With farmers you’re dealing with a settler mentality of working the land and a righteous sense of hard work and purpose. Its very hard to shift and is aligned with the ‘farmer friendly’ Tory party from the beginning of this colonised nation.
All farmland is stolen land from Maori and this is yet another factor in the farmer’s settler mentality that coincides with the Tory worldview; racist and privileged.
Green pasture livestock farming is the visible face of colonisation and environmental destruction.
All once pristine forest with birdsong, is now stripped bare monocultured paddocks and erosion prone slopes populated with greenhouse gas and nitrogen spewing ruminant animals that are bred for a life of suffering and misery as they are forcefully impregnated (raped) and then have their babies ripped from them for pet food whilst we steal their baby’s milk, and then in turn after their exhausted bodies give out they are mercilessly and thanklessly sent to slaughter — whilst the propaganda machine rolls on telling us its all good for the economy, good for rugby, good for our diets, good for our standing in the world as a leading food producer for the millions now suffering from diabetes, obesity and other Western diseases they never knew before all of this.
And, of course, its all good for the pockets of the managerial elites, advertising companies, sports celebrities and Tory politicians propogating this existential nightmare.
(quite a few forces to wrestle with there..eh….?…what to do..?…)
[Phil, I have put the quoted text as a block quote to make it clearer that the whole segment is a verbatim quote. You must always acknowledge the source, one way or another, and I have added the source link. Just adding piddly “speech-marks” is not enough to avoid accusations of plagiarism, which is intellectual theft. Please don’t this again – Incognito]
I agree with the general thrust of your post. There was however some land willingly sold by Maori. Maori could see that limited immigration was in their best interests. They needed capital to buy guns and European sailing ships and other technologies. It was when they realised that the British would not take "no" as an answer to further land purchases that the situation changed.
The legal concept of Terra Nullius could not be used here as the land was clearly "settled" by European understanding.
In 1840, Lieutenant William Hobson, following instructions of the British government, pronounced the southern island of New Zealand to be uninhabited by civilized peoples, which qualified the land to be terra nullius, and therefore fit for the Crown's political occupation. Hobson's decision was also influenced by a small party of French settlers heading towards Akaroa on Banks Peninsula to settle in 1840.[26]
But seriously, it looks like the British were having a bob each way to be sure to head the French off. Your link mentions that the French were already settling in Akaroa. While they made a claim to the South Island under Terra Nullius this is not what they actually did in practice. The British offered and signed the Treaty with Ngai Tahu. This was a recognition of their sovereignty as offering the English version asked Maori to cede sovereignty over their territories. The British then recognised Ngai Tahu title to most of the South Island as they set about to purchase that land from them (be it through some very dodgy practices).
Make the concept of the "just transition" central to every discussion. When Bernie Sanders talks to coal miners he doesn't blame them for digging the stuff up – he reassures them that they will not suffer terrifying economic stress and failure. Capitalism's normal way of dealing with sudden change is to throw the weak and the losers to the economic wolves while the winners make out like bandits. People need reassuring that this won't be allowed to happen.
and i don't blame farmers for buying into the bullshit they were fed by clark govt followed even more by key – the white-gold expansion-myths they both peddled…
and of course the banks who lined up to throw money at them – to follow this economic-fantasy…
and animal-extraction 'farmers' need to transition to growing actual food…
and their 'transition' is/will be one of the most complex..
(and one of the reasons i have been shouting about this – is that i am/have been dismayed by the amount of treaty settlement money that has been pissed away on this economic-folly…all on a road to nowhere..)
Phillip Since large chunks of your comment seems to have been stolen from Paul Judge who commented in the dairy farming Blog on “the daily blog” on the 28th you should be the last person to talk about stealing things.or have I got that wrong.
Hi Phil, it was New view @ 1.4 and @ 1.4.1.1 who accused of stealing because you gave no credit to the original source or creator. I tend to agree with New view but because it might have been an honest mistake I let you off the hook with a warning only. I also explained to you that using “speech-marks” only is not sufficient. You can argue and object all you like but if you make the same mistake again you are likely to receive a ban for it for two reasons: 1) you have been warned; 2) it is wrong not to acknowledge the original source/creator when copying & pasting text. Simply use quotation marks and mention the source; it is not that hard.
Morena folks, this is a needle for you. A pea under your mattress.
Has anyone emailed their local nat MP and shared their opinion about the defiance of the speakers ruling?
Go on, do it.
It is satisfying to express our disappointment here amongst like minded people, far more effective to let our employees know we are watching them and we aren't happy.
Superb work by Guyon Espiner that clearly shows that Pharmac does NOT always get it right, as much as some people want to believe everything that comes out of their mouths. (The audio version also played earlier on Morning Report). This is the switch I'm caught up in and have raised a few times on this site this year.
Medsafe advised caution. But if the Pharmac agency has appointed a Jenny Shipley type person, she will go for making neolib management, hard-ball, cost-effective decisions and those who are not suited are just externalities. I fear that may be the case, and explain the reason and approach causing concerns. An example of the loss of citizen agency through their political process to affect and change practices of appointed agencies which the pollies have little say or control over.
The Big Pharmaceuticals are trying to break our Pharmac and I wouldnt rely on a word Espiner says as hes the mouth piece of the PR spin doctors employed by drug companies, just giving their version. hes gone beyond giving information and become an advocate
In the US 15 years ago , there were similar spruikers telling the listeners that Oxycontin is safe for lots of things- yes these pills are not in the addictive category but its the same sort of spin
@Duke, you've clearly never suffered a major reaction from a drug brand switch, have you? I have, twice. Don't recall big pharma encouraging me to do so.
Dull always? likes to direct attention away from the main point. There may be a wander over to some facts not quite right, or a historic reference to past measures, or a fault in the commenter.
Just another The Chairman with a different style, but like a great big wet sponge on everything said. A reply in as contentious way as possible, with an aim to damping down discussion and putting the opinionated one on the back foot.
Oh, and Duke, you're happy enough for someone to have a breakthrough seizure after many years of full control on one brand while driving down the road and ploughing into your family, that seizure being the result of a forced brand switch messing up their medication levels? I'm sure you don't mind the very real risk of people being killed, do you?
An excellent piece, and because if your contributions here on the issue Kay I was able to explain some of the subtleties to my partner.
Wasn't that person from Pharmacy an absolute….the word liar comes to mind…? ….but if course we can't say that about the spokesperson for our national treasure.
All that is needed here is a policy change. The real question is why is the government resisting? Do they really believe the current arrangement is saving them money?
Doesnt add up . From what she describes, that isnt a relationship according to Social Welfare rules.
And anyway , if after 6 months of 'dating' they do form a relationship and notify Social Welfare to become complying. Whats the real issue ? That 9 months later 'she doesnt like his choice of music' and it ends and then has to go back to Social Welfare again .
She should think about those on casual or part time work where they may not have work for longer periods of time.
That circumstances change over time is nothing new and there are pathways to deal with it. Is it because she doesnt like the inconvenience ?
@A 10.22.
Various policy changes could instantly stop beneficiaries lives from being made more miserable. Such as, raising the abatement levels on any income significantly, restoring proportionately the 1991 benefit cuts, and income splitting–so relationships of whatever kind or duration, have no impact on benefit applicants or recipients.
Left over neo liberal dogma seems why the Govt. is resisting implementing the recommendations of the recent working party. Neo liberalism has a winners and losers model, people choose to be poor, laid off, under employed, or born into the kiwi underclass you see! A moralistic judgement is made or implied, even if it is macro economic factors well beyond an individuals control that led to their situation.
“Losers” must not be rewarded in any way. Helen Clark had the “jobs jolt” that basically declared “no go” geographic areas for beneficiaries to reside in. And drug testing remains inequitable. It is a modern twist on “work will set you free”–and a placation of certain voters–whose second favourite sport is beneficiary bashing.
The whole scenario has seen the original intent of Social Security become a sadistic punishment maze in the form of WINZ/MSD, where staff can be personally rewarded for NOT providing vulnerable people with the assistance they seek. The failure to redress this effectively is one of the biggest, and most heartless at least, errors of this Govt.
Heh, our glorious ex leader Mr Key was a “benefit boy”, raised in a state house. Yes, the 1964 Act was from a time of “war widow” benefits and infinitesimal unemployment, one “bread winner” supporting a family, children largely born within a marriage etc. etc. different times, which is exactly why WINZ/MSD/ACC need a drastic overhaul in the 21st Century.
There are acres of research, anecdotes, and stats available from Beneficiary Advocates, AAAP–Auckland Action Against Poverty, Academics and Social Agencies even including Salvation Army, the Govt.Household Labour Force Survey etc. describing the reality of life for the NZ underclass.
I have been involved with the old Auckland Peoples Centre, have done case work, and know in and out the travails of dealing with the poisonous WINZ culture. People queuing in the early hours outside a local office when they know AAAP advocates are coming–because the local branches apply policy not the Act–and do not inform all applicants and beneficiaries of their full entitlements. Paula Rebstock mentored Paula Bennett do not forget, and Bennett had a six week trip to the US to really bone up on how to put the slipper into the vulnerable. It is a rotten culture past its useby.
Glad you brought that up A. I was looking through today's news and saw the relationship piece further on and it just caught a nerve and I hadn't noticed you were there already and put it up at 16,
TM what’s your point in bringing up Key. Three prime ministers ago. Paula Bennett is in the opposition not the Government. Your Government has been in power long enough to implement policy that you would like. Why are you swinging around trying to hit people that haven’t been in Government for years, or so called barking dogs like Bennett and Bridges. Why don’t you swing at the present government which is clearly not moving fast enough in the direction you would like.
Illustrating how the once reasonably benevolent Social Security system degenerated into a “war on the poor” complete with state assisted demonising of beneficiaries. Remember the Shipley era “dob in a bludger” TV ads anyone? That attitude persists at WINZ/MSD/ACC.
Bennie bashing is still the second favourite sport of many New Zealanders. Low paid workers and middle class (often on WFF tax credits themselves) alike, love to hate those in receipt of a jobseeker pittance.
A reckoning is here though with the advent of AI and precarious/contract/Intern work.
NZ First revealing further their lack of heart and human kindliness which must of course, be accompanied by practicality. Their attitude on testing and drug use at gatherings, festivals is an example of snooty moralistic superiority and bone-headed obsession with control over their fellow humans. If they cared two hoots, or even one, they would support this safety measure, despite being disparaging about the way that so many will experiment with their own wellbeing and health in such a reckless way.
Darroch Ball, Law and Order Spokesperson for New Zealand First, does not support drug checking as a harm reduction strategy and is currently blocking a clarification of the Misuse of Drugs Act that would allow the service to be implemented nationally…
“His message is abstain or die,” says KnowYourStuffNZ’s Managing Director, Wendy Allison. "His perspective is callous and deeply flawed…
Apparently the stalwarts of NZ First want to control every part of human life, from the position of power they have scrambled to and decree what is right for the public who will suffer if they don’t conform. The dour and narrow do-as-I-say, obey or else suffer the consequences dictators, who love judging others and uniformity to their own limited outlook, and can brook no dissent or alternative view.
They asked Winston about this policy i think on last night's TV1 News and his answer was that he was not sure if they had this right. Classic NZF with leader and spokesperson on different planets.
I am sure that a number of people are sick of talking about serious political matters that are so silly that we can hardly take them seriously. Here is a Billy Connolly clip on farting for light relief. If not, feel free to ignore it and go on with your analysis of the Big Orange, and the Big Yellow and other merry men and women strutting and puking as if all the world is a stage.
