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Adrian Thornton 1

21 May 2021 at 8:03 am

One of worlds most long standing, fearless and respected reporters and war correspondents gives his views on the West's treatment of both Palestine and China today, and concludes both are rooted in maintaining world hegemony and jingoism…

John Pilger: Campaign Against China & Palestine🇵🇸 Are One & The Same! 400 US Bases Surround China!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXDvROipaoY
Incognito 2

21 May 2021 at 8:43 am

Good, the killing has been paused, for now …

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/443041/israel-and-hamas-agree-gaza-truce-after-egyptian-mediation
- Morrissey 2.1
  
  21 May 2021 at 10:20 am
  
  Good indeed. This horror has been applauded and supported by most of the political elite in the United States. Hearteningly, however, there is one senator with a conscience and the courage to actually give voice to that conscience.
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ns4EAOLKZs
  - Adrian Thornton 2.1.1
    
    21 May 2021 at 12:48 pm
    
    Yes unlike this warmonger….just two days ago, the US Democrats vote to continue to arm a violent crazed apartheid state…
    
    Biden administration approved $735 million arms sale to Israel
    
    https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/biden-administration-approved-735-million-arms-sale-israel-sources-2021-05-17/
    - gsays 2.1.1.1
      
      21 May 2021 at 1:28 pm
      
      It is incredible how this current regime in the White House seem to get a free pass on issues that they should be crticised for.
      
      Biden speaking to the family and commenting on the George Flloyd trial before it had finished.
      
      If the reasoning is 'not Trump' then principles have fallen to a dire level.
Incognito 3

21 May 2021 at 8:51 am

“The coroner has said the evidence does not clearly link the brand change to the deaths [of six epilepsy patients]. However, she made comments that our patient leaflet did not include all the information that people taking lamotrigine needed to know.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/125164867/coroner-finds-no-direct-link-between-epilepsy-drug-switch-and-deaths-of-six-people
- Treetop 3.1
  
  21 May 2021 at 11:25 am
  
  The coroner relies on the medical person assigned to the case.
  
  In this case I would expect that an overseas expert in epilepsy and lamotrigine be the medical person the coroner used.
  
  I have not read the link.
  
  As well the family have ACC to take on as now there is an issue with information which the GP or specialist may have overlooked when the lamotrigine was prescribed.
  - greywarshark 3.1.1
    
    21 May 2021 at 11:51 am
    
    That would be a weight on the patient's family – expecting that the replacement drug was as good as the previous and working in the same way, they could likely have followed the same procedures as before. This is a responsibility laid on family that are caring for their relative but are ordinary people, perhaps already stretched and stressed with other matters but also is a problem for the GP trying to keep up with all the medications that flood the market, and the extra drug change that Pharmac which is doing its job, forces on them.
    - Treetop 3.1.1.1
      
      21 May 2021 at 12:53 pm
      
      Was the pharmacist who dispensed the lamotrigine also responsible?
      
      I would like to know what info was written on the prescriptions from the doctor and what was put on the prescription box?
      
      Astra Zeneca is ok if you are not the person who developed a blood clot/s from it.
Stuart Munro 4

21 May 2021 at 9:23 am

There's an in depth look at the Thornley's reasoning, the Auckland prof behind plan B, in Stuff.

The scientist and the rabbit hole: How epidemiologist Simon Thornley became an outcast of his profession | Stuff.co.nz
- Incognito 4.1
  
  21 May 2021 at 9:27 am
  
  Not a prof.
  - Stuart Munro 4.1.1
    
    21 May 2021 at 9:38 am
    
    Nor likely to be one – I'm afraid I've become used to the Korean system, which, being US descended, gives the title to all teaching staff with PhDs.
    - Incognito 4.1.1.1
      
      21 May 2021 at 9:41 am
      
      Des Gorman is a prof.
      - alwyn 4.1.1.1.1
        
        21 May 2021 at 3:25 pm
        
        I'm surprised his name is even mentioned on this site. Did you miss his Pod-cast on the Government Covid-19 actions?
        
        Karl du Fresne summarised it pretty well I thought when he covered the subject on his own Blog recently. To give you a feel for Gorman's opinions, and I would suggest they were well informed, he summarises the Government as stretching the truth a little. As du Fresne quotes Gorman
        
        "Gorman accused the government of cultivating a culture of fear while simultaneously spinning the message that New Zealand was “best in show – the envy of the world” when in fact, countries such as Taiwan had “left us for dead”.
        
        Most damningly, he reeled off a series of government claims that were contradicted by the facts. “‘All Russian crewmen have been tested’; no, they hadn’t. ‘They’ve all been in quarantine’; no, they hadn’t. ‘All the border workers have been tested’; no, they hadn’t. ‘No people are leaving quarantine early’; yes, they are. ‘There’s no mixing and mingling’ [in quarantine]; yes, there is. ‘There’s plenty of ’flu vaccine; no, there isn’t. ‘Nurses have plenty of PPE’ [personal protective equipment]’; no, they haven’t.".
        
        du Fresne himself then gets even more direct
        
        I suggest that people can get the short version from du Fresne and then, if they have an open mind, listen to the Pod cast that can be accessed from the Newstalk site.
        
        http://karldufresne.blogspot.com/2021/04/best-in-show-really-des-gorman-on-new.html
        
        https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/podcasts/the-leighton-smith-podcast/leighton-smith-podcast-episode-105-april-7th-2021/
        
        I am surprised the Gorman is still mentioned here.
        
        Drowsy M. Kram 4.1.1.1.1.1
        
        21 May 2021 at 4:26 pm
        
        Alwyn, according to the data at https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/ , over the past year (22 May 2020 to 21 May 2021) there have been five deaths in NZ attributed to COVID-19 infection, i.e. one death per million per year.
        
        That compares to the (likely underestimated) global average of ~400 tragic deaths per million over the last year.
        
        400 versus 1 – it's a shambles, an utter shambles I tell yah – why won't anyone listen to me?
        
        Sacha 4.1.1.1.1.2
        
        21 May 2021 at 4:49 pm
        
        'Well-informed'? An 'open mind'?
        
        We are all too valuable to shovel garbage like that into, I assure you.
        
        greywarshark …
        
        21 May 2021 at 9:17 pm
        
        Sacha and DMK – I tell ya it gives a lift to the spirits to read your handling of the dig. comments (determinedly ignorant, ie those with such an open mind that facts hardly settle before they blow away,)
        
        Incognito 4.1.1.1.1.3
        
        21 May 2021 at 10:15 pm
        
        You’re quite right, as always, Alwyn. I shall correct this oversight and put the name of he who shall not be named in the Auto-Moderation list, underneath the name of the Christchurch Mosque shooter. We must keep this site pure! Thank you for drawing my attention to this important issue.
        
        Sacha …
        
        22 May 2021 at 8:25 am
        
        du Fresne is probably a trigger word too 🙂
- Drowsy M. Kram 4.2
  
  21 May 2021 at 1:10 pm
  
  Great article – thanks.
  
  “Of the two to three hundred health professionals in New Zealand, who, I would say, have got the training and expertise to comment on Covid, Simon stands alone.”
  
  “He's an extreme outlier.” – Prof. Rod Jackson (UoA)
  
  Academics often paint themselves into consequence-free (outlier) corners (it's a perk, and part of the process) – just wait for the paint to dry and walk away. Extreme outliers insist of applying fresh coats of paint. Perhaps Thornley feels he now has little left to lose by continuing to insist that his discredited 'pandemic response views' are correct.
  
