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Comment:Open mike 14/04/2023
Date published: 5:49 pm, April 14th, 2023Huh ?? Given your demand for everybody else to provide the truth of their statements. Do you have references for your rather outlandish claims
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Comment:Open mike 12/04/2023
Date published: 5:39 pm, April 12th, 2023Thanks for your explanation. I'm an old fart 77 but I'm trying my best to keep up. All the abbreviations and acronyms on this site, and every where else, to be frank,are a bit hard to get my pea brain around, to the degree that I've become a much more ...
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Comment:Open mike 12/04/2023
Date published: 3:25 pm, April 12th, 2023end of civ stuff I'm afraid. civ ??
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Comment:Open mike 04/03/2023
Date published: 6:10 pm, March 4th, 2023No worries a months ban is fine with me
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Comment:Open mike 04/03/2023
Date published: 4:01 pm, March 4th, 2023Perhaps the mods on this site need to have a rethink of their policy. Couple of days ago I was reprimanded for offering to give "ghost who walks" a smack in the mouth. I accept that. But, We have this discussion about "fight for life" and the violence that...
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Comment:Daily review 01/03/2023
Date published: 5:58 pm, March 1st, 2023In response to ghost who walks concerning my less than complimentary remarks about our incompetent auckland mayor on open Mike 27/2 You replied refuting my assertions, as I read through them, I thought we can have an interesting discussion here. But, ...
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Comment:Open mike 28/02/2023
Date published: 5:41 pm, February 28th, 2023Fellow dorklanders. We have some serious climate issues up here. Sure nothing like east cape or far north. However be comforted that some people voted an "engineering mayor who fixes things". Surely this is the ultimate opportunity to demonstrate his ...
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Comment:Open mike 23/02/2023
Date published: 7:22 pm, February 23rd, 2023I fail to see the need for an inquiry. As my mother instilled in me 70 something years ago. "You make the mess, you clean it up". All it needs is for the govt to define the parameters regarding "you clean it up". We guys are just far to soft with big ...
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Comment:This is really awkward
Date published: 4:47 pm, February 21st, 2023I hear on natrad that Cluxon has grave concerns about Labour effectively managing this crisis. To misquote cluxons puppet master Donkey. " Show us the plan, show us the plan" Oh that's right they're the party of personal responsibility. Sorry peasants, fix...
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Comment:Open mike 20/02/2023
Date published: 3:56 pm, February 20th, 2023The problem with these off the cuff derogatory remarks is that nobody defines " in their prime". Is it; sexual performance, mental performance, world wisdom and common sense, empathy and kindness, et al
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Comment:Open mike 20/02/2023
Date published: 3:49 pm, February 20th, 2023My answer, is a firm yes. But, you have to be really smart about it. The perfect example is Bastion Point and Whinia Coopers land march. One single clear objective, and whether you agreed or not with the objective it was clearly understood by all of nz. ...
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Comment:Daily review 16/02/2023
Date published: 6:26 pm, February 16th, 2023Ye gods Stuart Nash is an utter dipstick. Just heard him talking to HDPA about the slash on the east coast. He's muttering about an enquiry and consulting with the industry. Suffer me labour are far too soft, they seem to want to be nice to everyone. 70 ...
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Comment:Daily review 09/02/2023
Date published: 6:21 pm, February 9th, 2023Wow, aren't we dorklanders so so glad we voted in a "Mr Fixit" type mayor to manage our current and potentially another weather dilemma. It will be so comforting to observe him applying his self professed expertise. But be patient folks it will require his...
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Comment:Super City’s handling of the storm event
Date published: 4:22 pm, January 29th, 2023It is patently obvious that bumbler brown is has reached his level of incompetence. Other than appointing a commissioner via a govt with a bunch of other shit on its plate. Is there any way we citizens can get rid of this incompetent clown before the next ...
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Comment:Jacinda Ardern has announced she is standing down as PM ...
