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Comment:Arise Sir John
Date published: 9:31 am, June 5th, 2017.... Love you bro (no homo) RRM
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Comment:Budget analysis and reaction - The One Dollar Bill budget
Date published: 8:20 am, May 26th, 2017You sound like a bludger to me.
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Comment:Budget analysis and reaction - The One Dollar Bill budget
Date published: 11:46 pm, May 25th, 2017Are you high? I don't sell stuff from asian sweat shops. Try again. Your strawman is in another castle ;-)
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Comment:Budget analysis and reaction - The One Dollar Bill budget
Date published: 9:20 pm, May 25th, 2017Everyone who's got a job and a house (and that's a lot of people) ISN'T bearing the drum online for more free shit. Only leftists with time on their hands. Maybe occupy a job or occupy a better one, instead of moaning that the government isnt delivering ...
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Comment:Budget analysis and reaction - The One Dollar Bill budget
Date published: 8:47 pm, May 25th, 2017I LOVE how you say "over paid CEOs" like it's somehow your business or anyone elses' business what a company agrees to pay their CEO! Classic labour bitter and twisted politics of envy. Someone somewhere has got more than me, it shouldn't be allowed, I ...
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Comment:Budget analysis and reaction - The One Dollar Bill budget
Date published: 6:44 pm, May 25th, 2017So the guts of it is: 1) if you work, here is a $20 tax cut. 2) if you are a useless good for nothing here is between $25 -$80 for your accommodation supplement so you can sit at home and drink more beer and have more kids. Definitely pays to be a bludger ...
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Comment:Land of the long white wash
Date published: 1:10 pm, April 4th, 2017*Enquiries *You're Badass??! Good on ya...
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Comment:Greenpeace got themselves a bigger boat...
Date published: 12:45 pm, April 4th, 2017Ok, so you think that the organisation that’s just built one of its main vessels as a green build (including some of the tech you suggested) didn’t think about this boat in terms of climate change? LOL what??? It's a POS old wooden motor launch with ...
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Comment:Land of the long white wash
Date published: 12:26 pm, April 4th, 2017that unsaid and very strong suspicion in the mind of the public Really? I'm more politically minded than most of my friends so I've canvassed a little bit. NOBODY in my household or at my work gives a flying rat's arse about these allegations. Hager is a ...
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Comment:Land of the long white wash
Date published: 12:04 pm, April 4th, 2017Why? Seriously. If the result of any inquiry isn't what Hager and his fans "know" in their little hearts to be true (i.e. some incompetent politician / soldier is at fault, and the others all covered it up for him, all should be sacked or re-educated in ...
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Comment:Land of the long white wash
Date published: 11:32 am, April 4th, 2017Nicky Hager: You have to listen to me! WHY AREN'T YOU LISTENING TO ME? [Stamps foot] [1 month ban for flaming - weka]
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Comment:Unpopular PM
Date published: 8:46 am, March 22nd, 2017LOL - Key was 4x more popular than any other contender. English is "MERELY" 3x more popular than the next preferred PM, therefore, somehow, he's in trouble...? Dreams are free I guess.
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Comment:Great reaction to Jacinda move
Date published: 8:21 am, March 2nd, 2017The best reaction of all, comes from The Civilian: http://www.thecivilian.co.nz/talented-rising-star-finally-presented-with-career-ending-noose-she-always-wanted/ Quote: “It is such an honour,” she told reporters, as the leadership duo now stood separated ...
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Comment:Annette King standing down as deputy leader
Date published: 5:39 pm, March 1st, 2017PS and in the alternative history novel I read, Don Brash gave an inflammatory and polarizing speech at the orewa rotary club, got mud thrown at him, got endlessly bogged down explaining minutiae of his principled thinking to people who just wanted to know...
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Comment:Annette King standing down as deputy leader
Date published: 5:31 pm, March 1st, 2017Have a wee think about that PM. Are your technical and leadership skills the same as they were 15 years ago? Could Psycho Milt c.2002 have done the job you're doing today? Or have you learned a bit and grown a bit in that time? It's not a trick question.
