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Comment: Open mike 18/10/2024
Written By: Nic the NZer - Date published: 8:21 pm, October 18th, 2024
I didn't imply Bayly or Luxon were remotely self-aware enough to personally enjoy punching down on an employee, at their place of work.Comment: Open mike 18/10/2024
Written By: Nic the NZer - Date published: 5:37 pm, October 18th, 2024
Seems if the minister is to be believed then he simply had no idea he was bullying someone in front of his peers. I imagine Luxon found it easy to empathise with Bailey.Comment: Open mike 12/10/2024
Written By: Nic the NZer - Date published: 5:01 pm, October 13th, 2024
Probably is important that Israel doesn't accept the ICC jurisdiction of course. Otherwise, it seems it would be viable for a case to be mounted against the IDF for the killing of Israeli captives on October 7th 2023. The execution of captives (military or ...Comment: Open mike 12/10/2024
Written By: Nic the NZer - Date published: 5:34 pm, October 12th, 2024
"Are there any other non-state parties?" Don't know, but most likely there are. State of Palestine | International Criminal Court (icc-cpi.int)Comment: Open mike 12/10/2024
Written By: Nic the NZer - Date published: 4:59 pm, October 12th, 2024
Palestine previously accepted jurisdiction even as a non-state party, this can and has occurred, and that is where the crimes are occurring.Comment: Open mike 12/10/2024
Written By: Nic the NZer - Date published: 4:34 pm, October 12th, 2024
The ICC has jurisdiction, this has already been determined.Comment: Open mike 12/10/2024
Written By: Nic the NZer - Date published: 1:53 pm, October 12th, 2024
Seems like a good idea, never the less, they seem to lock off their social media after rather than before it gets used constructing an individualized evidence brief. We are talking IDF rather more than settlers of course.Comment: Open mike 12/10/2024
Written By: Nic the NZer - Date published: 11:23 am, October 12th, 2024
There are legal cases being taken all across Europe attempting to prosecute dual citizens for potential war crimes committed while serving in the IDF. Most court systems in the world, including New Zealand, have ways for cases to be taken against ...Comment: Open mike 12/10/2024
Written By: Nic the NZer - Date published: 11:14 am, October 12th, 2024
Jeremy Loffredo has been released according to the intercept. Israel likely acted here as he was investigating the actual damage to military (including Mossad) sites and that is considered a military secret (knowing where rockets fell being able to allow ...Comment: Open mike 09/10/2024
Written By: Nic the NZer - Date published: 3:04 pm, October 10th, 2024
The IDF is responsible for deaths resulting from its official policy of shooting at potential hostages, even while the enemy is fleeing with hostages, how could they not be. Officially the policy was likely written in terms of shooting at captors looking ...Comment: Open mike 09/10/2024
Written By: Nic the NZer - Date published: 1:42 pm, October 10th, 2024
That is certainly true, and in that case the Hanibal doctorine may only have been applied to military personal (which it was most likely drafted for). Following the previous time this was applied the IDF subsequently claimed it was de-commissioned, as the ...Comment: Open mike 09/10/2024
Written By: Nic the NZer - Date published: 1:22 pm, October 10th, 2024
What is it you think Egypt believes? "They do not believe there is a genocide going on. They do believe there is a genocide" So, what is it you think Egypt believes?Comment: Open mike 09/10/2024
Written By: Nic the NZer - Date published: 12:57 pm, October 10th, 2024
The Hanibal directive was specifically drafted to prevent Israeli (military personal) being taken hostage. It was created after a large prisoner swap resulted from a previous hostage of an Israeli tank commander. A very large number of these IDF massacres ...Comment: Open mike 09/10/2024
Written By: Nic the NZer - Date published: 12:06 pm, October 10th, 2024
You are drawing an incorrect conclusion from what I imply about Egypt's inferences. Were Egypt to take an official position stating that Israel is or is not committing genocide we can of course understand that as Egypt's position. Just in the absence of ...Comment: Open mike 09/10/2024
Written By: Nic the NZer - Date published: 11:11 am, October 10th, 2024
It's not sensible to infer what Egypt believes from its border policy here. Egypt is a country after all, it has multiple beliefs just due to that fact. If we are attributing complicity then the key ally of Egypt, the US, is still arming Israel with many, ...Comment: Open mike 09/10/2024
Written By: Nic the NZer - Date published: 10:55 am, October 10th, 2024
Far from a false flag. This points to IDF and Israeli government incompetence. First the IDF ignored credible and correct intelligence that there was going to be a break out from Gaza. The result of the choice to ignore this meant that their (illegal) ...Comment: Open mike 09/10/2024
