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Comment:Open mike 22/08/2022
Date published: 4:27 pm, August 22nd, 2022I questioned regardingRosieLee was making, that could be read that his ethnicity has issues with woman !! Or can we all make sweeping generalisations and apply them to attack an individual and belittle them ???
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Comment:Open mike 22/08/2022
Date published: 11:23 am, August 22nd, 2022Where is your EVIDENCE in this,"Maybe that's why Sharma had trouble working with colleagues" ???? No accusations levelled at Dr Sharma have been proven as far as I can find. Yet many here have accepted this to be fact, and at the same time accepting that ...
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Comment:Open mike 12/08/2022
Date published: 3:38 pm, August 12th, 2022So sad Whakanewha Regional Park, Waiheke is a bit of a hidden gem, as can be seen very tidal. Thoughts go out to the rangers and those locals assisting- this will be deeply emotional for all. Take care https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/mass-dolphin-stranding-...
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Comment:Open mike 12/08/2022
Date published: 3:35 pm, August 12th, 2022https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/mass-dolphin-stranding-on-aucklands-waiheke-island/SKAPTMTC4KGSSJHZNQKCFZW7VU/
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Comment:Open mike 08/08/2022
Date published: 9:18 pm, August 9th, 2022Inco still at your games of trying to divert from the point I was making !!! We can see that there are those out there who couldn't give a crap about those who are suffering and I gather the government has rewarded the developer by increasing the kiwibuild...
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Comment:Open mike 08/08/2022
Date published: 7:18 pm, August 9th, 2022"However, I have indeed limited understanding of KiwiBuild, but even I know that an eligible KiwiBuild buyer is not necessarily a first-home buyer." - Yet your link from stuff refer ONLY to 1st home buyers !!! Please re read my initial comments - They were...
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Comment:Open mike 08/08/2022
Date published: 6:59 pm, August 8th, 2022Are you for real ?? "The Government could set an even higher sale price but would then make it even harder for eligible KiwiBuild buyers, so they compromised. Year $860k is really making many eligible 1st home buyers. Perhaps (like most Labour MP's) you ...
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Comment:Open mike 08/08/2022
Date published: 5:00 pm, August 8th, 2022She is crap at her job and understanding of the industry. And after 6 years (2012) in opposition telling us that Labour had the solutions. We find out that they made the Kiwibuild targets up was 50,000 but then decided 100,000 was a better number. Only to ...
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Comment:Open mike 08/08/2022
Date published: 4:15 pm, August 8th, 2022YES the government SETS the price - That is why we are progressively being told of the lift in Kiwi Build prices from $600k to $650 now $860k. Pity our minister has no idea as to what affordability is. $860k for a 1st home, she has NO IDEA of reality. The ...
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Comment:Open mike 08/08/2022
Date published: 3:29 pm, August 8th, 2022The government underwrites the development https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/389669/underwrite-triggered-more-unsold-kiwibuild-houses-bought-by-govt https://www.interest.co.nz/property/103493/kiwibuild-stock-take-govt-currently-26-million-out-pocket-...
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Comment:Open mike 08/08/2022
Date published: 2:09 pm, August 8th, 2022The full email for those that seek proof of any claim and just fro those without a calculator the increase in price has meant ONLY a $3.36MILLION windfall for someone that as of the 19 July 2022 before the ceilings were raised was not there !!! More ...
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Comment:Open mike 08/08/2022
Date published: 1:55 pm, August 8th, 2022Recently it was announced that kiwibuild ceilings had increased from $650k to $860k. 19A Freeland Ave Mt Roskill ballet has just come out. "These brand new terraced homes are priced at $860K, offer 99m2 and include the following features:..." Who has ...
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Comment:Open mike 04/08/2022
Date published: 1:02 pm, August 4th, 2022Blame the minister this commitment was made well before anyone new the existence of COVID. So now we have to just throw a cohort of those currently at school into the rubbish bin ?? That covers new entrance to yr 13. when depts bid for money during the ...
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Comment:Open mike 04/08/2022
Date published: 10:42 am, August 4th, 2022https://theconversation.com/amp/mental-health-wins-record-funding-in-new-zealands-first-well-being-budget-118047 thank you to the NZ govt after a 3 year wait we have been informed that 1 member has been taken off the waiting list and we will have to find ...
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Comment:Open mike 03/08/2022
Date published: 5:19 pm, August 3rd, 2022Perhaps Shortland at could have a story how Little screwed the nurses and other health workers regarding pay rates and working conditions ? Union action to replicate reality as agreed conditions on pay equity from the 2017pay round has not been adhered to?...
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Comment:Brian Tamaki really annoys Auckland by adding to traffic congestion
Date published: 2:32 pm, July 24th, 2022Because white middle class wearing Lycra is acceptable, the police/ govt would lose at lot of public support should they have acted in a similar manner as they are proposing here, those middle class need to feel that they can protest take over the harbour ...