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Comment:Annette King standing down as deputy leader
Date published: 2:11 pm, March 1st, 2017I don't think trading in a former cabinet minister with decades of experience, for someone who knows how to fry a scoop of chips, is the kind of rejuvenation Labour needs? Key was a game-changer for National when they needed one the most. When they were as...
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Comment:English hammered on 'druggies' smear
Date published: 7:47 am, March 1st, 2017Yeah that's the way... even as Greens and Labour combined are polling less than Nats, the problem is the voters are dumb sheeple who can't think properly. Please, don't change anything. Your attitude is good for National and, therefore, good for the ...
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Comment:English hammered on 'druggies' smear
Date published: 7:43 am, March 1st, 2017English hammered? Really? Mr Roy Morgan suggests the transition from Key to English has cost Nats nothing.
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Comment:Open Mike 28/02/2017
Date published: 9:38 pm, February 28th, 2017Smile :-) National 48.0% (+2.0%) Labour 26.0% (-1.0%) Green 13.0% (+0.5%) Projected Seats National 59 Labour 32 Green 16 ACT 1 Maori 2 United Future 1 NZ First 10 Total 121
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Comment:Out with the old - in with the old
Date published: 1:50 pm, December 12th, 2016Good! NZ could shut everything down, cut its emissions down to zero, and a few DAYS' worth of of China's growth in emissions would replace all of that. Why should this country flog itself to death for nothing, on the altar of "climate change is the issue ...
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Comment:Out with the old - in with the old
Date published: 1:44 pm, December 12th, 2016"...Mr 21%..." He and Andy Little should have lots in common then eh? Two chumps who inherited defeated and broken parties at rock bottom. Bill English went on from there to become the best Minister of Finance in a lifetime, keeping all of Labour's lefty ...
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Comment:Key's gone ...
Date published: 1:48 pm, December 5th, 2016We are incredibly lucky to have had his service at the time when we most needed a smart, competent business guy to keep us afloat. Most other OECD countries never recovered from the 2009 GFC and today are wracked with civil strife, divided by hyper-...
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Comment:Key's gone ...
Date published: 1:24 pm, December 5th, 2016After ten years of wondering which stumbling fool of a leftist was going to ask me whether I stood by my statements today, I'd be ready for a break too. Best PM ever. Andy "gravedigger" Little might be in with a chance of raising labour in the polls now...
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Comment:Labour landslide - media roundup
Date published: 12:40 pm, December 5th, 2016Congratulations Michael Wood and Andrew Little. The people of Mt Roskill have spoken, and a Labour Party Apparatchik who's never done anything outside of politics is who they want representing them. Fair enough, it's Auckland. On the back of this famous ...
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Comment:Clearing the decks
Date published: 12:40 pm, December 1st, 2016Speaking of "clearing the decks"... what about that Roy Morgan eh? Labour 23%, Nat 49.5% That's 1 list MP for Labour... Little survives by the skin of his teeth... Mallard GONE... "Future PM" Jacinda GONE... On Kiwiblog we're calling Andy Little "...
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Comment:Fidel Castro has died
Date published: 9:27 pm, November 27th, 2016RIP Fidel Castro. I shall remember you as a RELATIVELY benign murdering communist despot, in that you only murdered a few tens of thousands of dissidents and bourgeois in order to cement your hold on power, at a time when most other communist despots were ...
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Comment:US Election Day Discussion Post 9/11/16
Date published: 8:19 pm, November 9th, 2016This election result proves the pollsters' "shy tory" principle... ...and also shows that ten years of wall-to-wall virtue signalling, bullying and shaming on social media does NOT convince people to vote - or think - the way you lefties tell them they ...
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Comment:Another millionaire businessman launches political party
Date published: 1:29 pm, November 8th, 2016I approve of this. Fracture and divide the young-leftie-know-it-all vote even further. Way to Go Gareth!