Written By: Nic the NZer - Date published: 9:16 am, October 10th, 2024
That border hasn't been sealed all year, it was opened to let aid convoys through, though that the situation is more complicated is made clear from the fact that Israel was checking these aid convoys. There have also been a limited number of people allowed ...Comment: Open mike 09/10/2024
Written By: Nic the NZer - Date published: 6:58 pm, October 9th, 2024
That potential exit route has been sealed off by Israel seizing control of the Philadelphi corridor. This blockade remaining in place was recently stated as a requirement for any cease fire by Netanyahu (though that may have been a tactic to abort ...Comment: Open mike 09/10/2024
Written By: Nic the NZer - Date published: 5:20 pm, October 9th, 2024
Amazing that the IDF is considered a legitimate military institution after this. They had purportedly rescinded the Hanibal directive after it first became public knowledge. Never the less were (according to testimony) still training with it in place and ...Comment: On Labour’s Enduring and Unrelenting Historic Role
Written By: Nic the NZer - Date published: 4:07 am, September 23rd, 2024
Can't agree with that, keeping the public sector on the small side has been quite intentional policy on both sides of the isle. NZ govts planned for us to get here and those plans were duely executed. It might be useful to understand what you think was ...Comment: On Labour’s Enduring and Unrelenting Historic Role
Written By: Nic the NZer - Date published: 1:54 am, September 23rd, 2024
Totally agree with this sentiment. Reforms to NZ tax system are about economic equality reduction, all well and a good long term policy goal, but totally irrelevant to most voters. On the other hand building up the public sector (and so reducing ...Comment: Open mike 12/09/2024
Written By: Nic the NZer - Date published: 9:37 pm, September 12th, 2024
Russia has had a long consistent policy of offering to engage in constructive dialogue with the USA. Saying this about Harris doesnt have to be interpreted as an attempt to sway the election, that seems a rather dumb context to frame it in actually.Comment: Open mike 09/09/2024
Written By: Nic the NZer - Date published: 2:09 pm, September 9th, 2024
Hashing should mean that you can't go from a hash identifier to any user information which constructed that. The privacy risk is around a person with the details constructing a hash being able to find the category (e.g loan status, tax status) of that user ...Comment: Open mike 06/09/2024
Written By: Nic the NZer - Date published: 7:37 pm, September 6th, 2024
The only reason the country issues bonds is to price market confidence in its borrowing. If that confidence is meaningless we may as well just have treasury borrow directly from the RBNZ and save on paying interest to non government institutions. The RBNZ ...Comment: Open mike 04/09/2024
Written By: Nic the NZer - Date published: 6:30 pm, September 4th, 2024
Is tsmithfield commenting on the basis of something the PM has said? In future if he claims the sun rose this morning, best to check outside first.Comment: About David Parker’s and Labour’s debate about taxation
Written By: Nic the NZer - Date published: 7:40 am, September 1st, 2024
Dont think output is even a viable measure of productivity, problem being comparing across products/sectors. If anything I would target productivity to mean hourly wages earned, but that is already a statistic. The problem is across the neo-liberal era ...Comment: About David Parker’s and Labour’s debate about taxation
Written By: Nic the NZer - Date published: 8:47 pm, August 31st, 2024
Seems to hang a lot on a definition of productivity, right? I mean Jeff Bezos apparently found it highly productive for employees to pee in bottles while on shift, but this mostly seemed to benefit Amazon.Comment: About David Parker’s and Labour’s debate about taxation
Written By: Nic the NZer - Date published: 4:10 pm, August 31st, 2024
Interesting to see the term post-Keynesian applied in the post. Maybe the various meanings of this should be unpacked. In economics there are two schools taking names after Keynes, these being the new-Keynesian (Krugman, Samuelson, Summers) and post- ...Comment: Open mike 21/08/2024
Written By: Nic the NZer - Date published: 10:34 pm, August 21st, 2024
USA (and many other countries + the Eurozone) began QE closer to 2010. What you have identified there is a coincidence, not a cause. and if the USA lifted sanctions of Venezuela a large part of its inflation issues would abate. Most times really serious ...Comment: Open mike 21/08/2024
Written By: Nic the NZer - Date published: 6:40 pm, August 21st, 2024
The short answer is all of them. This is because your model for how money works doesnt apply to any real world economy. First up money as measured comes in several forms. These include reserve money (what the government and banks transact) and bank ...
