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Comment:Sleepover Bill in House tonight
Date published: 9:42 pm, September 27th, 2011Crikey, big bruv. You really have no idea,do you? This matter was heading to the Supreme Court. The unions, the government and the employers finally managed to negotiate a solution. All good. Workers have a stake in the business. Proof? The workers here ...
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Comment:A school board member writes
Date published: 2:17 pm, September 15th, 2011IVV Only if you are a pisshead.
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Comment:A school board member writes
Date published: 2:13 pm, September 15th, 2011"may kids", what have goats born in May got to do with N/S?
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Comment:A school board member writes
Date published: 2:03 pm, September 15th, 2011Hey Dimbo Thats 'programme' Sorry, you are a failure at N/S English Back to Kindergarten.
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Comment:Life imitates art...
Date published: 10:27 am, September 8th, 2011In comparison to the Chimp running Labours election strategy, he is a Mastermind
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Comment:Assets going cheap
Date published: 8:09 pm, August 29th, 2011I can tell the future. Ten or twenty years from now, if we vote NACT back in, there will be regretful articles in the newspapers asking why did we sell off our last few strategic assets. "What were they thinking?" - will be the wistful conclusion (making ...
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Comment:Not the ACT party list
Date published: 8:02 pm, August 29th, 2011I am enjoying re-reading The Hollow Men, by Nicky Hager, just to remind me about how Don Brash operates. Deja vu! Also, funny how the Hollow Men also makes a great read if, every time you read " Don Brash", you mentally insert the words "John Key". The ...
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Comment:In praise of collective bargaining
Date published: 7:52 pm, August 29th, 2011@ VTO: The difference is the gut-churning fear that the powerful feel whenever ordinary workers organise themselves. So "unions bad", "employers associations/roundtables/co-ops/combines good".
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Comment:In praise of collective bargaining
Date published: 7:47 pm, August 29th, 2011Oh dear Blue, really not a clue! Knee jerk view of what a modern union is that takes me back to the 1970s. I reckon that the groups of people who work for a living, who choose to join a union, could run rings around the self-interested so-called " creators...
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Comment:FFS
Date published: 1:35 pm, August 10th, 2011TVOR ... at the moment, the public dont give a shit what policies Labour put up. Fact is, as shown in all polls of late, they just do not like the Senior Labour Caucus and the way they act. That is why they were beaten at the last election, that is why ...
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Comment:FFS
Date published: 10:55 am, August 10th, 2011Will undountedly be labbelled a Troll for this but... NZer’s are voting for a personality in John Key. One day, those in the Labour party will realise the reason why NZer’s are so turned off by Labour at the moment, is the personalities within Labour, the ...
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Comment:The answer to violence
Date published: 3:33 pm, July 25th, 2011Well said, Joe 90. While reading this strand, I began to write a similar response. NZ has seen political violence and murder directed at unions. The beating to death of Fred Evans, followed very shortly by the sight of Massey's well -armed "cossacks" on ...
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Comment:Caption contest: Off on holiday again
Date published: 1:17 pm, July 20th, 2011"I cant beleive how easy it is to get headlines..... Makes you wonder what numbnuts Phil Goof does to avoid them"
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Comment:Reaction to Labour tax package
Date published: 11:38 am, July 15th, 2011gee does that not sound a lot like communisim. I have struggled having lost job, marriage, house and have over a number of years clawed myself out of "struggle street" through a mixture of retraining, damned hardwork and desire
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Comment:Reaction to Labour tax package
Date published: 11:13 am, July 15th, 2011Andthereby increase Government exenditure and create a need for even more taxation
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Comment:Reaction to Labour tax package
Date published: 11:12 am, July 15th, 2011You seem to forget that Phil Goof as recently as February this year said Labour would not inroduce a CGT
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Comment:Reaction to Labour tax package
Date published: 11:10 am, July 15th, 2011But what about the requirement for new housing stock ?..... And how do you think the erosion of a persons wealth is "all Good?
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Comment:Reaction to Labour tax package
Date published: 11:03 am, July 15th, 2011This poorly thought out policy will have another ramification. Suddenly, owning an investment property has become a whole lot less attractive to investors. Some have stated they will need to increase rents by 6-10% to cover. I would suggest that many small...
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Comment:When will we learn?
