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Comment:National starts political year beneficiary bashing
Date published: 1:44 am, January 23rd, 2019Simon Bridges and Pulla Benefit looking down on the unemployed again. Life must be very tedious on the opposition benches when you're the unemployed party formerly known as the john's party.
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Comment:Political punditry in 2019
Date published: 3:57 pm, January 4th, 2019With the global economy slowing dramatically it will be a good year for pessimists. The more pessimistic the more accurate. So I predict Winston will have a bumper year.
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Comment:Judith is getting ready
Date published: 5:59 pm, November 24th, 2018Judith does Trump speak and a bit of neoliberalism tinkering on the sly. They must have been having a very off day at Crosby Textor to dream that one up.
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Comment:#IStandWithHarry
Date published: 12:26 am, November 22nd, 2018The vestiges of benevolent states notwithstanding, it does have the feel to it that history is repeating itself. Nothing learned, everything forgotten. We can only wonder at the infinity of human stupidity. Get well Harry.
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Comment:Disestablish the establishment.
Date published: 9:30 pm, November 9th, 2018It's a rousing speech indeed from a one Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. She's headed in the right direction. Still it's soft food for the delicate stomachs of the masses. Let those few with the weapons to do so fight the real fight when the time comes.
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Comment:Bridges loses connection with reality
Date published: 8:10 pm, October 24th, 2018I know you're hurting right now JLR. They've said and done some very unkind things regarding you. I wish Jami-Lee I could give you the keys for a modest fee and perhaps your soul, but I can see you're still well and truly caught in the matrix. So you will ...
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Comment:Jami-Lee Ross: But Wait, There's More!
Date published: 5:17 pm, October 20th, 2018I remember how it felt when the Nats attacked Labour, with some success and glee, for sticking to their moral compass. Now look at them, sickening.
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Comment:Simon Bridges is totes relaxed about his leak inquiry
Date published: 12:51 am, October 14th, 2018It is curious, why do they always photo shoot Bridges in amongst a group of schoolmarms?
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Comment:Reprehensible People.
Date published: 9:24 pm, October 13th, 2018Well yes, we are among you and we don't like what we see. Be nice, mites.
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Comment:Reprehensible People.
Date published: 8:16 pm, October 13th, 2018I don't know who the jester is, me or you. Be a happy wage slave then taking comfort in your crumbs, blanket and the lies of your masters. The gammons no longer run things anyway.
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Comment:Reprehensible People.
Date published: 5:58 pm, October 13th, 2018I've been hearing the same tired old sucker lines from politicians all my life. Surely we have the wisdom to see past these and make a better world for our children and grandchildren. Until we the people collectively wake up to the truth, nothing will ...
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Comment:National's leak inquiry blows up
Date published: 7:44 pm, October 5th, 2018You'd have a better chance of locating the culprit among a union of used car salesmen.
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Comment:Modern Technology Is Eroding Our Society
Date published: 1:16 am, October 2nd, 2018Personally, I'd rather play the game than watch it from the sidelines. But then we don't want to wake the slumbering masses by kicking the ball through their windows do we? Could be tricky.
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Comment:Business confidence verses business certainty
Date published: 12:05 am, September 1st, 201830 years of neoliberalism finally catching up with NZ. Hopefully the Ardern government can do something the other administrations couldn't. https://www.poundsterlinglive.com/nzd/7615-nz-dollar-and-massive-debt-levels
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Comment:Let Chelsea Manning speak
Date published: 3:32 pm, August 29th, 2018Those given the power to do so by those who have or should have these basic human rights.
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Comment:Let Chelsea Manning speak
Date published: 1:57 pm, August 29th, 2018Anyone is free to speak here as long as they don't incite the undermining of basic human rights.
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Comment:National plans to breach privacy rights of all of its MPs to find leaker
Date published: 12:34 am, August 28th, 2018This whole thing is a mess. What's really going on?
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Comment:Turnbull out, Morrison In?
Date published: 12:53 am, August 24th, 2018I believe it's a case of Australians not knowing how to spell, especially the word politic(s), possibly due to their nasal twang.
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Comment:Judith Collins tweets more fake news
Date published: 9:31 pm, August 23rd, 2018FYI, the reality is individual contracts where the employer has the upper hand is unfair bargaining. To say we are returning to the strong arm Union days of the 70's is scaremongering and pure nostalgia. While this government is close to the Unions they ...
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Comment:Judith Collins tweets more fake news
Date published: 4:23 pm, August 23rd, 2018Proof that's a big word. Tell me why would it bother you that there were strikes under National? Perhaps you are right and I am wrong. Do some research. Convince yourself of something that may surprise you.
