Weekend social 07/12/2012

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Weekend social is for non political chat. What’s on for the weekend, gigs, film or book reviews, sports, or whatever.

No politics, no aggro, why can’t we all just get along?

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TheContrarian 1

7 December 2012 at 2:33 pm

Early morning flight to Auckland for the weekend.
Going to see this:

http://www.stardome.org.nz/the-war-of-the-worlds/
- higherstandard 1.1
  
  7 December 2012 at 2:35 pm
  
  I thought you were a young chap not an old git like me ?
  - TheContrarian 1.1.1
    
    7 December 2012 at 2:44 pm
    
    In my early 30’s but having grown up in a household with this album (as I am sure every NZer did. As well as with copies of Brothers in Arms, Bat out of Hell, Dark Side of the Moon and Jethro Tulls’ Aqualung) I couldn’t miss the opportunity to see it on stage.
    - higherstandard 1.1.1.1
      
      7 December 2012 at 2:45 pm
      
      Ah… fair enough.
      - TheContrarian 1.1.1.1.1
        
        7 December 2012 at 2:46 pm
        
        I still have the original war of the Worlds vinyl at home – in perfect condition with the booklet.
        
        lprent 1.1.1.1.1.1
        
        7 December 2012 at 2:59 pm
        
        I had that as well up until 2 years ago. Like the books 16 weeks ago the boxes of vinyl didn’t survive the thought of trying to transport and find room for them.
        
        TheContrarian …
        
        7 December 2012 at 3:03 pm
        
        I could never ditch my vinyl and books. I am a book fiend in particular.
        
        What I didn’t note about this particular weekend is that I have a date with my wife tonight, in my study with a bottle of wine where we are going to, without bad feeling or rancor, go through my large volume of books with a view to discard some of them.
        
        This is not going to end well…if she goes over my old Detroit techno 12” records and rare white-labels there’ll be trouble…
        
        Ennui in Requiem …
        
        7 December 2012 at 5:08 pm
        
        Somewhere I have Yellow Brick Road on clear see through blue vinyl…the oldest one I have still since childhood is a battered copy of Let It Bleed (Stones) and an equally rat eared copy of Space Oddity (Bowie)…..sad really, dont even have the kit to play them on anymore.
        
        TheContrarian …
        
        7 December 2012 at 6:58 pm
        
        I have two copies of Yellow Brick Road for some reason. Became parted with my Shine on you Crazy Diamond somehow – which I am still pissy about.
        
        I have an early pressing of Sgt Peppers though. I think it is worth something these days though haven’t checked it out yet.
    - Ennui in Requiem 1.1.1.2
      
      7 December 2012 at 5:12 pm
      
      At half your age I saw Jethro Tull play a small venue, brilliant. Enjoy Saturdays gig, even if it is packed with oldies trying to groove!
- halfcrown 1.2
  
  7 December 2012 at 4:44 pm
  
  Enjoy yourself mate. I still have my double album c/w book. In very good condition and gets played a lot.
- felix 1.3
  
  8 December 2012 at 8:10 am
  
  Hey Contrarian, I have an idea for an alternate weekend plan if yours fall through. Take every record mentioned in this thread except DSOTM and Let It Bleed, and put them in a pile on the lawn and set fire to them, and dancing on the ashes as you meditate on what you’re going to do with the rest of your life.
  - mac1 1.3.1
    
    8 December 2012 at 8:22 am
    
    There is of course a serious answer to the problem of storage of vinyl records. When I had a lot of spare time after an operation before returning to work, the application Audacity recorded all my vinyl and cassettes to hard drive and MP3. I can now play them whilst working. Noisy vinyl could be cleaned up too, if important enough.
    - felixviper 1.3.1.1
      
      8 December 2012 at 8:47 am
      
      I’m deadly serious about my solution to the storage problem of War Of The Worlds, Yellow Brick Road, Aqualung, Bat Out of Hell, Brothers In Arms, Sgt Pepper’s, and all of TC’s Detroit techno. I think storing them in a pile of molten plastic in the bin is ideal.
      - mac1 1.3.1.1.1
        
        8 December 2012 at 5:48 pm
        
        Well, I did say that noisy vinyl could be cleaned up, Felix………… 😉
- David H 1.4
  
  8 December 2012 at 9:22 am
  
  Well if you got to spend 50 bucks thats a bloody excellent way of spending it.
  
  Another ‘old’ git lolz
  - TheContrarian 1.4.1
    
    9 December 2012 at 9:22 am
    
    Well the show sucked so bad. So fucking bad.
    And there is no way I am destroying my techno, Felix. That shit is gold.
    - felixviper 1.4.1.1
      
      9 December 2012 at 9:40 am
      
      You seem surprised. Had you not listened to the record?
vto 2

7 December 2012 at 3:00 pm

Is it weekend social time of the week already?

faaaarrk
lprent 3

7 December 2012 at 3:03 pm

The xmas party season is about to start with the work do. So does the annual question. Drive, designated driver, take taxi, or get Lyn to pick me up.

The latter is impossible as she is is in the Himalaya’s watching the bold mice in her accommodation (while worrying about the shoot).

Taxi I think…. What are other people doing?
- fender/same sentiment less eloquent Viper 3.1
  
  7 December 2012 at 3:49 pm
  
  Anything but drive Lynn, those xmas parties can quickly turn into a 21st re-run in my experience.
- karol 3.2
  
  7 December 2012 at 4:13 pm
  
  I don’t know. But I was out earlier around midday getting some groceries. There seems to be extra cars everywhere. And its still weeks away from Xmas.
- rosy 3.3
  
  7 December 2012 at 10:14 pm
  
  Public transport. And snow boots – because it’s looking like a very cold and white Christmas here.
Ennui in Requiem 4

7 December 2012 at 3:10 pm

We had a hell of a weather week in Wellington, it ripped the hell out of the garden, freak wind, so there is a bit of fixing to do. Chickens will be in attendance proffering advice and demands for beet.

Wondering how Annes budgie chicks are getting on?
Anne 5

7 December 2012 at 3:49 pm

The budgie chicks’ arrival was delayed one week due to neighbour being called away on family business. In the meantime, have purchased some budgie toys like ‘ropes’ and ‘ladders’ which have been hung from the roof and, hopefully, will keep them occupied and out of the oldies’ feathers.
Rosie 6

7 December 2012 at 4:06 pm

Time to Plant Up! Heavy and deep

Seriously though, we are involved in a local volunteer planters group charged with the mission of jazzing up the dreariness and encouraging biodiversity and will be out in force tomorrow morning.
And yep, E In R, looks like we’ve got a southerly coming in, down our way tomorrow. Might be a nice change from a boistorous northerly eh? My tenacious tomatoes are hanging on which is a miracle given the week we have had.

Our ducklings have grown and left the nursery that we provided. It was a joy watching them learn to fly.

Oh and it’s delicious Indian feast night! Yay!
- Ennui in Requiem 6.1
  
  7 December 2012 at 5:01 pm
  
  The northerly knocked over some broad beans but the most annoying bit is the way it stunts growth. My toms are rubbish except those in the hot tunnel (tres bon, looking fabulous). What kind of ducks?
  - Rosie 6.1.1
    
    7 December 2012 at 5:28 pm
    
    Testing. Site thinks I’m spam………..
    - lprent 6.1.1.1
      
      7 December 2012 at 10:44 pm
      
      Happens sometimes. Usually when you get an dynamic IP that has been previously delivering spam. If it persists try turning off your modem/adsl router and starting it again.
      - Rosie 6.1.1.1.1
        
        8 December 2012 at 8:10 am
        
        Thanks for the tricks Lprent:-)
  - Rosie 6.1.2
    
    7 December 2012 at 6:53 pm
    
    No go Ennui. 2 trys and both replies to you vanished in the mist.
    Ducks are mallards. Very short answer.
Rosie 7

7 December 2012 at 4:09 pm

On another note: Strength to those of you who are spending your Friday and your weekend cleaning up in West Ak after your tornado. I hope you get the help and support you need.
prism 8

7 December 2012 at 7:43 pm

I’ve jumped in and bought some Dave Brubeck – now that the old guy is dead. I liked his popular stuff and now have those plus some less well known. Did you know that he wrote a piece called Maori Blues or such when he was visiting here at one time?
QoTViper 9

