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Comment:Will English speak up on Trump's ban?
Date published: 11:31 am, January 31st, 2017well we'll never know what Andy would have done as PM in terms of sending a message to Trump because it will always be a hypothetical.
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Comment:Labour Greens joint State of the Nation livestream and discussion
Date published: 4:37 pm, January 29th, 2017Mate, you are hilarious. Because most of NZ don't have anything better to do on a Sunday that stream an irrelevant event, right?
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Comment:Labour Greens joint State of the Nation livestream and discussion
Date published: 2:48 pm, January 29th, 2017Haha. Even Spark is conspiring against you Leftie...
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Comment:Open Mike 28/01/2017
Date published: 11:10 am, January 28th, 2017"Cocaine heist" in Auckland? Talk about hyperbole. We don't live in Miami, last time I checked.
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Comment:Labour and Greens joint State of the Nation speech Sunday 2pm
Date published: 11:04 am, January 28th, 2017WK, I applaud your positivity, even if it is somewhat misguided!
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Comment:Open Mike 27/01/2017
Date published: 11:09 am, January 27th, 2017Where did I say it was, Sabine?
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Comment:Open Mike 27/01/2017
Date published: 11:08 am, January 27th, 2017She amended her comment after initially calling me a liar. I have work to do, so am not religiously glued to the comments section like some of you are.
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Comment:Open Mike 27/01/2017
Date published: 9:13 am, January 27th, 2017I said residency, not citizenship. Annie being serially stupid again.
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Comment:Open Mike 27/01/2017
Date published: 8:55 am, January 27th, 2017I see it reported this morning that Theil was granted NZ residency under the Labour Government in 2006. Is that correct? If yes, I reckon Iain Lees-Galloway has been barking up the wrong tree. As usual.
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Comment:The shame of homelessness
Date published: 12:03 pm, January 18th, 2017of course he hasn't got dementia. WK just likes to poke fun at mental illness.
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Comment:How do we increase voter participation?
Date published: 11:36 am, January 17th, 2017I care, because unless you direct your focus to other, more proactive measures, the result will be just the same as it was in 2014. I don't see that as particularly beneficial for New Zealand.
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Comment:How do we increase voter participation?
Date published: 10:54 am, January 17th, 2017or you could stop banging on about the missing million. It is about as useful as going outside and trying to spot a unicorn.
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Comment:How do we increase voter participation?
Date published: 9:26 am, January 17th, 2017Ahhhhh, the good old missing million. How many posts will there be on The Standard in 2017 regarding the missing million? I'm going to start keeping score.
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Comment:More Multi-millionaires than ever!
Date published: 3:55 pm, January 16th, 2017"peek" oil? ha ha!
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Comment:Refining that dog whistle
Date published: 3:43 pm, January 10th, 2017Awww, you poor little mite. You'll need Botox shortly with all the cringing you're being forced to engage in...
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Comment:Open Mike 04/01/2017
Date published: 1:37 pm, January 4th, 2017Were you there were you? No, I thought not.
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Comment:Open Mike 04/01/2017
Date published: 1:32 pm, January 4th, 2017Implied on your part.
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Comment:Open Mike 04/01/2017
Date published: 1:25 pm, January 4th, 2017Is that what "Sir Meat Chopper" is said to have said/said to the silly little girl? No, not even close. Stop making shit up.
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Comment:Open Mike 04/01/2017
Date published: 10:45 am, January 4th, 2017The one she posted on Facebook and has since been removed (I wonder why). Where she says "fuck" 20 times in the first three minutes of her rant. Potty mouth. "Victim blaming". Whatever.
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Comment:Open Mike 04/01/2017
Date published: 10:43 am, January 4th, 2017Yeah, Mihi Forbes is really objective when it comes to Maori issues. She's perpetually offended, poor mite.
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Comment:Open Mike 04/01/2017
Date published: 10:29 am, January 4th, 2017Another clown on social media jumping to unfounded conclusions.đ
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Comment:Open Mike 04/01/2017
Date published: 10:28 am, January 4th, 2017What an absolute load of shit this is. If you look at her video (since deleted as she probably woke up with a hangover and was mortified), it is clear for all to see that she is hammered and having a crack for the sake of having a crack. Silly little girl....