Date published: 4:06 pm, January 19th, 2023I'm really torn about this. I'm so sorry that nz has lost an incredible leader . But. I'm so glad for her that she is going to look after herself. Let's face it, NZ PM particularly for a woman has to be one of the nastiest jobs in the world. You'd have to ...
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Comment:Open mike 16/01/2023
Date published: 4:43 pm, January 16th, 2023Yep. Follow the dollars pretty much always demonstrates the validity of these guys statements. It always amazes me how many "ceo's" of this or that lobby group there are in every sphere of our society. Once again, follow the dollars. Cynicism is my new ...
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Comment:Open mike 16/01/2023
Date published: 8:01 am, January 16th, 2023Irrespective of the pompous prats argument. I hope it carries some sway. The last thing we need north of Rotorua is that lot. We've got enough idiots of our own up here. It's becoming increasingly harder to fly under the radar these days.
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Comment:Open mike 11/01/2023
Date published: 2:23 pm, January 11th, 2023Ya wouldn't want to take Palmy. It's full of uni students. What the hell are you going to do with them. Be like herding cats.
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Comment:The weather sucks
Date published: 3:16 pm, January 9th, 2023Anne, it is a well known that metrologists are put on this earth to make economists look good. Mind you the reverse is true when economists make predictions. Think they may have bin called witchdoctors in earlier times. It would be an interesting exercise ...
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Comment:The Three Sly Donkeys
Date published: 3:59 pm, January 3rd, 2023With you their Shanreigh. Remember! Commonsense is the least common of the senses. There was a certain bowtie wearing polly who claimed to have a surplus of it, he turned out to be as thick as two short planks. Be very wary of self promoting f'wits.
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Comment:Open mike 31/12/2022
Date published: 6:43 pm, December 31st, 2022Hey, thanks for your response. I live on my boat and am currently in the mahurangi harbour, due to jobs needing done on my son's boat. My communication with the outside world is; cell phone, VHF and SSB. Cell phone is a bit marginal up here ( 2 bars is a ...
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Comment:Open mike 31/12/2022
Date published: 3:10 pm, December 31st, 2022Dunno what I've done wrong, but I can't get any of mickey savages posts for the past week or so, only the comments. Also today open Mike says there are 26 comments, but when I call it up it then says and displays only 4 comments. If you have a cure please ...
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Comment:Caption contest
Date published: 7:23 pm, December 20th, 2022Oh please fill my stocking Santa. I've run out of bridges to sell
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Comment:Open mike 16/12/2022
Date published: 4:39 pm, December 16th, 2022Why can't I access all the entries. When I call it up I only get the first entry of the day. Happened 3 days so far. I'm old so be kind if I'm messing up
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Comment:The power companies are rorting us
Date published: 1:19 pm, November 15th, 2022Yes definitely renationalise the generators. They do not deserve any compensation as their whole rort is based upon asset returns. They didn't have any assets until the public of NZ gave them to them. So all of those returns should belong to the public for...
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Comment:Kelvin Davis - if not now then when?
Date published: 8:24 am, November 7th, 2022Oh, Wow. Let's share this far and wide.
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Comment:Daily review 27/10/2022
Date published: 6:25 pm, October 27th, 2022So Goff is off to London, thank fuck for that,he will probably fit in having a cup of tea with Charlie. But seriously can anyone tell me what difference has he made to our society for 40 years in central and local govt, I cannot recall him ever championing...
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Comment:Open mike 18/10/2022
Date published: 5:13 pm, October 18th, 2022Ye gods the guy is as daft as a brush. However I'm pleased he is staying in politics. I sure as shit wouldn't want him to be my GP or any body else's for that matter
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Comment:The people have spoken
Date published: 12:15 pm, October 10th, 2022Well done you westies. We easties ended up with Sharon Stewart for a 5th term. And, Maurice Williamson Her of Dirty Politics fame Him of resigning parliament in disgrace Might be something in that old saying "Go west young man"
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Comment:Open mike 26/09/2022
Date published: 6:17 pm, September 26th, 2022All accounts say that Betty's memorial in welly went well. But radio commentators say the 800 attendees were there by invitation only. Does that mean that none of the peasantry were included. Well bugger me, what's changed. Diddley shit. Soon we'll have a ...