7 December 2012 at 10:41 pm

Just finished season 2 of Boss, now to catch up on American Horror Story. I live such an action-packed life.
r0b 10

8 December 2012 at 12:20 am

Heading back South from Chch again Saturday – Mai Thai restaurant in Timaru – yum.
Te Reo Viper 11

8 December 2012 at 9:30 am

Listening to Bowie live in New York on vinyl courtesy of the nice people at Vinyl Countdown in New Plymouth. Any posters above who want to recycle their rekkids rather than melt them down are welcome to send them my way. But definitely no Eagles, ta. Ditto Queeen, AC/DC and the various MOR dinosaurs who blighted the seventies and eighties. We didn’t fight the punk wars for nothing, people.
- rosy viper 11.1
  
  8 December 2012 at 10:02 am
  
  We saw Bowie live in the pouring rain at Wellington stadium a few years ago. One of the most sincere artists I have every had the privilege to see. I was amazed to realise I remembered all the words from way back when, even though I hadn’t played the songs for years. My favourite
  - Te Reo Viper 11.1.1
    
    8 December 2012 at 10:25 am
    
    Lucky to have seen him twice Rosy, once at the Welly show you were at and also at Western Springs in ’78. The latter is still the best stadium gig I have ever been to, brutally loud, harshly lit and cathartic from start to finish. Just a monster of a show.
    
    The NYC LP is the recording of his 50th birthday party, lots of mates guesting, including Robert Smith, Sonic Youth and his American equivalent Lou Reed, who is also in fine, fine form. Could have stolen the recording from the net, but you never love what you get for free. And the vinyl just sounds better, anyway.
    - rosy viper 11.1.1.1
      
      8 December 2012 at 11:29 am
      
      Envious, I am. I’ll look up that LP.
      - Te Reo Viper 11.1.1.1.1
        
        8 December 2012 at 11:55 am
        
        Here’s a taster: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbxp1hC8vts
        
        I’m told the song is about Lou, but I’d suspect its more likely to be about another of Warhol’s special friends, perhaps Holly Woodlawn (who Lou also namechecks in song – Holly comes from Miami, F.L.A. etc).
        
        rosy viper 11.1.1.1.1.1
        
        8 December 2012 at 11:38 pm
        
        Ta. He’s just …. awesome, isn’t he? And Lou Reed is not so bad either. Interesting about Holly Woodlawn. Definitely on the to buy list – might try for the dvd.
- Rosie 11.2
  
  8 December 2012 at 1:17 pm
  
  Te Reo and Rosy: David Bowie is a God. Thank You for bringing him into the craic.
  
  It’s good folks are getting into vinyl again/never left it behind. We’ve got a couple of decades worth here, over 1000 at last count but also gazillions of cd’s. When we bought our first house a few months ago we planned to set up an epic music room/book library but there has been too much other stuff to do. All the gear is sitting there in waiting to be set up and for now we just use some good computer speakers. Transferred 750 music files, with 30 of them having sub directories on to the hard drive last weekend and just play everything from there for now.
  
  There continues to be good new music being produced. Its a great time to be keeping your ears out and its good to have access to free downloads, which more bands seem to be doing these days.
  
  Rosy: Hope you’re having a wonderful time in your winter wonderland:-)
  - rosy viper 11.2.1
    
    8 December 2012 at 11:54 pm
    
    To be honest we’re hibernating today – brunch in our thermally efficient, double-glazed home ;-). Although we might venture out to the markets a bit later, seeing as the temp has gone above the expected max of -3 (it’s -2 right now). Punsch is looking like a good option. Actually I do miss Wellington at this time of year – Enjoy it for us…
    
    And yes, Bowie is right up there. A music room is such a good idea – we’re not settled enough for that, surviving on downloads and I miss the touch and sight of all the paraphernalia that comes with records & CDs.
    
    As for new music, I’ve been intrigued by this young man – Jake Bugg recently. He seems to be a very musically mature 18 y.o.
    - Rosie 11.2.1.1
      
      9 December 2012 at 5:08 pm
      
      That sounds like a life affirming sort of a chill! Would love to experience a northern Europeon winter one day:-)
      
      Hey, that Jake Bugg is indeed on to it for his young years. That was a good sound early this Sunday morning. Its interesting how the country sound has become respectable and acknowledged over the last decade or so. Ditching the rhinestones and bouffy hair, tweaking the sounds and finding a new audience seems to have worked for that genre. And rag time is making a comeback! One band I’m going to look into is the Roseneath Centennial Ragtime Band, just to check it out. Sounds fun.
      
      Right now though it the roots and culture show on good ol radio active.
      
      Have fun:-)
      - rosy viper 11.2.1.1.1
        
        10 December 2012 at 9:41 am
        
        Very cool! If they’re around in Feb, I think I might too… you’ll need to update me if you manage to go see them.
Herodotus 12

8 December 2012 at 10:23 am

Watching the 6 star wars dvds with family in the order they were released – may take 2 weekends to complete. How do you tell kids that we start at episode 4 then progress to 6 then go to one. 😉
Pt 4 still holds up after all these years !!! And the special effects are still great.
Regarding records – where do you find stylists ?
aerobubble 13

8 December 2012 at 1:51 pm

To build a large society a book of common
understandings were required, some say this
book cannot change. Once first written, as
it had no errors, enlightenment never need
happen since. There are others that believe
a hair ape, pushed out by climate change
onto the savanna, learnt to standup, and
adapt to eating bone marrow. Eventually the
plains filled up with hairy apes, and some
shifted to the sea shore, where they were
nolonger dependant on kills from other beasts,
as they found sea food. There they became
the naked humans of today, unable to use
body gestures, or hand gestures, in the sea
they resorted to speach gestures. They of
course did this to reach the apex of their
existence writing a holy book that never could
be questioned again. The Pope has no problem
with evolution, my pinky fat near hairless behind.
The Pink Postman. 14

9 December 2012 at 4:14 pm

This Sunday morning spent on the Labour Party stall in he Lion’s Market Cambridge. Received a positive response from people /For Tory Cambridge that’s a good sign. This Wednesday off to the Met Opera iat the Lido Hamilton ,Verdi’s Otello . The next best thing to being at the real Met .
Neoleftie friend in arms of CV 15

9 December 2012 at 5:18 pm

Up early with baby, then more baby stuff, walk with baby, baby slept, changed baby, wife feed baby after coming home from farmers market, more baby stuff, another walk in sun, changed nappies and feed baby, visitors yeh, coffee beer and then played with baby in garden in the sun, baby eat a leak and choked, wife beside herself, more visitors and more visitors….baby asleep yeh, rest make tea for wife and myself thennnnn rinse and repeat.
Life of a new dad…all good and rewarding
- r0b 15.1
  
  9 December 2012 at 5:20 pm
  
  Nice. I miss those days!
  - Neoleftie friend in arms of CV 15.1.1
    
    9 December 2012 at 5:30 pm
    
    Well Friday I haddd to work from 9am till 11pm basically no breaks so glad for the weekend and Xmas coming up.
    Ah the joys of parenthood ah.

