The TV3 boycott

Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 8:06 am, June 13th, 2015 - 121 comments
Categories: activism, boycott, capitalism - Tags: boycott, mediaworks, tv3

Since the inexcusable axing of Campbell Live (and reinforced by the circumstances in which Mihingarangi Forbes left Maori TV) there has been lots of talk of boycotting TV3 – see for example the energetic Mr Bradbury at TDB.

The anger at TV3 is understandable, but like most angry campaigns it has in some ways gone too far – blaming poor Guy Williams for the demise of Campbell Live is obviously daft. This kind of overreaction, and perhaps the overuse of calls to boycott, has led to a bit of a backlash. Imperator Fish has a go in Please join my boycott, and The Herald’s Karl Puschmann in Why it’s nuts to think of boycotting the news.

The unsubtle subtext in Puschmann’s piece is that is that a successful news boycott would cost journalists (workers!) jobs and thus weaken the media. 3 News producer Angus Gyles makes the case against boycott straight up:

3 News producer @AngusGillies: pic.twitter.com/ZJUP1qOpqa

— NZ Media News (@thetvnews) June 10, 2015

So there’s a dilemma.

Boycotts can work, they can change behaviour, they have: “a long and noble history of contributing to progressive social change”. Combined with social media as an organising tool they offer a powerful way for we the people to express our displeasure. In a capitalist world that reduces us all to the role of a “consumer” the right wing should have no complaint about boycotts – it’s just market forces – it’s the only power we have.

But boycotts are a two-edged sword. As well as sending a message to those in power they can also damage the innocent workers. Boycotts are on a spectrum that ends in “internet lynch mobs”.

Summing up. I think the boycott is a valid tool in general, though it is more effective if used sparingly, and the anger shouldn’t go too far. On the specific case of the TV3 boycott, the Mediaworks owners certainly deserve it, the news workers left behind trying to do a good job do not. I’m conflicted – typical dithering leftie.

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13 June 2015 at 8:23 am

Your logic of “don’t act because there is collateral damage” applies to every civic action.

Consumer boycott has the power of a strike.

If journalists are having the conversation you describe, imagine the conversations the Board members are having.

And, if TV3 fails again, perhaps out of it will come a different kind of investigative media hybrid altogether.
- Colonial Rawshark 1.1
  
  13 June 2015 at 9:17 am
  
  Your logic of “don’t act because there is collateral damage” applies to every civic action.
  
  Correct. The staff and management of TV3 News should have backed Campbell to the hilt and taken action accordingly. Perhaps a few did as individuals, voicing quiet support. But that’s not enough. Even in terms of enlightened self interest, they should have known that losing Campbell to Road Cops was going to damage their own numbers considerably, for a start.
- Tracey 1.2
  
  13 June 2015 at 1:20 pm
  
  IF all staff on tv3 news and CL had refused to work on a single story unless CL remained… would they all have been terminated? Obviously MediaWorks eecs would try to divide and rule by offering some big pay increases to break the resolve etc…
  
  BUT if journo’s wont fight for each other why should *I* fight for them? To put it bluntly
  - Colonial Rawshark 1.2.1
    
    13 June 2015 at 4:41 pm
    
    Either stand together or be picked off one at a time.
    - Tracey 1.2.1.1
      
      14 June 2015 at 12:09 pm
      
      yup
- Anno1701 1.3
  
  15 June 2015 at 1:06 pm
  
  “don’t act because there is collateral damage”
  
  a simple cliche applies here I feel
  
  and that is that you “cant make an omelet without breaking a few eggs”
philj 2

13 June 2015 at 8:31 am

I have gangrene on my leg. Do I take antibiotic or amputate? Hobsons choice is, increasingly, the world we inhabit. Student loan no job, or debt free and no job.
- Chooky 2.1
  
  13 June 2015 at 4:39 pm
  
  @ philj…if you really do have skin surface gangrene and this is not just a hypothetical issue you are putting up….some suggestions in addition to medical advice:
  
  lots of manuka honey for a start ..taken internally and put on wound externally
  
  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3758027/
  
  and colloidal silver taken internally and sprayed on skin externally..seems to work for MRSA
  
  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/matthew-stein/when-a-super-bug-strikes_b_192543.html
  
  …animal omega 3 /krill oil
  
  http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/11/05/fish-oil-benefits.aspx
Robert Atack 3

13 June 2015 at 8:39 am

Apartheid South Africa ?
- Frank Macskasy 3.1
  
  13 June 2015 at 12:29 pm
  
  Robert – that thought crossed my mind as well.
  
  Note Robins’ comment here;
  
  But boycotts are a two-edged sword. As well as sending a message to those in power they can also damage the innocent workers.
  
  That has usually been the response from the Right on boycotts; that they “damage the innocent workers”. Usually the only timer when the Right display any shred of “concern” for workers.
  
  The question is whether the Left, such as Anthony Robins, should be buying into it as well.
  
  As I wrote on TDB,
  
  I sympathise with TV3’s workers and it’s a thought that crossed my mind when our household began boycotting most of TV3.
  
  I suspect though, that Weldon, Christie, et al, think nothing of workers’ jobs at Mediaworks and certainly did not take consumers (ie, the audience) into consideration when they put the knife in ‘Campbell Live’.
  
  Now they’re holding workers’ jobs in the firing line with a none-to-subtle threat?
  
  Is that how it works?
  - Tracey 3.1.1
    
    13 June 2015 at 1:21 pm
    
    Yes, just look at john key pretending he gives a shit about renters by protecting landlords from having to upgarde their properties but telling the public it is to save the renters!
  - Chooky 3.1.2
    
    13 June 2015 at 2:01 pm
    
    +100 FM…the boycott MUST continue!
  - Clemgeopin 3.1.3
    
    13 June 2015 at 6:31 pm
    
    I doubt if the TV 3 management was GENUINELY concerned about ‘ratings’/ ‘viewer numbers’ on Campbell Live rather than bowing to the political pressure from their friends and god fathers like Key and Joyce from the National party and the RW mafia who gave then 43 million dollars of public money for a private corporate bail out. By axing Campbell Live using the ‘ratings’ card as an excuse, TV3 ignored the importance of a public interest aspect of their duty.
    
    When the review was announced, the programme’s ratings steadily increased until the last day, when it reached a record number of viewers.
    
    Here are some viewer numbers to see for TV3’s 7:00 pm-7:30 Campbell Live slot. These are for a few days before the announcement of the Campbell Live review, a few days after the review, a few days before the axing announcement, a few days after that and for a few days after the final show on 29 May:
    ———————————
    Wed 1 Ap : 169,900
    Thu 2 Ap : 156,470
    Fri 3 Ap : Good Friday
    Mon 6 Ap : Easter Monday
    Tue 7 Ap : 213,450
    Wed 8 Ap: 233,120
    
    Note that 3rd April to 19th April (two weeks) were the Good Friday/Easter school. The Campbell Live review announcement was made on 9 April, in the middle of this holiday period.
    
    Thu 9 Ap : 241,870
    Fri 10 Ap : 293,050
    Mon13 Ap: 333,960
    Tue 14 Ap : 327,920
    Wed 15 Ap: 285,930
    Thu 16 Ap : 265,220
    Fri 17 Ap : 264,570
    ————————————–
    Wed 13 Nay : 269,470
    Thu 14 May : 359,460
    Fri 15 May : 253,050
    Mon 18 May : 312,460
    Tue 19 May : 278,000
    Wed 20 May: 234,850
    The announcement to axe the Campbell Live show was made on 21 May.
    Thu 21 May : 314,140
    Fri 22 May : 330,830
    Mon25 May : 313,400
    Tue 26 May : 285,200
    Wed 27May : 280,710
    Thu 28 May : 331,110
    Fri 29 May : 484,850
    
    The last show of Campbell Live was on 29 May, 2015.
    
    Mon, 1 June Road Cops : 212,010
    Tue, 2 June Road Cops : 211,400
    Wed, 3 June Road Cops : 142,400
    Thu, 4 June Road Cops : 135,350
    Fri, 5 June Road Cops : 163,730
    Mon,8 June Road Cops : 162,930
    —————————————————
    
    If the TV3 management monkeys were HONEST with any modicum of integrity, then the buggers would have allowed the Campbell Live programme to continue for another six months to a year at least to SEE if the recent favourable ‘ratings’ held or not. They didn’t wait, in spite of good viewer numbers! Why would that be, if not for RW political pressure reasons?
    
    P.S : Notice how John Key has been on Paul Henry’s show HEAPS of times (at least about six) within the last couple of months while he hardly went to Campbell Live in spite of REPEATED invitations to front up! If he was ‘busy’ to come ,as he claimed, then he could have sent pre-recorded interviews, couldn’t he? No, Key didn’t! Wonder why! I suspect he was scared to be seriously scrutinized by John Campbell, a journalist of high calibre and integrity. Now of course, Key is free of any quality hard hitting questioning. Hardly any intelligent and fair minded journalists are left in the public front TV media. Key will now feel quite ‘comfortable and relaxed’ with the mediocre pro govt clowns like Paddy Gower, Mike Hosking and Paul Henry to happily bull shit his way through with no care in the world!
    Spray, smile and walk away!
    
    What TV3 management (as well as the TVNZ) are offering the dimmed down public is this :
    http://snoopman.net.nz/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/PooTube01.jpg
    
    What we need is a people funded (tax payer funded) public service TV channel devoted exclusively to quality programmes to inform, educate and broaden people’s minds about current affairs, the good and the bad that is happenning in different areas of society, including airing of issues of importance, investigative journalism, interviews, holding the government and institutions to account etc.
    
    Sure, it may not get as many viewers as the dummed down so called reality ‘cooking’ ‘dinning’ shows, but the function of the media is not just as a source of profit, but also of being a voice for the voiceless and being a arm of society as a valuable fourth estate, an important pillar of democracy.
    
    Personally, I have no problem if such a dedicated channel (whose brief should be to primarily inform rather than purely entertain to earn money), also has a ‘few’ highly priced commercials, say not more than 5 minutes to 7 minutes per hour, to reduce some costs.
    
    Someone here recently suggested that TVNZ should be split into TV1 as a purely news and public service channel and TV2 for commercial money making entertainment channel. A good solution, is it not?
    - Matthew Whitehead 3.1.3.1
      
      15 June 2015 at 5:23 am
      
      Either that, or stop funding TVNZ for public broadcasting altogether and make a new channel to absorb all the local programming, and let them do what they like with TV1.
Lanthanide 4

13 June 2015 at 8:40 am

There’s a similar piece by the author of Throng as well: http://www.throng.co.nz/2015/06/why-boycotttv3-is-such-a-stupid-idea/
- Matthew Whitehead 4.1
  
  15 June 2015 at 5:19 am
  
  If there were any half-decent remaining current affairs on TV3, there might be a point there.
  
  There aren’t, it’s all either view from nowhere BS or infotainment of varying degrees. (which is really what the 6pm news shows are at this point too, and what the mooted replacement show sounds like) The reality is that with John Campbell and Mihirangi Forbes’ departures there is now no real current affairs on broadcast TV. Turning off TV3, or if not, punishing whatever is in the 7pm slot until it is real current affairs again, sounds like a great start.
  - Clemgeopin 4.1.1
    
    15 June 2015 at 9:26 pm
    
    There are a few worthwhile current affairs ‘political’ programmes such as The Nation and Q and A.
    
    However, we do not have a meaningful and worth while general public service programme like Campbell Live which while being entertaining in parts, also gave a powerful and serious platform for the voiceless and which discussed, exposed, investigated injustices/dodgy affairs and problems faced by common people. It held the government as well as the private and public entities in positions of power or exploitation. The programme encompassed all aspects of society, the good and the bad, including politics, economics and the arts.
    
    There is No TV programme now that is fulfilling that essential function of the media in a democracy.
    
    We definitely need a public service TV either non commercial or with very minimum ads.
GoodShepherd 5

13 June 2015 at 8:44 am

Did not TV3 also say they were reducing the news hour to a half hour? No current affairs programme at 7 on Friday evenings? Pretty sure that was the ‘plan’.

I’m sorry the journos and their support teams are being impacted by the boycott. I was a journo, once upon a time. And I jumped when my employer required far more advertorial that journalism from me. And I jumped again after my columns were ‘edited’ when their content criticised a major advertiser.

The media in this country is overwhelmingly commercial. We need something else. Let these journalists help to create that independent something else.
- b waghorn 5.1
  
  13 June 2015 at 8:52 am
  
  Last Sunday the news was 1/2 hour then 3 d followed it might of been a trial .
  - Lanthanide 5.1.1
    
    13 June 2015 at 9:02 am
    
    It’s the new normal for their Sunday news programming.
David H 6

13 June 2015 at 9:15 am

“would cost journalists (workers!) jobs and thus weaken the media.”

Workers?? Jonolists like Gower, Obrien and Sabin? Ass kissing, Key loving, Labour hating, Make it up Jonolists. And the production teams that know they are spreading hate and bullshit? Yep I am really sad for this lot.
- Draco T Bastard 6.1
  
  13 June 2015 at 9:24 am
  
  +1
- weka 6.2
  
  13 June 2015 at 10:17 am
  
  Probably more likely to be the journalists and allied staff whose names you don’t know, including the good ones. Gower and co will be the last to go.
  - David H 6.2.1
    
    13 June 2015 at 10:33 am
    
    Unfortunately that is the truth. The worker bees always get it first.
  - Tracey 6.2.2
    
    13 June 2015 at 1:24 pm
    
    if all allied staff stopped working …. gower etc would have to do some hard yards themselves… without cameras… sound people editors, underlings etc…
    - Colonial Rawshark 6.2.2.1
      
      13 June 2015 at 4:39 pm
      
      that’s what solidarity used to be like.
      - Tracey 6.2.2.1.1
        
        14 June 2015 at 12:10 pm
        
        but then came the success of the notion that self interest trumps everything… oh sure others suffer but YOU get a pay rise…
- TheContrarian 6.3
  
  13 June 2015 at 1:06 pm
  
  David H only supports workers that align to his politics it seems.
  - fender 6.3.1
    
    13 June 2015 at 1:12 pm
    
    I get the feeling David H just supports fair and balanced reporting.
  - David H 6.3.2
    
    13 June 2015 at 1:13 pm
    
    You don’t know me. I Don’t use the new automated Checkouts because of the fact that some poor worker lost out to a machine. But then again that’s just me. I support the poor bastard that continually get it in the neck from everyone the last in first out on near to zero hour contracts type worker bee. But the ones that were complicit in Gowers bullshit ….
    - David 6.3.2.1
      
      13 June 2015 at 4:27 pm
      
      What about the workers who made the machine & service the machine? Don’t you care about those workers?
      
      Do you ensure your computer is hand crafted and not manufactured by machines?
Draco T Bastard 7

13 June 2015 at 9:24 am

In war there is collateral damage and make no mistake, we are at war. It’s a war for control of our government and our lives and the journalists at TV3 are on the wrong side. It’s a war of if that control should be by us through our elected representatives or by the corporations through the government owned by them with us manipulated through the MSM.

