Open mike 01/06/2024
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Date published: 6:00 am, June 1st, 2024 - 17 comments
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Daily review 31/05/2024
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Date published: 5:30 pm, May 31st, 2024 - 2 comments
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Open mike 31/05/2024
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Date published: 6:00 am, May 31st, 2024 - 88 comments
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Daily review 30/05/2024
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Date published: 5:30 pm, May 30th, 2024 - 13 comments
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Budget Smudgeit
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Date published: 2:43 pm, May 30th, 2024 - 80 comments
Early comments on the budget. Basically tax cuts are being paid by more borrowing. There is no way this can be described as being fiscally neutral.
The Budget Day Protests
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Date published: 8:33 am, May 30th, 2024 - 18 comments
Protests by Māori and Tangata Tiriti against government policy are underway on the day of the National government’s first budget. Carkoi and Hikoi are taking place in many locations across the country.
Open mike 30/05/2024
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Date published: 6:00 am, May 30th, 2024 - 35 comments
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Daily review 29/05/2024
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Date published: 5:30 pm, May 29th, 2024 - 3 comments
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Open mike 29/05/2024
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Date published: 6:00 am, May 29th, 2024 - 37 comments
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Is our investment in defence value for money?
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Date published: 4:31 am, May 29th, 2024 - 30 comments
Defence cost us more than $6.7 billion in 2023/24. Why does our small, remote country have such a costly defence force? Is it fit for purpose – and in 2024, what is that purpose?
Daily review 28/05/2024
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Date published: 5:30 pm, May 28th, 2024 - 20 comments
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What does the Government have against Māori wards?
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Date published: 1:27 pm, May 28th, 2024 - 49 comments
The Government is moving with urgency to reverse Labour’s repeal of referenda for Māori wards on local councils.
Open mike 28/05/2024
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Date published: 6:00 am, May 28th, 2024 - 77 comments
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Daily review 27/05/2024
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Date published: 5:30 pm, May 27th, 2024 - 6 comments
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Open mike 27/05/2024
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Date published: 6:00 am, May 27th, 2024 - 14 comments
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What is that word that starts with “C” and ends with “orruption”?
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Date published: 11:11 am, May 26th, 2024 - 46 comments
The past fortnight has seen a number of breaking stories each of which raises concerns about the motivations and goals of this Government. It makes you wonder whether the pursuit of self interest is an embedded feature as opposed to a bug.
Open mike 26/05/2024
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Date published: 6:00 am, May 26th, 2024 - 32 comments
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Is Shane Jones Right About Mining?
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Date published: 10:58 am, May 25th, 2024 - 36 comments
Maybe Shane Jones is at least partially right about mining.
The Luxon Government’s War on Nature
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Date published: 6:10 am, May 25th, 2024 - 10 comments
“But the truth is that real gains only ever come out of a mobilised civil society and achieving a mobilised civil society is exactly what we have to do.”
– Russel Norman
Open mike 25/05/2024
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Date published: 6:00 am, May 25th, 2024 - 62 comments
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Daily review 24/05/2024
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Date published: 5:30 pm, May 24th, 2024 - 1 comment
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Open mike 24/05/2024
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Date published: 6:00 am, May 24th, 2024 - 57 comments
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Daily review 23/05/2024
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Date published: 5:30 pm, May 23rd, 2024 - 9 comments
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“It’s the end of the Tories…”
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Date published: 12:13 pm, May 23rd, 2024 - 27 comments
“and they know it”
Open mike 23/05/2024
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Date published: 6:00 am, May 23rd, 2024 - 93 comments
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Daily review 22/05/2024
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Date published: 5:30 pm, May 22nd, 2024 - 4 comments
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Making up for lost time
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Date published: 8:34 am, May 22nd, 2024 - 39 comments
Guest post by Nigel Haworth where he discusses Labour membership’s desire for taxation reform and why it is important that Labour decides on its position as soon as possible.