Date published: 12:26 pm, June 17th, 2011Spoken like someone wh has never been on a construction site!
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Comment:Open mike 25/05/2011
Date published: 11:46 pm, May 25th, 2011Well done Scott. Hugely enjoyable interchanges.
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Comment:Wellywood zombie arises
Date published: 3:15 pm, May 21st, 2011I used to work in Mosgiel about 23 years ago, just after the Mosgiel sign went up. It caused some considerable snickering from those in Dunedin. At least the Mosgiel sign announces the town's correct name. It is also placed to be visible from Highway 1, ...
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Comment:Open mike 13/05/2011
Date published: 9:16 pm, May 13th, 2011Hi LPrent, I am a fairly new reader (and very occasional comment-provider) of the Standard, and of blogs in general. Wonder if you could please define the terms "troll" and "astro-turfer". I see these terms come up from time to time. Other new readers may ...
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Comment:Canterbury tales
Date published: 9:45 pm, May 11th, 2011Thanks for sharing, Andy-Roo; a moving and heartfelt description.
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Comment:$1mil Whanau Ora funding for Parata supporters
Date published: 2:02 pm, November 18th, 2010I hear the Trust is fine, they have a brand new chair and board doing a clean up.
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Comment:Sack Henry Now.
Date published: 5:58 pm, March 31st, 2009"Everyone is saying 'Don't read them out." This is when his tiny Remuera shitebag brain should have told him THEN DON'T READ THEM OUT. But because Henry's an arrogant moron, he went right ahead and did it. Sack this infantile little microbe right now. What...
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Comment:Paul Henry defends his right to act like a child
Date published: 5:49 pm, March 31st, 2009It is wrong to apologise for the mistakes of others, but in this case I feel I have to. I am sorry to all women out there on behalf on all evolved male human beings who reside in this country. Some of us aren't misogynistic cretins, and some of us regard ...
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Comment:Substance, not style
Date published: 11:26 pm, January 31st, 2008No National politician is a match for Helen Clark, Helem has had FAR more experience in dealing with people on a "down to earth basis" than anyone, not only that, how come NZs economy is better than it ever has been?. LABOUR FOREVER
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Comment:Key speech: strategic blunder?
Date published: 1:48 am, January 30th, 2008Oh I almost forgot!, Thank you Helen for the good grace of reinstating the $20 pw National took off needy pensioners 1993. remember the upsurge in foodbanks?.
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Comment:Key speech: strategic blunder?
Date published: 12:46 am, January 30th, 2008National Government played a HUGE part in this "violent Youth" problem we are facing today, it was National under shipley who legalised 18yr old to drink, therefore we have 12 & 13 yr old alcoholics now. I`m sick of these national blowhards spouting off ...
- Agriculture to come out of the ETS
The Government will deliver on its election commitment to take agriculture out of the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (NZ ETS) and will establish a new Pastoral Sector Group to constructively tackle biogenic methane, Coalition Government Agriculture and Climate Change Ministers say. Agriculture Minister Todd McClay says New Zealand farmers ...3 weeks ago - Luxon Tokyo-bound for political and business visitPrime Minister Christopher Luxon will travel to Japan from 16-20 June, his first visit as Prime Minister. “Japan is incredibly important to New Zealand's prosperity. It is the world’s fourth largest economy, and our fourth largest export destination. “As you know, growing the economy is my number one priority. A strong economy means ...3 weeks ago
- Bayly travels to Singapore for scam prevention meetingsMinister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Andrew Bayly, travels to Singapore today to attend scam and fraud prevention meetings. “Scams are a growing international problem, and we are not immune in New Zealand. Organised criminal networks operate across borders, and we need to work with our Asia-Pacific partners to tackle ...3 weeks ago
- Why are private school teachers paid more than their public colleagues?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Kidson, Senior Lecturer in Educational Leadership, Australian Catholic University Yan Krukov/Pexels , CC BY New South Wales private school teachers are pushing for a pay rise with the help of their union. One of the main arguments is their ...3 days ago - ‘Leaving the party before the lights come on’: Rachel Ashby farewells 95bFM Breakfast