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Comment:Why do they hate us?
Date published: 8:56 pm, July 21st, 2016The first muslim attempt to subjugate western europe was repulsed in 732 at the Battle of Tours by Charles Martel and his army. So this has been going on since long before US Drone strikes were a thing. It is manifest destiny that the true faith will ...
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Comment:The plot to hack The Standard
Date published: 11:41 pm, May 10th, 2016It's "public interest" when the left does it pete.
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Comment:Key Derangement Syndrome
Date published: 6:56 pm, March 4th, 2016LOL - say what you like.. you lot were demonizing Key for no real reason before he even made PM and you know it. (You can't trust John Key, he's a rich prick / jew / banker / lizard person... no I haven't got a study to back that up, I don't need one, you ...
- Fisheries NZ adopts stronger-than-expected seabird protections
The on-board camera rollout revealed 3.5 times more albatross were being caught by fishing boats than expected, prompting officials to adopt stringent new protections The post Fisheries NZ adopts stronger-than-expected seabird protections appeared first on Newsroom. ...5 days ago - How Tāwhaki Aerospace got millions of dollars it wasn’t eligible forA Cabinet workaround saw Tāwhaki Aerospace centre approved for $5.4 million from a regional fund despite officials advising it shouldn’t The post How Tāwhaki Aerospace got millions of dollars it wasn’t eligible for appeared first on Newsroom. ...5 days ago
- There’s no buying our way out of the environment crisisOpinion: To genuinely tackle the climate crisis, we need to focus more on cultural, behavioural, and policy changes rather than relying on technological solutions. The sooner we accept the fact that we can’t buy our way out of the situation through ‘green consumerism’, the more effective our policy strategies will ...5 days ago
- A good keen racistAugust in Wellington in the 1960s. In her flat on Allenby Terrace, directly in the shadow of the gothic-inspired St Mary of the Angels Catholic church, Ans Westra was holding gatherings of a particular stratum of the city’s creative community. “That was the segment of my life where it was ...5 days ago
- Molly makes half of America’s Cup sibling firstNew Zealand sport has been blessed with some dynamic sister and brother duos. Athletes Dame Yvette and Roy Williams; windsurfing Olympic champions Barbara and Bruce Kendall; sevens stars Niall and Sonny Bill Williams. And sailors Molly and Sam Meech – the first sister and brother to win medals for New ...5 days ago
- Daily crossword, Monday 17 JuneThe post Daily crossword, Monday 17 June appeared first on Newsroom. ...5 days ago
- Newsroom daily quiz, Monday 17 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, Monday 17 June appeared first on Newsroom. ...5 days ago
- The lessons for NZ from EU’s climate backlashOpinion: NZ’s climate-focused political movements must centre economic justice to avoid losing ground to the far right as in the EU The post The lessons for NZ from EU’s climate backlash appeared first on Newsroom. ...5 days ago
- Fonterra doesn’t plan on taking the fast trackFonterra has recommendations to improve the Fast-Track Approvals Bill, but says it doesn’t plan on taking advantage of the process. A key concern it had with the Bill was a lack of provisions for private landowners, echoing concerns made by Federated Farmers. In the written submissions by both groups, neither ...5 days ago
- Fuelling the oil and gas sectorThe Government’s planned reversal of the oil and gas exploration ban has been unsurprisingly divisive, applauded by some and harshly criticised by others. But Newsroom’s Marc Daalder says in reality, it may make no tangible difference. “It’s possible that the Government repeals the ban and new developers don’t come in ...5 days ago
- Chinese Premier Li Visits New Zealand To Counter US War Drive
Li’s visit to New Zealand was the first by a Chinese premier since 2017. He held talks with Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and business leaders, highlighting New Zealand’s heavy dependence on trade with China, which took about 27 percent of ...6 days ago - PM catches commercial flight to Japan after Defence Force plane breaks down