  The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.
  – Bertrand Russell (1933)
- McFlock 4.3
  
  21 May 2021 at 3:52 pm
  
  the charts showing the plan B statements and the timeline of new cases were a pretty firm twist of the knife.
- mauī 4.4
  
  21 May 2021 at 7:17 pm
  
  Looks like a hit job on a professional offering one of the few alternative viewpoints on covid. I thought science is supposed to embrace theories.. sadly in this environment we seem to have cultured some sort of science-y fascism.
  - Stuart Munro 4.4.1
    
    21 May 2021 at 7:52 pm
    
    Although there is considerable room for scepticism in the sciences, one must still account for the facts. As the data rolls in, the elimination response looks better and better, however incomplete the available data may have been when the decision had to be made. Swedish style herd immunity is proving a poor hill to die on.
  - McFlock 4.4.2
    
    21 May 2021 at 8:13 pm
    
    Baker's a bit of a prima donna, but in march 2020 he said elimination in NZ was possible. And was shown correct.
    
    As the stuff piece shows, Thornley has been demonstrably incorrect several times, and has not changed his position. That's the weird bit, for a scientist.
  - Anne 4.4.3
    
    21 May 2021 at 8:38 pm
    
    So, you don't know the difference between science and pseudo science.
    
    As for the professional… best not to listen to outliers whose motivation is invariably ideological and bear little to no resemblance to reality. Bit like the CC deniers who think the escalating change in the world's climactic weather and temperatures is a political thing.
    
    Sad…as the nuttiest outlier of them all, Trump would say.
Sanctuary 5

21 May 2021 at 12:16 pm

Martin Bashir may not have only robbed William and Harry of their mother. In addition to the terminal damage he did to the most famous woman in the world, can we not now suspect he had a hand in prematurely ending the life of the king of pop?
- Sacha 5.1
  
  21 May 2021 at 5:27 pm
  
  George Michael? 🙂
Jimmy 6

21 May 2021 at 1:34 pm

Well that seems very racist to me.

https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2021/05/chicago-mayor-lori-lightfoot-s-decision-to-only-give-interviews-to-poc-reporters-sparks-outrage.html
- Stuart Munro 6.1
  
  21 May 2021 at 1:42 pm
  
  If she retained the policy throughout her term perhaps – but in relation to a halfway point as a first poc mayor it is by no means outrageous.
  - Jimmy 6.1.1
    
    21 May 2021 at 1:57 pm
    
    Turn it around the other way. Imagine if Jacinda and Grant said they would only interview one on one with white journalists?
    - Stuart Munro 6.1.1.1
      
      21 May 2021 at 2:26 pm
      
      Two differences
      
      affirmative actions are legitimate for unfavored groups, not favoured groups
      
      It is a limited, finite policy
    - McFlock 6.1.1.2
      
      21 May 2021 at 4:09 pm
      
      If:
      
      Ardern were only the third pakeha person to be PM in NZ's history; and
      
      the substantial majority of the parliamentary press corps were people of colour; and
      
      the socioeconomic status of pakeha was consistently lower than that for people of colour despite being the majority; and
      
      there was a history within living memory of disenfranchising and politically marginalising pakeha in NZ
      
      Then "turning it around the other way" would be an equivalent comparison.
      - weka 6.1.1.2.1
        
        21 May 2021 at 5:18 pm
        
        And if the MSM were historically useless at covering Pakeha politics.
      - I Feel Love 6.1.1.2.2
        
        21 May 2021 at 5:50 pm
        
        "woosh" over Jimmy's head I imagine.
  - greywarshark 6.1.2
    
    21 May 2021 at 10:13 pm
    
    I can see why she wants to give journalists who are poc their opportunity when some journos want to be negative about something that will only affect them for a short time. Such as this opinion piece by a superior, outraged journo:
    
    Steve Cortes of Newsmax tweeted: "Never mind the thousands of young black men dead in my city while Lori Lightfoot presides over systemic failure = she's facilitating 'healing' by discriminating against white reporters."
    - Stuart Munro 6.1.2.1
      
      21 May 2021 at 10:30 pm
      
      Exactly. One on one interviews are not a requirement of the job anyway – she might well have had to exclude a few in any case, they're time consuming. Lot of toxicity in the comments though – better to leave those folk, like Tova, towards the back of a large gallery.
- Bazza64 6.2
  
  21 May 2021 at 8:52 pm
  
  Yep definitely racist alright, but I'm sure she only wants to talk to the reporters who ask the "patsy" questions. Not about Chicago being one of the most violent cities in USA.
greywarshark 7

21 May 2021 at 5:22 pm

McFlock is not expecting all that to be rectified I hope.

We have enough trouble keeping blokes from being blokes and acting nice. Newtalk ZB in NZME Auckland Newsroom:

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/443077/martin-devlin-keeps-job-after-trying-to-punch-radio-colleague
- McFlock 7.1
  
  21 May 2021 at 9:09 pm
  
  all what?
  - greywarshark 7.1.1
    
    21 May 2021 at 9:22 pm
    
    All on the list. To get an equivalent comparison,
    - McFlock 7.1.1.1
      
      21 May 2021 at 9:53 pm
      
      nah, it was just a list of why the "turning it around the other way" ~ism test isn't always valid.
      
      Nice to see Jimmy trying to get the hang of figuring out when something is racist and when it isn't, and calling it out, though. Totes woke, that bloke…
      - greywarshark 7.1.1.1.1
        
        21 May 2021 at 10:02 pm
        
        Yes. If we keep moving quietly we can get to a better place.
Stuart Munro 8

21 May 2021 at 5:31 pm

I wonder if we ought to be sending aid across the ditch?

There seem to be some endangered creatures in need of support, at least according to FDOTM.

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Lindsay Mitchell writes – The National Government has announced just two targets for the Ministry of Social Development. They are: – to reduce the number of people receiving Jobseeker Support by 50,000 to 140,000 by June 2029, and – (alongside HUD) to reduce the number of households in emergency ...
Point of OrderBy Bob Edlin
5 days ago

The Hoon around the week to April 12
Photo: Lynn Grieveson / The KākāTL;DR: The podcast above features co-hosts Bernard Hickey and Peter Bale, along with regular guests Robert Patman on Gaza and AUKUS II, Merja Myllylahti on AUT’s trust in news report, Awhi’s Holly Bennett on a watered-down voluntary code for lobbyists, plus special guest Patrick Gower ...
The KakaBy Bernard Hickey
5 days ago

A Dead Internet?
Hi,Four years ago I wrote about a train engineer who derailed his train near the port in Los Angeles.He was attempting to slam thousands of tonnes of screaming metal into a docked Navy hospital ship, because he thought it was involved in some shady government conspiracy theory. He thought it ...
David FarrierBy David Farrier
5 days ago

Weekly Roundup 12-April-2024
Welcome back to another Friday. Here’s some articles that caught our attention this week. This Week in Greater Auckland On Wednesday Matt looked at the latest with the Airport to Botany project. On Thursday Matt covered the revelation that Auckland Transport have to subsidise towing illegally parked cars. ...
Greater AucklandBy Greater Auckland
5 days ago

Weekly Roundup 12-April-2024
Welcome back to another Friday. Here’s some articles that caught our attention this week. This Week in Greater Auckland On Wednesday Matt looked at the latest with the Airport to Botany project. On Thursday Matt covered the revelation that Auckland Transport have to subsidise towing illegally parked cars. ...
Greater AucklandBy Greater Auckland
5 days ago

Antarctic heat spike shocks climate scientists
A ‘Regime Shift’ could raise sea levels sooner than anticipated. Has a tipping point been triggered in the Antarctic? Photo: Juan Barreto/Getty Images TL;DR: Here’s the top six news items of note in climate news for Aotearoa-NZ this week, and a discussion above that was recorded yesterday afternoon between and ...
The KakaBy Bernard Hickey
5 days ago

Skeptical Science New Research for Week #15 2024
Open access notables Global carbon emissions in 2023, Liu et al., Nature Reviews Earth & Environment Annual global CO2 emissions dropped markedly in 2020 owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, decreasing by 5.8% relative to 2019 (ref. 1). There were hopes that green economic stimulus packages during the COVD crisis might mark the beginning ...
Skeptical Science
5 days ago