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Comment:Open mike 22/07/2022
Date published: 3:12 pm, July 22nd, 2022The link displays the source of electricity production. You can modify the search by country, the 2nd link is the NZ position. The world position Coal & Gas dominance is a concern and how to replace our dependancy with BAU ?? https://ourworldindata.org/...
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Comment:Open mike 22/07/2022
Date published: 1:17 pm, July 22nd, 2022Where does the government get its understanding of reality. $860,000 IS affordable for a 1st home or at the lower end $550,000 for 1 bedroom ??𤏠. I am well aware that the kiwibuild managers are in the market with fixed price contracts, donât they follow ...
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Comment:Open mike 18/07/2022
Date published: 3:51 pm, July 18th, 2022You are fortunate. Where I live in Auckland diesel is still over $3/l. Why are we still being fleeced? We were told in 2017 the government was watching the industry and would action if there was anything untoward. $0.40/l price difference, perhaps the govt...
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Comment:Open mike 14/07/2022
Date published: 6:08 pm, July 14th, 2022Where is any comment from you to question Littles behaviour and actions ?? It appears you can see everything Wrong with parties other than Labour BUT are blinded by this governments performances and unable to make comment. Not great use of language by ...
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Comment:Open mike 14/07/2022
Date published: 5:00 pm, July 14th, 2022Nice DEFLECTION, what about .... On the issue nice to see that you cannot find anything to counter to support Littles performances. And for his attach on a union, nice to have friends like that in a Labour party. But I gather you totally support him. How ...
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Comment:Open mike 14/07/2022
Date published: 1:55 pm, July 14th, 2022Are we so lucky to have Andrew Little as the minister of Health and this ONE nurse in Manila that the minister bases his support for his actions on. Then as a âunion manâ he craps on the nurses union. Why is it that so many on the left accept this without ...
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Comment:Predator Free Rakiura Stewart Island
Date published: 9:30 am, July 10th, 2022This may give some background https://i.stuff.co.nz/environment/300535889/pest-control-efforts-in-te-urewera-have-changed--some-conservationists-worry-about-the-fate-of-native-species
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Comment:Daily review 01/07/2022
Date published: 6:24 pm, July 1st, 2022On a day that a trade agreement with the EU is announced allowing our wine to be exported without taffifs, an increase of exercise tax comes into effect INCREASING domestic prices by 8%. Perhaps our government needs to start to think about those of us who ...
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Comment:Open mike 29/06/2022
Date published: 1:42 pm, June 29th, 2022Why are those managing Kiwibuild now approaching lead contractors requesting fixed price contracts and the message is being relayed to sub contractors with expectations of those prices to both drop and be adhered to? All so price ceilings announced 4 years...
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Comment:Open mike 22/06/2022
Date published: 6:41 pm, June 22nd, 2022Here you are - And special mention for Weka in the moderation of the post. https://thestandard.org.nz/womens-human-rights-and-the-vulnerability-of-pregnant-women/
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Comment:Open mike 22/06/2022
Date published: 12:43 pm, June 22nd, 2022This story on ABC 2 Feb 22 It takes 5 months for Hipkins to be made away and react ? Hipkins had his information questioned by Bellis immediately at the time. Would for someone with an eye to detail not go back on his information to verify when questioned ...
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Comment:Open mike 21/06/2022
Date published: 5:50 pm, June 21st, 2022But at least Woods is REACTING on her new brief, due to embarrassment. Fixed that for you AD. FFS what has she been doing ?? This shortage has been an issue mid last year, perhaps it is time that ministers in this government went out and interacted with ...
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Comment:The Cabinet reshuffle
Date published: 9:25 pm, June 14th, 2022M'bird do you think DOC will is better served with having Poto instead of Kiritapu as their minister ? As I have more focus in DOC/environment in this area than most others, by being involved on a volunteer basis. So this appointment concerns me as I ...
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Comment:The Cabinet reshuffle
Date published: 6:41 pm, June 14th, 2022Where in any of her bios are references to DOC or the environment there in nothing I can find. If DOC was of a high priority why then has Kiritapu Allan had this taken away from her??? Should it not go to someone who has displayed they have the ability to ...
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Comment:The Cabinet reshuffle
Date published: 5:21 pm, June 14th, 2022How can someone who goes missing in their role as minister of police be then gifted the conservation role ?? To me this tokenism oin finding a safe ministry to place her as the minister. Instead there should be someone with a passion for then ministry, and...