Tomorrow, Rachel Ashby will host her very last 95bFM breakfast show after five years in the role. Gabi Lardies joined her in the studio to ask why she’s leaving what seems to be her perfect job. The east of the sky is blushing when Rachel Ashby climbs the three sets ...3 days ago - Australia’s music artists are in dire straits – yet taxpayer-funded Triple J won’t shake its c...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sam Whiting, Lecturer – Creative Industries, University of South Australia On June 12, Sydney musician and software engineer Harrison Khannah launched Triple J Watchdog, a website dedicated to aggregating and analysing the music played on Australia’s national youth broadcaster Triple J. The ...3 days ago
- Success in treating persistent pain now offers hope for those with Long COVIDSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hamish Wilson, Associate Professor in General Practice, University of Otago Shutterstock/Anucha Naisuntorn The emergence of Long COVID as a mysterious new illness has refocused attention on the incapacitating nature of persistent fatigue. Around the world, this unexpected outcome of the ...3 days ago
- What are family trusts?Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jamie Thwin, PhD Student (Tax Law), Griffith University SewCreamStudio/Shutterstock This article is part of The Conversation’s “Business Basics” series where we ask experts to discuss key concepts in business, economics and finance. Many of us associate trust funds with their ...3 days ago
- Trouble in coalition paradise? NZ First ‘agrees to disagree’ on Covid inquiryIn this extract from The Bulletin, Alice Neville marks the first official rift between coalition partners. To receive The Bulletin in full each weekday, sign up here. A ‘second phase’ to the Covid inquiry NZ First has triggered the “agree to disagree” provision in the coalition agreement over the ...3 days ago
- Political parties not reading too much into latest poll
Political parties are largely unfazed by the results of the latest 1 News Verian poll, which showed a slight boost for the government, but small dips for the opposition parties. ...3 days ago - Matariki events at risk after funding cutsFunding for Matariki events was almost halved in the latest budget, leaving the future of some events uncertain. Liam Rātana looks at what impacts the funding cuts might have. Musicians were booked, extra staff rostered on and all the necessary infrastructure pencilled in. Even the traffic management plans had been ...4 days ago
- New Zealand is one big crappy flat with successive negligent landlordsEverything keeps breaking. The plane. The ferry. The power pylon. The roads. The pipes. Why? Because maintenance has been less than ideal – classic bad landlord behaviour. When I was 20-something, there was a hole, about the size of a $2 coin, in the hardwood floor of my bedroom. ...4 days ago
- The risks of being in an earthquake prone building
Opinion: Construction minister worries that empty, derelict buildings are ‘a handbrake on growth and development’ The post The risks of being in an earthquake prone building appeared first on Newsroom. ...4 days ago - Newsroom daily quiz, Wednesday 26 JuneLoading…(function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){var ql=document.querySelectorAll('A,DIV,A[data-quiz],DIV[data-quiz]'); if(ql){if(ql.length){for(var k=0;k<ql.length;k++){ql[k].id='quiz-embed-'+k;ql[k].href="javascript:var i=document.getElementById('quiz-embed-"+k+"');try{qz.startQuiz(i)}catch(e){i.start=1;i.style.cursor='wait';i.style.opacity='0.5'};void(0);"}}};i['QP']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){(i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)})(window,document,'script','https://take.quiz-maker.com/3012/CDN/quiz-embed-v1.js','qp'); Got a good quiz question? Send Newsroom your questions. The post Newsroom daily quiz, Wednesday 26 June appeared first on Newsroom. ...4 days ago
- Airbnb: The case for a visitor levy in NZPaid content: Any levy that disproportionately favours the hotel sector at the expense of the average Kiwi is not a viable solution The post Airbnb: The case for a visitor levy in NZ appeared first on Newsroom. ...4 days ago
- Daily crossword, Wednesday 26 JuneThe post Daily crossword, Wednesday 26 June appeared first on Newsroom. ...4 days ago
- China’s green tech growing part of NZ importsWhy China’s role in ‘green value chains’ could become increasingly important to NZ The post China’s green tech growing part of NZ imports appeared first on Newsroom. ...4 days ago
- ECan ‘catastrophic failure’ as regulator, says leaked report’s authorThe author of a damning river report leaked to Newsroom in 2021 accuses Canterbury’s regional council of bureaucratic paralysis The post ECan ‘catastrophic failure’ as regulator, says leaked report’s author appeared first on Newsroom. ...4 days ago
- The story behind Migration5Gill Bonnett always had a sense of an “invisible hand” operating above immigration policy. Her discovery of a Migration5 briefing document to the immigration minister several years ago confirmed it. As RNZ’s immigration reporter, she has spent several years poring over immigration files, refugee reports and asylum-seeker applications, so spotting the M5 ...4 days ago