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Comment:Rudman on Nats' total housing fail
Date published: 7:52 am, December 23rd, 2016Where did I say I employed anyone, Spidey? I'm an employee in the wine industry. I have two kids and earn a shade over $70k a year. I don't have a say in what my employer pays us, I just turn up and do my work. But, this doesn't fit your narrative does it?
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Comment:Rudman on Nats' total housing fail
Date published: 11:29 pm, December 22nd, 2016Go to bed, pal. Come back in the morning with some proper game. I'll be offline until later in the day, 'cause, you know, I'll be working. You really are a battler and you and your bitter ilk are the reason why National will sail in to a fourth term next ...
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Comment:Rudman on Nats' total housing fail
Date published: 11:14 pm, December 22nd, 2016If you are a pensioner looking to get in to the housing market for the first time, then that's some pretty shit planning. If you're a pensioner who owns your own home, then you'll be enjoying a bit of uplift. I've already addressed the issue of local ...
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Comment:Rudman on Nats' total housing fail
Date published: 10:58 pm, December 22nd, 2016I own my home as tenants in common with my wife. I'm not sure what I'd do with a trust vehicle and how it could possibly benefit me in my current circumstances. I don't have time to have an office at home, I work in the wine industry, which is by and large...
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Comment:Rudman on Nats' total housing fail
Date published: 9:58 pm, December 22nd, 2016Well, if you call putting a roof over your family's head property speculation, then I'm guilty as charged. The house in John St, Blenheim, is the only legal interest in property I have. I also have a $200k mortgage on it. I don't presume to know your ...
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Comment:Rudman on Nats' total housing fail
Date published: 8:45 pm, December 22nd, 2016We were talking about Marlborough, not Wangavegas, that was my point. Tool.
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Comment:Rudman on Nats' total housing fail
Date published: 8:40 pm, December 22nd, 2016Have you actually read the report? Lightweight in the extreme.
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Comment:Rudman on Nats' total housing fail
Date published: 8:31 pm, December 22nd, 2016Mark Stevenson, a local real estate agent talking up the market. That's real subjectivity right there. I subscribe to the Marlborough Express, so I have read it. I bought a property in John St this year for $430k. The CV was $415k. That transaction must be...
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Comment:Rudman on Nats' total housing fail
Date published: 8:04 pm, December 22nd, 2016I'd remove you for being a one eyed fool.
- Costello goes, but the cultural problems at Nine Entertainment remain
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne Peter Costello has long had an uneasy relationship with journalistic truth-telling. In 2005 he dined with three journalists from the Canberra press gallery, during which he told them the ...6 days ago - Disentangling the claims around census data and Te PÄti MÄori
Are the existing probes sufficient to address such a swarm of allegations? Eleven agencies were summoned by the public service commissioner for a meeting on Friday to discuss âactionâ to address a series of allegations involving Manurewa marae and Te PÄti MÄori, the most serious of which centres on misuse ...6 days ago - Labor slumps in Newspoll to a tie with Coalition, with Albanese also downSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne A national Newspoll, conducted June 3â7 from a sample of 1,232, had Labor and the Coalition tied at 50â50, a two-point gain ...6 days ago
- Sir Julius Chan âalive and wellâ response to fake PNG media postBy Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby New Ireland Governor and a former Papua New Guinea prime minister Sir Julius Chan told the PNG Post-Courier in a âlast man standingâ interview at the weekend that this âmedia crimeâ should stop. He was responding to a fake press release allegedly released by ...6 days ago
- âI felt sorry for himâ: Reconsidering the Southern ManAvi Duckor-Jonesâ Max is a coming-of-age novel about a teenage boy who struggles to come to terms with his sexuality, and where he fits into his family and the world beyond school. Here he explores the pervasive brand of masculinity that he grew up with. At university, there was a ...6 days ago
- Environment Not Threatened By Fast-track Bill