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Chatting in the supermarket this morning, I found I needed to lunge for the chicken drumsticks.Coping mechanisms: who hasn’t felt a greater need for them lately?When it all gets too much, I turn to demonstrating handy butchery hacks.It wasn’t that she’d said anything wrong, our friend, not at all. We ...2 weeks ago - The year is 2024 and it’s 1984
This is written in response to the highly significant open letter from a group of economists that was today addressed to Christopher Luxon. The year is 2024, and it’s 1984. The country is reeling from a record Olympic medal gold haul, while the globe grapples with the choice of the ...2 weeks ago - Drawn
A ballot for one member's bill was held today, and the following bill was drawn: KiwiSaver (Guardian Consent) Amendment Bill (Jan Tinetti) Its a minor bill, which would make it easier for single parents to opt children into Kiwisaver. The question is, will National vote it down ...2 weeks ago
- The IPCA has failed
Back in 2022, RNZ took an in-depth look at the "Independent" Police Conduct Authority and its handling of killings by police. These are the most serious test of oversight, and you would expect the police's use of lethal force to receive the most severe scrutiny. But despite the police regularly ...2 weeks ago
- Thursday 21 November 2024
The Hīkoi mō Te Tiriti arrived at Parliament on Tuesday – the size is being debated but estimates range from 42,000 to 100,000. The Prime Minister is defending not attending due to some of the organisers being affiliated with Te Pāti Māori. The national gang patch ban came into force ...2 weeks ago
- ‘These budget cuts are counter-productive and make no sense’
I spoke to former Productivity Chair Nana this morning about the letter he and a group of other economists sent to PM Christopher Luxon to urge the Government to urgently suspend cuts to spending and investment for the sake of the economy, struggling businesses and the wellbeing of vulnerable ...2 weeks ago
- ACT’s Astroturfing & A Co-ordinated Attack on Te Pati Māori
Unity on the Streets / Unity at the TableAfter the Hīkoi, all three right wing Coalition leaders came together to push the idea that the 42,000 - 50,000 + strong Hikoi was somehow less potent and brave, and more illegitimate than the energy and crowd displayed.Prime Minister Christopher Luxon 20-November: ...2 weeks ago - Durability of carbon dioxide removal is critical for stabilizing temperatures
This is a re-post from the Climate Brink The world is emitting over 40 gigatons of CO2 per year, contributing to an accelerating warming of the planet. The world needs to cut emissions rapidly to be remotely on track to meet our Paris Agreement goals of limiting warming to well-below 2C, and we ...2 weeks ago
- Gender-affirming care must centre evidence and health needs, not political posturing
The Ministry of Health has today released an evidence brief regarding the use of puberty blockers in gender-affirming healthcare, amid moves by the government to limit access. ...2 weeks ago - Release: National doesn’t care about manufacturing
The National Government is walking away from our manufacturing sector with constant reports of closures and job losses. ...2 weeks ago - Release: David Parker speech – Piketty, Inequality and Climate Change
David Parker's speech from the University of Auckland's forum on Piketty, Inequality and Climate Change in September 2024. ...2 weeks ago
- Release: Youth mental wellbeing no longer a priority for Child Poverty Minister
Louise Upston has revealed her diminished vision for vulnerable youth against a backdrop of snubbed advice, scrapped priorities, shifted goal posts and thousands more children projected to fall into poverty. ...2 weeks ago
- Release: National’s lack of climate action taking NZ backwards
National Government’s backward-looking climate policy has seen New Zealand fall seven places on the Climate Change Performance Index to 41 out of 63 countries measured. ...2 weeks ago
- Release: Simple reason for drop in emergency housing
When the Government says it has reduced the number of people in emergency housing, what it means is it is stopping people from accessing it in the first place. ...2 weeks ago
- Govt’s child wellbeing strategy ‘shallow and shameful’
The Government is turning its back on children by not only weakening child poverty reduction targets, but also removing child mental wellbeing as a priority focus in their Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy. ...2 weeks ago
- Release: A historic win for Samoan communities
Labour warmly welcomes the Restoring Samoan Citizenship Bill as it passes its third reading, before becoming law. ...2 weeks ago
- Government plan to reinstate live animal exports a “national disgrace”
The Government has taken a giant step backwards by reinstating live animal exports. ...2 weeks ago
- Pasifika justice as Member’s Bill passes final reading
Teanau Tuiono’s Member’s Bill, the Citizenship (Western Samoa Restoration) Amendment Bill, has passed its third reading and will become law. ...2 weeks ago
- Release: Minister of Education thinks New Zealand ends at the Bombay Hills
The Minister of Education has shown complete disregard for rural communities and their school bus routes in Question Time today. ...2 weeks ago
- Economists sound alarm on Government’s slash-and-burn approach
A group of prominent economists has released an open letter to the Government, raising grave concerns about the far-reaching consequences of its fiscal policy. ...2 weeks ago
- Release: Smoking numbers up under Costello’s watch
National’s repeal of Labour’s smokefree legislation has taken New Zealand further away from achieving a Smokefree 2025 and a smokefree generation. ...3 weeks ago
- Release: Call for Palestine recognition by NZ, Australian and Canadian MPs
Parliamentarians from Australia, Canada and New Zealand have written an open letter to their respective Prime Ministers calling on them to recognise Palestine. ...3 weeks ago
- Justice Select Committee opens floor for Treaty Principles submissions
Today, the Justice Select Committee has decided to officially open submissions for the controversial Treaty Principles Bill. ...3 weeks ago
- Power of the people on full display as hīkoi approaches Parliament
Today, Hīkoi mō te Tiriti arrived in Wellington, with thousands gathering to march in unity against the divisive Treaty Principles Bill. ...3 weeks ago
