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Comment:Open Mike 12/05/2018
Date published: 4:59 pm, May 13th, 2018Thanks everybody! Much appreciated. Some good stuff here, natch. Whenever I think of Andrew Dean I think of Max Harris - encouraging that those of younger generations are looking backwards as well as looking forwards. Brian Easton has, amongst others:- The...
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Comment:Open Mike 12/05/2018
Date published: 12:43 pm, May 12th, 2018Hi. Am seeking the best books on recent (post-1984) NZ Political History - am aiming to guide a millenial. Here's what I have so far:- Simon Collins. 1987. Rogernomics: Is There A Better Way?; Nicky Hagar. 2006. The Hollow Men; Bruce Jesson. 1987. Behind ...
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Comment:Police scotches dirty politics rumours about Clarke Gayford
Date published: 7:29 am, May 3rd, 2018Her father was a National cabinet minister. Always wondered how she could be a 'political journalist' for a major newpaper, in a country with so few news outlets, and a political commentator too. Clearly doing some deflecting for National by attacking the ...
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Comment:Northland politicians want to drop more trucks into Auckland
Date published: 11:01 pm, April 5th, 2018Excellent. Could not agree more.
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Comment:Northland politicians want to drop more trucks into Auckland
Date published: 4:36 pm, April 5th, 2018Maybe it's time for Tim Shadbolt to move north?
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Comment:Northland politicians want to drop more trucks into Auckland
Date published: 4:28 pm, April 5th, 2018You are so right. National have spent a fortune on double laning the northern side of the Brynderwyns, which will all be wasted expenditure if a 4 lane motorway is built to replace the whole road. I have just returned home from Warkworth to rural property ...
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Comment:Remember President Obama?
Date published: 11:31 am, March 22nd, 2018It disturbs me that Obama has been 'appropriated' by Key and the National Party. And our Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, has definitely been snubbed by the rich cotterie of National Party fat cats, surrounding Key and his 'golf buddy'. No wonder she has ...
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Comment:The Overseas Investment Amendment Bill
Date published: 8:29 pm, March 12th, 2018I have only just seen this article, so many of the commentors above may have moved on. While I agree that some foreign investment can be 'a good thing' especially if the investors have philosphic values that promote social and public interests - like ...
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Comment:RIP Jim Anderton
Date published: 1:57 pm, January 7th, 2018+1
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Comment:RIP Jim Anderton
Date published: 1:54 pm, January 7th, 2018ditto. Such stories are evocative. Thanks for sharing Adrian.
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Comment:RIP Jim Anderton
Date published: 1:49 pm, January 7th, 2018+1 (for Ad)
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Comment:RIP Jim Anderton
Date published: 11:29 am, January 7th, 2018Principled, yes; but it's not enough to say just that. He upheld the right principles - not the vacuous ones of the heartless Roger-gnomes. I live nowhere near Christchurch, yet I still voted with Jim's parties, because there seemed to be no alternative at...
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Comment:The next Prime Minister is ...
Date published: 9:11 pm, October 19th, 2017oh joy! And watching Hosking do his sour lemon impersonation was most enjoyable. What a ludicrous performance.
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Comment:Can we please stop pretending that ACT is a political party
Date published: 3:03 pm, October 10th, 2017He reminds me of Bannon a bit - a right wing anarchist, though possibly without the odour of uranium on his breath.
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Comment:Good work if you can get it
Date published: 10:31 am, September 27th, 2017Fonterra is a huge monopoly. They don't have any competition in NZ so why does a CEO (in NZ) need to be paid such a ridiculous amount? How does that help the economy? Apart from the urgent need to clean up the environment which has been so badly abused by ...
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Comment:Election night 2017
Date published: 12:34 am, September 24th, 2017I really like yours and savenz's take. The only think that rattles me a bit is the maps Gower put up towards the end of the TV3 broadcast. They showed Auckland a sea of blue (with two small extra pockets of red over what were there before) and the same for...
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Comment:Federated Farmers need to cut the crap
Date published: 8:22 am, September 21st, 2017Check interview on RNZ National yesterday. Can't remember whether it was Nine to Noon or some other programme later in the day. (I was driving at the time.) An interviewee was talking about the impact on the planet of humans and domestic/agricultural ...
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Comment:Gower - Nats the biggest liars
Date published: 12:51 pm, September 20th, 2017Here in Northland and just over the border in what used to be Rodney, some dairy farmers are fed up with the dreadful state of much used (so called metal) roads. They are more like mud slurries/dustbowls. Some of the anger is aimed at local government but ...
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Comment:Farm protest mad cows and climate change
Date published: 5:47 am, September 19th, 2017Lots of us donate to charity and we don't own all that abused land. I spent years travelling around urban and rural NZ selling the wares of my business. All through the boom years for dairy farming at the beginining or this century, retailers in the ...
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Comment:National MP Jian Yang was investigated by SIS for possible ties to Chinese Government
Date published: 11:50 pm, September 13th, 2017Correct.
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Comment:National MP Jian Yang was investigated by SIS for possible ties to Chinese Government
Date published: 11:35 pm, September 13th, 2017Agreed, but we are a very small country and having let the Trojan horse in so far, we have made it hard to reverse policies in this context. Our government has placed NZ in a very parlous situation. Knowingly allowing a member of the Peoples' Liberation ...