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Comment:Judith Collins tweets more fake news
Date published: 8:54 pm, August 22nd, 2018There were plenty of strikes under the last National government, they just weren't reported the same. Funny they are now, I wonder why. Tories and the media in this country have a wonderful way of sounding authoritative while being woefully ignorant of the...
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Comment:The week of Limogate
Date published: 12:36 am, August 20th, 2018When I think of brain work, who's done it and how they've done it, I wouldn't say that whole mob of Tories was worth one limo. Couldn't say they know what a dollar's worth either and they're supposed to be frickin Tories. Pigs in a trough more like.
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Comment:Guest post: The end of Neoliberalism – What went wrong?
Date published: 7:37 pm, August 8th, 2018Tories get the easy job, take what's there and then criticize. Yours my friend is a higher calling. When you've joined up all the dots we'll have a cup of tea and a little talk. Oh btw, how's your family?
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Comment:Pollwatch: 5th August, 2018
Date published: 2:17 am, August 8th, 2018Yay though he appears as but a mouse yet watch him like a lion. These rwnjs are toxic, watch them with much awareness.
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Comment:There’s nothing vague about National's education policy announcement *
Date published: 9:22 pm, July 30th, 2018Don't fall for that one. Anyway, If the global economy does head a bit south Labour have said they will increase fiscal spending as required. We have room to move. You can't ask them to be anymore sensible than that.
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Comment:Bridges and his cheerleaders
Date published: 10:34 pm, July 29th, 2018Bridges isn't Nationals main failing, that goes to the greasy power mongers around him that he cow tows to. I find the business confidence numbers curious given the fundamentals. It just goes to show where business in this country gets its self belief from...
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Comment:Government with a plan
Date published: 3:13 pm, July 23rd, 2018Not really knowing why, they stubbornly and blindly blundered on anyway.
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Comment:What is eating Mike Hosking?
Date published: 3:31 pm, July 18th, 2018Clearly a bought and paid for Tory. I don't agree with his last rant. Things aren't so good globally, though on the surface it appears so, for any country that owes the USA. The money is going back the other way now. The Tories hope to blame Labour for ...
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Comment:There's No Such Thing as Free Speech
Date published: 4:15 am, July 12th, 2018No you don't have the right to say whatever you feel like saying.
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Comment:Soper gets sucked in by National's fake Ardern quote
Date published: 7:17 pm, June 30th, 2018The media are dead boring, most of it is mindless infotainment. The rest is Tory media attack dogs spouting the drivel their Tory bosses tell them to. If you read each of them carefully, it's obvious they say basically the same thing on an issue as if told...
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Comment:Carmel Sepuloni announces much needed changes to improve WINZ
Date published: 7:33 pm, June 27th, 2018The capitalist system isn't designed to make room for everyone. Where do such people go if not to the dole office. In Tories minds such people are immoral deviants for the crime of finding nowhere within the capitalist system. In my mind they're human ...
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The PSA is concerned that the voluntary redundancies being offered to staff by Stats NZ will impact on the agency’s ability to deliver on its core functions. ...7 days ago - Is cooking with dog food instead of meat actually fine? I gave it a go
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- Number of businesses seeking help to downsize doubles as unemployment grows
An advocate says businesses are hurting and are reluctantly having to lay off workers. ...7 days ago - Help Me Hera: My friend’s boyfriend Steve is always, always, always aroundHe’s fine but it feels like I’m losing a friend and it’s making me bitter. How do I say ‘enough is enough’? Want Hera’s help? Email your problem to helpme@thespinoff.co.nz Hey Hera, I’ve recently moved in with a girlfriend, her partner Steve, and his friend. We all live in a lovely little house. ...7 days ago
- Over $300K spent on slushy syrup and maintaining machines for prison staffCorrections has spent over $305,000 on slushy syrup and maintaining frozen ice machines in the past six years. ...7 days ago
- Winston Peters still trying to find out what Aukus Pillar 2 is aboutThe Foreign Minister says he is continuing work started by the previous Labour government. ...7 days ago
- Unemployment up, business confidence downLabour market figures came in softer than the Reserve Bank had forecast, but they won’t be enough to move the needle on interest rates, writes Catherine McGregor in this excerpt from The Bulletin, The Spinoff’s morning news round-up. To receive The Bulletin in full each weekday, sign up here. Unemployment ...7 days ago
