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Comment: The West’s war on Iran
Written By: weka - Date published: 11:59 am, June 15th, 2025
This seems one of them more likely explanations. It still doesn’t quite explain why right now though.Comment: The West’s war on Iran
Written By: weka - Date published: 11:02 pm, June 14th, 2025
If the threat of nuclear advancement isn't the reason, why now?Comment: Cecilia Robinson’s Tend Health Win
Written By: weka - Date published: 10:29 am, June 14th, 2025
quite, that's pretty much what I just said. It's government politics and health system politics that stop any kind of patient centred approach. I'm also saying that in order to get a good technical system, it requires engaging with the perceived problems. ...Comment: Cecilia Robinson’s Tend Health Win
Written By: weka - Date published: 10:14 am, June 14th, 2025
what might convince me to be more proactively supportive would be the people that want to do this pre-emptively having a broad awareness of patient rights issues and automatically including that in the debate 👍 Not as an add on, but as core to the idea.Comment: Open mike 13/06/2025
Written By: weka - Date published: 10:03 am, June 14th, 2025
sociopolitical influencing isn't organising. Does no-one talk about politics at school social events? You know, people standing around waiting for the hangi to cook and chatting.Comment: Cecilia Robinson’s Tend Health Win
Written By: weka - Date published: 10:00 am, June 14th, 2025
National won't do it because of the cost. Labour won't do it because Nanny knows best.Comment: Cecilia Robinson’s Tend Health Win
Written By: weka - Date published: 9:58 am, June 14th, 2025
In my experience, and that of my friends who are clinicians, is that the lack of timely access to patient data literally kills people. Right. So here we have the conflict between the needs of those people (the ones at risk of death and the clinicians) and ...Comment: Cecilia Robinson’s Tend Health Win
Written By: weka - Date published: 9:33 am, June 14th, 2025
whereas in my long experience, I fully expect actual patients to not be engaged with. I would expect the HDC and Privacy Commissioner's office to be involved, and on a good day, maybe some NGOs?Comment: Cecilia Robinson’s Tend Health Win
Written By: weka - Date published: 11:42 pm, June 13th, 2025
to dig into the detail a bit. If the data system is nationwide and unified, how does the patient control who has access to the information? Would it just be hospitals and GPs? Or physios, mental health, MSD, ACC? Is the development involving patient rights ...Comment: Cecilia Robinson’s Tend Health Win
Written By: weka - Date published: 11:39 pm, June 13th, 2025
It doesn't sound democratic to me, although I can see the benefits. One of the first things is that the system will naturally bend towards what is efficient and desirable for the system. This already happens. It's a function of the system (not the tech), ...Comment: Daily review 13/06/2025
Written By: weka - Date published: 10:27 pm, June 13th, 2025
brave man going to the US at this time.Comment: Cecilia Robinson’s Tend Health Win
Written By: weka - Date published: 9:32 pm, June 13th, 2025
Success looks like nothing happening. And that’s a tough sell in a three-year political cycle. Yes, but that's what I meant by a communications issue. The main criticism I have of Labour (apart from the whole neoliberal thing) is that they practice top ...Comment: Open mike 13/06/2025
Written By: weka - Date published: 2:48 pm, June 13th, 2025
you can do some sociopolitical influencing at a hangi 😀Comment: Open mike 13/06/2025
Written By: weka - Date published: 2:47 pm, June 13th, 2025
along with climate, and social/political polarisation, this is our biggest political problem. The more people who own homes via the property ladder, the more NZ will vote in neoliberal centrist governments that favour the wealth classes and won't solve ...Comment: Open mike 13/06/2025
Written By: weka - Date published: 2:45 pm, June 13th, 2025
anything that supports the ever expanding property market is going to be a problem. If we raise the minimum wage and benefits, why won't landlords keep raising rents? If we build more state houses, then in some areas that will take the pressure off, but ...Comment: Cecilia Robinson’s Tend Health Win