Should we be afraid that a few people may lose their jobs? No.

But we also need to be working on other fronts to ensure that power is taken from the corporations and returned to the people, that we get a true public service TV and that our society shifts from the me, me, me type that the Fourth Labour government brought in in the 1980s and return to being a society about all of us.
- Colonial Rawshark 7.1
  
  13 June 2015 at 10:02 am
  
  Its the editors and mid/senior management at TV3 who are on the wrong side; some of the journalists may be complicit but the stick of job insecurity and the carrot of careerism are very powerful motivators.
  
  The Right Wing corporates have human incentives and motivation down to a fine art.
  - David H 7.1.1
    
    13 June 2015 at 10:35 am
    
    Looking at some of Gowers antic’s, even some of the most rabid Nats must roll their eyes and say WTF.
    - cricklewood 7.1.1.1
      
      13 June 2015 at 11:05 am
      
      Gower is completely ensconced in the soap opera that is politics unfortunately he now sees himself as a player rather than spectator.
      He has become increasingly sensationalist as he seeks to become the news and to in his mind become someone who can make or break political careers.
      He needs to take some time out for some long overdue perspective.
      - Tracey 7.1.1.1.1
        
        13 June 2015 at 1:25 pm
        
        I remember him in 2008 (??) election campaign as Garner’s under study. he was fair and balanced and incisive… then garner left… gower promoted and became what you see today. All for the extra dough and the celebrity status
        
        Clemgeopin 7.1.1.1.1.1
        
        13 June 2015 at 9:34 pm
        
        On watching his over-the-top, unfair, nasty, soul destroying comments, several times I have felt this: ‘What a dirty stinky arse hole of a so called ‘journalist’ and ‘political commentator’ this bugger is!’ Why would any decent outfit employ a nasty bugger like him! He is a badass.
        
        Richard Christie …
        
        13 June 2015 at 10:54 pm
        
        Gower and his minders are liars and a danger to democracy.
Sanctuary 8

13 June 2015 at 9:43 am

The “boycott” is actually just not bothering to watch anymore. I re-arranged my schedules, and watch Prime news then go to gym then come home for dinner. For our household the TV is (usually) on after 6pm, but seldom actually watched.
- Frank Macskasy 8.1
  
  13 June 2015 at 12:33 pm
  
  “Go to the gym”…
  
  Hmmm, I’ve been wondering what to do between 7-7.30pm (our household has become very quiet since Campbell Live was dumped, what with the TV switched off after TV1 News).
  
  I’ve been doing some research and writing…
  
  Time to go for a walk around the block and work of a few stubborn kilos that refuse to budge off my puku…
AsleepWhileWalking 9

13 June 2015 at 10:22 am

Markets tell businesses what to provide. Not supporting unethical/socially corrupt companies forces necessary change and viewing TV3 has now become dangerous to the social good of the nation.

I respect your writing tremendously and enjoy what you add to this site…but being leftish you have experienced a temporary lapse of judgement in this area. Stop overthinking this.

Like the new version of Milo, Cadbury’s palm oil chocolate, and cheaper eggs coming from caged hens we have to stamp this out.
- George Hendry 9.1
  
  13 June 2015 at 10:56 am
  
  Agreed 🙂
  
  The boycott must be working or it wouldn’t have got this response. The comment links provided all fail to address the reason so many agreed to the boycott in the first place.
  
  At last, ‘the public themselves are making the news.’ So in case they start getting ideas above their station, let’s try belittling them, and making the discussion about newsworthiness in general rather than focusing on the most recent egregious example of political suppression of news.
- r0b 9.2
  
  13 June 2015 at 2:41 pm
  
  Cheers for the feedback AWW (and all)…
lprent 10

13 June 2015 at 10:31 am

The last time I watched anything on TV3 was The Nation streamed live last weekend. Before that, it would have been a month or so looking at a linked article. I do read some of their news stories.

TVNZ would be the same.

Neither have an streaming app on my Sony bluray player, neither cast video from their website on my tablet to my bluray. Hell as far as I can see they don’t have android apps that work on my android nexus 7. FFS tvnz – Samsung or phone only – really? What looks like Chromecast seeking… There is a limit to how many electronic devices I want to use for media..

If I do watch them, most of the time it is from YouTube clips throwing that to the bigger screen (a 33″ full HD Sony from 2009) via the bluray. Limited ads and usually tightly linked to the story I read them from, and direct to my big screen via a throw from YouTube

Radio? I listen to that in the car, usually a maximum of 20 minutes a day of National Radio on the days I don’t take a bus. I think I listen to almost as much of those hoons on Matinee Idyll with their contining exploration of bad music. I seem to drive more on DIY tasks on long weekends.

The aerial is pretty dead as far as I am concerned, killed by the advert, reality shows, and egotistical idiots with the instincts of bomber about alternate viewpoints. Outside of the cars, the only radio we have is the emergency on on a battery/solar/windup torch.

We pretty typically live on the bleeding edge of cheap tech and convenience.

Right now that is $129 bluray players feeding an old TV off a wide pipe to the net that we also use for many other purposes (like this site). I watch Netflix, Quickflix, and material from a digital pipe. I prefer using a larger screen except in bed where I use a tablet.

Now here is the thing. All of my life I have been a consumer on the bleeding edge of tech trends. Usually about 5 or more years ahead of most of the market. Usually by the time systems get to consumer level I am off on something else. What I am looking for in old tech is something simple without the convolutions I will do for new tech.

So saying that, I think that unless local TV start to focus on convienient net delivery to a big screen with some way of getting fewer ads (I would pay for a bundle of all channel news delivered to my bluray) then they are dead in a few years.

They have bigger issues than boycotts.
- McGrath 10.1
  
  13 June 2015 at 12:35 pm
  
  Agree with you there. Any programs we want are via the net. We’ve not watched local TV for over a year. They’re dead unless they fully adopt the net.
- Macro 10.2
  
  13 June 2015 at 1:47 pm
  
  I can’t remember when I last watched TV in NZ – Different in Australia where the ABC is advert free – you can watch news and drama without any commercials – oh! for there to be something like that here.
  No we switched off the Tele years ago. Never feel the need to go out and buy the latest gizmo/car/whatever to be happy. (Consumption is of course the driving force of our already over stuffed economy)
  If we want to watch a tv series or missed movie we use really old technology called “fastpost” – helps keep our posties employed 🙂 and fatso a wonderful archive of old and new films and tv series on that antique technology dvd (Oh god! advertising!! ) but we get to choose what we watch and when.
  - Chooky 10.2.1
    
    13 June 2015 at 1:59 pm
    
    DVDs are great…we have become culture vultures thanks to a fantastic DVD shop in Christchurch called Alices….which stocks Art house films, classics and the latest thrillers…….and you can watch tv series night after night at your leisure
    
    …no need for tv3 or tv1 crap ( when absolutely necessary we relink to Sky for sports or other options)
    
    …and RT on line gives the latest in world current affairs
    
    http://rt.com/
    - Macro 10.2.1.1
      
      13 June 2015 at 4:17 pm
      
      You know I played cricket to a senior level in my younger days, played with a number of players who represented NZ, coached several 1st XI’s winning local tournaments, umpired – and was a chairman of selectors for a national team in the mid 80’s (I claim to have been the only selector of a cricket team that has played and never been beaten by a national Australian side 😉 ) But I never watch cricket now. Not even the WC match in Melbourne – even though I was in Perth at the time and could watch it for free. All Australian games are broadcast free unlike here. It is just too commercial for me nowadays.
      - Macro 10.2.1.1.1
        
        13 June 2015 at 4:31 pm
        
        I like the guardian for my world news, and scoop for local. The unequaled Colin Campbell for informed opinion and werewolf. Norightturn also has good feeds and up to date snippets on NZ and world politics especially human rights and social justice which are vitally important to me.
        And of course the standard – incomparable for informed discussion and debate – although like you (yes i’ve seen you there too Chooky I pop over to TDB especially for the guest posts and Frank.
        My! having read some of the comments on stuff and the herald etc – you wonder about the intelligence of some of our compatriots! And we give them the vote. 🙁 Talk about uninformed opinion.
      - Chooky 10.2.1.1.2
        
        13 June 2015 at 4:46 pm
        
        yes agree…shouldnt have to pay Sky to watch national sport
        
        …and yes with all the other options for news online and interactive debate…no wonder newspaper circulations are going down…our newspaper often remains unwrapped
  - lprent 10.2.2
    
    13 June 2015 at 7:22 pm
    
    I keep thinking about fatso and the equivalents – especially since all of the useful video stores in Ponsonby have shut down. The hassle with fatso etc is that I am rather useless at dropping stuff back in the mail.
    
    Reminds me. Must send that sim card back to my parents. Been on the desk in an envelope for 5 days now.
    - Macro 10.2.2.1
      
      13 June 2015 at 9:57 pm
      
      Our local video store is reasonably well stocked – but not with the kind of film we like to watch, whereas fatso has a huge range, way more than any store could possibly hold, and there is no time limit on when a disc has to be returned. The limit is on the number of discs per month so if you chew up your limit in 2 weeks say, well you just have to wait a couple of weeks for the next installment on your queue (Not that we have – too much else to be doing). They supply the return envelopes – fastpost both ways – hugely efficient operation.
      - lprent 10.2.2.1.1
        
        13 June 2015 at 11:46 pm
        
        Might try them out. But there isn’t a lot of spare time. After I do the morning checks here and Lyn does hers for her projects, both of us head off to work and that is pretty much it for the day. We both do long days. Then there is this for me and whatever other projects are being done for both of us. Having TV time is a luxury, as often done in bed on pads as in front of the TV (I can hear Lyn giggling in bed watching the hilarious http://comediansincarsgettingcoffee.com/ as I speak).
        
        But when I can get delivery via the net is when I really get interested. Netflix and Quickflix are instant and felicitously easy when they are hooked directly to the TV. But the range is a bit limited at present.
        
        Macro 10.2.2.1.1.1
        
        14 June 2015 at 8:53 am
        
        Yes I was impressed with Netfix while we were in Canada last year. But here in Thames the broadband is – well the less said about it the better. Mind you we don’t have any traffic lights, and it is only 5 mins to anywhere! Including the movies if we so want.
        One of the things one yearns for during the last years of working life is the time of retirement. Our husband and wife butchery has just sold (best meat in town IMO) and Judy was saying “well the first thing I’m going to do is spend the next 6 months in bed” lol. I advised her that the first thing I noticed about being retired was it was a wonder how people actually had time for work. I’m planting and tending to wetland plants, tending to the oldest arbouretium in the country,(400m from our house) and have meetings almost every other day, with one thing and another – and I’m loving it! 🙂
        
        lprent …
        
        14 June 2015 at 3:03 pm
        
        That is what my parents say as well. When (and if) I finally get around to retiring, I can’t see it being too much different to now apart from the lower income. I will still have too much work and too little time for things like the site and everything else that people would like me to work on. I’ll just have more choices about the things that I don’t want to work on.
        
        Macro …
        
        14 June 2015 at 3:20 pm
        
        Exactly – which reminds me – I really must go and finish the boring bar I’m making so that I can ream out the steering head by 1mm to fit the new steering head bearing on my 1957 BMW R50 that I’ve had since 1969, and get it back on the road – something I’ve been working on since 1974! 🙂
- r0b 10.3
  
  13 June 2015 at 2:42 pm
  
  They have bigger issues than boycotts.
  
  That’s for sure!
saveNZ 11

13 June 2015 at 10:45 am

Unfortunately the only thing the TV3 Execs understand is money. So the only punishment is to take away ratings, therefore advertising and their money source.

So although I feel for the other journo’s, there does need to be a sharp lesson made to those to the Execs in particular Mark Weldon (the markets) and Julie Christie (queen of crap TV) that for political, personal or ideological reasons canning a popular show so they can re run Cops 3 all week, and champion Paul Henry’s failing shows, might actually have real ramifications.

They obviously thought they can ride it out, and after a week or so everyone would be back watching Cops 3 and viewing TV3 news. It was fairly well known that people who liked Campbell tuned into the TV3 news because of him.

Having such a fucked out MSM actually also drives viewers to places like the Standard, for people hungry for real news and discussion. So although TV3 may not be benefiting, it does create other opportunities and appetite for alternative news.

So I am pro boycotting TV3, they behaved disgracefully and they deserve to feel the force of their bad decision. It’s a bit late after canning jobs for Campbell and cutting the news down to 30 mins (if they did, since I have stopped watching I have no clue) they are now grovelling around complaining about job losses.

It’s about time Christie and Weldon were cut. Maybe then viewers might start to return.
- dukeofurl 11.1
  
  13 June 2015 at 11:24 am
  
  You forget they dont care about ‘those sort of viewers’.
  
  If they could cut the news even more they would say ‘improves bottom line’
  
  The viewers they want and they want to pitch for is the 15 to 40 year bracket, mostly female and mostly uninterested in ‘news’ other than the lifestyle/human interest/ celebs.
  
  Dont cry too much for them, the business has burned through hundreds of millions of real money, when the Australian private equity fund Blackstone bought out the previous shareholders before the GFC, loaded it up with massive debts and then crashed and burned.
  
  “The debt is part of MediaWorks’ $388 million senior loan with other senior lenders including BNZ, Westpac, Bank of Scotland International, which is now part of Lloyds Banking Group, JP Morgan and Rabobank.”
  All these names are part of the most reckless lenders which led directly to the GFC
  
  The banks and others sold their interests to a US vuture equity group Oaktree who specialise in these sort of massive stuffups.
  Its Oaktree who are trying to turn the business into something saleable by bring in the idiots who are now running the place.
- halfcrown 11.2
  
  13 June 2015 at 11:31 am
  
  “Having such a fucked out MSM actually also drives viewers to places like the Standard, for people hungry for real news and discussion. So although TV3 may not be benefiting, it does create other opportunities and appetite for alternative news.”
  
  You have got it in one there pal. For news and information I go to the infernal net to sites like this. There is always someone on the Standard who will direct you to another site for sound and alternative opinions
  
  With respect to Antony Robins I think he has got it wrong. The only thing these pricks understand is when it hurts them in the pocket. We are under no obligation to watch so don’t watch. It’s not a boycott, it’s more of a don’t like watching the mind numbing shit they broadcast, especially in place of Campbell Live..
- Frank Macskasy 11.3
  
  13 June 2015 at 12:35 pm
  
  “It’s about time Christie and Weldon were cut. Maybe then viewers might start to return.”
  
  Indeed.
  
  An upcoming blogpost I’m working on may hasten that event.
  - Tracey 11.3.1
    
    13 June 2015 at 1:28 pm
    
    Crawlin Christie is ….
    
    The clones TV1 use to replace pippa (and to instal Pippa) are an insult to female journalists.
  - Chooky 11.3.2
    
    13 June 2015 at 1:48 pm
    
    +100 saveNZ and Frank Macskasy
    
    “It’s about time Christie and Weldon were cut. Maybe then viewers might start to return.”
    
