Weekend social 23/09/2011

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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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kriswgtn 1

23 September 2011 at 3:02 pm

Recording my old 45’s onto my computer.
I used to buy 45’s of New Zealand artists back in the day
Screaming Mee Mees Pop Mechanix (best NZ band for ever) Chills The Clean The Able Tasmans plus alot more.
They been stored in boxes since I left home decades ago as well and I had forgotten til I was cleaning out the garage and there they were- mint condition……. 🙂

I am going to enjoy this trip down memory lane. Esp Pop Mechanix-Jumping Out A Window cos the only copy on ncd is on 1 of those Natures Best comps which rocked but needed a mastered version.It was crap cos they had a really bad recording as masters had disappeared or some excuse….. So I know I’ll be able to make a crisp recording 🙂
I hope hahahahah hahahah
- Bored 1.1
  
  23 September 2011 at 3:37 pm
  
  My daughter was going to a glam rock party…I pulled out early Bowie LPs for the occasion…they play like scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch…EEK!!!! The Zappa albums were in better order, lets face it God is treated with greater respect..
  - Ben Clark 1.1.1
    
    23 September 2011 at 4:12 pm
    
    Talking of treating God with greater respect:
    Would Jesus make the ABs?
    - prism 1.1.1.1
      
      23 September 2011 at 8:23 pm
      
      Would that be something to do with turning the other cheek?
- Vicky32 1.2
  
  23 September 2011 at 5:15 pm
  
  I assume that takes gadgetry to do, Kris… If I knew someone near here who has the appropriate kit, I would like to do likewise with the records I have…
  - kriswgtn 1.2.1
    
    23 September 2011 at 6:02 pm
    
    I use musicmatch jukebox to record onto
    You do need a stereo with a left and right OUTput plugs and a soundcard on your pc for other end of the plug
    
    The plug you need is a 3.5mm Jack to 2 x RCA Phono Stereo Audio Cable-trademe is best place to look-diff prices for different lengths
    
    Youll need to get into options on musicmatch and select recording and then select the line in
    
    Then make sure your volume on your computer for line in is not too loud
    
    i have done cassettes in the past- so its just a change of recording source which this time is a turntable
    I have found to make sure if you have surround sound etc etc and dbfb and surround sound to turn these off when ya do it
    this monstrosity i have has all these and it took me along time to get sound right 🙂
    
    Theres a programme called mp3 gain which u can use to change the recording level after you have ripped the mp3-which I have also used to decrease or increase the volume
    
    good luck
    \
    let me know if you have probs 🙂
    - Vicky32 1.2.1.1
      
      23 September 2011 at 6:12 pm
      
      Thanks, I have made a note of all that, and look forward to trying it… Awesome!
    - millsy 1.2.1.2
      
      23 September 2011 at 8:35 pm
      
      I use Audacity myself. But yes, a pre-amp is important, or else you will get very, very faint volume.
      
      I think you can buy record players which have built in pre-amps plug straight into your comp, but they are expensive. Before the needle on my turn table defecated itsself (and I wasant about to spend a small fortune to fix it), I used a pre-amp that I bought from a charity shop for $9. I then went to the annual 24 hour book sale and bought a whole pile of LP’s to convert to MP3. They are still sitting at my parents place. I have managed to convince them not to chuck them out.
      
      Gotta love the range of music on LP’s. And the art work is something else. (While I generally like all forms of music except rap, death metal and anything by Gaga, my first preference is easy listening elevator music type stuff from the 50’s and 60’s)
- thejackal 1.3
  
  23 September 2011 at 6:06 pm
  
  Awesome! Wish I had time to do that. Have a big stack of records that are gathering dust. Be great if you could share your efforts somehow… maybe loaded as a torrent? Wouldn’t mind hearing that Pop Mechanix album… Eddie Raynor is a legend.
Bored 2

23 September 2011 at 3:04 pm

Been doing a little thinking re the fishing season opening: it appears that according to the Fish and Game people there is more privatisation by stealth going on for high country waters in particular…you have to be a wealthy helicopter borne Yank to fish waters stocked and managed at the expense of the other license holders. Bad news. Add that to cow effluent in the lower country streams and we trout chasers are left with less and less good water.

Ordered a new fly line with a clear tip..stealth fishing…sounds good but the proof is in the results.

Day light saving coming up, rabbits in the evening. Got the garden in order so I can get out there, rugby nearly done with…yeah summer.
- AAMC 2.1
  
  23 September 2011 at 3:17 pm
  
  Shit…….. that sounds good! And here I am stuck in front of a screen getting excited about planting a few veg.
  
  Fly fishing suggestions around Auckland anyone?
  - Bored 2.1.1
    
    23 September 2011 at 3:32 pm
    
    Used to live there…you have to travel BUT there are a few gems short of Taupo. Up past Helensville on the road to Kaipara south heads is Ototoa, lovely rainbow stocked lake, good on an evening.
    
    For streams there is really good fishing in the south Waikato / King Country, all within 2 hours of Auckland. The best of it is definitely the top end of the Awakino, a true gem. Also the spring fed streams around Tirau can be good, lots of fish, lots undersized but very easy to take.
    - AAMC 2.1.1.1
      
      23 September 2011 at 3:48 pm
      
      brilliant, thanks!
      - Deadly_NZ 2.1.1.1.1
        
        23 September 2011 at 9:04 pm
        
        Dont forget your license to let you catch fish. I prefer sea fishing, as the fish taste way better than Trout.
  - vto 2.1.2
    
    23 September 2011 at 3:47 pm
    
    There is also the fun times to be had in dropping a small whitebait net into one of those hundreds of sunlit creeks and streams going off all of Auckland’s harbours and waters on a rising tide snoozing on the bank. They go up the tiniest of waters …
    - Bored 2.1.2.1
      
      23 September 2011 at 3:55 pm
      
      Those Waitemata whitebait run at very odd times, long after the west coast season ends. We were given a container of them on Christmas morning a few years back. Dont know if they are the same?
      - Herodotus 2.1.2.1.1
        
        23 September 2011 at 4:29 pm
        
        Did not 1000’s of trout recently get released in lake Pupuke? also with a wee boat I am told you can fly fish for kawhai.
        I hope bored you have some success and get a day like today – anything you do outside in a day like this must be great !!!
        
        Bored 2.1.2.1.1.1
        
        23 September 2011 at 6:02 pm
        
        Thanks H, there is nothing quite like being knee deep in the cold stream on a hot day, its lucky place to be with or without trout to disturb you. Kahawai on a fly, now theres a challenge, they are high speed brutes.
        