- Hypocrisy as Te Whatu Ora contractor bill balloons
Te Whatu Ora’s bill for contracting and consulting staff has ballooned by nearly 20 percent under the National Government, breaking a promise they made during the election campaign to cut contractors. ...3 weeks ago
- Open work rights unlocked for Partners of Skilled Migrants
The Government has today taken steps to ensure New Zealand attracts and retains the workers and skills it needs by returning open work rights to partners of high-skilled migrants. “Starting today, the partners of Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV) holders in higher-skilled roles will be eligible for open work rights. ...6 days ago - ‘Twelve Days of Giving’ to encourage generosity
Growing the amount of philanthropic giving across New Zealand is the aim of the Twelve Days of Giving campaign launched today alongside Philanthropy New Zealand, Community and Voluntary Sector Minister Louise Upston says. “New Zealand is one of the most charitable countries in the world, with an estimated $3.8 billion worth of ...6 days ago
- NZ welcomes Singapore food security delegation
Minister for Trade and Agriculture Todd McClay today welcomes a delegation from Singapore, who are in New Zealand for a food security mission. “The visit will strengthen our trade and investment ties and demonstrate how New Zealand’s world-leading agri-food ecosystem can support Singapore’s long-term food security. “This mission will elevate ...6 days ago
- Mautohe Cathedral Cove reopens to walkers
The Government has delivered on its promise to restore public walking access to the popular Mautohe Cathedral Cove in time for Summer 2024-2025. The walking track to the famous Coromandel beach - renowned for its natural rock arch feature and idyllic waters – was severely damaged by extreme weather events ...6 days ago
- Increased medicines access continues following budget boost
Associate Health Minister with responsibility for Pharmac David Seymour is pleased to see further increased availability of medicines for Kiwis following the Government’s increased investment in Pharmac. “Pharmac operates independently, but it must work within the budget constraints set by the Government,” says Mr Seymour. “When this Government assumed office, ...7 days ago
- New infrastructure agency up and running
From today the Government’s new national infrastructure agency is up and running, acting as the shopfront for investors into public infrastructure and the centre of expertise on funding and financing for infrastructure projects, Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop says. “National committed to a national infrastructure agency during the 2023 election campaign, ...7 days ago
- NZ and United Kingdom strengthen partnership
New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters and United Kingdom Foreign Secretary David Lammy held the inaugural annual New Zealand-United Kingdom Foreign Ministers’ Dialogue today in London. “The United Kingdom is our oldest, and one of our closest and most trusted partners,” Mr Peters says. “While we are separated ...1 week ago
- Minister reminds public health officials of priorities
Minister of Health Dr Shane Reti says the National Public Health Service should concentrate its focus on prioritising serious public health issues facing New Zealanders. “Earlier this week I was informed about an 8-page submission by the southern arm of the NPHS regarding a proposed fast food outlet in Wanaka,” ...1 week ago
- World class visitor centre for Punakaiki
Sightseers to the iconic Punakaiki (Pancake Rocks and Blowholes Track) will enjoy a richer experience thanks to a world class visitor experience centre run by local Iwi, Conservation Minister Tama Potaka says. This state-of-the-art facility provides visitors to the West Coast with a high-quality experience and helps boost the region’s ...1 week ago
- Healthy Homes Initiative improves health of more than 200,000 people
A five-year evaluation of the Healthy Homes Initiative has demonstrated the positive impact of warm, dry homes on the health and wellbeing of more than 200,000 people. The Healthy Homes Initiative, led by Health New Zealand, helps families living in cold, damp homes, providing support like education, beds and bedding, ...1 week ago
- A year of concrete progress for infrastructure and transport
In a busy year of delivery, the Government has made concrete progress toward improving the foundations of the infrastructure system and addressing New Zealand’s infrastructure deficit, and is streets ahead when it comes to getting transport back on track, Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop and Transport Minister Simeon Brown say. “It ...1 week ago
- Mining stats show a sector delivering for NZ
New figures on mining activity across New Zealand show the Crown collected nearly a quarter of a billion dollars in revenue in the 2023/24 financial year, bolstered by royalties collected from petroleum and gold, Resources Minister Shane Jones says. The statistics, released this morning by the Ministry of Business, Innovation ...1 week ago
- Safer ports – approved code of practice for loading and unloading cargo takes effect today
Today marks a significant milestone for the port and maritime sector, with the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety, Hon Brooke van Velden, and the Associate Minister of Transport celebrating the Approved Code of Practice for Loading and Unloading Cargo at Ports and on Ships (ACOP) coming into effect. “The ...1 week ago
- Red Tape tipline gets over 300 reports in first week
In just its first week, over 300 people have reported red tape issues to the new Red Tape tipline, Regulation Minister David Seymour says. “Red tape wastes valuable time, money and sanity. I am not surprised to see an outpouring of discontent from Kiwis who are sick of the tangle ...1 week ago
- More flexible dismissal process for high-income employees
Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Brooke van Velden says an upcoming change to the Employment Relations Act will enable employers to ensure they have the right fit for their high impact leadership and specialist roles. This policy delivers on the ACT-National coalition to set an income threshold above which personal ...1 week ago
- NZ and Germany deepen cooperation
New Zealand and Germany are committed to enhancing their partnership, Foreign Minister Winston Peters says. “Our discussions in Berlin over the last few days have underlined the broad range of interests that New Zealand and Germany share,” says Mr Peters, following his meeting with German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock. ...1 week ago