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Every year in April, the trees start changing colour, the clocks go back an hour, and the national greenhouse gas figures are released and promptly forgotten. They take fifteen months to prepare, so by the time they come out it’s very easy for commentators to point out that they are ...
SciBlogsBy Robert McLachlan
5 days ago

why it’s important to check sources
While checking my spam folder (before yeeting the contents permanently) I noticed that I’d been sent a bunch of email ‘newsletters’ from the group “Voices for Freedom.” Out of interest I opened one, just in case the contents were worth a post or two – & indeed they were. The ...
SciBlogsBy Alison Campbell
5 days ago

Deceptive and dangerous dichotomisation.
Humans are hard-wired to classify, categorise and compare, or in other words, to taxonomize. We may be born tabula rasa but quickly are taught that the world is divided into types of things, subtypes of those and assorted other categories. The operative term is “taught” rather than “realise.” Taxonomies are ...
KiwipoliticoBy Pablo
6 days ago

Bryce Edwards: Political Roundup – The Government’s historic ban on live animal exports
The Labour Government received plaudits this week for its historic announcement that it will ban the live export of animals by sea. It’s said to be a world first. The decision comes after years of pressure, which increased after last year’s tragedy when the ship Gulf Livestock 1 left New ...
Democracy ProjectBy bryce.edwards
6 days ago

Mystery in the Library 2021
As one does on a Friday evening, I yesterday made a point of heading along to the Dunedin Public Library’s event, Mystery in the Library. This was a panel of local crime-fiction writers, and a follow-up to a similar one in April 2019 (no prizes for guessing why ...
A Phuulish FellowBy strda221
6 days ago

Will The 2021 Budget Be Focused on Wellbeing?
Now is about the time that the Government is getting its Budget Strategy togetherIn the week before the budget – the 2021 one is to be delivered on Thursday 20 May – there is a strange ritual in which all the commentariat and lobbyists (who are not necessarily distinct from ...
PunditBy Brian Easton
7 days ago

Climate Change: Admitting it
Climate Change Minister James Shaw has admitted that the government is not doing enough on climate change: Appearing on Breakfast alongside Greenpeace director and former Green Party leader Russel Norman, the current Greens co-leader was asked: “Are you as Government living up to promise of delivery implicit in those ...
No Right TurnBy Idiot/Savant
7 days ago

The Government v. the People?
We can all agree that a free press (and free media more generally) are important factors in a well-functioning democracy. But I am beginning to wonder if they provide us with an unalloyed benefit. I am an avid consumer of daily news – whether delivered by the press or by ...
Bryan GouldBy Bryan Gould
7 days ago

Why Haven’t They … ? How to Explain this Government’s Baffling Refusal to Solve New Zealand’...
Yes They Can - So Why Don't They? In matters relating to child poverty, homelessness, mental health, climate change and, of course, Covid-19, the answers are right in front of the Government's collective nose - often in the form of reports it has specifically commissioned. Why can’t Jacinda and her ...
Bowalley Road
7 days ago

Progress towards a Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Action Plan: Congratulations to the Government
Richard Edwards, Janet Hoek, Anaru Waa, George Thomson, Nick Wilson (author details*) We congratulate the NZ Government on its proposed Action Plan for the Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 goal. Here we examine the evidence for three key ideas outlined in the plan: permitting tobacco products to be sold in only ...
SciBlogsBy Public Health Expert
1 week ago

NZ Politics Daily: 16 April 2021
National Party leadership Matthew Hooton (Herald): My message to National – and how to avoid another leadership fiasco(paywalled) Peter Dunne: National needs to sort out what it stands for before it thinks about leadership Jo Moir (Newsroom): National’s six months in a leaky boat Grant Duncan: The National Party’s leadership woes Government Peter Dunne (Newsroom): Can Covid-19 save Labour again in 2023? ...
Democracy ProjectBy bryce.edwards
1 week ago

Can The State Pull The Lone Wolf Terrorist’s Teeth?
Punished, But Not Prevented: Though bitterly contested by those firmly convinced that the Christchurch Mosque Shootings represent something more than the crime of a Lone Wolf terrorist, the Royal Commission’s finding that no state agency could have prevented Brenton Tarrant from carrying out his deadly intent – except by chance ...
Bowalley Road
1 week ago

Govt pushing contentious gender identity law
The Government has announced it intends making sex self-identification possible this year, as a priority. That would mean anyone could change the sex documented on their birth certificate by a simple declaration that they “identify” as the opposite sex. Speak Up For Women have launched a campaign encouraging New Zealanders ...
RedlineBy Admin
1 week ago

The cost of a rolling omnishambles
The travel bubble with Australia has not brought room for others to come into the MIQ system from overseas. Instead, spaces are being decommissioned. Why? The system is leaky. The government cannot afford to let riskier people into those spaces, because the system can’t handle them. My column in Insights ...
SciBlogsBy Eric Crampton
1 week ago

“Ideologies Clashing”: as we slowly try to emerge from Covid, discontent rises.
A Second Term Labour-led Government in New Zealand, a new Biden-led Administration in the US, a continuance of the Johnson Government in the UK: different approaches to major issues, same global problems – and discontent rising. Some warranted, some unwarranted, but as each emerges from the Covid pandemic, what ...
exhALANtBy exhalantblog
1 week ago

COVID vaccines and blood clots – what is this about?
I will update this post as new information comes to hand What has happened? Recently the vaccine safety watch dogs in Europe noted reports of unusual types of blood clots in people vaccinated with the AstraZeneca (AZ) COVID-19 vaccine. This prompted investigations across many countries to ascertain what, why, and ...
SciBlogsBy Helen Petousis Harris
1 week ago

Male fertility: how everyday chemicals are destroying sperm counts in humans and animals
Alex Ford, University of Portsmouth and Gary Hutchison, Edinburgh Napier University Within just a few generations, human sperm counts may decline to levels below those considered adequate for fertility. That’s the alarming claim made in epidemiologist Shanna Swan’s new book, “Countdown”, which assembles a raft of evidence to show that ...
SciBlogsBy Guest Author
1 week ago

vEGU21 – Gather online – Prolog
Just like last year, this year's General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union (EGU) will happen virtually instead of in person in Vienna. Contrary to last year, the organizers decided early on to hold their conference online and planned for it accordingly (quite a difference to last year's scramble where they switched ...
Skeptical Science
1 week ago

A True Story: Lucian of Samosata is Not Science-Fiction
Time for a strange rant. A very strange rant. But bear with me, because this is serious business. A True Story, by Lucian of Samosata is not Science-Fiction. What on earth am I talking about? Well, it was one of those Wikipedia rabbit holes. I was reading ...
A Phuulish FellowBy strda221
1 week ago

Otago locals rally to save fossils from destruction
By Kate Evans for Undark One of New Zealand’s most spectacular fossil sites originated 23.2 million years ago. It was formed in a valley dotted with small volcanoes, when rising magma deep below the Earth’s surface came into contact with groundwater. Lava and water don’t mix — they explode. The ...
SciBlogsBy Guest Author
1 week ago

No Place for Democratic-Socialists in the Undemocratic Neoliberal Government of the Auckland Superci...
A Thorn In Their Side: As Chair of the Auckland Regional Council, Mike Lee made sure Auckland’s municipal resources remained in Aucklanders’ hands. Not surprisingly the neoliberal powers-that-be (in both their centre-left and centre-right incarnations) hated this last truly effective standard-bearer for democratic-socialist values and policies.MIKE LEE is the closest ...
Bowalley Road
1 week ago

so much misinformation on a page supposedly about health
It’s always something of a shock to come across a page run by a health-focused business that contains substantial misinformation. This one left me gobsmacked, given the sheer number of statements that are demonstrably untrue. And while a fair bit of the content is prefaced by the statement that it’s ...
SciBlogsBy Alison Campbell
1 week ago

NZ Politics Daily: 15 April 2021
Live animal export ban Stuff: Editorial – The tide goes out on animal exports Luke Malpass (Stuff): Government announces an end to livestock sea export industry Calla Wahlquist (The Guardian): New Zealand to stop exporting livestock by sea Mirjam Guesgen (Spinoff): Live animal exports have always been a problem No Right Turn: Why wait? RNZ: Government announces ban for live cattle exports by ...
Democracy ProjectBy bryce.edwards
1 week ago

Ian Powell: A very bureaucratic coup: Part One
Previously (9 February) I wrote about how business consultants Ernst & Young were used to do a hatchet job on the former senior management team at Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB). While this hatchet job was planned in 2019 its gestation was much longer. Its underlying causes involved differences in ...
Democracy ProjectBy bryce.edwards
1 week ago

Skeptical Science New Research for Week #15, 2021
Flying beneath the radar of guilt Fight or Flight: How Advertising for Air Travel Triggers Moral Disengagement (open access) by Stubenvoll & Neureiter not only takes an interesting approach to decomposing the effects of airline travel advertisements but also helps us to understand the general psychological landscape of our often conflicted ...
Skeptical Science
1 week ago

we haven’t taught critical thinking particularly well
Yesterday I got told to “do some research” &, by extension, to think critically. The biologist in me cringed a little when I read it (and not because of the advice about doing research). Biology teachers I know suggested that perhaps everyone should take the NCEA standard that ...
SciBlogsBy Alison Campbell
1 week ago