Written By: weka - Date published: 2:33 pm, June 13th, 2025
hmm, isn't that a communications issue? If primary care is more cost efficient, then solving the GP shortage would have to be a vote winner, but also tying health promotion into community engagement. It looks like a funding prioritising issue too, hard to ...Comment: Open mike 13/06/2025
Written By: weka - Date published: 2:29 pm, June 13th, 2025
that would be so good. Joining a party and getting involved in the selection process for candidates is empowered political activism.Comment: Open mike 13/06/2025
Written By: weka - Date published: 2:28 pm, June 13th, 2025
there are other, better ways to make having a home (buying or renting) affordable again. KS home buying is predicated on the ladder that keeps some people permanently poor. By that I don't mean individuals like b above are doing that, I mean the government ...Comment: Cecilia Robinson’s Tend Health Win
Written By: weka - Date published: 9:53 am, June 13th, 2025
I'm a fan of Ka Ora, who provide after hours GP telehealth for people in rural areas without afterhours medical care. It's not without it's limitations, but it's still useful. Not having to travel is a big part of it for me, and also being able to do ...Comment: Cecilia Robinson’s Tend Health Win
Written By: weka - Date published: 9:49 am, June 13th, 2025
the other problem with the PHO model is that you are tied into one GP/practice and will pay more to go somewhere else if you are on a CSC. This makes accessing appropriate care harder eg getting second opinions, or seeing a particular GP who has a ...Comment: Cecilia Robinson’s Tend Health Win
Written By: weka - Date published: 9:46 am, June 13th, 2025
Things I would want to know: What fees is Tend charging? Are they the same as government subsidised fees in GP clinics? Does Tend use an active triaging system? This is where patients who need direct, face to face care can be redirected. Lots of people ...Comment: The other Jacinda Book
Written By: weka - Date published: 9:30 am, June 13th, 2025
people don't have that much control over burnout in that situation. The why is pretty obvious. Failure to deliver in promises made is a different conversation from why she left. All governments fail to deliver on some things.Comment: Open mike 13/06/2025
Written By: weka - Date published: 9:04 am, June 13th, 2025
there's also a problem with using KS to buy a first home. If KS is meant to be a retirement savings scheme, then this either undermines that, or ties retirement into the property market which in turn fuels the housing crisis.Comment: The other Jacinda Book
Written By: weka - Date published: 9:01 am, June 13th, 2025
you think she choked, when she was burned out and unable to do the job to standard any more and despite that being explained to you appear to not understand what burnout is and why it matters. You also don't understand how abuse against women has changed ...Comment: The other Jacinda Book
Written By: weka - Date published: 8:38 pm, June 12th, 2025
have you said why you have such a strong dislike of Ardern? I know you think she didn't achieve anything, but I wonder if it's more that you don't value her achievements whereas others do.Comment: The other Jacinda Book
Written By: weka - Date published: 8:32 pm, June 12th, 2025
It says you don't understand the situation.Comment: The other Jacinda Book
Written By: weka - Date published: 8:31 pm, June 12th, 2025
Ardern says she resigned because she realised she didn't have the ability to continue to do the job to the standard she aspired do. If you've never been burned out, count yourself lucky, it can be a terrible thing. If you look at the photos of world ...Comment: The other Jacinda Book
Written By: weka - Date published: 8:25 pm, June 12th, 2025
women get different and more kinds of abuse than men do though, and social media has changed things since the last time we had a female PM.Comment: Open mike 12/06/2025
Written By: weka - Date published: 8:22 pm, June 12th, 2025
we have to stay engaged with rural people if we want to make progress on climate and environment though.Comment: The Thunberg dilemma
Written By: weka - Date published: 7:34 pm, June 11th, 2025
incompetence seems as good an explanation as any. How do you see the war playing out?