- Government to tweak Building Act to make building a home easierBuilding and Construction Minister Chris Penk says it takes nearly 600 days to build a house in NZ - and that is simply too long. ...7 days ago
- Citizenship (Western Samoa) Act 1982 Bill Steering Committee Launches Community Engagement CampaignThe campaign will engage the community and encourage submissions on the bill to the New Zealand government by the closing submission deadline of Friday 31st of May 2024 4pm. ...7 days ago
- Shaky Foundations: Why Our Democracy Needs Trust | Limit Urgency To Rebuild Trust: New ResearchThe paper raises concerns about declining trust in New Zealand's political institutions and democratic processes, and the role that the overuse of Parliamentary urgency plays in that. ...7 days ago
- My co-housing project failed, but I still think it’s a great ideaThe Urban Habitat Collective was an attempt to built an innovative new form of apartment building in Wellington. Here’s why it failed, and why the idea could still work, writes co-founder Bronwen Newton. When we started the Urban Habitat Collective in November 2018, we thought we were starting a revolution, ...7 days ago
- A new generation of activism: Marking 20 years since the foreshore and seabed hīkoiTwo decades ago this week, a controversial law that attempted to define ownership of the foreshore and seabed prompted a formidable display of outrage and kōtahitanga as 15,000 marched to parliament. Jamie Tahana looks back. ‘Hīkoi, hīkoi,” they chanted by the thousands as the biggest Māori march in a generation ...7 days ago
- New push for corporate killing laws
A Labour Party Member’s Bill aims to plug a culpability gap between manslaughter and health and safety breaches The post New push for corporate killing laws appeared first on Newsroom. ...7 days ago - Book of the Week: The naked civil servantTerence O’Brien had the rare and no doubt undesired distinction of rising to one of the most exalted positions in New Zealand diplomacy, then being unceremoniously recalled to Wellington without explanation just when his career was at its zenith. What is perhaps more surprising is that he appears to have ...7 days ago
- Concerning proliferation of working groups, jobs for matesGovernments are increasingly opting for working groups – led by their mates – over the core public service The post Concerning proliferation of working groups, jobs for mates appeared first on Newsroom. ...7 days ago
- Concerns of spending spree if disability funding changes were consulted onWhaikaha had no intention of giving anyone – even other agencies – advance warning of its plan to limit what disabled people and their carers could buy The post Concerns of spending spree if disability funding changes were consulted on appeared first on Newsroom. ...7 days ago
- Newsroom daily quiz, Thursday 2 MayLoading…(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 2 May appeared first on Newsroom. ...7 days ago
- Daily crossword, Thursday 2 MayThe post Daily crossword, Thursday 2 May appeared first on Newsroom. ...7 days ago
- Palestinian activist ‘perplexed’ by minister’s special visa argumentAs Palestinians escape the war zone in Gaza, activists say emergency visas, like those issued to Ukrainians, are needed The post Palestinian activist ‘perplexed’ by minister’s special visa argument appeared first on Newsroom. ...7 days ago
- When dying well is out of reachWhy has New Zealand slipped from third to 12th on Quality of Death Indexes over the past decade or so? Hospice New Zealand Chief Executive Wayne Naylor has a list of reasons. “We don’t have a current national strategy – the Government hasn’t renewed our 2001 strategy, so we don’t ...7 days ago
- New SASS Talk podcast sparks convo in sportWhile women’s sport is exploding in Aotearoa and around the world, you still don’t hear a lot of talk about athletes and their periods, RED-S, breastfeeding and visible panty-lines. SASS (Suze and Sez Sports) Talk isn’t afraid to have that kōrero. LockerRoom founder Suzanne McFadden and Olympian broadcaster Sarah ...7 days ago
- Season two of The Boy in the WaterOn an unusually hot night in January 2019, a little boy’s lifeless body was found face up in a small town’s sewage oxidation pond. To the police, it was an open and shut case: three-year-old Lachlan Jones had run away from his home in the Southland town of Gore, climbed ...7 days ago
- Green MP Julie Anne Genter apologises for 'intimidating' actions in ParliamentRongotai MP Julie Anne Genter has apologised in Parliament after National accused her of intimidating and attacking one of its ministers in the House. ...1 week ago
- Live cattle exports help farmers diversify income – Associate Agriculture MinisterThe government is hoping live animal exports will resume next year, but with a strict gold standard in place. ...1 week ago
- Police Minister Mark Mitchell heads to Australia to discuss crime trends, youth offendersMark Mitchell will be chewing the fat with police chiefs as officers in this country talk openly about the appeal of crossing the Tasman. ...1 week ago
- Te Kāhui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission Pays Tribute To Sir Robert Martin MNZMSir Robert devoted his life to disability rights after living in institutions in his younger years, says Kaihautū Tika Hauātanga | Disability Rights Commissioner Prudence Walker. ...1 week ago