Everything will be just fine
In our earlier days of national self-loathing, we made a special place for the attitude derided as she’ll be right.You don't hear many people younger than age Boomer using that particular expression these days. But that doesn’t mean there are not younger people in possession of such an attitude.The likes of ...
More Than A FeildingBy David Slack
5 days ago

Farmers and landlords are given news intended to lift their confidence – but the media must muse o...
Buzz from the Beehive People working in the beleaguered media industry have cause to yearn for a minister as busy as Todd McClay and his associates have been in recent days. But if they check out the Beehive website for a list of Melissa Lee’s announcements, pronouncements, speeches and what-have-you ...
Point of OrderBy Bob Edlin
5 days ago

National’s war on renters
When the National government came into office, it complained of a "war on landlords". It's response? Start a war on renters instead: The changes include re-introducing 90-day "no cause" terminations for periodic tenancies, meaning landlords can end a periodic tenancy without giving any reason. [...] Landlords will now only ...
No Right TurnBy Idiot/Savant
6 days ago

Drawn
A ballot for two Member's Bills was held today, and the following bills were drawn: Repeal of Good Friday and Easter Sunday as Restricted Trading Days (Shop Trading and Sale of Alcohol) Amendment Bill (Cameron Luxton) Consumer Guarantees (Right to Repair) Amendment Bill (Marama Davidson) The ...
No Right TurnBy Idiot/Savant
6 days ago

At last some science
Ele Ludemann writes – Is getting rid of plastic really good for the environment? Substituting plastics with alternative materials is likely to result in increased GHG emissions, according to research from the University of Sheffield. The study by Dr. Fanran Meng from Sheffield’s Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, ...
Point of OrderBy poonzteam5443
6 days ago

Something important: the curious death of the School Strike 4 Climate Movement
The Christchurch Mosque Massacres, Covid-19, deep political disillusionment, and the jealous cruelty of the intersectionists: all had a part to play in causing School Strike 4 Climate’s bright bubble of hope and passion to burst. But, while it floated above us, it was something that mattered. Something Important. ...
Point of OrderBy poonzteam5443
6 days ago

The day the TV media died…
Peter Dunne writes – April 10 is a dramatic day in New Zealand’s history. On April 10, 1919, the preliminary results of a referendum showed that New Zealanders had narrowly voted for prohibition by a majority of around 13,000 votes. However, when the votes of soldiers still overseas ...
Point of OrderBy poonzteam5443
6 days ago

What's the point in Melissa Lee?
While making coffee this morning I listened to Paddy Gower from Newshub being interviewed on RNZ. It was painful listening. His hurt and love for that organisation, its closure confirmed yesterday, quite evident.As we do when something really matters, he hasn’t giving up hope. Paddy talked about the taonga that ...
Nick’s KōreroBy Nick Rockel
6 days ago

Bernard's Top 10 'pick 'n' mix' at 10:10 am on Thursday, April 11
TL;DR: Here’s the 10 news and other links elsewhere that stood out for me over the last day, as at 10:10 am on Wednesday, April 10:Photo by Iva Rajović on UnsplashMust-read: As more than half of the nation’s investigative journalists are sacked, Newsroom’s Tim Murphy shows what it takes to ...
The KakaBy Bernard Hickey
6 days ago

Gordon Campbell On Winston Peters’ Pathetic Speech At The UN
Good grief, Winston Peters. Tens of thousands of Gazans have been slaughtered, two million are on the brink of starvation and what does our Foreign Minister choose to talk about at the UN? The 75 year old issue of whether the five permanent members should continue to have veto powers ...
Gordon CampbellBy lyndon
6 days ago

Subsidising illegal parking
Hopefully finally over his obsession with raised crossings, the Herald’s Bernard Orsman has found something to actually be outraged at. Auckland ratepayers are subsidising the cost of towing, storing and releasing cars across the city to the tune of $15 million over five years. Under a quirk in the law, ...
Greater AucklandBy Matt L
6 days ago

When 'going for growth' actually means saying no to new social homes
TL;DR: These six things stood out to me over the last day in Aotearoa-NZ’s political economy, as of 7:06 am on Thursday, April 11:The Government has refused a community housing provider’s plea for funding to help build 42 apartments in Hamilton because it said a $100 million fund was used ...
The KakaBy Bernard Hickey
6 days ago

https://www.politik.co.nz/?p=12733
As the public sector redundancies rolled on, with the Department of Conservation saying yesterday it was cutting 130 positions, a Select Committee got an insight into the complexities and challenges of cutting the Government’s workforce. Immigration New Zealand chiefs along with their Minister, Erica Stanford, appeared before Parliament’s Education and ...
PolitikBy Richard Harman
6 days ago

Bernard's six-stack of substacks at 6:06 pm on Wednesday, April 10
TL;DR: Six substacks that stood out to me in the last day:Explaining is winning for journalists wanting to regain trust, writes is his excellent substack. from highlights Aotearoa-NZ’s greenwashing problem in this weekly substack. writes about salt via his substack titled: The Second Soul, Part I ...
The KakaBy Bernard Hickey
6 days ago

EGU2024 – Picking and chosing sessions to attend virtually
This year's General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union (EGU) will take place as a fully hybrid conference in both Vienna and online from April 15 to 19. I decided to join the event virtually this year for the full week and I've already picked several sessions I plan to ...
Skeptical Science
6 days ago

But here's my point about the large irony in what Luxon is saying
Grim old week in the media business, eh? And it’s only Wednesday, to rework an old upbeat line of poor old Neil Roberts.One of the larger dark ironies of it all has been the line the Prime Minister is serving up to anyone asking him about the sorry state of ...
More Than A FeildingBy David Slack
6 days ago

Govt gives farmers something to talk about (regarding environmental issues) at those woolshed meetin...
Buzz from the Beehive Hard on the heels of three rurally oriented ministers launching the first of their woolshed meetings, the government brought good news to farmers on the environmental front. First, Agriculture Minister Todd McClay announced an additional $18 million is being committed to reduce agricultural emissions. Not all ...
Point of OrderBy Bob Edlin
6 days ago

Climate change violates human rights
That's the ruling of the European Court of Human Rights today: Weak government climate policies violate fundamental human rights, the European court of human rights has ruled. In a landmark decision on one of three major climate cases, the first such rulings by an international court, the ECHR raised ...
No Right TurnBy Idiot/Savant
7 days ago

Which govt departments have grown the most?
David Farrar writes – There has been a 34% increase over six years in the size of the public service, in terms of EFTS. But not all agencies have grown by the same proportion. Here are the 10 with the largest relative increases between 2017 and ...
Point of OrderBy poonzteam5443
7 days ago

What’s to blame for the public’s plummeting trust in the media?
Bryce Edwards writes – The media is in crisis, as New Zealand audiences flee from traditional sources of news and information. The latest survey results on the public’s attitude to the media shows plummeting trust. And New Zealand now leads the world in terms of those who want ...
Point of OrderBy poonzteam5443
7 days ago

Something Important: The Curious Death of the School Strike 4 Climate Movement.
The Hope That Failed: The Christchurch Mosque Massacres, Covid-19, deep political disillusionment, and the jealous cruelty of the intersectionists: all had a part to play in causing School Strike 4 Climate’s bright bubble of hope and passion to burst. But, while it floated above us, it was something that mattered. Something ...
Bowalley Road
7 days ago

Cow Farts and Cancer Sticks.
What do you do if you’re a new government minister and the science is in. All of the evidence and facts are clear, but they’re not to your liking? They’re inconsistent with your policy positions and/or your spending priorities.Well, first off you could just stand back and watch as the ...
Nick’s KōreroBy Nick Rockel
7 days ago