The notion that the Fast-track Approvals Bill somehow paves the way to destroy the environment, with vast swathes of the countryside turned into mines, is way off track, says Straterra chief executive, Josie Vidal. ...6 days ago - LIVE RECORDING: A View from Afar â Post-Colonial Blowback and Global ConflictThe LIVE Recording of A View from Afar podcast will begin today at 12:45pm June 10, 2024 (NZST) which is Sunday evening, 8:30pm (USEST). Today, political scientist Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning will examine: At a micro level, how ‘Post-Colonial Blowback’ has impacted on New Caledonia, Gaza, South ...6 days ago
- The Government Must Scrap Taxpayer Funding For EV Charging RortThe Taxpayersâ Union is calling the Government to scrap its EV charging rort that will see millions of taxpayer dollars funnelled into the hands of private companies despite the policy doing absolutely nothing to reduce New Zealandâs net emissions. ...6 days ago
- No Country for Cheese Scones: A love letter to the elusive Kiwi delicacyWould you still move to Melbourne or London knowing itâd be a cheese-scone-less life? Bryer Oden talks to New Zealanders abroad pining for a Kiwi cafe favourite. In Wellington, to call cheese scones elusive would be to call the wind elusive, or rich ladies in quilted jackets, or psych students, ...6 days ago
- Will AI accelerate or relegate New Zealandâs tech sector?Artificial intelligence (AI) presents both a risk and an opportunity to New Zealandâs tech sector, which is now the countryâs second biggest offshore earner. Will the industry struggle to keep up? Or are we about to experience a massive boost that will finally break our decades-long productivity slump? âAI has ...6 days ago
- Accommodation Assistance extended for homeowners hit by Auckland floods, Cyclone Gabrielle
The government will continue weekly accommodation payments until June 2025 to help bridge the gap for homeowners until a decision is made on the future of their property. ...6 days ago - Wellingtonâs secondhand bookshops, ranked and reviewedClaire Mabey assesses the browsing merits of the capitalâs secondhand bookstores. Secondhand bookstores are extremely dangerous places for someone like myself. My house has become so overrun with book piles that if I crafted a hand-painted sign and hung it on the gate it could easily pass for a homely ...6 days ago
- Ministers Safeguard Tourism Sectorâs Role As Driver Of Economic GrowthTourism ministers from the APEC member economies are coordinating their policies in a bid to make the industry more accessible, inclusive and sustainable. ...6 days ago
- How the government plans to give certainty to gas investorsInvestors are still scared to get back into the market in the event of another ban. ...6 days ago
- Questions swirling after allegations against three political partiesA look at the claims, and how theyâve been responded to, in this extract from The Bulletin by Stewart Sowman-Lund. To receive The Bulletin in full each weekday, sign up here. Multiple agencies called in to ...6 days ago
- Australia's hardening stance on 501 deportees is 'devastating', detainee saysHaley Rukuwai has lived in Australia since she was 6, but may be sent back to NZ. The policy is "destroying lives", she says. ...6 days ago
- Te reo MÄori in public sector Waitangi Tribunal inquiry gets underwayNgÄi Te Rangi filed the application last year after the government told departments with dual MÄori-English names to lead with their English title first. ...6 days ago
- Act rallies the troops for 2026
What a difference eight months in Government makes. Act staged its first major political rally since the election and was back in confident mood. The partyâs chutzpah was dented on election night when it underperformed its own, and most political commentators’, expectations. After rising to record highs in opinion ...6 days ago - Fact-checking artificial intelligenceIs AI one big step towards a more productive life, or one giant leap into the realm of misinformation? This incredible development is being forced on the tech world, with plenty of potholes on the way. Cats on the moon, anyone? Establishing a daily rock-eating habit? Cooking with gasoline … ...6 days ago
- Luxon cuts frequency of post-Cabinet press conferencePrime Minister Christopher Luxon has ended the convention of regularly holding a post-Cabinet press conference even in weeks where Parliament is not sitting. Of the six recess (non-sitting) blocks so far this year, Luxon has only helmed the Monday press conference in two of them. A spokesperson confirmed there is ...6 days ago
- ACT leader David Seymour brushes off claims party has a 'culture of fear'The reported complaints are not representative of the party as a whole, ACT leader says. ...6 days ago
- How DoCâs boss removed a seat from her top tableIt was called a âproposed functional modelâ. In October 2023, the Department of Conservation issued a consultation document to staff, released to Newsroom under an official information request. It was a year on from its âorganisational resetâ, which, among other things, brought together its policy, legal and Treaty of Waitangi ...6 days ago
