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Comment: The Zelensky Dump
Written By: Ed - Date published: 9:32 am, December 15th, 2022
... good faith while the other parties involved did not. Thousands of ... is not your cup of tea, I recommend you view Adam ...Comment: Co-Governance is Orthodox Policy for both National and Labour
Written By: corey humm - Date published: 11:05 am, December 2nd, 2022
... one that created the Maori party? Had he not refused to ... it's common knowledge the Maori party were willing to go with ... , Clark would have read the tea leaves and seen that three ...
What happened to National’s policy machine?
Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 8:34 am, November 16th, 2022
... . From Russell Palmer at RNZ: Party leader Christopher Luxon this afternoon ... if she was reading the tea leaves and wanted to preempt ...
Categories: Christopher Luxon, david parker, local government, national, same old national
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Democracy is on the Ballot – watershed US midterms this week.
Written By: nickkelly - Date published: 1:46 am, November 7th, 2022
... 40.9% and the Republican Party took back control of Congress. This was at the height of the Tea Party movement pushing the Republican Party to the right. Much of ... is the second point, whichever party controls the White House, tends ...
Categories: Abuse of power, climate change, cost of living, Donald Trump, economy, employment, Environment, feminism, International, Joe Biden, news, Politics, science, us politics
Tags: Bolsonari,democracy,donald trump,Joe Biden,mid-term,nick kelly,Roe v Wade,ukraine
Jacinda Ardern to National – Bring It On
Written By: notices and features - Date published: 3:46 pm, November 6th, 2022
... Deputy Leader of the Labour Party Kelvin Davis, our caucus and ... known as endless cups of tea. And because I am an ... you that Labour is the party who can tackle it head ...
Categories: jacinda ardern, labour, uncategorized
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Written By: Belladonna - Date published: 7:40 pm, October 2nd, 2022
... National doing a cup of tea with Manji - but they have history of working with centrist MPs and parties (Peter Dunn). We don't have ...Comment: Open mike 10/09/2022
Written By: Jenny are we there yet - Date published: 1:14 pm, September 10th, 2022
... with Alice. They've great big parties inside the grounds. "I wouldn't ... , dear, but it's time for tea," Says Alice. https://allpoetry.com/ ...Comment: National’s PR support springs into action
Written By: newsense - Date published: 5:52 pm, September 2nd, 2022
... have, but any confident political tea reader wouldn’t have had to wait. A politician who rules out parties appears strong, a major determiner ...Comment: Open mike 28/08/2022
Written By: Bearded Git - Date published: 7:51 pm, August 28th, 2022
... tax riots look like a tea party, she is threatening to trigger ...
About Gaurav Sharma
Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 9:17 am, August 15th, 2022
... Parliamentary Service and the Labour Party had handled the incident well. " ... breather and a cup of tea. It has been an extraordinarily ...
Categories: employment, labour, political parties, Unions, workers' rights
Tags:Comment: Open mike 10/08/2022
Written By: Anne - Date published: 6:42 pm, August 10th, 2022
... years. 2) He started a party "New Labour" and took those ... decided to start a new party called "Association of Citizens and ... the new regime both major parties did deals which helped keep ... Banks. They set up a tea party in a Remuera café as ...Comment: Open mike 10/08/2022
Written By: lprent - Date published: 2:52 pm, August 10th, 2022
... for accepting it by both parties was to try to get Done with Dunne. He'd been a electoral irritant for both parties for a very long time. ... . Instead we get cups of tea with National and Act leaders ...Comment: Open mike 01/08/2022
Written By: Rosemary McDonald - Date published: 10:36 am, August 1st, 2022
... and have a cup of tea. She never gave them an ... the protest went on, every party in Parliament also signed on ...
Chinese Capital in the Pacific
Written By: advantage - Date published: 8:23 am, July 19th, 2022
... just shown empty pockets. No party that promises massive tax giveaways ... decrease import costs, rice and tea harvests crashed 20%. Dilmah Director ... Lanka is continuing to rebalance tea production and tourism amongst the ...