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Comment:A meeting in Wanaka
Date published: 3:38 pm, September 13th, 2017Such a helpful and friendly comment. Just reading The Guardian today. The UN has a new report out that states that current farming practices have caused one third of the world's soil to be acutely degraded. I live in a rural area. Always amazed at the fact...
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Comment:Budget analysis and reaction - The One Dollar Bill budget
Date published: 11:19 pm, May 25th, 2017I am an Act Supporter and I totally understand Capitalism and its incredible merits. (WHEN DONE PROPERLY) This disgusting disgraceful if a incompetent inebriated stinky government has no idea what capitalism is, or even free markets. This sick evil crony ...
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Comment:Open Mike 06/01/2017
Date published: 7:03 pm, January 6th, 2017Not sure that I can ever remember chuntering but it seems fairly clear that the Russians did influence the outcome of the American election as did James Comey. Okay the cybertrail hasn't been published yet but I suspect it will be soon.
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Comment:Israel threatens sanctions against New Zealand
Date published: 11:32 am, December 28th, 2016Simple. Israel is a terrorist nation founded on terrorism and murder with terrorist organisations that predate any palestinian organisations in the mid east. It is also a criminal and morally corrupt nation. Even its own Theodor Meron, the chief legal ...
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Comment:Reason #3751 progressives should oppose Donald Trump presidency
Date published: 7:58 pm, December 23rd, 2016So Donald Trump is unfamiliar with the concept of mutual destruction? If it were come to him and me I'd gladly opt for mutual destruction but... Pence is next in line. TBH maybe nuclear devastation might be the necessary reboot.
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Comment:Reason #3751 progressives should oppose Donald Trump presidency
Date published: 7:45 pm, December 23rd, 2016Reason #whatever that I don't understand America's right wing long term plan.
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Comment:By-election: Michael vs Fia?
Date published: 8:59 am, December 2nd, 2016I'm not saying it is valid (or even that I have a crystal ball for the 2017 election), I just think that is the type of core message she ought to have run rather than allowing any sidetracking into silly stuff like who lived where for how long or who is a ...
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Comment:By-election: Michael vs Fia?
Date published: 2:56 pm, December 1st, 2016I think Parmar's approach needed to be simpler. It is clear that a good number (probably enough) of those that voted last time wanted a National led government even if they voted for Goff as the electorate MP. You could assume that that hasn't changed. I ...
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Comment:Open Mike 01/12/2016
Date published: 8:31 am, December 1st, 2016It also begs the question: Did they move away from Labour, or has Labour moved away from them. I suspect the reality is that it may be a bit of both.
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Comment:Everyone has advice for Labour!
Date published: 4:07 pm, November 30th, 2016I'm prone to spouting advice on how Labour could fix their current woes (at the slightest provocation), but I admit I do it for purely selfish reasons. I think MMP needs two main opposing forces to work well. That lets the tails on either side (or in the ...
- Drawn
A ballot for two member's bills was held today, and the following bills were drawn: Electoral (Right to Switch Rolls Freely) Amendment Bill (Rawiri Waititi) Customs and Excise (Child Sex Offender Register Information Sharing) Amendment Bill (Erica Stanford) The first is also covered in Golriz Ghahraman's ...3 weeks ago - Musing on Celebrimbor Images
It never rains but it pours. A day after we get the mysterious landscape of TirHarad, we finally get Empire Magazine’s image of the Amazon Celebrimbor, as played by Charles Edwards: Now, I would be lying if I said that this Celebrimbor looks in any way like the ...3 weeks ago
- New Chief Censor appointed
Internal Affairs Minister Jan Tinetti has today announced Caroline Flora as the new Chief Censor of Film and Literature, for a three-year term from 20 July. Ms Flora is a senior public servant who has recently held the role of Associate Deputy‑Director General System Strategy and Performance at the Ministry ...2 weeks ago - Government tackles elder abuseEleven projects are being funded as part of the Government’s efforts to prevent elder abuse, Minister for Seniors Dr Ayesha Verrall announced as part of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. “Sadly one in 10 older people experience elder abuse in New Zealand, that is simply unacceptable,” Ayesha Verrall said. “Our ...2 weeks ago
- New connectivity funding for more rural homes and businessesMore New Zealand homes, businesses and communities will soon benefit from fast and reliable connectivity, regardless of where they live, study and work,” Minister for the Digital Economy and Communications, David Clark said today. “The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us time and again how critical a reliable connection is for ...2 weeks ago
- Phil Twyford to attend Nuclear Ban Treaty meetingDisarmament and Arms Control Minister Phil Twyford will lead Aotearoa New Zealand’s delegation to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) First Meeting of States Parties in Austria later this month, following a visit to the Netherlands. The Nuclear Ban Treaty is the first global treaty to make nuclear ...2 weeks ago