- Passing Of Sir Robert Martin KNZMPeople First New Zealand Ngā Tāngata Tuatahi is deeply saddened by the passing of Life Member Sir Robert Martin KNZM. ...1 week ago
- James Shaw's valedictory – and his new roleShaw has bowed out of Parliament, and has already revealed details of what he is doing next. ...1 week ago
- James Shaw's valedictory – and his new rolesShaw has bowed out of Parliament, and has already revealed details of what he is doing next. ...1 week ago
- AUKUS: Winston Peters says NZ 'long way' from deciding on Pillar 2Peters spoke about the military pact in an annual 'scene setter' speech at Parliament on Wednesday evening. ...1 week ago
- Free school lunches scheme to get temporary funding until review is completeFunding for the scheme is set to continue for the "immediate few years" while officials work out what the alternative programme will look like. ...1 week ago
- Taxpayers’ Union Slams Secret List Of Judges’ PerksResponding to the long-awaited release of judges’ special allowances, including free air travel and hotels for spouses, generous sabbaticals, and access to limousines, Taxpayers’ Union spokesman Alex Murphy said: “In what world does your employer ...1 week ago
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- Court hears appeal of Waitangi Tribunal summons decisionLawyers representing two iwi as well as the Māori Women’s Welfare League on Wednesday asked the Court of Appeal to overturn last week’s High Court decision on the Waitangi Tribunal’s decision to summons Children’s Minister Karen Chhour. The Tribunal is currently investigating the Government’s decision to repeal section 7AA of ...1 week ago
- Former MPs Louisa Wall, Simon O'Connor claim to be targets of China-backed cyber attackThe spy agencies are being questioned after two former MPs claim they were never informed they were victims of a China-backed cyber-attack. ...1 week ago
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- May Day: The Biggest Threat To NZ Workers In 2024 Is Our GovernmentThousands of workers attended public events in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch today to celebrate International Workers’ Day (May Day), but union representatives are urging caution and vigilance over the Government’s blatantly "anti-worker" ...1 week ago
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- Private Info Of New Zealanders Will Be Breached By Latest Government CutsThe PSA is warning the Government that the sensitive information of New Zealanders held by various agencies will fall into the wrong hands if the latest round of proposed cuts goes ahead. ...1 week ago
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- Unemployment Data Shows Need For Govt To Act NowNZCTU Economist Craig Renney said new data released by Statistics New Zealand shows the need for Government to act now, with unemployment rising from 3.4% to 4.3%. ...1 week ago
- Polls are nothing if not a bit of political theatre The outpouring of anger over Maiki Sherman’s hyperbolic presentation of this week’s ‘nightmare’ poll is itself an overreaction, argues Stewart Sowman-Lund. Politicians love nothing more than to pretend they don’t care about polls. This week, deputy prime minister Winston Peters said he didn’t give a “rat’s derriere” about a TVNZ ...1 week ago
- Pay bump for politicians: What you need to knowExplainer - MPs are about to get a pay bump, but is it fair and how does it compare to other countries? ...1 week ago
- School lunches funding likely to be time-limitedIt's an approach to funding the government has spent months criticising Labour over - calling them "fiscal cliffs" . ...1 week ago
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- Landlord Government Once Again Pushes Renters Into The ColdThe Coalition is trying to axe yet another opportunity to improve rentals by dropping the Residential Property Managers Bill. ...1 week ago
- Unemployment rate rises to 4.3%Fewer jobs are created and immigration is increasing the size of the workforce, Stats NZ says. ...1 week ago
- The art of the three-day birthdayWe get but one birthday a year – why not make it last as long as possible by scheduling as many meals with friends and family as you can? This is an excerpt from our weekly food newsletter, The Boil Up. How do you celebrate your birthday? Do you celebrate at ...1 week ago
- If the industry is to survive, journalists need to convince the public of their worthA Koi Tū discussion paper released today proposes sweeping changes to New Zealand’s media industry. The principal’s key author, Gavin Ellis, explains how journalists have a key role to play in making others value their role in society. This is an abridged version of a piece first published on knightlyviews.com ...1 week ago
- Government Risks Wellbeing Of Māori With Proposed Cuts To Te Puni KōkiriThe Government’s spending cuts are again targeting support for Māori with proposed reform of the agency charged with advising on Māori wellbeing and development. ...1 week ago
- Free trade deal with the European Union comes into forceThe European Union ambassador says the FTA will have immediate wins for kiwifruit, apple, and onion growers. ...1 week ago
- Te Tiriti o Waitangi could be heading home after 'long and arduous journey'After 184 years, Te Tiriti o Waitangi may be on its way home. ...1 week ago