        Deadly_NZ …
        
        23 September 2011 at 9:10 pm
        
        Big Kingi’s on light line is a lot of fun as well. I use 9kg line (20lb) and chase 60lb+ Kingi’s My best is 85lb on 20 line was a fun hour or so. I use Kahawai for bait under a balloon. But for the real Kingi’s you need to go north, way north I used to go to Spirit’s Bay at easter was not too hot but still good to swim in.
        
        Adele …
        
        24 September 2011 at 10:25 am
        
        Fishing is one of my favourite past-times, and once while fishing off Waiheke Island, I caught a kingi on a sprat line.
        
        I had never seen a kingi in the wild before, so I was watching this fish swim about thinkiing “gosh, what a pretty fish / baby shark / taniwha.”
        
        I still had my sprat line in the water and suddenly it ‘took off.’ Unfortunately, for me, the sprat line was wrapped around a finger and I thought I was going to lose the finger ( I didn’t of course otherwise I would be typing like th s).
        
        The morality of thise woeful tale of fisherperson inadequacy is “fish fingers require a much greater contribution from the fish and much less from the fisher-person.”
    - mik e 2.1.2.2
      
      23 September 2011 at 6:18 pm
      
      Tell me how is the season up their when and if you are successful. Its been slow down here in Dunedin . Watching the poms playing the vampires tomorrow night thanks to my whangi girl winning tickets to the game for outstanding performance across a wide range of sports..
JS 3

23 September 2011 at 4:02 pm

Watch out for the equinoxal energy out there including the latest solar flares, new moon and other electromagnetic and gravitational influences.
- Deadly_NZ 3.1
  
  23 September 2011 at 9:11 pm
  
  And falling bus size satellites.
  - Vicky32 3.1.1
    
    23 September 2011 at 9:30 pm
    
    Headed for Italy, it would seem – if anyone can read this here’s an article for what it’s worth…
    http://www.tgcom.mediaset.it/mondo/articoli/1022166/satellite-nasa-verso-la-terra-forse-frammenti-pioveranno-anche-sulle-regioni-del-nord-italia.shtml
    “NASA satellite to the earth, perhaps fragments
    raining on the North Italy
    It will enter the atsmosphere on Friday and impact with our planet is predicted in the evening”
- vto 3.2
  
  23 September 2011 at 10:08 pm
  
  yes that bring the bait and shake
the pink postman 4

23 September 2011 at 4:04 pm

Our weekly film visit this week was “The Help’ very good and worth seeing . Weekend in the garden. Sowing main crop of potatos . Will be eating early crop next week.Im hoping to have some better succcess with cauliflowers ,any one out there have any tips .
- Banter 4.1
  
  23 September 2011 at 4:18 pm
  
  Keep on top of the watering and plenty of Mulch
  
  Enjoy – maybe get a few planted myself before I watch the Scots stroll to an easy victory over the Pumas.
ianmac 5

23 September 2011 at 5:23 pm

At last a good use for by wife’s blow hairdryer. Defrost and clean the freezer quick time and back in order sooner.
happynz 6

23 September 2011 at 5:47 pm

Tomorrow is my cricket club’s first get together before the start of the season the first Saturday in October. However, finding enough playable grounds here in Christchurch is going to be a bit tricky. Most of the grounds in East Christchurch as well as Heathcote and Sumner are pretty well munted. Linwood Park is full of temporary huts. The senior teams in the Suburban Association and the big boys in the CCA appear to have first dibs on the grounds that are in playable shape, whilst us social cricketeers in the lower grades may well be out of luck.
- mickysavage 6.1
  
  23 September 2011 at 10:01 pm
  
  Best of luck happynz. There is nothing better than a social game of cricket and a few beers after. It is a sign of true civilization …
marty mars 7

23 September 2011 at 5:53 pm

been thinking of neutrinos today – this faster than light ‘discovery’ is interesting and should be verifiable with a bit of effort. I’ve written a haiku for the occasion

we align, a slant
unaffected, you’re through me
Oh heart of no-mass.

perhaps not strictly accurate re no-mass, maybe low-mass? but hopefully gets the point across
- Vicky32 7.1
  
  23 September 2011 at 5:59 pm
  
  Oh very good, marty! It’s fascinating news…
- Chris 7.2
  
  23 September 2011 at 6:01 pm
  
  We don’t serve faster than light neutrinos in here said the barman. A Neutrino walks into a bar.
  
  Oh yeah nerd jokes.
  - marty mars 7.2.1
    
    23 September 2011 at 6:21 pm
    
    We don’t serve neutrinos in here said the barman. It’s okay i’m just passing through.
    
    the only thing better than nerd jokes is really bad nerd jokes 🙂
    
    or good ones
    
    faster-than-light? That’s just tachy.
    - Vicky32 7.2.1.1
      
      23 September 2011 at 6:31 pm
      
      We don’t serve neutrinos in here said the barman. It’s okay i’m just passing through.
      the only thing better than nerd jokes is really bad nerd jokes
      or good ones
      faster-than-light? That’s just tachy.
      
      Oh very good! 😀
      - marty mars 7.2.1.1.1
        
        23 September 2011 at 6:39 pm
        
        thanks deb – anything to lighten the load
        
        vto 7.2.1.1.1.1
        
        23 September 2011 at 10:14 pm
        
        yes very nice rice with splice
- NickS 7.3
  
  23 September 2011 at 9:11 pm
  
  http://scienceblogs.com/startswithabang/2011/09/this_extraordinary_claim_requi.php
  
  It’s not that much faster than c however 😛
  - ianmac 7.3.1
    
    25 September 2011 at 11:20 am
    
    After reading your link my brain is hurting. 🙁
fabregas4 8

23 September 2011 at 6:54 pm

Warriors beat the Storm, Arsenal win at home to Bolton, Man Utd lose at Stoke. That will do me! Oh and Phoenix pay the bills!)
- mickysavage 8.1
  
  23 September 2011 at 10:03 pm
  
  Ha one out of four would be great. Go Warriors!
prism 9

23 September 2011 at 8:15 pm

A good pithy quip.
Politicians are interested in people. Not that this is always a virtue. Fleas are interested in dogs. — PJ O’Rourke
and
Outside of a dog a book is man’s best friend. Inside of a dog it’s too dark to read. Groucho Marx
Brett Dale 10

24 September 2011 at 9:23 am

Come on Warriors
- The Voice of Reason 10.1
  
  24 September 2011 at 11:34 pm
  
  The Grand Final! How cool is that!
r0b 11

26 September 2011 at 12:38 am

Just back from a weekend in Christchurch. To borrow a phrase from vto – “unexpected earthquake observation no. 38” – the morning chorus doesn’t miss a beat for a 4.0 these days. Even the birds are over it.
the pink postman 12

26 September 2011 at 3:26 pm

Went to the Lido Hamiton for the repeat of the Met Opera 2011 season .Watched Tosca .No opera lover should miss this production. Tok a while to come out of the clouds . Do see! Now I did say that ‘The Help” had merit but after some thought and discussion wit my wife I perhaps was wrong . Worth watching, but a bit sugary ,and not really what the American South was really like .It was worse much worse than the film indicated.

