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Comment: Open mike 24/06/2025
Written By: Incognito - Date published: 4:58 pm, June 24th, 2025
On the one hand, you’re not adverse to locking people away for life, for certain crimes, or against the death penalty, and on the other hand, you mention many preventative measures that we could be (but aren’t) doing and monitoring and rehabilitation ...Comment: Open mike 24/06/2025
Written By: Incognito - Date published: 4:06 pm, June 24th, 2025
Chemical castration doesn't always work … What’s your point? Only use 100% effective and absolute measures and don’t use anything else that isn’t perfect and 100% guaranteed? I would have the trial as per normal and then have…something… after to determine ...Comment: Open mike 24/06/2025
Written By: Incognito - Date published: 1:00 pm, June 24th, 2025
Okay, why? You haven’t explained your why and not put forward one single reasoned argument. I believe this is default, so what’s your point? Why a complete overhaul and whom would you be supporting? What’s behind it? Outrage, I presume.Comment: Open mike 24/06/2025
Written By: Incognito - Date published: 12:37 pm, June 24th, 2025
I look forward to your well-constructed arguments instead of rhetorical questions [plural? I can only see one such question in your comment], so that others can put up their counter-arguments, if they wish. As it reads, your comment is in invitation to ...Comment: Daily review 23/06/2025
Written By: Incognito - Date published: 8:14 pm, June 23rd, 2025
Are you sure it wasn’t Brian Tamaki chanting ‘no assimilation, no immigration’? Shane Jones and NZF appear to be forcing an assimilation agenda that reeks of retro-colonialism. It fits neatly with the neo-authoritarian Coalition that covets individualism ...Comment: Open mike 23/06/2025
Written By: Incognito - Date published: 1:16 pm, June 23rd, 2025
Bureaucratic gatekeeping is a euphemism for sabotage of the democratic process and interference in politics. No submission (or vote in elections, for that matter) should be ruined because of deliberate obstacles, confusion/lack of clarity, or manipulation. ...Comment: Open mike 23/06/2025
Written By: Incognito - Date published: 12:39 pm, June 23rd, 2025
This is highly surprising because in the previous submission round for this Bill it was submissions with more than 10,000 characters were undergoing qualitative analysis by a human being. In addition to this, the Ministry undertook qualitative analysis on ...Comment: Open mike 23/06/2025
Written By: Incognito - Date published: 12:18 pm, June 23rd, 2025
Mod noteComment: Open mike 23/06/2025
Written By: Incognito - Date published: 11:53 am, June 23rd, 2025
That must be the limit of the AI app that they’re using to ‘vet & analyse’ the submissions. I assume this includes spaces, which means it’s no more than about 3 pages of full text. Is multiple submissions a viable option?Comment: Open mike 23/06/2025
Written By: Incognito - Date published: 11:17 am, June 23rd, 2025
[former Otago Polytechnic chief executive Phil Ker] Ker said the fundamental problem was everyone wanted a polytechnic system but nobody wanted to pay for it, least of all the government. "It's an inconvenient truth that we would like to have a really ...Comment: The West’s War Against Iran
Written By: Incognito - Date published: 5:54 pm, June 20th, 2025
Pick a lane. But isn’t that what people do and what you’re criticising them for?Comment: The West’s War Against Iran
Written By: Incognito - Date published: 2:25 pm, June 20th, 2025
You seem to be rather frivolous and fickle with giving and taking respect for someone else. Very post-modern of you.Comment: Open mike 20/06/2025
Written By: Incognito - Date published: 11:21 am, June 20th, 2025
Farmers know that to get strong growth, year-on-year, takes effort, investment, and patience (and a bit of luck). Providing an uncultivated plot of land and yelling at the weather is not going to magically transform into rich harvests. The Coalition is ...Comment: Open mike 20/06/2025
Written By: Incognito - Date published: 10:53 am, June 20th, 2025
From the side menu: https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/06/20/the-secret-diary-of-luxon-in-china/ [by Steve Braunias] This resulted in this: Oops! That page can’t be found. It looks like nothing was found at this location. Maybe try a search? I’d love to read it!Comment: Open mike 20/06/2025
Written By: Incognito - Date published: 10:46 am, June 20th, 2025
Mod noteComment: Open mike 17/06/2025
Written By: Incognito - Date published: 6:53 pm, June 17th, 2025
Why are you diversion-trolling here?Comment: Open mike 17/06/2025
Written By: Incognito - Date published: 12:23 pm, June 17th, 2025
In-sourcing is also a huge financial drain on the public health system and half-way to full out-sourcing. https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/06/13/follow-the-money-its-enough-to-buy-surgeons-tropical-cruises/Comment: Open mike 17/06/2025
Written By: Incognito - Date published: 9:00 am, June 17th, 2025
Seymour wasn’t joking, he was dog-whistling.Comment: Open mike 16/06/2025
Written By: Incognito - Date published: 4:39 pm, June 16th, 2025
Redistribution of taxpayers’ funds to the private sector is happening everywhere. https://thespinoff.co.nz/the-bulletin/16-06-2025/huge-rise-in-surgery-outsourcing-prompts-alarm-among-doctors I don’t have much confidence in stiffer penalties because they ...Comment: Open mike 16/06/2025
Written By: Incognito - Date published: 2:08 pm, June 16th, 2025
I’ve become more wary of using the word ‘corruption’ because where does it start? This government does seem to be relatively ‘relaxed & comfortable’ with the blurry boundaries between self-interest and conflict of interest and beyond. Rewards can be ...Comment: Open mike 16/06/2025