This is Billy Connolly talking totally inconsequentially about farting and he doesn't mention politicians anywhere but he probably didn't know that the bets were that the offender was a politician. And because he was really offensive, and didn't know, and everyone looked at the person nearby which was Billy who had to bear the externalities, and that is so likely for a politician, that almost makes it a certainty.
Well it would be forward-thinking and practical to take a precautionary, preventative approach where there is a practice of reckless drug-taking that people persist with. (Buying stuff from people to put in your body and not knowing just what it is, and whether the seller does either?!)
But NZF and leftish conservative people like Jim Anderton cannot bring themselves to be anything but backward-looking when attempts to change old ways and mores come along. (Jim lost a family member to drugs and then set on the line of zero drugs, continuing the same failing practice that had resulted in so much trouble, illness, death and corruption.) Sigh.
If I had Don Drumpfeone explicitly wanting to know my identity after spittle-flecked ranting about spying and treason, then I'd be fairly anxious to get protection too.
yep – with the t-wreck-rump after you you'd be down low and moving fast
Lawyers acting for the whistleblower at the centre of the impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump’s attempts to solicit foreign help for his re-election campaign have warned that their client’s personal safety is in danger partly as a result of the president’s remarks.
Andrew Bakaj, the lead attorney for the unnamed intelligence official who sounded the alarm on Trump’s activities relating to Ukraine, expressed fears on Sunday that the whistleblower could be put “in harm’s way” were his or her identity made public. In a letter to the acting Director of National Intelligence, Joseph Maguire, Bakaj points directly at Trump’s aggressive statements that he said prompted “concerns for our client’s safety”.
Daryl Davis decided to write a book with the theme of 'Why do you hate me when you don't know me.' He gets an interview with the KKK leader and they become friendly acquaintances.
Black man Daryl David, hot musician and KKK Klan Leader Roger Kelly end up visiting each other's homes, first Daryl is invited to Kelly's, and finally Kelly visits Davis. The KKK leader in the end declares to a crowd, "I've more respect for that black man than for you white n..gers out there." That is a big step for mankind. Perhaps we can make breakthrough after much persistence and face to face meetings to clear the toxic gunk away. Still different, but having respect for the person. Davis says, "Ignorance breeds fear".
Seems to have more success than the Auckland Uni VC's approach. When fascist-adjacents were advertising on campus earlier in the year, he reckoned they barely existed. Now, he's regrettably unable to do anything about them.
The next step in the four step plan is for him to say "maybe there was something we could have done but it's too late now"
No Maori chief sold land to settlers so they'd live nearby… …is that a racial smear? Coz history shows that the Maori who adapt, to get across the ocean, to the new ecology of Aotearoa, to storms, to new groups arriving from the pacific.. …well before, cook and Tasman or whoever would have arrived. And after, those that traded, that welcome, that adjusted and learnt new farming techniques, religions, etc…
Sorry I just don't see it, even if you agree that nothing good came with Cook, that Maori had always given up land to conquest by other Maori, even if you put all the blinkers on, from both sides. It was racism to not compensate when moving a church, or graveyard, just because they were Maori. Or did settlers just apply their own values to themselves, and Maori expectations to Maori. Isn’t that the conceit I the heart of the debate, that compensating relies on western European values.
So people here have both Scots and Maori background. So they were pushed off the highlands, only then to have their first generation nz ancesters thrown off their Maori land…. …have the British compensated them for highland land?
The Scots came here to get a better deal, as did all our ancestors. And we were going along in a jerky but positive way when we weren't inflamed by the export market beyond being rational.
Five years ago it was just an idea – but after 18 months of construction and 80 million dollars later – what's poised to be Christchurch's central emporium for food, drink and culture is about to open in a few hours. And developers are hoping it will bring vibrancy back to the central city. It aims to be waste-free, have as much locally grown produce as possible and hopes to attract 10,000 to 15,000 customers a day. One of the developers and owners of the Oxford Terrace precinct, Richard Peebles joins us now.
Major banks have announced a temporary pause to the closure of regional branches while they look at rolling out regional "banking hubs".
The Government announced on Monday that four regional banking hubs would open in Opunake, Martinborough, Stoke and Twizel to provide basic banking as part of a trial beginning in early 2020.
The hubs will feature a Smart ATM, where people will be able to make deposits and transfer money, as well as withdraw cash. Each hub will also have support staff to assist people using the ATM.
The trial was brokered by the Government with Kiwibank, BNZ, TSB, ANZ, ASB and Westpac, which will share the cost of running the hubs.
Pioneer Credit (ASX:PNC) has announced its net profit (NPAT) has dropped 76 per cent to of $4.3 million for the 2019 full year.
The result came on the back of the application of Amortised Cost to its portfolio. Earnings increased by 16.7 per cent to $63.4 million.
And Tourism might have to look at its short and medium term business model. WTF who’d have thunk it!
New Zealand tourism sees threat if climate change deters long-haul flyers
When will we treasure our young parents and support and train them in their parenting role and have a friendly hub that provides them with medical help so they can carry out their task of bringing up their children well. A good short course regularly in parenting skills, house hold maintenance, creative work. People would smile, the kids would bloom and this era of hate-filled government for young single parents, and older ones, would end and we could bury it 100 metres down and plant flowers on the spot.
Myself and my partner of three months are in this exact situation. I was refused Working for Families payments and the accommodation supplement as soon as I declared that we were in a relationship.
On average I then lost $500 per week leaving me unable to cover my weekly bills, let alone pay board to my partner. I am working three different jobs trying to make ends meet, barely breaking even and finding that I am spending just as much, if not more, on childcare than I am earning. The fact that I am paying other people to spend time with my kids so that I can work to cover that and not even make any extra money to better our lives saddens me.
Thankfully my partner does help me out financially (he doesn't really have a choice as he chooses love over money).
"Andrew Rawnsley is one of the best political journalists currently writing. His analysis of the violence engulfing British politics ATM is fascinating. It maters to NZ too: Crusher Collins returned from London last week after meeting leading Brexiteers (the people using political violence as a tactic). The same week: the Nats staged their stunt over film taking during sittings of our Parliament and edited by them to create misleading messages."
Good expected result – bit tough that they couldn't monetise their disgusting attitudes and I do feel sorry for cumin and spittle – nah not even slightly lol just joking //sarc tag sarc//
The High Court has rejected a judicial review of Regional Facilities Auckland's decision to block two controversial Canadian speakers from using a council-owned venue.
RFA, Auckland Council and Auckland Mayor Phil Goff were sued over the decision to bar Lauren Southern and Stefan Molyneux.
Free Speech Coalition member David Cumin and Dunedin bookseller Malcolm Moncrief-Spittle, who purchased a premium ticket to the event, sought a number of declarations, including that the decision was unlawful.
A summary of Justice Pheroze Jagose's judgment said RFA did not exercise "any public power" in cancelling the event, which was to be held last August.
Essentially operation of the Council Public venues is a 'private operation' and not a public function which can be reviewed.
The BORA has no connection to the cancellation. And Goffs 'decision' that the venues were available to the speakers , seems to have been made after the staff made an operational decision largely based on the safety requirements
This was a murder-suicide of a couple 70s and 80s. The woman was very ill, and they may have decided that the present was the time to die together. He was thoughtful and phoned police so that they would be found and have the care and attention needed.
If they had recourse to a managed demise they would not have been forced into this graceless way of exiting this world. The present euthanasia bill is only to cover terminally ill people and that can hardly get past all the rigid minds who can't make any decisions for themselves, and don't want anybody else to have an option.
Or, she was unwell and they were struggling due to lack of social support and this was a way out (with or without her consent). Which is pretty much a core concern of those against euthanasia.
I keep getting surprised that no-one accepts that you may die when you get old, and is unwilling to say to old people you may die if you want to. If you want to go it’s of no matter what social support is available. It;s a pity that people can't accept dying in this country, we are constantly hearing of people dying before their time in other countries. It's a global world, and we are trying to get people to limit their extravagances and materialism and also it would help to reduce world population. All good reasons to be allowed to die when you are old and want to. It is most strange that people aren't cared about much in this country, except when there is some disaster and we make all the right noises. It is not till you want to die that you become precious to everyone wanting you to feel every last creak and groan before you go.
I don't believe anyone has argued that death can be avoided permanently. Some do argue the sacredness of all life, even in extremis (e.g. Catholic theologians, I think).
But the main objection I have is that it can't just be restricted to the low-hanging fruit of people who have clear wishes expressed to the last, with their decision assuredly unaffected by financial pressures or a temporary depression or a difficult transition late in life. Similarly, a disabled friend of mine has concerns that maybe an offer of a needle eventually becomes the easier solution than the offer of decent needs assistance.
Formalising the bureaucracy of legally killing someone is a big step, and it worries me that you have to oversimplify your opponents so much in order to justify it.
worries me too. And that disabled people haven't been well listened to yet.
"Similarly, a disabled friend of mine has concerns that maybe an offer of a needle eventually becomes the easier solution than the offer of decent needs assistance"
NZ is a country that cut the care budget to the elderly some years ago, and the MoH was trying to cut disability support budget just this year. That's not even getting to ACC or WINZ. I don't know if many NZers are unaware of what is going on, or just don't care.
in case that's not clear, if there is an argument that we may end up in a situation of funded care vs offering a needle, we're already a country that wants to withdraw care funding.
I'm ok with people dying if they want to, wouldn't even restrict that to old people or the terminally ill. The state sanctioning that and providing the resources and support to do it needs way more care than what is being proposed with the current Bill. The issue of care matters, because a country that refuses to look after disabled people properly (that's NZ), will not manage euthanasia properly either.
If people are ok with some people dying when they don't want to, then we can carry on, but let's just be honest about it.
i am totally opposed to this euthanasia/state-sanctioned killing bill – for all the reasons cited above..
plus also concerns about grasping possible inheritors wanting to hasten the process – and so talking the old into 'doing it for the kids' or whatever..
if there was support for the old/disabled at the levels where it is in countries that have eithanasia…(c.f. netherlands)..then and only then should this idea be considered..
and even then – what to do about the hurry-up! relatives..?
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We are getting more cancer help but getting a vaccination against meningococcal disease can cost between $130-$145. There is no public funding for this damn bug that recently killed a 26 year old fit dance teacher in a day. I have had cancer treatment myself, but the concern I feel is for these young people snuffed out so quickly by this disease. (It is recommended that contacts also have a vaccination.) Cancer has very good public relations and has achieved greater funding and attention because it doesn't kill people suddenly like this damn mening. disease.
There should be a grant helping people organise their lives and getting them prepared for hospice care when needed, and that would be helpful to them rather than paying it to put off the inevitable. People with kiddies could get some help to give time so they could prepare their children for the time when they are not there for them any more I think.
Freedoms – they are being encroached on. The trend for developers to want to put their own stamp on 'their' development like aristocratic estate owners is an amazing impost in a modern society.
Hobsonville Point house rules: Paint, fence height, planting, tents and more
Now for something completely different that hopefully will bring a smile to your face.