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Comment:The world needs more Izzy Cooks and fewer Heather Du Plessis-Allans
Date published: 5:20 pm, September 26th, 2022HDPAs programme is not news nor talk. It is a propaganda ego trip for her and almost sober. If you ring or txt with a slightly different view or even a point for consideration you will disappear into the ether. She is not alone in this trait on zb they do ...
- Pacific churches call at UN for France to drop ‘limbo law’ to restore peace in Kanaky
Asia Pacific Report The Pacific Conference of Churches (PCC) has called on France to drop the “limbo” proposed law on electoral changes in Kanaky New Caledonia opposed by the indigenous pro-independence movement and restore the path to peace and self-determination. General secretary Reverend James Bhagwan made the call at the ...4 days ago - Foreign Minister announces $8.6m plan to improve lives of women, girls in Philippines
New Zealand will contribute to the initiative as part of efforts to build ties with the Pacific nation, Winston Peters says. ...4 days ago - Dutton won’t announce medium term emissions targets before election – Albanese says that’s wal...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Peter Dutton has taken a further controversial step in his climate change policy, indicating a Coalition government would only announce its medium term emission reduction targets after the election. Dutton on Tuesday reaffirmed the ...5 days ago
- Married at First Sight NZ Power Rankings: The toothbrush of uncomfortability
Alex Casey power ranks the third week of Married at First Sight NZ. Hello and welcome back to Extreme Makeover: Man Edition, where every single MAFSNZ groom underwent a dramatic physical makeover in the name of love this week. Piripi shaved off his curls, Michael trimmed 0.005cm off his beard, ...5 days ago - There are ‘forever chemicals’ in our drinking water. Should standards change to protect our heal...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian A. Wright, Associate Professor in Environmental Science, Western Sydney University Today’s news coverage reports potentially unsafe levels of “forever chemicals” detected in drinking water supplies around Australia. These include human-made chemicals: perfluorooctane sulfonate (known as PFOS) and perflurooctanic acid (PFOA). They ...5 days ago
- Climate Change Minister Leaves EDS Conference, Climate Activists Claim Win
A group of young activists from School Strike for Climate and Climate Liberation Aotearoa cut Simon Watts’ speech short today at the Environmental Defense Society conference at Te Pae with chants and banners opposing new oil and gas exploration. ...5 days ago - New cancer treatments to be funded 'as soon as we possibly can' – RetiInstead, he said new cancer treatments would be funded "as soon as we possibly can". ...5 days ago
- Government Urged To Abandon RIMPAC 2024New Zealand must immediately withdraw from the 2024 US-led RIMPAC military exercises due to take place from June 26th to August 2nd around Hawaii. ...5 days ago
- What’s new about the latest UN ceasefire resolution for Gaza, and will it have any better chance o...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marika Sosnowski, Postdoctoral research fellow, The University of Melbourne The UN Security Council has passed yet another resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. This is the fourth such resolution adopted by the council since Hamas’ October 7 attack on southern Israel ...5 days ago
- Agriculture ETS delay: Govt accused of risking NZ's competitive advantage in foreign marketsThe sector is welcoming the move, but it's being panned by environment groups and the opposition. ...5 days ago
- Company, Manager Fined $28,000 Over Biosecurity RisksFreight company and manager fined $28,000 for delivering sea containers to unapproved location ...5 days ago
- NZ Defence Force to station toops North / South Korea Demilitarised ZoneSix of the 41 new troops will join the UN's Honour Guard - with the rest joining a security battalion operating in the Korean Demilitarised Zone. ...5 days ago
- DCANZ Committed To Continued Work On Farm EmissionsDCANZ welcomes the Government’s announcement that it will introduce legislation to remove the liability on processors for on-farm emissions in the ETS and continue working with the sector on practical and effective approaches to reduce emissions ...5 days ago
- Peter Dutton’s latest salvo on Australia’s emissions suggests our climate wars are far from overSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matt McDonald, Professor of International Relations, The University of Queensland Opposition leader Peter Dutton on Tuesday reiterated the Coalition’s support for the Paris climate agreement, following suggestions he might walk away from the deal. But he fuelled speculation the Coalition plans to ...5 days ago