Member’s Day
Today is a Member's day. First up is James Shaw's New Zealand Bill of Rights (Right to Sustainable Environment) Amendment Bill, which does exactly what it says on the label. Despite solid backing in international law and from lawyers and NGOs, National will likely vote it down out of pure ...
No Right TurnBy Idiot/Savant
7 days ago

Bernard's Top 10 'pick 'n' mix' at 10:10 am on Wednesday, April 10
Luxon in 2021 as a new MP, before his rise to PM and subsequent plummeting popularity. Photo: Lynn Grieveson / The KākāTL;DR: Here’s the 10 things that stood out for me from me reading over the last day, as at 10:10 am on Wednesday, April 10:Must read: Tova O’Brien describes ...
The KakaBy Bernard Hickey
7 days ago

What’s happening with Airport to Botany
One of the few public transport projects the current government have said they support is the Airport to Botany project (A2B) and it’s one we haven’t covered in a while so worth looking at where things are at. A business case for the project was completed in 2021 before being ...
Greater AucklandBy Matt L
7 days ago

Bishop more popular than Luxon in Curia poll
Count the Chrises: Chris Bishop (2nd from right) is moving up in the popularity polls. Photo: Lynn Grieveson / The KākāTL;DR: These six things stood out to me over the last day in Aotearoa-NZ’s political economy, as of 7:06 am on Wednesday, April 10:The National/ACT/NZ First coalition Government’s opinion poll ...
The KakaBy Bernard Hickey
7 days ago

Release: Quick, submit – stop Govt’s dodgy approvals bill
The Government is trying to bring in a law that will allow Ministers to cut corners and kill off native species, Labour environment spokesperson Rachel Brooking said. ...
Labour Blog
13 hours ago

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

Release: Public transport costs to double as National looks at unaffordable roading project instead
Cancelling urgently needed new Cook Strait ferries and hiking the cost of public transport for many Kiwis so that National can announce the prospect of another tunnel for Wellington is not making good choices, Labour Transport Spokesperson Tangi Utikere said. ...
Labour Blog
1 day ago

Release: Cost of living in Auckland still not a priority
A laundry list of additional costs for Tāmaki Makarau Auckland shows the Minister for the city is not delivering for the people who live there, says Labour Auckland Issues spokesperson Shanan Halbert. ...
Labour Blog
2 days ago

Greens look to fast-track submissions on harmful law
The Green Party has today launched a step-by-step guide to help New Zealanders make their voice heard on the Government’s democracy dodging and anti-environment fast track legislation. ...
Greens
5 days ago

Release: Govt should stop making people’s lives harder and build more homes
The National Government’s proposed changes to the Residential Tenancies Act will mean tenants can be turfed from their homes by landlords with little notice, Labour housing spokesperson Kieran McAnulty said. ...
Labour Blog
5 days ago

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

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

Opportunity to build a more sustainable economy
Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson is calling on all parties to support a common-sense change that’s great for the planet and great for consumers after her member’s bill was drawn from the ballot today. ...
Greens
6 days ago

Significant step forward in fixing cruel and unjust past
A significant milestone has been reached in the fight to strike an anti-Pasifika and unfair law from the country’s books after Teanau Tuiono’s members’ bill passed its first reading. ...
Greens
6 days ago

Missed opportunity but NZ will surely one day recognise the right to a sustainable environment
New Zealand has today missed the opportunity to uphold the right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment, says James Shaw after his member’s bill was voted down in its first reading. ...
Greens
6 days ago

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

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

CCC issues warning over further climate delay
Today’s advice from the Climate Change Commission paints a sobering reality of the challenge we face in combating climate change, especially in light of recent Government policy announcements. ...
Greens
1 week ago

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

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

Release: Commitment to disability communities missing from Govt priorities
Minister for Disability Issues Penny Simmonds appears to have delayed a report back to Cabinet on the progress New Zealand is making against international obligations for disabled New Zealanders. ...
Labour Blog
1 week ago

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

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

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

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

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

Press release: No Māori initiatives in Government’s nothing plan
Māori are yet to see anything from this Government except cuts, reversals and taking our people backwards, Māori Development spokesperson Willie Jackson said. ...
Labour Blog
2 weeks ago

Thirty six point PR spin
The Government’s ‘36 point’ plan for the next three months is as pointless as it is hollow. ...
Greens
2 weeks ago

Thirty six point PR spin
The Government’s ‘36 point’ plan for the next three months is as pointless as it is hollow. ...
Greens
2 weeks ago

Thirty six point PR spin
The Government’s ‘36 point’ plan for the next three months is as pointless as it is hollow. ...
Greens
2 weeks ago

Release: Social housing off Government’s to-do list
The Coalition Government’s refusal to commit to ongoing funding for social housing is seeing the sector pull back on developments and families watch their dreams of securing a home fade away, says Labour Housing spokesperson Kieran McAnulty. ...
Labour Blog
2 weeks ago

Release: Less money in most people’s pockets this April
Changes to minimum wage and benefit indexation means many New Zealanders will get less this year, as the Government gives a big tax break to landlords instead. ...
Labour Blog
2 weeks ago

Release: Simeon Brown shortchanges Aucklanders
The Coalition Government’s plan to ‘get Auckland moving’ is a cuts cover-up that will ultimately cost Aucklanders more to move around the city, says Labour Auckland Issues spokesperson Shanan Halbert. ...
Labour Blog
3 weeks ago

MPP cuts unforgivable
Slashing the Ministry of Pacific Peoples by 40% will have a devastating impact on pacific communities and further highlights how little this government cares about anything other than cutting taxes for the wealthiest few. ...
Greens
3 weeks ago

Release: Time to call time on greyhound racing
The Labour Party is calling on the Government to ban greyhound racing. ...
Labour Blog
3 weeks 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
15 hours ago

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

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

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

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

Antarctica New Zealand Board appointments
Foreign Minister Winston Peters has made further appointments to the Board of Antarctica New Zealand as part of a continued effort to ensure the Scott Base Redevelopment project is delivered in a cost-effective and efficient manner. The Minister has appointed Neville Harris as a new member of the Board. Mr ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
1 day ago

Finance Minister travels to Washington DC
Finance Minister Nicola Willis will travel to the United States on Tuesday to attend a meeting of the Five Finance Ministers group, with counterparts from Australia, the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. “I am looking forward to meeting with our Five Finance partners on how we can work ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
1 day ago

Pet bonds a win/win for renters and landlords
The coalition Government has today announced purrfect and pawsitive changes to the Residential Tenancies Act to give tenants with pets greater choice when looking for a rental property, says Housing Minister Chris Bishop. “Pets are important members of many Kiwi families. It’s estimated that around 64 per cent of New ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
2 days ago

Long Tunnel for SH1 Wellington being considered
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 Government has also asked NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) to consider and provide advice on a Long Tunnel option, Transport Minister Simeon Brown ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
2 days ago

New Zealand condemns Iranian strikes
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Foreign Minister Winston Peters have condemned Iran’s shocking and illegal strikes against Israel. “These attacks are a major challenge to peace and stability in a region already under enormous pressure," Mr Luxon says. "We are deeply concerned that miscalculation on any side could ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
2 days ago

Huge interest in Government’s infrastructure plans
Hundreds of people in little over a week have turned out in Northland to hear Regional Development Minister Shane Jones speak about plans for boosting the regional economy through infrastructure. About 200 people from the infrastructure and associated sectors attended an event headlined by Mr Jones in Whangarei today. Last ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
4 days ago

Health Minister thanks outgoing Health New Zealand Chair
Health Minister Dr Shane Reti has today thanked outgoing Health New Zealand – Te Whatu Ora Chair Dame Karen Poutasi for her service on the Board. “Dame Karen tendered her resignation as Chair and as a member of the Board today,” says Dr Reti. “I have asked her to ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
4 days ago