I was employed by one of the greatest people I have had the privilege to know, my late boss. He was an officer and a gentleman. with a great sense of responsibility to society with a quick wit and a wicked sense of humour. He was a war hero brought up in the great depression as a young person. He was also a very successful businessman and I am convinced one of the things that made him a success was his attitude towards others and his staff, with a talent for attracting the right people for the right job. He is a great loss to New Zealand
Every so often he would write a company magazine designed towards customers and the staff. Always full of wit and great snippets of wisdom apart from the technical know-how. This weekend we had a de-clutter session and at the back of a cupboard, I found the last issue of this persons magazine I had saved. I decided to read some of the snippets of wit and humour by this great guy, and decided to list them here as I am sure they will bring a smile.
“A gossip is someone with a great sense of rumuor.
If it wasn't for electricity we would be computing by candlelight.
Today's mighty oaks are just yesterday's nut that held its ground
Forget health foods I need all the preservatives I can get.
Growing old is mandatory. Growing up is optional.”
It’s quite common here in Oz with new housing estate and it can quite a headache for those trying to build a new house from these asshole developers and it actually creates a very sterile suburbs.
I worked for a time on Hobsonville Point that Grey refers to above, setting out the area in its initial stages – like many of them, they are Australian developers bringing over your typical New Australian suburb and planting them in NZ. There is one at the bottom of the South side of the Bombay Hills, which is almost the same as the Perth suburb I am currently residing in at the moment. There are some features however that I do find attractive and this is the inclusion of many parks and play areas.
YEA The Super Gold Card app it will be good for some of our elderly tangata. I think if the apps are advertised they will get a cell phone it will encourage Our elderly to learn new skills.
Just felt Ruamoko not to big enough to let me know he's moving.
There was a bit of A thunder storm today Ingrid.
I have lowered my meat consumption for the environment I still think we need some meat in our diet just not to much.
Here you go Whanau this is stark evedince that human caused climate change / global warming is our reality it is not fiction like the neanderthal want us to believe.
I can see that the neanderthal are stuffing with new improvements in renewable energy storage and generations and bio oils. Remember these people are ruthless they have no morels they will try anything to stop us transitioning into a society we're every person and country becomes energy independent. That takes away the neanderthal power to manipulate the tangata of the Papatuanuku. That's why they are fighting Green Energy and our reality of global warming sea level riseing with tooth and nail. But like the old saying goes it's Te tangata Te tangata more than tangata Mana that holds the Mana.
The problem – rising carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
The level of CO2 has been rising since the industrial revolution and is now at its highest for about 4 million years. The rate of the rise is even more striking – the fastest for 66m years – with scientists saying we are in “uncharted territory”.
The causes – fossil fuel burning
Billions of tonnes of CO2 are sent into the atmosphere every year from coal, oil and gas burning. There is no sign of these emissions starting to fall rapidly, as is needed.
The causes – forest destruction
The felling of forests for timber, cattle, soy and palm oil is a big contributor to carbon emissions. It is also a major cause of the annihilation of wildlife on Earth.
The consequences – global temperature rise
The planet’s average temperature started to climb steadily two centuries ago, but has rocketed since the second world war as consumption and population has risen. Global heating means there is more energy in the atmosphere, making extreme weather events more frequent and more intense.
The consequences – ice melting in Greenland
Greenland has lost almost 4 trillion tonnes of ice since 2002. Mountain ranges from the Himalayas to the Andes to the Alps are also losing ice rapidly as glaciers shrink. A third of the Himalayan and Hindu Kush ice is already doomed.
As heating melts the sea ice, the darker water revealed absorbs more of the sun’s heat, causing more heating – one example of the vicious circles in the climate system. Scientists think the changes in the Arctic may be responsible for worsened heatwaves and floods in Eurasia and North America.
Our government is investing wisely to provide safe cost effective Roads and Highways.
Ka pai to Gull moving into the South Island Eco Maori knows what the prices of fuel is down there. That's why it will be awesome when I see Tangata and Countrys becoming energy independent Ma Te Wa.
Its good to see Africa Americans getting some justice that women shooting her Neighbour who was having tea in his own whare Ka pai.
You think Im going to far kiss my whero.
Tony thank for your good mahi as GrayMouth Mayor all the best on your new journey in life.
In the year 2000 Aotearoa had a fairer wealth distribution our vaxcernated tamariki % were higher the age of our vehicle fleet was younger our sports stadium were full there was low or known homeless people our cost of living was low. What happened well Prebble conned his way into the Labour Party ie Labour started making policy for the wealth people with out thinking about the negative effects it has on the common tangata. Then we get 10 years of a business only government. I say that in the years 2000 the business were not making huge profits.
The class action on the South Island bovine problems is Lawyers showing the rest of the class how they can quite easily take boths sides heaps putea. as I have said war is for idiots negotiation is needed on both sides of the fences. When lawyers are involved the only winner is Te lawyer
We should have more Australian comedy content on TV they have some funny buggers in Australia.
I agree with your views Magda on Our environment and the effects that Modern culture has had on our environment.
Electric cars are not expensive I could buy a good car with only 40.000 km on the clock for $10,000. dollars and cut my carbon footprint in half.
Sir Bob I agree with your comments on gas in Aotearoa. But I think our government used the tactic of legislation to get the big 3 gas companies to let Gull in the South Island.
Here you go Whanau they were warned about the way they we have been treating our environment 100s of years ago and even nowadays they don't want to change the UN sustainable economic growth. Ma Te Wa times are going to change fast kia kaha to all the good tangata fighting for our future climate.
Bad ancestors: does the climate crisis violate the rights of those yet to be born?
Our environmental vandalism has made urgent the question of ethical responsibilities across decades and centuries
What if climate breakdown is a violation of the rights of those yet to be born? Finally, this urgent question seems to be getting the attention it deserves. Last month an astonishing 7 million people from nearly 200 countries took to the streets as part of the youth-led global climate strike. Young people around the world recognise that the disastrous repercussions of the already present ecological crisis will fall disproportionately on their shoulders, and the shoulders of generations to come – in particular on those whose communities have emitted the smallest proportion of greenhouse gasses.
That is precisely what some concerned young people have been arguing in the US court system since 2015, when a group of seven plaintiffs, not yet old enough to vote, filed a lawsuit in the commonwealth court of Pennsylvania against Governor Tom Wolf and various state agencies. The suit argued that the defendants had failed to take necessary action to regulate carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases consistent with the commonwealth’s obligations as a public trustee. In the legal team’s language, the state was failing in its responsibility to “conserve and maintain public natural resources, including the atmosphere, for the benefit of present and future generations
Back in the US, municipalities such as New York City, San Francisco and Richmond are suing fossil fuel companies for billions of dollars in damages for suppressing information about the hazards of carbon emissions and impending sea-level rise. Additionally, First Nations communities are invoking treaty rights to prevent the pipeline transport of fossil fuels over unceded indigenous territories. The citizens behind these creative legal campaigns are trying to curb resource exploitation to ensure we leave behind a place that is livable
We cannot say we were not warned. In an 1847 speech, pioneering conservationist and congressman George Perkins Marsh identified processes that would later be understood as part of the greenhouse effect. His popular 1864 book, Man and Nature: Or, Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action, reprimanded those who despoil the environment and recommended a course of resource management that would take the needs of future generations into account. “The Earth is fast becoming an unfit home for its noblest inhabitant, and another era of equal human crime and human improvidence … would reduce it to such a condition of impoverished productiveness, of shattered surface, of climactic excess, as to threaten the depravation, barbarism, and perhaps even extinction of the species,” he wrote. “The world cannot afford to wait till the slow and sure progress of exact science has taught it a better economy
Eco Maori hope that Maketu pies keeps on trading they have great pies I love the fish pies actually all their pies if I see Maketu pies I will buy them.
Tomorrow is the day that the Pike River Whanau get back to see inside the mine kia kaha.
I think that alcoholism is a deases that needs to be declared as that I have seen the damage it is doing to Tangata Whenua and other cultures.
Ka pai to Orange Sky for providing portable showers for the homeless people. Aotearoa has the worst homeless people in the OECD not long ago Aotearoa had the highest living standard in the OECD.
On 25 April 2021, I published an internal all-staff Anzac Day message. I did so as the Secretary of the Department of Home Affairs, which is responsible for Australia’s civil defence, and its resilience in ...
You’ve likely noticed that the disgraced blogger of Whale Oil Beef Hooked infamy, Cameron Slater, is still slithering around the internet, peddling his bile on a shiny new blogsite calling itself The Good Oil. If you thought bankruptcy, defamation rulings, and a near-fatal health scare would teach this idiot a ...
The Atlas Network, a sprawling web of libertarian think tanks funded by fossil fuel barons and corporate elites, has sunk its claws into New Zealand’s political landscape. At the forefront of this insidious influence is David Seymour, the ACT Party leader, whose ties to Atlas run deep.With the National Party’s ...
Nicola Willis, National’s supposed Finance Minister, has delivered another policy failure with the Family Boost scheme, a childcare rebate that was big on promises but has been very small on delivery. Only 56,000 families have signed up, a far cry from the 130,000 Willis personally championed in National’s campaign. This ...
This article was first published on 7 February 2025. In January, I crossed the milestone of 24 years of service in two militaries—the British and Australian armies. It is fair to say that I am ...
He shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old.Age shall not weary him, nor the years condemn.At the going down of the sun and in the morningI will remember him.My mate Keith died yesterday, peacefully in the early hours. My dear friend in Rotorua, whom I’ve been ...
The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night features co-hosts & talking about the week’s news with regular and special guests, including: on news New Zealand abstained from a vote on a global shipping levy on climate emissions and downgraded the importance ...
Hi,In case you missed it, New Zealand icon Lorde has a new single out. It’s called “What Was That”, and has a very low key music video that was filmed around her impromptu performance in New York’s Washington Square Park. When police shut down the initial popup, one of my ...
A strategy of denial is now the cornerstone concept for Australia’s National Defence Strategy. The term’s use as an overarching guide to defence policy, however, has led to some confusion on what it actually means ...
The IMF’s twice-yearly World Economic Outlook and Fiscal Monitor publications have come out in the last couple of days. If there is gloom in the GDP numbers (eg this chart for the advanced countries, and we don’t score a lot better on the comparable one for the 2019 to ...
For a while, it looked like the government had unfucked the ETS, at least insofar as unit settings were concerned. They had to be forced into it by a court case, but at least it got done, and when National came to power, it learned the lesson (and then fucked ...
The argument over US officials’ misuse of secure but non-governmental messaging platform Signal falls into two camps. Either it is a gross error that undermines national security, or it is a bit of a blunder ...
Cost of living ~1/3 of Kiwis needed help with food as cost of living pressures continue to increase - turning to friends, family, food banks or Work and Income in the past year, to find food. 40% of Kiwis also said they felt schemes offered little or no benefit, according ...
Hi,Perhaps in 2025 it shouldn’t come as a surprise that the CEO and owner of Voyager Internet — the major sponsor of the New Zealand Media Awards — has taken to sharing a variety of Anti-Muslim and anti-Jewish conspiracy theories to his 1.2 million followers.This included sharing a post from ...
In the sprint to deepen Australia-India defence cooperation, navy links have shot ahead of ties between the two countries’ air forces and armies. That’s largely a good thing: maritime security is at the heart of ...
'Cause you and me, were meant to be,Walking free, in harmony,One fine day, we'll fly away,Don't you know that Rome wasn't built in a day?Songwriters: Paul David Godfrey / Ross Godfrey / Skye Edwards.I was half expecting to see photos this morning of National Party supporters with wads of cotton ...
The PSA says a settlement with Health New Zealand over the agency’s proposed restructure of its Data and Digital and Pacific Health teams has saved around 200 roles from being cut. A third of New Zealanders have needed help accessing food in the past year, according to Consumer NZ, and ...