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- Five years of Keep It Real Online
Minister of Internal Affairs Brooke van Velden is celebrating the fifth anniversary of Keep It Real Online, a website that helps New Zealand families navigate the digital world safely. “I know many parents are worried about the type of content their children might come across online and are looking for practical ...2 weeks ago - Legislation introduced to restrict farm-to-forest conversions
Today Agriculture and Forestry Minister Todd McClay introduced long awaited legislation that will put a stop to large-scale farm-to-forestry conversions – delivering on a key election promise to protect the future of New Zealand food production. “For too long, productive sheep and beef farms have been replaced by pine trees ...2 weeks ago
- Speech to Hospitality NZ Conference
Good morning, Thank you for inviting me to address the Hospitality Conference 2025 right here in Wellington today. I would like to begin by acknowledging: Nick Keene, National President of Hospitality New Zealand, Steve Armitage, Chief Executive of Hospitality New Zealand, members of your Board, and the members of ...2 weeks ago
- New Zealand Veterinary Association Award Evening
Good evening,It’s a real privilege to be here with you tonight, among people who play such a vital role in the wellbeing of our animals, our communities, and our economy. Veterinarians are essential to New Zealand. Upholding our global reputation for world-leading animal welfare standards, something we are known for ...3 weeks ago
- 15 months after ‘flour massacre’ shock, Israel commits daily Gaza food aid killings
BEARING WITNESS: By Cole Martin in occupied Bethlehem Kia ora koutou, I’m a Kiwi journo in occupied Bethlehem, here’s a brief summary of today’s events across the Palestinian and Israeli territories from on the ground. At least 16 killed by Israeli airstrike on al-Shati refugee camp in northern Gaza. 92 ...2 days ago - Cook Islands PM Mark Brown slams NZ for ‘patronising approach’ over China deal
Brown has suggested a double standard, after the New Zealand government cut its development assistance by nearly $20 million. ...2 days ago - Prime Minister Christopher Luxon holds talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing
In introductory remarks, Xi said now was a time to build on the two countries' past achievements and "strive for new progress". ...2 days ago
- ER Report: A Roundup of Significant Articles on EveningReport.nz for June 20, 2025
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on June 20, 2025. Mark Brown: Cook Islands ‘not consulted’ on NZ-China agreementsBy Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown has suggested a double standard, saying he was “not privy to or consulted on” ...2 days ago
- Mark Brown: Cook Islands ‘not consulted’ on NZ-China agreements
By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown has suggested a double standard, saying he was “not privy to or consulted on” agreements New Zealand may enter into with China. New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters has paused $18.2 million in development assistance to the Cook ...2 days ago
- The Friday Poem: ‘Then Worse’ by Jordan Irvine
A new poem by Jordan Irvine. Then Worse Man stood over the bridge like That’s it Rocks stand scared stiff and water says Excuse me Drug dealers on scooters Polite men turn to looters Got a sentence longer than Virginia Woolf’s Look at the clock Chop chop ...2 days ago - The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending June 20
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. AUCKLAND 1 A Different Kind of Power by Jacinda Ardern (Penguin Random House, $60) Spot New Zealand’s former ...2 days ago
- West Australian miners flexed their muscle to block a federal EPA last year. Will it be different th...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Diane Dowdell, PhD Candidate in Sustainable Mining, The University of Queensland CUHRIG/Getty This week, Environment Minister Murray Watt met with groups representing business, the environment, renewable energy and First Nations communities in a bid to restart Labor’s stalled environmental reforms. There ...2 days ago
- Eugene Doyle: How centrifugal forces have been unleashed in Iran
COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle The surprise US-Israeli attack on Iran is literally and figuratively designed to unleash centrifugal forces in the Islamic Republic. Two nuclear powers are currently involved in the bombing of the nuclear facilities of a third state. One of them, the US has — for the moment ...2 days ago
- Technology to enforce teen social media ban is ‘effective’, trial says. But this is at odds with...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa M. Given, Professor of Information Sciences & Director, Social Change Enabling Impact Platform, RMIT University MAYA LAB/Shutterstock Technologies to enforce the Australian government’s social media ban for under 16s are “private, robust and effective”. That’s according to the preliminary findings ...2 days ago
- A new special tribunal will investigate Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. Will it be effective?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yvonne Breitwieser-Faria, Lecturer in Criminal Law and International Law, Curtin University Earlier this year, the European Union, the Council of Europe, Ukraine and an international coalition of states agreed to establish a new special tribunal. The tribunal will eventually be tasked with ...2 days ago
- 6 things Australia must do if it’s serious about tackling school bullying
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vanessa Miller, Lecturer in Education (Classroom Management), Southern Cross University Wander Women/ Getty Images Bullying is arguably one of the most serious issues facing Australia’s schools. About one in four students between Year 4 and Year 9 report being ...2 days ago
- ‘Dumb decision’ to increase Nelson highway speed limit reversed
Part of State Highway 6 will remain at 60km/h after a campaign against the government rollback of speed limit reductions. ...3 days ago
- PM’s Intervention To Kill Simon Watts’ Ute Tax 2.0 Welcomed By Taxpayers
The Taxpayers’ Union revealed documents showing that IRD had been working on changes to remove the logbook exemption for work vehicles and impose FBT on the assumed private use of double cab utes. ...3 days ago - Keith Rankin Analysis – America’s imperial ‘gift’: ‘Crusader Democracy’ versus ‘Christ...