- Chemical weapons and Iranian missiles targeted in new Russia sanctions
Foreign Minister Winston Peters today announced new sanctions in response to Russia’s ongoing illegal invasion of Ukraine – and joined partners in a Call to Action on sanctions-evading ‘shadow fleet’ activities. “These new sanctions respond to recent findings by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons that illegal ...1 week ago
- Exporters benefit from new trade system
The modernisation of New Zealand’s trade certification system, which supports $33 billion of exports, is making selling top Kiwi products overseas more reliable and adaptable for the future, Food Safety Minister Andrew Hoggard says.“New Zealand food and wine is admired around the world and brings jobs, money, and opportunities into ...1 week ago
- Whanganui to benefit from the latest health technologies
Today’s opening of a new MRI facility at Whanganui Hospital is the latest in a number of health infrastructure projects designed to improve healthcare services for the people of Whanganui and surrounding districts, says Minister of Health Dr Shane Reti. “I’m really pleased to have been able to deliver on ...1 week ago
- Strengthening timber trade with new assurance system
The Government is delivering on its commitment to combat trade in illegally harvested timber, with consultation starting today on operational details to implement New Zealand’s legal harvest assurance system, Forestry Minister Todd McClay announced today. “The system will limit the risk of importing illegally harvested timber and provide the international ...1 week ago
- Royal Commission into COVID-19 phase 1 report received
Minister of Internal Affairs Brooke van Velden has today received the report from phase 1 of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into COVID-19. “The delivery of the phase 1 report marks the conclusion of phase 1 of the Inquiry. Phase 1 Commissioners Professor Tony Blakely and John Whitehead have now ...1 week ago
- More support in reading and maths for Kiwi kids
The Government is ensuring more Kiwi kids get extra support with their reading and maths by boosting the level of targeted interventions in classrooms around the country. “We are relentlessly focused on giving more Kiwi kids confidence at school so they can achieve their potential. Due to high demand, we’re ...1 week ago
- SH1B Telephone Road to reopen next year
Transport Minister Simeon Brown has confirmed that State Highway 1B (SH1B) Telephone Road in Waikato will reopen in 2025, following agreement by KiwiRail and the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) on a package of improvements to enable the road and rail crossing to function safely and effectively together. “Economic growth, productivity, and ...1 week ago
- Growth of clinical psychology pipeline welcomed
The University of Canterbury is to be commended for increasing its intake of clinical psychology students, Minister for Mental Health Matt Doocey and Minister for Tertiary Education and Skills Penny Simmonds say. “This Government is focused on increasing access to support and growing the workforce is critical to this,” Mr ...1 week ago
- NZ and France agree to intensify close relationship
New Zealand and France have renewed efforts to work together more intensively in the Indo-Pacific and on issues of mutual importance, Foreign Minister Winston Peters says. “It’s been a seriously productive few days in Paris, with New Zealand and France redoubling our efforts on bilateral relations, strategic alignment and ...1 week ago
- Squeezing more bang for buck from blackcurrants
The Government is backing a project to squeeze more value out of New Zealand blackcurrants, Associate Minister for Agriculture, Nicola Grigg says. “We’re investing in a two-year project with PharmaZen Limited to add value to our blackcurrant industry by piloting a processing facility in Canterbury which will allow growers to ...1 week ago
- First charter school announced to open Term 1 2025
Associate Education Minister David Seymour today announced Christchurch-based Mastery Schools New Zealand – Arapaki as the first new charter school set to open in term one 2025. “This announcement is a significant step in the Government’s efforts to lift educational achievement in New Zealand,” says Mr Seymour. “Charter schools will ...1 week ago
- More relief for Kiwi families
The latest drop in the official cash rate will mean more relief for Kiwis’ backpockets, Finance Minister Nicola Willis says. The 50 point drop in the rate is the third drop since August, meaning the rate has fallen 125 basis points in that time. “That is good news for families ...1 week ago
- Action on lifesaving immunisations
Minister of Health Dr Shane Reti has praised hauora Māori providers for continuing to lift delivery of life-saving immunisations across all ages and all populations. “In the first 10 months of the Immunising our Tamariki programme, hauora Māori providers have now delivered more than 69,000 vaccinations across all population groups, ...2 weeks ago
- Speech to the Community Housing Aotearoa Annual Conference
Introduction Growing together. An apt slogan not only for this year’s CHA conference but also for how good partnerships between the Government, Community Housing Providers, Iwi and others can work to enable better housing outcomes for New Zealanders. It's my pleasure to be here with you this morning as we ...2 weeks ago
- Fewer than 1000 Emergency Housing households
A strong focus on supporting people into better homes has seen the number of households still in emergency housing reduce to under 1000 since the Government came into office one year ago, Associate Housing Minister Tama Potaka says. “The total number of households living in emergency housing motels has been ...2 weeks ago
- Māori housing partnership to deliver 198 affordable rental homes
An $82million Government investment into Māori housing providers will benefit many whānau across the country, Associate Housing Minister Tama Potaka says. Supported by funding administered by Te Tūāpapa Kura Kāinga – Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, 12 Māori housing providers will create a total of 198 whare in areas ...2 weeks ago
- ‘A path less travelled’ – delivered to the French Institute of International Relat...