Open mike 22/05/2024
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Date published: 6:00 am, May 22nd, 2024 - 66 comments
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Daily review 21/05/2024
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Date published: 5:30 pm, May 21st, 2024 - 16 comments
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National MP *forgets* to declare $178,000 in donations
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Date published: 11:23 am, May 21st, 2024 - 21 comments
In breaking news New Plymouth National MP David MacLeod apparently *forgot* to declare $178,000 in declarations to the Electoral Commission.
Speech time
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Date published: 9:02 am, May 21st, 2024 - 6 comments
In the past week Christopher Luxon and Chris Hipkins have both delivered future vision themed speeches. With some dramatic contrasts.
- A groundbreaking discovery: how we found remnants of Earth’s primordial crust near Perth
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Kirkland, Professor of Geochronology, Curtin University Lukas Gojda / Shutterstock Our planet was born around 4.5 billion years ago. To understand this mind-bendingly long history, we need to study rocks and the minerals they are made of. The oldest rocks ...4 days ago - ‘We cannot have peace without independence,’ says Kanak govt officialBy Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist As New Caledonia passes the one-month mark since violent and deadly clashes erupted on last month, there has been no clear path put forward by Paris as far as the Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front (FLNKS) is concerned. Yesterday, eight people — including ...4 days ago
- Grattan on Friday: Peter Dutton is seated aloft the nuclear tiger, hoping not to get eatenSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra No one doubts Peter Dutton has a huge task to sell his radical nuclear plan, with many experts throwing buckets of cold water over it. But on Thursday the opposition leader received some welcome backing. ...4 days ago
- Too much politics clouding cancer drugs process, decision – Pharmac Minister
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- It’s now possible to invest in bitcoin on Australia’s largest stock exchange. Is the currency go...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marta Khomyn, Lecturer, University of Adelaide Jonathan Borba/Pexels The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has just seen the listing of its first bitcoin spot exchange-traded fund – “ETF” for short. Issued by investment management firm VanEck, the new investment product is ...4 days ago
- New play American Signs looks at the nefarious world of consultancies – but leaves Australia off t...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alana Lentin, Professor in Cultural and Social Analysis, Western Sydney University Prudence Upton/Sydney Theatre Company Anchuli Felicia King’s new one-performer piece, American Signs, written for the talented Catherine Văn-Davies, thrusts us into the world of a campus hire at “The Firm”, ...4 days ago
- Coalition shrugs off attrition concerns over 500 police promiseThe coalition is confident it can deliver on its promise by the end of next year - despite questions over attrition. ...4 days ago
- Does Israel really want to open a two-front war by attacking Hezbollah in Lebanon?Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Parmeter, Research Scholar, Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies, Australian National University Among the many sayings attributed to Winston Churchill is, “Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” This sentiment seems appropriate as Israel potentially appears ...4 days ago
- Student Nurses Angered By Recruitment Restrictions
New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) have voiced concerns about Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora restricting the employment of graduate nurses into their workforce due to budget constraints. ...4 days ago - NZCTU Slams Govt Cutting Disabled Workers Wages As DisgracefulThe NZCTU is slamming a decision by the Government in Budget 2024 to cut a programme which ensured that disabled workers are paid the minimum wage. ...4 days ago
- No costing, no clear timelines, no easy legal path: deep scepticism over Dutton’s nuclear plan is ...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Lowe, Emeritus Professor, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University Martin Lisner/Shutterstock It is very difficult to take Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s nuclear announcement seriously. His proposal for seven nuclear power stations is, at present, legally impossible, technically improbable, economically ...4 days ago
