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Comment:National, time to put your dog on a leash
Date published: 6:39 pm, February 7th, 2010I've never liked Slater myself, I hope the tool goes to jail. You'd find near as many righties as lefties that think he's a jerk. It's a widely accepted view and beyond the handful of stories he pushed in 08 I always feel the MSM trots him out to make a ...
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Comment:Minimum wage: what will it be?
Date published: 8:37 am, January 28th, 2010By that logic (bigotry), minimum wage workers don't earn their money, poor people are criminals, and people on the dole are bludgers. Are you suggesting that an increase in compnay profit does not help the economy? If that is the case, why are the wages of...
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Comment:Minimum wage: what will it be?
Date published: 2:01 am, January 28th, 2010Actually its more like this: Increase in company profit > CPI inflation = Increase in wealth > Increase in inflation = Increase in wealth > Increase in price of household goods = Everybody better off.
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Comment:Year of the wolf?
Date published: 12:57 am, January 28th, 2010Extreme damage caused by minimum wage laws: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LaPGIIAyk4
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Comment:Year of the wolf?
Date published: 12:44 am, January 28th, 2010So a business should increase its cost of labour and this will lead to an increase of turnover? What you are really saying is that an increase in the cost of labour without an associated increase in productivity will lead to inflation.
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Comment:Year of the wolf?
Date published: 12:29 am, January 28th, 2010Reminds me of a job I had a few years ago. I was required to dress formally. This required a couple of suits (regularly replaced), many shirts, a decent pair of shoes, and a few ties. This was worth at least a couple of grand although luckily I had ...
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Comment:Year of the wolf?
Date published: 12:12 am, January 28th, 2010Are you able to clarify what the abuse constitutes?
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Comment:Year of the wolf?
Date published: 12:10 am, January 28th, 2010I would like to see business growth improve to a level where the average wage increases dramatically. The money actually exists in this scenario, whereas legislating a pay rate such as the minimum wage doesn't produce the money with which to pay it.
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Comment:Year of the wolf?
Date published: 12:06 am, January 28th, 2010it actually employers that pay wages, not unions. unions take a cut out of your pay packet.
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Comment:Year of the wolf?
Date published: 12:03 am, January 28th, 2010Brilliant. For this alone I will vote for them in 2011.
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Comment:Year of the wolf?
Date published: 12:02 am, January 28th, 2010So your advice in a recession, is to quit your job unless you get a min pay rise equal to the cpi? Are there any other prominent (sane) voices following a similar line?
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Comment:Year of the wolf?
Date published: 11:57 pm, January 27th, 2010All that anybody can ever be paid is the economic worth of their work, as you cannot be paid money that does not exist.
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Comment:Year of the wolf?
Date published: 11:50 pm, January 27th, 2010Where can I go to change my 2008 dollars to 2009 dollars?
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Comment:Yes, we're screwed
Date published: 6:42 pm, September 23rd, 2009Everything in it is factual? From the headline story: "report says extreme storms" Chris Landsea may disagreee with this
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Comment:Examining the scientific consensus on climate change
Date published: 12:16 pm, September 14th, 2009NickS, I know temperature dropped from 1940 to 1980 and rose from 1980-2000, I've never said otherwise. When I said that the ice age theory will prove to be correct I am talking about sometime in the next few thousand years.
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Comment:Examining the scientific consensus on climate change
Date published: 9:46 pm, September 13th, 2009ffs. you guys are desperate for any ad hominem angle you can take. Draco says reporting on global cooling lastest 'almost a season', I merely pointed out that it was quite visible to me for some time in the 70's, 80's. I made no defence of the scientific ...
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Comment:Examining the scientific consensus on climate change
Date published: 8:58 pm, September 13th, 2009Thats why I said 'biologically' mikey. And considering agriculture amounts for nearly half (?) of our countries carbon emissions this amount can be significant.
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Comment:Examining the scientific consensus on climate change
Date published: 8:47 pm, September 13th, 2009"We simply cannont afford to gamble ... by ignoring it. We cannot risk inaction. Those scientists who say we are merely entering a period of climactic instability are acting irresponsibly. The indications that our climate can soon change for the worse are ...
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Comment:Examining the scientific consensus on climate change
Date published: 6:11 pm, September 13th, 2009"The catastrophe' has already met the burden of proof when it was peer-reviewed That would be interesting. Please direct me to the empirical data that proves a coming anthropogenic climate catastrophe.
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Comment:Examining the scientific consensus on climate change
Date published: 4:38 pm, September 13th, 2009We had a national geographic subscription when I was growing up, you can come around and look at all the editions discussing the coming ice age from well into the 80's if you like.
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Comment:Examining the scientific consensus on climate change
Date published: 3:45 pm, September 13th, 2009Red, I don't deny that humans are adding CO2 to the atmosphere, never have. I am yet to be satisfied of the proof that it is going to lead to runaway warming, or that we can't make abrupt shifts to the global temp (downwards at least) within a few tears if...
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Comment:Examining the scientific consensus on climate change
Date published: 12:04 pm, September 13th, 2009The surface of the Earth has been covered with life the enitire time. The human biomass is a small part of it and the total biomass today is probably no more or less today than in previous periods of optimum climate.