- ‘Limited evidence’ for Govt’s approach to farm emissions – officialsFailing to reduce agricultural climate pollution will mean the rest of the economy is left to pick up the slack – and the bill – officials warned The post ‘Limited evidence’ for Govt’s approach to farm emissions – officials appeared first on Newsroom. ...4 days ago
- KiwiRail confusion as rumours swirl around ferry construction and privatisationKiwiRail has confirmed construction of two replacement inter-island ferries has halted, despite suggestions from the Labour leader the boats are still being built. Labour leader Chris Hipkins told media he had received “some suggestion that those ferries are still in the process of being built right now”. He described the ...4 days ago
- The new and (slightly) improved three strikes regimeAnalysis: The failed three strikes regime is back, with changes aimed at avoiding disproportionately harsh sentences The post The new and (slightly) improved three strikes regime appeared first on Newsroom. ...4 days ago
- When people are under economic stress, their pets suffer too – we found parts of Detroit that are ...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Laura A. Reese, Professor Emeritus of Urban and Regional Planning, Michigan State University Nearly two-thirds of U.S. households have at least one pet. More than ever before, companion animals are a part of life – particularly in cities, where the majority of ...4 days ago
- The good news is the Australian economy is about to turn up. Here’s whySource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Right now things feel awful. Tuesday’s Westpac Melbourne Institute survey shows three times as many Australians say their finances have worsened than say they’ve got better, and twice as many ...4 days ago
- Benny Wenda’s plea to back new West Papuan ‘liberation front’ for freedomThe president of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) has welcomed the launch of a new political front, urging support for this new initiative on the “roadmap to liberation”. Benny Wenda said the launch of the West Papua People’s Liberation Front (GR-PWP) was a new popular movement formed ...4 days ago
- Plea deal ends personal ordeal for Julian Assange, but still media freedom concerns, says MEAAPacific Media Watch The reported plea bargain between WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and the United States government brings to a close one of the darkest periods in the history of media freedom, says the union for Australian journalists. While the details of the deal are still to be confirmed, MEAA ...4 days ago
- Senator Fatima Payman defies Labor solidarity rule to cross floor on pro-Palestine Greens motionSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Labor senator Fatima Payman has crossed the floor to support a motion moved by the Greens declaring “the need for the Senate to recognise the State of Palestine”. Although the stand of Payman invited ...4 days ago
- Listen: Mata – Carbon OverloadGreen MP Teanau Tuiono discusses the failure of the latest carbon credits auction. Then Shane Te Pou and India Logan-Riley look at the future of the ETS. ...4 days ago
- Married at First Sight NZ Power Rankings: We found love in a hopeless placeAlex Casey power ranks the final week of Married at First Sight NZ. I remember walking out of Tenet and spending about as long as the duration of the film watching my partner patiently shuffle around salt and pepper shakers, trying to explain the chronology. I remember feeling bamboozled, hoodwinked, ...4 days ago
- Victoria will begin pill testing this summer. Evidence shows it reduces harm (and won’t increase d...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicole Lee, Adjunct Professor at the National Drug Research Institute (Melbourne based), Curtin University Vishnu R Nair/Pexels This week Victorian premier Jacinta Allan announced the state will trial a drug checking service beginning this summer festival season, describing it as a ...4 days ago
- PNG ‘politicians, pastors’ supply weapons to fuel deadly tribal fights, says Engan leaderBy Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist National politicians and pastors are fuelling the tribal fighting in Papua New Guinea by supplying guns and ammunition, says Enga’s Provincial Administrator Sandis Tsaka. Tsaka’s brother was killed a fortnight ago when a tribe on a war raid passed through his clan. “[My brother] ...4 days ago
- View from The Hill: Hero or villain, Julian Assange’s cause crossed the political divideSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Julian Assange affair stands at the awkward intersection of a country’s right to keep secret national security information and the public’s right to know what is being done by a supposedly accountable government. The ...4 days ago
- Former minister receives petition calling for ban on live animal exports to be keptThe coalition government is keen to restart the trade with 'gold standard' rules to protect animal welfare. ...4 days ago