John Campbell’s Under His Command, a five-part TVNZ+ investigation series starting today, rips the veil off Destiny Church, exposing the rot festering under Brian Tamaki’s self-proclaimed apostolic throne. This isn’t just a church; it’s a fiefdom, built on fear, manipulation, and a trail of scandals that make your stomach churn. ...
Some argue we still have time, since quantum computing capable of breaking today’s encryption is a decade or more away. But breakthrough capabilities, especially in domains tied to strategic advantage, rarely follow predictable timelines. Just ...
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections by Pearl Marvell(Photo credit: Pearl Marvell. Image credit: Samantha Harrington. Dollar bill vector image: by pch.vector on Freepik) Igrew up knowing that when you had extra money, you put it under a bed, stashed it in a book or a clock, or, ...
The political petrified piece of wood, Winston Peters, who refuses to retire gracefully, has had an eventful couple of weeks peddling transphobia, pushing bigoted policies, undertaking his unrelenting war on wokeness and slinging vile accusations like calling Green co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick a “groomer”.At 80, the hypocritical NZ First leader’s latest ...
It's raining in Cockermouth and we're following our host up the stairs. We’re telling her it’s a lovely building and she’s explaining that it used to be a pub and a nightclub and a backpackers, but no more.There were floods in 2009 and 2015 along the main street, huge floods, ...
A recurring aspect of the Trump tariff coverage is that it normalises – or even sanctifies – a status quo that in many respects has been a disaster for working class families. No doubt, Donald Trump is an uncertainty machine that is tanking the stock market and the growth prospects ...
The National Party’s Minister of Police, Corrections, and Ethnic Communities (irony alert) has stumbled into yet another racist quagmire, proving that when it comes to bigotry, the right wing’s playbook is as predictable as it is vile. This time, Mitchell’s office reposted an Instagram reel falsely claiming that Te Pāti ...
In the week of Australia’s 3 May election, ASPI will release Agenda for Change 2025: preparedness and resilience in an uncertain world, a report promoting public debate and understanding on issues of strategic importance to ...
In a world crying out for empathy, J.K. Rowling has once again proven she’s more interested in stoking division than building bridges. The once-beloved author of Harry Potter has cemented her place as this week’s Arsehole of the Week, a title earned through her relentless, tone-deaf crusade against transgender rights. ...
Health security is often seen as a peripheral security domain, and as a problem that is difficult to address. These perceptions weaken our capacity to respond to borderless threats. With the wind back of Covid-19 ...
Would our political parties pass muster under the Fair Trading Act?WHAT IF OUR POLITICAL PARTIES were subject to the Fair Trading Act? What if they, like the nation’s businesses, were prohibited from misleading their consumers – i.e. the voters – about the nature, characteristics, suitability, or quantity of the products ...
Rod EmmersonThank you to my subscribers and readers - you make it all possible. Tui.Subscribe nowSix updates today from around the world and locally here in Aoteaora New Zealand -1. RFK Jnr’s Autism CrusadeAmerica plans to create a registry of people with autism in the United States. RFK Jr’s department ...
We see it often enough. A democracy deals with an authoritarian state, and those who oppose concessions cite the lesson of Munich 1938: make none to dictators; take a firm stand. And so we hear ...
370 perioperative nurses working at Auckland City Hospital, Starship Hospital and Greenlane Clinical Centre will strike for two hours on 1 May – the same day senior doctors are striking. This is part of nationwide events to mark May Day on 1 May, including rallies outside public hospitals, organised by ...
Character protections for Auckland’s villas have stymied past development. Now moves afoot to strip character protection from a bunch of inner-city villas. Photo: Lynn Grieveson / The KākāLong stories shortest from our political economy on Wednesday, April 23:Special Character Areas designed to protect villas are stopping 20,000 sites near Auckland’s ...
Artificial intelligence is poised to significantly transform the Indo-Pacific maritime security landscape. It offers unprecedented situational awareness, decision-making speed and operational flexibility. But without clear rules, shared norms and mechanisms for risk reduction, AI could ...
For what is a man, what has he got?If not himself, then he has naughtTo say the things he truly feelsAnd not the words of one who kneelsThe record showsI took the blowsAnd did it my wayLyrics: Paul Anka.Morena folks, before we discuss Winston’s latest salvo in NZ First’s War ...
Britain once risked a reputation as the weak link in the trilateral AUKUS partnership. But now the appointment of an empowered senior official to drive the project forward and a new burst of British parliamentary ...
Australia’s ability to produce basic metals, including copper, lead, zinc, nickel and construction steel, is in jeopardy, with ageing plants struggling against Chinese competition. The multinational commodities company Trafigura has put its Australian operations under ...
There have been recent PPP debacles, both in New Zealand (think Transmission Gully) and globally, with numerous examples across both Australia and Britain of failed projects and extensive litigation by government agencies seeking redress for the failures.Rob Campbell is one of New Zealand’s sharpest critics of PPPs noting that; "There ...
On Twitter on Saturday I indicated that there had been a mistake in my post from last Thursday in which I attempted to step through the Reserve Bank Funding Agreement issues. Making mistakes (there are two) is annoying and I don’t fully understand how I did it (probably too much ...
Indonesia’s armed forces still have a lot of work to do in making proper use of drones. Two major challenges are pilot training and achieving interoperability between the services. Another is overcoming a predilection for ...
The StrategistBy Sandy Juda Pratama, Curie Maharani and Gautama Adi Kusuma
As a living breathing human being, you’ve likely seen the heart-wrenching images from Gaza...homes reduced to rubble, children burnt to cinders, families displaced, and a death toll that’s beyond comprehension. What is going on in Gaza is most definitely a genocide, the suffering is real, and it’s easy to feel ...
Donald Trump, who has called the Chair of the Federal Reserve “a major loser”. Photo: Getty ImagesLong stories shortest from our political economy on Tuesday, April 22:US markets slump after Donald Trump threatens the Fed’s independence. China warns its trading partners not to side with the US. Trump says some ...
Last night, the news came through that Pope Francis had passed away at 7:35 am in Rome on Monday, the 21st of April, following a reported stroke and heart failure. Pope Francis. Photo: AP.Despite his obvious ill health, it still came as a shock, following so soon after the Easter ...
The 2024 Independent Intelligence Review found the NIC to be highly capable and performing well. So, it is not a surprise that most of the 67 recommendations are incremental adjustments and small but nevertheless important ...
This is a re-post from The Climate BrinkThe world has made real progress toward tacking climate change in recent years, with spending on clean energy technologies skyrocketing from hundreds of billions to trillions of dollars globally over the past decade, and global CO2 emissions plateauing.This has contributed to a reassessment of ...
Hi,I’ve been having a peaceful month of what I’d call “existential dread”, even more aware than usual that — at some point — this all ends.It was very specifically triggered by watching Pantheon, an animated sci-fi show that I’m filing away with all-time greats like Six Feet Under, Watchmen and ...
Once the formalities of honouring the late Pope wrap up in two to three weeks time, the conclave of Cardinals will go into seclusion. Some 253 of the current College of Cardinals can take part in the debate over choosing the next Pope, but only 138 of them are below ...
The National Party government is doubling down on a grim, regressive vision for the future: more prisons, more prisoners, and a society fractured by policies that punish rather than heal. This isn’t just a misstep; it’s a deliberate lurch toward a dystopian future where incarceration is the answer to every ...
The audacity of Don Brash never ceases to amaze. The former National Party and Hobson’s Pledge mouthpiece has now sunk his claws into NZME, the media giant behind the New Zealand Herald and half of our commercial radio stations. Don Brash has snapped up shares in NZME, aligning himself with ...
A listing of 28 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, April 13, 2025 thru Sat, April 19, 2025. This week's roundup is again published by category and sorted by number of articles included in each. The formatting is a ...
“What I’d say to you is…” our Prime Minister might typically begin a sentence, when he’s about to obfuscate and attempt to derail the question you really, really want him to answer properly (even once would be okay, Christopher). Questions such as “Why is a literal election promise over ...
Ruth IrwinExponential Economic growth is the driver of Ecological degradation. It is driven by CO2 greenhouse gas emissions through fossil fuel extraction and burning for the plethora of polluting industries. Extreme weather disasters and Climate change will continue to get worse because governments subscribe to the current global economic system, ...
A man on telly tries to tell me what is realBut it's alright, I like the way that feelsAnd everybody singsWe are evolving from night to morningAnd I wanna believe in somethingWriter: Adam Duritz.The world is changing rapidly, over the last year or so, it has been out with the ...
MFB Co-Founder Cecilia Robinson runs Tend HealthcareSummary:Kieran McAnulty calls out National on healthcare lies and says Health Minister Simeon Brown is “dishonest and disingenuous”(video below)McAnulty says negotiation with doctors is standard practice, but this level of disrespect is not, especially when we need and want our valued doctors.National’s $20bn ...
Chris Luxon’s tenure as New Zealand’s Prime Minister has been a masterclass in incompetence, marked by coalition chaos, economic lethargy, verbal gaffes, and a moral compass that seems to point wherever political expediency lies. The former Air New Zealand CEO (how could we forget?) was sold as a steady hand, ...
Has anybody else noticed Cameron Slater still obsessing over Jacinda Ardern? The disgraced Whale Oil blogger seems to have made it his life’s mission to shadow the former Prime Minister of New Zealand like some unhinged stalker lurking in the digital bushes.The man’s obsession with Ardern isn't just unhealthy...it’s downright ...
Skeptical Science is partnering with Gigafact to produce fact briefs — bite-sized fact checks of trending claims. You can submit claims you think need checking via the tipline. Is climate change a net benefit for society? Human-caused climate change has been a net detriment to society as measured by loss of ...
When the National Party hastily announced its “Local Water Done Well” policy, they touted it as the great saviour of New Zealand’s crumbling water infrastructure. But as time goes by it's looking more and more like a planning and fiscal lame duck...and one that’s going to cost ratepayers far more ...
Donald Trump, the orange-hued oligarch, is back at it again, wielding tariffs like a mob boss swinging a lead pipe. His latest economic edict; slapping hefty tariffs on imports from China, Mexico, and Canada, has the stench of a protectionist shakedown, cooked up in the fevered minds of his sycophantic ...
In the week of Australia’s 3 May election, ASPI will release Agenda for Change 2025: preparedness and resilience in an uncertain world, a report promoting public debate and understanding on issues of strategic importance to ...
One pill makes you largerAnd one pill makes you smallAnd the ones that mother gives youDon't do anything at allGo ask AliceWhen she's ten feet tallSongwriter: Grace Wing Slick.Morena, all, and a happy Bicycle Day to you.Today is an unofficial celebration of the dawning of the psychedelic era, commemorating the ...
It’s only been a few months since the Hollywood fires tore through Los Angeles, leaving a trail of devastation, numerous deaths, over 10,000 homes reduced to rubble, and a once glorious film industry on its knees. The Palisades and Eaton fires, fueled by climate-driven dry winds, didn’t just burn houses; ...
Four eighty-year-old books which are still vitally relevant today. Between 1942 and 1945, four refugees from Vienna each published a ground-breaking – seminal – book.* They left their country after Austria was taken over by fascists in 1934 and by Nazi Germany in 1938. Previously they had lived in ‘Red ...