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Covid outreach disaster as online poll sees vaccination bus named ‘the murder wagon’
Ashley Bloomfield says he doesn’t want those hesitant about getting the vaccine to “be distracted” by the fact they come out of the murder wagon. The Government is dealing with a Covid outreach debacle today, after the decision to put the naming of New Zealand’s vaccination bus service to a ...
The CivilianBy admin
1 week ago

Skeptical Science New Research for Week #37, 2021
Go with real guilt, or imaginatively hide? This week's New Research includes a couple of interesting papers exploring the confused, noisy marketplace of ideas, volitions and impulses we call "the human mind," in connection with thinking about climate change and our responsibility for causing harm and remedy. We're all (surely?) ...
Skeptical Science
1 week ago

Overlooked and undervalued, New Zealand’s community caregivers have become the ‘invisible’ ess...
Katherine Ravenswood, Auckland University of Technology; Amber Nicholson, Auckland University of Technology, and Fiona Hurd, Auckland University of Technology As Auckland enters its fifth week in level 4 lockdown and the rest of New Zealand stays at level 2, spare a thought for the nation’s invisible network of essential ...
SciBlogsBy Guest Author
1 week ago

Gesta Gertrudis: Volume IV
Time for another Gertrude update. Alas, due to personal issues involving the DM, this will be the last update from this campaign for some time. Until then, Gertrude shall be put on ice. Since Dunedin is no longer in lockdown, both these sessions were in-person. Session Seven/Sixty-Three Technically, ...
A Phuulish FellowBy strda221
1 week ago

Samoa’s opposition should be sworn in
On Monday, in response to a refusal by HRPP MPs to accept the proper process for being sworn in, Samoa's speaker banned them from parliament. Because they'd also called for a mob, he took the unprecedented step of banning the public too. These decisions were reasonable at the time. MPs ...
No Right TurnBy Idiot/Savant
1 week ago

Racist from top to bottom
Back in 2019, the government tweaked drug laws to encourage the use of police discretion. So did it work? well, charges are down, but the burden of prosecution is falling even more disproportionately on Māori: A 2019 change to drug laws has led to far fewer people being charged ...
No Right TurnBy Idiot/Savant
1 week ago

Pattern recognition
Government defers introducing tougher winter grazing rules - again, RNZ, 26 August 2021: The government has pushed intensive winter grazing rules back by another six months. Intensive winter grazing is when livestock are feed fodder crops - when done poorly it can create a muddy mess leading to animal ...
No Right TurnBy Idiot/Savant
1 week ago

Climate Change: An excuse, not a justification
Yesterday the government announced plans to delay its key Emissions Reduction Plan - currently due by law by 31 December - until next year. Its "justification"? Shaw said consultations on the plan would begin in early October. "It is only right to make sure everyone has the chance to ...
No Right TurnBy Idiot/Savant
1 week ago

Bringing woolly mammoths back from extinction might not be such a bad idea — ethicists explain
Julian Koplin, The University of Melbourne and Christopher Gyngell, The University of Melbourne US startup Colossal Biosciences has announced plans to bring woolly mammoths, or animals like them, back from extinction and into the frosty landscape of the Siberian tundra. Colossal has received US$15 million in initial funds to ...
SciBlogsBy Guest Author
1 week ago

Lessons learned from a remote blood pressure lowering trial in Aotearoa
Helen Eyles, Jacqui Grey, Elaine Umali, Cliona Ni Mhurchu Technologies such as smartphone apps, Wi-Fi-enabled data collection devices, and web-based data management systems offer the opportunity to deliver and assess the impact of clinical trials remotely, something which researchers are becoming increasingly drawn to. However, there are drawbacks, and even ...
SciBlogsBy Public Health Expert
1 week ago

NZ Politics Daily: 16 September 2021
Today’s NZPD testimonial from Chris Trotter, Political commentator: “NZ Politics Daily has become an invaluable resource for all those who practice, study and/or write about politics in New Zealand. So much so that I can’t remember how I ever did without it.” Anyone can sign up to NZPD for free at: https://democracyproject.nz/nz-politics-daily/ Today’s ...
Democracy ProjectBy bryce.edwards
1 week ago

Josh Van Veen: The Ghost of lockdowns Past
Judith Collins may have led the New Zealand National Party to a catastrophic defeat in 2020. But the election result was not of her making. The real turning point for National came twelve weeks before Collins’ elevation to the leadership. In those days the Opposition could still boast of having ...
Democracy ProjectBy bryce.edwards
1 week ago

Why a domestic NZ COVID ‘passport’ raises hard questions about discrimination, inequality and c...
Tim Dare, University of Auckland and Justine Kingsbury, University of Waikato With COVID-19 causing extraordinarily intrusive and expensive lockdowns, vaccine “passports” or certificates are increasingly seen as key to getting out of them. Decision-makers and gatekeepers – from border guards to maître d’s – will have a means of ...
SciBlogsBy Guest Author
1 week ago

The Indiscrete Charmlessness Of Upper-Class Rule-Breakers.
Rules Are For Little People: Those who claim that all human-beings are equal have obviously never encountered a man on horseback when they are travelling on foot!THE UPPER-CLASS ABSCONDERS from Auckland’s Level 4 Lockdown have done the rest of New Zealand a favour. They have exposed, in the most dramatic ...
Bowalley Road
1 week ago

Intensifying Covid-19 Control Measures: 5 Measures for Faster Elimination and 5 Measures to Prevent ...
Prof Nick Wilson, Dr Julie Bennett, Dr Leah Grout, Dr Jin Russell, Dr Jennifer Summers, Prof Michael Baker Despite some good progress, the persisting Covid-19 outbreak in Auckland still poses risks to health, social wellbeing and the economy. There is a need for accelerated efforts to ensure more rapid ...
SciBlogsBy Public Health Expert
1 week ago