Have introverts really fared better in lockdown?
Lis Ku, De Montfort University Since the onset of the pandemic, everyone from newspaper columnists to Twitter users has advanced the now idea that extroverts and introverts are handling the crisis differently. Many claim that introverts adapt to social distancing and isolation better than extroverts, with some even suggesting that ...
SciBlogsBy Guest Author
1 week ago

evidence vs spin
A friend of mine pointed me in the direction of this blog post by New Zealand’s “Plan B” group. While initially this group opposed the government’s use of lockdowns to manage covid19 outbreaks in this country, they seem to have since moved on to opposing the rollout of vaccines against ...
SciBlogsBy Alison Campbell
1 week ago

Getting out
Twenty years after it invaded, the US is finally leaving Afghanistan. What's surprising is that it took them so long - its been clear for over a decade that their presence there was pointless and just pissing people off. But imperial pride leads to exactly this sort of stupidity. Their ...
No Right TurnBy Idiot/Savant
1 week ago

Why wait?
The government has announced that it will ban the export of livestock by sea. Huzzah! A vile, cruel and unconscionable trade will be ended! But there's a catch: the ban won't kick in until 2023, giving farmers two ful years to continue to profit from extreme animal cruelty. But why ...
No Right TurnBy Idiot/Savant
1 week ago

An unexpected Member’s Day
Today is unexpectedly a Member's Day - the Business Committee granted it early in the year, to make up for time list to government business. First up is a two-hour debate on the budget policy statement, with questions to Ministers, replacing the general debate. Then its the second reading of ...
No Right TurnBy Idiot/Savant
1 week ago

A Tale of Two Schools…
. . Two stories which appeared almost side-by-side on RNZ’s website. Parent, Miranda Cross, was quoted as saying; “I think the expectations are that we can at least send our kids to school where they will receive an education.” An American parent would probably demand; “I think the expectations are ...
Frankly SpeakingBy Frank Macskasy
1 week ago

NZ Politics Daily: 14 April 2021
Housing crisis Henry Cooke (Stuff): Housing bonus: National say councils should be given $50,000 for every new house built Claire Trevett (Herald): National puts up its solution to housing shortage woes Nita Blake-Persen (RNZ): ‘Motel generation’ feared as emergency housing need continues Damian George (Stuff): City council brushes off criticism over $400m social housing gap Daily Telegraph (Herald): Why billionaires are snapping up second ...
Democracy ProjectBy bryce.edwards
1 week ago

Review: Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl [Film] (2009)
Time for reviewing something a bit different. Move over Tolkien adaptations, hello Japanese splatter movie. Specifically, a certain 2009 movie called Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl. I watched this one a few days ago with some acquaintances, never having seen it before, and not being familiar with the manga ...
A Phuulish FellowBy strda221
1 week ago

Forecasters predict an above-average Atlantic hurricane season in 2021
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections by Jeff Masters, PhD An above-average Atlantic hurricane season is likely in 2021, the Colorado State University (CSU) hurricane forecasting team says in its latest seasonal forecast issued April 8. Led by Dr. Phil Klotzbach, with coauthors Dr. Michael Bell and Jhordanne Jones, the CSU ...
Skeptical Science
1 week ago

Bryce Edwards: Political Roundup -The Māori Party needs to come clean
How seriously does the Māori Party take issues of corruption and the untoward influence of big money in politics? Not very, based on how it’s handling a political finance scandal in which three large donations were kept hidden from the public. The party is currently making excuses, and largely failing ...
Democracy ProjectBy bryce.edwards
1 week ago

Climate Change: The latest inventory
The annual inventory report [PDF] of New Zealand's greenhouse gas emissions has been released, showing a significant increase in emissions: (Note that this is UNFCCC accounting, not the weird fudged figures the Climate Change Commission is using). Emissions increased by almost 2 million tons in 2019, from 80.6 MT ...
No Right TurnBy Idiot/Savant
1 week ago

The IPCA should not have to repeat itself
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has ruled that the police detained a woman unlawfully and breached the Privacy Act when they used a fake traffic stop for intelligence gathering: Police have been found to have unlawfully detained a Māori woman and taken photos of her and her partner at ...
No Right TurnBy Idiot/Savant
1 week ago

Following the ‘Yellow Brick Road’
The melody from the classic movie Wizard of Oz echoes as Jacinta Ruru explains what inspired her to attend university, and her ambition to help create a more just society in Aotearoa. Jacinta, who affiliates to Raukawa and Ngāti Ranginui, specialises in the research areas of indigenous peoples and the law. ...
SciBlogsBy Rosemary Rangitauira
1 week ago

Climate Change: Still the climate arson party
Stuff reports that National is refusing to back the Climate Change Commission's recommendations, which is apparently a Bad Thing: The National Party says it can’t support the Climate Change Commission’s draft plan to cut New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions unless changes are made. If National maintains this position when ...
No Right TurnBy Idiot/Savant
1 week ago

Older posts

The Greens welcome whānau centred initiatives for Prisons
Today the Government announced a new whānau-centred Māori pathways programme in the Hawke’s Bay Regional Prison. ...
Greens
1 hour ago

Looking ahead this Earth Day
It’s Earth Day today and here at Labour, we’re deeply committed to protecting our environment – not just today, but every day. ...
Labour Blog
19 hours ago

Greens welcome protections for Kiwis’ savings
The Green Party is welcoming the Government’s announcement that bank deposits up to $100,000 will be protected under new rules. ...
Greens
1 day ago

Former Govt spies should be stopped from private spying
Former employees of Government security and intelligence agencies should face at least a five-year stand down period before taking up private sector security contracts, the Green Party said today. ...
Greens
1 day ago

Green Party welcomes major healthcare reforms with a call for more
The Green Party welcomes the major healthcare reforms announced today by the Minister of Health, including the creation of a Māori Health Authority – Manatū Hauora Māori as we call it. ...
Greens
2 days ago

What do New Zealand's health reforms mean? Your questions answered
We’re committed to ensuring that our health system works for all New Zealanders – so we’re taking big steps to improve health outcomes, support our frontline workers, and promote equitable access to healthcare across the country and across communities. ...
Labour Blog
2 days ago

A health system that works for everyone
We believe all New Zealanders should have equitable access to a truly national healthcare system. ...
Labour Blog
2 days ago

Labour's record: Creating better health outcomes for all
We’re committed to improving healthcare in New Zealand. And we have the record to prove it. ...
Labour Blog
3 days ago

Tinkering around the edges won’t cut it for families struggling to survive
Research released today reinforces the need for significant changes to our social safety net, the Green Party says. ...
Greens
3 days ago

E karanga ana Te Pātī Kākāriki mo te waihangatanga o tētahi Manatū Hauora Māori
I tēnei tau i Waitangi, I whakahua ake te Tira o Te Mātāwaka o te Pātī Kākāriki i tā rātau aronga matua, ki te waihanga I tētahi Manatū Hauora Māori, mā Māori te kawe, mā Māori ngā whakahaere. Ko tā te tira; Kua rongohia ngā karanga a ngā Tangata Whenua, ...
Greens
4 days ago

The Greens call for an empowered independent Māori Health Authority
During Waitangi this year the Green Party’s Te Mātāwaka caucus announced their priority for an independent Māori Health Authority. We have heard the call from Tangata Whenua wanting any authority to be independent, and properly resourced. ...
Greens
4 days ago

Pasifika mental wellbeing initiative must protect our communities: Greens
The Greens welcome $6.6 million from the Government’s $455 million programme to increase access to mental health and addiction services for our Pasifika communities in Auckland and Wellington. ...
Greens
1 week ago

Greens will embed tikanga Māori into rewrite of social security legislation
The Green Party is putting a Member’s Bill into the ballot today which will be a significant step towards overhauling the Social Security Act by embedding a tikanga Māori framework into the welfare system. ...
Greens
1 week ago

Strong relationship continues as Green Party renew MoU with E Tū union
The Green Party have reaffirmed their strong commitment to the union movement in Aotearoa New Zealand by renewing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with E Tū. ...
Greens
1 week ago

Mana Ake expansion announced
Soon, more kids in Aotearoa will have access to the in-school mental health support that has boosted the resilience of tamariki and whānau in Canterbury. ...
Labour Blog
1 week ago