Categories: China, debt / deficit, Economy, International, Nanaia Mahuta, Pacific, uncategorized
Tags:Comment: Open mike 06/07/2022
Written By: KJT - Date published: 8:46 am, July 7th, 2022
The "Tea Party" is the US equivalent of the "Tax Payers Union". A bunch of right Wing "useful idiots" financed by heaps of dark money. Hardly a credible source.Comment: Open mike 06/07/2022
Written By: Blazer - Date published: 8:16 am, July 7th, 2022
-'The Tea Party movement is an American fiscally conservative political movement within the Republican Party. -New York Times article is ...Comment: Open mike 06/07/2022
Written By: Jenny how to get there - Date published: 11:15 pm, July 6th, 2022
... the "Front Page of the Tea Party? A New York Times pay ...Comment: Open mike 13/06/2022
Written By: Shanreagh - Date published: 7:53 pm, June 13th, 2022
... is not everyone's cup of tea. She & the mayor got it ... Laurie Foon from the Green Party. She would make a good ...Comment: Daily review 31/05/2022
Written By: RedLogix - Date published: 9:01 pm, May 31st, 2022
... ’s is the first Green Party to adopt such a position. “I am very happy and proud,” said Tea Törmänen, who attended the conference ...Comment: Act’s generous donors and its anti Treaty campaign
Written By: Patricia Bremner - Date published: 5:13 pm, March 26th, 2022
These people realise National has no chance of being elected without a "Friend". That is what the JK "cup of tea" was for... establishing a partner party friend.Comment: Open mike 08/03/2022
Written By: SPC - Date published: 2:29 pm, March 8th, 2022
I don't doubt the ACT Party was for undermining state schooling as a concept, the issue was when it became a core policy. For example ACT was/is against school zoning - but then the cup of tea and Epsom and the Grammar ...Comment: Convoy protest 2/3/22
Written By: Robert Guyton - Date published: 9:19 am, March 2nd, 2022
... little-pinky-extended, finest-china tea-party on the lawn conversations, I'm ...Comment: We are better than this
Written By: mikesh - Date published: 12:33 pm, February 20th, 2022
We didn't think you were referring to the US Tea Party.Comment: We are better than this
Written By: observer - Date published: 11:34 am, February 20th, 2022
"It was no gentile, upper-middle class tea party." I know these discussions are serious but occasionally there's a great typo to lighten the mood ...Comment: We are better than this
Written By: Blazer - Date published: 11:21 am, February 20th, 2022
' It was no gentile, upper-middle class tea party.' Is that how you would describe it....today?Comment: We are better than this
Written By: Just Saying - Date published: 11:13 am, February 20th, 2022
... the formation of the Labour Party. Let me assure you, it ...Comment: Open mike 20/02/2022
Written By: Adrian - Date published: 10:32 am, February 20th, 2022
... observation that all the wee tea parties, aura rubbings, and yoga mean ...Comment: The right to protest
Written By: lprent - Date published: 7:21 pm, February 13th, 2022
... have spent Sunday having morning tea with the Governor-General and ... been issued today and the party leaders would already be indulging ... since 2018. On a two-party preferred basis, the government trails ...Comment: The right to protest
Written By: Shanreagh - Date published: 12:46 pm, February 13th, 2022
... and libertarian groups, including the Tea Party in 2009 in their platform ... blacks stemming largely from the Tea Party.” " They are us......indeed not ...Comment: Open mike 13/02/2022
Written By: Shanreagh - Date published: 12:02 pm, February 13th, 2022
... and libertarian groups, including the Tea Party in 2009 in their platform ... blacks stemming largely from the Tea Party.” The Gadsden flag is about ...
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- What is the rules-based order? How this global system has shifted from ‘liberal’ origins − and...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Latham, Professor of Political Science, Macalester College Global order? Put a pin in it. Getty Images The phrase “international rules-based order” has long been a fixture in global politics. Western leaders often use it to describe a framework of rules, norms ...11 hours ago - Indian PM Narendra Modi alleges ‘anti-India activity’ in New Zealand
The Indian prime minister's comments created a moment of disagreement during an otherwise warm meeting with Christopher Luxon. ...12 hours ago - India’s PM says Luxon will support action against Sikh separatists in NZ
It started with a hug.On the steps of Hyderabad House in Delhi, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon leaned in first. Once Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi embraced his new friend, the pair walked the flag-adorned lawn, and Luxon patted Modi on the back one, two, three, four times. .wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles article .entry-title ...12 hours ago - Peters in Washington: ‘Some of us saw the certainty of change’
Foreign Minister Winston Peters says his Washington meetings are extraordinarily important in the global economic circumstances. ...13 hours ago
- The art of tiptoeing around Donald Trump
Former New Zealand ambassador to the US Tim Groser explains the tightrope walk of pleasing the US president. ...13 hours ago
- What you missed from Whangārei District Council’s extraordinary fluoridation meeting
Whangārei District Council reaffirmed its defiance of the government’s fluoridation order on Monday, despite mounting costs, legal threats and a bitterly divided chamber. Whangārei District Council (WDC) spent Monday afternoon in what may be one of the most chaotic and heated council meetings in recent memory. After months of defiance ...13 hours ago - The Fold: Why the golden age of advertising never really existed
Media strategist, advisor and author Kevin Chesters joins Duncan Greive for a deep dive into advertising, creativity and the demise of the monoculture ahead of his appearance at AXIS Speaks in Tāmaki Makaurau. Kevin Chesters has 30 years of experience leading strategy on both agency and client sides, serving ...13 hours ago
- Digital twins: Next-gen crash test dummies for healthcare
Professor David McGiffin knows his trade. A top Australian heart-lung researcher and a retired head of cardiothoracic and transplant surgery at The Alfred Hospital in Melbourne, McGiffin has seen huge advances in his field over a long and distinguished career.Listen to the podcast But one thing that remains unsolved ...13 hours ago
- Putin’s dangerous war games
Comment: Russia’s four-yearly training exercises have become genuinely dangerous events The post Putin’s dangerous war games appeared first on Newsroom. ...13 hours ago
- Will a white knight ride to the Herald’s rescue?