    …and bring back John Campbell and crew on a better contract!
- Ergo Robertina 11.4
  
  13 June 2015 at 12:57 pm
  
  ”Having such a fucked out MSM actually also drives viewers to places like the Standard, for people hungry for real news and discussion. So although TV3 may not be benefiting, it does create other opportunities and appetite for alternative news.”
  
  That’s not right. A large proportion of the discussion on TS draws on linked MSM content.
  This is despite the online availability of almost all source documents for news stories and press releases; for breaking/spot news comprehensive coverage can be sourced from twitter, facebook, and press releases.
  I haven’t got round to checking out Selwyn Manning’s Evening News, which is in the feed, but it doesn’t seem to prompt much discussion in comments.
  If the MSM is ”fucked out” it’s only in the sense that people won’t pay for it, not lack of demand.
  - Tracey 11.4.1
    
    13 June 2015 at 1:28 pm
    
    we are not news breakers, you are right. Despite what John Key says. by associating us with WO methods
    - Ergo Robertina 11.4.1.1
      
      13 June 2015 at 2:17 pm
      
      That’s a misrepresentation of my comment.
      Source documents, press releases, social media etc are in the public domain; linking to them is not news breaking.
      And WO wasn’t into breaking news, he was into smearing and commercial hit jobs.
      My comment was in response to a suggestion that MSM content is no longer used.
      - Tracey 11.4.1.1.1
        
        13 June 2015 at 2:32 pm
        
        It wasn’t meant to be. It was meant to be agreement. That we don’t break news, we tend to comment on news that has happened.
        
        THAT was my point. My comment about WO is that they create news,then break it, yet Key says TS is just like WO (as do many others). That is ONE difference.
        
        Ergo Robertina 11.4.1.1.1.1
        
        13 June 2015 at 3:33 pm
        
        Ok, got it now, sorry.
        I don’t see the stigma in TS being a news-breaker. It’s the same as the association of dirty tricks with being a political blog – it’s just Key’s mind games and not worth buying into.
        WO pushed the boundaries of what constitutes news – the main example being the Len Brown story – but he hasn’t been a news breaker in a proper sense, even with privileged access to official information.
        That’s because his focus is commercial and political propaganda, not reality.
        
        Clemgeopin …
        
        13 June 2015 at 9:56 pm
        
        But Len Brown is a total disgrace. He needs to go.
Keith 12

13 June 2015 at 10:57 am

Its not a matter of boycotting TV3 news especially because of what happened with John Campbell, but because their news long since ceased to be news. Its a mess of trivial to mindless dross all of which I guess is supposed to entertain us cretins out there in TVland, It’s that or leave us praying for an ad break for some serious relief!

Add in the likes of their non-objective political team led by Patrick Gower and his tirades against anyone but National/ACT and or the mind numbing banter between the bigger than news hosts and bingo the whole show is a turn off.
- saveNZ 12.1
  
  13 June 2015 at 11:17 am
  
  @Keith
  
  Exactly.
- Weepus beard 12.2
  
  13 June 2015 at 12:29 pm
  
  This. Angus Gillies laments the boycotters missing a piece on the death in the family living in a cold and damp house but that piece would have been on 3 News by accident I am sure.
  
  No, what Angus Gillies is desperate to defend is a orchestrated rooting out of all socially conscious journalists who might drive a social story instead of just reporting on it because it happens to be the news at the time.
  
  Disgraceful.
  - Colonial Rawshark 12.2.1
    
    13 June 2015 at 1:45 pm
    
    This. Angus Gillies laments the boycotters missing a piece on the death in the family living in a cold and damp house but that piece would have been on 3 News by accident I am sure.
    
    Yep. Dangerously low quality accommodation and fuel poverty have been issues in NZ for many years. If the MSM had done their job in recent years, it would not have gotten to this point.
- Colonial Rawshark 12.3
  
  13 June 2015 at 1:43 pm
  
  +1
Peter scott 13

13 June 2015 at 11:32 am

Campbell live is gone. Stop all this boycot bullshit. Move on people. He is a quality act and he will re surface somewhere else. Times change.
- halfcrown 13.1
  
  13 June 2015 at 6:54 pm
  
  “Stop all this boycot bullshit.”
  I have, but will not watch TV3, can’t stand the crap that it shows in place of Campbell Live, or at other times.
  
  Is that better.
  - McFlock 13.1.1
    
    14 June 2015 at 12:17 am
    
    That’s pretty much my feeling – I actively boycotted when the issue was still in doubt, but mediaworks seem to have well and truly burned that bridge.
    
    But TV3 has very little I want to watch, and even when channel surfing I just don’t connect with their content. A sour taste, if you will.
    
    As for some of the armchair picketers here who like to say what tv3 staff should have done, rolly-eyes time. Big words are easy when it’s not your mortgage on the line in a competitive and largely dying industry.
    - Ergo Robertina 13.1.1.1
      
      14 June 2015 at 10:30 am
      
      Free to air channels are dross, apart from the odd publicly funded local programme, because in NZ the TV market has been largely privatised.
      Overseas programmes that would have been screened on free to air are behind paywalls.
      Anyone with a brain would have found nothing to connect with on a regular basis outside of news/Campbell Live for a decade or so.
      - McFlock 13.1.1.1.1
        
        14 June 2015 at 10:01 pm
        
        Harry was ok.
        Outrageous Fortune.
        7 days.
        
        NZ free to air isn’t entirely dross, although the ratios aren’t improving.
        
        Ergo Robertina 13.1.1.1.1.1
        
        14 June 2015 at 10:41 pm
        
        It’s not contentious to say the free to air model is broken – only those with a vested interest seriously argue otherwise.
        Of course there’s the odd locally funded thing worth watching; there is vast under-used creative talent in NZ.
        Completely agree with you about the ”armchair picketers”, but we need to be careful about exactly what’s ”dying” – quality news and current affairs are being starved, not TV itself, which has been privatised.
        
        McFlock …
        
        15 June 2015 at 10:48 am
        
        For a given value of “broken”, maybe.
        
        TV3 is broken. It’s in financial difficulties, in addition to the weird programming calls of late (Henry in, Campbell out). But free to air is as free to air does – prime isn’t too bad, and even several imported shows are pretty good (person of interest, Graham Norton spring to mind).
        
        Yes, we could do with a publicly-funded quality TV channel, but only in the same way that we could do with more regulation of food outlets to make takeaways and restaurants healthier.
        
        Ergo Robertina …
        
        15 June 2015 at 7:02 pm
        
        For one thing, as Tom Frewen points out, we spend a significant amount on public broadcasting in this country, but the market model is rubbish, so the comparison with food regulation is off the mark. They’re very different issues.
        But sticking with your food analogy, there’s been much greater consumer benefit from deregulating media than industrialised food production, and the media market failure is easier to ameliorate.
        Your confirmation bias is such that because you like a few shows, you assume things are functioning pretty much OK.
        
        McFlock …
        
        15 June 2015 at 7:11 pm
        
        As a viewer, if it didn’t produce anything I liked then I would definitely say that the system was broken (option B being that I’m fundamentally unique at a level required to provide programming on half a dozen channels, which is doubtful).
        
        So as far as I can see it isn’t partcularly broken, no (although there is room for improvement). What metric do you use to judge “broken”?
        
        Ergo Robertina …
        
        20 June 2015 at 11:58 pm
        
        http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11369337
        
        It’s worth reading former NZ on Air CE Ruth Harley’s speech to industry from the end of last year, reproduced in full in the NZ Herald link:
        
        ”Public Broadcasting…we seem to have completely lost this
        argument with TVNZ ‘s mandate being more about yield than
        quality or culture. It is a tragedy for the development of the
        industry, for diversity of content for audiences as well as for
        civics.”
        
        McFlock …
        
        22 June 2015 at 1:06 pm
        
        There’s an eternal contradiction between what people want to watch and what people should watch. It’s the brain equivalent of chocolate eclairs vs bran and carrot muffins,
        
        Harley seems to want it both ways: saying we need to have more culturally significant productions, but then using sales revenue to compare aus and nz productions.
        
        Yes, we can get the mix better. But the fact is that TVNZ and NZonair provide a variety of current events (including political), drama, comedy, and gobshite reality schlock that people watch (when the channel isn’t alienating its audience).
        
        And lastly, Top of the Lake was unoriginal, pretentious shite that deserved to be thrown in the bin, but that’s just my opinion. Maybe there should be more meaningful drama awash with grey filters, five second fade-outs and turgid symbolism on NZ tv, but at least wait for an original work to come along before recycling all the “quality drama” tropes.
        
        Ergo Robertina …
        
        22 June 2015 at 3:55 pm
        
        The false dichotomy in your food analogy was shot to pieces by TVNZ7 shows like Back Benches, which proved politics shows can be fun and can work in prime time. Another example was the Court Report.
        Back Benches wasn’t perfect, but it engaged people who wouldn’t watch the politics shows screened on weekend mornings, and could serve as a gateway to stodgier fare, to use your analogy.
        Yours is the kind of flawed thinking that led to the situation Harley admits she and others were wrong to accept; the market dogma that bequeathed us the current mess of a broadcasting system. It’s an inefficient content box-ticking fragmented mix in which taxpayers fund highly commercial televisual chocolate eclairs.
        The sense of mea culpa came through strongly in a followup interview with Harley on Mediawatch, which I can’t find online.
        Her focus in the speech is TV drama, but the verdict applies to the whole broadcasting mess.
        TVNZ7 showed that platforms serve a purpose, one I’d argue is more important in a fractured, information-rich environment. No-one’s arguing that we can or should turn back the clock but there’s much better ways to allocate the money we are already spending in this space.
        
        McFlock …
        
        22 June 2015 at 4:11 pm
        
        Isn’t back benches on prime now?
        
        NZ is well served for political news programmes excluding, ironically, the main 6pm political news pundits. The Nation also springs to mind.
        
        But examples of quality commentary being very popular compared to eclair TV are few and far between anywhere, regardless of production model.
        
        And while Harley merely chose “quality” drama as one area to look at, the specific example of Top of the Lake she used is, to my mind, a perfect example of why broad public appeal should be a major criterion on which to base funding decisions (although if a pitch is extremely broad with limited ingenuity, like jaust another reality show, I suspect that should be priftable enough to self-fund). TV is a mass media. It shouldn’t be annexed by the vapid arthole crowd.
        
        Ergo Robertina …
        
        22 June 2015 at 4:50 pm
        
        Yes I know Back Benches now screens on Prime; there are niche spots in this fragmented market for good shows.
        That is not the point.
        And yes, we have political shows of reasonable quality that air on weekend mornings when few are watching which are contingent on going cap and hand to the funder each year.
        
        McFlock …
        
        22 June 2015 at 5:18 pm
        
        Most tv shows, anywhere, have to go cap in hand to someone every year. I’m sure even Sesame Street needs to argue for a decent budget.
        
        Ergo Robertina …
        
        22 June 2015 at 5:27 pm
        
        That’s a glib non-answer.
        Yes, Govts potentially use funding levers to try to exert control over broadcasters, an inherent problem, but the system we’ve gone with in NZ is particularly problematic, ineffective, and inefficient.
        You don’t see an issue with NZ being the only OECD country aside from Mexico that lacks a public broadcaster?
        You don’t see an issue in NZ being the best example of what not to do in broadcasting?: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11211861
        
        McFlock …
        
        22 June 2015 at 7:45 pm
        
        It’s a perfectly sufficient answer: any programme with guaranteed funding quite possibly streals that funding and broadcast time from more innovative and valuable programmes.
        
        On whatever metric is used to determine value.
        
        No, I don’t particularly care about the first thing, and the second thing is a problem with NZonair’s priorities, not the actual model of delivery. A “public broadcaster” would still be the same as current NZ programming if it shared the current NZonair priorities. And again, if the priority is to make stuff people in NZ actually want to watch, the system isn’t “broken”. It just uses jump cuts rather than five second fade-outs.
        
        Ergo Robertina …
        
        22 June 2015 at 7:54 pm
        
        Your first sentence doesn’t make any sense.
        But I get your underlying argument – the market model works just fine.
        Plenty of well informed people disagree, including some of the former executives who implemented the system and have since been in a position to compare the NZ market failure with more successful models.
        
        McFlock …
        
        22 June 2015 at 8:44 pm
        
        And I get your underlying point that a system which does not conform to your personal idea of “quality programming” must be broken, no matter how many people watch it, and no matter if what other people might regard as “quality programming” does get shown. Oh, and that the system will not be “fixed” unless it is reshaped into the only form that you can imagine.
        
        Plenty of actual viewers disagree.
        
        Ergo Robertina …
        
        22 June 2015 at 9:27 pm
        
        Oh, you mean all those ‘actual viewers’ who subscribe to Sky and the emerging players in such high numbers in NZ because of the slim pickings on free to air?
        It’s a bit desperate that you have to fall back on the old cliche that anything other than the commercial model is paternalistic and elitist.
        It shows your lack of comprehension and outdated ideas.
        You’re the one demonstrating the predetermined rigid view, for instance the false dichotomy between high and low brow programming.
        I acknowledged there was a smattering of taxpayer funded quality programming, so that’s another misrepresentation. One of the issues is the efficiency of that spend.
        Free to air is another New Zealand market failure, whether or not you can grasp or acknowledge it.
        
        McFlock …
        
        22 June 2015 at 10:02 pm
        
        Of course just under half of households have sky – even in aus around a third have paytv. Because it provides lots of less popular options to supplement the one or two big events like rugby matches they bid for (e.g. the ratings on throng for all last week – heck, it seems most sky subscribers watched the rugby on saturday, and they’d probably call that night alone a good purchase for the month). But then many of the RWC matches went onto Maori TV.
        
        And no, I’m not arguing that “anything other than the commercial model is paternalistic and elitist”. I’m arguing that your idea of “quality” is “paternalistic and elitist”.
        
        Ergo Robertina …
        
        22 June 2015 at 10:56 pm
        
        Great. Your argument failed so you resort to casting aspersions on my motivation.
        In fact, the elitist and paternalistic model is what we ended up with, because factual and more expensive programming is largely behind a paywall. And if you think NZ has a reasonable standard of current affairs and public debate, you simply haven’t looked outside of this country.
        
        McFlock …
        
        22 June 2015 at 11:12 pm
        
        oh come on – damned near nothing that lots of viewers like is “quality”, according to you. That’s the very definition of elitist.
        
        And barring the rugby, almost everything on sky struggles to compete with “come dine with me nz”. It gets a good market share through shear volume of channels.
        
        Ergo Robertina …
        
        23 June 2015 at 8:55 pm
        
        LOL ”quality” , Dunno about you, but that’s not a word I often hear used by people to describe the status quo; on the contrary they’re likely to launch into a diatribe about the endless array of cooking and crime shows.
        But unlike you, my main reference point is not the shows or types of shows I prefer. And given you see reform of public broadcasting as neither achievable nor even desirable, that’s to be expected.
        
