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Comment:Open mike 06/08/2022
Date published: 9:38 pm, August 6th, 2022However, there was clearly a reproductive advantage in older women assisting with raising grandchildren (and/or as a repository of wisdom), since those genetic traits persisted. If there were no 'fitness' advantage, then the trait would not be universally ...
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Comment:Open mike 04/08/2022
Date published: 4:41 pm, August 4th, 2022Guess I missed the quote. I'd seen the 'opposed' bit, but my eye must have skipped across the promise to repeal.
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Comment:Open mike 04/08/2022
Date published: 11:35 am, August 4th, 2022National is calling it 'undemocratic' - though haven't seen a commitment to roll it back, when they are next in government (TBH - I haven't gone looking....). https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/472178/new-law-gives-ngai-tahu-right-to-appoint-two-...
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Comment:Open mike 04/08/2022
Date published: 9:38 am, August 4th, 2022Not that I think that Jones is a nice person - but he really does have a case against his lawyer for malpractice.
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Comment:Daily review 03/08/2022
Date published: 9:01 pm, August 3rd, 2022So, this is the first time I've seen an alternative proposal from the Council group to the government 3 Waters scheme - in any detail. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/councils-propose-three-waters-fix-without-co-governance/ESLKSRYBJSRWHVU32QX6A2GPUM...
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Comment:Open mike 03/08/2022
Date published: 3:48 pm, August 3rd, 2022Yep. It would make a nice graduation bonus for locally trained talent.
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Comment:Open mike 03/08/2022
Date published: 3:34 pm, August 3rd, 2022Agree. No one in the 20-something age group (with whom I'm acquainted via family, work or social connections) watches channel TV at all. They watch, if at all, using on-demand services. And soaps are for the 40+ age group. It probably won't do much harm - ...
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Comment:Poverty is a political choice, why are Labour choosing it?
Date published: 5:48 pm, August 2nd, 2022I, too, have horror stories of WINZ, when I was a solo-Mum. The petty abuse of power by the staff was appalling. Not to mention the fact that they were, frequently, ignorant about the policies they were supposed to be implementing, and the resources which ...
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Comment:Poverty is a political choice, why are Labour choosing it?
Date published: 5:42 pm, August 2nd, 2022Mmmm. I heard Ardern justifying this on NatRad as being the equivalent of the winter energy payment, which beneficiaries are already getting. And thought it was a bit of clever dancing around the issue. The winter energy payment is meant to be for 'winter'...
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Comment:Why stick more fingers in the donations dyke?
Date published: 4:57 pm, August 2nd, 2022Regardless of whether or not public funding of political parties gets off the starting blocks (my pick would be 'not' - I don't think there is either the public support or the political will) - this loophole needs to be closed. Even if public funding of ...
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Comment:Open mike 01/08/2022
Date published: 4:01 pm, August 2nd, 2022When you can actually read your own quotes - then I'll stop calling you out.
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Comment:Open mike 01/08/2022
Date published: 6:57 pm, August 1st, 2022Glad you're acknowledging them.
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Comment:Open mike 01/08/2022
Date published: 6:30 pm, August 1st, 2022At Glenfield Mall this afternoon (had to drop in and collect something from a shop) - approx 10% masked.....
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Comment:Open mike 01/08/2022
Date published: 6:18 pm, August 1st, 2022What's on offer ATM is a heck of a lot more than minimum wage. I agree that some hospo businesses have been dire for bullying and staff welfare (some are good - others often absolutely appalling). The good news about the worker shortage is that workers can...
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Comment:Open mike 01/08/2022
Date published: 5:50 pm, August 1st, 2022Have a look at what you quoted above (complete with exclamation mark). If you got it wrong, don't blame me for your errors.
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Comment:Open mike 01/08/2022
Date published: 5:29 pm, August 1st, 2022Keep dodging and diving, and you just might approach reality. You can only keep pretending that Labour is perfect for so long..... Your quote " prosecuting either National or Labour. It isn't. It is a prosecution against people who made or facilitated ...
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Comment:Open mike 01/08/2022
Date published: 5:27 pm, August 1st, 2022I know nothing about Coffey - but know how much strain and pressure that friends in hospo in Auckland have been under in the last couple of years. Can absolutely understand that it becomes too much, and people want out. And, yes, lots of hospo businesses ...