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Comment:Examining the scientific consensus on climate change
Date published: 11:37 am, September 13th, 2009And just as a final note, please attempt to actually prove the negative. I know this is a bit of a hard ask for people not actually researching this area, but if you are going to come along and say "I know you've done all this research and it points to ...
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Comment:Examining the scientific consensus on climate change
Date published: 11:06 am, September 13th, 2009Two issues, Firstly, yes I was running distraction, I wanted to point out the sillyness of some interprestations of the smacking referendum and how many on here believe that it is possible for the majority to be misguided because of their ...
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Comment:Examining the scientific consensus on climate change
Date published: 10:46 am, September 13th, 2009How does this validation compare to 87% of 54% 'no' votes?
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Comment:Examining the scientific consensus on climate change
Date published: 10:45 am, September 13th, 200982% x 30.7% = 25.2% of 10,257 people working in Earth Sciences in the US and Canada. Not very impressive.
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Comment:Labour needs to get back to its roots
Date published: 9:48 am, September 13th, 2009It would be an environmental disaster. People look after their own land much better than public land. Have a look at the environmental records of the eastern bloc countries during the communist era.
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Comment:Labour and the RMA
Date published: 1:41 am, September 11th, 2009lprent's definition of a troll = anyone who disagrees with the approved meme
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Comment:The song of the sewer
Date published: 8:10 pm, September 5th, 2009I just don't expect the market to be perfect. I have been in business with several idiots who have dramatically afftected my life, the market doesn't get rid of them immediately but it does stifle them until (if) they learn they should be elsewhere. I ...
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Comment:The song of the sewer
Date published: 7:18 pm, September 5th, 2009"Yep.. Except ALL of those were of my parents generation and sang for their generation. There was quite a break from the prior generation who'd experienced the depression and WW2 with all of the to those who grew up during the 50's." It makes no difference...
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Comment:The song of the sewer
Date published: 6:08 pm, September 5th, 2009Some references for my assertion: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcIgQWdWWag&feature=fvw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvW6_-TP5cs&feature=related I couldn't find 'When You're Tired Of Breaking Other Hearts' on youtube which IMO is his best.
- Greater Auckland 2.0 – we need your help!
Hi, we’re Greater Auckland. We’ve been a part of the landscape for over 15 years now. Over that time, we’ve provided informed commentary, evidence-based analysis, and inspiring visions for the future of Tāmaki Makaurau. You might know us from such hits as: The Congestion-Free Network 2013 (and its 2017 ...2 weeks ago - Distractions and Inaction.
Fancy, a fast carA bag full of lootI can nearly guaranteeYou'll end up with the bootThe Prime Minister arrived home, perhaps a bit surprised, maybe even secretly a little pleased at the diversion, to find the country falling apart. Things going more badly that even his c-list, self back-slapping, trip ...2 weeks ago - KiwiRail aground while Government obfuscates
The problems at KiwiRail go further and deeper than the maintenance issue, which caused the inter-island ferry Aratere to run aground on Saturday. The company is also the subject of a damning report published last week about the way it runs its rail operations from the Transport Accident Investigation Commission. ...2 weeks ago - 2024 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #25
A listing of 32 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, June 16, 2024 thru Sat, June 22, 2024. Stories we promoted this week, by publication date: Before June 16 ‘Unprecedented mass coral bleaching’ expected in 2024, says expert, ...2 weeks ago - The Realm Of The Possible.
2 weeks ago - Public Service Day
Good morn or evening friendsHere's your friendly announcerI have serious news to pass on to everybodyWhat I'm about to sayCould mean the world's disasterCould change your joy and laughter to tears and painIt's thatLove's in need of love todayDon't delaySend yours in right awayHate's goin' 'roundBreaking many heartsStop it pleaseBefore ...2 weeks ago - When is a road of National significance not a road of National significance?