Analysis by Keith Rankin. Keith Rankin, trained as an economic historian, is a retired lecturer in Economics and Statistics. He lives in Auckland, New Zealand. The United States has always fancied itself as the founder of modern democracy (aka ‘Democracy’). And, although that country has been self-absorbed for most of ...3 days ago
- Many elite athletes live below the poverty line. Tax-deductible donations won’t solve the problem
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle O’Shea, Senior Lecturer, School of Business, Western Sydney University Australia’s Jaclyn Narracott competes in the women’s skeleton at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. Joe Klamar/AFP via Getty Images As the end of the 2024-25 financial year nears, the Australian Olympic Committee ...3 days ago
- ‘Puts New Zealand in a weaker position’ – expert on Peters’ Cook Islands mov...
The decision by the Foreign Affairs Minister to suspend payment of aid to the Cook Islands could backfire on the New Zealand government, an academic says. ...3 days ago
- The cost of being: A political adviser finishing their master’s degree
As part of our series exploring how New Zealanders live and our relationship with money, a political adviser and master’s student describes their financial situation. Want to be part of The Cost of Being? Fill out the questionnaire here. Gender: Female. Age: 23. Ethnicity: Pākehā. Role: I work full time as ...3 days ago
- Bribe or community benefit? Sweeteners smoothing the way for renewables projects need to be done rig...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hugh Breakey, Deputy Director, Institute for Ethics, Governance & Law, Griffith University Louise Beaumont/Getty When a renewable energy developer announces a new project, there’s one big question mark – how will nearby communities react? Community pushback has scuttled many renewables ...3 days ago
- Despite decades of cost cutting, governments spend more than ever. How can we make sense of this?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Lovering, Lecturer in International Relations, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Getty Images Recent controversies over New Zealand’s Ka Ora, Ka Ako school lunch program have revolved around the apparent shortcomings of the food and its delivery. Stories ...3 days ago
- Is there any hope for a fairer carve-up of the GST between the states?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Saul Eslake, Vice-Chancellor’s Fellow, University of Tasmania When the Western Australian state government handed down its state budget on Thursday, it showed a balance sheet solidly in the black with a A$2.5 billion surplus. But, as it has for seven years, the ...3 days ago
- Jaws at 50: the first summer blockbuster is still a film that bites – even when the shark didn’t...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Will Jeffery, Sessional Academic, Discipline of Film Studies, University of Sydney Photo by Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images When I was eight years old, on a Saturday night before surf lifesaving training, my dad put on the film Jaws and it ...3 days ago
- Charges Laid Over Deaths In New Zealand Hostel Fire
Detective Sergeant Timothy Leitch said the people charged were “involved with the management and operation of the building, and police allege they were responsible for aspects of the building’s fire safety system. ...3 days ago
- New cases of meningococcal disease have been detected. What are the symptoms? And who can get vaccin...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Archana Koirala, Paediatrician and Infectious Diseases Specialist; Clinical Researcher, University of Sydney Two Tasmanian women have been hospitalised with invasive meningococcal disease, bringing the number of cases nationally so far this year to 48. Health authorities are urging people to watch for ...3 days ago
- Cook Islands saga another test for Govt’s China policy as Luxon hits Beijing
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says the “areas of risk” in the strategic deal between the Cook Islands and China include security, defence, sovereignty and international border arrangements. These risk factors are now being worked through by officials from the two countries, and the Cook Islands foreign ministry says a new ...3 days ago - Opposition slams Kāinga Ora decision to scrap public housing builds
