy Richard Harman
    5 days ago

  • 2024 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #15
    A listing of 31 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, April 7, 2024 thru Sat, April 13, 2024. Story of the week Our story of the week is about adults in the room setting terms and conditions of ...
    Skeptical Science
    5 days ago

  • Feline Friends and Fragile Fauna The Complexities of Cats in New Zealand’s Conservation Efforts

    Cats, with their independent spirit and beguiling purrs, have captured the hearts of humans for millennia. In New Zealand, felines are no exception, boasting the highest national cat ownership rate globally [definition cat nz cat foundation]. An estimated 1.134 million pet cats grace Kiwi households, compared to 683,000 dogs ...

    Gareth’s WorldBy admin
    5 days ago

  • Or is that just they want us to think?
    Nice guy, that Peter Williams. Amiable, a calm air of no-nonsense capability, a winning smile. Everything you look for in a TV presenter and newsreader.I used to see him sometimes when I went to TVNZ to be a talking head or a panellist and we would yarn. Nice guy, that ...
    More Than A FeildingBy David Slack
    5 days ago

  • Fact Brief – Did global warming stop in 1998?
    Skeptical Science is partnering with Gigafact to produce fact briefs — bite-sized fact checks of trending claims. This fact brief was written by Sue Bin Park in collaboration with members from our Skeptical Science team. You can submit claims you think need checking via the tipline. Did global warming stop in ...
    Skeptical Science
    6 days ago

  • Arguing over a moot point.
    I have been following recent debates in the corporate and social media about whether it is a good idea for NZ to join what is known as “AUKUS Pillar Two.” AUKUS is the Australian-UK-US nuclear submarine building agreement in which … Continue reading → ...
    KiwipoliticoBy Pablo
    6 days ago

  • $41m to support clean energy in South East Asia
    New Zealand is demonstrating its commitment to reducing global greenhouse emissions, and supporting clean energy transition in South East Asia, through a contribution of NZ$41 million (US$25 million) in climate finance to the Asian Development Bank (ADB)-led Energy Transition Mechanism (ETM). Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Climate Change Minister Simon Watts announced ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    1 hour ago

  • Minister releases Fast-track stakeholder list
    The Government is today releasing a list of organisations who received letters about the Fast-track applications process, says RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop. “Recently Ministers and agencies have received a series of OIA requests for a list of organisations to whom I wrote with information on applying to have a ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    3 hours ago

  • Judicial appointments announced
    Attorney-General Judith Collins today announced the appointment of Wellington Barrister David Jonathan Boldt as a Judge of the High Court, and the Honourable Justice Matthew Palmer as a Judge of the Court of Appeal. Justice Boldt graduated with an LLB from Victoria University of Wellington in 1990, and also holds ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    4 hours ago

  • Education Minister heads to major teaching summit in Singapore
    Education Minister Erica Stanford will lead the New Zealand delegation at the 2024 International Summit on the Teaching Profession (ISTP) held in Singapore. The delegation includes representatives from the Post Primary Teachers’ Association (PPTA) Te Wehengarua and the New Zealand Educational Institute (NZEI) Te Riu Roa.  The summit is co-hosted ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    5 hours ago

  • Value of stopbank project proven during cyclone
    A stopbank upgrade project in Tairawhiti partly funded by the Government has increased flood resilience for around 7000ha of residential and horticultural land so far, Regional Development Minister Shane Jones says. Mr Jones today attended a dawn service in Gisborne to mark the end of the first stage of the ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    5 hours ago

  • Anzac commemorations, Türkiye relationship focus of visit
    Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters will represent the Government at Anzac Day commemorations on the Gallipoli Peninsula next week and engage with senior representatives of the Turkish government in Istanbul.    “The Gallipoli campaign is a defining event in our history. It will be a privilege to share the occasion ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    5 hours ago