        McFlock …
        
        23 June 2015 at 9:11 pm
        
        Whatever, oh arbiter of what is “quality”.
philj 14

13 June 2015 at 12:25 pm

Any journalists at TV 3 should start looking for another gig. Good luck in our present dire media cess pool. PR , marketing, Real Estate, Security guards, Door to door selling, telemarketing, Fiction writing …
fender 15

13 June 2015 at 12:28 pm

I’ve stopped watching 3News since the hatchet-job took place, but I wish TVNZ would make my boycott easier. One-News is just so drab that I find I just can’t get interested in watching TV news any longer. And as I refuse to watch 7-Sharp due to an intense dislike of the creep Hosking I’m turning it off at 7pm but if you’re not careful they do a preview with him at 6:50 (as they did last night, and you have to endure the smug intoxicated-looking fast-talking-wanker).

I’m not sure how long I can keep up my boycott because I still find myself morbidly interested in keeping one eye on that little Gower prick just to stay abreast of his latest attempts to create a scandal out of fuck-all.
- Anne 15.1
  
  13 June 2015 at 7:01 pm
  
  Do what I did fender. Give up. TV1 bores me stiff and I can’t even cope with the Hosking preview let alone the programme. So have gone back to TV3 news. After all, Mike McRoberts and Hillary Barry are in no way responsible for what happened, and they are far pleasanter to listen to than the “we’re so wonderful” crowd at TV1.
  - Jilly Bee 15.1.1
    
    14 June 2015 at 11:16 pm
    
    I agree with you Anne – we’re still watching 3 News in solidarity with Mike and Hilary, but that’s it. Mind you the 3D programme this evening after the shortened news half hour was very interesting about what really did happen in Afghanistan with the N Z Army over the death of the two soldiers – looks a bit murky and the story just might grow some legs and run.
RedBaronCV 16

13 June 2015 at 1:08 pm

I think I’d have been more impressed if it was a note signed by all lower level staff plus a copy of their employment contracts guaranteeing them job security if the viewing was at certain target levels and that upper management took pay cuts everytime it dipped – but we can’t have everything I guess
Richard Christie 17

13 June 2015 at 1:12 pm

Burn them, burn them all.
barry 18

13 June 2015 at 2:17 pm

I don’t know about boycott, but what is the point of watching TV3 or TV1 news when the bulletins are mostly gossip. There might be the odd pearl but why sit through all the dross waiting for it.

I don’t want to see 10 minute items about the intergenerational welfare dependents (AKA the royal family) or the Kardashians. The only decent news bulletins on free to air TV nowadays are on AlJazeera and Maori TV and even Maori TV is being dumbed down.
I tend to watch prime news sometimes as it is at least only half an hour wasted.

Basically advertisers are not interested in me anyway so they won’t put on programmes for me.

It is sad for journalists that they can’t actually do any investigation that makes a difference. They can hardly blame the watchers who switch off.
- Weepus beard 18.1
  
  13 June 2015 at 7:25 pm
  
  Quite. That right wing enabling twat Angus Gillies blaming the viewer is the same method used by his employers Weldon and Christie to axe Campbell live in the first place.
Tiger Mountain 19

13 June 2015 at 2:48 pm

TV3 should be a test case for (ex) viewer power, keep it up and grind them into the dust on this occasion given what has been lost and what is still at stake

I have been keen on a boycott of Talleys in supermarkets, but the unions have been cautious on this and rightly so because it is tricky to implement tactical flexibility with boycotts and turn the tap on and off effectively, but Talleys are getting to the edge at the moment with meatworkers lives
- Colonial Rawshark 19.1
  
  13 June 2015 at 3:23 pm
  
  NB Supplier boycotts should also be part of the mix
rod 20

13 June 2015 at 4:11 pm

Christie and Weldon have done the job they were hired to do and will soon move on, with plenty of back slapping and plonk from The One Man Band.
Aaron 21

13 June 2015 at 4:47 pm

If we really want to scare the execs at TV3 we need to do more than a boycott. We need to do something like telling them that this Wednesday night they will have good ratings for their news and then Thursday will be terrible again – and then do it.

If a boycott could be that well organised it would really have influence.
Peter 22

13 June 2015 at 6:53 pm

I boycott tv3 for the same reason I boycotted South Africa and I boycott Israel It’s just my moral code, but if it works don’t you think it might make Tv1 think if they turn on us it will cost us millions and that all that matters to them.
linda 23

13 June 2015 at 7:06 pm

boycott bastards and tvnz as well why should i watch key TV or read or buy key news papers there a sun set industry and with the INTERNET i don’t have to listen to key propaganda and key bullshit
linda 24

13 June 2015 at 7:18 pm

for programing just use popcorn time screw them and fukin corporate greedy pricks and stuff that pervert pony tail deviant john key
Capn Insano 25

13 June 2015 at 9:29 pm

I watch zero TV at my home now, if I do turn on the screen it’s to watch a DVD or bluray, I spend a lot of spare time now on the net. I’m in mourning for the loss of local satire and rise of Reality mindrot and Mediaworks has confirmed they’re keen to contribute to the dumbing down of society. TV really is ‘the idiot box’ now.
- weka 25.1
  
  13 June 2015 at 9:36 pm
  
  NZ satire seems to be on the blogs now. But have you seen the White Man Behind a Desk’s vids?
  
  http://thestandard.org.nz/white-man-behind-a-desk-social-bonds/
Incognito 26

13 June 2015 at 11:24 pm

John Campbell was much more than a current affairs frontman or presenter; he was a brand, a household brand, for that matter. He was a familiar face in many families watching him together during or directly after dinner* – please note that these words have a common origin.

Through the connection with Campbell Live TV3 built a ‘relationship’ with the viewers, which resulted in familiarity, (brand) loyalty, a feeling of belonging, a ‘family’ feeling.

Surfing the net for news or even reading the TS, for that matter, are much more ‘soloistic’ activities than watching TV together as a family or a group of flatmates, for example. Naturally, the resulting communication is also quite different.

Our society is already showing strong individualistic tendencies with some quite negative consequences and the termination of Campbell Live has removed another opportunity for people to view and review together the daily issues that are pressing and current.

I think that Angus Gillies [Gyles?] is missing or overlooking the point that it is not just about the news and current affairs or even quality reporting and producing (!) but about the connection with the viewers at prime time.

*One of the more surprising findings of the 2015 CensusAtSchool project was the high percentage of kids (Yrs. 5-13) having and enjoying family time and having dinner at the table together. These moments represent quality time with real face-to-face interaction, which is something we all need and love. So, why are there so many forces pulling us into different directions away from what we need and love? And why are we so willing to give into these?

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/69297300/todays-school-kids-have-cellphones-and-value-family-time-childrens-census-says
larry mercer 27

14 June 2015 at 11:41 am

Bring back Campbell live. A great show.
Domino Raymond 28

14 June 2015 at 10:08 pm

I appreciate that this boycott is affecting other innocent parties, namely those left at TV 3 to pull together programs of interest which really is of no interest without John Campbell show.

Do you realise that this was the only show on all TV channels that dealt with real human issues affecting thousands of people in NZ and would stay on the case by following up on promise made and kept or not kept?

I donated to causes that John brought to the attention of thousands of NZers because I could relate to alot of those issues because of my ethnic background and the fact that those things shouldn’t happen in a country as free as this.

Im afraid, I will not watch tv3 again or allow it to be viewed in this house. If I could cut it from my TV viewing myself I would.

Mediaworks, why dont you admit you made an error and apologise and re- instate John with the same type program, and I will forgive you?
Sable 29

15 June 2015 at 10:30 pm

Yes you are conflicted and I’d say dithering is not inappropriate either. Need you be reminded that its MSM workers who produce much of the right leaning misinformation that passes as journalism in this country. The damage they do to this country by acting as apologists and panderers to dishonest politicians is beyond words. The misery it causes all too evident.

Would your argument hold up if it was applied to the tobacco industry or how about arms manufacturers?

I for one have permanently boycotted the NZ MSM and indeed its only by refusing to watch, listen to or read the disgraceful excrement that passes as news in this country that things will ever change.

PS: Please stop quoting the f**king Herald. Many thanks.

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2 hours ago

New Zealand has never been closed for business
1. What was The Curse of Jim Bolger?a. Winston Peters b. Soon after shaking his hand, world leaders would mysteriously lose office or shuffle off this mortal coilc. Could never shake off the Mother of All Budgetsd. Dandruff2. True or false? The Chairman of a Kiwi export business has asked the ...
More Than A FeildingBy David Slack
3 hours ago

Stop the panic – we’ve been here before
Jack Vowles writes – New Zealand is said to be suffering from ‘serious populist discontent’. An IPSOS MORI survey has reported that we have an increasing preference for strong leaders, think that the economy is rigged toward the rich and powerful, and political elites are ignoring ‘hard-working people’. ...
Point of OrderBy poonzteam5443
6 hours ago

Melissa Lee and the media: ending the quest
Chris Trotter writes – MELISSA LEE should be deprived of her ministerial warrant. Her handling – or non-handling – of the crisis engulfing the New Zealand news media has been woeful. The fate of New Zealand’s two linear television networks, a question which the Minister of Broadcasting, Communications ...
Point of OrderBy Bob Edlin
7 hours ago

The Hoon around the week to April 19
TL;DR: The podcast above features co-hosts and , along with regular guests Robert Patman on Gaza and AUKUS II, and on climate change.The six things that mattered in Aotearoa’s political economy that we wrote and spoke about via The Kākā and elsewhere for paying subscribers in the ...
The KakaBy Bernard Hickey
7 hours ago

The ‘Humpty Dumpty’ end result of dismantling our environmental protections
Policymakers rarely wish to make plain or visible their desire to dismantle environmental policy, least of all to the young. Photo: Lynn GrievesonTL;DR: Here’s the top five news items of note in climate news for Aotearoa-NZ this week, and a discussion above between Bernard Hickey and The Kākā’s climate correspondent ...
The KakaBy Bernard Hickey
8 hours ago

Nicola's Salad Days.
I like to keep an eye on what’s happening in places like the UK, the US, and over the ditch with our good mates the Aussies. Let’s call them AUKUS, for want of a better collective term. More on that in a bit.It used to be, not long ago, that ...
Nick’s KōreroBy Nick Rockel
9 hours ago

Study sees climate change baking in 19% lower global income by 2050
TL;DR: The global economy will be one fifth smaller than it would have otherwise been in 2050 as a result of climate damage, according to a new study by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) and published in the journal Nature. (See more detail and analysis below, and ...
The KakaBy Bernard Hickey
9 hours ago

Weekly Roundup 19-April-2024
It’s Friday again. Here’s some of the things that caught our attention this week. This Week on Greater Auckland On Tuesday Matt covered at the government looking into a long tunnel for Wellington. On Wednesday we ran a post from Oscar Simms on some lessons from Texas. AT’s ...
Greater AucklandBy Matt L
10 hours ago

Jack Vowles: Stop the panic – we’ve been here before
New Zealand is said to be suffering from ‘serious populist discontent’. An IPSOS MORI survey has reported that we have an increasing preference for strong leaders, think that the economy is rigged toward the rich and powerful, and political elites are ignoring ‘hard-working people’. The data is from February this ...
Democracy ProjectBy bryce.edwards
12 hours ago

Clearing up confusion (or trying to)
Foreign Minister Winston Peters is understood to be planning a major speech within the next fortnight to clear up the confusion over whether or not New Zealand might join the AUKUS submarine project. So far, there have been conflicting signals from the Government. RNZ reported the Prime Minister yesterday in ...
PolitikBy Richard Harman
13 hours ago

How to Retrieve Deleted Call Log iPhone Without Computer
How to Retrieve Deleted Call Log on iPhone Without a Computer: A Step–by–Step Guide Losing your iPhone call history can be frustrating, especially when you need to find a specific number or recall an important conversation. But before you panic, know that there are ways to retrieve deleted call logs on your iPhone, even without a computer. This guide will explore various methods, ranging from simple checks to utilizing iCloud backups and third–party applications. So, let‘s dive in and recover those lost calls! 1. Check Recently Deleted Folder: Apple understands that accidental deletions happen. That‘s why they introduced the “Recently Deleted“ folder for various apps, including the Phone app. This folder acts as a safety net, storing deleted call logs for up to 30 days before permanently erasing them. Here‘s how to check it: Open the Phone app on your iPhone. Tap on the “Recents“ tab at the bottom. Scroll to the top and tap on “Edit“. Select “Show Recently Deleted“. Browse the list to find the call logs you want to recover. Tap on the desired call log and choose “Recover“ to restore it to your call history. 2. Restore from iCloud Backup: If you regularly back up your iPhone to iCloud, you might be able to retrieve your deleted call log from a previous backup. However, keep in mind that this process will restore your entire phone to the state it was in at the time of the backup, potentially erasing any data added since then. Here‘s how to restore from an iCloud backup: Go to Settings > General > Reset. Choose “Erase All Content and Settings“. Follow the on–screen instructions. Your iPhone will restart and show the initial setup screen. Choose “Restore from iCloud Backup“ during the setup process. Select the relevant backup that contains your deleted call log. Wait for the restoration process to complete. 3. Explore Third–Party Apps (with Caution): ...
Gareth’s WorldBy admin
15 hours ago

How to Factory Reset iPhone without Computer: A Comprehensive Guide to Restoring your Device
Life throws curveballs, and sometimes, those curveballs necessitate wiping your iPhone clean and starting anew. Whether you’re facing persistent software glitches, preparing to sell your device, or simply wanting a fresh start, knowing how to factory reset iPhone without a computer is a valuable skill. While using a computer with ...
Gareth’s WorldBy admin
22 hours ago

How to Call Someone on a Computer: A Guide to Voice and Video Communication in the Digital Age
Gone are the days when communication was limited to landline phones and physical proximity. Today, computers have become powerful tools for connecting with people across the globe through voice and video calls. But with a plethora of applications and methods available, how to call someone on a computer might seem ...
Gareth’s WorldBy admin
22 hours ago

Skeptical Science New Research for Week #16 2024
Open access notables Glacial isostatic adjustment reduces past and future Arctic subsea permafrost, Creel et al., Nature Communications: Sea-level rise submerges terrestrial permafrost in the Arctic, turning it into subsea permafrost. Subsea permafrost underlies ~ 1.8 million km2 of Arctic continental shelf, with thicknesses in places exceeding 700 m. Sea-level variations over glacial-interglacial cycles control ...
Skeptical Science
23 hours ago

Where on a Computer is the Operating System Generally Stored? Delving into the Digital Home of your ...
The operating system (OS) is the heart and soul of a computer, orchestrating every action and interaction between hardware and software. But have you ever wondered where on a computer is the operating system generally stored? The answer lies in the intricate dance between hardware and software components, particularly within ...
Gareth’s WorldBy admin
23 hours ago

How Many Watts Does a Laptop Use? Understanding Power Consumption and Efficiency
Laptops have become essential tools for work, entertainment, and communication, offering portability and functionality. However, with rising energy costs and growing environmental concerns, understanding a laptop’s power consumption is more important than ever. So, how many watts does a laptop use? The answer, unfortunately, isn’t straightforward. It depends on several ...
Gareth’s WorldBy admin
23 hours ago