Good Friday, 18th April, 2025: I can at last unveil the Secret Non-Fiction Project. The first complete Latin-to-English translation of Giovanni Pico della Mirandola’s twelve-book Disputationes adversus astrologiam divinatricem (Disputations Against Divinatory Astrology). Amounting to some 174,000 words, total. Some context is probably in order. Giovanni Pico della Mirandola (1463-1494) ...
National MP Hamish Campbell's pathetic attempt to downplay his deep ties to and involvement in the Two by Twos...a secretive religious sect under FBI and NZ Police investigation for child sexual abuse...isn’t just a misstep; it’s a calculated lie that insults the intelligence of every Kiwi voter.Campbell’s claim of being ...
New Zealand First’s Shane Jones has long styled himself as the “Prince of the Provinces,” a champion of regional development and economic growth. But beneath the bluster lies a troubling pattern of behaviour that reeks of cronyism and corruption, undermining the very democracy he claims to serve. Recent revelations and ...
Give me one reason to stay hereAnd I'll turn right back aroundGive me one reason to stay hereAnd I'll turn right back aroundSaid I don't want to leave you lonelyYou got to make me change my mindSongwriters: Tracy Chapman.Morena, and Happy Easter, whether that means to you. Hot cross buns, ...
New Zealand’s housing crisis is a sad indictment on the failures of right wing neoliberalism, and the National Party, under Chris Luxon’s shaky leadership, is trying to simply ignore it. The numbers don’t lie: Census data from 2023 revealed 112,496 Kiwis were severely housing deprived...couch-surfing, car-sleeping, or roughing it on ...
The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night features co-hosts & talking about the week’s news with regular and special guests, including: on a global survey of over 3,000 economists and scientists showing a significant divide in views on green growth; and ...
Simeon Brown, the National Party’s poster child for hubris, consistently over-promises and under-delivers. His track record...marked by policy flip-flops and a dismissive attitude toward expert advice, reveals a politician driven by personal ambition rather than evidence. From transport to health, Brown’s focus seems fixed on protecting National's image, not addressing ...
Open access notables Recent intensified riverine CO2 emission across the Northern Hemisphere permafrost region, Mu et al., Nature Communications:Global warming causes permafrost thawing, transferring large amounts of soil carbon into rivers, which inevitably accelerates riverine CO2 release. However, temporally and spatially explicit variations of riverine CO2 emissions remain unclear, limiting the ...
Once a venomous thorn in New Zealand’s blogosphere, Cathy Odgers, aka Cactus Kate, has slunk into the shadows, her once-sharp quills dulled by the fallout of Dirty Politics.The dishonest attack-blogger, alongside her vile accomplices such as Cameron Slater, were key players in the National Party’s sordid smear campaigns, exposed by Nicky ...
Once upon a time, not so long ago, those who talked of Australian sovereign capability, especially in the technology sector, were generally considered an amusing group of eccentrics. After all, technology ecosystems are global and ...
The ACT Party leader’s latest pet project is bleeding taxpayers dry, with $10 million funneled into seven charter schools for just 215 students. That’s a jaw-dropping $46,500 per student, compared to roughly $9,000 per head in state schools.You’d think Seymour would’ve learned from the last charter school fiasco, but apparently, ...
Te Pāti Māori are appalled by Cabinet's decision to agree to 15 recommendations to the Early Childhood Education (ECE) sector following the regulatory review by the Ministry of Regulation. We emphasise the need to prioritise tamariki Māori in Early Childhood Education, conducted by education experts- not economists. “Our mokopuna deserve ...
The Government must support Northland hapū who have resorted to rakes and buckets to try to control a devastating invasive seaweed that threatens the local economy and environment. ...
New Zealand First has today introduced a Member’s Bill that would ensure the biological definition of a woman and man are defined in law. “This is not about being anti-anyone or anti-anything. This is about ensuring we as a country focus on the facts of biology and protect the ...
After stonewalling requests for information on boot camps, the Government has now offered up a blog post right before Easter weekend rather than provide clarity on the pilot. ...
More people could be harmed if Minister for Mental Health Matt Doocey does not guarantee to protect patients and workers as the Police withdraw from supporting mental health call outs. ...
The Green Party recognises the extension of visa allowances for our Pacific whānau as a step in the right direction but continues to call for a Pacific Visa Waiver. ...
The Government yesterday released its annual child poverty statistics, and by its own admission, more tamariki across Aotearoa are now living in material hardship. ...
Today, Te Pāti Māori join the motu in celebration as the Treaty Principles Bill is voted down at its second reading. “From the beginning, this Bill was never welcome in this House,” said Te Pāti Māori Co-Leader, Rawiri Waititi. “Our response to the first reading was one of protest: protesting ...
The Green Party is proud to have voted down the Coalition Government’s Treaty Principles Bill, an archaic piece of legislation that sought to attack the nation’s founding agreement. ...
A Member’s Bill in the name of Green Party MP Julie Anne Genter which aims to stop coal mining, the Crown Minerals (Prohibition of Mining) Amendment Bill, has been pulled from Parliament’s ‘biscuit tin’ today. ...
Labour MP Kieran McAnulty’s Members Bill to make the law simpler and fairer for businesses operating on Easter, Anzac and Christmas Days has passed its first reading after a conscience vote in Parliament. ...
Nicola Willis continues to sit on her hands amid a global economic crisis, leaving the Reserve Bank to act for New Zealanders who are worried about their jobs, mortgages, and KiwiSaver. ...
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on April 25, 2025. Labor takes large leads in YouGov and Morgan polls as surge continuesSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne With just eight days until the May 3 federal election, and with in-person early voting well under way, Labor has taken a ...
The only published and available best-selling indie book chart in New Zealand is the top 10 sales list recorded every week at Unity Books’ stores in High St, Auckland, and Willis St, Wellington.AUCKLAND1 Butter by Asako Yuzuki (Fourth Estate, $35) Fictionalised true crime for foodies. 2 Sunrise on ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Taneshka Kruger, UP ISMC: Project Manager and Coordinator, University of Pretoria Healthcare in Africa faces a perfect storm: high rates of infectious diseases like malaria and HIV, a rise in non-communicable diseases, and dwindling foreign aid. In 2021, nearly half of ...
Australia and New Zealand join forces once more to bring you the best films and TV shows to watch this weekend. This Anzac Day, our free-to-air TV channels will screen a variety of commemorative coverage. At 11am, TVNZ1 has live coverage of the Anzac Day National Commemorative Service in Wellington. ...
Our laws are leaving many veterans who served after 1974 out in the cold. I know, because I’m one of them.This Sunday Essay was made possible thanks to the support of Creative New Zealand.First published in 2024.As I write this story, I am in constant pain. My hands ...
An MP fighting for anti-trafficking legislation says it is hard for prosecutors to take cases to court - but he is hopeful his bill will turn the tide. ...
NONFICTION1 No Words for This by Ali Mau (HarperCollins, $39.99)2 Everyday Comfort Food by Vanya Insull (Allen & Unwin, $39.99)3 Three Wee Bookshops at the End of the World by Ruth Shaw (Allen & Unwin, $39.99)
This Anzac Day marks 110 years since the Gallipoli landings by soldiers in the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps - the ANZACS. It signalled the beginning of a campaign that was to take the lives of so many of our young men - and would devastate the ...
The violent deportation of migrants is not new, and New Zealand forces had a hand in such a regime after World War II, writes historian Scott Hamilton. The world is watching the new Trump government wage a war against migrants it deems illegal. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials and ...
While Anzac Day has experienced a resurgence in recent years, our other day of remembrance has slowly faded from view.This Sunday Essay was made possible thanks to the support of Creative New Zealand. Original illustrations by Hope McConnell.First published in 2022.The high school’s head girl and ...
A new poem by Aperahama Hurihanganui, about the name of Aperahama and Abby Hauraki’s three-year-old son, Te Hono ki Īhipa (which translates to ‘The Connection to Egypt’). Te Hono ki Īhipa what’s in a name? te hono – the connection to your tīpuna, valiant soldiers of the 28th Māori Battalion ...
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Pacific Media Watch The Fijians for Palestine Solidarity Network today condemned the Fiji government’s failure to stand up for international law and justice over the Israeli war on Gaza in their weekly Black Thursday protest. “For the past 18 months, we have made repeated requests to our government to do ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Michelle Grattan and Amanda Dunn discuss the fourth week of the 2025 election campaign. While the death of Pope Francis interrupted campaigning for a while, the leaders had another debate on Tuesday night and the ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Whatever the result on May 3, even people within the Liberals think they have run a very poor national campaign. Not just poor, but odd. Nothing makes the point more strongly than this week’s ...
The Finance Minister says the leftover funding from the unexpectedly low uptake of the FamilyBoost policy will be redistributed to families who need it. ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daniel Ghezelbash, Professor and Director, Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, UNSW Law & Justice, UNSW Sydney People who apply for asylum in Australia face significant delays in having their claims processed. These delays undermine the integrity of the asylum system, erode ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne Every election cycle the media becomes infatuated, even if temporarily, with preference deals between parties. The 2025 election is no exception, with ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert Hortle, Deputy Director, Tasmanian Policy Exchange, University of Tasmania For each Australian federal election, there are two different ways you get to vote. Whether you vote early, by post or on polling day on May 3, each eligible voter will be ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna Mortimore, Lecturer, Griffith Business School, Griffith University wedmoment.stock/Shutterstock If elected, the Coalition has pledged to end Labor’s substantial tax break for new zero- or low-emissions vehicles. This, combined with an earlier promise to roll back new fuel efficiency standards, ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pi-Shen Seet, Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Edith Cowan University Once again, housing affordability is at the forefront of an Australian federal election. Both major parties have put housing policies at the centre of their respective campaigns. But there are still ...
After a nearly four year hiatus, New Zealand’s premiere popstar is back with a brand new single. It’s been a thrilling few weeks of breadcrumbing for Lorde fans, as the New Zealand popstar has been teasing her return to the zeitgeist through mysterious silver duct tape on her shoes, rainbow ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Meade, Adjunct Associate Professor, Centre for Applied Energy Economics and Policy Research, Griffith University Daria Nipot/Shutterstock With ongoing cost of living pressures, the Australian and New Zealand supermarket sectors are attracting renewed political attention on both sides of the Tasman. ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Erika K. Smith, Associate Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, Western Sydney University This article contains mention of racist terms in historical context. Every Anzac Day, Australians are presented with narratives that re-inscribe particular versions of our national story. One such narrative persistently ...
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(given fonterra is our biggest polluter – it is the elephant we must wrestle..
this is a tidy summary of some of the issues with them..)
[Source link: https://thedailyblog.co.nz/2019/09/28/dear-nz-dairy-farmers-let-me-see-if-i-can-get-this-completely-straight/#comment-476731 ]
(quite a few forces to wrestle with there..eh….?…what to do..?…)
[Phil, I have put the quoted text as a block quote to make it clearer that the whole segment is a verbatim quote. You must always acknowledge the source, one way or another, and I have added the source link. Just adding piddly “speech-marks” is not enough to avoid accusations of plagiarism, which is intellectual theft. Please don’t this again – Incognito]
Great Monday morning soapbox (in the good way)…get on the soapbox I say!, thanks.
All farmland is stolen land from Maori
That is just not true. Most yes, but there is no need to get ridiculously simplistic in our historical understanding.
unless you follow the (australian) excuse of terra nullus – all of nz was 'stolen' from maori – surely..?
but anyway – if we change the 'all' to 'most' you are happy with the rest..?