I loved everything about my first Cook Strait ferry crossing: a day parked in the car in howling Wellington wind and driving Wellington rain, waiting to hear if they were going to sail or not; watching the huge black ministerial limousines come and go; listening to the adventures of Chicken ...2 weeks ago - Fact Brief – Was the Medieval Warm Period a global event?Skeptical Science is partnering with Gigafact to produce fact briefs — bite-sized fact checks of trending claims. This fact brief was written by John Mason in collaboration with members from the Gigafact team. You can submit claims you think need checking via the tipline. Was the Medieval Warm Period a global ...2 weeks ago
- Aotearoa Runs Aground
Your face has fallen sad nowFor you know the time is nighWhen I must remove your wingsAnd you, you must try to flyCome sail your ships around meAnd burn your bridges downWe make a little history, babyEvery time you come aroundWhen I went to bed last night I thought the ...2 weeks ago - Wagon keeps movin'
2 weeks ago - Mainstreaming Māori
Mainstreaming need not be inherently anti-Māori. It will be if it is done badly because it will be anti-those-in need, and proportionally more of them are Māori.That the Coalition Government says it will deliver public services on the basis of need rather than, say, race deserves consideration, even though many ...2 weeks ago - National says “fuck you”
The Justice Committee has reported back on the government's racist bill to eliminate Māori representation in local government. The report duly notes the Waitangi Tribunal's finding that the bill breaches te Tiriti, and the bill's inconsistency with our international human rights obligations - and then proceeds to ignore both. Instead, ...2 weeks ago - Christopher Luxon is – Big in Japan
This week our Prime Minister Christopher Luxon… mmm, let’s take a moment to consider just how good that sounds. Hope you weren’t eating.Anyway that guy. Better? That bloke from the telly, he said - what I would say to you is… I’m big in Japan. My kind of people, hard ...2 weeks ago - Weekly Roundup 21-June-2024Tis the winter solstice! The shortest day and longest night of the year. The good news: we’re on our way back to summertime. Here’s another roundup of stories to brighten up your Friday. Our header image is from CRL and shows Waihorotiu Station lit up for Matariki 2024. The ...2 weeks ago
- Bernard’s mid-winter pick ‘n’ mix for Friday, June 21
2 weeks ago - The Futility of Punishment
Hi,I was in Texas recently and couldn’t stop thinking about how in some parts of America they really like to kill their prisoners. As a society we tend to agree murder is wrong, but somewhere along the way Texas figured it’s fine if it’s after 6pm and the killing is ...2 weeks ago - The new Beehive approach to the environmentA persistent theme has been weaving between the Committee rooms at Parliament all this so-called “Scrutiny” week as MPs have probed Ministers and agencies about their work and plans. The question has been simply what the environmental price might be if the country begins to accelerate its infrastructure building to ...2 weeks ago
- Skeptical Science New Research for Week #25 2024Open access notables Climate Change Is Leading to a Convergence of Global Climate Distribution, Li et al., Geophysical Research Letters: The impact of changes in global temperatures and precipitation on climate distribution remains unclear. Taking the annual global average temperatures and precipitation as the origin, this study determined the climate distribution with the ...2 weeks ago
- You take nicer pictures when you’re not drunk
Readers keeping count will know it's more than five years since I gave up booze. Some of you get worried on my behalf when I recount a possibly testing moment. Anxious readers: today I got well tested.All the way across France I've been enquiring in my very polite and well-meaning but ...2 weeks ago - Cancer
Turn awayIf you could, get me a drinkOf water 'cause my lips are chapped and fadedCall my Aunt MarieHelp her gather all my thingsAnd bury me in all my favourite coloursMy sisters and my brothers, stillI will not kiss you'Cause the hardest part of this is leaving youI remember the ...2 weeks ago - Gordon Campbell on why we shouldn’t buy new planes for the PMIts not often that one has to agree with Judith Collins, but yes, it would indeed cost “hundreds of millions of dollars” (at least) to buy replacement aircraft to fly the Prime Minister on his overseas missions of diplomacy and trade. And yes, the public might well regard that spending ...2 weeks ago
- The Stadium Debate – What About the Transport Options?A few weeks ago, Auckland Council took another step in the long-running stadium saga, narrowing its shortlist down to two options for which they will now seek feasibility studies. The recommendation to move forward with a feasibility study was carried twenty to one by the council’s Governing Body for the ...2 weeks ago
- Bernard’s mid-winter pick ‘n’ mix for Thursday, June 20
Social Development Minister Louise Upston has defended the Government’s decision to save money by dumping a programme which tops up the pay of disabled workers. Photo: Lynn GrievesonTL;DR: It has emerged the National-ACT-NZ First Government decided to cut wages for disabled workers from the minimum wage to $2 an hour ...2 weeks ago - Where the power really resides in WellingtonThe new Chief Executive of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC) yesterday gave a Select Committee a brutally frank outline of the department’s role as the agency right at the centre of power in Wellington. Ben King, formerly a deputy Chief Executive at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ...2 weeks ago
- Climate Adam: Why we're still losing the fight against MethaneThis video includes conclusions of the creator climate scientist Dr. Adam Levy. It is presented to our readers as an informed perspective. Please see video description for references (if any). Carbon dioxide is the main culprit behind climate change. But in second place is methane: a greenhouse gas stronger than CO2, ...2 weeks ago
- Climate Change: More ETS failureA few weeks ago, I blogged about the (then) upcoming ETS auction, raising the prospect of it failing, leaving the government with a messy budget hole. The auction was today, and indeed, it failed. In fact, it was such a failure that no-one even bothered to bid. Its easy to ...2 weeks ago
- The Return of Jacinda.