Before beginning today, we would like to acknowledge the French Institute of International Relations. You have contributed to debates about international affairs over a long period of time, and we thank you for hosting us. Can we also thank the Institute’s founder and Chairman, Thierry de Montbrial, and Deputy ...2 weeks ago
- Data set to quantify how business events benefit tourism
Today the Minister for Tourism and Hospitality Matt Doocey announced Business Events Industry Aotearoa (BEIA) will be the first recipient of the Tourism Data Partnership Fund at the industry body’s annual conference. “Understanding how business events contribute to New Zealand’s economy will help regional tourism organisations to make critical decisions ...2 weeks ago
- Trade Minister heads to Canada for CPTPP
Trade Minister Todd McClay will travel to Vancouver today for the 8th Commission Meeting of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). “CPTPP is a gold-standard free trade agreement. The accession by the United Kingdom and the interest shown by other economies shows the value of the Agreement,” Mr ...2 weeks ago
- Supporting rural New Zealand: one year of action
Farmers and rural communities are the backbone of New Zealand’s economy. Over the past year, the Government has delivered practical reforms to reduce costs, cut red tape, provide certainty, and get Wellington out of farming. With 80 per cent of all the goods exports coming from the primary sector and ...2 weeks ago
- Speech to the Community Housing Aotearoa Annual Conference
Introduction Good morning. It’s great to be here at the Community Housing Aotearoa Conference and to see so many people dedicated to fixing New Zealand’s housing crisis. I’d firstly like to congratulate you on celebrating 20 years. Well done, and here’s to 20 more. I’d also like to thank you. ...2 weeks ago
- Levelling the playing field for Community Housing Providers
The Government has agreed to a series of changes to remove barriers faced by Community Housing Providers (CHPs) in delivering social housing, Housing and Associate Finance Minister Chris Bishop says. “Social housing is an important part of New Zealand’s housing market, providing affordable rental housing for low income tenants. CHPs ...2 weeks ago
- Statement on Nikki Kaye
Prime Minister and National Party Leader Christopher Luxon and Deputy Leader Nicola Willis are deeply saddened by the passing of Nikki Kaye, a cherished colleague, friend, and former Minister, Deputy Leader and Member of Parliament for Auckland Central. “Nikki’s contribution to our party, her community, and New Zealand has left an ...2 weeks ago
- Advisory group to focus on organised crime
Cabinet has approved the establishment of a Ministerial Advisory Group on transnational and serious organised crime, Associate Police Minister Casey Costello announced today. “This is an important step to ensuring we have a better cross-government response to fighting the increasing threat posed to New Zealand by international and domestic crime ...2 weeks ago
- How pop-up warnings and chatbots can be used to disrupt online child sex abusers
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephanie Price, Research Fellow | Sexual Violence Research and Prevention Unit, University of the Sunshine Coast Sander van der Werf/Shutterstock The scale of online child sexual abuse is immense: estimates suggest there are more than 300 million child victims of ...2 days ago - The cost of being: A pensioner with no car or cellphone, who spends on books
As part of our series exploring how New Zealanders live and our relationship with money, a 79-year-old writer explains his approach to spending and saving. Want to be part of The Cost of Being? Fill out the questionnaire here. Gender: Gay male. Age: 79. Ethnicity: Pākehā. Role: Writer and pensioner. Salary/income/assets: ...2 days ago - Disingenous, or careless? Pressure on Govt green bank over SolarZero collapse
Lost in the blame game is an even bigger question. How damaging is this to the decarbonisation of the NZ economy? The post Disingenous, or careless? Pressure on Govt green bank over SolarZero collapse appeared first on Newsroom. ...2 days ago - An annual roadshow is helping kids from remote Australia realise their dreams of becoming a scientis...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Carla Eisemberg, Senior Lecturer in STEM Pathways, Charles Darwin University Taras Vyshny/Shutterstock “Miss, miss, can I play with your robot?” The question comes from a young local school girl standing in front of our stall at Barunga Festival, 80 kilometres ...2 days ago
- Planning for old age? Here’s what the aged care changes mean for you
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anam Bilgrami, Senior Research Fellow, Macquarie University Centre for the Health Economy, Macquarie University Kampus Productions/Pexels Last week, Parliament passed sweeping reforms to Australia’s aged care system. These “once-in-a-generation” changes, set to begin next year on July 1, aim to improve ...2 days ago
- Squirming Environment Secretary spells out climate challenge
