Search Results
-
Comment:I agree with Heather
Date published: 4:16 pm, August 23rd, 2019It was partly because of all that filth that at least those on the center left crystalized their opinions, ... those of tribal origins on the right either excused, agreed, or outright attacked any such notion of the sort of subterfuge and below the belt ...
-
Comment:Labour and welfare
Date published: 1:35 pm, August 23rd, 2019Certainly does seem Ruth was more preeminent than Helen. And that Jacinda was enthralled with not just the latter , but the former. And also with John. Perhaps not so much publicly so with Don , but at least there in sentiment... Have times changed apart ...
-
Comment:Daily review 16/08/2019
Date published: 3:34 pm, August 17th, 2019Wheres marty mars?... well, I think its about that time again to annoy him and to get the engine revving again. Hi marty ! :) If it all gets a little boring,... here's a few things to stimulate the brain cells for the weekend... Possible Bigfoot Structures...
-
Comment:Fertile land is priceless
Date published: 6:13 am, August 16th, 2019Hang on , moles eat worms, but they are in fact aerating the soil like a gigantic worm, - but not turning the soil over for the humus to be oxidised and destroyed . Largely , they leave the bulk of it intact, and not exposing the humus. Ummm... I think I ...
-
Comment:Fertile land is priceless
Date published: 4:17 pm, August 15th, 2019Soon as you apply to the bank for a refinance with your equity,... Australian banks, mind... but never mind,.... you can always pass on the costs to your minimum wage rentiers... cant you. And practice your slumped shouldered Mr Burns routine while doing ...
-
Comment:Fertile land is priceless
Date published: 3:51 pm, August 15th, 2019This basically what you want for the home garden,... in actual fact commercial as well. Back in France in the 19th century they had a lot of horse poo... horse poo makes good dry mulch and compost, not so water logged as cattle poo but drier, almost like ...
-
Comment:Fertile land is priceless
Date published: 3:07 pm, August 15th, 2019Oh yes ,... the American bogeyman of Venezuela ,... always the favourite of the American far right. We just wont mention the Scandinavian's who put the Americans to shame with their generous welfare , high wages ... and wait for it... the terror of the neo...
-
Comment:Fertile land is priceless
Date published: 2:54 pm, August 15th, 2019'' Bravo? Tango one nine,... this here's Whiskey , Papa come in ? '' Hang about, ... wasn't it National that put family's up in motels or was that just Pugnacious Paula overriding Beloved Bill? Never mind, there's always room for a family to sleep in a van...
-
Comment:Fertile land is priceless
Date published: 2:38 pm, August 15th, 2019:)
-
Comment:Fertile land is priceless
Date published: 2:20 pm, August 15th, 2019I live not far from a railway and hear the Eagle Police chopper at 3 AM,... I kinda do care cos its usually them checking out burglars or traffic problems , which needs to be done... I want to go back to the bush before I get too old. The bush doesn't do ...
-
Comment:Fertile land is priceless
Date published: 1:52 pm, August 15th, 2019Well that's a giant gesture , Robert, ... But here's something even 'gianter'... Magnificent Giant Tree: Sequoia in a Snowstorm | National ... - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNCH6uhB_Bs But the biggest biomass was a type of fungus by volume , ...
-
Comment:Fertile land is priceless
Date published: 1:20 pm, August 15th, 2019Yeah. Nah. 100 Out of work robust young fellas can do the job. Whack em down with a straight bladed or curved bushman's hook. Provide some work. Why are we so soft?... they did it in the 1920's and 1930's... whats changed?... its not as if they are going ...
-
Comment:Fertile land is priceless
Date published: 1:08 pm, August 15th, 2019How? Proof? Edit? Nothing. Zero.
-
Comment:Fertile land is priceless
Date published: 1:01 pm, August 15th, 2019Tell that to the people who lived in the East End and the Toffs who came looking there for a 'bit of rough , prostitution , gambling and dog / human pit fights'. Read a little of William Booths accounts of the Salvation Army of conditions in the East End ...
-
Comment:Fertile land is priceless
Date published: 12:53 pm, August 15th, 2019You've planted your corn where the watermelons should grow , shading all of them out and your climbing beans are spreading rampant among the tomatoes and smothering them. No choice but to dig them all up and start again. Maggie may disagree but then again ...
-
Comment:Fertile land is priceless
Date published: 12:48 pm, August 15th, 2019Proof?