How to Screen Record on a Dell Laptop A Guide to Capturing Your Screen with Ease
Screen recording has become an essential tool for various purposes, such as creating tutorials, capturing gameplay footage, recording online meetings, or sharing information with others. Fortunately, Dell laptops offer several built-in and external options for screen recording, catering to different needs and preferences. This guide will explore various methods on ...
Gareth’s WorldBy admin
23 hours ago

How Much Does it Cost to Fix a Laptop Screen? Navigating Repair Options and Costs
A cracked or damaged laptop screen can be a frustrating experience, impacting productivity and enjoyment. Fortunately, laptop screen repair is a common service offered by various repair shops and technicians. However, the cost of fixing a laptop screen can vary significantly depending on several factors. This article delves into the ...
Gareth’s WorldBy admin
23 hours ago

How Long Do Gaming Laptops Last? Demystifying Lifespan and Maximizing Longevity
Gaming laptops represent a significant investment for passionate gamers, offering portability and powerful performance for immersive gaming experiences. However, a common concern among potential buyers is their lifespan. Unlike desktop PCs, which allow for easier component upgrades, gaming laptops have inherent limitations due to their compact and integrated design. This ...
Gareth’s WorldBy admin
23 hours ago

Climate Change: Turning the tide
The annual inventory report of New Zealand's greenhouse gas emissions has been released, showing that gross emissions have dropped for the third year in a row, to 78.4 million tons: All-told gross emissions have decreased by over 6 million tons since the Zero Carbon Act was passed in 2019. ...
No Right TurnBy Idiot/Savant
1 day ago

How to Unlock Your Computer A Comprehensive Guide to Regaining Access
Experiencing a locked computer can be frustrating, especially when you need access to your files and applications urgently. The methods to unlock your computer will vary depending on the specific situation and the type of lock you encounter. This guide will explore various scenarios and provide step-by-step instructions on how ...
Gareth’s WorldBy admin
1 day ago

Faxing from Your Computer A Modern Guide to Sending Documents Digitally
While the world has largely transitioned to digital communication, faxing still holds relevance in certain industries and situations. Fortunately, gone are the days of bulky fax machines and dedicated phone lines. Today, you can easily send and receive faxes directly from your computer, offering a convenient and efficient way to ...
Gareth’s WorldBy admin
1 day ago

Protecting Your Home Computer A Guide to Cyber Awareness
In our increasingly digital world, home computers have become essential tools for work, communication, entertainment, and more. However, this increased reliance on technology also exposes us to various cyber threats. Understanding these threats and taking proactive steps to protect your home computer is crucial for safeguarding your personal information, finances, ...
Gareth’s WorldBy admin
1 day ago

Server-Based Computing Powering the Modern Digital Landscape
In the ever-evolving world of technology, server-based computing has emerged as a cornerstone of modern digital infrastructure. This article delves into the concept of server-based computing, exploring its various forms, benefits, challenges, and its impact on the way we work and interact with technology. Understanding Server-Based Computing: At its core, ...
Gareth’s WorldBy admin
1 day ago

Vroom vroom go the big red trucks
The absolute brass neck of this guy.We want more medical doctors, not more spin doctors, Luxon was saying a couple of weeks ago, and now we’re told the guy has seven salaried adults on TikTok duty. Sorry, doing social media. The absolute brass neck of it. The irony that the ...
More Than A FeildingBy David Slack
1 day ago

Jones finds $410,000 to help the government muscle in on a spat project
Buzz from the Beehive Oceans and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones relishes spatting and eagerly takes issue with environmentalists who criticise his enthusiasm for resource development. He relishes helping the fishing industry too. And so today, while the media are making much of the latest culling in the public service to ...
Point of OrderBy Bob Edlin
1 day ago

Again, hate crimes are not necessarily terrorism.
Having written, taught and worked for the US government on issues involving unconventional warfare and terrorism for 30-odd years, two things irritate me the most when the subject is discussed in public. The first is the Johnny-come-lately academics-turned-media commentators who … Continue reading → ...
KiwipoliticoBy Pablo
1 day ago

Despair – construction consenting edition
Eric Crampton writes – Kainga Ora is the government’s house building agency. It’s been building a lot of social housing. Kainga Ora has its own (but independent) consenting authority, Consentium. It’s a neat idea. Rather than have to deal with building consents across each different territorial authority, Kainga Ora ...
Point of OrderBy poonzteam5443
1 day ago

Coalition promises – will the Govt keep the commitment to keep Kiwis equal before the law?
Muriel Newman writes – The Coalition Government says it is moving with speed to deliver campaign promises and reverse the damage done by Labour. One of their key commitments is to “defend the principle that New Zealanders are equal before the law.” To achieve this, they have pledged they “will not advance ...
Point of OrderBy poonzteam5443
1 day ago

An impermanent public service is a guarantee of very little else but failure
Chris Trotter writes – The absence of anything resembling a fightback from the public servants currently losing their jobs is interesting. State-sector workers’ collective fatalism in the face of Coalition cutbacks indicates a surprisingly broad acceptance of impermanence in the workplace. Fifty years ago, lay-offs in the thousands ...
Point of OrderBy poonzteam5443
1 day ago

What happens after the war – Mariupol
Mariupol, on the Azov Sea coast, was one of the first cities to suffer almost complete destruction after the start of the Ukraine War started in late February 2022. We remember the scenes of absolute destruction of the houses and city structures. The deaths of innocent civilians – many of ...
Open ParachuteBy Ken
1 day ago

Babies and benefits – no good news
Lindsay Mitchell writes – Ten years ago, I wrote the following in a Listener column: Every year around one in five new-born babies will be reliant on their caregivers benefit by Christmas. This pattern has persisted from at least 1993. For Maori the number jumps to over one in three. ...
Point of OrderBy poonzteam5443
1 day ago

Should the RBNZ be looking through climate inflation?
Climate change is expected to generate more and more extreme events, delivering a sort of structural shock to inflation that central banks will have to react to as if they were short-term cyclical issues. Photo: Lynn Grieveson / The KākāMy pick of the six newsey things to know from Aotearoa’s ...
The KakaBy Bernard Hickey
1 day ago

Bernard's pick 'n' mix of the news links
The top six news links I’ve seen elsewhere in the last 24 hours, as of 9:16 am on Thursday, April 18 are:Housing: Tauranga residents living in boats, vans RNZ Checkpoint Louise TernouthHousing: Waikato councillor says wastewater plant issues could hold up Sleepyhead building a massive company town Waikato Times Stephen ...
The KakaBy Bernard Hickey
1 day ago

Gordon Campbell on the public sector carnage, and misogyny as terrorism
It’s a simple deal. We pay taxes in order to finance the social services we want and need. The carnage now occurring across the public sector though, is breaking that contract. Over 3,000 jobs have been lost so far. Many are in crucial areas like Education where the impact of ...
Gordon CampbellBy lyndon
1 day ago

Meeting the Master Baiters
Hi,A friend had their 40th over the weekend and decided to theme it after Curb Your Enthusiasm fashion icon Susie Greene. Captured in my tiny kitchen before I left the house, I ending up evoking a mix of old lesbian and Hillary Clinton — both unintentional.Me vs Hillary ClintonIf you’re ...
David FarrierBy David Farrier
2 days ago

How extreme was the Earth's temperature in 2023
This is a re-post from Andrew Dessler at the Climate Brink blog In 2023, the Earth reached temperature levels unprecedented in modern times. Given that, it’s reasonable to ask: What’s going on? There’s been lots of discussions by scientists about whether this is just the normal progression of global warming or if something ...
Skeptical Science
2 days ago

Backbone, revisited
The schools are on holiday and the sun is shining in the seaside village and all day long I have been seeing bunches of bikes; Mums, Dads, teens and toddlers chattering, laughing, happy, having a bloody great time together. Cheers, AT, for the bits of lane you’ve added lately around the ...
More Than A FeildingBy David Slack
2 days ago

Ministers are not above the law
Today in our National-led authoritarian nightmare: Shane Jones thinks Ministers should be above the law: New Zealand First MP Shane Jones is accusing the Waitangi Tribunal of over-stepping its mandate by subpoenaing a minister for its urgent hearing on the Oranga Tamariki claim. The tribunal is looking into the ...
No Right TurnBy Idiot/Savant
2 days ago

What’s the outfit you can hear going down the gurgler? Probably it’s David Parker’s Oceans Sec...
Buzz from the Beehive Point of Order first heard of the Oceans Secretariat in June 2021, when David Parker (remember him?) announced a multi-agency approach to protecting New Zealand’s marine ecosystems and fisheries. Parker (holding the Environment, and Oceans and Fisheries portfolios) broke the news at the annual Forest & ...
Point of OrderBy Bob Edlin
2 days ago

Will politicians let democracy die in the darkness?
Bryce Edwards writes – Politicians across the political spectrum are implicated in the New Zealand media’s failing health. Either through neglect or incompetent interventions, successive governments have failed to regulate, foster, and allow a healthy Fourth Estate that can adequately hold politicians and the powerful to account. ...
Point of OrderBy poonzteam5443
2 days ago

Matt Doocey doubles down on trans “healthcare”
Citizen Science writes – Last week saw two significant developments in the debate over the treatment of trans-identifying children and young people – the release in Britain of the final report of Dr Hilary Cass’s review into gender healthcare, and here in New Zealand, the news that the ...
Point of OrderBy poonzteam5443
2 days ago

A TikTok Prime Minister.
One night while sleeping in my bed I had a beautiful dreamThat all the people of the world got together on the same wavelengthAnd began helping one anotherNow in this dream, universal love was the theme of the dayPeace and understanding and it happened this wayAfter such an eventful day ...
Nick’s KōreroBy Nick Rockel
2 days ago

Texas Lessons
This is a guest post by Oscar Simms who is a housing activist, volunteer for the Coalition for More Homes, and was the Labour Party candidate for Auckland Central at the last election. ...
Greater AucklandBy Guest Post
2 days ago

Bernard's pick 'n' mix of the news links at 6:06 am
The top six news links I’ve seen elsewhere in the last 24 hours as of 6:06 am on Wednesday, April 17 are:Must read: Secrecy shrouds which projects might be fast-tracked RNZ Farah HancockScoop: Revealed: Luxon has seven staffers working on social media content - partly paid for by taxpayer Newshub ...
The KakaBy Bernard Hickey
2 days ago

Fighting poverty on the holiday highway
Turning what Labour called the “holiday highway” into a four-lane expressway from Auckland to Whangarei could bring at least an economic benefit of nearly two billion a year for Northland each year. And it could help bring an end to poverty in one of New Zealand’s most deprived regions. The ...
PolitikBy Richard Harman
3 days ago

Bernard's six-stack of substacks at 6:26 pm
Tonight’s six-stack includes: launching his substack with a bunch of his previous documentaries, including this 1992 interview with Dame Whina Cooper. and here crew give climate activists plenty to do, including this call to submit against the Fast Track Approvals bill. writes brilliantly here on his substack ...
The KakaBy Bernard Hickey
3 days ago

At a glance – Is the science settled?
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 ...
Skeptical Science
3 days ago

Apposite Quotations.
How Long Is Long Enough? Gaza under Israeli bombardment, July 2014. This posting is exclusive to Bowalley Road. ...
Bowalley Road
3 days ago

What’s a life worth now?
You're in the mall when you hear it: some kind of popping sound in the distance, kids with fireworks, maybe. But then a moment of eerie stillness is followed by more of the fireworks sound and there’s also screaming and shrieking and now here come people running for their lives.Does ...
More Than A FeildingBy David Slack
3 days ago

Howling at the Moon
Karl du Fresne writes – There’s a crisis in the news media and the media are blaming it on everyone except themselves. Culpability is being deflected elsewhere – mainly to the hapless Minister of Communications, Melissa Lee, and the big social media platforms that are accused of hoovering ...
Point of OrderBy poonzteam5443
3 days ago

Newshub is Dead.
I don’t normally send out two newsletters in a day but I figured I’d say something about… the news. If two newsletters is a bit much then maybe just skip one, I don’t want to overload people. Alternatively if you’d be interested in sometimes receiving multiple, smaller updates from me, ...
Nick’s KōreroBy Nick Rockel
3 days ago

Seymour is chuffed about cutting early-learning red tape – but we hear, too, that Jones has loose...
Buzz from the Beehive David Seymour and Winston Peters today signalled that at least two ministers of the Crown might be in Wellington today. Seymour (as Associate Minister of Education) announced the removal of more red tape, this time to make it easier for new early learning services to be ...
Point of OrderBy Bob Edlin
3 days ago

Bryce Edwards: Will politicians let democracy die in the darkness?
Politicians across the political spectrum are implicated in the New Zealand media’s failing health. Either through neglect or incompetent interventions, successive governments have failed to regulate, foster, and allow a healthy Fourth Estate that can adequately hold politicians and the powerful to account. Our political system is suffering from the ...
Democracy ProjectBy bryce.edwards
3 days ago

Was Hawkesby entirely wrong?
David Farrar writes – The Broadcasting Standards Authority ruled: Comments by radio host Kate Hawkesby suggesting Māori and Pacific patients were being prioritised for surgery due to their ethnicity were misleading and discriminatory, the Broadcasting Standards Authority has found. It is a fact such patients are prioritised. ...
Point of OrderBy poonzteam5443
3 days ago

PRC shadow looms as the Solomons head for election
PRC and its proxies in Solomons have been preparing for these elections for a long time. A lot of money, effort and intelligence have gone into ensuring an outcome that won’t compromise Beijing’s plans. Cleo Paskall writes – On April 17th the Solomon Islands, a country of ...
Point of OrderBy poonzteam5443
3 days ago

Climate Change: Criminal ecocide
We are in the middle of a climate crisis. Last year was (again) the hottest year on record. NOAA has just announced another global coral bleaching event. Floods are threatening UK food security. So naturally, Shane Jones wants to make it easier to mine coal: Resources Minister Shane Jones ...
No Right TurnBy Idiot/Savant
3 days ago

Is saving one minute of a politician's time worth nearly $1 billion?
Is speeding up the trip to and from Wellington airport by 12 minutes worth spending up more than $10 billion? Photo: Lynn Grieveson / The KākāTL;DR: The six news items that stood out to me in the last day to 8:26 am today are:The Lead: Transport Minister Simeon Brown announced ...
The KakaBy Bernard Hickey
3 days ago

Long Tunnel or Long Con?
Yesterday it was revealed that Transport Minister had asked Waka Kotahi to look at the options for a long tunnel through Wellington. State Highway 1 (SH1) through Wellington City is heavily congested at peak times and while planning continues on the duplicate Mt Victoria Tunnel and Basin Reserve project, the ...
Greater AucklandBy Matt L
3 days ago