The housing agency has identified 212 projects producing 3479 houses that will not proceed for "financial sustainability" reasons. ...3 days ago
- New classrooms for Kura Kaupapa announced
The government has announced $28 million will be spent on building more "safe, warm and dry classrooms" for tamakari in Māori full immersion schools. ...3 days ago
- Government, Opposition scrap over common infrastructure ground
Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop has agreed to work with his counterparts on the 30-year plan, but the discussion got heated. ...3 days ago
- The Weekend: Matariki is the perfect time to start afresh
Madeleine Chapman reflects on the week that was. Mānawatia a Matariki! Congratulations, you made it. Welcome to the Māori new year. I like the idea of starting fresh on the darkest day of the year. It makes sense that after weeks of feeling the heavy weight of dark and cold, ...3 days ago
- Bestselling books at Matariki Weekend
NONFICTION 1 A Different Kind of Power by Jacinda Ardern (Penguin Random House, $59.99) “She wrote it without a ghostwriter,” her husband marvelled on social media this week, as though that was something amazing for an author to accomplish. Never mind; it’s one of the best books of the year, ...3 days ago
- Geopolitics takes centre-stage as Luxon prepares for President Xi Jinping meeting
Christopher Luxon heads into his meeting with China's President on Friday with an ever-growing list of topics to discuss. ...3 days ago
- Why Puanga is the star of this Matariki
For many iwi, the Māori new year was never marked by Matariki – but by Puanga, a brighter star that rises first in winter. As knowledge is reclaimed and wānanga held across the country, Puanga is once again taking its place in the sky. I didn’t grow up knowing anything ...3 days ago
- Fury of the Small: The face of evil
In episode seven, the scene is set for a confrontation with the second villain of our tale: the sultry Karla Rose, to whom there is more than meets the eye. Fury of the Small blends radio drama, improv comedy and tabletop roleplaying into a unique audio experience. In our ...3 days ago
- The Spinoff Essay: Becoming my own man of the year
Lorde has couched statements about her gender cautiously, but they’re still welcome and radical for women who grew up thinking traditionally masculine traits were a flaw. The first time I realised I could choose to buy men’s clothing was in April 2023. I’d worn “old man pants” in the ...3 days ago
- Newsroom daily quiz, Friday 20 June
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- The secret diary of .. Luxon in China
MONDAY “Where are your slippers?,” Amanda said. “You’ll need your slippers.” Much is at fate for the destiny and wellbeing of New Zealand as I head to China this week to deliver a set of deliverables. “I can’t find your slippers,” she said. Other great helmsmen from history must have ...3 days ago
- The Israel-Iran conflict may not end without a regime change
Analysis: The spiral of conflict in the Middle East took another dangerous turn when Israel, seemingly unprovoked, attacked Iran last Friday on an unprecedented scale, taking the region to the brink of full-scale war as Iran retaliates. The day before Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched the still ongoing war, ...3 days ago
- Mini crossword, Friday 20 June
The post Mini crossword, Friday 20 June appeared first on Newsroom. ...3 days ago
- Grattan on Friday: Sussan Ley has her first big outing with the national media next week, so here ar...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra On Wednesday, Opposition Leader Sussan Ley will front the National Press Club. So why is that a big deal? For one thing, her predecessor Peter Dutton never appeared there as opposition leader. For another, ...3 days ago
- A war on diplomacy itself – Israel’s unprovoked attack on Iran
ANALYSIS: By Joe Hendren Had Israel not launched its unprovoked attack on Iran on Friday night, in direct violation of the UN Charter, Iran would now be taking part in the sixth round of negotiations concerning the future of its nuclear programme, meeting with representatives from the United States in ...3 days ago
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