The definition of my sex is not hate speech
NZME (publishers of the NZ Herald newspaper, among others) has joined the de-platforming of Speak Up For Women after a few online gender identity activists complained on Twitter about an advertisement in a rival paper the Otago Daily Times. SUFW were to run advertisements in NZME papers too as part of ...
RedlineBy Admin
1 week ago

Climate Change: Some “emergency”
Jacinda Ardern: 'Climate change is my generation's nuclear-free moment', Newshub, 20 August 2017: In her campaign launch speech in Auckland on Sunday, Ms Ardern called climate change "my generation's nuclear free moment". [...] "There will always be those who say it's too difficult. There will be those who say ...
No Right TurnBy Idiot/Savant
1 week ago

Thinking is Power: How to do your own research
This is a re-post from the Thinking is Power website maintained by Melanie Trecek-King where she regularly writes about many aspects of critical thinking in an effort to provide accessible and engaging critical thinking information to the general public. Note: This article is the second of a two-part series on “doing your own ...
Skeptical Science
1 week ago

Climate explained: how much of the world’s energy comes from fossil fuels and could we replace it ...
How are fossil fuels formed, why do they release carbon dioxide and how much of the world’s energy do they provide? And what are the renewable energy sources that could replace fossil fuels? Fossil fuels were formed over millions of years from the remains of plants and animals trapped ...
SciBlogsBy Robert McLachlan
1 week ago

Climate Change: We need more than excuses on methane
Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas. While its lifetime in the atmosphere is limited - its half-life is 9.1 years, so any given amount is almost entirely gone after a hundred years - it is far better at trapping heat. Averaged over a century it has a global warming potential ...
No Right TurnBy Idiot/Savant
1 week ago

NZ Politics Daily: 15 September 2021
Today’s NZPD testimonial from Colin James, political commentator, author “Bryce Edwards’ five-days-a-week digest of links to articles on policy and politics is a valuable resource, both on the day for those who need to know or are just plain interested and as an archive for those who need or want to track ...
Democracy ProjectBy bryce.edwards
1 week ago

Graham Adams: The double-edged sword of the $55m government journalism fund cuts deep
TVNZ’s apparent lack of interest in Dr Siouxsie Wiles’ unmasked trip to the beach has raised questions about the media’s impartiality. Graham Adams assesses the fallout. On Sunday morning, National’s Dr Shane Reti asked on Facebook for people’s “thoughts” about TVNZ’s decision not to broadcast the video of Dr ...
Democracy ProjectBy bryce.edwards
1 week ago

One mine at a time…
Some good news for the climate today: another coal mine is closing: The Ohai coal mine is closing in two weeks and rehabilitation of the site is expected to begin next month. Ohai and New Vale coal general manager Antony Stodart said “business at the Ohai based coal mine ...
No Right TurnBy Idiot/Savant
1 week ago

Plotting the Auckland Delta Outbreak
A graph of Auckland Delta cases since lockdown began: As one can see, we’ve been good at getting the adult cases under control – the recent daily spikes being disproportionately children. That suggests infections within families, rather than across families. So far, so good anyway, and sufficient to ...
A Phuulish FellowBy strda221
1 week ago

We managed to toilet train cows (and they learned faster than a toddler). It could help combat clima...
Douglas Elliffe, University of Auckland and Lindsay Matthews, University of Auckland Can we toilet train cattle? Would we want to? The answer to both of these questions is yes — and doing so could help us address issues of water contamination and climate change. Cattle urine is high in ...
SciBlogsBy Guest Author
1 week ago

Submission on Births, Deaths, Marriages and Relationships Registration Bill
. . . . . Other Blogs Boots Theory: End conversion therapy in Aotearoa Boots Theory: Support accurate birth certificates for trans and non-binary people Previous related blogposts First they came… Apartheid in Aotearoa New Zealand – yes, it does exist Fairfax media and Kiwiblog revise incorrect story denigrating trans-people Anti-trans ...
Frankly SpeakingBy Frank Macskasy
1 week ago

Talking Up David Seymour
There is no sign in recent issues of the Herald that it has abandoned in any way its underlying strategy and goal of undermining the government in the hope that it can be replaced at the next election by a National government. So why has the Herald continued to blow ...
Bryan GouldBy Bryan Gould
1 week ago

How big companies are targeting middle income countries to boost ultra-processed food sales
Edwin Kwong, The University of Melbourne; Joanna Williams, Swinburne University of Technology; Phillip Baker, Deakin University; Rob Moodie, The University of Melbourne, and Thiago M Santos, Federal University of Pelotas Ultra-processed foods might not be a familiar term to many people. But it is an emerging, and increasingly dominant ...
SciBlogsBy Guest Author
1 week ago

Ngā āhuatanga ka akona mai ki a tātou e te ao Māori, mō te ao pakihi o āpōpō
Ben Walker, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington; Erin Roxburgh-Makea, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington; Jesse Pirini, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington, and Stephen Cummings, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Mai i te ētita: Nā Piripi Walker i whakamāori ...
SciBlogsBy Guest Author
1 week ago

NZ Politics Daily: 14 September 2021
Today’s NZPD testimonial from Claudette Hauiti, Producer/Host at Radio Waatea: “Me tuku mihi ki a koe me tou mahi i te ao pāpaho o Aotearoa. Thank you for your invaluable contribution to critical information sharing. I appreciate the range and depth of articles distributed and especially support your inclusion of Māori ...
Democracy ProjectBy bryce.edwards
1 week ago

The Microbiologist, the Caretaker Leader, and some Nasty Germs
. . (* Fiji’s death troll is likely to be under-reported.) . . . References ODT: Collins calls Dr Siouxsie Wiles ‘a big, fat hypocrite’ Stuff media: Covid-19 – Dr Siouxsie Wiles warns of ‘disinformation’ after claims she was caught breaking lockdown rules ODT: Dr Wiles hits back at ...
Frankly SpeakingBy Frank Macskasy
1 week ago

Free Speech, done Newshub-style
. . . . . References Newshub Politics: Twitter – Who can reply? People @NewshubPolitics mentioned can reply – 13.9.21 . . . . = fs = ...
Frankly SpeakingBy Frank Macskasy
1 week ago

Not Understood: Chris Trotter Replies To Susan St John.
Wishful Thinker: While the people from the “leafy suburbs’” salaries, house-prices, social-status and children’s futures depend upon them not understanding either the economic disadvantages of unequal wealth distribution, or the sheer dehumanising agony of grinding poverty, then they will go on not understanding it. Do you not understand, Susan, even ...
Bowalley Road
1 week ago