- The future of Aotearoa is entwined with the future of MÄoriNearly one in three under-25s are MÄori, the latest census data revealed. How can New Zealand plan for this huge demographic shift today? The latest census data has revealed that MÄori make up almost one in five of the countryâs population, and the MÄori population is growing at double the ...6 days ago
- Wellington desperately needs the Golden Mile upgradeWellingtonâs central streets are in dire need of a spruce-up. Efforts to cancel the Golden Mile upgrade would doom the city to another decade of stagnation. Windbag is The Spinoffâs Wellington issues column, written by Wellington editor Joel MacManus. Itâs made possible thanks to the support of The Spinoff Members. ...6 days ago
- Kiwi authorâs work celebrated at TribecaOne of the best New Zealand novels of the past 20 years â almost certainly the smartest, and most exactingly crafted â has just had its movie adaptation premiered at the Tribeca Film festival in New York to good reviews. The Mistake by Wellington writer Carl Shuker is directed by ...6 days ago
- Daily crossword, Monday 10 JuneThe post Daily crossword, Monday 10 June appeared first on Newsroom. ...6 days ago
- Newsroom daily quiz, Monday 10 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 10 June appeared first on Newsroom. ...6 days ago
- NZ name-dropped in scathing international fisheries reportGreenpeace report says ratification of the Global Ocean Treaty will avoid repeats of New Zealand blocking high seas conservation The post NZ name-dropped in scathing international fisheries report appeared first on Newsroom. ...6 days ago
- In search of âprogressive capitalismâOpinion: We would gain by seeing social progress as a balance between ‘freedom from’ perspectives and ‘freedom to’ which is resolved by the people and the planet The post In search of ‘progressive capitalism’ appeared first on Newsroom. ...6 days ago
- Free-market approaches do not sit well with scienceOpinion: In recent years, the phrases âworld-leadingâ and âfor the first time in New Zealandâ have frequently appeared in press releases and announcements related to research projects or scientific achievements. Many in the science community might contemplate the whakatauki “KÄore te kumara e kĹrero ana mo tĹna ake reka” (the ...6 days ago
- Fonterraâs consumer sell-off a setback for NZ innovationOpinion: Fonterra’s decision to sell off its consumer products could undermine the ‘value add’ movement The post Fonterra’s consumer sell-off a setback for NZ innovation appeared first on Newsroom. ...6 days ago
- EV sales yet to pick up as rest of auto market joins declineClean cars made up just 6 percent of new vehicles sold in May, well down from the 2023 average share of 20 percent The post EV sales yet to pick up as rest of auto market joins decline appeared first on Newsroom. ...6 days ago
- Niwa to disestablish air quality teamRegional councils urged Niwa not to cut its Air Quality Team in a letter in May, but Newsroom understands the cuts are going ahead The post Niwa to disestablish air quality team appeared first on Newsroom. ...6 days ago
- Court costs and fees set to rise as part of Govt savings exerciseHigher costs to have the Ministry of Justice collect fines on behalf of other agencies could see organisations choose to use private debt collection companies instead The post Court costs and fees set to rise as part of Govt savings exercise appeared first on Newsroom. ...6 days ago
- Industry thrilled at lifting of ban on oil and gas explorationA secure gas supply will support the transition towards renewable energy, industry group says. ...7 days ago
- David Seymour sets 2026 election target of 15 percentSeymour on Sunday addressed ACT's 'Change Makers' rally, casting it as a victory lap for ACT's entry into government. ...1 week ago
- Unfunded roads and an unfinished tax: Treasury's fiscal risksTreasury warnings point to a range of risks that could come back to bite future government Budgets. Here's nine areas of concern. ...1 week ago
- Dr. Eric Chuah Pulls Out Of Tauranga Mayoral And Councillor Race And Joins The National Party Of NZDr. Eric Chuah who stood for centrist party Rock the Vote NZ in the 2023 October NZ Parliamentary elections for the electorate seat of Maungakiekie and was also Immigration Spokesperson for Honorable peter Dunne's United NZ Party and Party strategist have ...1 week ago
- Watch live: ACT leader David Seymour gives speech at party rallyDavid Seymour is giving a speech at an ACT party rally in Auckland. ...1 week ago
- Shane Jones Fires Damp Squib In Response To Giant Backlash Against Luxonâs War On NatureGreenpeace Aotearoa spokesperson Niamh OâFlynn says, "Shane Jones is dreaming. The oil exploration industry wonât risk coming back to Aotearoa because they know that itâs not worth coming all this way to fail again. ...1 week ago