I agree with the general thrust of your post. There was however some land willingly sold by Maori. Maori could see that limited immigration was in their best interests. They needed capital to buy guns and European sailing ships and other technologies. It was when they realised that the British would not take "no" as an answer to further land purchases that the situation changed.
The legal concept of Terra Nullius could not be used here as the land was clearly "settled" by European understanding.
Your understanding is one angle.
South Island? That's another country isn't it?
But seriously, it looks like the British were having a bob each way to be sure to head the French off. Your link mentions that the French were already settling in Akaroa. While they made a claim to the South Island under Terra Nullius this is not what they actually did in practice. The British offered and signed the Treaty with Ngai Tahu. This was a recognition of their sovereignty as offering the English version asked Maori to cede sovereignty over their territories. The British then recognised Ngai Tahu title to most of the South Island as they set about to purchase that land from them (be it through some very dodgy practices).
This site shows those land purchases: https://teara.govt.nz/en/interactive/36363/maori-land-loss-south-island
"What to do?"
Make the concept of the "just transition" central to every discussion. When Bernie Sanders talks to coal miners he doesn't blame them for digging the stuff up – he reassures them that they will not suffer terrifying economic stress and failure. Capitalism's normal way of dealing with sudden change is to throw the weak and the losers to the economic wolves while the winners make out like bandits. People need reassuring that this won't be allowed to happen.
@ ab..i agree..
and i don't blame farmers for buying into the bullshit they were fed by clark govt followed even more by key – the white-gold expansion-myths they both peddled…
and of course the banks who lined up to throw money at them – to follow this economic-fantasy…
and animal-extraction 'farmers' need to transition to growing actual food…
and their 'transition' is/will be one of the most complex..
(and one of the reasons i have been shouting about this – is that i am/have been dismayed by the amount of treaty settlement money that has been pissed away on this economic-folly…all on a road to nowhere..)
AB +100
Phillip Since large chunks of your comment seems to have been stolen from Paul Judge who commented in the dairy farming Blog on “the daily blog” on the 28th you should be the last person to talk about stealing things.or have I got that wrong.
yeah…they are called speech-marks…for a reason..
He didn’t write an article Phillip. It was his comment. You didn’t give him any credit for it. Can’t you think for yourself.
Hat tip.
See my Moderation note @ 8:56 AM.
@ incognito..
i object to being accused of plagiarism..
if i state 'this is a tidy summary'…and put it in speech-marks..(however 'piddly'..)
how on earth can i be accused of plagiarism..?
that is two 'acknowledgements' that the opinion is not mine..
and is it not accepted practice that speech-marks are signifying the words of others..?
when did that change..?
Hi Phil, it was New view @ 1.4 and @ 1.4.1.1 who accused of stealing because you gave no credit to the original source or creator. I tend to agree with New view but because it might have been an honest mistake I let you off the hook with a warning only. I also explained to you that using “speech-marks” only is not sufficient. You can argue and object all you like but if you make the same mistake again you are likely to receive a ban for it for two reasons: 1) you have been warned; 2) it is wrong not to acknowledge the original source/creator when copying & pasting text. Simply use quotation marks and mention the source; it is not that hard.
Morena folks, this is a needle for you. A pea under your mattress.
Has anyone emailed their local nat MP and shared their opinion about the defiance of the speakers ruling?
Go on, do it.
It is satisfying to express our disappointment here amongst like minded people, far more effective to let our employees know we are watching them and we aren't happy.
Wont make a bit of difference- their office staff will just reply with selected talking points drawn up by Bridges and Brownlee
As Iprent said on another post, Parliament TV is hardly bothered with by the average person even on this website let alone the wider public.
That's the spirit, Duke.
For anyone else, a tune while you draft your messages.
Superb work by Guyon Espiner that clearly shows that Pharmac does NOT always get it right, as much as some people want to believe everything that comes out of their mouths. (The audio version also played earlier on Morning Report). This is the switch I'm caught up in and have raised a few times on this site this year.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/in-depth/399908/seizures-driving-stand-downs-as-pharmac-pulls-epilepsy-drug-funding
Medsafe advised caution. But if the Pharmac agency has appointed a Jenny Shipley type person, she will go for making neolib management, hard-ball, cost-effective decisions and those who are not suited are just externalities. I fear that may be the case, and explain the reason and approach causing concerns. An example of the loss of citizen agency through their political process to affect and change practices of appointed agencies which the pollies have little say or control over.
The Big Pharmaceuticals are trying to break our Pharmac and I wouldnt rely on a word Espiner says as hes the mouth piece of the PR spin doctors employed by drug companies, just giving their version. hes gone beyond giving information and become an advocate
In the US 15 years ago , there were similar spruikers telling the listeners that Oxycontin is safe for lots of things- yes these pills are not in the addictive category but its the same sort of spin
Clearly you neither listened nor read the link Kay provided Dukeofurl.
Why not do that….then comment.?
@Duke, you've clearly never suffered a major reaction from a drug brand switch, have you? I have, twice. Don't recall big pharma encouraging me to do so.
Where do you get this bullshit from???
Dull always? likes to direct attention away from the main point. There may be a wander over to some facts not quite right, or a historic reference to past measures, or a fault in the commenter.
Just another The Chairman with a different style, but like a great big wet sponge on everything said. A reply in as contentious way as possible, with an aim to damping down discussion and putting the opinionated one on the back foot.
Oh, and Duke, you're happy enough for someone to have a breakthrough seizure after many years of full control on one brand while driving down the road and ploughing into your family, that seizure being the result of a forced brand switch messing up their medication levels? I'm sure you don't mind the very real risk of people being killed, do you?
An excellent piece, and because if your contributions here on the issue Kay I was able to explain some of the subtleties to my partner.
Wasn't that person from Pharmacy an absolute….the word liar comes to mind…? ….but if course we can't say that about the spokesperson for our national treasure.
(and some good news in an area of interest of mine..the normalisation of what once was an outlier-diet..)
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/sep/26/mcdonalds-beyond-burger-new-plant-based-food-plt
'Small-market test rolls out months after rival Burger King began testing the plant-based Impossible Foods burger'..
(the plant-based future rolls nearer and nearer..)
https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/116188360/benefit-relationship-test-is-putting-our-lives-on-hold
All that is needed here is a policy change. The real question is why is the government resisting? Do they really believe the current arrangement is saving them money?
Doesnt add up . From what she describes, that isnt a relationship according to Social Welfare rules.
And anyway , if after 6 months of 'dating' they do form a relationship and notify Social Welfare to become complying. Whats the real issue ? That 9 months later 'she doesnt like his choice of music' and it ends and then has to go back to Social Welfare again .
She should think about those on casual or part time work where they may not have work for longer periods of time.
That circumstances change over time is nothing new and there are pathways to deal with it. Is it because she doesnt like the inconvenience ?
@A 10.22.
Various policy changes could instantly stop beneficiaries lives from being made more miserable. Such as, raising the abatement levels on any income significantly, restoring proportionately the 1991 benefit cuts, and income splitting–so relationships of whatever kind or duration, have no impact on benefit applicants or recipients.
Left over neo liberal dogma seems why the Govt. is resisting implementing the recommendations of the recent working party. Neo liberalism has a winners and losers model, people choose to be poor, laid off, under employed, or born into the kiwi underclass you see! A moralistic judgement is made or implied, even if it is macro economic factors well beyond an individuals control that led to their situation.
“Losers” must not be rewarded in any way. Helen Clark had the “jobs jolt” that basically declared “no go” geographic areas for beneficiaries to reside in. And drug testing remains inequitable. It is a modern twist on “work will set you free”–and a placation of certain voters–whose second favourite sport is beneficiary bashing.
The whole scenario has seen the original intent of Social Security become a sadistic punishment maze in the form of WINZ/MSD, where staff can be personally rewarded for NOT providing vulnerable people with the assistance they seek. The failure to redress this effectively is one of the biggest, and most heartless at least, errors of this Govt.
The original intent of Social welfare was far more moralistic and limited than you think. The DPB didnt arrive till late 60s? or so.
Can you find any justification for your other claims,
Heh, our glorious ex leader Mr Key was a “benefit boy”, raised in a state house. Yes, the 1964 Act was from a time of “war widow” benefits and infinitesimal unemployment, one “bread winner” supporting a family, children largely born within a marriage etc. etc. different times, which is exactly why WINZ/MSD/ACC need a drastic overhaul in the 21st Century.
There are acres of research, anecdotes, and stats available from Beneficiary Advocates, AAAP–Auckland Action Against Poverty, Academics and Social Agencies even including Salvation Army, the Govt.Household Labour Force Survey etc. describing the reality of life for the NZ underclass.
I have been involved with the old Auckland Peoples Centre, have done case work, and know in and out the travails of dealing with the poisonous WINZ culture. People queuing in the early hours outside a local office when they know AAAP advocates are coming–because the local branches apply policy not the Act–and do not inform all applicants and beneficiaries of their full entitlements. Paula Rebstock mentored Paula Bennett do not forget, and Bennett had a six week trip to the US to really bone up on how to put the slipper into the vulnerable. It is a rotten culture past its useby.
So you retract your claim here, as you are off on another tangent
"The whole scenario has seen the original intent of Social Security become a sadistic punishment maze in the form of WINZ/MSD,.."
The original intent was and still is that are supported back into work where possible.
And yes , it must be a pain having to construct your life around the rules made by WINZ/MSD.
But hello, what is having a job like
Are you claiming social security was originally intended to be a sadistic punishment maze dookidooki?
Glad you brought that up A. I was looking through today's news and saw the relationship piece further on and it just caught a nerve and I hadn't noticed you were there already and put it up at 16,
TM what’s your point in bringing up Key. Three prime ministers ago. Paula Bennett is in the opposition not the Government. Your Government has been in power long enough to implement policy that you would like. Why are you swinging around trying to hit people that haven’t been in Government for years, or so called barking dogs like Bennett and Bridges. Why don’t you swing at the present government which is clearly not moving fast enough in the direction you would like.
um..!..perhaps because key/the tories caused the problems now needing to be fixed..?
(just guessing here..)
Illustrating how the once reasonably benevolent Social Security system degenerated into a “war on the poor” complete with state assisted demonising of beneficiaries. Remember the Shipley era “dob in a bludger” TV ads anyone? That attitude persists at WINZ/MSD/ACC.
Bennie bashing is still the second favourite sport of many New Zealanders. Low paid workers and middle class (often on WFF tax credits themselves) alike, love to hate those in receipt of a jobseeker pittance.
A reckoning is here though with the advent of AI and precarious/contract/Intern work.
NZ First revealing further their lack of heart and human kindliness which must of course, be accompanied by practicality. Their attitude on testing and drug use at gatherings, festivals is an example of snooty moralistic superiority and bone-headed obsession with control over their fellow humans. If they cared two hoots, or even one, they would support this safety measure, despite being disparaging about the way that so many will experiment with their own wellbeing and health in such a reckless way.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1909/S00392/lives-put-at-risk-as-darroch-ball-ignores-evidence.htm
Festival Drug Testing: Lives At Risk As Ball Ignores Evidence
Darroch Ball, Law and Order Spokesperson for New Zealand First, does not support drug checking as a harm reduction strategy and is currently blocking a clarification of the Misuse of Drugs Act that would allow the service to be implemented nationally…
“His message is abstain or die,” says KnowYourStuffNZ’s Managing Director, Wendy Allison. "His perspective is callous and deeply flawed…
Apparently the stalwarts of NZ First want to control every part of human life, from the position of power they have scrambled to and decree what is right for the public who will suffer if they don’t conform. The dour and narrow do-as-I-say, obey or else suffer the consequences dictators, who love judging others and uniformity to their own limited outlook, and can brook no dissent or alternative view.