Green Party plans significant rewrite of social security legislation
The Green Party is putting a Member’s Bill into the ballot today which will be a significant step towards overhauling the Social Security Act. ...
Greens
1 week ago

Service providers and communities call on Government to treat drugs as a health issue
The Green Party supports the open letter released today by a cross-sector coalition calling for the Government to treat all drug use as a health issue, to repeal and replace the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975. ...
Greens
2 weeks ago

Boosting small businesses
Small businesses are not only the heart of our economy – they’re also the heart of our communities. They provide important goods and services, as well as great employment opportunities. They know and love their locals. And after a tough year, they need our support! ...
Labour Blog
2 weeks ago

Young Pasifika Leaders call for climate action: Greens
Green Party spokesperson for Pacific Peoples Teanau Tuiono MP, supports the demand from Pasifika communities fighting for climate action as their homelands are more at risk in the Pacific region. ...
Greens
2 weeks ago

Green Party supports climate strike demands
The Green Party supports the six demands for climate action put forward by School Strike for Climate NZ, who are striking across the country today. ...
Greens
2 weeks ago

Systemic racism rooted in Māori victimisation report
The Ministry of Justice Māori victimisation report, released today, reinforces what we already know about the impact of systemic racism in Aotearoa and that urgent action is needed. ...
Greens
2 weeks ago

Greens legacy bill to ensure a more inclusive and accessible Aotearoa to be debated in Parliament
Ricardo Menéndez March’s Members Bill to ensure that disabled New Zealanders do not face discrimination for having a disability assist dog was today pulled from the biscuit tin to be debated in Parliament. ...
Greens
2 weeks ago

More businesses switching to clean energy
More businesses are making the switch to cleaner, more sustainable energy, with support from our Government. ...
Labour Blog
2 weeks ago

New Zealand’s first official space mission announces ‘mission control’
New Zealand’s first government funded space mission has taken a ‘giant leap’ with Auckland University’s Te Pūnaha Ātea-Auckland Space Institute announced as the permanent host of the New Zealand based mission control centre for a global methane tracking satellite. “MethaneSAT is a really exciting opportunity to showcase New Zealand’s science ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
1 hour ago

Leaders’ Summit on Climate to raise ambition on climate action
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern joined President Biden at the virtual Leaders’ Summit on Climate hosted by the United States overnight. The summit, held for Earth Day, brought world leaders together to galvanise efforts to reduce emissions this decade and keep the shared goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
7 hours ago

Strengthening Trans-Tasman Ties: Australia-New Zealand Foreign Minister Consultations
New Zealand Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon Nanaia Mahuta and Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Women, Senator the Hon Marise Payne, met in Wellington today for biannual Australia-New Zealand Foreign Minister Consultations. Marise Payne’s visit is the first official visit to New Zealand by Australia since both ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
18 hours ago

Deposit taking measures protect financial stability and New Zealanders
Cabinet has finalised a package of new measures to protect New Zealanders’ interests in the banking and financial system, including guaranteeing deposits of up to $100,000 per eligible institution. These measures, the final part of a comprehensive review of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand Act, have been the subject ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
1 day ago

Apprenticeship numbers jump in 2020
The number of apprentices continues to grow, with people from across the community signing up for careers in the trades, Education Minister Chris Hipkins says. Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) for enrolments in tertiary and vocational study as at December 2020 shows that the number of apprentices increased by 17.6 per ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
1 day ago

New Zealand to open new Trade Commission in Fiji
New Zealand will open a new Trade Commission in Fiji later this year, Trade and Export Growth Minister Damien O’Connor has announced. “Fiji is New Zealand’s largest trading partner in the Pacific region”, Damien O’Connor said. “Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, annual two-way trade between New Zealand and Fiji was ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
2 days ago

Building a New Zealand Health Service that works for all New Zealanders
HON ANDREW LITTLE SPEECH Morena tātau katoa. Tēnā tātau kua karahuihui mai nei i tēnei ata, Ki te whakarewa te rautaki hauora matua o Aotearoa, Kia hua ko te oranga pai o te motu. Tena tatau katoa. INTRODUCTION Welcome. Today, I am laying out for you a plan to ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
2 days ago

Major reforms will make healthcare accessible for all NZers
All DHBs will be replaced by one national organisation, Health New Zealand A new Māori Health Authority will have the power to commission health services, monitor the state of Māori health and develop policy New Public Health Agency will be created Strengthened Ministry of Health will monitor performance and advise ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
2 days ago

Minister Henare contribution to speech on Building a New Zealand Health Service that works for all N...
We talk a lot about being a transformational Government. Some imagine this statement means big infrastructure builds, massive policy commitments all leading up to a single grand reveal. But this is what I see as transformation. Something quite simply and yet so very complex. Māori feeling comfortable and able to ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
2 days ago

Health reform announcement
On Wednesday morning, Minister of Health Andrew Little and Associate Minister of Health (Māori) Peeni Henare are announcing major health reforms. You can watch the announcement live here from 8am Wednesday. ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
3 days ago

Alpine Fault research supports Government’s work planning and preparing for earthquakes
New research into the probability of an Alpine Fault rupture reinforces the importance of taking action to plan and prepare for earthquakes, Acting Minister for Emergency Management Kris Faafoi says. Research published by Dr Jamie Howarth of Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington today, shows there is a ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
3 days ago

New Zealand to provide further support to UN North Korea sanctions
Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta and Defence Minister Peeni Henare today announced that New Zealand is deploying a Royal New Zealand Air Force P-3K2 Orion maritime patrol aircraft in support of United Nations Security Council (UNSC) sanctions on North Korea. The Resolutions, adopted unanimously by the UNSC between 2006 and 2017, ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
3 days ago

Transmission Gully review shows flawed planning process should have been addressed before project st...
The Transmission Gully Interim Review has found serious flaws at the planning stage of the project, undermining the successful completion of the four-lane motor north of Wellington Infrastructure Minister Grant Robertson and Transport Minister Michael Wood said. Grant Robertson said the review found the public-private partnership (PPP) established under the ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
3 days ago

Australian Foreign Minister to visit Aotearoa New Zealand
Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta announced today that Australian Foreign Minister Hon Marise Payne will visit Aotearoa New Zealand for the first face-to-face Foreign Ministers’ Consulations since the COVID-19 pandemic began. “Australia is New Zealand’s closest and most important international partner. I’m very pleased to be able to welcome Hon Marise ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
4 days ago

Border exceptions will see more families reunited
Hundreds more families who were separated by the border closure will be reunited under new border exceptions announced today, Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi said. “The Government closed the border to everyone but New Zealand citizens and residents, in order to keep COVID-19 out, keep our economy open and keep New ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
4 days ago

“He Taniwha He Tipua, He Tipua He Taniwha – The Dragon and the Taniwha”
Hon Nanaia Mahuta, Foreign Minister 8.30am, 19 April 2021 [CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY] Speech to the NZCC Korihi Pō, Korihi Ao E rongo e turia no Matahau Nō Tū te winiwini, Nō Tū te wanawana Tū Hikitia rā, Tū Hapainga mai Ki te Whai Ao, Ki te Ao Mārama Tihei Mauri ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
4 days ago

Backing sustainable wool carpets to create a compelling yarn for New Zealand’s strong wool sector
The Government is supporting a new project with all-wool New Zealand carpet company, Bremworth, which has its sights on developing more sustainable all-wool carpets and rugs, Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor announced. The Ministry for Primary Industries is contributing $1.9 million towards Bremworth’s $4.9 million sustainability project through its Sustainable Food ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
4 days ago

New Zealand provides support to Timor-Leste for flooding and COVID-19 surge
New Zealand is providing further support to Timor-Leste following severe flooding and the recent surge in COVID-19 cases, Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta announced today. “Our thoughts are with the people of Timor-Leste who have been impacted by the severe flooding and landslides at a time when the country is ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
5 days ago

WHANAU OF MĀORI BATTALION SOLDIERS REUNITED WITH MEDALS
A ceremony has been held today in Gisborne where the unclaimed medals of 28 (Māori) Battalion C Company soldiers were presented to their families. After the Second World War, returning service personnel needed to apply for their medals and then they would be posted out to them. While most medals ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
6 days ago