- Farming To Remain Outside NZ's Emissions Trading Scheme – Expert ReactionThe coalition government has announced greenhouse gases from agriculture will not be covered in the country's Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) next year. ...5 days ago
- Peter Dutton’s latest salvo on Australia’s emission goals suggests our climate wars are far from...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matt McDonald, Professor of International Relations, The University of Queensland Opposition leader Peter Dutton on Tuesday reiterated the Coalition’s support for the Paris climate agreement, following suggestions he might walk away from the deal. But he fuelled speculation the Coalition plans to ...5 days ago
- Peter Dutton’s latest salvo on Australia’s emission goals suggest our climate wars are far from ...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matt McDonald, Professor of International Relations, The University of Queensland Opposition leader Peter Dutton on Tuesday reiterated the Coalition’s support for the Paris climate agreement, following suggestions he might walk away from the deal. But he fuelled speculation the Coalition plans to ...5 days ago
- What perks do MPs really get?Turns out, accommodation allowances are just the beginning. ...5 days ago
- Tech solutions to limit kids’ access to social media are fraught with problems, including privacy ...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa M. Given, Professor of Information Sciences & Director, Social Change Enabling Impact Platform, RMIT University Ground Picture/Shutterstock A campaign to block children’s access to social media to limit online harms and unhealthy internet use is picking up momentum in Australian ...5 days ago
- NDIS fraud is more than ‘growing pains’ – how fundamental flaws in the scheme should be addres...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mona Nikidehaghani, Senior Lecturer in Accounting, University of Wollongong New estimates suggest nearly 5% of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is spent in error. John Dardo, the integrity chief of the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA — the agency that ...5 days ago
- Greenpeace Response To Govt Move To Take Agriculture Out Of ETSThe National-led coalition Government has today confirmed the demise of He Waka Eke Noa and a new Pastoral Sector Group for tackling agricultural climate emissions which Greenpeace says is just more dairy industry collusion and climate denial by the Luxon ...5 days ago
- Census Consultation Closing Soon – Stats NZThere’s one week to go to have your say on the approach for the next census. ...5 days ago
- Coalition exempts farmers from ETS, sets up fresh working groupFarmers have been given more time before they start paying for emissions. ...5 days ago
- Beware of ‘tax hacks’ to maximise your return this year. The tax office is taking a close look a...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ann Kayis-Kumar, Associate Professor Ann Kayis-Kumar is the Founding Director of UNSW Tax and Business Advisory Clinic, UNSW Sydney For many people a tax refund is a much-anticipated lump sum of money. So, it is understandable Australians will be looking for ways ...5 days ago
- How to buy a home: 7 tips for negotiating like a proSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Park Thaichon, Associate Professor of Marketing, University of Southern Queensland Dragon Images/Shutterstock The main purpose of negotiation is to find a mutually acceptable solution for buyers and sellers. Good negotiations greatly improve relationships between buyers, sellers and agents. They also help ...5 days ago
- Boot camps for young offenders are back – the psychological evidence they don’t work never went ...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simon Davies, Lecturer in Forensic Psychology, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Getty Images “Boot camps” for young people who commit serious offending are coming back. The coalition government has promised to pilot “military-style academies” by the middle of ...5 days ago
- Not quite an introvert or an extravert? Maybe you’re an ambivertSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peta Stapleton, Associate Professor in Psychology, Bond University Los Muertos Crew/Pexels Our personalities are generally thought to consists of five primary factors: openness to experience, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness and neuroticism, with each of us ranking low to high for each. ...5 days ago