They asked Winston about this policy i think on last night's TV1 News and his answer was that he was not sure if they had this right. Classic NZF with leader and spokesperson on different planets.
All parties fly kites and see which way the wind blows.
Makes them sound like a bunch of farts.
I am sure that a number of people are sick of talking about serious political matters that are so silly that we can hardly take them seriously. Here is a Billy Connolly clip on farting for light relief. If not, feel free to ignore it and go on with your analysis of the Big Orange, and the Big Yellow and other merry men and women strutting and puking as if all the world is a stage.
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ex8eilkWxgM&list=PLA358F07102200687
This is Billy Connolly talking totally inconsequentially about farting and he doesn't mention politicians anywhere but he probably didn't know that the bets were that the offender was a politician. And because he was really offensive, and didn't know, and everyone looked at the person nearby which was Billy who had to bear the externalities, and that is so likely for a politician, that almost makes it a certainty.
Not sure where NZF is coming from on this one ?
Well it would be forward-thinking and practical to take a precautionary, preventative approach where there is a practice of reckless drug-taking that people persist with. (Buying stuff from people to put in your body and not knowing just what it is, and whether the seller does either?!)
But NZF and leftish conservative people like Jim Anderton cannot bring themselves to be anything but backward-looking when attempts to change old ways and mores come along. (Jim lost a family member to drugs and then set on the line of zero drugs, continuing the same failing practice that had resulted in so much trouble, illness, death and corruption.) Sigh.
Charming.
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https://twitter.com/grynbaum/status/1178458528547266560
I am not surprised at all. Probably the person knew this would happen and had to make a call, whether to speak out, or not to speak out.
Not quite but hey, Epstein.
https://twitter.com/joshtpm/status/1178481572393181186
If I had Don Drumpfeone explicitly wanting to know my identity after spittle-flecked ranting about spying and treason, then I'd be fairly anxious to get protection too.
https://edition.cnn.com/2019/09/29/politics/trump-impeachment-inquiry-whistleblower-complaint-adam-schiff/index.html
yep – with the t-wreck-rump after you you'd be down low and moving fast
Of course they're under federal protection lol… one would think that would be automatic with them being from the intelligence community.
How we could act about these racist white supremacists in Christchurch to open up their minds, and let some healing sunlight in.
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4gly9n9RBo
Daryl Davis decided to write a book with the theme of 'Why do you hate me when you don't know me.' He gets an interview with the KKK leader and they become friendly acquaintances.
Black man Daryl David, hot musician and KKK Klan Leader Roger Kelly end up visiting each other's homes, first Daryl is invited to Kelly's, and finally Kelly visits Davis. The KKK leader in the end declares to a crowd, "I've more respect for that black man than for you white n..gers out there." That is a big step for mankind. Perhaps we can make breakthrough after much persistence and face to face meetings to clear the toxic gunk away. Still different, but having respect for the person. Davis says, "Ignorance breeds fear".
Seems to have more success than the Auckland Uni VC's approach. When fascist-adjacents were advertising on campus earlier in the year, he reckoned they barely existed. Now, he's regrettably unable to do anything about them.
The next step in the four step plan is for him to say "maybe there was something we could have done but it's too late now"
Everyone likes red baseball caps.
https://www.twitter.com/ASLuhn/status/1177699667607465991
nice one 🙂
No Maori chief sold land to settlers so they'd live nearby… …is that a racial smear? Coz history shows that the Maori who adapt, to get across the ocean, to the new ecology of Aotearoa, to storms, to new groups arriving from the pacific.. …well before, cook and Tasman or whoever would have arrived. And after, those that traded, that welcome, that adjusted and learnt new farming techniques, religions, etc…
Sorry I just don't see it, even if you agree that nothing good came with Cook, that Maori had always given up land to conquest by other Maori, even if you put all the blinkers on, from both sides. It was racism to not compensate when moving a church, or graveyard, just because they were Maori. Or did settlers just apply their own values to themselves, and Maori expectations to Maori. Isn’t that the conceit I the heart of the debate, that compensating relies on western European values.
So people here have both Scots and Maori background. So they were pushed off the highlands, only then to have their first generation nz ancesters thrown off their Maori land…. …have the British compensated them for highland land?
The Scots came here to get a better deal, as did all our ancestors. And we were going along in a jerky but positive way when we weren't inflamed by the export market beyond being rational.
Sourcing local product – good. But so big that it will smother smaller shops in Christchurch?
https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/first-up/audio/2018715423/waste-free-locally-grown-ch-riverside-market-opens-today
Five years ago it was just an idea – but after 18 months of construction and 80 million dollars later – what's poised to be Christchurch's central emporium for food, drink and culture is about to open in a few hours. And developers are hoping it will bring vibrancy back to the central city. It aims to be waste-free, have as much locally grown produce as possible and hopes to attract 10,000 to 15,000 customers a day. One of the developers and owners of the Oxford Terrace precinct, Richard Peebles joins us now.
I think it would be uncomfortable for a cop to come forward about bullying and allow his name to be published.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/morningreport/audio/2018715441/i-was-bullied-for-a-decade-former-detective
This is a good sign. I hope that it is rolled out to all places where it can be established it is needed.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/116205037/government-reaches-deal-with-banks-to-push-pause-on-regional-branch-closures
Major banks have announced a temporary pause to the closure of regional branches while they look at rolling out regional "banking hubs".
The Government announced on Monday that four regional banking hubs would open in Opunake, Martinborough, Stoke and Twizel to provide basic banking as part of a trial beginning in early 2020.
The hubs will feature a Smart ATM, where people will be able to make deposits and transfer money, as well as withdraw cash. Each hub will also have support staff to assist people using the ATM.
The trial was brokered by the Government with Kiwibank, BNZ, TSB, ANZ, ASB and Westpac, which will share the cost of running the hubs.
For those interested in finance here are some interesting figures and details.
https://play.stuff.co.nz/details/_6090446730001
Pioneer Credit (ASX:PNC) has announced its net profit (NPAT) has dropped 76 per cent to of $4.3 million for the 2019 full year.
The result came on the back of the application of Amortised Cost to its portfolio. Earnings increased by 16.7 per cent to $63.4 million.
And Tourism might have to look at its short and medium term business model. WTF who’d have thunk it!
New Zealand tourism sees threat if climate change deters long-haul flyers
https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/116193329/climate-change-threat-for-tourism-sparks-research-on-impact
When will we treasure our young parents and support and train them in their parenting role and have a friendly hub that provides them with medical help so they can carry out their task of bringing up their children well. A good short course regularly in parenting skills, house hold maintenance, creative work. People would smile, the kids would bloom and this era of hate-filled government for young single parents, and older ones, would end and we could bury it 100 metres down and plant flowers on the spot.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/116188360/benefit-relationship-test-is-putting-our-lives-on-hold
$500 down
Myself and my partner of three months are in this exact situation. I was refused Working for Families payments and the accommodation supplement as soon as I declared that we were in a relationship.
On average I then lost $500 per week leaving me unable to cover my weekly bills, let alone pay board to my partner. I am working three different jobs trying to make ends meet, barely breaking even and finding that I am spending just as much, if not more, on childcare than I am earning. The fact that I am paying other people to spend time with my kids so that I can work to cover that and not even make any extra money to better our lives saddens me.
Thankfully my partner does help me out financially (he doesn't really have a choice as he chooses love over money).
"Andrew Rawnsley is one of the best political journalists currently writing. His analysis of the violence engulfing British politics ATM is fascinating. It maters to NZ too: Crusher Collins returned from London last week after meeting leading Brexiteers (the people using political violence as a tactic). The same week: the Nats staged their stunt over film taking during sittings of our Parliament and edited by them to create misleading messages."
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/sep/29/boris-johnson-seeks-to-divide-conquer-with-incendiary-rhetoric
who is that a quote from?
Good expected result – bit tough that they couldn't monetise their disgusting attitudes and I do feel sorry for cumin and spittle – nah not even slightly lol just joking //sarc tag sarc//
Yes. Good result.
Essentially operation of the Council Public venues is a 'private operation' and not a public function which can be reviewed.
The BORA has no connection to the cancellation. And Goffs 'decision' that the venues were available to the speakers , seems to have been made after the staff made an operational decision largely based on the safety requirements
oops Goff said the venues werent available after the decision made by officials
I think the key bit is
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/116118532/police-attend-serious-family-violence-incident-in-christchurch
This was a murder-suicide of a couple 70s and 80s. The woman was very ill, and they may have decided that the present was the time to die together. He was thoughtful and phoned police so that they would be found and have the care and attention needed.
If they had recourse to a managed demise they would not have been forced into this graceless way of exiting this world. The present euthanasia bill is only to cover terminally ill people and that can hardly get past all the rigid minds who can't make any decisions for themselves, and don't want anybody else to have an option.
Or, she was unwell and they were struggling due to lack of social support and this was a way out (with or without her consent). Which is pretty much a core concern of those against euthanasia.
I keep getting surprised that no-one accepts that you may die when you get old, and is unwilling to say to old people you may die if you want to. If you want to go it’s of no matter what social support is available. It;s a pity that people can't accept dying in this country, we are constantly hearing of people dying before their time in other countries. It's a global world, and we are trying to get people to limit their extravagances and materialism and also it would help to reduce world population. All good reasons to be allowed to die when you are old and want to. It is most strange that people aren't cared about much in this country, except when there is some disaster and we make all the right noises. It is not till you want to die that you become precious to everyone wanting you to feel every last creak and groan before you go.
I don't believe anyone has argued that death can be avoided permanently. Some do argue the sacredness of all life, even in extremis (e.g. Catholic theologians, I think).
But the main objection I have is that it can't just be restricted to the low-hanging fruit of people who have clear wishes expressed to the last, with their decision assuredly unaffected by financial pressures or a temporary depression or a difficult transition late in life. Similarly, a disabled friend of mine has concerns that maybe an offer of a needle eventually becomes the easier solution than the offer of decent needs assistance.
Formalising the bureaucracy of legally killing someone is a big step, and it worries me that you have to oversimplify your opponents so much in order to justify it.
worries me too. And that disabled people haven't been well listened to yet.
"Similarly, a disabled friend of mine has concerns that maybe an offer of a needle eventually becomes the easier solution than the offer of decent needs assistance"
NZ is a country that cut the care budget to the elderly some years ago, and the MoH was trying to cut disability support budget just this year. That's not even getting to ACC or WINZ. I don't know if many NZers are unaware of what is going on, or just don't care.
in case that's not clear, if there is an argument that we may end up in a situation of funded care vs offering a needle, we're already a country that wants to withdraw care funding.
True that.
I'm ok with people dying if they want to, wouldn't even restrict that to old people or the terminally ill. The state sanctioning that and providing the resources and support to do it needs way more care than what is being proposed with the current Bill. The issue of care matters, because a country that refuses to look after disabled people properly (that's NZ), will not manage euthanasia properly either.
If people are ok with some people dying when they don't want to, then we can carry on, but let's just be honest about it.
i am totally opposed to this euthanasia/state-sanctioned killing bill – for all the reasons cited above..
plus also concerns about grasping possible inheritors wanting to hasten the process – and so talking the old into 'doing it for the kids' or whatever..
if there was support for the old/disabled at the levels where it is in countries that have eithanasia…(c.f. netherlands)..then and only then should this idea be considered..
and even then – what to do about the hurry-up! relatives..?