Roads of National Significance planning underway
The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) has signalled their proposed delivery approach for the Government’s 15 Roads of National Significance (RoNS), with the release of the State Highway Investment Proposal (SHIP) today, Transport Minister Simeon Brown says. “Boosting economic growth and productivity is a key part of the Government’s plan to ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
5 days ago

Navigating an unstable global environment
New Zealand is renewing its connections with a world facing urgent challenges by pursuing an active, energetic foreign policy, Foreign Minister Winston Peters says. “Our country faces the most unstable global environment in decades,” Mr Peters says at the conclusion of two weeks of engagements in Egypt, Europe and the United States. “We cannot afford to sit back in splendid ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
5 days ago

NZ welcomes Australian Governor-General
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has announced the Australian Governor-General, His Excellency General The Honourable David Hurley and his wife Her Excellency Mrs Linda Hurley, will make a State visit to New Zealand from Tuesday 16 April to Thursday 18 April. The visit reciprocates the State visit of former Governor-General Dame Patsy Reddy ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
5 days ago

Pseudoephedrine back on shelves for Winter
Associate Health Minister David Seymour has announced that Medsafe has approved 11 cold and flu medicines containing pseudoephedrine. Pharmaceutical suppliers have indicated they may be able to supply the first products in June. “This is much earlier than the original expectation of medicines being available by 2025. The Government recognised ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
5 days ago

NZ and the US: an ever closer partnership
New Zealand and the United States have recommitted to their strategic partnership in Washington DC today, pledging to work ever more closely together in support of shared values and interests, Foreign Minister Winston Peters says. “The strategic environment that New Zealand and the United States face is considerably more ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
5 days ago

Joint US and NZ declaration
April 11, 2024 Joint Declaration by United States Secretary of State the Honorable Antony J. Blinken and New Zealand Minister of Foreign Affairs the Right Honourable Winston Peters We met today in Washington, D.C. to recommit to the historic partnership between our two countries and the principles that underpin it—rule ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
5 days ago

NZ and US to undertake further practical Pacific cooperation
Foreign Minister Winston Peters has announced further New Zealand cooperation with the United States in the Pacific Islands region through $16.4 million in funding for initiatives in digital connectivity and oceans and fisheries research. “New Zealand can achieve more in the Pacific if we work together more urgently and ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
5 days ago

Government redress for Te Korowai o Wainuiārua
The Government is continuing the bipartisan effort to restore its relationship with iwi as the Te Korowai o Wainuiārua Claims Settlement Bill passed its first reading in Parliament today, says Treaty Negotiations Minister Paul Goldsmith. “Historical grievances of Te Korowai o Wainuiārua relate to 19th century warfare, land purchased or taken ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
5 days ago

Focus on outstanding minerals permit applications
New Zealand Petroleum and Minerals is working to resolve almost 150 outstanding minerals permit applications by the end of the financial year, enabling valuable mining activity and signalling to the sector that New Zealand is open for business, Resources Minister Shane Jones says. “While there are no set timeframes for ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
5 days ago

Applications open for NZ-Ireland Research Call
The New Zealand and Irish governments have today announced that applications for the 2024 New Zealand-Ireland Joint Research Call on Agriculture and Climate Change are now open. This is the third research call in the three-year Joint Research Initiative pilot launched in 2022 by the Ministry for Primary Industries and Ireland’s ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
6 days ago

Tenancy rules changes to improve rental market
The coalition Government has today announced changes to the Residential Tenancies Act to encourage landlords back to the rental property market, says Housing Minister Chris Bishop. “The previous Government waged a war on landlords. Many landlords told us this caused them to exit the rental market altogether. It caused worse ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
6 days ago

Boosting NZ’s trade and agricultural relationship with China
Trade and Agriculture Minister Todd McClay will visit China next week, to strengthen relationships, support Kiwi exporters and promote New Zealand businesses on the world stage. “China is one of New Zealand’s most significant trade and economic relationships and remains an important destination for New Zealand’s products, accounting for nearly 22 per cent of our good and ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
6 days ago

Freshwater farm plan systems to be improved
The coalition Government intends to improve freshwater farm plans so that they are more cost-effective and practical for farmers, Associate Environment Minister Andrew Hoggard and Agriculture Minister Todd McClay have announced. “A fit-for-purpose freshwater farm plan system will enable farmers and growers to find the right solutions for their farm ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
7 days ago

New Fast Track Projects advisory group named
The coalition Government has today announced the expert advisory group who will provide independent recommendations to Ministers on projects to be included in the Fast Track Approvals Bill, say RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop and Regional Development Minister Shane Jones. “Our Fast Track Approval process will make it easier and ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
7 days ago

Pacific and Gaza focus of UN talks
Foreign Minister Winston Peters says his official talks with the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in New York today focused on a shared commitment to partnering with the Pacific Islands region and a common concern about the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza. “Small states in the Pacific rely on collective ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
7 days ago

Government honours Taranaki Maunga deal
The Government is honouring commitments made to Taranaki iwi with the Te Pire Whakatupua mō Te Kāhui Tupua/Taranaki Maunga Collective Redress Bill passing its first reading Parliament today, Treaty Negotiations Minister Paul Goldsmith says. “This Bill addresses the commitment the Crown made to the eight iwi of Taranaki to negotiate ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
1 week ago

Enhanced partnership to reduce agricultural emissions
The Government and four further companies are together committing an additional $18 million towards AgriZeroNZ to boost New Zealand’s efforts to reduce agricultural emissions. Agriculture Minister Todd McClay says the strength of the New Zealand economy relies on us getting effective and affordable emission reduction solutions for New Zealand. “The ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
1 week ago

110km/h limit proposed for Kāpiti Expressway
Transport Minister Simeon Brown has welcomed news the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) will begin consultation this month on raising speed limits for the Kāpiti Expressway to 110km/h. “Boosting economic growth and productivity is a key part of the Government’s plan to rebuild the economy and this proposal supports that outcome ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
1 week ago

New Zealand Biosecurity Awards – Winners announced
Two New Zealanders who’ve used their unique skills to help fight the exotic caulerpa seaweed are this year’s Biosecurity Awards Supreme Winners, says Biosecurity Minister Andrew Hoggard. “Strong biosecurity is vital and underpins the whole New Zealand economy and our native flora and fauna. These awards celebrate all those in ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
1 week ago

Attendance action plan to lift student attendance rates
The Government is taking action to address the truancy crisis and raise attendance by delivering the attendance action plan, Associate Education Minister David Seymour announced today. New Zealand attendance rates are low by national and international standards. Regular attendance, defined as being in school over 90 per cent of the ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
1 week ago

World must act to halt Gaza catastrophe – Peters
Foreign Minister Winston Peters has told the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York today that an immediate ceasefire is needed in Gaza to halt the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe. “Palestinian civilians continue to bear the brunt of Israel’s military actions,” Mr Peters said in his speech to a ...
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1 week ago

Speech to United Nations General Assembly: 66th plenary meeting, 78th session
Mr President, The situation in Gaza is an utter catastrophe. New Zealand condemns Hamas for its heinous terrorist attacks on 7 October and since, including its barbaric violations of women and children. All of us here must demand that Hamas release all remaining hostages immediately. At the ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
1 week ago

Government woolshed roadshow kicks off
Today the Government Agriculture Ministers started their national woolshed roadshow, kicking off in the Wairarapa. Agriculture Minister Todd McClay said it has been a tough time for farmers over the past few years. The sector has faced high domestic inflation rates, high interest rates, adverse weather events, and increasing farm ...
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1 week ago

PM heads to Singapore, Thailand, and Philippines
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will travel to Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines this week (April 14-20), along with a senior business delegation, signalling the Government’s commitment to deepen New Zealand’s international engagement, especially our relationships in South East Asia. “South East Asia is a region that is more crucial than ever to ...
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1 week ago