- What is phonics and why is it used to teach reading?Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rauno Parrila, Director and Professor, Australian Centre for the Advancement of Literacy, Australian Catholic University Andrea Piacquadio/Pexels, CC BY Victoria has just announced all government schools will be required to use phonics to teach reading from next year. This brings it ...4 days ago
- NZTA put on notice over cost of cones, traffic managementThe agency will soon need to count up what it spends on an "infestation" of road cones and temporary traffic management. ...4 days ago
- Amid scorching heat, 900 people died this week in Saudi Arabia. Climate change has made the Hajj pil...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Milad Haghani, Senior Lecturer of Urban Mobility, Public Safety & Disaster Risk, UNSW Sydney Each year, millions of Muslims from across the world embark on the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia. The mass migration is unparalleled in scale, and pilgrims ...4 days ago
- EDS Applauds Select Committee Report Confirming Hauraki Gulf Marine ProtectionThe Committee has recommended that the Bill be passed with minor amendments. The bill will create 12 new high protection areas, 5 new seafloor protection areas and 2 extensions to existing marine reserves. ...4 days ago
- Transport Minister celebrates 'record investment' in public transportSimeon Brown also announced the roll-out of contactless debit and credit card payments for use on public transport, starting this year. ...4 days ago
- Marine Protection Bill Encouraging, But More Work Required“The Green Party campaigned on protecting 30 percent of our oceans. We will continue to fight for our marine environment so it can be enjoyed across future generations,” says Marama Davidson. ...4 days ago
- Responses To Our Recommendations About Improving Crown Entity MonitoringWe asked public organisations for an update on their response to the recommendations in our 2022 report Improving value through better Crown entity monitoring. ...4 days ago
- Robert Irwin wanted to sue One Nation for using his likeness. We don’t really have laws for thatSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendan Clift, Lecturer in Law, The University of Melbourne Pauline Hanson’s Please Explain/YouTube Robert Irwin, son of Steve “Crocodile Hunter” Irwin, recently threatened to sue a video production company if they didn’t take down an episode in One Nation’s “Please Explain” ...4 days ago
- Politics with Michelle Grattan: Peter Malinauskas on political donations, kids on social media, and ...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra After beating a first-term South Australian Liberal government in 2022, Labor premier Peter Malinauskas has gone on to be a reform advocate on issues including social media and politcal donations. His government is looking ...4 days ago
- Kiwis Keep Getting Poorer Because Government Won’t Take ActionThe economy keeps limping along, and people keep getting poorer. GDP per capita has fallen yet again, and it's now been in freefall for well over a year. ...4 days ago
- Restoring Citizenship Removed By Citizenship (Western Samoa) Act 1982 Bill Hearings Begin June 24Public submissions on the Restoring Citizenship Removed By Citizenship (Western Samoa) Act Bill closed on 31 May 2024. ...4 days ago
- A brief history of New Zealanders featuring on Below Deck
Alex Casey and Tara Ward look back at the best and brightest New Zealanders to appear in the greatest reality franchise of all time. It’s the hugely addictive reality show with a little bit of everything. “It’s got the high octane Hell’s Kitchen action in the chef’s galley, the nouveau ...4 days ago - The Albanese government has ordered an inquiry into native title – why is it needed?Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Galloway, Professor of Law and Social Justice, Australian Catholic University Commonwealth Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has announced that the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) would review the Native Title Act to “rectify any inefficacy, inequality or unfairness”. The purpose of the ...4 days ago
- Nick Rockel: RIMPAC 2024 training – NZ’s sabre dance with Israel ͏COMMENTARY: By Nick Rockel in Tāmaki Makaurau This morning I did something I seldom do, I looked at the Twitter newsfeed. Normally I take the approach of something that I’m not sure is an American urban legend, or genuinely something kids do over there. The infamous bag of dog poo ...4 days ago
- PSNA Issues Notice To The Government For Complicity In Israel’s Genocidal War In GazaThe Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) has issued the government a "letter of demand" for complicity with Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza. ...4 days ago
- How not to be an arsehole when you don’t like someone’s parkingYou might say the best way not to be an arsehole is to avoid leaving any notes on cars, but if you must, here’s the etiquette. A fun fact that never fails to make me laugh is that something like 90% of drivers believe they’re in the top 5% of ...4 days ago