-
Comment:Fertile land is priceless
Date published: 12:48 pm, August 15th, 2019Soooo.... what does this mean?... that we advance GM type solutions? I dunno about that....
-
Comment:Fertile land is priceless
Date published: 12:30 pm, August 15th, 2019And that's why the village green and the hedgerows of England... Honestly we could bulldoze down half the crap that passes for NZ residential property's and the owners comfortable retirement plans on the backs of half a week and more of a labourers wages ...
-
Comment:Fertile land is priceless
Date published: 12:04 pm, August 15th, 2019And large helpings of steamed vegetables for all those attending free of charge. What does a few bottles of Olive oil and peanut butter cost ,- all cooked on a few barbeque's? Think of it... the sharing of gardening ideas, in a festival atmosphere,.. where...
-
Comment:Fertile land is priceless
Date published: 11:52 am, August 15th, 2019'' a fish&chip-odour-generating machine '' Oh dear... :) Still,... when you consider the massive amounts that birds contribute per annum with their bird poo... it isn't insignificant. And as the chap said on Weka's other great post ,... ''there's no waste ...
-
Comment:Fertile land is priceless
Date published: 11:34 am, August 15th, 2019Yer - you gotta look at brown rice. White rice is a crock like white sugar is. All the goodness is stripped from it. Tasty though it may be... its candy floss. Brown rice is the way to go ! And the grittier the better , as a rule of thumb
-
Comment:Fertile land is priceless
Date published: 11:31 am, August 15th, 2019Just don't take my steamed veg's from me OK? People can keep their stuffed grouse and fricasseed prawns whatever that is , - I'll stay with a massive plate of steamed veges topped with any number of simple sauces and grated cheese , preferably with nuts ...
-
Comment:Fertile land is priceless
Date published: 11:17 am, August 15th, 2019Yeah ok,... Hurrumph. Point taken. 'market forces',... ' mutter,... mutter,... mutter'...
-
Comment:Fertile land is priceless
Date published: 11:15 am, August 15th, 2019Cheer up,... Maggies helping to keep them opposition , as Gosman didn't mention her... maybe salt based phosphates isn't the answer after all... and compost is... And maybe Gosman knows this ... * NPo fertilizers. ( hope I got that right ) Create a saline ...
-
Comment:Fertile land is priceless
Date published: 11:04 am, August 15th, 2019Bloody well said. The extremely wealthy will always be parasites , mark my words. Our job is to keep a check on them so they do not get out of hand, as parasites tend to do.
-
Comment:Fertile land is priceless
Date published: 10:51 am, August 15th, 2019Sounds good if you lived / still live in the 1950's... but unfortunately , times have moved on and we have to look at practical measures in 2019. Just sayin'... And as for housing? Who was it but the neo liberals who advocated the decimation of rural ...
-
Comment:Fertile land is priceless
Date published: 10:24 am, August 15th, 2019Aye... we'd have sensible town planning for a start !
-
Comment:Fertile land is priceless
Date published: 10:22 am, August 15th, 2019Indeed,... those who worked the land were either given the option of working the fishing fleets in dangerous, back breaking work on the bleak coasts or were sent abroad... thus the genocide that ensued with the elderly and young family's being relocated - ...
-
Comment:Fertile land is priceless
Date published: 10:14 am, August 15th, 2019Yes but the problem is to get it politicized enough that it becomes a political force/ gains critical mass... and we all know us gardener types... we love to work the land but are quite silent when it comes to the unsavory aspects of driving political ...
-
Comment:Fertile land is priceless
Date published: 10:02 am, August 15th, 2019You'd want the bananas in Northland. Maybe Gisborne and Nelson regions...? Brazil nuts?... more suited to various climes in NZ. And that's a good case... in NZ we have Selenium poor soils. We have to add it in fertilser's. Our soils are Selenium poor and ...
-
Comment:Fertile land is priceless
Date published: 9:52 am, August 15th, 2019In that case redirection would be the cure. But all so often in NZ politics we have short sighted, short term planners who kick the problem down the road for future generations to deal with. Pretty wanky , TBH... Its the rip, shit and bust mentality that ...
- Poll results and Waitangi Tribunal report go unmentioned on the Beehive website – where racing tru...