- Bill to resume oil and gas exploration set for later this yearThe government will reverse its ban on oil and gas exploration, Minister for Resources Shane Jones has confirmed. ...1 week ago
- Auckland floods: Some homeowners left waiting until 2025 for buyout newsAuthorities say the wait is necessary to get the decisions right, but an advocate says community members feel "let down" by the delay. ...1 week ago
- MBIE ends contract with spyware company – but is looking for a replacementThe ministry initially tried to keep the Cobwebs deal, and why it was set up and then not renewed, secret. ...1 week ago
- End to emergency housing motels 'first step' in taking Rotorua back, MP saysPeople don't need to be "dumped" in motels, MP says: "It's time for us to restore Rotorua's reputation as a holiday spot." ...1 week ago
- Anne Salmond: Undermining democracyComment: Corruption has long been recognised as the enemy of democracy. As the Greek playwright Aristophanes once said, âLook at the orators in our republic; once they are fattened on the public funds, they conceive a hatred for justice, plan intrigues against the people and attack the democracy.â In Aotearoa ...1 week ago
- More Than 1000 People Rally Against Cuts To Public And Community ServicesThe People Over Profits: Stop the Cuts! rally attracted people representing, iwi, unions, advocacy and community organisations and their supporters who marched from Pukeahu War Memorial Park to Te Papa. ...1 week ago
- Thousands March Against Austerity In WellingtonThousands rallied in Wellington today, furious at the coalition Governmentâs cuts to public services, and what is being called a âmass transfer of wealthâ from the public sector to private interests. ...1 week ago
- Thousands protest Fast-track Approvals Bill in central AucklandRallies have been held around the country to oppose the bill, which gives three ministers the final say over major infrastructure and development projects. ...1 week ago
- Giant March For Nature Fills Queen Street To Oppose Luxonâs Fast Track BillOver 20,000 people have turned out in Auckland today for the March for Nature to protest the Luxon Governmentâs fast-track bill and âwar on natureâ. ...1 week ago
- Christopher Luxon's Pacific tour: Investments, politics and laughs at his own expenseAnalysis - Pacific trips are not ones where the PM can expect to face particularly tough challenges. Instead, they are heavy on the vibe. ...1 week ago
- Petition started to oppose 'flawed' ram raid billCommunity leaders and youth advocates are gathering signatures for a petition against the ram raid bill, saying it will cause more harm than good. ...1 week ago
- Focus on Politics: National in triage mode over cancer drugs promiseGovernment ministers hoping to bask in a post-Budget glow have instead been tamping down the backlash from a big broken promise. ...1 week ago
- Believing in Magic for 25 yearsAmigene Metcalfe, Magic netballer No.1, will sit on the shoulders of the latest band of Waikato-Bay of Plenty players this weekend. At least, in a symbolic way. The present-day Magic will wear a one-of-a-kind red dress in their 25th-anniversary celebration match against the Tactix in Hamilton on Sunday â ...1 week ago
- Protests against fast-track bill, public service cuts to be held around NZThose travelling around the motu are being warned to allow time for their journey, with disruption possible in many centres. ...1 week ago
- The Secret Diaries of .. Lottoâs $50m jackpotCHRISTOPHER LUXON Would I like to win Saturday night’s Lotto Powerball $50 million jackpot? Well look okay I mean the thing is that it would certainly come in handy around the house, there’s always something that needs doing, you know, at my house in Auckland, and my apartment in Wellington, ...1 week ago
- Ageism is not always a bad thingOpinion: Plastered across every online student course site at the University of Auckland is a striking graphic: ‘ZERO tolerance for discrimination.’ A red cross overlays words including racism, sexism, and ageism. Who, in their right mind, would question this prohibition of bias? Well, me, for one. Of course, Iâd denounce ...1 week ago
- The Weekend: The Spinoff won some awards!Editor Madeleine Chapman reflects on some lovely recognition. MĹrena and welcome to The Weekend, a short one. Given the short week I thought Iâd take the opportunity to toot a few horns as The Spinoff was recognised at the Voyager Media Awards a couple of weeks ago. The Voyagers are ...1 week ago
- âI asked them point blankâ: Dai Henwood on busting open a conspiracy on 7 DaysThe comedian, TV presenter and author looks back on his most memorable TV moments, including a traumatic Taskmaster task, a cursed celebrity interview and a slippery zoo escape scandal. Dai Henwoodâs first brush with fame came early. Growing up on the set of Gliding On, a 1980s sitcom starring his ...1 week ago