The Ministry for the Environment’s boss walks the tightrope of pleasing his political masters and making the case for urgent climate action The post Squirming Environment Secretary spells out climate challenge appeared first on Newsroom. ...2 days ago
- The risk of missing the boat on a good deal for the Cook Strait ferries
It hasn't been plain sailing for the Interislander, but the government will announce plans for the ferries' future any day now. ...2 days ago - 45 percent of NCEA students fail this year’s online literacy, numeracy tests
The results show at least 39,000 students are ineligible for an NCEA certificate - but most will get another chance. ...2 days ago
- The imminent return of charter schools
Without political consensus across the parliament, are we at risk of playing ‘ping pong’ with education? Stewart Sowman-Lund explains for The Bulletin. To receive The Bulletin in full each weekday, sign up here. ...2 days ago
- Special Honours List 6 December 2024 (Bravery Awards)
The King has been pleased to approve the New Zealand Bravery Awards. The Governor-General, under authority delegated by The King, has been pleased to approve the New Zealand Bravery Awards. ...2 days ago - Commission Delivers First Review Of The 2050 Target And Advice On The Fourth Emissions Budget
These reports are our final advice on the fourth emissions budget (for 2036–2040), and the first five-yearly review of the 2050 emissions target. The target review advice also includes a one-off review of whether international shipping and aviation ...2 days ago
- Interim Financial Statements Of The Government Of New Zealand For The Four Months Ended 31 October 2...
The October results are reported against forecasts based on the Budget Economic and Fiscal Update 2024 (BEFU 2024), published on 30 May 2024, and the results for the same period for the previous year. ...2 days ago
- New Police Commissioner Richard Chambers tight-lipped on frontline risk of firearms reform
Police Commissioner Richard Chambers has stopped short of giving MPs his opinion on how the coalition's gun law changes could impact officer safety. ...2 days ago
- Meet James Meager, the man left holding the treaty principles bill
After an acclaimed maiden speech, the new National MP for Rangitata faces his biggest test in politics yet: chairing the committee hearing Act’s controversial bill. He sits down with Toby Manhire to discuss the hearings ahead, and his own path to politics. Few MPs have such an eventful first 12 ...2 days ago
- All 4.8 malls in Hamilton ranked from worst to best
From a sad and maybe illegal nod to the last of the city’s true suburban malls to a long overdue artisanal upstart, this is the definitive list of malls in Hamilton, the city of the future. This is the fourth in the Malls of New Zealand series, where we rank the ...2 days ago
- It might be time for a ‘third way’ in our tertiary education sector
Opinion: As the Govt forges ahead with a review of NZ’s tertiary education system, Chris Eichbaum argues a mix of competition and coordination is the best way forward The post It might be time for a ‘third way’ in our tertiary education sector appeared first on Newsroom. ...2 days ago
- Raw Politics: Throwing in the towel on climate and the foreshore
Climate change is hard and changing New Zealanders’ attitudes and behaviour seems harder still for this Government and its predecessors. Should the coalition accept that’s the reality and go slow and low in its ambitions for change?The Raw Politics podcast looks at the coalition’s latest report on methane from farm ...2 days ago
- CPTPP and the art of living dangerously
Comment: As Trade Minister Todd McClay returns from ministerial talks on the Trans-Pacific Partnership, more passion would be a good thing The post CPTPP and the art of living dangerously appeared first on Newsroom. ...2 days ago
- Climate Commission recommends carbon negative 2050 target
A stronger methane target and a carbon negative goal would be ‘affordable and achievable’, the independent commission’s latest report has found The post Climate Commission recommends carbon negative 2050 target appeared first on Newsroom. ...2 days ago
- This week’s bestselling books – December 6
NONFICTION1 Tasty by Chelsea Winter (Allen & Unwin, $55)Allen & Unwin threw a Xmas party this week and I really hoped Chelsea Winter – their biggest-selling author, which is to say New Zealand’s biggest-selling author – would be there in all her divinity and blondeness. But she wasn’t. That was ...2 days ago
- Daily crossword, Friday 6 December
The post Daily crossword, Friday 6 December appeared first on Newsroom. ...2 days ago
- Black Stick eyeing comeback after ball shatters dream
It was a freak accident – over in less than a second. But it left Anna Crowley terrified she’d lose her sight in one eye, and questioning if she’d ever play hockey again.A nasty crack to the face, leaving the gutsy Black Sticks defender lying on the turf – bleeding, ...2 days ago
- We could miss the boat on the Cook Strait ferries
The look, size and cost of the new Interislander ferries will be revealed any day now, but there’s much more to it than a deal to acquire two big ships.A year after Finance Minister Nicola Willis canned the two iReX mega ferries after a cost blowout, the long-awaited replacements for ...2 days ago