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Comment:Open mike 01/08/2022
Date published: 5:08 pm, August 1st, 2022Not sure what you mean by pay bumps. Friends in hospo are advertising and willing to pay more than $25/hr for kitchen hands, and dishwashers (no experience, just a work ethic - i.e. turn up for their shift) It's a heck of a lot better than minimum wage or ...
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Comment:Open mike 01/08/2022
Date published: 5:02 pm, August 1st, 2022Categorically saying that the case isn't prosecuting either National or Labour - is a bit disingenuous. Because there are very clearly people who 'used to be' party members (I'm sure they've very quickly been given the boot) from both National (JL Ross) ...
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Comment:Open mike 01/08/2022
Date published: 4:56 pm, August 1st, 2022Yes. And I'm sure that the powers-that-be told the anti-Springbok Tour protesters to "Go Home!" multiple times as well. With, I'm sure, equal success. Regardless of the rhetoric of some of the protesters - it's is undeniable that there were plenty of ...
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Comment:Political donations law needs reform
Date published: 4:47 pm, August 1st, 2022Both major parties were doing it (anonymous donations) up to the Electoral Law change in 2008. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/parties-say-farewell-to-secret-cash/FKFPGUR5N22Y5OKKG5GHYH3BFM/ Since then, I believe that both have been declaring large donations...
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Comment:Political donations law needs reform
Date published: 4:31 pm, August 1st, 2022And, I definitely think that the penalties for evading this Electoral Law need to be much more severe - as are the penalties for Tax Evasion. One of the suggestions made earlier, was that the sum 'donated' should be confiscated (which would certainly get ...
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Comment:Political donations law needs reform
Date published: 4:24 pm, August 1st, 2022From what I've read, National have been declaring all donations (above 15K - current limit) received by their Trusts under the terms of the Electoral Act. It seems as though only Peters envisaged that a Trust need not be covered under the disclosure ...
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Comment:Political donations law needs reform
Date published: 4:20 pm, August 1st, 2022Hope this isn't going to come through multiple times - the blog seems to be eating this comment, so am re-submitting. Another strategy could be to redefine 'donations' to include money, goods and services given to, or used by, a political party, elected ...
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Comment:Open mike 01/08/2022
Date published: 3:52 pm, August 1st, 2022Given that the Labour party 'insiders' all (apparently) have name suppression - you must have some inside knowledge to state so categorically that they are not Labour Party officials.
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Comment:Open mike 01/08/2022
Date published: 2:33 pm, August 1st, 2022The loophole (hopefully) being plugged has nothing to do the case/s currently in court. It's entirely due to the horse-and-cart-sized gap in the legislation that the NZF case revealed. [I still believe that the judge was wrong in his interpretation of the ...
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Comment:Open mike 01/08/2022
Date published: 2:20 pm, August 1st, 2022Yep, I shop at Farro .... with care. It's great for some things (excellent quality meat and cheeses) - but I do the bulk of the grocery shop at Pak n Save. Just too expensive, otherwise.... Was there on Sunday - at the Constellation Drive store - majority ...
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Comment:Open mike 01/08/2022
Date published: 9:49 am, August 1st, 2022Perfect example of continuing to alienate and marginalize.....
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Comment:Open mike 01/08/2022
Date published: 8:59 am, August 1st, 2022Just listened to both the interview (linked above) and the follow up with Jane Patterson (it's the second topic she addresses, after the proposed legislative change to close the NZF electoral donations loophole) https://www.rnz.co.nz/audio/player?audio_id=...
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Comment:Open mike 01/08/2022
Date published: 8:31 am, August 1st, 2022Thought this was an interesting take on whether NZ is becoming a more angry society - referencing organization psychologist John Eatwell. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/the-front-page-guns-rage-and-racism-has-nz-become-an-angry-nation/...
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Comment:Open mike 30/07/2022
Date published: 8:05 pm, July 30th, 2022Very difficult to require donors to be registered voters for the small sums. And I can see advantages to collating smaller sums into trust or organizational bank accounts (e.g. the local Labour Party running a raffle or a fundraising event). Organizations ...