Oh, take me, take me, take meTo the dreamer's ballI'll be right on time and I'll dress so fineYou're gonna love me when you see meI won't have to worryTake me, take mePromise not to wake me'Til it's morningIt's all been trueEarly morning yesterday, well before dawn, doom-scrolling.Not intentionally, that’s ...2 weeks ago - How good is the interim NW busway?This is a guest post by Pshem Kowalczyk, a long-time follower of the blog. With great fanfare, just over six months ago (on 12 November 2023), AT launched its interim busway for the NorthWest region, with the new WX express service at the heart of the changes. I live ...2 weeks ago
- Consumer confidence collapses after Budget, in contrast with rest of world
The first widespread survey of consumers and voters since the Budget on May 30 shows a collapse in confidence. Photo: Lynn Grieveson / The KākāTL;DR: The belt-tightening and tax-cutting Budget delivered on May 30 has not delivered the boost to confidence in the economy the National-ACT-NZ First Government might have ...2 weeks ago - The end for the Air Force 757sThe Air Force 757 that broke down with the Prime Minister on board in Port Moresby on Sunday is considered so unreliable that it carries a substantial stock of spare parts when it travels overseas. And the plane also carries an Air Force maintenance team on board ready to make ...2 weeks ago
- At a glance – Was 1934 the hottest year on record?On February 14, 2023 we announced our Rebuttal Update Project. This included an ask for feedback about the added "At a glance" section in the updated basic rebuttal versions. This weekly blog post series highlights this new section of one of the updated basic rebuttal versions and serves as a ...2 weeks ago
- It's not New Zealand they've never heard of, it's him
Sometimes you’ll just be so dog-tired, you can only keep yourself awake with a short stab of self-inflicted pain.A quick bite of the lip, for instance.Maybe a slight bite on the tongue or a dig of the nails.But what if you’re needing something a bit more painful?The solution is as ...2 weeks ago - Some “scrutiny” IILast month I blogged about the Ministry of Justice's Open Government Partnership commitment to strengthen scrutiny of Official Information Act exemption clauses in legislation", and how their existing efforts did not give much reason for confidence. As part of that, I mentioned that I had asked the Ministry for its ...2 weeks ago
- Gordon Campbell on why the Biden “peace plan” for Gaza is doomedAfter months and months of blocking every attempt by the UN and everyone else to achieve a Gaza ceasefire, US President Joe Biden is now marketing his own three-stage “peace plan” to end the conflict. Like every other contribution by the US since October 7, the Biden initiative is hobbled ...2 weeks ago
- Raised crossings: hearing the voice of vulnerable pedestriansThis is a guest post by Vivian Naylor, who is the Barrier Free Advisor and Educator at CCS Disability Action, Northern Region, the largest disability support and advocacy organisation in Aotearoa New Zealand. She also advises on AT’s Public Transport and Capital Projects Accessibility Groups. Vivian has been advocating and ...2 weeks ago
- Leaving on a Jet Plane
So kiss me and smile for meTell me that you'll wait for meHold me like you'll never let me go'Cause I'm leavin' on a jet planeDon't know when I'll be back againOh babe, I hate to go“The true measure of any society can be found in how it treats its ...2 weeks ago - Bernard's mid-winter pick 'n' mix for Tuesday, June 18
The election promises of ‘better economic management’ are now ringing hollow, as NZ appears to be falling into a deeper recession, while other economies are turning the corner. Photo: Lynn Grieveson / The KākāTL;DR: The economy and the housing market are slumping back into a deep recession this winter, contrasting ...2 weeks ago - Scrutiny week off to rocky startParliament’s new “Scrutiny” process, which is supposed to allow Select Committees to interrogate Ministers and officials in much more depth, has got off to a rocky start. Yesterday was the first day of “Scrutiny Week” which is supposed to see the Government grilled on how it spends taxpayers’ money and ...2 weeks ago
- The choice could not be more stark’: How Trump and Biden compare on climate changeThis is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections by Barbara Grady Illustration by Samantha Harrington. Photo credits: Justin Lane-Pool/Getty Images, Win McNamee/Getty Images, European Space Agency. In an empty wind-swept field in Richmond, California, next to the county landfill, a company called RavenSr has plotted out land and won ...3 weeks ago
- Differentiating between democracy and republic
Although NZ readers may not be that interested in the subject and in lieu of US Fathers Day missives (not celebrated in NZ), I thought I would lay out some brief thoughts on a political subject being debated in the … Continue reading ...3 weeks ago - Bernard's mid-winter pick 'n' mix for Monday, June 17
TL;DR: Chris Bishop talks up the use of value capture, congestion charging, PPPs, water meters, tolling and rebating GST on building materials to councils to ramp up infrastructure investment in the absence of the Government simply borrowing more to provide the capital.Meanwhile, Christopher Luxon wants to double the number of ...3 weeks ago - You do have the power to change thingsWhen I was invited to come aboard and help with Greater Auckland a few months ago (thanks to Patrick!), it was suggested it might be a good idea to write some sort of autobiographical post by way of an introduction. This post isn’t quite that – although I’m sure I’lll ...3 weeks ago
- Turning Away – Who Cares If We Don't?
On the turning awayFrom the pale and downtroddenAnd the words they say which we won't understandDon't accept that, what's happeningIs just a case of other's sufferingOr you'll find that you're joining inThe turning awayToday’s guest kōrero is from Author Catherine Lea. So without further ado, over to Catherine…I’m so honoured ...3 weeks ago - Dissecting Tickled
Hi,Tickled was one of the craziest things that ever happened to me (and I feel like a lot of crazy things have happened to me).So ahead of the Webworm popup and Tickled screening in New Zealand on July 13, I thought I’d write about how we made that film and ...3 weeks ago - New Zealand Webworm Popup + Tickled!