Buzz from the Beehive The government’s official website – which Point of Order monitors daily – not for the first time has nothing much to say today about political happenings that are grabbing media headlines. It makes no mention of the latest 1News-Verian poll, for example. This shows National down ...3 weeks ago - Listening To The Traffic.
3 weeks ago - Comity Be Damned! The State’s Legislative Arm Is Flexing Its Constitutional Muscles.Packing A Punch: The election of the present government, including in its ranks politicians dedicated to reasserting the rights of the legislature in shaping and determining the future of Māori and Pakeha in New Zealand, should have alerted the judiciary – including its anomalous appendage, the Waitangi Tribunal – that its ...3 weeks ago
- Ending The Quest.Dead Woman Walking: New Zealand’s media industry had been moving steadily towards disaster for all the years Melissa Lee had been National’s media and communications policy spokesperson, and yet, when the crisis finally broke, on her watch, she had nothing intelligent to offer. Christopher Luxon is a patient man - but he’s not ...3 weeks ago
- Questions about coalition's Covid-19 vaccine mandate pledge
The government is still trying to work out how it will meet its pledge to end Covid mandates, given the mandates were scrapped more than a year ago. ...5 days ago - Questions about coalition's Covid-19 mandate pledgeThe government is still trying to work out how it will meet its pledge to end Covid mandates, given the mandates were scrapped more than a year ago. ...5 days ago
- Treatment hopes dashed for MS sufferers
It was the first glimmer of hope – ever – for New Zealanders with the worst type of multiple sclerosis. A drug treatment that can halt a cruel descent into immobility, incontinence and the loss of agency that comes with PPMS – the primary progressive form of the disease. Pharmac ...5 days ago - Jones’ undeclared dinner had two more mining industry attendees“Sadly, these things are never a juicy conspiracy,” Shane Jones says of his office neglecting to include a dinner with mining interests in his ministerial diary. “They’re largely a cock-up – not a particularly polite expression but it is a regular feature of politics.” On Tuesday, in a Newsroom story, ...5 days ago
- Suicide Prevention Office to continue in name – but with no full-time staffThe office that was initially expected to close survives in name, but may have no full-time roles and the likely addition of greater oversight. ...5 days ago
- Hazard-prone development likely under fast-track law, insurers and engineers warnMore building in flood prone areas is 'highly likely' as a result of the proposed Fast Track Bill, scientists and engineers warn. ...5 days ago
- British High Commissioner Speech To The NZIIA: In An Unstable World, Standing With Our Friends Is Ne...
This decade is becoming increasingly characterised by accelerating instability and standing with our friends is needed now more than ever. ...5 days ago - The toilet bill is designed to outrage but that doesn’t mean we can ignore it
The bill opens the door to hate. It’s our collective job to shut it, writes Anna Rawhiti-Connell. Just over 11 years ago, most of the country was basking in the refracted light of a big gay rainbow. National MP Maurice Williamson’s speech in support of the Marriage Equality Bill, and ...5 days ago - Thousands of New Zealand students have to work for free each year. Is that fair?Nurses, teachers, med students, midwives and social workers are among professions that require students to complete unpaid work placements to qualify. A campaign is seeking to change that reality. “It’s really hard to write an essay when you’ve only had two hours’ sleep because you’re been up all night attending ...5 days ago
- Taskforce disestablishment a setback for pay equity claims – employersEmployers in the funded NGO sector say the goal of reaching pay parity with the public service is now further away The post Taskforce disestablishment a setback for pay equity claims – employers appeared first on Newsroom. ...5 days ago
- Ockhams: Catton wins People’s ChoiceThe people have spoken, in their hundreds. Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton has been overwhelmingly voted the favourite New Zealand book of 2023 as nominated by ReadingRoom readers. The vote can informally be regarded as the People’s Choice award – ahead of tonight’s Ockham book awards, where Catton’s novel is competing ...5 days ago
- Resolving funding block only way forward for infrastructureOpinion: The pressure of funding the infrastructure deficit must be reduced or at least shared by central government The post Resolving funding block only way forward for infrastructure appeared first on Newsroom. ...5 days ago
- Libraries covering a third of NZ to migrate data to AustraliaWhy your library might be shifting its information to Australian data centres, and whether experts think that’s a problem The post Libraries covering a third of NZ to migrate data to Australia appeared first on Newsroom. ...5 days ago