Prime Minister launches Government Targets
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has announced further steps to get New Zealand back on track, launching nine ambitious Government Targets to help improve the lives of New Zealanders. “Our Government has a plan that is focused on three key promises we made to New Zealanders – to rebuild the economy, ...
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1 week ago

Natural hydrogen resource should be free of Treaty claims entanglement
Natural hydrogen could be a game-changing new source of energy for New Zealand but it is essential it is treated as a critical development that benefits all New Zealanders, Resources Minister Shane Jones says. Mr Jones is seeking to give regulatory certainty for those keen to develop natural, or geological, ...
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1 week ago

Government responds to unsustainable net migration
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1 week ago

New Zealand on stage at global Space Symposium
Space Minister Judith Collins will speak at the Space Symposium in the United States next week, promoting New Zealand’s rapidly growing place in the sector as we work to rebuild the economy. “As one of the largest global space events, attended by more than 10,000 business and government representatives from ...
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1 week ago

Critical minerals receive multi-million dollar support under Future Made in Australia policy
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Two major critical minerals projects in Queensland and South Australia are to receive hundreds of millions of dollars in federal government loans as part of the Albanese government’s new Future Made in Australia policy. ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
1 hour ago

Water theft laws and penalties in the Murray-Darling Basin are a dog’s breakfast. Here’s how we ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam James Loch, Associate Professor, University of Adelaide Water is one of Australia’s most valuable commodities. Rights to take water from our nation’s largest river system, the Murray-Darling Basin, are worth almost A$100 billion. These rights can be bought and sold or ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
4 hours ago

Massey University signs agreement confirming plan to set up Singapore branch
Massey University says its Singapore campus will provide education services to students who do not want to study in New Zealand. ...
Radio NZ – political
5 hours ago

After a second knife attack in Sydney, how can parents talk to their kids and help them feel safe?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elizabeth Westrupp, Associate Professor in Psychology, Deakin University In the space of three days, there have been two devastating knife attacks in Sydney. Your child may have seen these on the news or social media. Or they might be hearing about it ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
7 hours ago

Why is the Sydney church stabbing an act of terrorism, but the Bondi tragedy isn’t?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Greg Barton, Chair in Global Islamic Politics, Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University Just days after the deadly Westfield Bondi attacks, a second knife attack in Sydney has generated widespread shock and grief. This time, a 16-year-old entered an ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
7 hours ago

Masses of scalloped hammerheads have returned to one of Australia’s busiest beaches. But we don’...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Olaf Meynecke, Research Fellow in Marine Science and Manager Whales & Climate Program, Griffith University A juvenile hammerhead at Burleigh Beach, watched by snorkellers Olaf Meynecke, CC BY-NC-ND For the second year in a row, over 100 hammerheads have gathered at one ...
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8 hours ago

Have New Zealanders been misled about AUKUS, is involvement a foregone conclusion?
Analysis - New Zealand involvement in pillar two of the military deal would represent a seismic shift. ...
Radio NZ – political
9 hours ago

How the Lehrmann v Channel 10 defamation case shone an unflattering light on commercial news gatheri...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne Network Ten and Lisa Wilkinson’s victory in the defamation action brought against them by Bruce Lehrmann is the second big win inside a year for the Australian media using ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
9 hours ago

Pharmacists should be able to dispense nicotine vapes without a prescription. Here’s why
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Coral Gartner, Director, NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence on Achieving the Tobacco Endgame, The University of Queensland Zamrznuti tonovi/Shutterstock The Australian government is currently considering a bill to implement the next stage of reforms to vaping regulation. At present, vaping products ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
9 hours ago

For 600 years the Voynich manuscript has remained a mystery. Now we think it’s partly about sex
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Keagan Brewer, Macquarie University Research Fellow, Macquarie University Yale University Library The Voynich manuscript has long puzzled and fascinated historians and the public. This late-medieval document is covered in illustrations of stars and planets, plants, zodiac symbols, naked women, and blue ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
10 hours ago

Can AI read our minds? Probably not, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be worried
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sam Baron, Associate Professor, Philosophy of Science, The University of Melbourne Iconic Bestiary / Shutterstock Earlier this year, Neuralink implanted a chip inside the brain of 29-year-old US man Noland Arbaugh, who is paralysed from the shoulders down. The chip has ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
11 hours ago

5 reasons why the Fast-track Approvals Bill threatens NZ’s already fragile ecosystems
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Margaret Stanley, Professor of Ecology, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Getty Images Conservation “good news” stories – the release of native birds into new habitats, for example – are always welcome. They recognise the work of conservation staff and volunteers ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
11 hours ago

Stuff to provide news bulletins to replace Newshub on Three
By Colin Peacock, RNZ Mediawatch presenter Warner Bros Discovery has done a deal with Stuff to provide news to replace Newshub. It will keep news on TV channel Three from July 6 and help Three retain some viewers. It also means important income for Stuff, but it will also stretch ...
Evening ReportBy Asia Pacific Report
11 hours ago

Stuck in fight-or-flight mode? 5 ways to complete the ‘stress cycle’ and avoid burnout or depres...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Theresa Larkin, Associate professor of Medical Sciences, University of Wollongong Shutterstock Can you remember a time when you felt stressed leading up to a big life event and then afterwards felt like a weight had been lifted? This process – the ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
12 hours ago

Ministry of Education job cuts may affect school lunch programme
There is concern the team delivering the programme could be halved, while RNZ has also been told it will be "decimated". ...
Radio NZ – political
12 hours ago

From forced kisses to power imbalances, violence against women in sport is endemic
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fiona Giles, Research Fellow, La Trobe Rural Health School, La Trobe University Former Spanish football federation chief Luis Rubiales may face significant consequences for his non-consensual kiss of Spanish soccer star Jenni Hermoso. But this is not the norm for perpetrators ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
12 hours ago

As China’s influence on Pacific media intensifies, Australia can’t afford to lose the region’s...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lucy Morieson, Lecturer in Politics and Communication , RMIT University When the people of Solomon Islands go to the polls on Wednesday, they will be voting for more than just a new prime minister. The election will also be a referendum on ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
12 hours ago

The best moments from the outrageous final episodes of MAFS AU
From the Jono and Ellie bombshell to the return of Collins, we look at back at the final episodes of Married at First Sight Australia 2024. When John Aiken told us back in February that we were in for a “quite shocking” season of Married at First Sight Australia, little ...
The SpinoffBy Tara Ward
12 hours ago

Expanding Coal Mining In 21st Century An “absurd, Selfish Decision” Says WWF
Resources Minister Shane Jones announced today that the Government will ease the consenting process for setting up new coal mines or expanding existing ones. ...
Scoop politics
13 hours ago

The Boy in the Water nominated for best podcast
Newsroom has received five nominations for the 2024 Voyager Media Awards, including best podcast for Melanie Reid’s popular nine-part in depth investigation The Boy in the Water. ReadingRoom’s Steve Braunias has been nominated for best columnist, opinion or critique, and Aaron Smale is up for the Te Tohu Kairangi award. ...
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13 hours ago

Watch: Christopher Luxon faces questions in Singapore
The Prime Minister is speaking to media on his second day of a tour around South East Asia. ...
Radio NZ – political
13 hours ago

Watch live: Christopher Luxon faces questions in Singapore
The Prime Minister is speaking to media on his second day of a tour around South East Asia. ...
Radio NZ – political
14 hours ago

How The Lost Boys of Dilworth brought a ‘horrendous nightmare’ to life
Alex Casey talks to the makers of TVNZ’s new docudrama retelling the stories of Dilworth survivors. This story contains reference to sexual abuse, please take care. When she first saw the child actors that would be playing the young versions of Dilworth survivors, Mary Durham nearly burst into tears on ...
The SpinoffBy Alex Casey
14 hours ago