Written By: Incognito - Date published: 12:58 pm, June 16th, 2025
Indeed, I’ve commented here before that I think that Luxon not only allows but enables the coalition partners to play in their respective sandpits and the Coalition as a whole to progress its agenda of destruction & desecration. I’d go as far as to say ...Comment: Open mike 16/06/2025
Written By: Incognito - Date published: 12:43 pm, June 16th, 2025
Only apologists of the Coalition claim that it does exactly what it has promised in the Coalition Agreements (and during the election campaign) and are silent on the other actions. This is wilful blindness. It is just another example of the neoliberal ...Comment: The other Jacinda Book
Written By: Incognito - Date published: 9:10 pm, June 14th, 2025
Sisters Are Doin’ It For ThemselvesComment: The other Jacinda Book
Written By: Incognito - Date published: 8:37 pm, June 14th, 2025
What ‘work’ are you talking about??Comment: The other Jacinda Book
Written By: Incognito - Date published: 8:32 pm, June 14th, 2025
Of course, they can both be ‘right’. In this post-truth era different groups/camps craft different narratives to install (or impose) and affirm different realities that are vying for public attention & acceptance. This is both cause & consequence of ...Comment: Open mike 14/06/2025
Written By: Incognito - Date published: 1:59 pm, June 14th, 2025
You’re leaving anyone who reads your commentary with a puzzling question and doubt what is “useful” about the linked piece. You could have turned on your brain cells and provided a striking comparison to the situation in NZ where there are many parallels ...Comment: Open mike 14/06/2025
Written By: Incognito - Date published: 1:41 pm, June 14th, 2025
Thanks for the comment and the link; here’s the latest update: https://www.deloitte.com/content/dam/assets-zone1/nz/en/docs/services/deloitte-private/2024-deloitte-fast-50-index.pdf.Comment: Open mike 14/06/2025
Written By: Incognito - Date published: 11:53 am, June 14th, 2025
We are doing it all wrong, according to Rod McNaughton, although it’s not clear who the “we” are in his opinion piece: https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/06/14/nzs-economy-is-not-underperforming-by-accident/. Everybody knows that we have a productivity problem in ...Comment: Open mike 13/06/2025
Written By: Incognito - Date published: 8:37 pm, June 13th, 2025
I shall not pierce through the brain fog that floats beneath the fluffy white cloudsComment: Open mike 13/06/2025
Written By: Incognito - Date published: 7:37 pm, June 13th, 2025
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- NEW POLL: New Zealand First Surge, National Regain Lead
For the first time in a Taxpayers' Union-Curia Poll, New Zealand are the third most supported party, leapfrogging both the Greens and ACT. ...2 days ago - Labor leads in two Victorian state polls, but Premier Jacinta Allan’s approval tanks
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 Labor leads in Victorian state polls by Newspoll and Redbridge, but Premier Jacinta Allan is very unpopular. Two federal polls give Labor ...2 days ago - Cannabinoid products may reduce total sleep time in adults with insomnia: new study
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Camilla Hoyos, Senior Lecturer in the Centre for Sleep and Chronobiology, Macquarie University Lysenko Andrii/Shutterstock You might have heard cannabis and cannabinoid products can help people sleep. Data shows one of the top reasons people use cannabis is to help them ...2 days ago
- Planning a ‘Euro summer’ or cruise? Why another flu shot might save your holiday
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jack Janetzki, Lecturer in Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of South Australia DavideAngelini/Shutterstock Are you escaping a southern hemisphere winter by heading off for a “Euro summer”? Maybe you’re planning a cruise through the Mediterranean. Or you’re dreaming of a white Christmas ...2 days ago
- Melting ice will strengthen the monsoon in northern Australia – but cause drier conditions north o...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Corey J. A. Bradshaw, Matthew Flinders Professor of Global Ecology and Node Leader in the ARC Centre of Excellence for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures, Flinders University Sebnem Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images Almost two-thirds of the world’s population is affected ...2 days ago
- Apprenticeship and training changes ‘fundamentally flawed’, industry groups warn
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Flags flying along SH1 in the lower North Island were torn down in what a spokesperson calls a "racist" attack. ...2 days ago
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David Hill responds to the Ministry for Culture and Heritage’s decision to deny funding support for New Zealand to be Guest of Honour at the 2027 Bologna Children’s Book Fair. *Names have been changed for privacy reasons. My Uncle X was a huntin’ and fishin’ man. Every so often, he’d ...2 days ago
- Meth consumption still high, no evidence of related spike in crime
But police data is yet to show evidence of related crime. ...2 days ago
- Far North Mayor Moko Tepania undecided on future as Parliament calls grow
Far North Mayor Moko Tepania has yet to decide if he'll seek a second term, with multiple political parties trying to convince him to run for Parliament instead. ...2 days ago
- Greenpeace Holds Dawn Commemoration Of 40 Years Since Rainbow Warrior Bombing, Death Of Photographer...