- Kanaky New Caledonia unrest: Fiji, PNG call for UN decolonisation mission
BenarNews staff Fiji and Papua New Guinea have urged the UNâs Decolonisation Committee to expedite a visit to the French-controlled Pacific territory of Kanaky New Caledonia following its pro-independence riots last month. Nine people have died, dozens were injured and businesses were torched during unrest in the capital Noumea triggered ...5 days ago - 100-million-year-old fossil find reveals huge flying reptile that patrolled Australiaâs inland seaSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adele Pentland, PhD candidate, Curtin University Gabriel Ugueto One hundred million years ago, during the Cretaceous period, much of northeastern Australia was underwater. The inland Eromanga Sea was home to a myriad of marine creatures, from turtles and dolphin-like ichthyosaurs to ...5 days ago
- Australia, New Zealand more wary on China as Premier Li visits
Regional security concerns will overshadow lucrative trade ties when China's Premier Li Qiang visits New Zealand and Australia this week. ...5 days ago - Deepfake AI pornography is becoming more common â what can parents and schools do to prevent it?Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gabrielle Hunt, PhD Candidate, Australian Catholic University A Victorian school community is reeling after fake, sexually explicit images of female students were generated using artificial intelligence and then shared on social media. About 50 high school students at Bacchus Marsh Grammar had ...5 days ago
- What to do if you, or someone you know, is targeted with deepfake porn or AI nudesSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicola Henry, Professor & Australian Research Council Future Fellow, Social and Global Studies Centre, RMIT University Shutterstock This week, about 50 female students from Victoriaâs Bacchus Marsh Grammar School had fake, sexually explicit images of them shared without their consent on ...5 days ago
- Christchurch makes case to government for secure community housing fundingCentral government will get more houses if it guarantees funding for local-led community projects, Canterbury's mayor says. ...5 days ago
- Free Kanaky, Free Te Moana-Nui-a-Kiwa
Te PÄti MÄori stand with the people of Kanaky who are fighting for their independence and their lives against oppressive French occupation. The colonisation of the Pacific relies on the manufactured disconnection of Aotearoa from our Pasifika whanaunga. ...5 days ago - âWe remain concernedâ: Senate inquiry into PwC tax scandal calls for reform, but overuse of cons...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Bartos, Professor of Economics, University of Canberra The final report of a Senate inquiry kicked off by the PwC scandal has finally been released. The inquiry, which began in March last year, looked at how consultancy firms work with the ...5 days ago
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- The government is not on track to get every younger person out of aged care by next year. What now?Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Di Winkler, Adjunct Associate Professor, Living with Disability Research Centre, La Trobe University Lisa lives with multiple sclerosis. She used to live in aged care after being admitted there in her late 40s. It isnât living, it is existing. You ...5 days ago
- ABCâs new comedy Austin grapples with autism stereotypes â with mixed successSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Beth Radulski, Manager, Neurodiversity Inclusion, La Trobe University ABC ABCâs new comedy series Austin follows its 28-year-old namesake (played by autistic actor Michael Theo, from the reality dating series Love on the Spectrum), an autistic man connecting for the first time ...5 days ago
- New Zealand Uyghur Community Seek Answers From Chinese Premier Li QiangMembers of the New Zealand Uyghur community have requested that the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs seek answers for them from the Chinese Premier Li Qiang. Uyghur Solidarity Aotearoa has provided the letter sent to the Prime Minister ...5 days ago
- New Zealand Pro-Palestine Protester Ends 19-day Hunger StrikeThe anti-war movement can only move forward to the extent that the working class takes its own action, in opposition to Labour and the entire capitalist political establishment, including the trade union apparatus and the pseudo-left organisations ...5 days ago
- Three-quarters of Australian workers think now is a good time to change jobs. This is what managers ...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Libby (Elizabeth) Sander, MBA Director & Assistant Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Bond Business School, Bond University Kaspars Grinvalds/Shutterstock Australian workers are more likely than those elsewhere to be planning to change jobs, with 74% reporting now is a good time to ...5 days ago
- Coles has imposed limits on egg purchases â but is there actually a crisis?Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Flavio Macau, Associate Dean – School of Business and Law, Edith Cowan University Lin Xiu Xiu/Shutterstock Australians are no strangers to a supply crunch. During the pandemic and its aftermath, there were shortages of all kinds of products, from AdBlue diesel ...5 days ago
- Police are frustrated with mental health callouts â hereâs how to reduce their involvement and i...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katey Thom, Associate Professor in Law, Auckland University of Technology Getty Images Jurisdictions around the world are struggling with the growing number of police callouts to respond to people in mental health distress. New Zealand is no exception. In the ...5 days ago
- Is Parliament's housing allowance system fit-for-purpose?MPs' perks are back in the spotlight. ...5 days ago