Hi,I’m doing a Webworm merch popup followed by a Tickled screening in Auckland, New Zealand on July 13th — and I’d love you to come. I got the urge to do this while writing this Webworm piece breaking down how we made Tickled, and talking to all the people who ...3 weeks ago - What China wants from NZ businessOne simple statistic said it all: China Premier Li Qiang asked Fonterra CEO Miles Hurrell what percentage of the company’s overall sales were made in China. “Thirty per cent,” said Hurrell. In other words, New Zealand’s largest company is more or less dependent on the Chinese market. But Hurrell is ...3 weeks ago
- Review: The Worm Ouroboros, by E.R. Eddison (1922)
One occasionally runs into the question of what J.R.R. Tolkien would have thought of George R.R. Martin. For years, I had a go-to online answer: we could use a stand-in. Tolkien’s thoughts on E.R. Eddison – that he appreciated the invented world, but thought the invented names were silly, and ...3 weeks ago - 2024 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #24A listing of 35 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, June 9, 2024 thru Sat, June 15, 2024. Story of the week A glance at this week's inventory of what experts tell us is extreme weather mayhem juiced by ...3 weeks ago
- Sunday Morning Chat
After a busy week it’s a good day to relax. Clear blues skies here in Tamaki Makaurau, very peaceful but for my dogs sleeping heavily. In the absence of a full newsletter I thought I’d send out a brief update and share a couple of posts that popped up in ...3 weeks ago - The Book of Henry
Now in the land of Angus beef and the mighty ABsWhere the steaks were juicy and the rivers did run foulIt would often be said,This meal is terrible,andNo, for real this is legit the worst thing I've ever eatenBut this was an thing said only to others at the table,not ...3 weeks ago - Fact Brief – Is ocean acidification from human activities enough to impact marine ecosystems?Skeptical Science is partnering with Gigafact to produce fact briefs — bite-sized fact checks of trending claims. This fact brief was written by Sue Bin Park in collaboration with members from the Skeptical Science team. You can submit claims you think need checking via the tipline. Is ocean acidification from human ...3 weeks ago
- Wairarapa lakes return to iwi ownership
Today the Crown joined Rangitāne and Ngāti Kahungunu at Papawai Marae to mark the return of Wairarapa Moana to iwi, Treaty Negotiations Minister Paul Goldsmith and Māori Crown Relations Minister Tama Potaka says. “The legal transfer of the ownership of Wairarapa Moana is the final chapter in a fraught dispute between ...6 days ago - Government passes Clean Car Importer Standard BillChanges to the Land Transport (Clean Vehicle Standard) Act will enable changes to the emissions targets more easily with a review of the Clean Vehicle Standard currently underway, Transport Minister Simeon Brown says. “Large changes in technology, fuel efficiency, and consumer trends and preferences means that the Clean Car Importer Standard ...1 week ago
- Fire and Emergency New Zealand board reappointmentsInternal Affairs Minister Brooke van Velden has today announced that four members have been reappointed to the Fire and Emergency New Zealand [FENZ] board. “I am pleased to announce that Rebecca Keoghan has been reappointed as chair for a two-year term of office,” says Ms van Velden. Rebecca was appointed ...1 week ago
- Therapeutic Products Act repeal bill gets 1st readingThe Government has taken further steps to providing better regulation for medicines, medical devices, and natural health products with the first reading of a bill to repeal the Therapeutic Products Act 2023. Repealing the Therapeutic Products Act (TPA) shows the Government is listening to the concerns of industry and consumers, says Associate ...1 week ago
- $343.5 million allocated by Te Puna Tahua Lottery Grants BoardMinister of Internal Affairs Brooke van Velden says $343.5 million in lottery profits have been allocated to New Zealand communities across the country – an increase of around $29.8 million from previous years. “The distribution of lottery profits can have a significant and enduring impact on the lives of New ...1 week ago
- Emergency support for East Coast floodingCivil Defence payments are now available for people affected by the severe weather in Hawke’s Bay and Tairāwhiti to help cover some emergency costs, Social Development and Employment Minister Louise Upston has announced. “We want to make sure those communities that are doing it tough because of the latest severe ...1 week ago
- Government progressing commitment to reinstate livestock exports by seaThe coalition Government is progressing its commitment to reinstate livestock exports by sea, with public consultation set to start before September, Associate Minister of Agriculture Hon Andrew Hoggard says. Reinstating livestock exports by sea will require an amendment to the Animal Welfare Act 1999 and strengthened welfare standards will be ...1 week ago
- Minister releases Tauranga District Plan decisionsRMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop has today released his decisions on elements of Tauranga City Council’s Intensification Planning Instrument. Two recommendations were referred to the Minister after the Council rejected two of those made by the Independent Hearings Panel. “I was asked by the Tauranga City Council to reject two ...1 week ago
- High-level political delegation to visit PacificDeputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Winston Peters will lead a high-level political delegation to Solomon Islands, Nauru and Niue next week. "New Zealand's relationships in the Pacific are fundamental to our foreign policy, and we are determined to continue strengthening them,” says Mr Peters. “We look forward to engaging with ...1 week ago
- Wānaka’s first primary birthing unit openedPrime Minister Christopher Luxon joined Health Minister Dr Shane Reti to officially open a new primary birthing unit in Wānaka today. Dr Reti says the event demonstrates the Government’s commitment to improving health infrastructure and is particularly special as it will support many families before birth and in the first ...1 week ago