Smoke And Mirrors.
You're a fraud, and you know itBut it's too good to throw it all awayAnyone would do the sameYou've got 'em goingAnd you're careful not to show itSometimes you even fool yourself a bitIt's like magicBut it's always been a smoke and mirrors gameAnyone would do the sameForty six billion ...
Nick’s KōreroBy Nick Rockel
3 days ago

What is Mexico doing about climate change?
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections The June general election in Mexico could mark a turning point in ensuring that the country’s climate policies better reflect the desire of its citizens to address the climate crisis, with both leading presidential candidates expressing support for renewable energy. Mexico is the ...
Skeptical Science
4 days ago

State of humanity, 2024
2024, it feels, keeps presenting us with ever more challenges, ever more dismay.Do you give up yet? It seems to ask.No? How about this? Or this?How about this?When I say 2024 I really mean the state of humanity in 2024.Saturday night, we watched Civil War because that is one terrifying cliff we've ...
More Than A FeildingBy David Slack
4 days ago

Govt’s Wellington tunnel vision aims to ease the way to the airport (but zealous promoters of cycl...
Buzz from the Beehive A pet project and governmental tunnel vision jump out from the latest batch of ministerial announcements. The government is keen to assure us of its concern for the wellbeing of our pets. It will be introducing pet bonds in a change to the Residential Tenancies Act ...
Point of OrderBy Bob Edlin
4 days ago

The case for cultural connectedness
A recent report generated from a Growing Up in New Zealand (GUiNZ) survey of 1,224 rangatahi Māori aged 11-12 found: Cultural connectedness was associated with fewer depression symptoms, anxiety symptoms and better quality of life. That sounds cut and dry. But further into the report the following appears: Cultural connectedness is ...
Point of OrderBy poonzteam5443
4 days ago

Useful context on public sector job cuts
David Farrar writes – The Herald reports: From the gory details of job-cuts news, you’d think the public service was being eviscerated. While the media’s view of the cuts is incomplete, it’s also true that departments have been leaking the particulars faster than a Wellington ...
Point of OrderBy poonzteam5443
4 days ago

Gordon Campbell On When Racism Comes Disguised As Anti-racism
Remember the good old days, back when New Zealand had a PM who could think and speak calmly and intelligently in whole sentences without blustering? Even while Iran’s drones and missiles were still being launched, Helen Clark was live on TVNZ expertly summing up the latest crisis in the Middle ...
Gordon CampbellBy lyndon
4 days ago

Govt ignored economic analysis of smokefree reversal
Costello did not pass on analysis of the benefits of the smokefree reforms to Cabinet, emphasising instead the extra tax revenues of repealing them. Photo: Hagen Hopkins, Getty Images TL;DR: The six news items that stood out to me at 7:26 am today are:The Lead: Casey Costello never passed on ...
The KakaBy Bernard Hickey
4 days ago

True Blue.
True loveYou're the one I'm dreaming ofYour heart fits me like a gloveAnd I'm gonna be true blueBaby, I love youI’ve written about the job cuts in our news media last week. The impact on individuals, and the loss to Aotearoa of voices covering our news from different angles.That by ...
Nick’s KōreroBy Nick Rockel
4 days ago

Who is running New Zealand’s foreign policy?
While commentators, including former Prime Minister Helen Clark, are noting a subtle shift in New Zealand’s foreign policy, which now places more emphasis on the United States, many have missed a key element of the shift. What National said before the election is not what the government is doing now. ...
PolitikBy Richard Harman
5 days ago

2024 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #15
A listing of 31 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, April 7, 2024 thru Sat, April 13, 2024. Story of the week Our story of the week is about adults in the room setting terms and conditions of ...
Skeptical Science
5 days ago

Feline Friends and Fragile Fauna The Complexities of Cats in New Zealand’s Conservation Efforts
Cats, with their independent spirit and beguiling purrs, have captured the hearts of humans for millennia. In New Zealand, felines are no exception, boasting the highest national cat ownership rate globally [definition cat nz cat foundation]. An estimated 1.134 million pet cats grace Kiwi households, compared to 683,000 dogs ...
Gareth’s WorldBy admin
5 days ago

Or is that just they want us to think?
Nice guy, that Peter Williams. Amiable, a calm air of no-nonsense capability, a winning smile. Everything you look for in a TV presenter and newsreader.I used to see him sometimes when I went to TVNZ to be a talking head or a panellist and we would yarn. Nice guy, that ...
More Than A FeildingBy David Slack
6 days ago

Fact Brief – Did global warming stop in 1998?
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 our Skeptical Science team. You can submit claims you think need checking via the tipline. Did global warming stop in ...
Skeptical Science
6 days ago

Fast-track submissions period must be extended
The Green Party has joined the call for public submissions on the fast-track legislation to be extended after the Ombudsman forced the Government to release the list of organisations invited to apply just hours before submissions close. ...
Greens
2 hours ago

Release: Progress on climate will be undone by Govt
New Zealand’s good work at reducing climate emissions for three years in a row will be undone by the National government’s lack of ambition and scrapping programmes that were making a difference, Labour Party climate spokesperson Megan Woods said today. ...
Labour Blog
2 hours ago

Release: Dark day for Kiwi kids as a third of Govt cuts affect them
News that 1000 jobs at the Ministry of Education and Oranga Tamariki could go is devastating for future generations of New Zealanders. ...
Labour Blog
2 days ago

Release: Alarm as Government signals further blow to school lunches
More essential jobs could be on the chopping block, this time Ministry of Education staff on the school lunches team are set to find out whether they're in line to lose their jobs. ...
Labour Blog
2 days ago

Release: Quick, submit – stop Govt’s dodgy approvals bill
The Government is trying to bring in a law that will allow Ministers to cut corners and kill off native species, Labour environment spokesperson Rachel Brooking said. ...
Labour Blog
3 days ago

Government throws coal on the climate crisis fire
The Government’s policy announced today to ease consenting for coal mining will have a lasting impact across generations. ...
Greens
3 days ago

Release: Public transport costs to double as National looks at unaffordable roading project instead
Cancelling urgently needed new Cook Strait ferries and hiking the cost of public transport for many Kiwis so that National can announce the prospect of another tunnel for Wellington is not making good choices, Labour Transport Spokesperson Tangi Utikere said. ...
Labour Blog
4 days ago

Release: Cost of living in Auckland still not a priority
A laundry list of additional costs for Tāmaki Makarau Auckland shows the Minister for the city is not delivering for the people who live there, says Labour Auckland Issues spokesperson Shanan Halbert. ...
Labour Blog
4 days ago

Greens look to fast-track submissions on harmful law
The Green Party has today launched a step-by-step guide to help New Zealanders make their voice heard on the Government’s democracy dodging and anti-environment fast track legislation. ...
Greens
1 week ago

Release: Govt should stop making people’s lives harder and build more homes
The National Government’s proposed changes to the Residential Tenancies Act will mean tenants can be turfed from their homes by landlords with little notice, Labour housing spokesperson Kieran McAnulty said. ...
Labour Blog
1 week ago

Release: Melissa Lee missing in action on media
The action Melissa Lee promised to protect democracy and the media sector is missing, Media and Communications spokesperson Willie Jackson said. ...
Labour Blog
1 week ago

Landlord Government leaves little hope for renters
The Government’s announcement on tenancy rules prove that it does not care about renters. ...
Greens
1 week ago

Opportunity to build a more sustainable economy
Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson is calling on all parties to support a common-sense change that’s great for the planet and great for consumers after her member’s bill was drawn from the ballot today. ...
Greens
1 week ago

Significant step forward in fixing cruel and unjust past
A significant milestone has been reached in the fight to strike an anti-Pasifika and unfair law from the country’s books after Teanau Tuiono’s members’ bill passed its first reading. ...
Greens
1 week ago

Missed opportunity but NZ will surely one day recognise the right to a sustainable environment
New Zealand has today missed the opportunity to uphold the right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment, says James Shaw after his member’s bill was voted down in its first reading. ...
Greens
1 week ago

Release: Don’t cut our lunches – clear message sent to Government
Tens of thousands of people are demanding the Government commits to fully funding free and healthy school lunches. ...
Labour Blog
1 week ago

Release: Govt makes U-turn on Suicide Prevention Office
Labour welcomes the Government’s U-turn on the closure of the Suicide Prevention Office, says Labour Mental Health spokesperson Ingrid Leary. ...
Labour Blog
1 week ago

CCC issues warning over further climate delay
Today’s advice from the Climate Change Commission paints a sobering reality of the challenge we face in combating climate change, especially in light of recent Government policy announcements. ...
Greens
2 weeks ago

Luxon targets are lousy example of leadership
If talk is cheap, Chris Luxon’s “targets” are bankrupt. ...
Greens
2 weeks ago

Luxon targets lame and lousy example of leadership
If talk is cheap, Chris Luxon’s “targets” are bankrupt. ...
Greens
2 weeks ago

Release: Commitment to disability communities missing from Govt priorities
Minister for Disability Issues Penny Simmonds appears to have delayed a report back to Cabinet on the progress New Zealand is making against international obligations for disabled New Zealanders. ...
Labour Blog
2 weeks ago

Methane target review is dangerous duplication
The Government’s newly announced review of methane emissions reduction targets hints at its desire to delay Aotearoa New Zealand’s urgent transition to a climate safe future, the Green Party said. ...
Greens
2 weeks ago

Release: Government must commit to school building project for disabled students
The Government must commit to the Maitai School building project for students with high and complex needs, to ensure disabled students from the top of the South Island have somewhere to learn. ...
Labour Blog
2 weeks ago

Release: National must take mental health seriously
Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey and his Government colleagues have made a meal of their mental health commitments, showing how flimsy their efforts to champion the issue truly are, says Labour Mental Health spokesperson Ingrid Leary. ...
Labour Blog
2 weeks ago

Referendums for Māori wards a racist step backwards
The Government's imposed referendum on Māori wards is a racist step backwards for Māori representation, and disregards Te Tiriti o Waitangi. ...
Greens
2 weeks ago

Release: Job losses at Health not worth it for tax cuts
New Zealand will feel the harm of the National Government’s reckless cuts to jobs at the health ministry for generations, says Ayesha Verrall. ...
Labour Blog
2 weeks ago

Press release: No Māori initiatives in Government’s nothing plan
Māori are yet to see anything from this Government except cuts, reversals and taking our people backwards, Māori Development spokesperson Willie Jackson said. ...
Labour Blog
2 weeks ago

Thirty six point PR spin
The Government’s ‘36 point’ plan for the next three months is as pointless as it is hollow. ...
Greens
2 weeks ago

Thirty six point PR spin
The Government’s ‘36 point’ plan for the next three months is as pointless as it is hollow. ...
Greens
2 weeks ago

Thirty six point PR spin
The Government’s ‘36 point’ plan for the next three months is as pointless as it is hollow. ...
Greens
2 weeks ago

Release: Social housing off Government’s to-do list
The Coalition Government’s refusal to commit to ongoing funding for social housing is seeing the sector pull back on developments and families watch their dreams of securing a home fade away, says Labour Housing spokesperson Kieran McAnulty. ...
Labour Blog
2 weeks ago

Release: Less money in most people’s pockets this April
Changes to minimum wage and benefit indexation means many New Zealanders will get less this year, as the Government gives a big tax break to landlords instead. ...
Labour Blog
3 weeks ago

$41m to support clean energy in South East Asia
New Zealand is demonstrating its commitment to reducing global greenhouse emissions, and supporting clean energy transition in South East Asia, through a contribution of NZ$41 million (US$25 million) in climate finance to the Asian Development Bank (ADB)-led Energy Transition Mechanism (ETM). Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Climate Change Minister Simon Watts announced ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
2 hours ago

Minister releases Fast-track stakeholder list
The Government is today releasing a list of organisations who received letters about the Fast-track applications process, says RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop. “Recently Ministers and agencies have received a series of OIA requests for a list of organisations to whom I wrote with information on applying to have a ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
4 hours ago

Judicial appointments announced
Attorney-General Judith Collins today announced the appointment of Wellington Barrister David Jonathan Boldt as a Judge of the High Court, and the Honourable Justice Matthew Palmer as a Judge of the Court of Appeal. Justice Boldt graduated with an LLB from Victoria University of Wellington in 1990, and also holds ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
5 hours ago

Education Minister heads to major teaching summit in Singapore
Education Minister Erica Stanford will lead the New Zealand delegation at the 2024 International Summit on the Teaching Profession (ISTP) held in Singapore. The delegation includes representatives from the Post Primary Teachers’ Association (PPTA) Te Wehengarua and the New Zealand Educational Institute (NZEI) Te Riu Roa. The summit is co-hosted ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
5 hours ago

Value of stopbank project proven during cyclone
A stopbank upgrade project in Tairawhiti partly funded by the Government has increased flood resilience for around 7000ha of residential and horticultural land so far, Regional Development Minister Shane Jones says. Mr Jones today attended a dawn service in Gisborne to mark the end of the first stage of the ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
6 hours ago

Anzac commemorations, Türkiye relationship focus of visit
Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters will represent the Government at Anzac Day commemorations on the Gallipoli Peninsula next week and engage with senior representatives of the Turkish government in Istanbul. “The Gallipoli campaign is a defining event in our history. It will be a privilege to share the occasion ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
6 hours ago

Minister to Europe for OECD meeting, Anzac Day
Science, Innovation and Technology and Defence Minister Judith Collins will next week attend the OECD Science and Technology Ministerial conference in Paris and Anzac Day commemorations in Belgium. “Science, innovation and technology have a major role to play in rebuilding our economy and achieving better health, environmental and social outcomes ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
8 hours ago

Comprehensive Partnership the goal for NZ and the Philippines
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon held a bilateral meeting today with the President of the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos Jr. The Prime Minister was accompanied by MP Paulo Garcia, the first Filipino to be elected to a legislature outside the Philippines. During today’s meeting, Prime Minister Luxon and President Marcos Jr discussed opportunities to ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
20 hours ago

Government commits $20m to Westport flood protection
The Government has announced that $20 million in funding will be made available to Westport to fund much needed flood protection around the town. This measure will significantly improve the resilience of the community, says Local Government Minister Simeon Brown. “The Westport community has already been allocated almost $3 million ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
1 day ago

Taupō takes pole position
The Government is proud to support the first ever Repco Supercars Championship event in Taupō as up to 70,000 motorsport fans attend the Taupō International Motorsport Park this weekend, says Economic Development Minister Melissa Lee. “Anticipation for the ITM Taupō Super400 is huge, with tickets and accommodation selling out weeks ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
1 day ago

Cost of living support for low-income homeowners
Local Government Minister Simeon Brown has announced an increase to the Rates Rebate Scheme, putting money back into the pockets of low-income homeowners. “The coalition Government is committed to bringing down the cost of living for New Zealanders. That includes targeted support for those Kiwis who are doing things tough, such ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
1 day ago

Government backing mussel spat project
The Coalition Government is investing in a project to boost survival rates of New Zealand mussels and grow the industry, Oceans and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones has announced. “This project seeks to increase the resilience of our mussels and significantly boost the sector’s productivity,” Mr Jones says. “The project - ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
1 day ago