- Ministerial Statement to Parliament, executions in Myanmar
Myanmar Executions: Minister of Foreign Affairs Statement to the House Mr Speaker On Monday 25 July, Myanmar’s state-run newspaper announced the execution of four people, including political figures – Phyo Zeya Thaw, Kyaw Min Yu - known as Ko Jimmy, Hla Myo Aung and Aung Thura Zaw. The four were ...3 weeks ago - Government supports new skilled residence pathwaysThree new residence pathways: Straight to residence Work to residence Highly paid - 'twice the median wage’ Straight to residence pathway will be ready for people to apply for from 5 September 2022. Work to Residence and Highly Paid pathways will be available for people to apply in September ...3 weeks ago
- Inland Revenue needs bank details to pay out Government Cost of Living supportWith the first of three monthly Government Cost of Living payments due to be made on Monday, Revenue Minister David Parker is urging people to make sure Inland Revenue has their bank account details. From 1 August, Inland Revenue will pay three monthly instalments each of about $116 into the ...3 weeks ago
- Government takes another step to propel the arts sector to thriveThe Government has today opened the Cultural Sector Regeneration Fund, the first stage of a new approach to cultural sector funding designed to support strategic, sector-led initiatives, that will have lasting benefits for arts, culture, and heritage in Aotearoa New Zealand. “The opening today of the Te Tahua Whakamarohi i ...3 weeks ago
- Plasterboard taskforce updateFour alternative plasterboard products able to be used as substitutes for GIB 12 importers of plasterboard– four of them new - have 100 containers of product en route to New Zealand Regular updating of guidance and ongoing communication with sector to encourage use of alternative products Step-by-step, practical information ...3 weeks ago
- Work to eliminate family violence and sexual violence making significant progressSignificant progress is being made towards the Government’s goal of eliminating family violence and sexual violence, Minister Davidson confirmed today at the first ever annual hui to take stock of the work underway to ensure all children, families and whānau can thrive in safe homes and communities. Speaking to more ...3 weeks ago
- Westport Accommodation Village underwayConstruction of relief homes is underway for Westport residents affected by flooding with the first houses expected to be delivered to site next month and families moving in from October, Housing Minister Dr Megan Woods has announced. Buller District Council has granted land-use consent for the Temporary Accommodation Village to ...3 weeks ago
- New ETS advice will help keep a fair price on climate pollutionClimate Change Minister James Shaw has welcomed recommendations from He Pou a Rangi – Climate Change Commission (the Commission) on Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) settings. “For the ETS to do its job and drive real emissions cuts, it’s vital we have the right settings in place to ensure a fair ...3 weeks ago
- Luxon says staffer knew of Sam Uffindell red flags but did not inform him
Christopher Luxon says member of his staff was told about the red flags around candidate Sam Uffindell during the campaign for the Tauranga by-election ...5 days ago - Luxon says staffer knew of red flags regarding Sam Uffindell but did not inform himChristopher Luxon says a member of his staff was told about the red flags around candidate Sam Uffindell during the campaign for the Tauranga by-election. ...5 days ago
- Southern conifers: meet this vast group of ancient trees with mysteries still unsolved
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gregory Moore, Senior Research Associate, School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, The University of Melbourne Huon pine in Tasmania Shutterstock When you think of “conifers”, tall, conical shaped trees often found in public parks or front yards may spring to mind. But ...5 days ago - Urgent Letter To Select Committee To Save 65,000 Submissions
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union has written to the Finance and Expenditure Committee on behalf of the more than 65,000 New Zealanders who took the time to submit on the Water Services Entities Bill (Three Waters) through our submission tool. “We learnt ...5 days ago - National Party president admits selection process could be improvedThe National Party's new president has admitted its candidate selection process could be improved, after its Tauranga MP Sam Uffindell was suspended over bullying allegations. ...6 days ago
- US would have conversations with New Zealand if time comes for others to join AUKUS – top dipl...A top US diplomat says New Zealand could eventually become a member of the AUKUS defence alliance, highlighting the country's strategic importance. ...6 days ago
- Uffindell allegations taken 'seriously' – Luxon awaiting investigation resultsNational Party leader Christopher Luxon says work has already been done to reset the culture within the party and in improving its candidate selection process. ...6 days ago