Legal Beagle: Everything was Done; or some answers to some of the questions people have been asking
On 3 September, New Zealand Police shot and killed Ahamed Samsudeen, shortly after he commenced a knife attack in an Auckland supermarket. Considering him to be highly dangerous, he was under close surveillance. His death meant, that in the days following, the Government and the Courts were able to release ...
Public Address
1 week ago

Older posts

Kiwis overseas must be allowed to vote next year
New Zealanders stranded overseas should be allowed to vote in next year’s local government elections and the 2023 general election, the Green Party said today. ...
Greens
2 days ago

Disability-assist dog Bill to have first reading today
After being delayed due to lockdown, Ricardo Menéndez March’s Members Bill to ensure that disabled New Zealanders do not face discrimination for having a disability assist dog will have its first reading in Parliament today. ...
Greens
2 days ago

Auckland Central MP calls for Government funding to revive the St James Theatre, launches open lette...
Green Party MP for Auckland Central, Chlöe Swarbrick, is launching an open letter to the Associate Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage, Hon Kiritapu Allan, asking for the Government to match the Auckland Council’s contribution of $15 million to revive the St James Theatre. ...
Greens
2 days ago

Open letter calling for ACC to cover all birth injuries and trauma reaches 10,000 signatures
In less than 12 hours, more than 10,000 people have signed on the Green Party’s open letter asking for ACC to cover all birth injuries and trauma. ...
Greens
1 week ago

Greens call for all birth injuries to be covered by ACC, launch open letter
The Green Party is launching an open letter to the Minister for ACC asking for all birth injuries and trauma to be covered, and the letter has strong support from the sector. ...
Greens
1 week ago

Our mihi to the ways te reo Māori can unite and inspire through COVID
Kia ora e te whānau, and happy Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori! Yes, it’s Māori Language Week. And even though we’ll be celebrating a little differently this year as we work to stamp out mate korona, there are still plenty of opportunities to embrace this taonga and advance our ...
Labour Blog
1 week ago

Alert Level 2: Everything you need to know
Stamping out COVID-19 isn’t easy, but together, we are stronger than the virus. We’ve made good progress, but the job still isn’t done. We need to stay vigilant to stop the spread. Here’s where you can find the essential information you need to stay safe at Alert Level 2. ...
Labour Blog
2 weeks ago

Greens call for immediate student support, launches petition
Green Party Tertiary Education Spokesperson Chlöe Swarbrick has launched a petition calling for immediate, meaningful support for students, saying the Government’s announced boost to the student hardship funds doesn’t go far enough. ...
Greens
2 weeks ago

Greens say Govt investment in public transport, walking, cycling is not enough
The Green Party welcomes the $6 billion being invested in public transport, walking and cycling through the National Land Transport Programme, as announced by the Minister of Transport today, however says it is nowhere near enough. ...
Greens
2 weeks ago

Greens’ Te Mātāwaka Caucus responds to ACT leader’s racial sabotage
The Green Party’s Te Mātāwaka is calling out ACT leader David Seymour for apparently targeting Māori vaccination providers for political gain. Mr Seymour publicly shared vaccine booking information which was intended for Māori communities. ...
Greens
2 weeks ago

Auckland Central MP welcomes relocated COVID-19 vaccination centre with increased capacity
Auckland Central MP Chlöe Swarbrick welcomes the relocation of the City Centre’s dedicated COVID-19 Vaccination Centre from Elliot Street to a larger space on Graham Street, just up from Victoria Park, which will provide close to double the capacity. ...
Greens
2 weeks ago

Speech to the Property Council of New Zealand
Kia ora koutou katoa Is it a pleasure to be able to speak with you today, and to be able to answer some questions you may have. I would like to acknowledge the organisers of this event, the Property Council. The theme of this year’s conference is City Shapers. Together ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
11 hours ago

Additional MIQ for Christchurch
An additional hotel will be added to our network of managed isolation and quarantine facilities, COVID-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins said today. “I have approved and Cabinet is in the final stages of signing off The Quality Hotel Elms in Christchurch as a new managed isolation facility,” Chris Hipkins said. ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
13 hours ago

NZ COVID-19 response earns another major digital investment
Minister for the Digital Economy and Communications Dr David Clark welcomes Amazon’s Web Services’ (AWS) decision to establish a Cloud Region on New Zealand shores, further boosting New Zealand’s growing digital sector, and providing a vote of confidence in the direction of New Zealand’s economic recovery. “Amazon is the second ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
15 hours ago

New Zealand invests in cutting edge cancer R&D
Scaling up the manufacture of CAR T-cell cancer therapy for clinical trials Advancing New Zealand’s biomedical manufacturing capability Supporting future international scientific collaborations Transforming cancer care with targeted, affordable solutions Research, Science and Innovation Minister Hon Dr Megan Woods has announced that the fight against COVID-19 will not stop the ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
16 hours ago

Expert group appointed to lead New Zealand’s future health system
An outstanding group of people with extensive and wide-ranging governance and health experience have been appointed to lead the Māori Health Authority and Health New Zealand, Health Minister Andrew Little says. “This Government is building a truly national health system to provide consistent, high-quality health services right across the country. This ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
19 hours ago

Funding to help clean up contaminated sites
The Government is supporting the clean-up of contaminated sites in Northland, Dunedin and Southland to reduce risk to people’s health and protect the environment. Environment Minister David Parker said the funding announced today, through the Contaminated Sites Remediation Fund, will help us turn previously hazardous sites into safe, usable public ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
22 hours ago

Predator Free apprenticeships open up new job opportunities
The expansion of a predator free apprenticeship programme is an opportunity for more people to kick-start a conservation career, Conservation Minister Kiri Allan says. “The Predator Free Apprenticeship Programme is focused on increasing the number of skilled predator control operators in New Zealand through a two-year training programme. “The Trust ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
1 day ago

Further NCEA support confirmed for Auckland students
The number of Learning Recognition Credits for senior secondary school students will be increased for Auckland students, Education Minister Chris Hipkins confirmed today. This recognises the extended time these students will spend in Alert Levels 3 and 4. “It means students in Auckland will have a fair opportunity to attain ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
2 days ago

Long-term pathway next step to better mental wellbeing for New Zealanders
The Government is taking a new approach to support people who experience mental distress, Health Minister Andrew Little says. “Kia Manawanui Aotearoa – Long-term pathway to mental wellbeing (Kia Manawanui) is the first 10-year plan of its kind that targets the cause of mental distress and also sets out how ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
2 days ago

Keeping our Police safe to keep our communities safe
The Government is committed to keeping our frontline police officers safe, so they in turn can keep New Zealanders safe – with one of the largest investments in frontline safety announced by Police Minister Poto Williams at the Police College today. The $45 million investment includes $15.496 million in ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
2 days ago