Government focused on getting people into work
Benefit figures released today underscore the importance of the Government’s plan to rebuild the economy and have 50,000 fewer people on Jobseeker Support, Social Development and Employment Minister Louise Upston says. “Benefit numbers are still significantly higher than when National was last in government, when there was about 70,000 fewer ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
1 day ago

Clean energy key driver to reducing emissions
The Government’s commitment to doubling New Zealand’s renewable energy capacity is backed by new data showing that clean energy has helped the country reach its lowest annual gross emissions since 1999, Climate Change Minister Simon Watts says. New Zealand’s latest Greenhouse Gas Inventory (1990-2022) published today, shows gross emissions fell ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
1 day ago

Earthquake-prone buildings review brought forward
The Government is bringing the earthquake-prone building review forward, with work to start immediately, and extending the deadline for remediations by four years, Building and Construction Minister Chris Penk says. “Our Government is focused on rebuilding the economy. A key part of our plan is to cut red tape that ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
2 days ago

Thailand and NZ to agree to Strategic Partnership
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and his Thai counterpart, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, have today agreed that New Zealand and the Kingdom of Thailand will upgrade the bilateral relationship to a Strategic Partnership by 2026. “New Zealand and Thailand have a lot to offer each other. We have a strong mutual desire to build ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
2 days ago

Government consults on extending coastal permits for ports
RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop and Transport Minister Simeon Brown have today announced the Coalition Government’s intention to extend port coastal permits for a further 20 years, providing port operators with certainty to continue their operations. “The introduction of the Resource Management Act in 1991 required ports to obtain coastal ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
2 days ago

Inflation coming down, but more work to do
Today’s announcement that inflation is down to 4 per cent is encouraging news for Kiwis, but there is more work to be done - underlining the importance of the Government’s plan to get the economy back on track, acting Finance Minister Chris Bishop says. “Inflation is now at 4 per ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
2 days ago

School attendance restored as a priority in health advice
Refreshed health guidance released today will help parents and schools make informed decisions about whether their child needs to be in school, addressing one of the key issues affecting school attendance, says Associate Education Minister David Seymour. In recent years, consistently across all school terms, short-term illness or medical reasons ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
2 days ago

Unnecessary bureaucracy cut in oceans sector
Oceans and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones is streamlining high-level oceans management while maintaining a focus on supporting the sector’s role in the export-led recovery of the economy. “I am working to realise the untapped potential of our fishing and aquaculture sector. To achieve that we need to be smarter with ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
2 days ago

Patterson promoting NZ’s wool sector at International Congress
Associate Agriculture Minister Mark Patterson is speaking at the International Wool Textile Organisation Congress in Adelaide, promoting New Zealand wool, and outlining the coalition Government’s support for the revitalisation the sector. "New Zealand’s wool exports reached $400 million in the year to 30 June 2023, and the coalition Government ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
3 days ago

Removing red tape to help early learners thrive
The Government is making legislative changes to make it easier for new early learning services to be established, and for existing services to operate, Associate Education Minister David Seymour says. The changes involve repealing the network approval provisions that apply when someone wants to establish a new early learning service, ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
3 days ago

RMA changes to cut coal mining consent red tape
Changes to the Resource Management Act will align consenting for coal mining to other forms of mining to reduce barriers that are holding back economic development, Resources Minister Shane Jones says. “The inconsistent treatment of coal mining compared with other extractive activities is burdensome red tape that fails to acknowledge ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
3 days ago

McClay reaffirms strong NZ-China trade relationship
Trade, Agriculture and Forestry Minister Todd McClay has concluded productive discussions with ministerial counterparts in Beijing today, in support of the New Zealand-China trade and economic relationship. “My meeting with Commerce Minister Wang Wentao reaffirmed the complementary nature of the bilateral trade relationship, with our Free Trade Agreement at its ...
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4 days ago

Prime Minister Luxon acknowledges legacy of Singapore Prime Minister Lee
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon today paid tribute to Singapore’s outgoing Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Meeting in Singapore today immediately before Prime Minister Lee announced he was stepping down, Prime Minister Luxon warmly acknowledged his counterpart’s almost twenty years as leader, and the enduring legacy he has left for Singapore and South East ...
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4 days ago

PMs Luxon and Lee deepen Singapore-NZ ties
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon held a bilateral meeting today with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. While in Singapore as part of his visit to South East Asia this week, Prime Minister Luxon also met with Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and will meet with Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong. During today’s meeting, Prime Minister Luxon ...
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4 days ago

Antarctica New Zealand Board appointments
Foreign Minister Winston Peters has made further appointments to the Board of Antarctica New Zealand as part of a continued effort to ensure the Scott Base Redevelopment project is delivered in a cost-effective and efficient manner. The Minister has appointed Neville Harris as a new member of the Board. Mr ...
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4 days ago

Finance Minister travels to Washington DC
Finance Minister Nicola Willis will travel to the United States on Tuesday to attend a meeting of the Five Finance Ministers group, with counterparts from Australia, the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. “I am looking forward to meeting with our Five Finance partners on how we can work ...
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4 days ago

Pet bonds a win/win for renters and landlords
The coalition Government has today announced purrfect and pawsitive changes to the Residential Tenancies Act to give tenants with pets greater choice when looking for a rental property, says Housing Minister Chris Bishop. “Pets are important members of many Kiwi families. It’s estimated that around 64 per cent of New ...
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4 days ago

Long Tunnel for SH1 Wellington being considered
State Highway 1 (SH1) through Wellington City is heavily congested at peak times and while planning continues on the duplicate Mt Victoria Tunnel and Basin Reserve project, the Government has also asked NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) to consider and provide advice on a Long Tunnel option, Transport Minister Simeon Brown ...
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4 days ago

New Zealand condemns Iranian strikes
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Foreign Minister Winston Peters have condemned Iran’s shocking and illegal strikes against Israel. “These attacks are a major challenge to peace and stability in a region already under enormous pressure," Mr Luxon says. "We are deeply concerned that miscalculation on any side could ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
5 days ago

Huge interest in Government’s infrastructure plans
Hundreds of people in little over a week have turned out in Northland to hear Regional Development Minister Shane Jones speak about plans for boosting the regional economy through infrastructure. About 200 people from the infrastructure and associated sectors attended an event headlined by Mr Jones in Whangarei today. Last ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
1 week ago

Health Minister thanks outgoing Health New Zealand Chair
Health Minister Dr Shane Reti has today thanked outgoing Health New Zealand – Te Whatu Ora Chair Dame Karen Poutasi for her service on the Board. “Dame Karen tendered her resignation as Chair and as a member of the Board today,” says Dr Reti. “I have asked her to ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
1 week ago

Roads of National Significance planning underway
The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) has signalled their proposed delivery approach for the Government’s 15 Roads of National Significance (RoNS), with the release of the State Highway Investment Proposal (SHIP) today, Transport Minister Simeon Brown says. “Boosting economic growth and productivity is a key part of the Government’s plan to ...
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1 week ago

Navigating an unstable global environment
New Zealand is renewing its connections with a world facing urgent challenges by pursuing an active, energetic foreign policy, Foreign Minister Winston Peters says. “Our country faces the most unstable global environment in decades,” Mr Peters says at the conclusion of two weeks of engagements in Egypt, Europe and the United States. “We cannot afford to sit back in splendid ...
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1 week ago

NZ welcomes Australian Governor-General
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has announced the Australian Governor-General, His Excellency General The Honourable David Hurley and his wife Her Excellency Mrs Linda Hurley, will make a State visit to New Zealand from Tuesday 16 April to Thursday 18 April. The visit reciprocates the State visit of former Governor-General Dame Patsy Reddy ...
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1 week ago

Pseudoephedrine back on shelves for Winter
Associate Health Minister David Seymour has announced that Medsafe has approved 11 cold and flu medicines containing pseudoephedrine. Pharmaceutical suppliers have indicated they may be able to supply the first products in June. “This is much earlier than the original expectation of medicines being available by 2025. The Government recognised ...
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1 week ago

NZ and the US: an ever closer partnership
New Zealand and the United States have recommitted to their strategic partnership in Washington DC today, pledging to work ever more closely together in support of shared values and interests, Foreign Minister Winston Peters says. “The strategic environment that New Zealand and the United States face is considerably more ...
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1 week ago

Joint US and NZ declaration
April 11, 2024 Joint Declaration by United States Secretary of State the Honorable Antony J. Blinken and New Zealand Minister of Foreign Affairs the Right Honourable Winston Peters We met today in Washington, D.C. to recommit to the historic partnership between our two countries and the principles that underpin it—rule ...
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1 week ago

NZ and US to undertake further practical Pacific cooperation
Foreign Minister Winston Peters has announced further New Zealand cooperation with the United States in the Pacific Islands region through $16.4 million in funding for initiatives in digital connectivity and oceans and fisheries research. “New Zealand can achieve more in the Pacific if we work together more urgently and ...
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1 week ago

‘It could be the death of the museum’: why research cuts at a South Australian institution have ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elizabeth Finkel, Vice-Chancellor’s Fellow, La Trobe University Sia Duff / South Australian Museum In February, the South Australian Museum “re-imagined” itself. In the face of rising costs and inadequate government funds, CEO David Gaimster, who took the reins last June, declared ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
43 mins ago

Government signs off $41m clean energy deal with Asian Development Bank
The government has committed $41 million to clean energy transition at the Asian Development Bank's Energy Transition Mechanism. ...
Radio NZ – political
57 mins ago

Are 2 mid-career AFL retirements a sign Australian athletes are taking brain health more seriously?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alan Pearce, Professor, School of Allied Heath, Human Services & Sport, La Trobe University, La Trobe University This week, Collingwood AFL player Nathan Murphy announced his retirement, brought on by his concussion history and ongoing issues. The 24-year-old’s seemingly sudden retirement, ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
3 hours ago

Luxon: Waitangi Tribunal comments from coalition parties 'ill considered'
Comments from ACT and NZ First ministers about the Tribunal were "ill considered" and "that message will be underscored" to them, the PM says. ...
Radio NZ – political
3 hours ago

Mental Health Foundation Facing Staff Cuts From Govt Funding Squeeze
The Mental Health Foundation provides support and resources for those facing the loss of their job, so it’s wrong in the very week the Government adds another 1000 jobs to its tally of cuts, that this is happening. ...
Scoop politics
4 hours ago

I wholeheartedly recommend The President: a brilliant revival of a play of decay, terror and revulsi...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Howard, Senior Lecturer, Discipline of English and Writing, University of Sydney Daniel Boud/Sydney Theatre Company Decay, terror, revulsion. These are three of the central themes of Thomas Bernhard’s rarely performed play The President. The Austrian is one of the greatest ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
4 hours ago

How the coolest little capital is shrinking
It's not the first time a government has targeted public servants for job cuts, but this time Wellington is really feeling it. ...
Radio NZ – political
4 hours ago

Ministers accused of Cabinet Manual breach with threats to Waitangi Tribunal
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says threats by ministers Shane Jones and David Seymour to reform or close down the Waitangi Tribunal were “ill-considered”, as legal experts say the ministers may have breached Cabinet Manual conventions. “I think those comments are ill-considered and we expect all ministers to actually exercise good ...
NewsroomBy Marc Daalder
4 hours ago

Many prisoners go years without touching a smartphone. It means they struggle to navigate life on th...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ye In (Jane) Hwang, Postdoctoral Research Associate at School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney Shutterstock You’d be hard pressed to find any aspect of daily life that doesn’t require some form of digital literacy. We need only to look back ten ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
4 hours ago

Good news: midlife health is about more than a waist measurement. Here’s why
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rob Newton, Professor of Exercise Medicine, Edith Cowan University Pexels/RDNE stock project You’re not in your 20s or 30s anymore and you know regular health checks are important. So you go to your GP. During the appointment they measure your waist. ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
4 hours ago

The Friday Poem: ‘Mitochondrial Problem’ by Evangeline Riddiford Graham
A new poem by Evangeline Riddiford Graham. Mitochondrial Problem I. It was long drive to Kansas for the man and his dog but you have to understand he said She doesn’t fly. Which calls to mind not carsick shitting barking or whining but a dog who chooses not to as ...
The SpinoffBy Evangeline Riddiford Graham
4 hours ago

The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending April 18
The only published and available best-selling indie book chart in New Zealand is the top 10 sales list recorded every week at Unity Books’ stores in High St, Auckland, and Willis St, Wellington. AUCKLAND 1 Hemingway’s Goblet by Dermot Ross (Mary Egan Publishing, $38) Hot off the press, this debut ...
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4 hours ago

Department of Conservation closing Dunedin centre, but no jobs lost
Visitor habits are changing and DOC needs to adapt in a financially sustainable way, its operations director says. ...
Radio NZ – political
4 hours ago

Unions Collaborate With Thousands Of Job Cuts
With New Zealand officially in recession, a swathe of mass sackings is currently sending shockwaves through the entire working class. ...
Scoop politics
4 hours ago

Watch live: Christopher Luxon speaks to media in Manila
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is speaking to reporters in Manila after pledging greater defence cooperation with the Philippines. Watch live. ...
Radio NZ – political
5 hours ago

Government sent please explain letter to Wellington City Council over transport disagreement
The contents were revealed in correspondence from Simeon Brown and Chris Bishop to Wellington's Mayor. ...
Radio NZ – political
5 hours ago

Some families push back against journalists who mine social media for photos – they have every rig...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Laura Wajnryb McDonald, PhD candidate in Criminology, University of Sydney Less than 24 hours after Ashlee Good was murdered in Bondi Junction, her family released a statement requesting the media take down photographs they had reproduced of Ashlee and her family without ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
5 hours ago

Mental Health Foundation staff cuts loom, with funding falling behind rising costs
Chief executive Shaun Robinson said it has not had any government funding cut, but government-funded contracts have not kept pace with rising costs. ...
Radio NZ – political
5 hours ago

The ‘devil comet’ 12P/Pons-Brooks has finally become visible from Australia. What can we expect?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonti Horner, Professor (Astrophysics), University of Southern Queensland Pons–Brooks visible from Utah, March 9 2024. James Peirce/Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND If you’re a fan of all things space, you’ve doubtless heard about the “devil comet”, which has been captivating keen-eyed observers in the ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
5 hours ago

Rugby stadiums are sold as an economic asset – but NZ needs to ask if they’re really worth it
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert Hamlin, Senior Lecturer in Marketing , University of Otago A multi-billion dollar stadium precinct has been proposed for Auckland, one of three proposals in front of Auckland Council for a new stadium in the city. The council is also considering revamping ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
5 hours ago

Auckland dog attacks: Callouts for attacks on other animals going up
Roaming dogs are responsible for more than a thousand attacks on animals each year, and the number is growing. ...
Radio NZ – political
6 hours ago