- Adelaide Cabaret Festival understands how its audiences long for connection and communitySource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catherine Campbell, Lecturer, Performing Arts, UniSA Creative, University of South Australia Kyham Ross/Adelaide Cabaret Festival Now in its 24th year, the Adelaide Cabaret Festival’s annual celebration of all things cabaret sparkles and shines, blazing a joyous and slightly scintillating trail through ...4 days ago
- InsidePNG’s Sincha Dimara wins East-West ‘courage award’ for free pressPacific Media Watch Papua New Guinean journalist Sincha Dimara, news editor at the online publication InsidePNG, is one of seven recipients of this year’s East-West Center Journalists of Courage Impact Award. Pakistani journalist Kamal Siddiqi, former news director at Aaj TV, also received the award last night at the EWC’s ...4 days ago
- Support for National increases since Budget, 1 News Verian poll showsThe results would see the coalition government retain its hold on power. ...4 days ago
- How quickly does groundwater recharge? The answer is found deep undergroundSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andy Baker, Professor, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, UNSW Sydney chatchaiyo/Shutterstock You would have learned about the “water cycle” in primary school – water’s journey, from evaporation to rainfall to flowing in a stream or sinking into the ground ...4 days ago
- Possible ferry cancellation liability 'hasn't been finalised' – HipkinsChris Hipkins would be "astounded" if new replacement ferries cost less than the previous plan. ...4 days ago
- Cuts At Te Kawa Mataaho Public Service Commission A Step Backwards For Diversity & Inclusion In ...
Te Kawa Mataaho, Public Service Commission today released its final decisions to meet the Government’s demand to cut spending by 7.5%. The decisions see a net loss of 28 roles, including in teams working on gender and ethnic pay initiatives. ...4 days ago - Abuse in Care report handed to Governor-General Dame Cindy KiroIt is estimated between 110,000 and 255,000 people were abused in state or faith-based care from 1950 to 2019. ...4 days ago
- Luxon defends drug funding's effect on Budget, refuses to share total costCommitting funding - from next year's Budget - is not unusual, the Prime Minister says. ...4 days ago
- With pressure mounting on the Biden administration, its pursuit of Assange was becoming both damagin...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emma Shortis, Adjunct Senior Fellow, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University Today, in a surprise development likely weeks in the planning, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was able to leave the United Kingdom for the first time in more than ...4 days ago
- The Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care: What you need to knowExplainer - The final report from the long-running inquiry has been handed to the Governor-General. RNZ reflects on key points. ...4 days ago
- Commissioners Lay Challenge As Royal Commission Final Report Delivered To Governor-GeneralThe report is called Whanaketia – through pain and trauma, from darkness to light. It was named by the Inquiry's survivor advisory group of experts. ...4 days ago
- Statement From Brad Gallop, Chairperson, Council Of Licensed Firearm OwnersStatement from Brad Gallop, Chairperson, Council of Licensed Firearm Owners, addressing comments made about the firearm law reform proposal process in a story published by Stuff today . "The Minister’s Arms Advisory Group (MAAG) assisted the Government ...4 days ago
- My own prison ordeal gave me a taste of what Assange may be feeling. He’s out – but the chilling...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Greste, Professor of Journalism and Communications, Macquarie University LapaiIrKrapai/Shutterstock Julian Assange is out of prison, after agreeing to plead guilty to violating the US Espionage Act. He is expected to be freed after appearing in a US courtroom on the ...4 days ago
- Sensible Sentencing Trust Re-activate To Oppose Weaker Three Strikes ProposalSensible Sentencing Trustee Louise Parsons says: “It is with sadness that we must oppose this weak and watered-down proposed Three Strikes Law. Not only does the Government plan to wipe all 13,000 former strike warnings, it will only apply to 30% of offender ...4 days ago
- A timeline of Julian Assange’s legal journeySource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matt Garrow, Editorial Web Developer Julian Assange has entered a plea deal with US government and is expected to be freed following a hearing in the US Federal Court in Saipan, in the Northern Mariana Islands. Assange’s convoluted legal woes have been ...4 days ago
- Dollars and scents: how the right smells can encourage shoppers to buy healthier foodsSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Megan Phillips, Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Marketing, Auckland University of Technology Westend61/Getty Images Imagine walking down the aisle of your local grocery store. The scent of mixed herbs catches your attention, mentally transporting you to a kitchen filled with the ...4 days ago