- âCompulsory for the pre-drinksâ: SPYCC from SWIDTâs perfect weekend playlistSPYCC from SWIDT shares the perfect playlist to accompany his dream weekend of cooking, vortexing and Sunday hangxiety. We called them the most electrifying rap group in the country way back in 2019, but SWIDT have just wrapped up their most ambitious project yet: releasing new music every second day ...1 week ago
- Ultrawilding: Aotearoa and the tech revolution giving nature a leg-upSteve Mushinâs book Ultrawild: An Audacious Plan to Rewild Every City On Earth is on the shortlist for this yearâs New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults. Hereâs why he thinks Aotearoa is leading an ultrawilding revolution. No one imagined weâd lead the world in filmmaking or building ...1 week ago
- A chat with Phil Spencer, televisionâs most irresistibly likeable chapThe icon behind Location, Location, Location and Love It or List It came and shot a show for TVNZ over summer. Duncan Greive could not believe his luck. Even in person, Phil Spencer doesnât seem real. Heâs like a living fossil, a perfectly preserved specimen of linear TVâs glory days, ...1 week ago
- Fleeced â the raw injustice of perpetual leases on MÄori landFrom Opotiki around to Manutuke just north of Gisborne, Highway 35 winds through some of Aotearoaâs most exquisite and remote settlements. Tina Olsen-Ratana describes the bays of Tai RÄwhiti as magical but says her hometown of Tokomaru Bay is the jewel in the East Coast crown. But ...1 week ago
- I survived in another country without a smartphone â this is my storyAlex Casey spends the weekend in a new city without her trusty iPhone, and lives to tell the tale. The flip phone was fucked, and apparently so was I. In the line for customs at Melbourne airport, I flipped open my ancient bright orange Alcatel to reveal an alarming number ...1 week ago
- The Sunday Essay: Silly little chumpOn the comfort we can find in co-opting uncharitable descriptions of ourselves. For as long as I can remember, my siblings and I have called our mum âChumpâ, a term of endearment she uses for us as well. Chump isnât the only slightly off-kilter nickname in our family lexicon. Old ...1 week ago
- Behind Boy in the WaterInvestigative journalist Melanie Reid is approached most days by someone asking for help on a case of bad justice because they can’t afford a lawyer. “There’s a whole lot of people who come to us who don’t go to lawyers and I think it’s because justice is not accessible to ...1 week ago
- Wellington Rallying For People Over ProfitsCommunities, unions, and advocacy organisations will hit the streets in Wellington on Saturday (8 June) rallying against cuts to public and community services and in support of Te Tiriti o Waitangi. ...1 week ago
- Hawke's Bay flood resilience projects get faster consenting processThe scheme means stop banks and spillways can get underway sooner, the government says. ...1 week ago
- Represent New Zealand At Commonwealth Youth ParliamentWe are looking for two enthusiastic young people passionate about democracy and diplomacy, to take part in Commonwealth Youth Parliament (CYP) 2024. ...1 week ago
- Fast Track Bill, Already Mired In Corruption Scandal, Should Be PulledGreenpeace says that National MP David MacLeod being referred to the police for undeclared donations has undermined public confidence in the process for examining the Fast Track Bill and the bill must be dumped. ...1 week ago
- Nine agency bosses meet over Te PÄti MÄori data allegationsAllegations of misuse of personal data by Te PÄti MÄori have triggered a high-level meeting of department heads, with four agencies now looking into the matter. ...1 week ago
- The Week in Politics: Government struggles to explain the inexplicableAnalysis - National's broken promise to deliver new cancer drugs raises a firestorm of anger in The Week in Politics. ...1 week ago
- Lifeline for some First Home GrantsExemptions will be made available for a small number of buyers who might have otherwise missed out. ...1 week ago
- Andrew Giles issues replacement to 'direction 99' which he says prioritises community safe...It effectively reneges on a commitment Prime Minister Anthony Albanese made to the government of New Zealand in 2022. ...1 week ago
- Trust And Confidence Critical In Probe Into Use Of DataActing Public Service Commissioner Heather Baggott said today that action is underway to ensure the serious allegations involving the misuse of personal data during last year's general election are thoroughly investigated. ...1 week ago
- Te PÄti MÄori seeks investigation, president John Tamihere retaliates over data accusationsTe PÄti MÄori's president earlier hit back at allegations his party misused private information to help its election campaign. ...1 week ago
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