- Government Doubles Down On SNA Backdown“James Shaw has doubled down on his Government’s assurance that existing land use will continue on Significant Natural Areas (SNAs),” says ACT’s Primary Industries spokesperson Mark Cameron. “Responding to written parliamentary questions from ...6 days ago
- Workbridge Urges Disabled Community To Take Charge Of Its Own FutureTo celebrate 90 years of supporting disabled people into employment opportunities, Workbridge has launched a new book, Taking Charge: The Story of Workbridge. Workbridge has a proud history as an independent disability-owned and led organisation, delivering ...6 days ago
- Predator Free Hero Sets His Sights On Wellington MayoraltyKelvin Hastie – best known for starting New Zealand's first predator free community – has announced that he will run for the mayor of Wellington. "What we need now is unity," says Hastie, something that he ignited in the community when ...6 days ago
- How ‘fast’ politics has left the NSW government staring into the electoral abyssSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andy Marks, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Strategy, Government and Alliances, Western Sydney University The 1973 Watergate Committee hearings ran for 51 days. The televised revelations drew a huge audience. The pressure built with slow, devastating intensity, devouring then US President Richard Nixon’s agenda, eventually ...6 days ago
- Thinking about freezing your eggs to have a baby later? Here are 3 numbers to help you decideSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Karin Hammarberg, Senior Research Fellow, Global and Women’s Health, School of Public Health & Preventive Medicine, Monash University Jeffery Erhunse/Unsplash Egg freezing is promoted as an empowering option for women who want to stop the biological clock and improve their ...6 days ago
- ‘Unacceptable costs’: savanna burning under Australia’s carbon credit scheme is harming human ...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Penelope Jones, Research Fellow in Environmental Health, University of Tasmania Shutterstock Savanna burning projects in northern Australia provide economic benefits to Indigenous communities and claim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But our research suggests smoke from these projects is ...6 days ago
- How can you support kids with ADHD to learn? Parents said these 3 things helpSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emma Sciberras, Associate Professor, Deakin University Simeon Frank/Unsplash COVID lockdowns and home schooling seemed never-ending for a lot of families. But there were some silver linings. Our new research published in two papers looked at children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) ...6 days ago
- Never made, destroyed, in a locked safe for 100 years: with Batgirl cancelled, here are 5 other film...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sian Mitchell, Lecturer, Film, Television and Animation, Deakin University Warner Bros Batgirl has become the latest film to be added to a growing list of movies we will never get to see. The US$90 million film had been shot and ...6 days ago
- NZ children face a ‘perfect storm’ of dangerous diseases as immunisation rates fallSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna Howe, Research Fellow, University of Auckland Getty Images Routine childhood immunisations have dropped so dramatically globally during the COVID-19 pandemic that the World Health Organization and UNICEF are raising the alarm. Internationally, 25 million children in 2021 alone ...6 days ago
- Sam Uffendell Should Be Sacked And A New Election Held At Nationals ExpenseSam Uffendell should resign or be sacked and a new election held at National's expense. The NZ Outdoors & Freedom Party demand the National Party sack newly elected Sam Uffendell and pay for a new election giving the people of Tauranga a fair vote ...6 days ago
- Statement From Sam Uffindell MPWhen I was a student at Otago I enjoyed a student lifestyle, which included drinking and, at times, smoking marijuana. While in second year a number of flatmates fell out – and two of the flatmates left midway through the year. I reject any accusation ...6 days ago
- National MP Sam Uffindell stood down from caucus while more allegations investigatedNational MP Sam Uffindell has been stood down from the party's caucus while an investigation is carried out into further allegations of bullying raised by RNZ. ...6 days ago
- Marape has the numbers to keep PNG’s top post as prime ministerAsia Pacific Report newsdesk Papua New Guinea’s incumbent leader, James Marape, has been returned to the top job as the country’s ninth prime minister, reports the ABC’s Port Moresby correspondent Natalie Whiting. “Marape was voted in as prime minister unopposed, with unanimous support from all MPs present in the first ...6 days ago
- Māori and Pacific students ‘battle racism and tokenism’ at universityRNZ News New research details the extent of racism, othering and tokenism faced by Māori and Pacific postgraduate students in Aotearoa New Zealand. The paper, published in the Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, was based off responses of 43 Māori and Pacific students in science, technology, engineering, ...6 days ago