- Walking can prevent low back pain, a new study showsSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tash Pocovi, Postdoctoral research fellow, Department of Health Sciences, Macquarie University PeopleImages.com – Yuri A/Shutterstock Do you suffer from low back pain that recurs regularly? If you do, you’re not alone. Roughly 70% of people who recover from an episode of ...4 days ago
- Govt Cuts Teams Digitising Public Services & Safeguarding PrivacyCuts come as technology companies call for Govt to provide leadership ...4 days ago
- Public sector cuts: DIA cuts will impact security, privacy of New Zealanders, union saysThe loss of staff who look after sensitive information is "dangerous", the Public Service Association says. ...4 days ago
- New Human Rights Data Show Ongoing Harm To MāoriCriminal justice advocacy group JustSpeak and human rights movement Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand are raising alarm bells about the social justice issues highlighted in this year’s data. ...4 days ago
- No breakthrough in hostage Kiwi pilot talks held by West Papuan rebelsBy Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist All parties, including West Papuan pro-independence fighters who took Phillip Mehrtens hostage, want the New Zealand pilot released but freeing him is “complicated”. In February 2023, Mehrtens, a husband and father from Christchurch, was working for Indonesian airline, Susi Air, when he landed his ...4 days ago
- A complete history of New Zealand’s one-term governmentsThe current coalition not lasting beyond this parliamentary term is an idea that’s been seized on by its opponents. History suggests it’s unlikely – but not impossible. Gabi Lardies explains. ‘We have a very good chance of making this a one-term government,” said Labour leader Chris Hipkins at his party’s ...5 days ago
- Māori development, tourism, agribusiness get funding boostMāori businesses in the regions are being bolstered with an almost $20m injection from the Provincial Growth Fund. ...5 days ago
- Ambulance Officers Query NZ First’s Broken Promise Of Better Funding For St JohnFIRST Union members at St John have voted to take further strike action that commences today, with the aim of seeking public support for a fully functioning ambulance service before industrial action intensifies to the point of withdrawing labour. ...5 days ago
- Kanaky New Caledonia unrest: Pro-independence militant leaders arrestedBy Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk New Caledonia’s security forces have arrested eight people believed to be involved in the organisation of pro-independence-related riots that broke out in the French Pacific territory last month. The eight include leaders of the so-called Field Action Coordinating Cell (CCAT), a ...5 days ago
- Celebrating World Refugee DayEstablished by the United Nations in 2001, the theme for this year’s World Refugee Day is “a world where refugees are welcomed”. ...5 days ago
- Chickens Coming Home To Roost For LGNZChristchurch City Council has become the latest council to vote to withdraw from Local Government New Zealand. ...5 days ago
- Air Traffic Controller Trainees Now Considered Employees After Labour Inspectorate InterventionNew Zealand air traffic controller trainees who previously spent up to 18 months training without being treated or paid as employees will now be considered employees ...5 days ago
- No-cause evictions have the potential to hurt renters – with little gain for good landlordsSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Myra Williamson, Senior Lecturer in Law, Auckland University of Technology corners74/Getty Images Housing security for New Zealand’s 1.7 million renters could be threatened if the Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill becomes law. Among some potentially positive changes in the amendment – ...5 days ago
- What these post-quake treasures tell us about Ōtautahi and its pastClose to a million artefacts found in post-quake Christchurch are now available to be viewed by the public. Alex Casey speaks to the founder of Museum of Archeology Ōtautahi. Charles Henry Cox would’ve got away with it, if it hadn’t been for those damn meddling archeologists. The talented grifter proudly ...5 days ago
- Anapela Polataivao on stepping up to the workThe director and actor shares what it means to commit to the work. Anapela Polataivao ONZM is an award-winning director and actor. She is a recipient of the Arts Foundation New Generation Award (2014), the Contemporary Pacific Art Award (2019), and Best Director at the Auckland Theatre Awards (2016). Her ...5 days ago
- Graduate nurses not guaranteed jobs under Health NZ budget cap – union"What they're not saying is there is a budget in place and that they cannot go past that budget," the nurses' organisation says. ...5 days ago