Clean Vehicles Bill passes first checkpoint
The Land Transport (Clean Vehicles) Amendment Bill will help New Zealand drive down transport emissions by cleaning up the light vehicle fleet, Transport Minister Michael Wood says. The Bill passed its first reading today and will establish the legislative framework for key parts of the Government’s Clean Car Package, including ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
2 days ago

Funding boost supports ongoing Māori COVID-19 response
The Government is responding to the need by whānau Māori and Māori Health providers to support their ongoing work responding to COVID-19 and to continue increasing rates of Māori vaccination, Associate Minister for Health (Māori Health), Peeni Henare and Minister for Māori Development Willie Jackson announced today. This increased ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
2 days ago

Significant increase to COVID-19 penalties
Penalties for breaches of COVID-19 orders are set to significantly increase from early November 2021 to better reflect the seriousness of any behaviour that threatens New Zealand’s response to the virus, COVID-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins said today. “Throughout this Delta outbreak we’ve seen the overwhelming majority of people doing ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
3 days ago

Counter-Terrorism Legislation Bill returns to Parliament
The Counter-Terrorism Legislation Bill has returned to Parliament for its second reading in an important step towards giving enforcement agencies greater power to protect New Zealanders from terrorist activity. “The Bill addresses longstanding gaps in our counter terrorism legislation that seek to protect New Zealanders and make us safer,” Justice ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
3 days ago

Joint Statement: New Zealand and Australian Trade Ministers
Hon Damien O'Connor MP, New Zealand Minister for Trade and Export Growth, and Hon Dan Tehan MP, Australian Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, met virtually on Monday 20 September to advance trans-Tasman cooperation under the Australia-New Zealand Closer Economic Relations Trade Agreement (CER). CER is one of the most ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
3 days ago

Prime Minister’s Post Cabinet Press Conference/COVID-19 Update opening statement
***Please check against delivery*** E te tī, e te tā, nau mai rā [To all, I bid you welcome] As you will have seen earlier, today there are 22 new community cases to report; three of which are in Whakatiwai in the Hauraki area, and the remainder in ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
3 days ago

Major milestones for Māori COVID-19 vaccine rollout as new campaign launches
Whānau Ora and Associate Health (Māori Health) Minister Peeni Henare acknowledges two major milestones in the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccination programme for Māori. “I am very pleased to announce more than 50 percent of eligible Māori have received their first dose and 25 per cent are now fully vaccinated,” ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
4 days ago

Government funding to fight infectious diseases
$36 million for research into Covid-19 and other infectious diseases The investment will improve our readiness for future pandemics Research will focus on prevention, control, and management of infectious diseases The Government’s investing in a new Infectious Diseases Research Platform to boost Aotearoa New Zealand’s Covid-19 response and preparedness for ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
4 days ago

Quarantine-free travel with Australia to remain suspended for a further 8 weeks
Suspension to be reviewed again mid to late November Decision brought forward to enable access from Australia to first tranche of around 3000 rooms in MIQ Air New Zealand working at pace to put on more flights from Australia from October The suspension of quarantine-free travel (QFT) with Australia has ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
7 days ago

Extra support for Ethnic Communities to share vaccination information
Extra support is being made available to Ethnic Communities to help them share COVID-19 vaccination information within their communities, Minister for Diversity, Inclusion and Ethnic Communities Priyanca Radhakrishnan said. “We know we need to get every eligible person in New Zealand vaccinated. A fund being launched today will allow for ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
7 days ago

School holidays remain unchanged for Auckland region
School holidays in Auckland will continue to be held at the same time as the rest of the country, starting from Saturday, 2 October, Education Minister Chris Hipkins said today. “I’ve carefully considered advice on the implications of shifting the dates and concluded that on balance, maintaining the status quo ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
7 days ago

Government continues crackdown on gangs and organised crime
Operation Tauwhiro extended until March 2022 Since it was launched in February, Operation Tauwhiro has resulted in: 987 firearms seized $4.99 million in cash seized 865 people charged with a firearms-related offence Gangs and organised crime groups will continue to be relentlessly targeted with the extension of Police’s successful ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
7 days ago

Speech to Body Positive 'HIV Treatments Update Seminar 2021'
E ngā mana E ngā reo E ngā iwi Tēnā koutou katoa Ka huri ki ngā mana whenua o te rohe nei. Tēnā koutou. He mihi hoki ki a tatou kua tau mai nei I raro I te kaupapa o te rā. Nō reira tēnā koutou katoa Acknowledgements It’s a ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
7 days ago

Power bill changes bring fairness to charges
A key recommendation of an independent panel to make electricity charges fairer across all households will be put in place, the Energy and Resources Minister Megan Woods has announced. “Phasing out the regulations on ‘low-use’ electricity plans will create a fairer playing field for all New Zealanders and encourage a ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
7 days ago

NZ economy’s strong momentum will support rebound from Delta outbreak; COVID fund replenished
The economy showed strong momentum in the period leading up to the recent Delta COVID-19 outbreak, which bodes well for a solid economic rebound, Grant Robertson said. GDP rose 2.8 percent in the June quarter, following on from a 1.4 percent increase in the previous March quarter. This was a ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
1 week ago

Projects create benefits into the future
Making a well-known lake swimmable and helping to halt the decline of the endangered hoiho/yellow-eyed penguins are among a suite of new projects being supported by the Government’s Jobs for Nature programme across the southern South Island, Conservation Minister Kiri Allan says. “It’s no secret that many of our most ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
1 week ago

Opening statement for Whāriki Indigenous Small Business Roundtable
Kei ngā tōpito e wha o te āo e rere ana te mihi maioha ki a koutou nō tawhiti, nō tata mai e tāpiri ana ki tēnei taumata kōrero mo te ao hokohoko arā mā ngā pākihi mo ngā iwi taketake Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa – Pai Mārire. ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
1 week ago

New members appointed to Kāpuia
The Government is adding four additional members to Kāpuia, the Ministerial Advisory Group on the Government’s Response to the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the terrorist attack on Christchurch mosques. “I’m looking forward to having Pamela MacNeill, Huia Bramley, Melani Anae and Katherine Dedo join Kāpuia and contribute to this group’s ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
1 week ago

Timeline confirmed for Emissions Reductions Plan
Cabinet has agreed to begin consulting on the Emissions Reduction Plan in early October and require that the final plan be released by the end of May next year in line with the 2022 Budget, the Minister of Climate Change, James Shaw confirmed today. “Cabinet’s decision allows organisations and communities ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
1 week ago