- Australian Foreign Minister to visit for talksForeign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta will this week welcome Australian Foreign Minister, Senator the Hon. Penny Wong on her first official visit to Aotearoa New Zealand as Foreign Minister. “I am delighted to be able to welcome Senator Wong to Wellington for our first in-person bilateral foreign policy consultations, scheduled for ...2 weeks ago
- Government’s School Investment Package supports 4,500 projectsState schools have made thousands of site, infrastructure and classroom improvements, as well as upgrades to school sports facilities and playgrounds over the past two and a half years through a major government work programme, Education Minister Chris Hipkins said today. The School Investment Package announced in December 2019 gave ...2 weeks ago
- PM Ardern shares warm meeting with Samoa PMPrime Minister Jacinda Ardern had a warm and productive meeting with Samoa Prime Minister Fiamē Naomi Mata’afa in Wellington, today. The Prime Ministers reflected on the close and enduring relationship the two countries have shared in the 60 years since the signing of the Treaty of Friendship, and since Samoa ...2 weeks ago
- Govt acting to increase supermarket competition“Food price data shows New Zealanders pay too much for the basics and today’s figures provide more evidence of why we need to change the supermarket industry, and fast," Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister David Clark says. Stats NZ figures show food prices were 6.8% higher in May 2022 compared ...2 weeks ago
- New standalone integrity entity for sportAn independent body to strengthen and protect the integrity of the sport and recreation system is to be established. “There have been a number of reports over the years into various sports where the athletes, from elite level to grassroots, have been let down by the system in one way ...2 weeks ago
- New baby unit opened at Waitakere HospitalParents of babies needing special care can now stay overnight at Waitakere Hospital, thanks to a new Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU), Health Minister Andrew Little said today. The new SCBU, which can care for 18 babies at a time and includes dedicated facilities for parents, was opened today by ...2 weeks ago
- Joint Statement: New Zealand teams up with Ecuador, Kenya, and the EU to forge cooperation on trade ...The Trade Ministers of the European Union, Ecuador, Kenya and New Zealand have agreed to work jointly to forge an inclusive Coalition of Trade Ministers on Climate. This reflects their shared commitment to bringing the fight against climate change to the forefront of trade policy. The Ministers want to enhance ...2 weeks ago
- Government open to explore a joined up public sector pay negotiation processThe Government is interested in exploring with public sector unions a pay adjustment proposal, the Minister for the Public Service Chris Hipkins said today. This follows the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions writing to the Government proposing to enter into a process for a pay adjustment across the public ...2 weeks ago
- Cabinet changes following Faafoi, Mallard resignationsKris Faafoi resigns from Parliament. Kiri Allan promoted to Justice Minister, Michael Wood picks up Immigration Speaker Trevor Mallard to end 35 year parliamentary career in mid-August as he prepares to take up a diplomatic post in Europe. Adrian Rurawhe to be nominated as Speaker Priyanca Radhakrishnan moves into ...2 weeks ago
- Faafoi calls time on PoliticsKris Faafoi has today announced that he will be leaving Politics in the coming weeks. Kris Faafoi has thanked the Prime Minister for the privilege of serving as a Minister in her government. “It’s been an honour to serve New Zealander’s as a Minister and as a Member of Parliament, ...2 weeks ago
- Further pay bump for new parentsPaid Parental leave entitlements will increase on 1 July, resulting in up to $40 extra a week for new parents, or up to an additional $1040 for those taking the full 26 weeks of parental leave, Workplace Relations and Safety Michael Wood has announced today. “We know things are tough ...2 weeks ago
- Investing to address youth homelessnessRangatahi experiencing homelessness are being supported by the Government to find safe, warm, and affordable places to live, the Associate Minister of Housing (Homelessness) Marama Davidson announced today. “This Government is investing $40 million to support rangatahi and young people to find a safe, stable place to live, put down ...2 weeks ago
- Transport Minister looks to power up EV importsMichael Wood has announced he will travel today to the International Electric Vehicle Symposium and Exhibition (EVS), hosted by the European Association for Electromobility in Oslo, Norway. “EVS is the leading international gathering to address all the electromobility issues. The conference brings together government Ministers, policymakers, representatives from industry, relevant ...2 weeks ago
- Minister of Defence addresses premier Defence Summit on climate securityDefence Minister Peeni Henare joined a panel of Defence Ministers to discuss climate security at the 19th Annual Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore today. He addressed the 2022 summit at a special session on “Climate Security and Green Defence”. The Minister was joined on the stage by his counterpart from Maldives and ...2 weeks ago
- OECD undertakes leading report on the outcomes of trade for New Zealand womenIn a first in advancing the interests of women in trade, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and New Zealand have published a review on trade and gender in New Zealand, Trade and Export Growth Minister Damien O’Connor announced. The ‘Trade and Gender Review of New Zealand’ sheds light ...2 weeks ago
- BusinessNZ complaint to ILO on Fair Pay Agreements failsThe Government has welcomed the outcome of the International Labour Organisation’s consideration of New Zealand’s Fair Pay Agreements (FPA) system, following a complaint made to it by BusinessNZ. “Despite efforts by opponents to misrepresent the purpose of FPAs, the ILO's Committee on the Application of Standards has not found that ...3 weeks ago