Reducing barriers to breastfeeding
The Government is committed to increasing the number of mothers who breastfeed for longer to give babies born in New Zealand the best start in life. The Ministry of Health recommends that babies are exclusively breastfed for the first six month but only about 20 percent of children at this ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
6 days ago

SolarWinds compromise attributed to Russian state actor
New Zealand has today added its voice to the international condemnation of the malicious compromise and exploitation of the SolarWinds Orion platform. The Minister Responsible for the Government Communications Security Bureau, Andrew Little, says that New Zealand's international partners have analysed the compromise of the SolarWinds Orion platform and attributed ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
7 days ago

Queenstown roading project given fast track approval
An expert consenting panel has approved the Queenstown Arterials Project, which will significantly improve transport links and reduce congestion for locals and visitors in the tourism hotspot. Environment Minister David Parker welcomed the approval for the project that will construct, operate and maintain a new urban road around Queenstown’s town ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
7 days ago

Screen industry secures landmark project
Economic and Regional Development Minister Stuart Nash says a landmark deal has been agreed with Amazon for The Lord of the Rings TV series, currently being filmed in New Zealand. Mr Nash says the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) secures multi-year economic and tourism benefits to New Zealand, outside the screen ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
7 days ago

Report into review of health response to lead contamination released
The Government welcomes the findings from a rapid review into the health system response to lead contamination in Waikouaiti’s drinking water supply. Sample results from the town’s drinking-water supply showed intermittent spikes in lead levels above the maximum acceptable value. The source of the contamination is still under investigation by ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
7 days ago

NZ Upgrade Programme revs up economic recovery
Transport Minister Michael Wood today marked the start of construction on the New Zealand Upgrade Programme’s Papakura to Drury South project on Auckland’s Southern Motorway, which will create hundreds of jobs and support Auckland’s economic recovery. The SH1 Papakura to Drury South project will give more transport choices by providing ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
7 days ago

Speech releasing the Digital Council's report 'Towards Trustworthy and Trusted Automated D...
CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY E ngā mana, e ngā reo, e ngā karanga maha o te wa, tēnā koutou, tēna koutou, tēna tātou katoa. Ki ngā mana whenua, ko Ngāi Tahu, ko Waitaha, ko Kāti Māmoe anō nei aku mihi ki a koutou. Nōku te hōnore kia haere mai ki te ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
7 days ago

Green light for 10 minute e-bus to Auckland Airport
Transport Minister Michael Wood today marked the completion of upgrades to State Highway 20B which will give Aucklanders quick electric bus trips to and from the airport. The State Highway 20B Early Improvements project has added new lanes in each direction between Pukaki Creek Bridge and SH20 for buses and ...
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7 days ago

Review into greyhound racing announced
The Government is putting in place a review of the work being done on animal welfare and safety in the greyhound racing industry, Grant Robertson announced today. “While Greyhound Racing NZ has reported some progress in implementing the recommendations of the Hansen Report, recent incidents show the industry still has ...
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1 week ago

Road safety boosted by increased penalty for mobile use while driving
The infringement fee for using a mobile phone while driving will increase from $80 to $150 from 30 April 2021 to encourage safer driving, Transport Minister Michael Wood announced today. Michael Wood said too many people are still picking up the phone while driving. “Police issued over 40,000 infringement notices ...
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1 week ago

Pacific mental wellbeing supported across Auckland and Wellington
Pacific people in New Zealand will be better supported with new mental health and addiction services rolling out across the Auckland and Wellington regions, says Aupito William Sio. “One size does not fit all when it comes to supporting the mental wellbeing of our Pacific peoples. We need a by ...
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1 week ago

Fresh approach proposed to Smokefree 2025
New measures are being proposed to accelerate progress towards becoming a smokefree nation by 2025, Associate Minister of Health Dr Ayesha Verrall announced. “Smoking or exposure to second-hand smoke kills around 12 people a day in New Zealand. Recent data tells us New Zealand’s smoking rates continue to decrease, but ...
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1 week ago

Govt expands Mana Ake to provide more school-based mental wellbeing support
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1 week ago

Record Number of People Move Into Work
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Significant global progress made under Christchurch Call
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1 week ago

New chair of interim TAB NZ Board appointed
Racing Minister Grant Robertson has announced he is appointing Elizabeth Dawson (Liz) as the Chair of the interim TAB NZ Board. Liz Dawson is an existing Board Director of the interim TAB NZ Board and Chair of the TAB NZ Board Selection Panel and will continue in her role as ...
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1 week ago

Government to phase out live exports by sea
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1 week ago

Workshop on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems – opening remarks
WORKSHOP ON LETHAL AUTONOMOUS WEAPONS SYSTEMS Wednesday 14 April 2021 MINISTER FOR DISARMAMENT AND ARMS CONTROL OPENING REMARKS Good morning, I am so pleased to be able to join you for part of this workshop, which I’m confident will help us along the path to developing New Zealand’s national policy on ...
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1 week ago

Inter-prison kapa haka competition launched
For the first time, all 18 prisons in New Zealand will be invited to participate in an inter-prison kapa haka competition, Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis announced today. The 2021 Hōkai Rangi Whakataetae Kapa Haka will see groups prepare and perform kapa haka for experienced judges who visit each prison and ...
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1 week ago

Government takes step forward on counter terrorism laws
The Government has introduced the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Bill, designed to boost New Zealand's ability to respond to a wider range of terrorist activities. The Bill strengthens New Zealand’s counter-terrorism legislation and ensures that the right legislative tools are available to intervene early and prevent harm. “This is the Government’s first ...
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1 week ago

Carbon neutral government a step closer
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1 week ago

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Auckland’s new school zones: ‘We feel like we’re being kicked out of our community’
Catherine Woulfe’s son’s school is nothing fancy. But it’s theirs. Auckland’s new zoning rules will mean her daughter, when she turns five, will have to go to a different one – and that’s heartbreaking.I just saw a map that puts us 100 metres out of zone for the primary school ...
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Big Irrigation Consent Locks In Climate, Water, And Health Damage – Greenpeace
Greenpeace is today condemning a large-scale irrigation consent as ‘locking in overstocking of the land with dairy cows which is bad news for our climate, a guarantee of more water pollution and a risk to human health.’ Environment Canterbury has ...
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Local Charity Works To Reduce Wild Cat Population
They might be the most popular companion animal in New Zealand, but cats are not so popular in the wild. Stray and feral cats are a widespread problem across the country, with numbers estimated to be in the millions. At this scale, they not only ...
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We’ve wasted time and money in health for years. Now let’s get on with it
Those of us who govern are acutely aware of the problems inherent in the requirement to mind our own patch, not everybody else’s, writes Auckland DHB chair Pat Snedden.This week’s health announcements signalled a big day in a number of ways. Health minister Andrew Little took time in a thoroughly ...
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Anger and confusion amid big changes to school zoning rules
Some parents are starting petitions to send their kids to their closest school; others are beating down the doors of government to be allowed to drive across town. ...
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Centralisation is prescribed for our health system – but funding is an issue and see what has happ...
Health Minister Andrew Little says the reforms the government has announced this week will mean for the first time New Zealand will have “a truly national health system”. The new system will consist of a national health organisation, a Maori health authority, and a new public health authority to centralise ...
Point of OrderBy tutere44
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‘I want to scream and scream’: Australian nurses on the Western Front were also victims of war
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fiona McLeod, PhD Candidate, The University of Queensland The revival of interest in Anzac since the 1980s has depended in part on the repositioning of soldiers as victims. We rarely celebrate their martial virtues, and instead note their resilience, fortitude and suffering. ...
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The years condemn: Australia is forgetting the sacred trees planted to remember our war dead
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gregory Moore, Doctor of Botany, The University of Melbourne On Anzac Day each year, Australians remember those who served and died in wars and conflicts. We may attend a dawn service, go to a march or lay a wreath at a war ...
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Australia’s economy can withstand the proposed European Union carbon tariff — here’s what we f...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philip Adams, Professor at the Centre of Policy Studie, Victoria University The European Union has committed to very significant emission cuts — 55% on 1990 levels by 2030, and zero net emissions by 2050. To help it get there without too much ...
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Vital Signs: the pros and cons of diversity in organisations
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The comfort of reading in WWI: the bibliotherapy of trench and hospital magazines
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Véronique Duché, A.R. Chisholm Professor of French, The University of Melbourne Modern warfare produces both trauma and boredom in equal measure. During the first world war, one way troops found solace was by writing and reading magazines created by soldiers, for soldiers. ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
2 hours ago