- 36,000 Kiwis Send Clear Message: No More Fossil Fuels“Climate change is here. The Government must listen to the more than 36,000 people who have called them out on their plans to pour oil and gas on the climate crisis fire,” says the Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick. ...4 days ago
- Revised Three Strikes Bill proceeds to ParliamentWhen it becomes law it will help keep violent criminals off the streets, the Associate Justice Minister says. ...4 days ago
- NZ First disagrees with Cabinet over current Covid-19 inquiry continuingWinston Peters says the party disagrees with allowing the inquiry to continue as-is and with its current chair who, he says, risks a perception of bias. ...4 days ago
- A brief timeline of Cook Strait ferriesWhen the Interislander’s Aratere ferry ran aground near Picton this weekend, it was the latest chapter in a long history of the vital connection between New Zealand’s two islands. On its website, Interislander describes itself as part of State Highway One and the Main Trunk Line of the railway. This ...4 days ago
- Is social media making you unhappy? The answer is not so simpleSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melissa Humphries, Senior Lecturer, School of Computer and Mathematical Sciences, University of Adelaide DimaBerlin/Shutterstock You may have seen headlines that link social media to sadness and depression. Social media use goes up, happiness goes down. But recent studies suggest those findings ...4 days ago
- Julian Assange plea deal: what does it mean for the WikiLeaks founder, and what happens now?Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Holly Cullen, Adjunct Professor in Law, The University of Western Australia After years of appeals and litigation, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has entered into a plea deal with the US government, according to court documents. He was facing one count of computer ...4 days ago
- Julian Assange will be freed after striking plea deal with US authoritiesSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Julian Assange has reached a deal with the United States Department of Justice to allow him to return to Australia after pleading guilty to violating American espionage law. Assange, 52, was released from London’s ...4 days ago
- What is ‘breathwork’? And do I need to do it?Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Theresa Larkin, Associate professor of Medical Sciences, University of Wollongong Taras Grebinets/Shutterstock From “breathwork recipes” to breathing techniques, many social media and health websites are recommending breathwork to reduce stress. But breathwork is not new. Rather it is the latest ...4 days ago
- Power Play – Government's cancer funding announcement a catch-up, clean-up jobPower Play - A boost in Pharmac funding will go a long way to rebuilding the dent in National's credibility and trust, but the damage could have been avoided in the first place. ...4 days ago
- Review: Jerry Seinfeld brings complaint comedy to Spark ArenaA comic once beloved for being an amiable jerk is suddenly mad at everyone. Duncan Greive watches the ups and downs of an icon at 70. One of the many golden nuggets in flawless ‘90s comedy Clueless comes when Alicia Silverstone’s Cher dismisses a boy with the perfect kiss off, ...4 days ago
- Fresh violence flares up in New Caledonia – 38 arrestedBy Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk Fresh violence has erupted in several parts of New Caledonia over the past three days, with more burning and destruction and at least one death connected to unrest. The renewed unrest comes after seven pro-independence figures from the CCAT (Field Action ...4 days ago
- Here’s how to create jobs for First Nations Australians in the clean energy transitionSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Briggs, Research Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney Original Power Done well, the renewable energy transition should improve the lives of First Nations Australians. Many are looking for ways to stay on Country, use their knowledge of ...4 days ago
- Feeding whānau, fighting pests: meet three groups making change in AucklandThree community groups in Tāmaki Makaurau are creating positive change and with the help of Auckland Council’s Local Board grants. Sarah Daniell stopped by to see what community mahi looks like in three very different niches. It’s Saturday morning at Avondale’s Fair Food depot, and Tracey points to three massive ...4 days ago
- I love Invercargill – and its poetry festival, tooA diary of the Dan Davin Literary Foundation Poetry Festival that took place Invercargill over the first weekend of June. From north to south, Aotearoa is loaded with literary festivals, each with a unique way of inviting bookish people to come out and play. Over the last month we’ve seen ...4 days ago
- Overwhelming Majority Of New Zealanders Want Easter Trading Restrictions RepealedA new Taxpayers’ Union – Curia poll has revealed that an overwhelming majority of New Zealanders think shops should be allowed to open on Good Friday and Easter Sunday if they want to do so. ...4 days ago