- Should I get my child a baseline concussion test before they start junior sports?Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Hellewell, Research Fellow, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, and The Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science, Curtin University shutterstock Dziurek/Shutterstock Concussions can occur in many different ways, but they are more likely to occur when playing fast-paced team sports ...5 days ago
- Government asks for inquiry into banking competitionFinance Minister Nicola Willis has requested an inquiry into the state of competition in New Zealand banking, with a particular focus on rural areas. ...5 days ago
- Nick Rockel: RIMPAC 2024 training â NZâs sabre dance with Israel ÍCOMMENTARY: By Nick Rockel in TÄmaki Makaurau This morning I did something I seldom do, I looked at the Twitter newsfeed. Normally I take the approach of something that Iâm not sure is an American urban legend, or genuinely something kids do over there. The infamous bag of dog poo ...5 days ago
- To-do list got you down? Understanding the psychology of goals can help tick things off â and keep...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kim M Caudwell, Senior Lecturer – Psychology | Chair, Researchers in Behavioural Addictions, Alcohol and Drugs (BAAD), Charles Darwin University New Africa/Shutterstock It feels like we are living in busy times. According to the OECD Better Life Index, 12.5% of ...5 days ago
- âA word that cradles the readerâ: Laurence Fearnleyâs world of books
Welcome to The Spinoff Books Confessional, in which we get to know the reading habits of Aotearoa writers, and guests. This week: Laurence Fearnley, author of At the Grand Glacier Hotel. The book I wish Iâd written Sue Woottonâs The Yield. When I read Sueâs poems, I am aware of ...5 days ago - It's Not A Crime To Abuse An Elder In New Zealand: Call For ChangeAs we mark World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on June 15, the Positive Ageing Trust Hawke's Bay is sounding the alarm on the escalating issue of elder abuse in our country. Despite alarming statistics, elder abuse is not recognised as a specific criminal ...5 days ago
- Government orders inquiry into banking competitionFinance Minister Nicola Willis has ordered an inquiry into the state of competition in New Zealand banking, with a particular focus on rural areas. ...5 days ago
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- RNZ played âmotherfuckerâ and âbussyâ on air yesterday. What the fuck is going on?Radio New Zealand has let a spate of swear words slip through on air this week. Madeleine Chapman calls a crisis meeting. We were listening to the national broadcaster exactly as god intended: two gay women sitting in my dadâs diesel ute after buying toilet paper from a suburban Woolworths. ...5 days ago
- Federated Farmers Launch Rural Banking PetitionOn the opening morning of Fieldays, Federated Farmers have launched a petition putting pressure on the Government to announce an independent inquiry into rural banking. ...5 days ago
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- Government setting up 'smokescreen' to look away from climate change – Chloe Swarbri..."The science does tell us that we do need to de-intensify," the Green Party says. ...6 days ago
- Chris Hipkins open to looking at MP accommodation allowanceHowever, the Opposition leader says he doesn't think a change would save much public money. ...6 days ago
- Oil and gas drilling changes include loss of community consultationThe proposed law change would introduce a way to obtain a drilling permit without having to tender for it. ...6 days ago
- The government is drafting anti-hate speech laws. Here are 4 things they should includeSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dr Nicole Shackleton, Lecturer, Graduate School of Business and Law, RMIT University Andre Hunter/Unsplash In May, the federal government confirmed itâs working on new laws to prohibit hate speech, sometimes called vilification, based on sex, gender, sexuality, race or religion. ...6 days ago
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- The calls for MÄori representation
On Budget Day â also a day of nationwide protest by MÄori â Te PÄti MÄori co-leaders Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer announced calls for a MÄori parliament. But experts say this idea is nothing new. Margaret Mutu, a professor of MÄori studies at Auckland University, has long investigated the ...6 days ago - Best-case scenario: 5% survive Milford Sound tsunamiA recent Master’s thesis has detailed how quickly a landslide-driven tsunami could reach tourists in Milford Sound, giving an “optimistic” fatality rate of 95 percent. The post Best-case scenario: 5% survive Milford Sound tsunami appeared first on Newsroom. ...6 days ago
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- Daily crossword, Wednesday 12 JuneThe post Daily crossword, Wednesday 12 June appeared first on Newsroom. ...6 days ago
- Why should New Zealanders care about Australiaâs Budget?Opinion: Both Australia and New Zealand are grappling with similar immediate challenges such as the cost-of-living crisis. By examining how the Australian government addresses these concerns through tax cuts, targeted spending, and funding priorities, New Zealanders can gain insights into the competitiveness of their own economy in relation to their ...6 days ago
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- Government Urged To Abandon RIMPAC 2024New Zealand must immediately withdraw from the 2024 US-led RIMPAC military exercises due to take place from June 26th to August 2nd around Hawaii. ...6 days ago
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- Agriculture ETS delay: Govt accused of risking NZ's competitive advantage in foreign marketsThe sector is welcoming the move, but it's being panned by environment groups and the opposition. ...6 days ago
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