- GPS 2024: Record transport investment to drive economic growthThe final Government Policy Statement on land transport 2024 (GPS 2024) outlines the Government’s ambitious $22 billion transport plan to boost productivity and support economic growth, Transport Minister Simeon Brown says.“Upon being elected, the Government was clear that we wanted to make good on our transport promises to New Zealanders ...1 week ago
- King’s Counsel appointments 2024Attorney-General Judith Collins today announced the appointments of 19 King’s Counsel. Also known as a silk, in reference to a gown traditionally worn as part of their robes, the rank of King’s Counsel is awarded to barristers sole who have demonstrated excellence in their careers or, from time to time, ...1 week ago
- Crime data underpins need for law & order actionNew crime data highlights how critical the Government’s plan is to restore law and order, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith says. “The latest New Zealand Crime and Victims Survey data is shameful, with New Zealanders experiencing 1.88 million incidents of crime between November 2022 and October 2023. “There were 185,000 New ...1 week ago
- Independent panel to review methane science and targets appointedThe Government is delivering on its promise to commence an independent review of the methane science and targets for consistency with no additional warming from agriculture emissions, Climate Change Minister Simon Watts and Agriculture Minister Todd McClay say. “An independent panel announced today, will report back to the Government by ...1 week ago
- Government repeals costly log trade legislationThe Government today repealed legislation requiring the compulsory registration of log traders and forestry advisers. “The existing legislation fails to deliver outcomes and places unnecessary costs on forest businesses,” Forestry Minister Todd McClay says. “I am confident that voluntary registration through the New Zealand Institute of Forestry is a better ...1 week ago
- Build To Rent Bill passes first readingThe Overseas Investment (Build To Rent and Similar Rental Developments) Amendment Bill has passed its first reading this evening, Housing and Associate Finance Minister Chris Bishop says.“We need to take every option available to increase the supply of housing in New Zealand, and Build to Rent is one of those ...1 week ago
- Minister welcomes opening of BrynderwynsTransport Minister Simeon Brown welcomes the opening of State Highway 1 through the Brynderwyn Hills from midnight tonight, following four months of closure to complete critical recovery and maintenance works. “Northlanders, local businesses, drivers, and freight operators will be relieved to have this important lifeline open. The Government thanks them ...1 week ago
- Secondary legislation drafting toolkit launchedAttorney-General Judith Collins today welcomed the release of the Parliamentary Counsel Office’s (PCO) Secondary Legislation Drafting Toolkit. "Both businesses and people tell us they find it hard to understand their obligations under secondary legislation,” Ms Collins says. “This toolkit, with its focus on design and content, will help with both ...1 week ago
- Tougher sentences coming for criminalsThe Government is reforming sentencing to ensure criminals face serious consequences for crime and victims are prioritised, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith says. "In recent years, there has been a concerning trend where the courts have imposed fewer and shorter prison sentences despite a 33 per cent increase in violent crime. ...1 week ago
- Improving educational choice for families and studentsThe Education and Training Amendment Bill, which will set up charter schools, encourage more early learning centres to open, and provide increased transparency on school attendance, has been introduced for its first reading in Parliament, says Associate Education Minister David Seymour. “Every child deserves an education that enables them to ...1 week ago
- Government receives final report from the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in CareThe coalition Government welcomes the presentation of the final report from the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Historical Abuse in State and Faith-Based Care to the Governor-General. “This marks the end of the largest and most complex public inquiry ever held in New Zealand,” Internal Affairs Minister Brooke van Velden ...1 week ago
- Scope of the Northland transmission tower failure review announcedEnergy Minister Simeon Brown has today released the terms of reference for the Electricity Authority’s investigation into the Northland transmission tower failure that occurred on 20 June 2024, causing significant power outages in the region.“What happened in Northland last week was unacceptable, with tens of thousands of consumers left without ...1 week ago
- Minister celebrates students’ space successSpace Minister Judith Collins is applauding students from Canterbury University’s Aerospace Club on their success at the world’s largest inter-collegiate rocket engineering competition, the Spaceport America Cup. “More than 120 teams from 20 countries participated in Spaceport America Cup, with the team from Canterbury University winning in their ‘30,000 Foot’ ...1 week ago
- Address – Commemoration of the 74th Anniversary of the Commencement of the Korean WarTena koutou.Ki nga kaumatua,Ki nga whanau,Ka maumahara tonu tatou ki a ratou. Greetings.To the elders,To the families,We will remember them. Firstly, a special welcome to all the veterans here this morning and their families. I want to acknowledge the veterans who are marking this day but cannot be with us ...1 week ago
- New WorkSafe board appointments to address a history of poor financial managementWorkplace Relations and Safety Minister Brooke van Velden says three appointments to the WorkSafe board have been made to strengthen the organisation, ensuring it has the skills and expertise it needs to carry out its functions. “WorkSafe has faced a number of recent challenges, including accumulating an almost $18 million ...1 week ago