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We are getting more cancer help but getting a vaccination against meningococcal disease can cost between $130-$145. There is no public funding for this damn bug that recently killed a 26 year old fit dance teacher in a day. I have had cancer treatment myself, but the concern I feel is for these young people snuffed out so quickly by this disease. (It is recommended that contacts also have a vaccination.) Cancer has very good public relations and has achieved greater funding and attention because it doesn't kill people suddenly like this damn mening. disease.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/116183441/prominent-christchurch-dance-teacher-dies-after-a-days-illness
This chap has brain cancer and wants extension of life treatment – not a cure. How can we afford to meet all these entitled people;s needs?
Currently, the newsreader and creative director, is in the “precarious situation” of needing an unfunded cancer treatment, Avastin, to extend his life which comes with a hefty price tag of $34,000 for six months.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/116016678/kiwi-radio-personality-michael-kooge-says-hes-being-left-to-die-as-he-cant-afford-cancer-treatment
There should be a grant helping people organise their lives and getting them prepared for hospice care when needed, and that would be helpful to them rather than paying it to put off the inevitable. People with kiddies could get some help to give time so they could prepare their children for the time when they are not there for them any more I think.
Then there is this story – very hopeful seeming – is she really cured?
US doctor saves life of Kiwi woman with cancer after her call for help on Facebook
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12271594
Freedoms – they are being encroached on. The trend for developers to want to put their own stamp on 'their' development like aristocratic estate owners is an amazing impost in a modern society.
Hobsonville Point house rules: Paint, fence height, planting, tents and more
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=12272076
Now for something completely different that hopefully will bring a smile to your face.
I was employed by one of the greatest people I have had the privilege to know, my late boss. He was an officer and a gentleman. with a great sense of responsibility to society with a quick wit and a wicked sense of humour. He was a war hero brought up in the great depression as a young person. He was also a very successful businessman and I am convinced one of the things that made him a success was his attitude towards others and his staff, with a talent for attracting the right people for the right job. He is a great loss to New Zealand
Every so often he would write a company magazine designed towards customers and the staff. Always full of wit and great snippets of wisdom apart from the technical know-how. This weekend we had a de-clutter session and at the back of a cupboard, I found the last issue of this persons magazine I had saved. I decided to read some of the snippets of wit and humour by this great guy, and decided to list them here as I am sure they will bring a smile.
“A gossip is someone with a great sense of rumuor.
If it wasn't for electricity we would be computing by candlelight.
Today's mighty oaks are just yesterday's nut that held its ground
Forget health foods I need all the preservatives I can get.
Growing old is mandatory. Growing up is optional.”
Lastly a bit of Shakespear according to this guy
“Sneezing – much achoo about nothing”
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It’s quite common here in Oz with new housing estate and it can quite a headache for those trying to build a new house from these asshole developers and it actually creates a very sterile suburbs.
I worked for a time on Hobsonville Point that Grey refers to above, setting out the area in its initial stages – like many of them, they are Australian developers bringing over your typical New Australian suburb and planting them in NZ. There is one at the bottom of the South side of the Bombay Hills, which is almost the same as the Perth suburb I am currently residing in at the moment. There are some features however that I do find attractive and this is the inclusion of many parks and play areas.
Kia Ora Newshub
YEA The Super Gold Card app it will be good for some of our elderly tangata. I think if the apps are advertised they will get a cell phone it will encourage Our elderly to learn new skills.
Just felt Ruamoko not to big enough to let me know he's moving.
There was a bit of A thunder storm today Ingrid.
I have lowered my meat consumption for the environment I still think we need some meat in our diet just not to much.
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Kia Ora Te Ao Maori News.
Kamo high school one would think with that name and 60 % Maori the school would have Te reo Maori.
I see a the Te Arawa tangata whanau links kia kaha
Its great to see tangata whenua culture going strong and some tangata from Te Tairawhiti getting recognized for their mahi.
Ruben was a good Rugby league player and a good role model for sports tamariki.
I enjoy seeing sports people respecting Tangata Whenua culture
Kia Ora to Six60 beautiful waiata
Miss Earth that's excellent we are going to respect the Phenomenon we all came from
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Here you go Whanau this is stark evedince that human caused climate change / global warming is our reality it is not fiction like the neanderthal want us to believe.
I can see that the neanderthal are stuffing with new improvements in renewable energy storage and generations and bio oils. Remember these people are ruthless they have no morels they will try anything to stop us transitioning into a society we're every person and country becomes energy independent. That takes away the neanderthal power to manipulate the tangata of the Papatuanuku. That's why they are fighting Green Energy and our reality of global warming sea level riseing with tooth and nail. But like the old saying goes it's Te tangata Te tangata more than tangata Mana that holds the Mana.
Climate change
The climate crisis explained in 10 charts
From the rise and rise of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to possible solutions
Damian Carrington and Cath Levett
The problem – rising carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
The level of CO2 has been rising since the industrial revolution and is now at its highest for about 4 million years. The rate of the rise is even more striking – the fastest for 66m years – with scientists saying we are in “uncharted territory”.
The causes – fossil fuel burning
Billions of tonnes of CO2 are sent into the atmosphere every year from coal, oil and gas burning. There is no sign of these emissions starting to fall rapidly, as is needed.
The causes – forest destruction
The felling of forests for timber, cattle, soy and palm oil is a big contributor to carbon emissions. It is also a major cause of the annihilation of wildlife on Earth.
The consequences – global temperature rise
The planet’s average temperature started to climb steadily two centuries ago, but has rocketed since the second world war as consumption and population has risen. Global heating means there is more energy in the atmosphere, making extreme weather events more frequent and more intense.
The consequences – ice melting in Greenland
Greenland has lost almost 4 trillion tonnes of ice since 2002. Mountain ranges from the Himalayas to the Andes to the Alps are also losing ice rapidly as glaciers shrink. A third of the Himalayan and Hindu Kush ice is already doomed.
The consequences – rising sea levels
Sea levels are inexorably rising as ice on land melts and hotter oceans expand. Sea levels are slow to respond to global heating, so even if the temperature rise is restricted to 2C, one in five people in the world will eventually see their cities submerged, from New York to London to Shanghai.
The consequences – shrinking Arctic sea ice
As heating melts the sea ice, the darker water revealed absorbs more of the sun’s heat, causing more heating – one example of the vicious circles in the climate system. Scientists think the changes in the Arctic may be responsible for worsened heatwaves and floods in Eurasia and North America.
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/sep/20/the-climate-crisis-explained-in-10-charts
Why is Eco Maori mahi being edited. A
https://youtu.be/QAB6aXOfUmU
Kia Ora The Am Show.
Our government is investing wisely to provide safe cost effective Roads and Highways.
Ka pai to Gull moving into the South Island Eco Maori knows what the prices of fuel is down there. That's why it will be awesome when I see Tangata and Countrys becoming energy independent Ma Te Wa.
Its good to see Africa Americans getting some justice that women shooting her Neighbour who was having tea in his own whare Ka pai.
You think Im going to far kiss my whero.
Tony thank for your good mahi as GrayMouth Mayor all the best on your new journey in life.
In the year 2000 Aotearoa had a fairer wealth distribution our vaxcernated tamariki % were higher the age of our vehicle fleet was younger our sports stadium were full there was low or known homeless people our cost of living was low. What happened well Prebble conned his way into the Labour Party ie Labour started making policy for the wealth people with out thinking about the negative effects it has on the common tangata. Then we get 10 years of a business only government. I say that in the years 2000 the business were not making huge profits.
The class action on the South Island bovine problems is Lawyers showing the rest of the class how they can quite easily take boths sides heaps putea. as I have said war is for idiots negotiation is needed on both sides of the fences. When lawyers are involved the only winner is Te lawyer
We should have more Australian comedy content on TV they have some funny buggers in Australia.
I agree with your views Magda on Our environment and the effects that Modern culture has had on our environment.
Electric cars are not expensive I could buy a good car with only 40.000 km on the clock for $10,000. dollars and cut my carbon footprint in half.
Sir Bob I agree with your comments on gas in Aotearoa. But I think our government used the tactic of legislation to get the big 3 gas companies to let Gull in the South Island.
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I have had bulls raging they are near impossible to stop them fighting you need a good set of dogs to stop them fighting.
Here you go Whanau they were warned about the way they we have been treating our environment 100s of years ago and even nowadays they don't want to change the UN sustainable economic growth. Ma Te Wa times are going to change fast kia kaha to all the good tangata fighting for our future climate.
Bad ancestors: does the climate crisis violate the rights of those yet to be born?
Our environmental vandalism has made urgent the question of ethical responsibilities across decades and centuries
What if climate breakdown is a violation of the rights of those yet to be born? Finally, this urgent question seems to be getting the attention it deserves. Last month an astonishing 7 million people from nearly 200 countries took to the streets as part of the youth-led global climate strike. Young people around the world recognise that the disastrous repercussions of the already present ecological crisis will fall disproportionately on their shoulders, and the shoulders of generations to come – in particular on those whose communities have emitted the smallest proportion of greenhouse gasses.
That is precisely what some concerned young people have been arguing in the US court system since 2015, when a group of seven plaintiffs, not yet old enough to vote, filed a lawsuit in the commonwealth court of Pennsylvania against Governor Tom Wolf and various state agencies. The suit argued that the defendants had failed to take necessary action to regulate carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases consistent with the commonwealth’s obligations as a public trustee. In the legal team’s language, the state was failing in its responsibility to “conserve and maintain public natural resources, including the atmosphere, for the benefit of present and future generations
Back in the US, municipalities such as New York City, San Francisco and Richmond are suing fossil fuel companies for billions of dollars in damages for suppressing information about the hazards of carbon emissions and impending sea-level rise. Additionally, First Nations communities are invoking treaty rights to prevent the pipeline transport of fossil fuels over unceded indigenous territories. The citizens behind these creative legal campaigns are trying to curb resource exploitation to ensure we leave behind a place that is livable
We cannot say we were not warned. In an 1847 speech, pioneering conservationist and congressman George Perkins Marsh identified processes that would later be understood as part of the greenhouse effect. His popular 1864 book, Man and Nature: Or, Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action, reprimanded those who despoil the environment and recommended a course of resource management that would take the needs of future generations into account. “The Earth is fast becoming an unfit home for its noblest inhabitant, and another era of equal human crime and human improvidence … would reduce it to such a condition of impoverished productiveness, of shattered surface, of climactic excess, as to threaten the depravation, barbarism, and perhaps even extinction of the species,” he wrote. “The world cannot afford to wait till the slow and sure progress of exact science has taught it a better economy
Ka kite Ano link below below.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/oct/01/bad-ancestors-climate-crisis-democracy
Some Eco Maori Music For The Minute.
https://youtu.be/KSN7Nz4ECQM
Kia Ora Te Ao Maori News
Eco Maori hope that Maketu pies keeps on trading they have great pies I love the fish pies actually all their pies if I see Maketu pies I will buy them.
Tomorrow is the day that the Pike River Whanau get back to see inside the mine kia kaha.
I think that alcoholism is a deases that needs to be declared as that I have seen the damage it is doing to Tangata Whenua and other cultures.
Ka pai to Orange Sky for providing portable showers for the homeless people. Aotearoa has the worst homeless people in the OECD not long ago Aotearoa had the highest living standard in the OECD.
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