Greenpeace Aotearoa says today is a moment to reflect on the past, and remember the life of Fernando Pereira, the photographer who was killed in the bombing. ...2 days ago
- How the West was worn: The fashion of Outrageous Fortune
For Outrageous Week , fashion writer Emma Gleason unpacks the unmatched style of New Zealand’s favourite westies. The Wests burst into our consciousness in a flurry of leather and leopard print, canonising the style of West Auckland with an attention to detail not often seen on screens. Sharkies, black hoodies ...2 days ago
- Can you run all your weekend errands via eBike?
The weekend is only two days long, so spending any part of it in traffic is uniquely offensive. Can this be avoided altogether? Recently, my ailing eBike inconveniently died while I was only two-thirds of the way home. Unfortunately, the battery on my eBike, the cheapest and worst quality model ...2 days ago
- Government changes to anti-money laundering laws aim to cut red tape for small businesses
It would change the rules around compliance, particularly customer due diligence. ...2 days ago
- Earth’s ‘oldest’ impact crater is much younger than previously thought – new study
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Aaron J. Cavosie, Senior Lecturer, School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Curtin University Outcrops of shocked rocks from the Miralga impact structure. Aaron Cavosie Ever been late because you misread a clock? Sometimes, the “clocks” geologists use to date events can also ...2 days ago
- Where do giant volcanic eruptions come from? New study finds missing link to ‘blobs’ deep within...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicolas Flament, Associate Professor and ARC Future Fellow, Environmental Futures, School of Science, University of Wollongong Volcanic eruptions at Earth’s surface have significant consequences. Smaller ones can scare tourists on Mount Etna or disrupt air traffic. Giant, large-scale eruptions can have more ...2 days ago
- Defence spending is like insurance – how will NZ pay the higher premiums?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Hickson, Lecturer in Economics and Director, Business Taught Masters Programme, University of Canterbury Getty Images Defence spending is like insurance – you have to pay for it but you hope you never have to use it. And the higher the ...2 days ago
- The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives shatters the church’s century-long effort to curate its own image
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brenton Griffin, Casual Lecturer and Tutor in History, Indigenous Studies, and Politics, Flinders University Hulu Reality TV series The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives follows a number of social media influencers from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who ...2 days ago
- Help Me Hera: I’m jealous of my rich friend
I can’t even afford to go out for dinner, while she’s going on a European holiday. Want Hera’s help? Email your problem to helpme@thespinoff.co.nz Dear Hera, I have this friend from high school who recently returned home after finishing uni. She has never worked, and she recently got accepted into ...2 days ago
- Govt set to quash death sentences on hundreds of quake-prone buildings
The ‘uncomfortable reality’ is that policy-makers must place a value on human life, minister says, to decide how much to spend on safety work The post Govt set to quash death sentences on hundreds of quake-prone buildings appeared first on Newsroom. ...2 days ago - Watch live: Submitters speak at Regulatory Standards Bill hearing day 4
Toitū Te Tiriti and the Manukau Urban Māori Authority are making submissions on Thursday. ...2 days ago
- We interviewed 205 Australians convicted of murder and manslaughter. Alcohol’s role was alarming
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Li Eriksson, Senior Lecturer, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Griffith University We’ve long known there’s a link between alcohol and violence, but when it comes to homicide the stories behind the statistics are harder to grasp. Our study sheds rare light ...2 days ago
- Thirsty future: Australia’s green hydrogen targets could require vastly more water than the govern...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Madoc Sheehan, Adjunct Associate Professor in Chemical Engineering, James Cook University totajla/Shutterstock Green hydrogen is touted by some as the future – a way for Australia to slowly replace its reliance on fossil fuel exports. The energy-dense gas has the potential ...2 days ago