Live updates, April 23: High risk arrivals will be kept together in MIQ as India flight ban set to e...
Welcome to The Spinoff’s live updates for April 23, bringing you the latest news updated throughout the day. Get in touch at stewart@thespinoff.co.nz8.00am: High risk arrivals will be kept together in MIQ as India flight ban tipped to endThe government is tipped to end the ban on flights from India ...
The SpinoffBy Stewart Sowman-Lund
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The Bulletin: India’s Covid situation and the travel ban decision
Good morning and welcome to The Bulletin. In today’s edition: India’s Covid situation and the travel ban decision, lockout hit for striking Wellington bus drivers, and Australian PM to visit NZ. Plus: A feature on a major carbon-farming landowner that is quietly growing.There will be an announcement today on the ...
The SpinoffBy Alex Braae
3 hours ago

Into the abyss: Probing Antarctica’s waters raises questions, uncertainty
Recent studies reveal surprising changes in the Ross Sea region, a choke-point in ocean circulation. David Williams reports As the three-masted British ship Erebus sailed south in Antarctic waters with the slightly smaller Terror in January 1841, commander James Clark Ross, the world’s most experienced polar explorer, saw a low ...
Newsroom
4 hours ago

Govt unveils new bank deposit guarantee scheme
Business & Investing: NZ to join other OECD nations with a substantive deposit guarantee scheme, Plus: Australia's diplomatic standoff with China worsens ...
Newsroom
5 hours ago

Royal Commission into Abuse in Care blows $56m budget
The Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care has asked for three emergency funding top-ups because it had blown the $56 million budget- meant to last another two years. ...
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5 hours ago

TikTok stardom for Christchurch teenager
Hanging out in central Christchurch, waiting for a mate, St Bede’s teenager Jamayne Feast and his two friends filmed and posted a short music clip. Now they are famous. A moment of boredom, a 15-second capella, and #FliFlaFlo has hurtled one Christchurch teenager into instant fame. It was school holidays, ...
Newsroom
5 hours ago

Humbled to run world's largest female sports event
Jane Patterson, COO for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in NZ, talks to Ashley Stanley in part three of LockerRoom’s video series, The Big Four, with the women leading the four global sporting events here over the next two years - three World Cups and the IWG Women and Sport conference. Jane Patterson ...
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5 hours ago

This week's best-selling books
This week's biggest-selling New Zealand books, as recorded by the Nielsen BookScan New Zealand bestseller list and described by Steve Braunias FICTION 1 Inside the Black Horse by Ray Berard (David Bateman, $34.99) "The TAB made me the area manager in South Auckland, supervising 50 gambling outlets...My book Inside the ...
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5 hours ago

The unconscious bias in travel bans
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Newsroom
5 hours ago

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What’s gone wrong in Canada
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Rating the best trans-Tasman sporting rivalries
Australia Week: There’s no contest quite like New Zealand vs Australia, no matter the sport. Alex Braae runs through some of the most and least exciting trans-Tasman rivalries.To mark the opening of the trans-Tasman bubble, The Spinoff is casting an eye across the ditch all week – read our ...
The SpinoffBy Alex Braae
5 hours ago

Bernard Hickey on our ‘kind’ country’s mean migration settings
New Zealand’s approach to migration has helped create a low-wage, low-productivity and low-wellbeing society for most. Bernard Hickey looks at why a quadrupling of temporary work visas in 15 years caused such grief, and how these visa rules should be changed to make everyone better off.In the latest episode of ...
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5 hours ago

Our bold health system shakeup
The Government's newly announced health plan heralds a massive change in the system. But commentators say its success depends on what's in the detail. Work is starting immediately to overhaul the health service in the first stage of three-year reforms aimed at dealing with a system under stress. Health Minister ...
Newsroom
5 hours ago

Disgraced Masala restaurant boss bankrolls Covid drug research
A restaurateur who exploited migrant workers is now investing in a new venture: Discovering new coronavirus drugs. ...
Newsroom
5 hours ago

Vaccines won't eliminate border risks, they'll change them
Vaccines will reduce the risk of an MIQ breach but they won't make the border bulletproof. ...
Newsroom
5 hours ago

Rod Oram: World leaving us behind on climate ambition
Joe Biden's international climate summit and the UK's big new commitment to cutting emissions puts the heat on New Zealand to get serious about our climate commitments, writes Rod Oram ...
Newsroom
5 hours ago

Trans-Tasman ministers play it straight, but tensions remain
Mahuta and Payne defused questions about sore spots – but tension will endure ...
Newsroom
5 hours ago

Banks want small-timers to pay higher levies to guarantee deposits
The liquidation of FE Investments with $55 million in regular Kiwis' savings shows the value of deposit protection. ...
Newsroom
5 hours ago

NZ nixes Cook Islands plan to welcome back Kiwi tourists next week
Cooks PM Mark Brown agrees to postpone inbound travel, as visiting NZ health officials inspect delays to in-country PCR testing New Zealand has put the kibosh on Cook Islands plans to unilaterally open its borders to tourists next week. The firm message to the island nation's bullish new leader has been condemned by ...
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5 hours ago

‘Gagged’ West Papuan envoy to raise self-determination issue again at UN
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk A West Papuan envoy who was gagged while addressing the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues two years ago is due to speak again today. For six years, John Anari, leader of the West Papua Liberation Organisation (WPLO) and an “ambassador” of the United Liberation ...
Evening ReportBy Asia Pacific Report
9 hours ago

Samoa could go back to the polls with a hung parliament
By Lagi Keresoma in Apia Samoa could end going back to the polls should a tie of 26/26 between the Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP) and the Fa’atuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi (FAST) party ensue. The caretaker Prime Minister, Tuilaepa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi, told the media yesterday of the ...
Evening ReportBy Asia Pacific Report
9 hours ago

Numbers returning from India cut because of increase in quarantine cases
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The numbers of Australian citizens and permanent residents allowed to return from India and other COVID “high risk” countries are to be restricted. With COVID surging in India, the cases in quarantine among people arriving ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
10 hours ago

Grattan on Friday: As Morrison struggles with 2050, the climate leaders up the ante for 2030
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra We shouldn’t be surprised at the Kevin Rudd-Malcolm Turnbull bromance. After all, we saw the same with Malcolm Fraser and Gough Whitlam. The stronger the earlier political antipathy, it seems, the closer the later collaboration. ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
11 hours ago

Keith Rankin Analysis – Money, Housing, and King Canute
Analysis by Keith Rankin. Stories last week from Radio New Zealand: Expert analysis: low interest rates vs soaring house prices, Nine to Noon, 15 April 2021. And refer to: Arthur Grimes: How to fix a broken Auckland? Add 150,000 homes to crash prices by 40%; The Spinoff, ...
Evening ReportBy Keith Rankin
13 hours ago

Why scrap Victoria’s ‘meaningless’ Belt and Road deal? Because it sends a powerful message to ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Clarke, Associate Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University The Morrison government’s decision to scrap Victoria’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) agreement with China was based on Australia’s new Foreign Relations Act, which says the foreign minister may ...
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14 hours ago

Alexei Navalny has been on a hunger strike for over 3 weeks. How long can humans survive without foo...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stefan Broer, Head of molecular nutrition group, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, Australian National University From time to time, generally when there’s a public case of a hunger strike, people ask me how long a person can survive without food. The ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
15 hours ago

Clear evidence for a link between pro-inflammatory diets and 27 chronic diseases. Here’s how you c...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Meghan Hockey, PhD Candidate, Accredited Practising Dietitian, Deakin University Almost half of all Australians live with a chronic disease, which contribute to some 90% of deaths. It’s no secret our diet can have a major impact on our health. But our new ...
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15 hours ago

Teaching young people about sex is too important to get wrong. Here are 5 videos that actually hit t...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Louise Moana Kolff, Lecturer, UNSW Two videos were removed this week from the Australian government’s recently released sexuality education resource for schools. The government released the Good Society resource in mid April, which consists of more than 350 materials including videos, digital ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
16 hours ago