- Speech – to Diplomatic Corps Study TourAmbassadors, representatives of your many countries it pleases me to convey a special greeting to you all on this sacred land of Waikato Tainui. Fa’afetai fa’apitoa ia te outou uma I le lau’ele’ele paiao Waikato Tainui Nga mihi nui ki koutou Nga Rangatira o te Ao i tēnei whenua ...3 weeks ago
- Speech – to Diplomatic Corps Study Tour – Waikato Innovation ParkAmbassadors, representatives of your many countries it pleases me to convey a special greeting to you all on this sacred land of Waikato Tainui. Fa’afetai fa’apitoa ia te outou uma I le lau’ele’ele paiao Waikato Tainui Nga mihi nui ki koutou Nga Rangatira o te Ao i tēnei whenua o ...3 weeks ago
- Prime Ministers reaffirm close trans-Tasman relationshipPrime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese today held their first successful bilateral meeting in Sydney this morning. The Prime Minister was the first head of government to meet with Prime Minister Albanese in Australia since the he took office. “I was really delighted to meet Prime ...3 weeks ago
- Trade Minister to attend WTO meetingsTrade Minister Damien O’Connor travels to Europe today for the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Twelfth Ministerial Conference (MC12). While at the WTO he will meet with ministerial counterparts from other countries to discuss bilateral and regional trade and economic issues, and progress New Zealand’s ongoing EU-NZ FTA negotiations. He will also ...3 weeks ago
- Government takes bowel cancer programme nationwideThe Government’s lifesaving bowel-screening programme is now available across the whole country, Health Minister Andrew Little said today. The programme has been successfully rolled out across the country over five years. In that time, cancers have been detected in 1400 people as a result of screening. Thirty-five per cent of ...3 weeks ago
- Speech to New Zealand General Practice Conference and Medical ExhibitionTēnā tātou katoa Kei ngā pou o te whare hauora ki Aotearoa, kei te mihi. Tēnā koutou i tā koutou pōwhiri mai i ahau. E mihi ana ki ngā taura tangata e hono ana i a tātou katoa, ko te kaupapa o te rā tērā. Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, ...3 weeks ago
- O Mahurangi Penlink at the construction starting lineThe new O Mahurangi Penlink transport connection in north Auckland has passed another milestone following the signing of the construction alliance agreement today, Transport Minister Michael Wood announced today. As part of the Government’s $8.7 billion New Zealand Upgrade Programme, O Mahurangi Penlink will provide growing communities in Silverdale, Whangaparāoa ...3 weeks ago
- New Zealand Principals’ Federation Conference 2022Tena kotou katoa, It’s a pleasure to be here with you today. Thank you for inviting myself and my esteemed colleague Minister Sio. I do want to firstly extend the apologies of the Minister of Education Hon Chris Hipkins We have lots to catch up on! The past two and ...3 weeks ago
- Funding boost to empower women to farm for the futureWomen will play a significant role in how New Zealanders farm for the future, and new Government funding will help them pave the way, Associate Agriculture Minister Meka Whaitiri said. “We’ve committed $473,261 over two years through the Ministry for Primary Industries’ (MPI’s) Sustainable Food and Fibre Futures fund to ...3 weeks ago
- Launch of The Breaking Wave oceans reportFirstly I would like to acknowledge Taranaki Whānui ki Te Upoko o Te Ika and the iwi that comprise the collective - Te Atiawa, Ngāti Tama, Taranaki, Ngāti Ruanui, and other iwi from the Taranaki area. Thank you to the Environmental Defence Society (EDS) for the invitation to speak today ...3 weeks ago
- Attendance targets set to get Kiwi kids back in classA new school Attendance and Engagement Strategy sets expectations and targets to turn around years of dropping attendance rates. These are: Increase the number of students attending school regularly from 60% in 2021 to 70% in 2024, (and 75% in 2026) Decrease the students who are moderately absent from ...3 weeks ago
- Māori Electoral Option Bill removes barriers to voting for MāoriJustice Minister Kris Faafoi has announced that the Māori Electoral Option will be changed to allow Māori voters to switch electoral rolls at any time. The bill is expected to be introduced to the House in the coming weeks. “This work follows through on our 2020 election commitment to protect ...3 weeks ago
- New Zealand food and fibre exports on track for a record $52.2 billionExport revenue from New Zealand’s food and fibre sector is expected to reach a record $52.2 billion in the year to 30 June 2022, Primary Industries Ministers Damien O’Connor, David Parker and Stuart Nash announced today. “The latest Situation and Outlook for Primary Industries (SOPI) reports that this will be ...3 weeks ago
- The end of Roe: what now for the women of America?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Erica Millar, Senior research fellow, La Trobe University Keith Birmingham/AAP In a post-Roe world, 26 US states are certain or likely to ban abortion and one quarter of abortion clinics are predicted to close. Indeed, many closed the day Roe ...2 days ago - ‘Call it out’ – Deputy PM says bigotry must not be tolerated
Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson has spoken out about hate and bigotry online, revealing he has faced homophobic abuse at public meetings recently. ...2 days ago - PM leaves for Europe with free trade agreement in her sightsThe Prime Minister leaves for Europe today, where she will push to nail down a long-awaited free trade deal with the European Union. ...2 days ago
- Academics announce new Centre of Indigenous Science – and now (it seems) they will find out what t...