- Transpower takes blame for Simeon Brown’s ‘misleading’ chartThe energy minister said there were no low power supply notices issued before 2019, but that’s because the system was only introduced that year The post Transpower takes blame for Simeon Brown’s ‘misleading’ chart appeared first on Newsroom. ...5 days ago
- Govt reviewing ‘counterintuitive’ fishing permits for biosecurity zoneDespite the $11m invested in eradication of exotic caulerpa, commercial crayfish permits were issued for an impacted area The post Govt reviewing ‘counterintuitive’ fishing permits for biosecurity zone appeared first on Newsroom. ...5 days ago
- Newsroom daily quiz, Wednesday 15 MayLoading…(function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){var ql=document.querySelectorAll('A,DIV,A[data-quiz],DIV[data-quiz]'); if(ql){if(ql.length){for(var k=0;k<ql.length;k++){ql[k].id='quiz-embed-'+k;ql[k].href="javascript:var i=document.getElementById('quiz-embed-"+k+"');try{qz.startQuiz(i)}catch(e){i.start=1;i.style.cursor='wait';i.style.opacity='0.5'};void(0);"}}};i['QP']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){(i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)})(window,document,'script','https://take.quiz-maker.com/3012/CDN/quiz-embed-v1.js','qp'); Got a good quiz question? Send Newsroom your questions. The post Newsroom daily quiz, Wednesday 15 May appeared first on Newsroom. ...5 days ago
- Former Kiwi MPs’ names aired in Hong Kong security trialThe controversial national security trial of a Hong Kong newspaper founder has touched on the work of former Kiwi MPs The post Former Kiwi MPs’ names aired in Hong Kong security trial appeared first on Newsroom. ...5 days ago
- The Reserve Bank’s double-pronged cash planWhat happens when cash is king – and then your bank leaves. A businessman in a town that hasn’t had a bank for three years says the Reserve Bank’s plans to put more cash in the hands of its people and introduce digital cash could save hours of time. John ...5 days ago
- Daily crossword, Wednesday 15 MayThe post Daily crossword, Wednesday 15 May appeared first on Newsroom. ...5 days ago
- Doubts about value, results from charter schools – education figuresReintroduced charter schools will be tightly monitored, but a lack of transparency in reporting was a key criticism they faced last time around. ...6 days ago
- At a glance: the 2024 federal budget split four ways
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matt Garrow, Editorial Web Developer The government has handed down its budget for 2024–25. It’s delivered a $9.3 billion surplus for the financial year just about to finish but is forecasting a $28.3 billion deficit for next year. Here’s the key points: ...6 days ago - View from The Hill: What the Reserve Bank thinks of Chalmers’ budget will be nearly as important a...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Jim Chalmers has produced a benign third budget aimed at soothing hard-pressed voters agitated about their high cost of living and punishing interest rates. At the same time he has walked a tightrope, trying ...6 days ago
- Relief on energy bills for all in a federal budget that bets on lower inflationSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Wes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-ND A $300 energy rebate for all households from July 1 and a 10% increase in Commonwealth Rent Assistance are key measures in a budget targeting cost-of-living relief that put ...6 days ago
- Budget 2024: Chalmers fights inflation, will it be enough for a rate cut?Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Hawkins, Senior Lecturer, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society, University of Canberra Treasurer Jim Chalmers promised an “inflation-fighting and future-making budget” and he has delivered by introducing measures aimed at directly bringing down inflation. Combined, his A$300-per-household energy rebate and ...6 days ago
- Budget 2024: As Chalmers fights inflation, will it be enough for a rate cut?Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Hawkins, Senior Lecturer, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society, University of Canberra Treasurer Jim Chalmers promised an “inflation-fighting and future-making budget” and he has delivered by introducing measures aimed at directly bringing down inflation. Combined, his A$300-per-household energy rebate and ...6 days ago
- Chalmers is bitten by the giveaway bug in a budget that contains good news for almost everyoneSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Bartos, Professor of Economics, University of Canberra Treasurer Jim Chalmers has been bitten by the giveaway bug. This budget contains not only the well-foreshadowed tax cuts for all taxpayers, but a range of new spending measures in health, education, infrastructure, aged ...6 days ago