  • Minister to Europe for OECD meeting, Anzac Day
    Science, Innovation and Technology and Defence Minister Judith Collins will next week attend the OECD Science and Technology Ministerial conference in Paris and Anzac Day commemorations in Belgium. “Science, innovation and technology have a major role to play in rebuilding our economy and achieving better health, environmental and social outcomes ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    8 hours ago

  • Comprehensive Partnership the goal for NZ and the Philippines
    Prime Minister Christopher Luxon held a bilateral meeting today with the President of the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos Jr.  The Prime Minister was accompanied by MP Paulo Garcia, the first Filipino to be elected to a legislature outside the Philippines. During today’s meeting, Prime Minister Luxon and President Marcos Jr discussed opportunities to ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    19 hours ago

  • Government commits $20m to Westport flood protection
    The Government has announced that $20 million in funding will be made available to Westport to fund much needed flood protection around the town. This measure will significantly improve the resilience of the community, says Local Government Minister Simeon Brown. “The Westport community has already been allocated almost $3 million ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    1 day ago

  • Taupō takes pole position
    The Government is proud to support the first ever Repco Supercars Championship event in Taupō as up to 70,000 motorsport fans attend the Taupō International Motorsport Park this weekend, says Economic Development Minister Melissa Lee. “Anticipation for the ITM Taupō Super400 is huge, with tickets and accommodation selling out weeks ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    1 day ago

  • Cost of living support for low-income homeowners
    Local Government Minister Simeon Brown has announced an increase to the Rates Rebate Scheme, putting money back into the pockets of low-income homeowners.  “The coalition Government is committed to bringing down the cost of living for New Zealanders. That includes targeted support for those Kiwis who are doing things tough, such ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    1 day ago

  • Government backing mussel spat project
    The Coalition Government is investing in a project to boost survival rates of New Zealand mussels and grow the industry, Oceans and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones has announced. “This project seeks to increase the resilience of our mussels and significantly boost the sector’s productivity,” Mr Jones says. “The project - ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    1 day ago

  • Government focused on getting people into work
    Benefit figures released today underscore the importance of the Government’s plan to rebuild the economy and have 50,000 fewer people on Jobseeker Support, Social Development and Employment Minister Louise Upston says. “Benefit numbers are still significantly higher than when National was last in government, when there was about 70,000 fewer ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    1 day ago

  • Clean energy key driver to reducing emissions
    The Government’s commitment to doubling New Zealand’s renewable energy capacity is backed by new data showing that clean energy has helped the country reach its lowest annual gross emissions since 1999, Climate Change Minister Simon Watts says. New Zealand’s latest Greenhouse Gas Inventory (1990-2022) published today, shows gross emissions fell ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    1 day ago

  • Earthquake-prone buildings review brought forward
    The Government is bringing the earthquake-prone building review forward, with work to start immediately, and extending the deadline for remediations by four years, Building and Construction Minister Chris Penk says. “Our Government is focused on rebuilding the economy. A key part of our plan is to cut red tape that ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    2 days ago

  • Thailand and NZ to agree to Strategic Partnership
    Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and his Thai counterpart, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, have today agreed that New Zealand and the Kingdom of Thailand will upgrade the bilateral relationship to a Strategic Partnership by 2026. “New Zealand and Thailand have a lot to offer each other. We have a strong mutual desire to build ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    2 days ago

  • Government consults on extending coastal permits for ports
    RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop and Transport Minister Simeon Brown have today announced the Coalition Government’s intention to extend port coastal permits for a further 20 years, providing port operators with certainty to continue their operations. “The introduction of the Resource Management Act in 1991 required ports to obtain coastal ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    2 days ago

  • Inflation coming down, but more work to do
    Today’s announcement that inflation is down to 4 per cent is encouraging news for Kiwis, but there is more work to be done - underlining the importance of the Government’s plan to get the economy back on track, acting Finance Minister Chris Bishop says. “Inflation is now at 4 per ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    2 days ago

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

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

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