Any notion that “the science is settled” is (or should be) anathema to good scientists. There is always more to learn “… because the scientific method never provides absolute conclusions. It’s always possible that the next observation will contradict the current consensus.” But in this country the fundamental matter of ...2 days ago - Sitiveni Rabuka takes Fiji campaign trail to Aotearoa New ZealandRNZ Pacific Sitiveni Rabuka is infamous for making Fiji a republic after carrying out a military coup 35 years ago by overthrowing an Indo-Fijian dominated government to help maintain indigenous supremacy. Rabuka has been a central figure in Fijian politics since 1987 — as the nation’s first coup maker, a ...2 days ago
- Monkeypox is not a global emergency for now, says WHO. 3 things we need to know next about how it’...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By C Raina MacIntyre, Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC Principal Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney Shutterstock The World Health Organization (WHO) has decided not to declare monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern. This may change ...2 days ago
- 'Complacency is a greater danger than undue alarm' – NZ abortion advocateAn advocate says New Zealand's abortion rights are still vulnerable to change and people can't be complacent. ...2 days ago
- National MP removes post following Roe v Wade decisionNational Party MP Simon O'Connor's social media post saying it was a "good day" after abortion rights in the US were curtailed has been taken down. ...2 days ago
- Culture Minister coy about Film Commission appointments – but she must decide on Dame Kerry’s ro...No appointments or reappointments to the board of the New Zealand Film Commission have been announced by Carmel Sepuloni, Minister of Arts, Culture and Heritage, and declared in ministerial press statements since early 2019. Yet the appointments of two board members she announced then (when she was Associate Minister of Arts, ...3 days ago
- US Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade – but for abortion opponents, this is just the beginningSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Prudence Flowers, Senior Lecturer in US History, College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, Flinders University The United States Supreme Court has handed down a ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that found there was a constitutional right to ...4 days ago
- The Week in Politics: Another week, another crisisAnalysis - A health 'crisis' is the latest of the government's cascading problems, the Gib board shortage is elevated to ministerial taskforce level and the new police minister gets to work. ...4 days ago
- New Zealand needs a new gang strategy – political consensus would be a good startComment - The concern about gangs and gang-related violence in New Zealand continues to be highly politicised. The problem is these debates often lack history, context or vision. ...4 days ago
- Our flood predictions are getting worse as the climate changes. We have to understand how hills shap...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sally Thompson, Associate professor, The University of Western Australia Shutterstock Protecting people from floods requires many technical professionals to make good predictions and decisions. Meteorologists predict the risk of extreme rainfall. Hydrologists translate this rainfall into predictions about what ...4 days ago
- VIDEO: Federal government brings COVID back onto the agendaSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra University of Canberra Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan and Professor Chris Wallace discuss the week in politics. They canvass the Albanese government’s reaction to Sri Lankan people smugglers trying to reactivate their trade. Meanwhile, the Prime ...4 days ago
- Power Play: Goodfellow's departure an overdue shift in National leadershipThe imminent resignation of National Party President Peter Goodfellow marks a significant shift in the party leadership, after years of triumph and of great turmoil, writes RNZ Political Editor Jane Patterson. ...4 days ago
- The Albanese government has committed to enshrining a First Nations Voice in the Constitution. What ...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jacob Deem, Lecturer – Law, CQUniversity Australia Shutterstock Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his new government have committed to enshrining a First Nations Voice in the Australian Constitution. To do so, a majority of Australians in a majority of states ...4 days ago
- How Operation Phoenix exported violence from Australia to YugoslaviaSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Mitchell Lee, PhD Candidate, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University The ill-fated nineteen: the only known photo of the Croatian Revolutionary Brotherhood members who went to Yugoslavia in 1972. Wikimedia Fifty years ago this month, in June 1972, Yugoslavia’s ...4 days ago
- How effective is mindfulness for treating mental ill-health? And what about the apps?Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas T. Van Dam, Associate professor, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock Mindfulness forms part of the trillion-dollar wellness industry, representing 1.5–6% of yearly spending around the world (estimated to be more than US$200 million) on wellness products and services. ...4 days ago
- How Operation Pheonix exported violence from Australia to YugoslaviaSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Mitchell Lee, PhD Candidate, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University The ill-fated nineteen: the only known photo of the Croatian Revolutionary Brotherhood members who went to Yugoslavia in 1972. Wikimedia Fifty years ago this month, in June 1972, Yugoslavia’s ...4 days ago
- It’s Matariki (if you hadn’t noticed) but we are being urged to celebrate the occasion and not t...Buzz from the Beehive Fresh news – since our previous Buzz – comes from Oceans and Fisheries Minister David Parker. He has announced he will represent New Zealand at the second United Nations (UN) Ocean Conference in Lisbon, Portugal, which runs from 27 June to 1 July. Other ministers presumably have gone home for ...4 days ago