8 years after the Rana Plaza tragedy, Bangladesh’s garment workers are still bottom of the pile
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shams Rahman, Professor of Supply Chain Management, RMIT University The 2013 Dhaka garment factory collapse, killing more than 1,100 workers and injuring 2,600 more, is the clothing industry’s worst ever industrial incident. It is not just the body count, though, that made ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
16 hours ago

From Five Eyes to Six? Japan’s push to join the West’s intelligence alliance
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Craig Mark, Professor, Faculty of International Studies, Kyoritsu Women’s University As tensions with China continue to grow, Japan is making moves to join the “Five Eyes” intelligence-sharing alliance. This week, Japan’s ambassador to Australia, Shingo Yamagami, told The Sydney Morning Herald he ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
16 hours ago

Meth Use In Greyhound Racing Exposed
In a judgement released yesterday , the Judicial Control Authority for Racing fined greyhound trainer Angela Turnwald $3,500 and disqualified them for four months in a doping case. The case was bought by the Racing Integrity Unity after the greyhound ...
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16 hours ago

Bus Drivers Indefinitely Locked-out By Employer
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17 hours ago

‘Self-driving’ cars are still a long way off. Here are three reasons why
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hussein Dia, Professor of Future Urban Mobility, Swinburne University of Technology The recent crash of a Tesla car in the United States, in which two people died, has reignited debate about the capabilities and safety of today’s “self-driving” technologies. Tesla cars include ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
17 hours ago

PODCAST: Buchanan and Manning on NZ Govt’s Commitment to Foreign Policy Independence – Is it an ...
A View from Afar: In this week’s podcast Selwyn Manning and Paul Buchanan debate: How this week, New Zealand’s minister of foreign affairs, Nanaia Mahuta, delivered a significant speech detailing how this Labour-led Government defines its foreign policy. BACKGROUND: In short, Mahuta anchored New Zealand within the Asia Pacific region ...
Evening ReportBy Selwyn Manning
18 hours ago

Like a jackal in wolf’s clothing: the Tasmanian tiger was no wolfish predator — it hunted small ...
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18 hours ago

Distributing Intimate Images Without Consent Will Make You A Sex Criminal
Sexual harm using images will earn up to three years imprisonment if the proposed amendments to the Harmful Digital Communications Bill go through. The amendment would deem the individual distributor of intimate recordings without consent liable to ...
Scoop politics
18 hours ago

“Not Tolerable Any More”
Support groups and experts in the rise of sexual abuse are rallying behind amendments to the Harmful Digital Communications Act. People have until midnight tomorrow night (April 23) to comment on the Harmful Digital Communications Act (Unauthorised Posting ...
Scoop politics
18 hours ago

Statecraft trumps spectacle as Mahuta, Payne meet
The foreign ministers of New Zealand and Australia have faced questions on Five Eyes, China and deportees at the first face-to-face meeting since the pandemic Statecraft has trumped spectacle at a meeting of the trans-Tasman foreign ministers, with Nanaia Mahuta and Marise Payne downplaying recent conflicts between New Zealand and ...
Newsroom
19 hours ago

Business is Boring: The NZ company working on a new Covid-19 vaccine
In this week’s episode, Simon Pound talks to Dr Robert Feldman, CEO of Covid-19 Vaccine Corporation, about the fascinating science behind developing a vaccine.Since the onset of Covid-19 last year we’ve seen a huge global effort to develop vaccines. An amazingly successful effort, with new breakthroughs in technology that we’re ...
The SpinoffBy Simon Pound
19 hours ago

Early Release For Violent Killer Highlights What A Joke Our Justice System Really Is
The Parole Board’s decision to grant an early release from prison for a man found guilty of a brutal and unprovoked attack is yet another example of the justice system failing at its core, says Darroch Ball co-leader of Sensible Sentencing Trust. “Emilio ...
Scoop politics
19 hours ago

Small shareholders can be left worse off when companies raise funds. Here’s how to protect them
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kevin Davis, Emeritus Professor of Finance, The University of Melbourne After the Bank of Queensland agreed to buy ME Bank from Australia’s industry superannuation funds in February, it needed to raise A$1.35 billion quickly. The way it did it depleted the wealth ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
19 hours ago

PNG parliament adjourns amid covid surge and attempt to remove PM
RNZ Pacific Papua New Guinea’s parliament has adjourned for almost four months, dashing an attempt to oust Prime Minister James Marape. The adjournment allows Marape to avoid a no confidence vote. Earlier, the opposition had tabled a motion of no confidence against Marape. The opposition listed the former prime minister ...
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19 hours ago

Deposit Insurance Scheme Risks Bailouts For Ponzi Schemes
The Government’s inclusion of finance companies in its announced deposit insurance scheme opens the risk of Ponzi schemes receiving insurance payouts, courtesy of responsible savers, warns the New Zealand Taxpayers' Union . Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke ...
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19 hours ago

The Australian Poem: Uncovered, by Omar Sakr
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19 hours ago

New Zealand, Australian foreign ministers speak about China concerns
Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Marise Payne has thanked New Zealand for the warm and heartfelt welcome, arriving soon after the trans-Tasman bubble opened. ...
Radio NZ – political
19 hours ago

New Zealand, Australian foreign ministers meet after bubble opens
Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Marise Payne has thanked New Zealand for the warm and heartfelt welcome, arriving soon after the trans-Tasman bubble opened. ...
Radio NZ – political
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Live: New Zealand, Australian foreign ministers joint media conference
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Radio NZ – political
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Will scrapping DHBs remedy South Auckland’s medical woes?
South Auckland leaders are cautiously optimistic the government’s new health reforms can be a ‘once-in-a-generation’ opportunity to get on top of the region’s chronic health issues.“It’s about time,” said Auckland councillor Fa’anana Efeso Collins. The outspoken South Auckland politician isn’t alone in his endorsement for the dramatic health reforms revealed by ...
The SpinoffBy Justin Latif
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The end of Auckland Zoo’s elephant era
In a few months’ time, Auckland Zoo’s two elephants will be travelling across the Tasman to their new homes. The decision to relocate the pair was a difficult one, but promises to give the elephants a happier and healthier long-term future. With their dexterous trunks and powerful feet, Burma and ...
The SpinoffBy Jihee Junn
21 hours ago

NZ to set up trade post in Fiji – but questions are raised about the confines of the “Pacific re...
Great – a statement from Damien O’Connor that won’t (or shouldn’t) frighten the horses or our allies. At least, not in terms of signalling a greater fondness for China than for friends in the democratic West. It was a trade statement: New Zealand will open a new Trade Commission ...
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New authority could transform Māori health, but only if it’s a leader, not a partner
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dominic O’Sullivan, Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of Technology and Professor of Political Science, Charles Sturt University As part of a major overhaul of the health system, health minister Andrew Little yesterday announced a new Māori health ...
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22 hours ago

Children’s Commissioner Comment On Updated Child Poverty Statistics
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22 hours ago

The incredible life story behind this embroidery
Every stitch of Lema Shamamba’s embroidery tells a part of her story – and brings her closer to her homeland.CW: Violence, sexual assaultWhen Lema Shamamba fled the Democratic Republic of the Congo, she took just one of her three children. While the other two were at school, her youngest, Pasifique, ...
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22 hours ago

Bouncer’s dream is still Australia’s greatest TV moment
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23 hours ago

Five NZ businesses that successfully cracked Australia – and a couple that didn’t
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Greenpeace Issues ‘please Explain’ To Austrian Govt Over New OMV Spying Allegations
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The view of Mahuta’s speech from across the Tasman: we are selling out our neighbours – and the...
Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta was probably expecting her speech this week on New Zealand’s policy towards China to be widely read, but not to have produced the savage reactions it did in some quarters. In our examination of the speech, Point of Order drew attention to how Mahuta had delivered ...
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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 22 2021
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Click here to subscribe to Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup and New Zealand Politics Daily. Today’s content Health reforms: Analysis Chris Trotter (Daily Blog): Labour’s health reforms: Boldly going where it might ...
Evening ReportBy Bryce Edwards
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Toi Tangata Welcomes The Establishment Of The Māori Health Authority
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1 day ago

Public Online Meeting On The Pike River Disaster
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1 day ago

Fears health sector reform could delay mental health boost
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