- Tony Blair sold the UK on a vision for the future. Can Keir Starmer do the same to return Labour to ...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liam Byrne, Honorary Fellow, School of Historical and Philosophical Studies, The University of Melbourne When British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced the UK general election outside 10 Downing Street in the pouring rain last month, the ignominy of the moment was compounded ...5 days ago
- Help Me Hera: I need my partner to eat some goddamn vegesI’m a vegan who adores vegetables and he’s a big meat-eater totally suspicious of them. Help me! Want Hera’s help? Email your problem to helpme@thespinoff.co.nz Kia ora Hera, I need my partner to eat some vegetables and I don’t know how. I have a lovely partner: he’s caring, supportive and meets me where ...5 days ago
- Big cars might make you feel safer. But here’s how vehicle size impacts others in a crashSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Milad Haghani, Senior Lecturer of Urban Mobility, Public Safety & Disaster Risk, UNSW Sydney JC_STOCKER/Shutterstock We’re seeing more big cars on our roads, especially large wagon-style vehicles with a four- or all-wheel drive, known as sport utility vehicles or SUVs. For ...5 days ago
- ‘I felt too whakamā to go to the doctor’ – how feelings of shame stop people seeking healthca...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chrissy Severinsen, Associate Professor in Public Health, Massey University Getty Images Health services struggle to provide affordable and nondiscriminatory healthcare to Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow whānau, according to the latest NZ Health Survey. Nearly a quarter of Māori reported unmet ...5 days ago
- Hybrid cars are having a moment – even though they’re dirtier than we think. What’s behind th...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hussein Dia, Professor of Future Urban Mobility, Swinburne University of Technology algre/Shutterstock Just last year, data suggested plug-in hybrid cars were on the way out in Australia. But they’re back. New data shows plug-in hybrids and conventional hybrids combined have overtaken ...5 days ago
- Recovering lost wages is nearly impossible for Australia’s underpaid migrant workers. Here’s how...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Laurie Berg, Associate Professor, University of Technology Sydney zhu difeng/Shutterstock The widespread underpayment of migrant workers in Australia is now well-documented. The vast majority never recover the wages they are owed. In 2009, the federal “small claims” court process was established ...5 days ago
- Defunct satellites burning up in the atmosphere could damage the ozone layer. Here’s howSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robyn Schofield, Associate Professor and Associate Dean (Environment and Sustainability), The University of Melbourne ESA Communications companies such as Starlink plan to launch tens of thousands of satellites into orbit around Earth over the next decade or so. The growing swarm ...5 days ago
- People are spending hours clicking on a banana to (maybe) make some money. A 300-year-old behavioura...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ganna Pogrebna, Executive Director, AI and Cyber Futures Institute, Charles Sturt University Shutterstock In the ever-evolving online gaming landscape, one seemingly simple online game has captivated players. The free-to-play clicker Banana has amassed more than 850,000 concurrent players on the gaming ...5 days ago
- Public service cuts: 'We've got no other options than just to leave'Thousands of public servants are suffering a double blow - out of work, in a struggling economy that's tipped to remain stagnant. ...5 days ago
- The state of the economy, and the power of the ‘R’ wordData this morning will reveal whether or not the country has pulled out of recession, writes Stewart Sowman-Lund in this extract from The Bulletin. To receive The Bulletin in full each weekday, sign up here. Have ...5 days ago
- Seymour fronts up on Snapchats with school kids
There is no suggestion the contents of Seymour’s messages were inappropriate, but some of his former correspondents say the interactions shouldn’t have happened The post Seymour fronts up on Snapchats with school kids appeared first on Newsroom. ...5 days ago - Book of the Week: Everyone is wrong about Ans Westra except Talia MarshallNever fear! The rogue Māori is here! To be honest I’m pretty fūcken peeved at having to join the chorus, late, of witless Pākehā who have thoughts on Paul Moon’s book Ans Westra: A Life In Photography. Steve Braunias is all right, we are friends, but I wasn’t happy about ...5 days ago
- 'Pitiful' alcohol levy increase adds less than half a cent to the price of a can of beerAn increase to the levy, which funds harm reduction, will add less than half a cent to the price of a standard can of beer. ...5 days ago
- Bishop’s house price comments show the mood is shifting. Will we see actual change?A housing minister willing to publicly discuss house price falls is encouraging, but true affordability is likely to remain a long way off, writes Max Rashbrooke. House prices must always rise. For as long as I can recall, this has been one of the core assumptions of Kiwi politics. It ...5 days ago