Pro-independence activist issues dire warning to France over Kanaky New Caledonia
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist A pro-independence activist in New Caledonia is warning France to immediately halt its planned constitution amendments or face “war”. The call for a u-turn follows proposed constitutional changes to voting rights which could push the number of eligible anti-independence voters up. Pacific Independence Movement ...
Evening ReportBy Asia Pacific Report
14 hours ago

The last days of motorsport at Pukekohe Park Raceway | Checkered Flag | The Spinoff
In the final months of the Pukekohe Park Raceway, the father and daughter duo managing the grassroots racecourse want to give everyone a last chance to go fast. This asphalt has been a part of New Zealand’s motorsport community and history for 60 years. Checkered Flag is made with the ...
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15 hours ago

Watch: David Seymour announces early childhood education centre changes
ACT's leader read to children while sitting next to a book featuring Jacinda Ardern, before telling reporters the former prime minister was an authoritarian. ...
Radio NZ – political
15 hours ago

Smaller agencies cutting deepest into staffing, data to date shows
Smaller agencies are making deepest cuts as they look to save costs, RNZ data shows. ...
Radio NZ – political
15 hours ago

The last days of motorsport at Pukekohe Park Raceway
In Checkered Flag, the father and daughter duo managing the Pukekohe Park Raceway want to give everyone one last chance to go fast before its closure. Since it opened in 1962, the Pukekohe Park Raceway has hosted the New Zealand Grand Prix, the Tasman Series, and Supercar Championships as ...
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15 hours ago

Labour Productivity Falls 0.9 Percent
Labour productivity fell 0.9 percent in the year ended March 2023, according to figures released by Stats NZ today. The 0.9 percent fall in labour productivity was the largest fall since 2009. It follows a rise of 1.0 percent in the year ended March ...
Scoop politics
16 hours ago

Shane Jones Throws A Lump Of Coal To The Mining Lobbyists
Coal Action Network Aotearoa (CANA), the national organisation campaigning for an end to coal mining and coal use, says Resources Minister Shane Jones needs to understand the world has moved on from the industrial revolution, and coal - and siding with ...
Scoop politics
16 hours ago

Jeepers creepers: the climbing cost of climate change compounds
Kiwibank chief economist Jarrod Kerr explains what effect climate change will have on inflation, housing and policy – and whether there’s a way out. Climate change. It’s a gigantic force and it’s coming into play at a time when New Zealand is already struggling with inflation. We’ve gone from a ...
The SpinoffBy Jarrod Kerr
16 hours ago

New deal intends to make trade with Singapore simpler
Customs has signed a cooperation agreement with its Singaporean counterpart. ...
Radio NZ – political
17 hours ago

Will pet bonds really be a win-win? I’m not holding my breath
Making it easier for people with pets to find rentals is a good thing. But the pet bonds policy is just one proposal in a suite of many that overwhelmingly favour landlords’ rights, argues Kristin Kelly. Renting in New Zealand, generally speaking, sucks. At the time of the last census, ...
The SpinoffBy Kristin Kelly
17 hours ago

Shane Jones announces easier coal mine consenting
The Resources Minister says changes to coal mine consenting will reduce barriers to extraction. ...
Radio NZ – political
17 hours ago

How a global crisis, drift racing and Memphis hip-hop gave us phonk – the music of the TikTok gene...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andy Ward, Senior Lecturer in Music, School of Business and Creative Industries, University of the Sunshine Coast Shutterstock What’s that sound you hear – a combination of down-tempo hip-hop, menacing bass, distorted drums and plucky synths? It’s phonk! Still ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
18 hours ago

Watch live: David Seymour announces early childhood education centre changes
The government has announced changes to the ECE sector, which it says will make it easier for new centres to be set up. ...
Radio NZ – political
18 hours ago

The cost of being: A skint student waiting anxiously to start a new job
As part of our series exploring how New Zealanders live and our relationship with money, a 30-year-old who’s just finished his studies will be breathing a sigh of relief when that first paycheck comes in. Gender: Male Age: 30 Ethnicity: Māori/European Role: Student/trainee, volunteer for a youth organisation. Salary/income/assets: Me: $400pw ...
The SpinoffBy The Cost of Being
18 hours ago

Breaking: Stuff wins race to replace Newshub with a new 6pm bulletin for Three
Sources familiar with the deal say the print news giant has beaten out NZME to create a 6pm bulletin to replace Newshub at Three. Less than a week after Three confirmed that its proposal to completely shutter Newshub will be going ahead, it will today confirm that Stuff has won ...
The SpinoffBy Duncan Greive
18 hours ago

Can playing Tetris help prevent PTSD if you’ve witnessed something traumatic?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daniel Bressington, Professor in Mental Health, Charles Darwin University In the wake of witnessing tragic events, many people turn to online communities such as Reddit to discuss and process their experiences. A common bit of advice users give each other is to ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
18 hours ago

Have New Zealanders really been ‘misled’ about AUKUS, or is involvement now a foregone conclusio...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marco de Jong, Lecturer, Law School, Auckland University of Technology Getty Images When former prime minister Helen Clark spoke out against New Zealand potentially compromising its independent foreign policy by joining pillar two of the AUKUS security pact, foreign minister ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
18 hours ago

With democracy under threat in Narendra Modi’s India, how free and fair will this year’s electio...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Priya Chacko, Associate Professor, International Politics, University of Adelaide India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, is favoured to win reelection when India’s 970 million voters start heading to the polls on April 19 in the country’s massive, six-week general election. Modi, who has ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
18 hours ago

What happens when I stop taking a drug like Ozempic or Mounjaro?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Natasha Yates, General Practitioner, PhD Candidate, Bond University Diva Plavalaguna/Pexels Hundreds of thousands of people worldwide are taking drugs like Ozempic to lose weight. But what do we actually know about them? This month, The Conversation’s experts explore their rise, ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
18 hours ago

Climate change is causing marine ‘coldwaves’ too, killing wildlife
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicolas Benjamin Lubitz, Researcher in marine ecology, James Cook University Ryan Daly The effects of ocean warming are profound and well-documented. But sometimes changes in the patterns of winds and ocean currents cause seawater to suddenly cool, instead. Surface temperatures ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
18 hours ago

Our research suggests eating an unhealthy breakfast could have a similar effect on your child’s sc...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew J. Martin, Scientia Professor and Professor of Educational Psychology, UNSW Sydney Haley Owens/Unsplash, CC BY Many parents know it is important for their teenagers to have breakfast before they go to school. Even though young people can be reluctant ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
18 hours ago

NZ joins call for Israel not to escalate tensions with Iran
Foreign Minister Winston Peters says now is not the time escalation, but rather for calmness. ...
Radio NZ – political
19 hours ago

China’s forced returns prompt call for foreign interference committee
A report sheds new light on NZ residents pressured into returning to China to face its legal system The post China’s forced returns prompt call for foreign interference committee appeared first on Newsroom. ...
NewsroomBy Sam Sachdeva
19 hours ago

Mega tunnel idea prompts anger and satire but finds a couple of champions
One proponent has suggested the minister give Elon Musk a call about the newly resurrected mega tunnel idea for Wellington, writes Anna Rawhiti-Connell in this excerpt from The Bulletin, The Spinoff’s morning news round-up. To receive The Bulletin in full each weekday, sign up here. ‘We’re having a really good look ...
The SpinoffBy Anna Rawhiti-Connell
19 hours ago

Costs of Pūhoi to Warkworth motorway not to be finalised until 2025
The divvying up of costs for the billion-dollar Pūhoi to Warkworth motorway will not be finalised until next year. ...
Radio NZ – political
20 hours ago