It's the second time the PM has been forced to fly commercial in the span of months due to breakdowns. ...6 days ago - Media Cop Flak For Airing Data Misuse AllegationsColin Peacock , Mediawatch Presenter Everyone seemed to agree the allegations of census information misused for political purposes were serious - and serious enough for the prime minister to launch an independent inquiry on top of official investigations ...6 days ago
- Prime Minister Christopher Luxon talks to media from Papua New GuineaThe heads of NZ and PNG have met to discuss signing a new partnership agreement between the countries, regional issues and more places for horticultural workers in New Zealand. ...6 days ago
- Watch live: Prime Minister Christopher Luxon talks to media from Papua New GuineaChristopher Luxon is in Papua New Guinea, stopping for fuel on the way to Japan. ...6 days ago
- Chris Hipkins addresses Labour faithful at party conferenceA one-term government, funding for cancer medications and the quality of TVNZ's broadcasting were hot topics of discussion. ...6 days ago
- Who’s under the cloak? Meet the cast of The Traitors NZ
As season two of The Traitors NZ approaches, we introduce the brave souls about to blag and backstab their way to $100,000. Grab your cloak and get ready to betray your closest friends, because the new season of The Traitors NZ is about to hit our screens. On July 1, ...6 days ago - Scrutiny Week: When 'government comes to Parliament and tries to justify its spending'The House - Despite Parliament having supremacy, governments often play the boss. This week the tables will turn as ministers face up to backbenchers. ...6 days ago
- Fast-track Bill could boost resilience to natural disasters – insurersInsurance Council New Zealand chief executive Kris Faafoi said the council "especially support the establishment of a fast-track pathway for projects which bolster adaptation, resilience and recovery from natural hazards". ...6 days ago
- Christopher Luxon off to Tokyo with business delegationLuxon says his objectives are to reinvigorate existing business, promote investment and develop his relationship with Japan's PM. ...6 days ago
- Half of hospitals' critical IT hardware out of date, government warnedThe tech in hospitals throughout the country is "fragile and fragmented", with 1000 devices over a decade old. ...6 days ago
- An Ode to .. Rishi SunakDownfall In a secure bunker deep under the Thames The Supreme Leader marshals his final battle plan. He is surrounded by his High Command. On the map, he points at a massed group of flags. “We will counterattack Marshal Von Starmer’s armoured column With an overwhelming show of force here!” ...6 days ago
- Juggernaut: Unravelling the 'incredible' story of the 1984 electionA new podcast examines the fall-out of Robert Muldoon's drunken snap election call and the way it changed NZ politics forever. ...7 days ago
- Chinese premier departs for Australia after Fonterra visitFonterra chief executive Miles Hurrell says the company has built a strong relationship with its partners in China over the years. ...7 days ago
- Transport Minister stops short of saying new roads of national significance to be tolledChris Bishop said on Thursday Simeon Brown had "already signalled that each of our new Roads of National Significance will be tolled". But will they? ...7 days ago
- 501 deportations: The thorn in the trans-Tasman relationship returnsFocus on Politics - New Zealand has been hit by a 501 boomerang, with Australia this month backtracking on its commitment around deportations. ...7 days ago
- NZ foreign policy not affected by inclusion in US military framework – ministerThe United States unilaterally added New Zealand to its military-industrial base framework 18 months ago. ...7 days ago
- Cabinet papers reveal WorkSafe faced nearly $18m deficit, needed bailoutThe extent of WorkSafe's woes, and its deficit - and plans to cut 170 staff to plug it last year - have been revealed in a newly released Cabinet paper. ...7 days ago
- Review of health and safety law long overdue, businesses say"There are all sorts of inconsistencies that this consultation could help with," the chair of a think tank says. ...1 week ago
- University education is about to get more expensiveStriking Auckland University students called off their protest against high rent costs last week, but if a proposal from the Budget goes ahead, the price of education in New Zealand will only get worse. In a press release titled ‘Rewarding hard work in tertiary education and training‘, Minister for Tertiary ...1 week ago