What access to puberty blockers means for trans young people and their whānau
The Ministry of Health has delayed the release of its evidence brief on the safety, reversibility and mental health and wellbeing outcomes for puberty blockers. While we wait, Julia de Bres speaks to those with firsthand experience. Best practice gender-affirming healthcare is based on trans people’s self-determination and agency. The ...
The SpinoffBy Julia de Bres
6 hours ago

NZ and Philippines pledge defence cooperation amid rising tensions
The commitment came after a sit-down meeting between Christopher Luxon and President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Romualdez Marcos Jr overnight. ...
Radio NZ – political
7 hours ago

How superblocks can help reimagine city life
Barcelona’s city streets have gone from traffic-clogged to pedestrian-friendly. How? Superblocks. Ellen Rykers explains. This is an excerpt from our weekly environmental newsletter Future Proof. Sign up here. Last week I read a great interview with renowned urbanist Janette Sadik-Khan by The Spinoff’s Wellington editor Joel MacManus: “You can reimagine streets, ...
The SpinoffBy Ellen Rykers
8 hours ago

Fire engineering expertise may take a big hit with job cuts at MBIE
The public sector cuts are poised to take out a big chunk of expertise at the country's building regulator. ...
Radio NZ – political
8 hours ago

“Fast-track Law To Kill Kiwi”: Students Say Fight Against Anti-democracy Legislation Is Only Jus...
Student groups ‘Climate Action VUW’, Schools Strike 4 Climate and VUWSA will be on the street in Wellington today, the last day for submissions on the Fast-track Approvals Bill, with a message that the fight against the Government’s ‘War on ...
Scoop politics
9 hours ago

‘We have thousands of Modis’: the secret behind the BJP’s enduring success in India
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sofia Ammassari, Research Fellow, Griffith University Since 2014, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity has grown exponentially – and so has the formidable organisational machine of his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). These two factors will be key to delivering the BJP a ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
9 hours ago

Online schooling is not just for lockdowns. Could it work for your child?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendon Hyndman, Associate Professor of Education (Adjunct) & Senior Manager (BCE), Charles Sturt University During COVID almost all Australian students and their families experienced online learning. But while schools have long since gone back to in-person teaching, online learning has not gone ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
9 hours ago

Hear me out: You can shove your reusable period products
Yes, they’re better for the environment. No, that’s not a good enough reason for me to use them. Once every 26 days or so, my period arrives, and if struck by an act of God, I am caught red-crotched without products. How, after 17 years of this, do I still ...
The SpinoffBy Kristin Kelly
9 hours ago

Rip It Up And Start Over – Fast-Track Approvals Bill Needs To Be Scrapped
“It will cause significant harm to our environment and communities. It is completely at odds with New Zealanders’ relationship with nature and our need for a low-carbon, sustainable economic future." ...
Scoop politics
9 hours ago

Maori Authority Warns Government On Fast Track Legislation
The Chair of the National Maori Authority, Matthew Tukaki, has warned a Parliamentary Select Committee that fast-tracking legislation is a perilous practice that undermines the core tenets of democracy, transparency, and accountability. ...
Scoop politics
9 hours ago

Why the government’s haste in changing the health system could come back to haunt it
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim Tenbensel, Associate Professor, Health Policy, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Getty Images Since coming into power, the coalition government has adopted a simple but shrewd see-how-fast-we-can-move political strategy. However, in the health sector this need for speed entails ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
9 hours ago

Many suicides are related to gambling. How can we tackle this problem?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anastasia Hronis, Clinical Psychologist, University of Technology Sydney Darya Sannikova/Pexels Whether you’re watching TV, attending a footy game, or eating a meal at your local pub, gambling is hard to escape. Although the rise of gambling is not unique to Australia, ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
9 hours ago

Things that go buzz in the night – our global study found there really are more insects out after ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Wong, Forrest Fellow, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Western Australia Have you ever wondered if there are more insects out at night than during the day? We set out to answer this question by combing through the scientific ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
9 hours ago

Why don’t Australians talk about their salaries? Pay transparency and fairness go hand-in-hand
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Carol T Kulik, Research Professor, University of South Australia IR Stone/Shutterstock In Australia, it’s not the done thing to know – let alone ask – what our colleagues are paid. Yet, it’s easy to see how pay transparency can make pay ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
9 hours ago

‘Character’ And Its Impact On Immigration Status
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is sounding a warning to migrants, that running foul of the law may see them leaving the country prematurely. ...
Scoop politics
10 hours ago

20,000 more on jobseeker benefits than this time last year
The government’s plan to get 50,000 people off jobseeker support by 2030 has had a rocky start, writes Catherine McGregor in this excerpt from The Bulletin, The Spinoff’s morning news round-up. To receive The Bulletin in full each weekday, sign up here. Beneficiary numbers are up – and so are ...
The SpinoffBy Catherine McGregor
11 hours ago

All of the Raglan Roast cafes in Wellington, ranked from worst to best
Raglan Roast is a staple of Wellington coffee culture. But with five branches across the capital, which one is the best? I am a die-hard Raglan Roast fan. It’s consistently the most affordable cafe in Wellington, and one of the only places you can get a coffee after 3pm. So, ...
The SpinoffBy Zoë Mills
13 hours ago

Auckland uni students threaten rent strike over rising accommodation fees
Residents of University of Auckland halls are being urged to withhold their accommodation fees from May 1, in a bid to force the university to take student concerns over rent hikes seriously. The University of Auckland is facing a strike from students over the cost of on-campus accommodation. The Students ...
The SpinoffBy Stewart Sowman-Lund
13 hours ago

Warning of death from a million cuts as Oceans Secretariat dissolved
Shane Jones says people voted for change, but opponents say small cuts such as ending a special oceans secretariat are starting to add up The post Warning of death from a million cuts as Oceans Secretariat dissolved appeared first on Newsroom. ...
NewsroomBy Andrew Bevin
13 hours ago

Defence deal to counter Beijing’s aggression in South China Sea
New Zealand and the Philippines have signed a new maritime security agreement and stated their concerns over activity in the South China Sea, as Chinese vessels continue to flout international law. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Philippines President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos committed to signing a Mutual Logistics Supporting Arrangement by ...
NewsroomBy Laura Walters
13 hours ago

Wellington’s ebb and flow of public servants
The thousands of government “back-office” job cuts are causing widespread pain in the capital city. In today’s episode of The Detail, we speak to three journalists and a think tank researcher, looking at the larger picture around the cuts and what effect it will have on Wellington, a city that’s ...
NewsroomBy Tom Kitchin
13 hours ago

New Zealand transport planning has gone off the rails
Opinion: The famed American architect and urban designer Daniel Burnham once said, “Make no little plans. They have no magic to stir men’s blood!” Burnham wouldn’t have been referring to the transport plans in Aotearoa New Zealand over the past five years; projects so big they hadn’t the credibility to ...
NewsroomBy Dr Timothy F Welch
13 hours ago

Daily crossword, Friday 19 April
The post Daily crossword, Friday 19 April appeared first on Newsroom. ...
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13 hours ago

Brakes on transport and logistics sector as demand for freight slows
The transport sector is currently in the slow lane The post Brakes on transport and logistics sector as demand for freight slows appeared first on Newsroom. ...
NewsroomBy Emma Hatton
13 hours ago

Newsroom daily quiz, Friday 19 April
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13 hours ago

Financial literacy should be on all of us
Opinion: With maths understanding at 42 percent for Year 8 students, there’s no doubt something has to be done. But how? The post Financial literacy should be on all of us appeared first on Newsroom. ...
NewsroomBy Bryce Marsden
13 hours ago

Missy rustles to stardom in Canada
Hineaupounamu ‘Missy’ Nuku has been scaling mountains in Canada for her college basketball team, the Lakeland Rustlers. Alberta is currently home for the 20-year-old point guard, who is in her first year of a scholarship at Lakeland College, where she is studying for a business degree. She has certainly made ...
NewsroomBy Aiden McLaughlin
13 hours ago

Emissions fall again – now NZ needs to up the pace
Official figures confirm New Zealand produced less climate pollution in 2022 than in any other year in the 21st century The post Emissions fall again – now NZ needs to up the pace appeared first on Newsroom. ...
NewsroomBy Marc Daalder
13 hours ago

Grattan on Friday: Ethnic tensions will complicate the Albanese government’s multicultural policy ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra When ASIO boss Mike Burgess delivered his annual threat assessment earlier this year, he stressed the rising danger posed by espionage and foreign interference. “In 2024, threats to our way of life have surpassed ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
19 hours ago

Group plans work to improve safety of female MPs
New research shows harassment of elected officials - especially women - is on the rise. ...
Radio NZ – political
20 hours ago

Ukraine warns of WW3 ahead of long-stalled Congress aid vote
Ukraine's Prime Minister says his country desperately needs the US to approve long-stalled security assistance. ...
Radio NZ – political
21 hours ago

PSA astonished Education Minister expects hiring of contractors to review curriculum
Hiring contractors is an appalling solution when people who could do the work are losing their jobs, the PSA says. ...
Radio NZ – political
22 hours ago

Crown lawyers attempt to block Waitangi Tribunal summons to Minister for Children
The Tribunal had called on Minister for Children Karen Chhour to provide evidence at an urgent inquiry into the repeal of Section 7AA of the Oranga Tamariki Act. ...
Radio NZ – political
24 hours ago

Luxon refuses to guarantee public consultation on AUKUS Pillar 2
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says it's "far too premature" to be confirming whether the public would be consulted on joining AUKUS Pillar 2. ...
Radio NZ – political
1 day ago

Visualising the 1800s or designing wedding invitations: 6 ways you can use AI beyond generating text
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By T.J. Thomson, Senior Lecturer in Visual Communication & Digital Media, RMIT University Midjourney image by T.J. Thomson As more than half of Australian office workers report using generative artificial intelligence (AI) for work, we’re starting to see this technology affect every ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
1 day ago

Falls, fractures and self-harm: 4 charts on how kids’ injury risk changes over time and differs fo...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa Nicole Sharwood, Injury epidemiologist | Expert Witness, UNSW Sydney Sergey Novikov/Shutterstock Injuries are the leading cause of disability and death among Australian children and adolescents. At least a quarter of all emergency department presentations during childhood are injury-related. Injuries can ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
1 day ago

Choice and control: will NDIS reforms mean people with disability don’t get to decide who they liv...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Di Winkler, Adjunct Associate Professor, Living with Disability Research Centre, La Trobe University Shutterstock/Ground Picture Many Australians with disability feel on the edge of a precipice right now. Recommendations from the disability royal commission and the NDIS review were released late ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
1 day ago

Asbestos in playground mulch: how to avoid a repeat of this circular economy scandal
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Salman Shooshtarian, Senior Lecturer, School of Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University Salman Shooshtarian Asbestos has been found in mulch used for playgrounds, schools, parks and gardens across Sydney and Melbourne. Local communities naturally fear for the health of their ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
1 day ago

Could Albanese’s bet on homegrown green industries be the boost our regions deserve?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Madeline Taylor, Senior Lecturer, Macquarie University Cloudy Designs/Shutterstock Right now, there’s a global race underway. The goal: bring back manufacturing and energy jobs as the energy transition speeds up. In 2022, America launched its mammoth Inflation Reduction Act and the ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
1 day ago

Watch: Prime Minister Christopher Luxon won't say if government will consult public on joining ...
Asked multiple times if the public will be consulted on joining the defence pact, Luxon repeatedly said that was yet to be worked through. ...
Radio NZ – political
1 day ago

Watch live: Prime Minister Christopher Luxon speaks in Philippines
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is speaking to reporters on the third leg of his Southeast Asia trip, from Manila in the Philippines. ...
Radio NZ – political
1 day ago

Māori lawyers call Shane Jones' Waitangi Tribunal comments 'inappropriate'
The Māori Law Society says his comments breach the principle of the separation of powers and the Cabinet Manual. ...
Radio NZ – political
1 day ago

Abortions Increase 25% Since Law Change
Family First says that the latest abortion statistics make grim and upsetting reading, with a 25% increase in abortions since the decriminalisation of abortion in March 2020. According to an Official Information Act request received by Right to Life ...
Scoop politics
1 day ago

Over Half Of New Zealanders Feel That The Country Is In Decline And That Our Society Is Broken
Ipsos New Zealand's inaugural participation in a global study on populism reveals a pervasive sense of societal and economic decline among New Zealanders. MORE DETAILS AND FULL REPORT HERE Ipsos New Zealand's inaugural participation in a global study ...
Scoop politics
1 day ago

Australia’s new defence strategy is big on ideas, but lacks one key ingredient: well-trained soldi...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Layton, Visiting Fellow, Strategic Studies, Griffith University There have been a lot of defence announcements recently about buying new equipment, building up Australia’s manufacturing capabilities, creating local jobs, new legislation to support AUKUS and even a new defence chief. In ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
1 day ago

What does Steve Smith’s Stateside signing mean for cricket in the US – and Australia?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim Harcourt, Industry Professor and Chief Economist, University of Technology Sydney Steve Smith, one of this generation’s finest batters, has conquered much of the cricketing world during his career, and he now has set his sights on a new frontier: the United ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
1 day ago

A love letter to Wellington: when i open the shop by romesh dissanayake, reviewed
Madeleine Ballard reviews the debut novel from romesh dissanayake. when I open the shop, the debut novel by Naarm-based Aotearoa writer romesh dissanayake (Sri Lankan, Koryo Saram), is a narrative of grief. Devendra loses his mother, opens a noodle shop on The Terrace, grieves, and emerges changed. But just as ...
The SpinoffBy Madeleine Ballard
1 day ago

Minister Concedes Contractors Will Be Hired To Do Work Of Axed Ministry Of Education Staff
The PSA can’t believe that the Minister of Education is happy for her ministry to hire contractors at the same time it is dismissing 565 workers. ...
Scoop politics
1 day ago

Attempt to bar diplomat from Myanmar military junta fails
Myanmar community members applied to the courts to bar the diplomat from attending the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. ...
Radio NZ – political
1 day ago

LGNZ Welcomes Govt Earthquake-prone Buildings Decision
LGNZ has advocated for this decision as part of a remit led by Manawatū District Council. ...
Scoop politics
1 day ago

AUKUS Pillar 2 a 'fragrant, methane-wrapped bull***' – Bob Carr
The former Australian Foreign Minister has continued to warn New Zealand against joining the defence pact. ...
Radio NZ – political
1 day ago

Enforceable undertaking issued to abc accounting services limited after continued non-compliance.
The Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) has accepted an enforceable undertaking agreement from ABC Accounting Services Limited (ABC) under section 81 of the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act 2009 (AML/CFT Act). ...
Scoop politics
1 day ago

REVEALED: RNZ’s Hypocrisy Over Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill
The Taxpayers’ Union can reveal that Radio New Zealand (RNZ) spent $71,842.53 on Facebook advertising over the past 12 months, despite earlier this year coming out in support of the Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill , which would force the likes ...
Scoop politics
1 day ago

Police rejected 'very good offer' – Mark Mitchell
Police Minister Mark Mitchell says the pay offer rejected by police was the best the government could put forward under difficult financial circumstances. ...
Radio NZ – political
1 day ago

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