- Kanaky New Caledonia unrest: What happens to limbo law change with French snap election?ANALYSIS: By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk French President Emmanuel Macron’s surprise dissolution of the National Assembly and call for snap general elections on June 30 and July 7 has implications for New Caledonia. Grave civil unrest and rioting broke out on May 13 in reaction to ...5 days ago
- Opposition makes gains in new political pollBut not enough to take power if there was an election tomorrow. ...5 days ago
- New Poll: Gap Between Government And Opposition NarrowsThis month's results are compared to last month's Taxpayers' Union – Curia poll. National is down three seats on last month to 44 and Labour is also down one seat to 36. ...5 days ago
- Another 146 job losses for Ministry of Education take total past 700The ministry's digital division will cut about 146 positions. ...5 days ago
- You Can't Trust The Seabed Miners, KASM Tells Select CommitteeKASM outlined several occasions where would-be seabed mining company Trans Tasman Resources (TTR) had misled its shareholders or the public, including claiming that it had received a “formal invitation” to apply for fast track status, a claim ...5 days ago
- He Waka Eke Noa: Federated Farmers Say Goodbye And Good RiddanceFederated Farmers are welcoming today’s Government announcement that the fatally flawed He Waka Eke Noa partnership will be disestablished immediately. ...5 days ago
- As Australia toughens its 501 policy, here’s what you need to knowOur trans-Tasman neighbour has backtracked on its earlier commitment to ease up on controversial deportations of New Zealanders under Section 501 of the Australian Migration Act. Gabi Lardies explains. “It’s just not right,” said prime minister Christopher Luxon on Friday, responding to news that Australia had hardened its immigration policy ...5 days ago
- Government ignored funding process with cancer drug promise – former Pharmac chairSome drugs on the promised list were no longer current while others had been previously declined, former Labour minister Steve Maharey says. ...5 days ago
- Imagining a better food system for AotearoaCommunity Supported Agriculture is a model that’s common overseas, but still little known in Aotearoa. This is an excerpt from our weekly food newsletter, The Boil Up. Do you know where your eggs came from? How about your chicken, your milk, bananas, the salad leaves you buy in those air-filled plastic ...5 days ago
- Fuel companies quick to hike prices, slow to drop them – Commerce CommissionDelays in dropping petrol prices are costing drivers $15 million a year, the Commerce Commission says. ...5 days ago
- Investors have bid against each other to buy Australia’s first green bond. Here’s why that’s a...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gordon Noble, Research Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney Greg Brave/Shutterstock You might think government debt is bad, but it actually plays a crucial role in modern finance. Back when he was treasurer, Peter Costello famously declared ...5 days ago
- The cost of being: A 19-year-old landscape gardener in Tāmaki MakaurauAs part of our series exploring how New Zealanders live and our relationship with money, an ‘anxious and broke’ young renter in Auckland shares how he spends and saves. Want to be part of The Cost of Being? Fill out the questionnaire here. Gender: Male Age: 19 Ethnicity: Māori Role: Landscape ...5 days ago
- No matter who wins, both Biden and Trump can likely agree on one thing: doing less in the Middle Eas...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jared Mondschein, Director of Research, US Studies Centre, University of Sydney Prior to the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel, US national security adviser Jake Sullivan posited that the Middle East had been “quieter than it has been for decades”. This is ...5 days ago
- Christopher Luxon defends MP Tim Costley claiming allowance to live in own flat"That's not inappropriate." the prime minister says, defending his MP claiming more than $36,000 in housing allowances. ...5 days ago
- Age verification for pornography access? Our research shows it fails on many levelsSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Zahra Stardust, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Centre of Excellence in Automated Decision-Making and Society, Queensland University of Technology The Australian government has announced a A$6.5 million trial of “age assurance” technology to restrict minors’ access to pornography. It’s part of a $1 billion ...5 days ago