- Short story: Market Day, by Sue WoottonThe miniature ladies had been coming to the Villa Soleil on Friday mornings for a year, ever since Mrs Burton suffered the stroke that made it impossible for her to attend the miniature meetings at the other ladies’ houses. On Beth’s first Friday, they alighted in the spacious high-ceilinged front ...1 week ago
- The Secret Diary of .. Christopher LuxonMONDAY First they came for me over claiming a housing allowance that was well within the rules. I tried to speak out – but was told to be silent. And now they have come for another National MP who is claiming a housing allowance which is well within the rules. ...1 week ago
- Workers get their say ahead of health and safety overhaulBusinesses and workers around the country now have the opportunity to tell the Government what is, or isn’t, working when it comes to health and safety rules. Workplace Relations Minister Brooke van Velden has confirmed consultation is now open for a review of the almost 10-year-old Health and Safety ...1 week ago
- The Weekend: Must everything be a competition?Editor Madeleine Chapman reflects on the week that was and the urge to win. Mōrena and welcome to The Weekend. Last week I gave a shout out to our award winning journalists on staff and this week it’s all about not being so competitive. In fairness, I don’t consider industry ...1 week ago
- The best things we’ve learnt after a year of My Life in TVAlex Casey looks back on a year of talking television with local celebrities. It all began with Chris Parker in a jacuzzi. Since, June 2023, Tara Ward and I have been interviewing beloved New Zealand personalities about their TV habits and memories for our My Life in TV series. We’ve ...1 week ago
- ‘Your exit song for any party’: Ringlets share their perfect weekend playlistPost-punk quartet Ringlets share the songs that would soundtrack their perfect weekend. Picture this: it’s 11am on a Sunday morning, the sun is out, and you’re tending to the garden while listening to ‘New Life’ by Ringlets on repeat. This is the optimal way to enjoy the new single from ...1 week ago
- ‘The sort of book that lingers’: My Brilliant Sister by Amy Brown, reviewedAmy Brown’s debut novel is a three-part ode to family and art-making interrupted. My Brilliant Sister is a marginalia-worthy literary tryptych – a novel in three parts, with three very distinct point of view characters – that explores creation in all its forms, from childbirth to art and everything in ...1 week ago
- The need for speed: What I learnt competing in an online jigsaw puzzle competitionSpeed puzzling is like a marathon for the mind – intense, demanding, surprisingly exhausting. But does turning it into a sport destroy it as a relaxing pastime? Watching the highlights of the World Jigsaw Puzzle Championship makes me want to be sick. Dozens of teams in matching T-shirts swarm around ...1 week ago
- Photo essay: In Case of Emergency, portraits of a haunting and beautiful polar worldI joined an expedition to South Georgia island, a remote and ecologically vulnerable place, with camera in hand. This is what I saw. In October of 2023, I was one of 22 “Inspiring Explorers” who ventured to remote South Georgia, a sub-antarctic island, as part of the Antarctic Heritage Trust’s ...1 week ago
- Remembering Young George, the barber who cut Auckland’s hair foreverHe earned 5c for his first cut in 1955, and $35 for his last in March. Duncan Greive recalls the life of his late barber, “Young” George Dyas, who never stopped snipping. The Sunday Essay is made possible thanks to the support of Creative New Zealand. ‘If you’re reading this you ...1 week ago
- Tense scenes outside Chinese Premier's Auckland hotelBoth supporters and protesters showed up at Chinese premier Li Qiang's accommodation on Friday. ...1 week ago
- Waitangi Tribunal inquiry: Crown accused of 'gaslighting' Māori through te reo policyThe government will be judged on its actions, rather than words, in its approach to te reo in the public sector, lawyer says. ...1 week ago
- The Week in Politics: Data misuse, MPs' perks and talks with ChinaAnalysis - The government gets serious about the alleged misuse of census data, and there are more revelations about MPs paying rent to themselves with taxpayer dollars. ...1 week ago
- Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner Welcomes More Conversation Around Ethnicity Pay Gap“However, it’s not enough to talk about the gender pay gap alone. We must include ethnicity in all pay transparency conversations.” ...1 week ago
- Fast Track Bill Threatens Democracy And Environment, Say AnglersThe NZ Federation of Freshwater Anglers objects strongly to the proposed law because it violates that sacred principle. ...1 week ago
- Review An Opportunity To Strengthen Workplace Health And SafetyNZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi President Richard Wagstaff is calling on Minister Brooke van Velden to ensure that her review of workplace health and safety puts the voices of workers front and centre. ...1 week ago
- Minister’s H&S Consultation Must Consider Stalled Progress From GovernmentAn announcement today from the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety, Hon Brooke van Velden that she will be starting a substantial consultation on work health and safety, must consider the stalled progress from government and continued absence ...1 week ago
- Thousands Of Parents Still Waiting Two Years After Resident Visas ReopenFamilies are fed up with delays and a lottery to allow their overseas parents to join them permanently. ...1 week ago
- Ekos Welcomes Removal Of Financial Barrier To Native Forest Projects In The NZETSEkos is welcoming today’s statement by Forestry Minister Todd McClay on supporting the forest sector and the government’s removal of a service fee on all forests registered in the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (NZETS). ...1 week ago
- Government passing infrastructure funding woes to councils – LabourKieran McAnulty says it looks like the government "has no intention" of helping local government after a new announcement about funding for infrastructure . ...1 week ago
- Government Refuses To Fund Cancer Drugs, Instead Bows To Gaming Sector LobbyistsThe Taxpayers’ Union is urging the government to rethink corporate welfare for the gaming sector and direct that funding into life-saving medicines instead. ...1 week ago
- Te Urewera Board And Tūhoe Look To The Future After Court ResolutionTe Urewera Board and Tūhoe are moving ahead with plans to re-imagine the future of Te Urewera as the homeland of Tūhoe and a place that is accessible to all New Zealanders. ...1 week ago
- Government cancels annual ETS charge for forestryForestry Minister Todd McClay says cutting the charge for 2023-24 will give forest owners certainty. ...1 week ago
- Fast-Track Bill Fails To Uphold Children’s Rights: Save The ChildrenChild rights organisation Save the Children is calling for political leaders to withdraw the Fast-Track Approvals Bill, saying it fails to uphold children’s rights and the potential negative impact on children now and in the future is too great a risk. ...1 week ago
- The Friday Poem: ‘The white room’ by Vincent O’SullivanA poem from Vincent O’Sullivan’s posthumous collection Still Is. The white room It was not so much that I asked to leave the party, as several suggesting I might feel more comfortable, shall we say, elsewhere? They kindly made sure my glass was freshly attended, then took my arm, solicitously, ...1 week ago
- A Long-Overdue Review Of Health And SafetyThe Initiative pointed to stronger cost-benefit assessment, as well as revisiting the rules around personal liability for health and safety outcomes, as promising starting points for review. ...1 week ago
- The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending June 14The only published and available best-selling indie book chart in New Zealand is the top 10 sales list recorded every week at Unity Books’ stores in High St, Auckland, and Willis St, Wellington. First, a quick PSA: Unity Books has a flash new website that lets you search and purchase ...1 week ago
- Rethink On Health And Safety WelcomedTransporting New Zealand interim CEO Dom Kalasih has welcomed the announcement today by Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety, Brooke van Velden, that the government is beginning consultation on health and safety at work. ...1 week ago
- New gun laws in place by 2026 – Nicole McKeeThe government will rewrite the country's gun laws as part of its planned firearms reforms. ...1 week ago
- Infrastructure industry backs move towards more tolls, congestion chargesBut some are arguing the question isn't how to pay for motorways but whether to build them at all. ...1 week ago