- Curfew in New Caledonia after Kanak riots over French voting change planBy Stephen Wright and Stefan Armbruster of BenarNews French authorities have imposed a curfew on New Caledonia’s capital Nouméa and banned public gatherings after supporters of the Pacific territory’s independence movement blocked roads, set fire to buildings and clashed with security forces. Tensions in New Caledonia have been inflamed by ...6 days ago
- Gang unit will disproportionately affect Māori and Pasifika, Te Pāti Māori sayAmid criticism from opposition parties, a gang expert says it focuses on an area of political and public worry. ...6 days ago
- Sir Maarten Wevers to lead Ministry for Disabled People reviewThe review will investigate how to keep disability support services funded by the ministry going in the long-term. ...6 days ago
- David McBride goes to prison – and Australian democracy takes a hitSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Greste, Professor of Journalism and Communications, Macquarie University Governments and their agencies wield awesome power. At times, it is quite literally the power over life and death. That is why in any functioning democracy, we have robust checks and balances designed ...6 days ago
- Longer appointments are just the start of tackling the gender pain gap. Here are 4 more things we ca...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle O’Shea, Senior Lecturer, School of Business, Western Sydney University PeopleImages.com – Yuri A/Shutterstock Ahead of today’s federal budget, health minister Mark Butler last week announced an investment of A$49.1 million to help women with endometriosis and complex gynaecological conditions such ...6 days ago
- 71st Everest Day: A Celebration Of New Zealand-Nepal Relationship And The Quest To Preserve The Ever...As the world commemorates the 71st Everest Day, it's not just a celebration of human achievement but also a reflection of the enduring bond between New Zealand and Nepal. This day marks the historic feat of Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa ...6 days ago
- Activists Seek To Shut Down Gender-critical Event: Tākina Events Must Uphold Speech RightsIndividuals in Wellington, led by City Councillor Nīkau Wi Neera, are working to use the ‘hecklers veto’ to shut down Inflection Point , a gender-critical event to be held at a Te Papa venue this weekend featuring speakers such as Bob McCoskrie ...6 days ago
- Trans Community To Rally Against HateThe transgender community, whānau & allies will rally outside Tākina/Wellington Convention Centre against anti-trans confederation “Inflection Point NZ,” who are hosting a conference to encourage parliamentarians to restrict trans people’s ...6 days ago
- Net Migration Loss Of New Zealand Citizens Exceeds 50,000Before the current high levels, the record annual net migration loss of New Zealand citizens was 44,400 in the February 2012 year. ...6 days ago
- Charter schools: What are they, how are they different, and are they better than public schools?What exactly are charter schools and what makes them different to regular public schools? Here's what you need to know. ...6 days ago
- End is nigh for public ownership of Auckland Airport sharesA strategic asset for Auckland that has been fought over for years as either sacrosanct or a sacred cow looks certain to be sold and the proceeds of around $1.3 billion put in a new investment fund. A year after bitter political struggle ended in a compromise in which Auckland ...6 days ago
- Bryce Edwards’ Analysis – The Govt’s Fast-Track being demolished by submissions to ParliamentAnalysis by Dr Bryce Edwards – the Democracy Project (https://democracyproject.nz) Political scientist, Dr Bryce Edwards. The number of voices raising concerns about the Government’s Fast-Track Approvals Bill is rapidly growing. This is especially apparent now that Parliament’s select committee is listening to submissions from the public to evaluate the ...6 days ago
- ‘A lot of fire, violence’: Nouméa erupts as protests halt New CaledoniaRNZ Pacific New Caledonians lined up in long queues outside shopping centres to buy supplies in the capital Nouméa today amid political unrest in the French territory Demonstrations, marches and clashes with security forces erupted yesterday and French High Commissioner Louis Le Franc told the public broadcaster he had called ...6 days ago
- Christchurch Call to continue as charityThe initiative, established by former prime minister Dame Jacinda Ardern, aims to stop violent extremism online. ...6 days ago
- An NRL player died at training due to exertional heat stroke. What is it and what should coaches and...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samuel Chalmers, Senior Lecturer in Human Movement, University of South Australia The tragic death of Manly rugby league player Keith Titmuss in 2020 due to exertional heat stroke is a reminder of the life-threatening nature of the condition. Titmuss died after ...6 days ago
- Luxon Must Rule Out Taxpayer Funding For “fatally Compromised” Christchurch CallInternet Governance Project founder Milton Mueller asked “is the Christchurch Call accomplishing anything?” Increasingly it seems the only thing it hopes to achieve is killing off free expression. ...6 days ago