- What’s the difference between Alzheimer’s and dementia?Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nikki-Anne Wilson, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA), UNSW Sydney Lightspring/Shutterstock What’s the difference? is a new editorial product that explains the similarities and differences between commonly confused health and medical terms, and why they matter. Changes in thinking ...5 days ago
- We have a moral responsibility to help low-income nations restore coral reefsSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Gibbs, Lead – Pilot Deployments Program (AIMS); Professor (Queensland University of Technology; Adjunct), Australian Institute of Marine Science AIMS | Saskia Jurriaans, CC BY-NC-ND The fourth global coral bleaching event is underway. It won’t be the last. Even if ...5 days ago
- Weakening or collapse of a major Atlantic current has disrupted NZ’s climate in the past – and c...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shaun Eaves, Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Shaun Eaves, CC BY-SA Recent assessments suggest the ocean current known as Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is slowing down, with collapse a real possibility this ...5 days ago
- ‘Screaming, chanting, struggling teenagers’: the enduring legacy of the Beatles tour of Australi...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Arrow, Professor of History, Macquarie University The Beatles began their first and only tour of Australia 60 years ago this week. It remains a landmark event in our social and cultural history. The Beatles spent almost three weeks in Australia and ...5 days ago
- Cancer drugs funding 'actively' being worked on – Nicola WillisAccused of funding potholes over cancer patients, the government is promising it will deliver 13 treatments left out of the Budget. ...5 days ago
- Foreign affairs and Fieldays top of the political agendaChristopher Luxon prepares to walk the diplomatic tightrope, writes Stewart Sowman-Lund in this extract from The Bulletin. To receive The Bulletin in full each weekday, sign up here. A visit at home, and a trip abroad ...5 days ago
- Winds of political change blow through environmental conference
Analysis: It was a sure sign the new Government had stamped its mark on officials. A Ministry for the Environment leader, Nadeine Dommisse, told an environmental conference the country needed to be “aware of the pitfalls of over-regulation”, the week after 300 job cuts at MfE were announced. Coming just ...5 days ago - Te Pāti Māori inquiry: Six government agencies in the spotlightAt least six government agencies are now the focus of an independent inquiry triggered by claims Te Pāti Māori misused census information. ...5 days ago
- Everyone is rich but me: The allure of money porn in a cost of living crisisInterest in Lotto and the Rich List has never been greater. Madeleine Chapman ponders why. On Saturday the big story was the must-win $50m Lotto jackpot. Every major news outlet ran multiple stories ahead of the draw. Are self-selected numbers more likely to win than a random line? Is it ...5 days ago
- From Aoraki to Whanganui: 25 of Aotearoa’s best new (old) placenamesWith Petone potentially set to become Pito One, here’s a whistle-stop tour of some of our country’s most notable placename changes. Name changes are in the news: consultation has opened on the plan to change the name of seaside Lower Hutt suburb Petone to the correct spelling of Pito One; Russell ...5 days ago
- NZ football’s time to shineThe biggest news in New Zealand football so far this year is Wellington Phoenix goalkeeper Alex Paulsen signing with English Premier League club Bournemouth. But he’s just the crest of a wave of news about our players excelling on the world stage. Nearly a year after our nation co-hosted the ...5 days ago
- Staff come first amid surge in crimeA couple of times a week, Wayne Kennerly’s phone rings in the dead of night. His heart starts beating fast, as he’s desperate to know the answer to the question he asks each time: “Is everyone okay?” Kennerly is a retailer for Z Energy, operating 17 sites across south and ...5 days ago
- Daily crossword, Tuesday 11 JuneThe post Daily crossword, Tuesday 11 June appeared first on Newsroom. ...5 days ago
- The big eurozone gambleOpinion: European Central Bank risks reigniting the inflationary embers it worked so hard to extinguish The post The big eurozone gamble appeared first on Newsroom. ...5 days ago
- Migrating with dignity in a climate crisisOpinion: Why NZ should act now to prepare a pathway for climate mobility The post Migrating with dignity in a climate crisis appeared first on Newsroom. ...5 days ago