- Next phase of the Royal Commission into COVID-19Minister of Internal Affairs Brooke van Velden says this coalition Government is delivering on our commitment to expand the terms of reference for the independent Royal Commission into COVID-19 Lessons Learned. “There will be a second phase to the Royal Commission which features new commissioners and an expanded terms of ...1 week ago
- Government introduces Three Strikes BillThe Government has introduced a Bill today to restore the Three Strikes sentencing law, Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee says. “New Zealanders are rightly concerned about violent crime. We are delivering on our commitment to introduce a revised Three Strikes law as one of our key law and order priorities. ...1 week ago
- New support for agricultural emissions reductionThe Government and the Bank of New Zealand (BNZ) are together committing an additional $8 million towards AgriZeroNZ to boost New Zealand’s efforts to reduce agricultural emissions. Agriculture Minister Todd McClay says the strength of the New Zealand economy relies on effective and affordable emission reduction solutions for New Zealand’s ...1 week ago
- Government actions strengthening Māori successTākina Puanga. Ko Puanga kei runga. Ko Puanga e Rangi. Tākina mai te ara o Puanga nui o te rangi. Tākina ngā pou o te tau. Ki te whai ao ki te ao marama. Puanga or Rigel celebrations reflect a renewed energy across our communities – to acknowledge those who ...1 week ago
- Transformative investment in cancer treatments and more new medicinesThe coalition Government is delivering up to 26 cancer treatments as part of an overall package of up to 54 more new medicines, Health Minister Dr Shane Reti and Associate Health Minister David Seymour announced today. “Pharmac estimates that around 175,000 people will benefit from the additional treatments in just ...2 weeks ago
- More support for drought-affected communitiesThe coalition Government is providing more financial support to drought-stricken farmers and growers in many parts of the country to help with essential living costs. “Rural Assistance Payments have been made available in 38 districts affected by dry conditions to help eligible farmers and growers whose income has taken a ...2 weeks ago
- Job seekers to report on progress after six months from todayA new requirement for people on Jobseeker Support benefits to meet with MSD after six months to assess how their job search is going gets underway today. About 20,000 Jobseeker beneficiaries with full-time work obligations are expected to attend MSD’s new ‘Work check-in’ seminars over the next 12 months, Social ...2 weeks ago
- New cops means more Police on the beatThe decision to deploy more Police on the beat in Auckland CBD has been welcomed by Police Minister Mark Mitchell and Associate Police Minister Casey Costello. Starting from 1 July, an additional 21 police officers will be redeployed in Auckland City, bringing the total number of beat police in the ...2 weeks ago
- Government takes action to address youth crimeThe Government is introducing a new declaration for young offenders to ensure they face tougher consequences and are better supported to turn their lives around, Children’s Minister Karen Chhour announced today. The establishment of a Young Serious Offender declaration delivers on a coalition Government commitment and supports the Government’s target ...2 weeks ago
- KiwiRail Board to be refreshedKiwiRail Board Chair David McLean has advised his intention to retire from the KiwiRail Board and his early retirement has been accepted by Shareholding Ministers, Finance Minister Nicola Willis says. “As an SOE, KiwiRail is governed by its Board. As Ministers, we exercise our influence through our appointments to the ...2 weeks ago
- Reserve Bank chair reappointedProfessor Neil Quigley has been reappointed as Chair of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand Board for a further term of two years, until 30 June 2026. “Professor Quigley has played a key role in establishing the new Board after the commencement of the new RBNZ Act on 1 July ...2 weeks ago
- School attendance increasesSchool attendance data released today shows an increase in the number of students regularly attending school to 61.7 per cent in term one. This compares to 59.5 per cent in term one last year and 53.6 per cent in term four. “It is encouraging to see more children getting to ...2 weeks ago
- Record investment in public transport servicesThe Government has announced a record 41 per cent increase in indicative funding for public transport services and operations, and confirmed the rollout of the National Ticketing Solution (NTS) that will enable contactless debit and credit card payments starting this year in Auckland, Transport Minister Simeon Brown says.“This Government is ...2 weeks ago
- GDP data shows need to strengthen and grow the economyGDP figures for the March quarter reinforce the importance of restoring fiscal discipline to public spending and driving more economic growth, Finance Minister Nicola Willis says. Data released today by Stats NZ shows GDP has risen 0.2 per cent for the quarter to March. “While today’s data is technically in ...2 weeks ago
- Women continue to make up over 50 per cent on public sector boardsWomen’s representation on public sector boards and committees has reached 50 per cent or above for the fourth consecutive year, with women holding 53.9 per cent of public sector board roles, Acting Minister for Women Louise Upston says. “This is a fantastic achievement, but the work is not done. To ...2 weeks ago
- What can you do if you think your teen already has unhealthy social media habits?
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- Found in a cave in Indonesia, we can now show the world’s oldest figurative art is 51,200 years ol...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adhi Oktaviana, PhD Candidate in Archaeology, Griffith University Cave art site of Leang Karampuang in the Maros-Pangkep karst area of South Sulawesi. A rock art panel on the ceiling depicting three human-like figures interacting with a wild pig dates to at least ...1 day ago
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- It’s the end of the UK election campaign. Can we learn anything from it?