- ‘This is when we came of age’, says Māori leader on Matariki 2022RNZ News Today’s Matariki celebrations signal the maturing of Aotearoa New Zealand, says Māori leader Sir Pou Temara. A ceremony attended by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and other dignitaries was held in Wellington to mark the first national public holiday in New Zealand for Matariki. On a still Wellington morning ...4 days ago
- Boycotts in sport may not advance human rights. But they do harm individual athletesSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hans Westerbeek, Professor of International Sport Business, Head of Sport Business Insights Group, Victoria University Organisers of Wimbledon, the main draw of which begins on June 27, have found themselves in a quandary over their controversial decision to ban Russian and Belarusian ...4 days ago
- Matariki falls during a quiet retail season – but NZ businesses should be wary of cashing inANALYSIS: By Mike Lee, University of Auckland Aotearoa New Zealand will enjoy a new official public holiday on June 24, with the country marking Matariki — the start of the Māori New Year. But with it comes the temptation for businesses to use the day to drive sales. Some Māori ...4 days ago
- Social justice research network awards trophy to Papuan student advocatePacific Media Centre newsdesk A new Asia Pacific social justice research and publication nonprofit has awarded a diversity communications trophy to a West Papuan postgraduate student who has advocated for the education and welfare of his fellow students. Several dozen Papuan students trying to complete their studies were stranded in ...4 days ago
- Outgoing PNG minister challenges impartiality of officials in demand for fair pollsBy Claudia Tally in Port Moresby The impartiality of officials who have been appointed to manage polling in the National Capital District during the Papua New Guinea general election next month has been questioned. In a first of its kind meeting in Port Moresby yesterday, candidates, police and the election ...4 days ago
- PM hails 'first authentically Māori public holiday'Matariki is a step forward towards understanding what makes us unique as a country, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says. ...4 days ago
- We helped track 77 species for up to 60 years to try to reveal the secrets of long life. And some do...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mike Gardner, Flinders University Mike Gardner, Author provided Ever wondered about the secret to a long life? Perhaps understanding the lifespans of other animals with backbones (or “vertebrates”) might help us unlock this mystery. You’ve probably heard turtles live a ...4 days ago
- We asked the public about being lonely during lockdowns. For many, Zoom calls weren’t enough – a...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Roger Patulny, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Wollongong Shutterstock Despite widespread access to social media and videoconferencing technology, many Australians experienced heightened loneliness during COVID lockdowns, and continue to do so. We surveyed more than 2,000 Australians during 2020-21 ...4 days ago
- How young Black African Australians use social media to challenge anti-Black narratives and reclaim ...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kathomi Gatwiri, Senior lecturer, Southern Cross University Shutterstock For Black African young people in Australia, social media can be especially fraught – a place they witness footage of anti-Black violence, contend with an “othering” gaze and encounter racist trolling, posts ...4 days ago
- When RAT-testing for COVID, should you also swab your throat?Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thea van de Mortel, Professor, Nursing and Deputy Head (Learning & Teaching), School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University Shutterstock We’re now pretty used to swabbing our nose to test for COVID when we have a scratchy throat or new ...4 days ago
- The clean energy revolution isn’t just a techno-fix – it’s about capturing hearts and mindsSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bjorn Sturmberg, Research Leader, Battery Storage & Grid Integration Program, Australian National University Shutterstock The Black Summer bushfires devastated parts of the Eurobodalla region in New South Wales. Then earlier this year, the area was hit by floods. As climate ...4 days ago
- Relax, it’s just a ringlight for kids. Toys like the ‘vlogger set’ prepare them for a digital ...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amanda Levido, Research Fellow – Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child, Queensland University of Technology Shutterstock Recent outrage surrounding a young children’s toy “vlogger” set echoes moral panics of the past, particularly when words such as ...4 days ago
- Beyond GDP: Jim Chalmers’ historic moment to build a well-being economy for AustraliaSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Warwick Smith, Research economist, The University of Melbourne Australia’s new federal treasurer, Jim Chalmers, spoke regularly in opposition about a well-being budget and the need to measure more than just the traditional economic indicators. He was even mocked for it by ...4 days ago
- Art, freedom and drag invasions: the history of New York’s Fire Island as a gay sanctuarySource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jacob Sunter, PhD Student, University of Adelaide Cybele O’Brien/ Getty Recently screened at the Sydney Film Festival, Fire Island is a rom-com inspired by Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, the film breaking traditional conventions to feature gay romance as the ...4 days ago
- Grattan on Friday: Anthony Albanese has a lot on the go in the ‘back office’ of governmentSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Anthony Albanese will be on the international road again next week. He’ll be at the NATO summit in Madrid, where the war in Ukraine will obviously dominate the discussions, which will also canvass China and ...5 days ago
- Parliament precinct officially reopens after repairs following occupation riotsParliament's grounds have reopened to the public, following work to fix damage caused by anti-mandate riots. ...5 days ago
- Crown calls NZ First Foundation deed 'a sham' as it closes donations caseThe Crown has described the New Zealand First Foundation's founding document "a sham", as it closes its case against two men accused of mishandling political donations. ...5 days ago
- Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Wealthy can buy access to power – and politicians don’t wan...Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. Political Roundup: Wealthy can buy access to power – and politicians don’t want this changed Political scientist, Dr Bryce Edwards. The current New Zealand First Foundation trial in the High Court continues to show why reform is required when it comes to money in politics. The ...5 days ago
- Kris Faafoi gives final speech to ParliamentAfter 12 years as an MP, a standing ovation and waiata have marked outgoing cabinet minister Kris Faafoi's final speech in Parliament. ...5 days ago
- Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Indications for New Zealand from Late-Covid Mortality in the Norther...Analysis by Keith Rankin. The charts below are all to the same scale. Strictly speaking, they show seasonal mortality rather than excess mortality. The zero percent baseline represents low-season mortality rather than average mortality. France Chart by Keith Rankin. French mortality data shows a big covid ‘spike’ in March 2020, ...5 days ago
- RNZ-TVNZ mega-entity named 'Aotearoa New Zealand Public Media' in draft legislationDraft legislation which would see state broadcasters RNZ and TVNZ subsumed into a new entity would take effect from 1 March next year. ...5 days ago
- Why this new climate case against the high-polluting Scarborough gas project is so significantSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jacqueline Peel, Director, Melbourne Climate Futures, The University of Melbourne A major new climate case to stop Woodside’s controversial Scarborough gas project going ahead has been filed by the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) in the federal court this week. ACF lawyers argue ...5 days ago
- Australia just flew its own ‘vomit comet’. It’s a big deal for zero-gravity space researchSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gail Iles, Senior Lecturer in Physics, RMIT University Steve Gale (pilot) and Gail Iles (right) next to the Marchetti jet. Kieran Blair, Author provided Last Saturday, a two-seater SIAI-Marchetti S.211 jet took off from Essendon Fields Airport in Melbourne with an expert ...5 days ago
- Farmers start new dairy season on an encouraging note as Fonterra signals another record milk price
New Zealand’s dairy industry, which is proving again it is the backbone of the country’s export industries, has been given fresh encouragement with the big co-op Fonterra signalling a record milk price for the season that has just opened. It comes as the payout for the just-finished season stands as ...5 days ago - How we are suckling the sheep-milk industry – Govt invests $7.97m in partnership which involves s...Buzz from the Beehive Damien O’Connor scored twice – he issued one statement as Minister of Trade and another as Minister of Agriculture – while rookie Emergency Relief Minister Kieran McNulty broke his duck, announcing flood relief for the West Coast. Covid-19 Response Minister Ayesha Verrall put more runs on ...5 days ago
- Politics with Michelle Grattan: Greg Barns on the battle to free Julian AssangeSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, is facing extradition to the United States after this was given the green light by the British Government. Assange faces charges of espionage over the publication of classified information ...5 days ago
- New Zealand needs a new gang strategy – political consensus would be a good startSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato Getty Images The concern about gangs and gang-related violence in New Zealand continues to be highly politicised. Government ministers are under constant media scrutiny and political pressure, with both sides trying to ...5 days ago
- THREE WATERS: Select Committee Restrictions Another Limit On Local Voice
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- PODCAST: Buchanan + Manning ON The NATO Leaders’ SummitA View from Afar – In this podcast, political scientist Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning examine in detail what to expect from the NATO leaders’ summit, which includes addresses from the prime ministers of Japan, Australia and New Zealand. Why is NATO including addresses of NATO partners in this ...5 days ago
- How Rising festival brought us dance in times of plagueSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Angela Conquet, PhD Candidate, The University of Melbourne Abby Murray/Rising Three years in the making, Rising’s much-anticipated first edition brought to Melbourne’s festival-deprived audiences a rich program featuring 225 events. With former Chunky Move founder and choreographer Gideon Obarzanek ...5 days ago
- New HRMI Research: NZ Failing Its Human Rights CommitmentsThe Human Rights Measurement Initiative (HRMI) has released new data indicating that New Zealand is falling seriously short when it comes to meeting human rights commitments across a number of areas. Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand ...5 days ago
- Security Breach Endangers Auckland Firearms Owners – COLFOCOLFO appreciates Police clarification that criminals had in their hands a list that may have contained details of at least 5,602 licensed firearms owners. Once the Police investigation is completed COLFO will ask members if they want a call ...5 days ago
- Why was the Brittany Higgins trial delayed, and what is ‘contempt of court’? A legal expert’s ...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rick Sarre, Emeritus Professor of Law and Criminal Justice, University of South Australia The judge in the trial of Bruce Lehrmann, the staffer alleged to have raped Brittany Higgins, ruled on Tuesday, “regrettably and with gritted teeth”, that his trial will need ...5 days ago
- Women are at greater risk of stroke, the more miscarriages or stillbirths they’ve hadSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gita Mishra, Professor of Life Course Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland Shutterstock New research shows women who have had a miscarriage or stillbirth, have an increased risk of stroke – when blood can’t get to the brain, ...5 days ago
- Lack Of Commuter Rail Funding Inexcusable As Nearly Half Of Capital Connection Services DisruptedWith nearly half of scheduled Capital Connection services since Monday 13 June having been bus replaced, delayed, or operating at reduced capacity due to mechanical issues, Kāpiti Coast commuter rail campaigner Gwynn Compton has called out the Government’s ...5 days ago