- Pacific takes impressive Games haul of 13 medals in BirminghamRNZ Pacific Pacific athletes have won a total of 13 medals at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, split among six nations. Samoa won the region’s only gold, through weightlifter Don Opolenge and the nation’s lifters also won three silver medals. They also gained a silver in boxing. Fiji won four ...6 days ago
- Parliament passes bill giving courts power to ban criminals from using or accessing firearmsParliament has unanimously passed a bill giving courts the power to ban criminals from using or accessing fireams. ...6 days ago
- Firearms Prohibition Order Legislation Bill passes third reading in ParliamentParliament has unanimously passed a bill giving courts the power to ban criminals from using or accessing fireams. ...6 days ago
- Government preparing apology, new redress system for abuse survivorsOfficials will start working on a national apology to survivors of abuse in care later this year. ...6 days ago
- Three waters criticism part of the process, minister saysThe Auditor-General's submission on three waters legislation is a "constructive suggestion", the minister says, and a normal part of the Parliamentary process. ...6 days ago
- The polls look promising for the Nats and ACT – but it’s too soon for them to be counting on an ...
The latest political polling shows the centre-right parties pulling ahead of the centre-left—but it may be too soon for the leaders of the National and ACT parties to be thinking they will be forming the next government. The mood of the country has seldom been as dark, chastened as it ...6 days ago - Former National Party secretary says he asked Jami-Lee Ross for donor info multiple timesA former secretary of the National Party says he repeatedly asked then MP Jami-Lee Ross to provide information about the individual donors behind one large donation to the party but the information was not forthcoming. ...6 days ago
- Three lessons Olivia Newton-John taught me about music – and lifeSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Encarnacao, Musician, lecturer, Western Sydney University Photo by Roger Allston/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images My default mental image of Olivia Newton-John is from the mid-1970s: long, flowing floral dresses; long, centre-parted light brown hair; big inquisitive eyes; and, when called ...6 days ago
- As the FBI raids Mar-A-Lago, Donald Trump reaches for unconvincing historical parallelsSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rodney Tiffen, Emeritus Professor, Department of Government and International Relations, University of Sydney Police direct traffic outside an entrance to Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate after the former president said the FBI was conducting a search. Terry Renna/AP “These are dark times ...6 days ago
- A new Australian supercomputer has already delivered a stunning supernova remnant picSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wasim Raja, Research scientist, CSIRO CSIRO ASKAP Science Data Processing/Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre, Author provided Within 24 hours of accessing the first stage of Australia’s newest supercomputing system, researchers have processed a series of radio telescope observations, including a highly ...6 days ago
- Watch: Party People talk Uffindell, pollsParty People is joined by former National MP Paul Quinn to discuss the Sam Uffindell controversy, the National Party conference, and the latest 1 News / Kantar political poll. ...6 days ago
- Tauranga unfazed by Uffindell's bullying revelationsSam Uffindell's constituents in Tauranga appear largely ready to forgive and forget after the revelations of their MP's past as a self-confessed high school bully. ...6 days ago
- Parliament repeals three strikes lawThe government has passed its bill repealing the three strikes law, which automatically hands maximum sentences to criminals who commit three serious crimes. Justice Minister Kiri Allan says serious and repeat offenders will still be held to account. ...6 days ago
- iRobot’s Roomba will soon be owned by Amazon, which raises privacy questionsSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Haskell-Dowland, Professor of Cyber Security Practice, Edith Cowan University stocker193/Shutterstock Less than two weeks after the announcement of its acquisition of US healthcare company One Medical, Amazon is continuing its expansion with a US$1.7 billion offer for iRobot, the ...6 days ago
- Today’s Google outage was brief but disconcertingSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Haskell-Dowland, Professor of Cyber Security Practice, Edith Cowan University Earlier today, reports began emerging Google was down.While it has since returned, it once again highlights our dependence on technology service providers and shows how reliant many people ...6 days ago