MediaRoom column: A wider play for the Herald owner is possible; Plus, machines take over the Herald site. And a new media trust survey. The post Will a white knight ride to the Herald’s rescue? appeared first on Newsroom. ...13 hours ago
- After Orr: time to rethink imported banking rules
Analysis: By cherry-picking standards from abroad, politicians risk undermining regulatory effectiveness and Reserve Bank credibility The post After Orr: time to rethink imported banking rules appeared first on Newsroom. ...13 hours ago
- Fisheries minister attacks own ministry’s data as ‘demonstrably false’
Shane Jones joined the fishing industry in disputing official figures but provided no evidence to back up his claims The post Fisheries minister attacks own ministry’s data as ‘demonstrably false’ appeared first on Newsroom. ...13 hours ago
- Diplomacy skills polished as world leaders wait out Trump
Two months into US President Donald Trump’s presidency, leaders around the world are picking their battle strategies: butter him up, or speak truth to power?To date, New Zealand has largely steered clear entirely, treading a careful line. Earlier this month, Winston Peters fired Phil Goff from his position as High ...13 hours ago
- Newsroom daily quiz, Tuesday 18 March
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- Fomison, by his friend/gofer/lackey
Mark Forman’s exemplary new biography, Tony Fomison: Life Of The Artist, has been published after 12 years of research and writing – and over those long years I’ve diligently answered Mark’s emails on his subject. Between 1985–1989, I was Tony Fomison’s friend/gofer/lackey/ Sancho Panza/Sundance Kid/Boswell/Baldrick.I look back on my time ...13 hours ago
- Police ‘urgently’ need more info on risky Bitcoin ATMs
Crime using cryptocurrency machines is on the rise in other countries and cops want to understand their use in NZ The post Police ‘urgently’ need more info on risky Bitcoin ATMs appeared first on Newsroom. ...13 hours ago
- Daily crossword, Tuesday 18 March
The post Daily crossword, Tuesday 18 March appeared first on Newsroom. ...13 hours ago
- Windbag: The conundrum of the Wellington waterfront fences
Seven people have died on the Wellington waterfront since 2006. What should be done about it? In 2021, 30-year-old Sandy Calkin died in Wellington Harbour after a night drinking with friends in the city centre. A coroner’s report into Calkin’s death, released last week, confirmed the cause of death was ...13 hours ago
- You’ve heard of the Big Bang. Now astronomers have discovered the Big Wheel – here’s why it’...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Themiya Nanayakkara, Lead Astronomer at the James Webb Australian Data Centre, Swinburne University of Technology The Big Wheel alongside some of its neighbours. Weichen Wang et al. (2025) Deep observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have revealed an exceptionally ...18 hours ago
- Luxon meets with Modi in India: ‘We believe in policies of development’
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has won facetime and favour with global heavyweight Narendra Modi on a frenetic full day in India, where both pledged greater military cooperation. ...19 hours ago
- Luxon meets Modi in India: ‘We believe in policies of development’
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has won facetime and favour with global heavyweight Narendra Modi on a frenetic full day in India, where both pledged greater military cooperation. ...19 hours ago
- New Zealanders Urge Winston Peters To Speak Up For Palestine In His Meeting With The US Secretary Of...