- MIA Kelvin Thinks It’s A Joke – Act Party“The Corrections Association (CANZ) has made pens with the phrase “Where’s Kelvin” printed on them and the response from Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis is that he wants one so he can frame it,” says ACT’s Corrections spokesperson ...5 days ago
- Industry Groups Back Groundswell NZ Call For Warming-based Accounting...5 days ago
- Employment Indicators: Weekly As At 20 June 2022The experimental weekly series provides an early indicator of employment and labour market changes in a more timely manner than the monthly employment indicators series. Key facts The 6-day series includes jobs with a pay period equal to or less than ...5 days ago
- National Party board president Peter Goodfellow resignsGoodfellow, who has been the party's president for 13 years, says a new president will be selected at the annual conference in August. ...5 days ago
- Thousands Protest Against Proposed Fisheries LegislationMore than 5,500 people felt so aggrieved by the controversial parts of the Fisheries Amendment Bill, they wrote unique submissions opposing it. The bill has massive implications for fisheries sustainability in New Zealand The new legislation would force through ...5 days ago
- COVID deaths are now barely mentioned in the media. That changes the very nature of griefSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Wayland, Senior Lecturer Social Work, University of New England Shutterstock About a year ago, many of us were in lockdown. State premiers fronted the media every day to reveal how many people had tested positive for COVID and how ...5 days ago
- 4 ways to understand why Australia is so cold right now despite global warmingSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Grose, Climate projections scientist, CSIRO Shutterstock It’s an offhand joke a lot of us make – it’s freezing, can we get a bit more of that global warming right about now? But how should we really conceive our ...5 days ago
- Female finance leaders outperform their male peers, so why so few of them in academia and beyond?Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Renee Adams, Professor of Finance, University of Oxford Shutterstock The gender diversity of thought leadership in finance is lower than in most other academic fields, our research shows. Finance ranks 132nd out of 175 fields with a representation of only ...5 days ago
- Why capping food prices won’t work – and will actually make things worseSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Phil Lewis, Professor of Economics, University of Canberra Australian shoppers are facing a crisis in the fresh-food aisles. Iceberg lettuces that cost $2.80 a year ago have doubled, or tripled, in price. Brussel sprouts that cost $4 to $6 a kilogram are ...5 days ago
- Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis is super-spangly, explosive, narratively unhinged – and an artistic triumphSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bruce Isaacs, Associate Professor, Film Studies, University of Sydney © 2022 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. A new Baz Luhrmann film caused a stir this year at Cannes – again. In 2001, Moulin Rouge opened the grandest of ...5 days ago
- Russia’s Ukraine invasion won’t be over soon – and Putin is counting on the West’s short att...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Sussex, Fellow, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University As Russia’s war in Ukraine becomes a quagmire of attrition, Western leaders are slowly coming to two realisations about Vladimir Putin’s intentions. First, Russia’s war against Ukraine won’t be over soon, ...5 days ago
- Head of Foreign Affairs Kathryn Campbell ousted in public service shake-upSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Kathryn Campbell, has been replaced in a shake-up of federal departmental heads announced by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. The new secretary will be Jan ...6 days ago
- Nigel Simpson Is Standing For Mayor Of NapierCurrent City Councillor with local government management experience, stretching beyond thirty years, says enough is enough, it’s time for change in our city’s elected leadership and culture. Napier [City] has a proud and prominent history, ...6 days ago
- Hipkins urged to apologise to all pregnant women ignored by MIQ as new case emergesAs Chris Hipkins apologises to Charlotte Bellis for comments about her MIQ application, it can be revealed the government dropped a similar case days before a scheduled court hearing. ...6 days ago
- New Zealand Food Network Launches Volunteer Programme At New Selwyn PremisesThe New Zealand Food Network (NZFN) celebrated National Volunteer Week 2022 with the launch of its new Selwyn Operation. Earlier this week, the NZFN and Volunteering Canterbury hosted the first volunteer group at the new warehouse facility, which ...6 days ago
- Hipkins called to apologise to all pregnant women ignored by MIQ as new case emergesAs Chris Hipkins apologises to Charlotte Bellis for comments about her MIQ application, it can be revealed the government dropped a similar case days before a scheduled court hearing. ...6 days ago
- When all that money is being pumped into health (as the PM insists), we may wonder why the system is...Opposition Leader Christopher Luxon has shown he is a fast learner. Where earlier he often ended on the receiving end in exchanges with the Prime Minister in Parliament, now it is the Prime Minister who who can be seen back-pedalling, Take, for example, pressures in the health system which are ...6 days ago
- [email protected] Thurs Buchanan + Manning: The NATO Summit + A Response to Failing Economic GlobalisationA View from Afar – In this podcast, political scientist Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning will approach this episode in two parts. First we will detail what to expect from the NATO leaders’ summit, which includes addresses from the prime ministers of Japan, Australia and New Zealand. Why is NATO ...6 days ago
- Three Waters Reform: It’s Now Time To Make A SubmissionMatters relating to governance, ownership, and accountability are all part of the Water Services Entities Bill, which represents the next stage in the Government’s Three Waters reform programme. Nelson City Council is working on a submission to ...6 days ago
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