- Monkeypox can be transmitted to babies during and after pregnancy. We should be watchful but not ala...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Angela Brown, Midwifery Program Director , University of South Australia Shutterstock So far, there have been 57 confirmed and probable cases of monkeypox reported by Australian authorities. In July, the Australian government issued a health alert for monkeypox as ...6 days ago- Once the fish factories and ‘kidneys’ of colder seas, Australia’s decimated shellfish reefs ar...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dominic McAfee, Postdoctoral researcher, marine ecology, University of Adelaide Author provided Australia once had vast oyster and mussel reefs, which anchored marine ecosystems and provided a key food source for coastal First Nations people. But after colonisation, Europeans harvested them for ...6 days ago- Australia has been crying out for a national housing plan, and new council is a big step towards hav...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emma Baker, Professor of Housing Research, University of Adelaide The federal government’s confirmation on Monday that it will set up a National Housing Supply and Affordability Council has not received much media or public attention. But, dollar for dollar, it might be ...6 days ago- Winston Peters: Challenge To Willie Jackson To Debate His Co-governance Diatribe
Yesterday Maori Development Minister Willie Jackson decided to write an opinion piece in the NZHerald that tries to justify the Labour Party’s push for apartheid in our country via co-governance. The fact that Willie loudly announced that New ...6 days ago- Pop icon Olivia Newton-John was the rare performer whose career flourished through different phases
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catherine Strong, Associate professor, Music Industry, RMIT University Olivia Newton-John was a versatile artist with an appeal that spanned generations, and who played an important role in claiming a space for Australian popular culture on the world stage. She was the ...6 days ago- Luxon backs Uffindell, but says attack should have been made public
National Party leader Christopher Luxon is standing by his MP for Tauranga, but says the assault of a smaller boy at boarding school should have been made public. ...6 days ago- Indigenous people with disabilities face racism and ableism. What’s needed is action not another r...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Gilroy, ARC Research Fellow in Indigenous Health, Disability and Community Development, University of Sydney Shutterstock The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability continues. Its terms of reference acknowledge “the particular situation of Aboriginal ...6 days ago- Marshall Islands loses ‘covid-free’ status with 6 cases confirmed
By Giff Johnson, editor of the Marshall Islands Journal in Majuro The Marshall Islands lost its covid-free status yesterday when tests confirmed six positive cases in the capital, the first known community transmission since the pandemic started in early 2020. It was not immediately clear the source of the covid-19 ...6 days ago- Philippine police arrest ex-VP social justice candidate Bello for cyber libel
By Jairo Bolledo of Rappler in Manila Former Philippines vice-presidential candidate and Laban ng Masa chairperson Walden Bello has been arrested for two counts of alleged cyber libel by the police. Bello, 76, is a globally renowned environmental and social justice activist and academic. Bello’s arrest yesterday was confirmed by ...6 days ago- Hope for women in PNG elections – Peter becomes lone female governor
By Gorethy Kenneth of the PNG Post-Courier in Port Moresby If there is a glimmer of hope in Papua New Guinea’s violence marred national general elections, then it has to be the elevation of a lone woman to the National Parliament. It took the People’s National Congress (PNC) Governor-elect of ...6 days ago- Noumea protesters demand action on domestic violence after woman is killed
RNZ Pacific About 100 people have marched in the New Caledonian capital of Noumea to protest against what they see as government inaction to curb violence against women. The rally was called by the group Women in Anger just days after the latest killing of a woman at the hands ...6 days ago- Petition Asking To Expel Ambassador Of Russian Federation To Be Presented To NZ Parliament
Petition requesting that Parliament urge the Government to expel the ambassador of the Russian Federation and sever diplomatic relations with Russia will be submitted 11 August, 1.30pm for presenting by Dr Gaurav Sharma MP to NZ House of Representatives. ...6 days ago- When it comes to “good news”, Damien O’Connor is a dab hand at milking the Sustainable Food an...
Buzz from the Beehive Our Foreign Affairs Minister has announced the relationship between New Zealand and Malaysia is to be elevated to the status of a Strategic Partnership, the Minister of Conservation is clucking about the growth in kākāpō numbers in the 2022 breeding season, the Covid Response Minister has ...6 days ago- Climate Emergency Or Climate Hypocrisy? ANZ Government Continues To Issue Exploration Permits Despit...