- Forestry Sector Welcomes Government Intent To Engage And Spur GrowthToday’s announcements on growing the forestry sector from Forestry Minister Todd McClay will resonate with industry leaders across forestry and wood products sector, says FIEA events director John Stulen. “With our sector delivering the most carbon-friendly ...1 week ago
- The Brokenwood Mysteries must never dieHow is this show about murder and mayhem such a comforting watch? This is an excerpt from our weekly pop culture newsletter Rec Room. Sign up here. In the dark of night, a mysterious figure drags a body through a sea of mud. The next morning, as the local community celebrates ...1 week ago
- Government announces $90 million for specialist school repairs, buildsThe government is committing $90 million to redevelop specialist facilities and increase satellite classrooms for students with high needs, Education Erica Stanford has announced. ...1 week ago
- Inquiry Into The Protection Of Personal InformationActing Public Service Commissioner Heather Baggott today announced the details of an inquiry into allegations that personal information provided to government agencies was misused by third-party service providers. ...1 week ago
- How to read a poem: Houseplants by Megan KitchingThe latest in a semi-regular series that breaks down a poem to analyse what it’s really trying to tell us. Megan Kitching won the Jessie Mackay Prize for Poetry (best first book award) in this year’s Ockham New Zealand Book Awards. But I’d heard about her poetry long before that. ...1 week ago
- Climate Forestry Association Welcomes Govt’s Commitment To ForestryClimate Forestry Association chief executive Andrew Cushen says the Government has shown a thorough understanding of the importance of the forestry sector. ...1 week ago
- Government Must Scrap Failing Film Subsidies And Fund Pharmac InsteadThe Taxpayers’ Union is calling on the government to axe all taxpayer funding for films and direct that money into Pharmac instead following reports that the Film Commission spent $88 million on film subsidies that generated just $14 million in ...1 week ago
- New Report Sparks Call For More Support For NZ’s Volunteer FirefightersThe United Fire Brigades’ Association (UFBA) is calling for more support for volunteer firefighters with a new report showing they deliver $823 million of value to Aotearoa every year. ...1 week ago
- Miserable Cuts To The Bureaucracy Locking In The Growth Under LabourThe Taxpayers’ Union is slamming the revelations in yesterday’s information release from the Public Service Commission that shows the bureaucracy has only reduced by 416 FTEs since December last year. ...1 week ago
- Government announces school maintenance spendHalf of the $1.5 billion the government said would go towards building and repairing school facilities and classrooms in Budget 2024 will be directed towards maintenance. ...1 week ago
- Taxpayers’ Union Welcomes Review Into Health And Safety Regulations“Overzealous health and safety regulations are one of the biggest handbrakes on productivity, driving up the cost of everything from doing business to building core infrastructure necessary for this country to function. ...1 week ago
- A powerful reminder of New Zealand’s dark era of forced adoptionI Carried This tells the stories of five of the estimated 100,000 New Zealand women who were made to give up their babies in the 1950s and 60s. On a crisp June Wellington night, I call my 18-year-old daughter for a chat. I tell her I’ve watched a powerful play ...1 week ago
- Heavy Trucks Are Not To Blame For More PotholesPhoto/Supplied By Dom Kalasih The recent announcement by Transport Minister Simeon Brown that $4 billion will be spent preventing potholes around the country is good news, both for the road transport industry and motorists. Road transport operators ...1 week ago
- Watch live: Nicola Willis, Erica Standford make specialist school annoucementNicola Willis and Erica Stanford are in Auckland's Sommerville Special School for the announcement. ...1 week ago
- Proposed Reform Of Infrastructure System Essential For Progress – Infrastructure New Zealand“New Zealand's spending per capita on infrastructure is high compared to other OECD nations but the value we get from that investment is in the bottom 10%. That has to be turned around,” says Infrastructure New Zealand Policy Director Michelle ...1 week ago
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