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Housing Minister Chris Bishop is set to announce plans to increase land for development. ...1 day ago - Pure As: Michaela Sokolich-Beatson
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- How Richard Prebble tried to save the Lange government with Human SynergisticsThe management consultants had helped with the caucus – could they heal the Lange-Douglas rift? Quantum Leap, the fourth episode of Juggernaut: The Story of the Fourth Labour Government, is now available wherever you get your podcasts. In July 1982, Bill Rowling, Richard Prebble, Roger Douglas, David Lange and the ...1 day ago
- Worries that return-on-investment reports are needed for public fundingBut the Social Investment Minister says there’s been no directive requiring a report from ImpactLab or others The post Worries that return-on-investment reports are needed for public funding appeared first on Newsroom. ...1 day ago
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- Beyond the headlines, NZ steps up on Asia securityAnalysis: A pair of security announcements send important signals about NZ’s role in Asia The post Beyond the headlines, NZ steps up on Asia security appeared first on Newsroom. ...1 day ago
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- The recloaking of Banks PeninsulaIt is an old landscape, a place of shadows and folded headlands on the southern coast of Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū (Banks Peninsula). Here, some time in the mid-1850s, Ngāti Irakehu kaumātua Heremaia Mautai, of the people of Wairewa (Little River), cut the belt of one of the first sawmills ...1 day ago
- Boot camps are back, needed or notWarning: this story mentions suicide This month, the Government will deliver on a campaign promise by launching a pilot ‘young offender military academy’ – a bootcamp – despite a raft of evidence that “scare them straight” programmes are unsuccessful. Minister for Children Karen Chhour says that this scheme will include ...1 day ago
- New NZ salmon farm might be ‘most regulated in the world’The dragnet of NZ’s consenting framework left one commercial farm with the unfortunate title, and even small-scale projects can’t wriggle free The post New NZ salmon farm might be ‘most regulated in the world’ appeared first on Newsroom. ...1 day ago
- Concerns social investment reports are needed to secure public fundingThe Social Investment Minister says there has been no directive or Govt policy requiring social service providers to provide a social return on investment report The post Concerns social investment reports are needed to secure public funding appeared first on Newsroom. ...1 day ago
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- ASIC has comprehensively failed and its role should be split in two, according to long-awaited repor...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jason Harris, Professor of Corporate Law, University of Sydney Australia’s corporate watchdog, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), should be broken up and replaced by new and more responsive regulatory agencies, a damning report has found. The Senate Economics References Committee ...2 days ago
- Experts cautiously optimistic about expanding AI in education, health sectorsRNZ takes a look at what experts think about the government's interest in expanding AI. ...2 days ago
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- Cultural heritage is often overlooked when assessing refugee claims. Here’s why this is a mistakeSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sherine Al Shallah, Doctoral Researcher, Refugee Cultural Heritage and Connected Rights Protection | Affiliate, Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law | Associate, Australian Human Rights Institute, UNSW Sydney Cultural heritage has long been targeted during conflict. This includes the destruction of the ...2 days ago
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- Was The ‘Team Of Five Million’ A Myth?
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- Minister announces new Kāinga Ora board, lays out 'expectations'Just two members of the previous board will be left, with Chris Bishop demanding a plan to "materially reduce operating losses". ...2 days ago
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- How we fight: Lessons from the Love LabHow are we supposed to know how to ‘do’ conflict with people we care about? Has a single one of us been taught a healthy way to do it? In 1986, psychologist John M. Gottman built an apartment laboratory at the University of Washington that was later dubbed the “Love ...2 days ago
- Renting in Auckland sucks, but it doesn’t have toNew solutions can turn renting from a sickness-inducing experience into a mana-enhancing one. A brand new community exclusively for renters next to Sylvia Park in the vibrant suburb of Mount Wellington aims to usher in a new, better renting experience in our nation’s biggest city. Once I left the dry ...2 days ago
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- An unexpected (and overdue) helping hand for the mediaIn today’s extract from The Bulletin by Stewart Sowman-Lund: Why the Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill has split the coalition. To receive The Bulletin in full each weekday, sign up here. A surprise announcement Relief for ...2 days ago
- 'Terrible precedent' – Expert concerns about Fair Digital News Bargaining BillA media lecturer and campaigner says the Australian model is a "terrible precedent" to follow. ...2 days ago
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- Multi-million dollar fund to pay to relocate cyclone-wrecked marae, homes on Māori landNo plans for relocation are set in stone yet, and eight months after council buyouts of other homes began, marae representatives say the process has been too slow. ...2 days ago
- The rust-bucket powder keg that could spark a China-US conflictA view from the Philippines on heightened disputes in the South China Sea and risks of the country getting caught up in a great powers battle. Perched precariously, cinematically, on shallow ground in the South China Sea – or West Philippine Sea – is the second world war ship BRP ...2 days ago
- An abrupt U-turn from National, a brave new world for news in New ZealandFive crucial questions about an epochal day for news media in Aotearoa, asked and answered by Duncan Greive. What just happened? Yesterday might just prove one of the most momentous days in the history of news media in New Zealand. A little after 9am, National switched from a policy of ...2 days ago
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- New Zealand’s unwelcome signThe number of displaced people around the world keeps going up and up – it’s nearly doubled in the past decade. And yet New Zealand’s contribution towards turning the dire numbers around is still minimal. We’re not doing our bit, according to anyone with skin in the game – and ...2 days ago
- UK Tories fend off challenges both left and rightOpinion: It was with a strong sense of déjà vu that I watched Rishi Sunak announce that if re-elected, he would introduce compulsory national service for all 18-year-olds. I remember an equally embattled former National Party Prime Minister Jenny Shipley making the same outlandish promise during the 1999 election campaign. ...2 days ago
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- Living wage employers stand by stance as business sentiment wanesBusinesses say paying a living wage is possible, even in current tough economic conditions The post Living wage employers stand by stance as business sentiment wanes appeared first on Newsroom. ...2 days ago
- Kiwi salmon farmers go against the flowAs other countries restrict open-ocean salmon farming, NZ feels secure in ‘turbocharging’ the industry The post Kiwi salmon farmers go against the flow appeared first on Newsroom. ...2 days ago
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