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Our economic paradigm (market capitalism) and oil don’t mix. False hope (BECCS) and survival doesn’t mix. Current political settings (Paris pledges produce 3- 4 degrees C warming with the US on board) and intelligent action don’t mix. Incrementalism (time is not on our side) and AGW doesn’t mix. Whatever can’t be mixed into some AGW solution needs to be flushed.
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That the findings of a report into Parliament's toxic workplace culture were not a shock is perhaps the most shocking thing. ...11 hours ago
Opinion - The report that has just revealed serious bullying, sexual harassment and even sexual assault in Parliament won't surprise anyone who has worked there, Peter Wilson writes. ...12 hours ago
By Johnny Blades of RNZ Pacific Papua New Guinea’s opposition says it is withdrawing its motion of no confidence against Prime Minister Peter O’Neill, but is likely to lodge a new one soon. Also, former Finance Minister James Marape is withdrawing as ...13 hours ago
The authorised biography of New Zealand’s longest-serving female MP was co-written by her former press secretary. Unsurprising, then, that it focuses on her triumphs, says longtime Labour activist Shane Te Pou.If you’re like me, and admire Dame Annette King the ...14 hours ago
Megan Dunn looks back on this year’s Auckland Art Fair and what the fair means to New Zealand art galleries, buyers and artists.A curator friend recently said to me, “everyone loves to hate art fairs.” True, but only because everyone ...15 hours ago
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joanne Orlando, Researcher: Technology and Learning, Western Sydney University Imagine you’re a 14-year-old girl on the train on your way home from school, when out of nowhere a “dick pic” appears on ...15 hours ago
Technology can now produce voices, faces and videos that even experts can't identify as fake - what does that mean for our democracy? ...16 hours ago
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ari Mattes, Lecturer in Media Studies, University of Notre Dame Australia It’s an axiom that the effectiveness of documentary typically rests on two things: if its subject matter is interesting, and if ...17 hours ago
Tower has returned to profit as higher premiums, better weather in the Pacific and its digital transformation, begin to pay off. ...17 hours ago
The National Party’s review into its own culture, health and safety appears no closer to being signed off. ...18 hours ago
Some of the most damning quotes from the inquiry into bullying and harassment at Parliament. ...18 hours ago
What is your landlord entitled to ask you? According to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner, a lot less than you think, reports Dan Satherley for Newshub.Next time you’re looking at a rental and the property manager asks to see ...19 hours ago
A damning report raises systemic behavioural issues - including from "serial offenders" whose identities are an open secret. ...19 hours ago
A lion escapes from the zoo and kills a Rotorua poodle. Weird story, but how did it actually happen? Jean Sergent watches Who Killed Lucy The Poodle?, a TVNZ documentary that attempts to get to the bottom of the legendary ...19 hours ago
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Farmer, Researcher, University of Melbourne Curious Kids is a series for children. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskids@theconversation.edu.au You might also like ...19 hours ago
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mihiri Silva, Paediatric dentist and PhD candidate, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute Curious Kids is a series for children. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to ...19 hours ago
IRD Commissioner Naomi Ferguson should have asked the courts for twice as much as it was awarded earlier this month against Eric Watson’s Cullen Group. ...20 hours ago
The Prime Minister and her deputy are sending mixed signals over potential changes to KiwiSaver for those over the age of 65. ...20 hours ago
A recent Dominion Post column attacked British-born Chief Human Rights Commissioner Paul Hunt as not ‘one of us’. It’s a phrase we should all feel uncomfortable with, writes Hunt, wherever we come from.Not long after I took up office as ...20 hours ago
The Crown underwrite for unsold Kiwibuild homes has been triggered for a second time. ...20 hours ago
The Crown has opened its case against a man accused of stealing more than a million dollars from a Far North Māori Trust. ...20 hours ago
Asking if a women needs an abortion is the wrong question. The right one is whether you think women should have rights to their own bodies without interference from the state, writes Sophie Bateman for Newshub. Abortion is never not a ...21 hours ago
COMMENTARY: By Dan McGarry in Port Vila Vanuatu and other Pacific nations can teach a lesson to the world, says UN Secretary-General António Guterres. “That lesson is very simple. We absolutely need to save the Pacific, and to save ...21 hours ago
Investors have a wariness about auditors who check company finances because they believe they lack independence and there is not enough competition in the sector. ...22 hours ago
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nick Economou, Senior Lecturer, School of Political and Social Inquiry, Monash University Our “state of the states” series takes stock of the key issues, seats and policies affecting the vote in each ...23 hours ago
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pep Canadell, Chief research scientist, CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere; and Executive Director, Global Carbon Project, CSIRO Discussions on how to address climate change have focused, very appropriately, on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, ...23 hours ago
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