- How far can NZ boldly go with the US Space Force?Analysis - NZ is increasingly active in the US military's Space Force, but how bold can it be when America's moves to ramp up space capabilities are encased in anti-China rhetoric? ...4 days ago
- NZCTU Condemns Contractor Reform As Fundamental Attack On Workers’ RightsMinister for Workplace Relations, Brooke van Velden, has instructed her officials to begin work on preventing workers misclassified as contractors from challenging their employment status in the courts. ...4 days ago
- The cost of being: An out-of-work theatre-maker on the benefitAs part of our series exploring how New Zealanders live and our relationship with money, a mostly out-of-work twentysomething flatting in Wellington explains how he gets by. Want to be part of The Cost of Being? Fill out the questionnaire here. Gender: Male Age: 27 Ethnicity: Pākehā Role: Volunteer twice a ...4 days ago
- An influencer’s AI clone started offering fans ‘mind-blowing sexual experiences’ without her k...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Leah Henrickson, Lecturer in Digital Media and Cultures, The University of Queensland Caryn Marjorie Caryn Marjorie is a social media influencer whose content has more than a billion views per month on Snapchat. She posts regularly, featuring everyday moments, travel memories, ...4 days ago
- Big tech companies were open to online safety regulation – why did NZ’s government scrap the ide...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fiona Sing, Research Fellow, Population Health, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau gorodenkoff/Getty Images The coalition government has scrapped efforts to modernise New Zealand’s out-of-date online safety rules, despite qualified support for change from social media and tech giants. The ...4 days ago
- Deepfake, AI or real? It’s getting harder for police to protect children from sexual exploitation ...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Terry Goldsworthy, Associate Professor in Criminal Justice and Criminology, Bond University Shutterstock Artificial intelligence (AI), now an integral part of our everyday lives, is becoming increasingly accessible and ubiquitous. Consequently, there’s a growing trend of AI advancements being exploited for criminal ...4 days ago
- Australia plans to hire more overseas doctors. Is it ethical to recruit from countries with doctor s...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hilary Bowman-Smart, Research Fellow, Australian Centre for Precision Health, University of South Australia Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock Many of us have found ourselves in a full waiting room to see the GP, looking at a laminated sign about a fee increase taped ...4 days ago
- Extreme wildfires are on the rise globally, powered by the climate crisisSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Calum Cunningham, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Pyrogeography, University of Tasmania Wildfires are the new “polar bear”, routinely used by the media to epitomise the climate crisis and the threat of major natural hazards. This is despite most fire on Earth being harmless, ...4 days ago
- We know social media bans are unlikely to work. So how can we keep young people safe online?Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joanne Orlando, Researcher: Digital Literacy and Digital Wellbeing, Western Sydney University Rodion Kutsaiev/Unsplash, CC BY A war has erupted around young people’s use social media and it is messy. In the United States, surgeon general Vivek Murthy has recommended cigarette packet-like ...4 days ago
- Across Southeast Asia, people paying respect to Spirits living on their Land is a normal part of lif...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Nguyen, Lecturer in Fine Arts, Monash University chommaz nantanajankul/Shutterstock Travelling through Southeast Asia, many tourists might notice small roadside shrines and Spirit Houses. Adorning shopfronts and homes, this practice ranges from makeshift shrines to ornate architectural buildings. Depending on regional ...4 days ago
- Government Ferry Decision A Case Of Political Steering FailureThe Maritime Union says the Government’s U-turn on purchasing new Interislander ferries is the predictable but costly outcome of flawed decision making. The Government has said it is now looking at building new ferries again following the advice of ...4 days ago
- Unions go into battle for private contractors' right to challenge employment statusMBIE is calling for feedback on private contractor rights, as four Uber drivers fight to be recognised as employees - with holiday pay, sick leave and other entitlements. ...4 days ago
- Government pushes ahead on contractor crackdown as court battle continuesMBIE is calling for feedback on private contractor rights, as four Uber drivers fight to be recognised as employees - with holiday pay, sick leave and other entitlements. ...4 days ago
- Politics live: Calls for quicker access to new cancer medicationsChristopher Luxon speaks to Morning Report as cancer patients and advocates respond to drug funding. ...4 days ago
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