Pay parity pathway for early learning teachers confirmed
Pay parity conditions and higher funding rates for education and care services will come into force on 1 January, 2022, Minister of Education Chris Hipkins confirmed today. The Government signalled this work in Budget 2021. “From 1 January, 2022, centres opting into the scheme will receive government funding and be ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
1 week ago

Speech to the New Zealand Nurses Organisation Conference 2021
Kia Ora tatau katoa. Ka tuku mihi ki nga nēhi, He pou Hauora o Aotearoa, E ora ai tatou. Whakatau mai I runga i te kaupapa o te ra Te NZNO conference. Tena koutou tena koutou Tena tatou katoa Good morning, and thank you inviting me ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
1 week ago

Government investment in farmer-led catchment groups sweeps past 150 mark
171 catchment groups have now been invested in by the Government 31 catchment groups in the Lower North Island are receiving new support More than 5,000 farmers are focussed on restoring freshwater within a generation through involvement in catchment groups Government investment in on-the-ground efforts by farmers to improve land ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
1 week ago

Fight to protect kauri on track
The Government is pitching in to help vital work to protect nationally significant kauri forests in Auckland, Minister of Conservation Kiri Allan says. “Ensuring the survival of these iconic trees for future generations means doing everything we can to prevent the potential spread of kauri dieback disease,” Kiri Allan said. ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
1 week ago

Joint statement of Mr Bernard Monk; Hon Andrew Little, Minister Responsible for Pike River Re-entry,...
[Note: The Parties have agreed on terms to fully and finally settle the proceeding and will jointly issue the below statement.] At the heart of this litigation are the lives of the 29 men tragically lost at the Pike River mine on 19 November 2010 and to whom we pay ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
1 week ago

More financial support for businesses
Today’s decision to keep Auckland in a higher COVID Alert Level triggers a third round of the Wage Subsidy Scheme which will open for applications at 9am this Friday. “The revenue test period for this payment will be the 14th to the 27th of September. A reminder that this is ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
1 week ago

Aotearoa New Zealand provides further humanitarian support for Afghanistan
Aotearoa New Zealand is providing a further $3 million in humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan, Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta announced today. “There is significant humanitarian need in Afghanistan, with the crisis disproportionately affecting women and girls,” said Nanaia Mahuta. The UN has estimated that 80% of the quarter of a million ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
2 weeks ago

Innovative te reo prediction tool announced in Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori
A new Māori language prediction tool will play a key role in tracking our te reo Māori revitalisation efforts, Minister for Māori Development Willie Jackson announced today. He Ara Poutama mō te reo Māori (He Ara Poutama) can forecast the number of conversational and fluent speakers of te reo Māori ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
2 weeks ago

Further Government support for people to access food and essential items
The Government is responding to need for support in Auckland and has committed a further $10 million to help people access ongoing food and other essential items, Minister for Social Development Carmel Sepuloni announced today. This latest tranche is targeted at the Auckland region, helping providers and organisations to distribute ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
2 weeks ago

Half a million Pfizer vaccines from Denmark
The Government has secured an extra half a million doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines from Denmark that will start arriving in New Zealand within days, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced today. “This is the second and larger agreement the Government has entered into to purchase additional vaccines to meet the ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
2 weeks ago

Inland Revenue providing essential COVID support for businesses
Inland Revenue is seeing increased demand for Resurgence Support Payments and other assistance schemes that it administers, but is processing applications quickly, Revenue Minister David Parker said today. David Parker said the Resurgence Support Payment, the Small Business Cashflow (loan) Scheme and the Wage Subsidy are available at the same ...
BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
2 weeks ago

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Grattan on Friday: After the deal on security, Scott Morrison turns to the shift on climate
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra One is tempted to think Scott Morrison’s hero must be Harry Houdini, the great escape artist. Put our prime minister in a corner, and he will talk his way out, or try to. After President ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
42 mins ago

Josh Frydenberg prepares ground for Scott Morrison to commit to 2050 climate target
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Treasurer Josh Frydenberg will prepare the way for Scott Morrison to take a target of net zero emissions by 2050 to Glasgow, when he warns on Friday capital inflow will be at risk if Australia ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
42 mins ago

Government denies it has failed Māori on Covid
The government is standing by its Covid response for Māori, despite large disparities in both the number of cases and the vaccine rollout. ...
Radio NZ – political
6 hours ago

Auckland Mayor Phil Goff opposes Three Waters proposal, calls for accountability
Auckland Mayor Phil Goff has made one thing clear - the government's Three Waters Reform programme would not get his approval under the current settings. ...
Radio NZ – political
7 hours ago

When fire hits, do koalas flee or stick to their tree? Answering these and other questions is vital
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pablo Negret, Postdoctoral research fellow, The University of Queensland Figures released this week suggest Australia’s koala populations have plummeted by 30% in three years, and fewer than 58,000 now remain in the wild. The statement from the Australian Koala Foundation has ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
8 hours ago

Australia is no stranger to earthquakes, yet our planning polices have not adapted
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Maund, Adjunct Senior Lecturer, School of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Newcastle Southeastern Australia was yesterday rocked by a magnitude-5.8 earthquake with its epicentre near Mansfield in Victoria’s northeast. The quake, which was followed by two smaller tremors, was ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
8 hours ago

PNG prepares to impose covid lockdown in several provinces
RNZ News Papua New Guinea authorities are preparing for a four-week lockdown in at least three provinces at the end of the month. The move has been prompted by a spike in covid-19 infection rates in Eastern Highlands province as well as the two provinces which sit on the border ...
Evening ReportBy Asia Pacific Report
8 hours ago

‘My way or highway’ bill a product of Fiji dictatorship, says Prasad
By Luke Nacei in Suva Fiji’s pposition National Federation Party leader Professor Biman Prasad told Parliament yesterday that the Electoral Registration of Voters (Amendment) Bill was the product of dictatorship, pseudo-democracy and the “my way or the highway” approach to governance in a bid to ensure continuity of FijiFirst rule ...
Evening ReportBy Asia Pacific Report
8 hours ago

In spite of relentless media negativity, NZ’s covid story is largely successful
COMMENTARY: By Glen Johnson On August 17, a 58-year-old man from Auckland became symptomatic and tested positive for covid-19. It was New Zealand’s first community case of the coronavirus in almost six months. Within hours, the nation of five million moved into alert level four, part of its “go hard, ...
Evening ReportBy Asia Pacific Report
8 hours ago