- Former Prime Minister Dame Jacinda Ardern to give evidence to Covid response Inquiry
The former prime minister will provide evidence to the Royal Commission investigating New Zealand's pandemic response. ...2 days ago
- No future climate adaptation assistance would leave NZers ‘on their own’ – expert
Phasing out government assistance for storms and floods would be leaving homeowners 'on their own', an expert says. ...2 days ago
- Environment watchdog: Suggested forestry changes are ‘palliative’
Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment recommended pine forests as emissions offset measures, but to tie their use to agriculture The post Environment watchdog: Suggested forestry changes are ‘palliative’ appeared first on Newsroom. ...2 days ago
- ‘Paranoia and misinformation spread faster than Covid’, inquiry told
A lack of clear communication from the government may have contributed to the spread of Covid-19 misinformation in the Māori and Pasifika communities, the Royal Commission of Inquiry has heard. ...2 days ago
- What went wrong with MethaneSat – and who should answer for it?
New Zealand’s first publicly funded space mission has ended with a lost satellite and a debate about how we spend our money in space, writes Catherine McGregor in today’s extract from The Bulletin. To receive The Bulletin in full each weekday, sign up here. A sudden silence in orbit When MethaneSat ...2 days ago
- Labour hits back at Seymour’s claim NZ is still ‘digesting’ Covid-19 pandemic R...
Acting finance spokesperson Megan Woods said she did not hear the acting prime minister acknowledging Covid's impact on the economy while in opposition. ...2 days ago
- Rates rises are due to people voting against rates rises
We ignored our crumbling infrastructure for decades. But having to pay to fix it made people mad. Now it’s time to ignore our crumbling infrastructure for decades again. Nicola Willis didn’t muck around with niceties when asked to justify the government’s plans to cap council rates rises on RNZ. “Councils don’t ...2 days ago
- ‘Storm clouds are gathering’: 40 years on from the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior
From the preface of the 40th anniversary edition of David Robie’s seminal book on the Rainbow Warrior’s last voyage, Helen Clark writes about what the bombing on 10 July 1985 means today. The bombing of the Rainbow Warrior in Auckland Harbour on 10 July 1985 and the death of a ...2 days ago
- Regulatory Standards Bill hearing, day three: ‘Pissing on people and telling them it’s rain’
The finance and expenditure committee heard the Regulatory Standards Bill could impact animal welfare, the environment and the Woke Lesbo Symposium, and received advice from the Clerk. Read our explainer on the Regulatory Standards Bill here and our reporting on the urgent Waitangi Tribunal hearing on the bill here. We’re past the halfway ...2 days ago
- Watercare blames suppliers for catastrophic failure of its own controls
Opinion: The $1.04 million stolen by Watercare engineer Shyamal Shah was one of New Zealand’s biggest public-sector fraud cases. Its detection was the product of the Auckland Council-owned company’s fiscal controls, an Auckland District Court judge heard this week. “Your fraud was discovered through work that was done by Watercare,” ...2 days ago
- National is doomed if it continues to be held to ransom by coalition partners
Opinion: Voters expect to see National achieve its key election promises – reducing the cost of living and improving the health system The post National is doomed if it continues to be held to ransom by coalition partners appeared first on Newsroom. ...2 days ago
- Mini crossword, Thursday 10 July
The post Mini crossword, Thursday 10 July appeared first on Newsroom. ...2 days ago
- Daily crossword, Thursday 10 July
The post Daily crossword, Thursday 10 July appeared first on Newsroom. ...2 days ago
- Newsroom daily quiz, Thursday 10 July
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- Crypto ATM ban spanner in the works for billion dollar deal
Crypto ATM ban comes as NZ’s largest player is reportedly seeking a US$1b price tag The post Crypto ATM ban spanner in the works for billion dollar deal appeared first on Newsroom. ...2 days ago
- NZ Post ordered back to drawing board on merger to slash 750 jobs
Employment Relations Authority finds postal service failed in its obligation to consider alternative restructuring plans that would result in fewer job losses The post NZ Post ordered back to drawing board on merger to slash 750 jobs appeared first on Newsroom. ...2 days ago
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