Last week, a groundbreaking hearing between Students for Climate Solutions and the Minister of Energy and Resources began. The Victoria University group is suing Minister Megan Woods for her decision to grant permits for onshore oil and gas exploration ...7 days ago- National MP Sam Uffindell speaks on high school attack: 'I was a bully at school and I'm n...
Sam Uffindell says he's not the same person he was 20 odd years ago after his involvement as a teenager in an attack on a younger student came to light. ...7 days ago- Why the government should be working on a hydrogen strategy
Point of Order a week ago was serving up some commentary on the news that the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter will not shut down in 2024 — and could have a long-term future. The question now is whether Meridian Energy, which supplies the bulk of Tiwai Point’s electricity from ...7 days ago- Police Taking A Year To Renew A Firearms Licence
...7 days ago- Big Push For More Local Government Nominations – LGNZ
Local Government NZ (LGNZ) is concerned that some roles won’t be filled, or key roles will go uncontested at this year's local body elections unless more candidates throw their hat in the ring before nominations close on Friday. Last election saw ...7 days ago- Tūpuna Maunga Authority Begins Integrated Management Plan Amendment Process
The Tūpuna Maunga Authority has called for public submissions on the proposed amendment to its award-winning Integrated Management Plan 2016. The new section details proposed ecological restoration projects (including the planting of native species and removal ...7 days ago- Ex-National MP Jami-Lee Ross' 2018 police interview played in political donations trial
Former National MP Jami-Lee Ross told the police he sounded the alarm over a donation to the party because he thought it was dodgy and potentially illegal. ...7 days ago- National Party stands by MP Sam Uffindell after high school assault comes to light
National is standing by Tauranga MP Sam Uffindell following revelations he was asked to leave King's College due to his involvement in the assault of a younger student. ...7 days ago- Luxon hits back, defending National's lambasted welfare policy
The National Party leader says Labour's approach is giving up on young people who want to work and consigning them to a life of poverty. ...1 week ago- Auditor-General urges accountability changes for three waters reforms
In a submission to the select committee, Auditor-General John Ryan has urged the government to require auditing of the incoming Water Services Entities. ...1 week ago- National down but still leads in 1 News / Kantar political poll
National has dropped to 37 percent but still leads Labour on 33 percent in the latest 1 News / Kantar political poll. ...1 week ago- Natonal down but still leads in 1 News / Kantar political poll
National has dropped to 37 percent but still leads Labour on 33 percent in the latest 1 News / Kantar political poll. ...1 week ago- National MP Sam Uffindell 'asked to leave' King's College after attacking younger pup...
National's newest MP has admitted he was kicked out of his boarding school as a teen for beating a younger student. The party knew of the incident during the candidate selection process for the Tauranga by-election. ...1 week ago- AG’s Verdict Should Sink Three Waters
“The Auditor-General’s comments on Labour’s divisive Three Waters should be the final nail in the coffin for the widely-rejected reforms,” says ACT’s Local Government spokesperson Simon Court. “The Auditor-General raised serious concerns ...1 week ago- Watch: Post-Cabinet briefing with Ardern, Robertson
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her deputy Grant Robertson are speaking to media after the weekly Cabinet meeting. Watch live. ...1 week ago- Live: Post-Cabinet briefing with Ardern, Robertson
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her deputy Grant Robertson are speaking to media after the weekly Cabinet meeting. Watch live. ...1 week ago- Government Have Ignored Kiwis, But Auditor General Echoes Concerns
The Government must listen to the concerns of the Auditor General in his submission on the Water Services Entities Bill, Taxpayers' Union Executive Director Jordan Williams says. "The concerns of the Auditor General echo those made by the more than ...1 week ago- Focus on safety and security – Mahuta tackles the Myanmar menace while Wood warns of the danger fr...
Buzz from the Beehive Safety and security were the common theme in the latest statements – just two – from The Beehive. The first – headed Call for New Zealanders to get on-board with rail safety – tells us this is Rail Safety Week. Transport Minister Michael Wood grabbed the ...1 week ago- Auditor-General's Submission On The Water Services Entities Bill
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