- Live updates: 16/7/84, one of the wildest days in New Zealand politicsLange and Muldoon clash, two days after the election. Our live updates editor is on the case. In a ranking of the most dramatic, unhinged days in New Zealand politics, July 16, 1984 would be right up there. David Lange would later call the day “perhaps the most extraordinary of ...5 days ago
- The benefit system that holds the poor in povertyThe debt owed by hundreds of thousands of people to government agencies has soared in recent years but a plan to tackle it has been put on hold. Figures from the Ministry of Social Development show that total debt has climbed by more than $1 billion since 2018 to $2.61 ...5 days ago
- Erica Stanford lays out timeline for new curriculumThe education minister outlines plan for her new curriculum rollout, while educators question the fundamentals underpinning the overhaul The post Erica Stanford lays out timeline for new curriculum appeared first on Newsroom. ...5 days ago
- Daily crossword, Thursday 20 JuneThe post Daily crossword, Thursday 20 June appeared first on Newsroom. ...5 days ago
- Refugee crises a symptom of a failed global systemOpinion: According to UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, a record 117.3 million peoples were forcibly displaced at the end of 2023 due to conflict, violence, or climate-related disasters. This is nearly equivalent to the populations of the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia combined. Alarmingly, the number of forcibly displaced peoples ...5 days ago
- Newsroom daily quiz, Thursday 20 JuneLoading…(function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){var ql=document.querySelectorAll('A,DIV,A[data-quiz],DIV[data-quiz]'); if(ql){if(ql.length){for(var k=0;k<ql.length;k++){ql[k].id='quiz-embed-'+k;ql[k].href="javascript:var i=document.getElementById('quiz-embed-"+k+"');try{qz.startQuiz(i)}catch(e){i.start=1;i.style.cursor='wait';i.style.opacity='0.5'};void(0);"}}};i['QP']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){(i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)})(window,document,'script','https://take.quiz-maker.com/3012/CDN/quiz-embed-v1.js','qp'); Got a good quiz question? Send Newsroom your questions. The post Newsroom daily quiz, Thursday 20 June appeared first on Newsroom. ...5 days ago
- Time for a multi-party focus on Working for FamiliesOpinion: Most of us know that getting old is not for the faint-hearted, but readers may not know that older New Zealanders who aren’t well-off are better provided for than children growing up in poor families. To our shame, at least 150,000 children live below the lowest poverty line ...5 days ago
- Five netballers stamping their markMARTINA SALMON – PULSE From out of the netball wilderness, Martina Salmon has been the unexpected rock at the end of the court for the Pulse – and may prove to be the revelation of the season. The Auckland-born, Australian-raised Salmon took on the goal shoot bib when Silver Fern ...5 days ago
- No hard data to back up fees-free final year changeThe Government is trying to incentivise tertiary completion rates by shifting fees free to the final year, but hasn’t based this decision on any hard evidence The post No hard data to back up fees-free final year change appeared first on Newsroom. ...5 days ago
- Frustration and fact-checking marks scrutiny week mid-pointNicola Willis has confirmed five agencies were externally reviewed ahead of Budget 2024 due to concerns their efforts to make savings hadn’t gone far enough. She told members of the finance and expenditure select committee “rapid reviews” for education, social development, environment, police (head office) and the Ministry of Business ...5 days ago
- Who got Budget cash and who lost itHealth and education saw the biggest increases in spending after tax cuts in the Budget, with housing and tertiary education facing the largest cuts The post Who got Budget cash and who lost it appeared first on Newsroom. ...5 days ago
- ABC chair Kim Williams calls for public broadcaster to be ‘national campfire’ and to understand ...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra New ABC chair Kim Williams has said the public broadcaster should become a reimagined “National Campfire”, fostering a stronger sense of community togetherness and conversation in a world increasingly fragmented by social media. Williams ...5 days ago
- French police raid pro-independence Kanak party HQ, arrest eight in crackdownAsia Pacific Report French police and gendarmes force were deployed around the political headquarters of the pro-independence Caledonian Union in Kanaky New Caledonia’s Nouméa suburb of Magenta in a crackdown today. The public prosecutor confirmed that eight protesters had been arrested, including the leader of the CCAT action groups, Christian ...5 days ago
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