- Foreign minister speech tipped to shed light on Aukus involvementWinston Peters has been keen to dismiss speculation on our involvement in Aukus but will give a speech tonight on the direction of our foreign policy, writes Anna Rawhiti-Connell in this excerpt from The Bulletin, The Spinoff’s morning news round-up. To receive The Bulletin in full each weekday, sign up here. ...1 week ago
- School's struggle with asbestos removal: 'It's destroyed me'An Auckland school's efforts to get rid of asbestos has been so tough its principal thought of quitting the job. ...1 week ago
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- Urgent democratic need to save NZ’s journalism ecosystemA new report on protecting journalism and democracy in New Zealand recommends a levy be charged on global platforms like Facebook and Google to fund media firms undertaking public interest reporting. It also calls for the reinstatement of a powerful Broadcasting Commission to distribute public funding for journalism and other ...1 week ago
- Unions Celebrate May Day During Tough Time For Working PeopleOn International Workers' Day, also known as May Day, the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi and the wider union movement are celebrating the proud history of the labour movement during a tough time for working people. ...1 week ago
- 'Never a right time' – MPs respond to pay rise newsThe pay rises are not particularly great timing when the public is doing it tough, ACT Party leader David Seymour says. ...1 week ago
- The highs and lows of James Shaw’s 10 years in parliamentFrom bills to beards, a walk through the former Green co-leader’s time in politics. After close to a decade in politics, James Shaw is preparing to bid farewell to parliament. Tonight will see the former minister deliver his valedictory address, certain to be a speech filled with Shaw’s trademark wit ...1 week ago
- Efeso Collins deserved better than what parliament offered yesterdayTwo months ago, MPs unanimously voted to give themselves a week off in Efeso Collins’ honour. On Tuesday, most were too busy to give even an hour of their time. The day Fa’anānā Efeso Collins died, parliament felt different. In a building that operates at a breakneck pace, everyone stopped ...1 week ago
- What you need to know about the world’s biggest election, happening right nowIndia’s election involves hundreds of millions of people and is a months-long affair. Here’s how voting works and what’s at stake. The biggest-ever election in world history started on April 19, with more than 10% of the world’s population eligible to vote. Elections in India, the world’s most populous country ...1 week ago
- A body in Devonport“I had just come off the end of a major robbery case which I had been working on for six months when I got a call on the afternoon of September 1, 1992, that some remains had been found at a building site in Devonport, so I drove over with ...1 week ago
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- Beef and beliefs: EU diplomat on the NZ relationshipBrussels’ man in Wellington on our newly active trade deal and the shared values underpinning ties The post Beef and beliefs: EU diplomat on the NZ relationship appeared first on Newsroom. ...1 week ago
- If not journalists, then who?Comment: Journalists are very good at telling other people’s stories, but they fall well short when writing about their own profession. Perhaps that is why it is so undervalued. Every successive poll on the public’s attitude toward journalism is more alarming than the last. In the last month we have ...1 week ago
- Preterm babies deserve better careOpinion: A young Māori woman and her Pacific partner arrive at their local hospital by ambulance. She has gone into labour at just under 24 weeks, but the couple haven’t recognised the symptoms – and don’t know the risks of premature birth for their baby. By the time they arrive, ...1 week ago
- Bishop backtracks after fast-track backlashBehind closed doors, NZ First will be arguing fiercely against any watering down of the ministerial decision-making powers in the Bill The post Bishop backtracks after fast-track backlash appeared first on Newsroom. ...1 week ago
- Boy in the Water: Mum speaks publicly for first timeEmotional scenes played out in the Invercargill courthouse on the first two days of the coronial inquest into the death of Gore toddler Lachlan Jones, in which the boy’s mother was accused of disposing of her son’s body. The second season of Newsroom’s award-nominated podcast The Boy in the Water ...1 week ago
- When the doghouse is an upgrade, ECE is in troubleOpinion: The impression from the carpark is very inviting. The area is well fenced but barred so there is easy visibility of loved ones. Inside, the spaces are welcoming and clean and staff are friendly and clearly comfortable. I am greeted by ‘Kim’. She has worked here for three years, ...1 week ago
- Daily crossword, Wednesday 1 MayThe post Daily crossword, Wednesday 1 May appeared first on Newsroom. ...1 week ago
- Boards, don’t just wait for the axe to fallOpinion: Community organisation board members need to step up their strategic thinking The post Boards, don’t just wait for the axe to fall appeared first on Newsroom. ...1 week ago
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