Air NZ calls for Govt mandates to help drive sustainable aviation fuel use
New Zealand’s national carrier has taken a leap towards its net zero 2050 goal, with its biggest ever purchase of sustainable aviation fuel. But Air NZ chair Dame Therese Walsh said it was now time for the Government to step in with policies that would help level the playing field ...
NewsroomBy Laura Walters
20 hours ago

Public service cuts: $6.3m in payouts at one ministry so far
The total cost of redundancies across the public service is not yet known and the Finance Minister has not asked for an estimated price tag. ...
Radio NZ – political
21 hours ago

A flagpole, a failed space, and a confused history of white fragility
Wellington’s Flagstaff Hill has a strange, dark history…. or does it? Max Rashbrooke uncovers the truth about a historical myth. I pass it almost every day, yet never see it used. The flagpole, placed on a grassy hill above Wellington’s CBD, surrounded by trees and houses, and accessible only by ...
The SpinoffBy Max Rashbrooke
22 hours ago

A series of alternative, equally ambitious, transport options for Wellington
You want to build a giant underground tunnel? Dream a little bigger. On Monday, news broke that the government is investigating the prospect of a mega-tunnel, running from Wellington’s The Terrace to Kilbirnie, designed to reduce the car load on State Highway 1 and speed trips up by an astounding ...
The SpinoffBy Emma Maguire
22 hours ago

Newsroom daily quiz, Tuesday 16 April
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22 hours ago

Rhapsody in feijoa
The greatest book ever written about the feijoa may well be the only book ever written about the feijoa but there is no doubting that the recently published Feijoa by Kate Evans qualifies as a New Zealand natual history classic, a deep and knowledgeable dive into the life story of ...
NewsroomBy Steve Braunias
22 hours ago

Daily crossword, Tuesday 16 April
The post Daily crossword, Tuesday 16 April appeared first on Newsroom. ...
NewsroomBy Newsroom Puzzles
22 hours ago

Principals on the truth behind truancy
Bad parenting – or are there a million other reasons that a child might not make it to school? Ask Ash Maindonald, the principal of Western Heights School, a primary school in West Auckland. He’ll tell you that every principal he speaks to has a litany of war stories they ...
NewsroomBy Tom Kitchin
22 hours ago

Beyond the DoC job cuts: ‘The worst is yet to come’
Losing staff is just the beginning of a coming storm for the Department of Conservation, environmental groups warn The post Beyond the DoC job cuts: ‘The worst is yet to come’ appeared first on Newsroom. ...
NewsroomBy David Williams
22 hours ago

‘Reverse uplift’ foster parents still waiting to hear from OT
The foster couple at the centre of a Newsroom video investigation ordered removed from our website by the High Court are hopeful a Court of Appeal ruling means they finally hear back from Oranga Tamariki, who have been giving the couple the “silent treatment”. “We’re still in limbo. Our lives ...
NewsroomBy Bonnie Sumner
22 hours ago

Environment Court shuts down Pākiri sand mining appeal
The court found the ‘clear benefits’ of continuing to take sand from Pākiri didn’t outweigh environmental concerns The post Environment Court shuts down Pākiri sand mining appeal appeared first on Newsroom. ...
NewsroomBy Andrew Bevin
22 hours ago

Man in the middle
It’s no easy task leading a company that supplies fossil fuels in this day and age, and no one gives Z Energy chief executive Lindis Jones a harder time about it than his own kids. His work skating the friction zone – maintaining steady fuel supply while supporting the transition ...
NewsroomBy Eleanor Black
22 hours ago

Carers want out from disability ministry over funding fiasco
Carers want to use their funding as they see fit The post Carers want out from disability ministry over funding fiasco appeared first on Newsroom. ...
NewsroomBy Emma Hatton
22 hours ago

Swiss climate ruling full of holes
Opinion: European Court of Human Rights rules that Switzerland’s climate policy violates human rights of its citizens The post Swiss climate ruling full of holes appeared first on Newsroom. ...
NewsroomBy Oliver Hartwich
22 hours ago

Security steals focus in Luxon’s Singapore swing
One of New Zealand’s closest defence partners has warned of the possibility of “calamity” if countries didn’t come together to negotiate a peaceful resolution to the Middle East conflict. “It is a very troubled world. And in particular, it is a very very troubled Middle East,” said Singapore Prime Minister ...
NewsroomBy Laura Walters
1 day ago

Rideshare giant Ola has abruptly exited the Australian market. What does this mean for the future of...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Neil G Sipe, Honorary Professor of Planning, The University of Queensland Diego Thomazini/Shutterstock Last week, Indian rideshare giant Ola announced that it would abruptly cease operations in Australia, New Zealand and the UK. A competitor to Uber, the company ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
1 day ago

Recession, high interest rates take toll on construction industry
Tony Boyce threw "mega bucks" into his company to try keep it afloat but with no work coming in, he has to close it down for good. ...
Radio NZ – political
1 day ago

New Wellington tunnel: 'An astonishing misunderstanding of transport priorities'
A new underground mega-tunnel in the capital would be a colossal waste of money, opponents of the government's suggestion for the tunnel say. ...
Radio NZ – political
1 day ago

Singapore PM warns against Middle East 'calamity', signs NZ agreement
Singapore's PM has warned small countries cannot solve the Middle East situation but efforts must be made to push for peace, after promising closer cooperation with NZ. ...
Radio NZ – political
1 day ago

Pet bond will be 'safety blanket' for landlords – Housing Minister Chris Bishop
Landlords will be able to charge up to two weeks' rent, but renters say it's just another way for landlords to "pad their wallets". ...
Radio NZ – political
1 day ago

We found three new species of extinct giant kangaroo – and we don’t know why they died out when ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Isaac A. R. Kerr, Research Assistant at Flinders University Palaeontology Laboratory, Flinders University Artist’s impression of the prehistoric landscape and creatures that Protemnodon would have walked among. Peter Schouten For millions of years, giant animals or megafauna roamed the lands that are ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
1 day ago

What public sector job cuts mean for Wellington small business
It's not just public sector workers who are feeling the pain - the Wellington shops and services who rely on their custom fear they will be hit hard, too. ...
Radio NZ – political
1 day ago

Judge finds Bruce Lehrmann raped Brittany Higgins and dismisses Network 10 defamation case. How did ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendan Clift, Lecturer of law, The University of Melbourne Bruce Lehrmann has lost his defamation suit against Channel Ten and journalist Lisa Wilkinson after the media defendants proved, on the balance of probabilities, that Lehrmann raped his colleague Brittany Higgins in Parliament ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
1 day ago

Sydney attacker had ‘mental health issues’ but most people with mental illness aren’t violent
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Ogloff, University Distinguished Professor of Forensic Behavioural Science & Dean, School of Health Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology The man who killed six people and injured countless others at a Bondi shopping centre on Saturday, 40-year-old Joel Cauchi, reportedly had “mental ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
1 day ago

Family carers lose employment status after successful Govt appeal
Two parents victorious in the Employment Court have had the decision to count them as employees of the Government for the work they do in caring for their children, overturned. The Court of Appeal has released its judgment following a lengthy deliberation since the final day of the hearing ...
NewsroomBy Emma Hatton
1 day ago

Australia now has a $70 ‘shadow price’ on carbon emissions. Here’s why we won’t see a real p...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland Andriano/Shutterstock For those who have followed the tortuous path of Australian climate policy over recent decades, a recent report by the Australian Energy Market Commission of a “shadow price” of ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
1 day ago

Revealed: A cost-benefit analysis for Wellington’s long tunnel
Does the capital really need a really long tunnel? Quite possibly, reckons Simeon Brown. Here’s how the transport minister might* have decided a project once rejected because it was eye-wateringly expensive was worth another look. Transport minister Simeon Brown has asked Waka Kotahi officials to investigate building a long tunnel ...
The SpinoffBy Joel MacManus
1 day ago

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