- The struggle for a new Middle East renews in Syria
Opinion: While the world fixated on the faltering Lebanese ceasefire and Gaza, something extraordinary happened in the wider Levant region that threatens to disrupt the trajectory of events in the Middle East.By quickly capturing a major city within days last week and surrounding another, rebel forces have disrupted the power ...2 days ago
- Newsroom daily quiz, Friday 6 December
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- Greenwashing becoming riskier for Kiwi businesses
In The Big Picture: Climate Change – Navigating the risks, Bell Gully takes a closer look at the key lessons that companies can learn from the issues faced in 2024, and what they need to know ahead of changes still to come.Bell Gully partner Richard Massey says, “ensuring accurate and ...2 days ago
- Israel has ‘unleashed hell and destruction’ in Gaza genocide, says Amnesty investigation
Asia Pacific Report Amnesty International’s research has found sufficient basis to conclude that Israel has committed and is continuing to commit genocide against Palestinians in the occupied Gaza Strip, the organisation has revealed in a landmark new investigative report. The 294-page report documents how, during its military offensive launched in ...2 days ago
- Defence minister defends defence force: ‘Out there with our tails up’
While the NZDF deals with budget issues, lagging equipment, and the Manawanui aftermath, Judith Collins makes it clear it still has her support. ...2 days ago
- Grattan on Friday: frustrated government can only bite its tongue as it waits on Michele Bullock
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra As she reads the economic commentators, Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock might, in moments of doubt, wonder whether she’s making a similar mistake to her predecessor Philip Lowe. Lowe ended up discredited because of ...2 days ago
- Call for NZ to step up to bold climate goal of ‘net negative’
The country needs to drastically increase its climate efforts, The Climate Change Commission says . ...2 days ago
- Why are boys outperforming girls in maths?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Zunica, Lecturer in Mathematics Education, University of Sydney Vitalii Stock/Shutterstock A major international test has revealed a concerning gender gap in maths among Australian school students. In the 2023 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), Australia’s ...2 days ago
- The government wants to create a new class of financial adviser for super fund members. Here’s why...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Di Johnson, Senior Lecturer, Griffith University Yuri A/Shutterstock This week, the government announced details of planned reforms to allow more Australians to access free or low-cost financial advice through their super funds or advice firms. The reforms will create a ...2 days ago
- Improving notorious Warkworth intersection shelved – again
The Hill Street junction is often described as the worst intersection in New Zealand. ...2 days ago
- AI weather models can now beat the best traditional forecasts
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vassili Kitsios, Senior Research Scientist, Climate Forecasting, CSIRO NASA/GSFC, MODIS Rapid Response Team, Jacques Descloitres A new machine-learning weather prediction model called GenCast can outperform the best traditional forecasting systems in at least some situations, according to a paper by Google ...2 days ago
- 3 surprising vegan foods that can make you sick this summer
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah McLean, Lecturer in Environmental Health, Swinburne University of Technology Gorodenkoff/Shutterstock It’s a common myth that only food of animal origin, such as meat, seafood, eggs and dairy, can give you food poisoning. But many plant-based foods, such as burgers, ...2 days ago
- Australians with disability are 4 times more likely to die early – often not due to their disabil...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yi Yang, Research Fellow, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne KieferPix/Shutterstock When Finlay Browne died at just 16 years old, “Down syndrome” was listed on his death certificate as a cause of death. But Finlay did ...2 days ago
- Trusted partner to the Pacific, or giant fossil fuel exporter? This week, Australia chose the latter
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wesley Morgan, Research Associate, Institute for Climate Risk and Response, UNSW Sydney The International Court of Justice International Court of Justice , CC BY-NC-ND Australia has long tried to be two things at once – a trusted friend to Pacific nations in ...2 days ago
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Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wesley Morgan, Research Associate, Institute for Climate Risk and Response, UNSW Sydney The International Court of Justice International Court of Justice , CC BY-NC-ND Australia has long tried to be two things at once – a trusted friend to Pacific nations in ...2 days ago
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