- NZ foreign minister Peters cancels New Caledonia visit as unrest eruptsNew Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters has cancelled his visit to New Caledonia due to pro-independence unrest throughout the French Pacific territory. Peters and a delegation of other ministers was due to visit the capital Nouméa later this week. Nouméa’s La Tontouta International Airport is expected to remain closed ...6 days ago
- ‘I thought we could wear Zoolander outfits’: Pip Adam and Emily Perkins on the OckhamsAudition by Pip Adam and Lioness by Emily Perkins are both shortlisted for the fiction award at the 2024 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards. Here the authors discuss awards, writing, Selling Sunset, review culture, Zoolander and more. Pip Adam: Whenever I think about writers and our ambitions, I can’t help ...6 days ago
- Influence, authority and power: how elite women played a crucial role in the Italian Wars of the 16t...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Broomhall, Director, Gender and Women’s History Research Centre, Australian Catholic University Andrea Mantegna, Minerva (Athena) expelling Vices from the Garden of Virtue, from the Studiolo of Isabella d’Este, Palazzo Ducale, Mantua (c. 1499–1502). Louvre Museum/Wikimedia Commons Wartime has often presented opportunities ...6 days ago
- Some say the Treaty of Waitangi divides NZ – a new survey suggests the opposite is trueSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Olli Hellmann, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Waikato Getty Images The stories Aotearoa New Zealand tells itself about the history of Te Tiriti o Waitangi/the Treaty of Waitangi have evolved considerably over time. For many decades, starting with the ...6 days ago
- Police to establish national gang unitPolice are setting up frontline teams to tackle crime and intimidation by gangs, Andrew Coster has announced. ...6 days ago
- Why are auroras so hard to predict? And when can we expect more?Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brett Carter, Associate Professor, RMIT University Aurora visible from Cope Cope, Victoria on May 11 2024. cafuego/Flickr, CC BY-SA On Saturday evening before Mother’s Day, Australians witnessed a rare celestial spectacle: a breathtaking display of aurora australis, also known as the southern ...6 days ago
- Watch: Police Commissioner Andrew Coster announces new 'National Gang Unit'Police are setting up frontline teams to tackle crime and intimidation by gangs, Andrew Coster has announced. ...6 days ago
- Watch live: Police Commissioner Andrew Coster announces new 'National Gang Unit'Andrew Coster has revealed new dedicated police teams will tackle organised crime. ...6 days ago
- ‘As much as we built it, it built us’: How Sunday said goodbyeTara Ward watches as TVNZ’s long-running current affairs show bows out with humility and grace. We have just 12 days left to view the final episode of Sunday on TVNZ+. In just over a week, there will be no more evidence of the award-winning current affairs show on the digital ...6 days ago
- Botched prison mutiny, protests ahead of New Caledonia constitution voteBy Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk New Caledonia has gone through yet another day of tense political protests and a failed prison mutiny — a few hours ahead of a vote in Paris’s National Assembly on a government-tabled Constitutional amendment. This amendment would “unfreeze” the list of ...6 days ago
- Winston Peters cancels New Caledonia visit amid violent unrestThe Foreign Affairs Minister was due to visit the capital Nouméa this week. ...6 days ago
- One woman’s ranking of her 20 favourite local band shirtsTo celebrate New Zealand Music Month, Sophie Ricketts wears a different band T-shirt every day. Here she picks her top 20. I love music. I love listening to it, I love seeing it live, and I love buying a T-shirt from the band or artist I’ve enjoyed. Every year, during ...6 days ago
- Behind the roller door: How people are using their garages for much more than storageResearch from AA Insurance reveals more and more people are taking pride in their garage. Meet three New Zealanders using their space in creative ways. If you think of a garage, you might picture a dark room with a parked car. There might be some tools on the wall, or ...6 days ago
- Critical Forestry Research Under Threat As Attack On Science Ramps UpGovernment spending cuts have forced Scion, the dedicated Crown research institute charged with growing forestry exports, to propose shedding a significant number of scientists. ...6 days ago
- About 30 jobs to go at Crown forestry institute ScionAbout 30 jobs are being cut at the Crown forestry institute, the PSA says. ...6 days ago
- Winston Peters cancels New Caledonia vist due to unrestThe Foreign Affairs Minister was due to visit the capital Nouméa this week. ...6 days ago
- Watch: Charter schools to get $153m in new funding in Budget 2024Up to 50 charter schools will be funded with $153m out of Budget 2024, David Seymour has announced. ...6 days ago