Open letter requesting government action on the future of Gaza ...21 hours ago - Fijian academic says PM’s plans to change constitution ‘might take a while’
By Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific editor A Fijian academic believes Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka’s failed attempt to garner enough parliamentary support to change the country’s 2013 Constitution “is only the beginning”. Last week, Rabuka fell short in his efforts to secure the support of three-quarters of the members of Parliament ...21 hours ago
- Japanese encephalitis has claimed a second life in NSW and been detected in Brisbane. What is it?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cameron Webb, Clinical Associate Professor and Principal Hospital Scientist, University of Sydney encierro/Shutterstock A second man has died from Japanese encephalitis virus in New South Wales on March 6, the state’s health authorities confirmed on Friday. Aged in his 70s, the ...21 hours ago
- Coalition promises Australian version of United States’ RICO act to target CFMEU
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has announced a Coalition government would introduce legislation, based on an American law used to pursue the Mafia, to enable police to target the “kingpins” of criminal organisations such as outlaw ...23 hours ago
- Non-compete agreements and other restraints can end up hurting Australian workers – and all of us ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paula McDonald, Professor of Work and Organisation, Queensland University of Technology Twinsterphoto/Shutterstock Australian workers have to overcome some significant barriers in navigating their careers. Some may lack the training or work experience opportunities needed to make themselves stand out and ...23 hours ago
- Many of history’s deadliest building fires have been in nightclubs. Here’s why they’re so dang...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Milad Haghani, Associate Professor & Principal Fellow in Urban Risk & Resilience, The University of Melbourne A fire at a nightclub in North Macedonia has killed at least 59 people and injured more than 150. The blaze broke out at the Pulse ...24 hours ago
- Trump is surveying Australian academics about gender diversity and China – what does this mean fo...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendan Walker-Munro, Senior Lecturer (Law), Southern Cross University Shortly after taking office, US President Donald Trump issued executive orders banning federal funding on so-called “woke” research. This is part of his broader ban on all diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies, ...1 day ago
- Serwah Attafuah: a powerful and most welcome voice in contemporary Australian art
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dominic Redfern, Associate Professor, School of Art, RMIT University Serwah Attafuah, The Darkness Between The Stars, JOAN. Landscape still. Courtesy of the artist. Virtuosic digital artistry is on show in Serwah Attafuah’s installation The Darkness Between the Stars, currently showing at ACMI. ...1 day ago
- Haeata Community Campus wants to ditch free school lunch provider
Last week, the school was delivered 600 meals that arrived "completely frozen". ...1 day ago
- Tripartite Call For Government Action On Silicosis Risks
A workshop was held by MinEx earlier this month to help develop a pan-industry response to silicosis across extractive, construction, concrete and other sectors as well as health and safety organisations and researchers. ...1 day ago
- Kiwi Aid Agencies Urge Government To Increase Climate Finance & Foreign Aid Spending
The letter, from the Council for International Development (CID), the peak body for New Zealand NGOs and charities in the international development and humanitarian space is addressed to Foreign Minister Winston Peters, Finance Minister Nicola Willis, ...1 day ago
- Hundreds of livestock breeds have gone extinct – but some Australian farmers are keeping endangere...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catie Gressier, Adjunct Research Fellow in Agriculture and Environment, The University of Western Australia Berkshire pigs JWhitwell/Shutterstock It took thousands of years to develop the world’s extraordinary range of domesticated farm animals – an estimated 8,800 livestock breeds across 38 farmed species. ...1 day ago
- Luxon meets Modi: why a ‘good’ NZ-India trade deal is preferable to a ‘perfect’ one
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Ogden, Associate Professor in Global Studies, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Some have said Christopher Luxon’s pledge to get a free trade deal between New Zealand and India over the line in his first term as prime minister was overly ...1 day ago
- Rewatching The Bachelor NZ premiere, 10 years on
A decade ago today, the nation sat transfixed by a tray of red roses and a chiselled man named Arthur. I still remember where I was when I found out that The Bachelor NZ was coming. Duncan Greive was at the Three season launch and texting me live updates. As ...1 day ago
- New to streaming: What to watch on Netflix NZ, Neon and more this week
We round up everything coming to streaming services this week, including Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+, ThreeNow, Neon and TVNZ+ If you enjoy transfixing dramas: Good American Family (Disney+, March 19) Based on a bewildering true story, Good American Family follows Ellen Pompeo and Mark Duplass ...1 day ago
- Australia’s defence – navigating US-China tensions in changing world
SPECIAL REPORT: By Peter Cronau for Declassified Australia Australia is caught in a jam, between an assertive American ally and a bold Chinese trading partner. America is accelerating its pivot to the Indo-Pacific, building up its fighting forces and expanding its military bases. As Australia tries to navigate a pathway ...1 day ago
- ‘We’ll keep our nerve’: Winston Peters readies for Marco Rubio meeting
Foreign Minister Winston Peters is keeping his cool in the US, and particularly ahead of the main event - a meeting with Secretary of State Marco Rubio. ...1 day ago
- Gains for Labor as they lead in three of last five polls
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 A national Freshwater poll for The Financial Review, conducted March 13–15 from a sample of 1,051, gave the Coalition a 51–49 lead ...1 day ago
- Ten years ago, Natalia Kills and Willy Moon blew up X Factor NZ
Alex Casey looks back at the X Factor NZ moment that stopped the nation in its tracks. First published on August 10, 2023. It’s Sunday, March 15, 2015. John Key is the prime minister, the number one song in the country is ‘fourfiveseconds’ by Rihanna, Kanye West and Paul McCartney. ...1 day ago
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