- It’s drilling or climate ambition – it can’t be bothOpinion: Repealing the ban on new offshore oil and gas exploration will undermine NZ’s global reputation and relationship with the Pacific The post It’s drilling or climate ambition – it can’t be both appeared first on Newsroom. ...5 days ago
- Why the NZ sharemarket needs some star powerOpinion: The NZX needs to make clear why it still deserves a slice of the Kiwi investor’s portfolio The post Why the NZ sharemarket needs some star power appeared first on Newsroom. ...5 days ago
- Newsroom daily quiz, Tuesday 11 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, Tuesday 11 June appeared first on Newsroom. ...5 days ago
- Govt backpedals on Iran guard terror designationThe Govt has no plans to label Iran’s military guard a terrorist group, despite having pushed for such a move in opposition The post Govt backpedals on Iran guard terror designation appeared first on Newsroom. ...5 days ago
- Falling apples and noisy trains – one side of fight against ECE red tapeRisk plans for falling apples and train horns among onerous regulation. Others see red tape as a framework to keep kids and kaiako safe The post Falling apples and noisy trains – one side of fight against ECE red tape appeared first on Newsroom. ...5 days ago
- Comprehending te reo Māori proves difficult for Crown Counsel in Tribunal hearingCrown lawyers apologised for long pauses at a Waitangi Tribunal inquiry into claims the government's policy is causing significant, irreversible harm to te reo Māori. ...5 days ago
- History ‘replaying itself’ in Kanaky but growing Pacific solidarity, says TauFrench President Emmanuel Macron, who visited Kanaky New Caledonia last month in a largely failed bid to solve the French Pacific territory’s political deadlock, has called a snap election following the decisive victory of the rightwing bloc among French members of the European Parliament. Don Wiseman reports. By Don Wiseman, ...6 days ago
- FijiFirst party founders Voreqe Bainimarama, Sayed-Khaiyum and others resign in shock moveRNZ Pacific The founding members of the FijiFirst party, including former prime minister Voreqe Bainimarama and ex-attorney-general Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, have resigned. Sayed-Khaiyum confimed that party president Ratu Joji Satalaka, vice-president Selai Adimaitoga, acting general-secretary Faiyaz Koya and treasurer Hem Chand have also resigned from the party, according to local media ...6 days ago
- Future of disputed land at Ihumātao still undecided as government meets with committeeThe government says it has had "good robust kōrero" about Ihumātao with the committee tasked with deciding its future. ...6 days ago
- Watch: Christopher Luxon faces questions at post-Cabinet briefingThe PM is back and has announced a visit to NZ from Chinese Premier Li Qiang and his own trip to Japan with a business delegation. ...6 days ago
- Michael Mosley used science communication to advance health and wellbeing. We can learn a lot from h...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lauren Ball, Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland Overnight, we learned of the tragic passing of Michael Mosley, who went missing last week while on holiday on the Greek island of Symi. The British celebrity doctor was ...6 days ago
- Public Service Commission to conduct inquiry after Te Pāti Māori data allegationsThe commission's been directed to investigate after allegations Te Pāti Māori misused data during the 2023 election campaign. ...6 days ago
- PODCAST: A View from Afar – Post-Colonial Blowback and Global ConflictToday, political scientist Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning examine: At a micro level, how ‘Post-Colonial Blowback’ has impacted on New Caledonia, Gaza, South Africa, India and even New Zealand. And at a macro level, Paul and Selwyn assess how ‘Post-Colonial Blowback’ is a power giving rise to the ...6 days ago
- Defend ‘Pacific voice’ over geopolitics, climate crisis – keep pressure on decolonisation, Rob...By Monika Singh in Suva New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM) awardee Professor David Robie has called on young journalists to see journalism as a calling and not just a job. Dr Robie, who is also the editor of Asia Pacific Report and deputy chair of the Asia Pacific Media ...6 days ago
- Chinese Premier Li Qiang to visit New ZealandThe relationship between China and New Zealand is "significant, complex, and resilient", Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says. ...6 days ago
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