- Access Denied: Government Must Fund Online Access To Public Records...6 days ago
- Scrapping the waste export levy threatens Australia’s emerging lithium battery recycling industrySource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yasir Arafat, Senior Research Associate, Edith Cowan University asharkyu, Shutterstock As electric vehicle (EV) demand accelerates, so does the need for lithium batteries. But these batteries contain valuable critical minerals, as well as toxic materials, so they should not be treated ...6 days ago
- Centenarian Recalls Battles Of Cassino Ahead Of 80th Anniversary CommemorationsNZDF personnel will support the New Zealand National Commemorative Service at the Cassino War Cemetery and a New Zealand Service of Remembrance at the Cassino Railway Station, next week. ...6 days ago
- Consultants needed for education system changes – Christopher LuxonBut the Prime Minister says he's not aware of ministry staff who are losing their jobs being asked to work as consultants. ...6 days ago
- The cost of being: A sex worker with a taste for luxury shoppingAs part of our series exploring how New Zealanders live and our relationship with money, a masseuse tells us how much she earns and where she spends it. Want to be part of The Cost of Being? Fill out the questionnaire here. Gender: Female Age: 33 Ethnicity: NZ European Role: ...6 days ago
- AI can make up songs now, but who owns the copyright? The answer is complicatedSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wellett Potter, Lecturer in Law, University of New England Eugenio Marongiu/Shutterstock Artificial intelligence (AI) text and image generation tools have now been around for a while, but in recent weeks, apps for making AI-generated music have reached consumers as well. ...6 days ago
- 1968 was an inflection point for the US. Is another one coming in 2024?Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liam Byrne, Honorary Fellow, School of Historical and Philosophical Studies, The University of Melbourne For many reasons, the 2024 US presidential election will be like no other. Republican nominee Donald Trump’s campaign is unprecedented. Never before has a former president who ...6 days ago
- 154 million lives saved in 50 years: 5 charts on the global success of vaccinesSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Meru Sheel, Associate Professor and Epidemiologist, Infectious Diseases, Immunisation and Emergencies Group, Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney We know vaccines have been a miracle for public health. Now, new research led by the World Health Organization has found vaccines ...6 days ago
- What the Court of Appeal’s latest ruling means for the future of the Waitangi TribunalThe children’s minister could have been legally brought before the tribunal after all, writes Stewart Sowman-Lund in this extract from The Bulletin. To receive The Bulletin in full each weekday, sign up here. The end of ...6 days ago
- Public sector cuts: Education ministry prepares to use consultantsStaff consulting firms were already asking some of the staff being made redundant to work for them. ...6 days ago
- Fast-track submissions: Hundreds will miss out on speaking at committeeThe Select Committee has six weeks to hear submissions and its chair said it simply did not have enough time to get through everyone. ...6 days ago
- Public service cuts: Education ministry prepares to use consultantsThe Ministry of Education is already preparing consultants to do the work of the people it is laying off, say staff. ...6 days ago
- ‘Eat the bugs’: a short history of yet another global conspiracySeen comments on social media about eating bugs? Byron Clark explains the short history of our latest conspiracy. “No, Bill Gates nor Klaus Schwab has not funded the research done here,” reads an August 2023 Facebook post from Otago Locusts, the first farm in Aotearoa rearing insects for human consumption. ...6 days ago
- ‘I get bread and milk in the mail’: Why the decline of post will hurt rural communitiesRural post is essential but expensive, and residents are worried about its future. It’s 9.30am on a Monday morning in rural Manawatū, and farmer Mairi Whittle is on an all-terrain vehicle with her two young sons. After moving sheep from one slope to another, she swings by the letterbox. Opening ...6 days ago
- East Coast mayors hold out hope for Budget as rebuild bills mountEast Coast mayors are confident their region remains a priority, despite the Government’s focus on building new roads elsewhere The post East Coast mayors hold out hope for Budget as rebuild bills mount appeared first on Newsroom. ...6 days ago
- Ockhams: the sad truth about authors’ pot plantsNew Zealand authors hate houseplants. They are frightened of them, have nightmares about them, regard them as bad omens; they are afraid, too, of the responsibility of caring for them, and think of them as an alien species that will take over the selfish planet of their interior lives. There ...6 days ago
Recent Comments