Detained West Papuan activist at risk of ‘dying in jail’, UN expert warns
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk A United Nations expert has urged Indonesia to provide proper medical care to a Papuan independence activist to “keep him from dying in prison”, after reports emerged that his health had deteriorated, reports The Jakarta Post. Victor Yeimo, 39, the international spokesman for the West Papua ...
Evening ReportBy Asia Pacific Report
8 hours ago

Federation Of Primary Health Welcomes Todays Board Announcements
“Another positive step forward”. That’s how the Chair of New Zealand’s [1] peak body for [2] Primary Care, Federation of Primary Health Aotearoa (FPHANZ) , has reacted to the board announcements from the Government today. Steve Chadwick ...
Scoop politics
9 hours ago

Nurse, Union Voice Absent On New Health Authority Boards
The New Zealand Nurses Organisaton's (NZNO) Kaiwhakahaere, Kerri Nuku, is concerned that the Māori Health Authority (MHA) and Health New Zealand (Health NZ) boards lack representation for nurses, kaimahi hauora, midwives, rongoā practitioners or ...
Scoop politics
9 hours ago

Hawke's Bay Meth Bust Stunning Proof Of Why Mob Shouldn't Get Public Money
Responding to the breaking news of a major methamphetamine bust in the Hawke’s Bay , Taxpayers’ Union spokesperson Jordan Williams says: “Eight people connected to the Mongrel Mob have just been arrested for selling meth in the same community ...
Scoop politics
10 hours ago

Business is Boring: The electrician behind 20% of NZ’s new solar installations
Lightforce’s Luke Nutting joined Simon Pound on Business is Boring this week to talk about catching New Zealand up with the rest of the world on solar power.Follow Business is Boring on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or your favourite podcast provider.Solar power is pretty amazing – this super abundant, super powerful ...
The SpinoffBy Simon Pound
10 hours ago

Fires review: new ABC drama helps teach important lessons about the realities of bushfires in Austra...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Danielle Clode, Associate Professor (adjunct) in Creative Writing, Flinders University Ben King/ABC Bushfires are incredibly difficult to imagine, but once experienced are impossible to forget. They are events that most people would prefer not to think about — at least ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
10 hours ago

Whānau Ora Leadership Appointed To Māori Health Authority Board
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Scoop politics
10 hours ago

Taxpayers Will Support Bill To Stop Public Funding Of Criminal Gang Enterprises
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is pleased to see Simeon Brown’s members' bill, Public Finance (Prohibition on Providing Public Funds to Gangs) Amendment Bill drawn from the Parliamentary ballot and is calling on the Government to expedite its passage ...
Scoop politics
11 hours ago

Coalition still well ahead in NSW poll, Newspoll premiers’ ratings, and WA upper house electoral r...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne AAP/Bianca de Marchi A New South Wales state Resolve poll for The Sydney Morning Herald gave the Coalition 41% of the primary vote (down two since July), ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
11 hours ago

Beyond Zoom, Teams and video lectures — what do university students really want from online learni...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dilani Gedera, Teaching and Learning Manager, Auckland University of Technology Shutterstock As any university student, lecturer or tutor can attest, the pandemic has turned learning and teaching upside down. So it’s important we understand what happens for students when their ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
11 hours ago

Govt welcomes $7.5bn investment – from the private sector – in our digital economy, but minister...
The government has been spending money on ridding parts of the country of predators, cleaning up contaminated sites, helping NCEA students and researching cancer. But ministers of the crown – it’s pleasing to note – are acknowledging big-bucks investments from the private sector, too. Digital Economy and Communications Minister today ...
Point of OrderBy Bob Edlin
12 hours ago

Statement From Rotorua Mayor Steve Chadwick
Mayor Steve Chadwick says confirmation there will be no additional MIQ facilities in Rotorua is great news. “It’s really good we have been listened to and I thank Minister Hipkins and his Cabinet colleagues for that. “The prospect of more MIQ ...
Scoop politics
12 hours ago

After AUKUS, Russia sees a potential threat — and an opportunity to market its own submarines
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexey D Muraviev, Associate Professor of National Security and Strategic Studies, Curtin University Alexei Druzhinin/AP The global opinions on the new AUKUS security pact between Australia, the US and the UK have been decidedly mixed. China and France immediately blasted ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
12 hours ago

Parliament to consider ban on public funds to gangs
Two member's bills targeting gang money and assets were drawn from the ballot at Parliament today. ...
Radio NZ – political
12 hours ago

Can animals sense when an earthquake is about to happen?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anne Quain, Lecturer, University of Sydney He Gong/Unsplash, CC BY-SA Within minutes of Melbourne being rattled by yesterday’s earthquake, my Victorian friends reported changes in the behaviour of their animals. One friend wrote on social media that her dog ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
12 hours ago

The gutsy authenticity of We Are Lady Parts
Ronia Ibrahim reflects on the fearlessness of We Are Lady Parts, the comedy series about an all women Muslim punk band that hilariously smashes tired tropes. I’m one of those people who you might describe as “prudish” or “conservative” type. “Frick” is an unironic part ...
The SpinoffBy Ronia Ibrahim
12 hours ago

In the 19th century, a man was busted for pasting photos of women’s heads on naked bodies … soun...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jessica Lake, Research Fellow, Australian Catholic University First Lady Frances Cleveland and the wives of members of Cleveland Cabinet pose for a photo in 1897. Frances B Johnston/Library of Congress A new app can turn anyone into a porn star against their ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
12 hours ago

COVID-19 increases the chance of getting an autoimmune condition. Here’s what the science says so ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Magdalena Plebanski, Professor of Immunology, RMIT University Shutterstock SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can sometimes cause the immune system to mistakenly attack the person’s own body. This process, known as “autoimmunity”, can damage a number of different organs. ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
12 hours ago

Ageism – Not Part Of Our Future!
International Day of Older Persons on 1 October each year is a day to celebrate older people – to highlight the value of all older people and to promote dignity and respect. The United Nations 2021 theme “Digital Equity for All Ages” will ...
Scoop politics
13 hours ago

We may never be able to predict earthquakes – but we can already know enough to be prepared
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hadi Ghasemi, Senior Seismologist, Geoscience Australia Yesterday’s earthquake in eastern Victoria shook the ground for hundreds of kilometres around and damaged buildings as far away as Melbourne – and took many people by surprise. While Australia doesn’t compare with seismic hotspots like ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
13 hours ago

Horowhenua On The Rise With Second CouncilMARK™ Report
Local Government New Zealand’s CouncilMARK™ programme is giving Horowhenua District Council’s performance a tick of approval in its second independent assessment. LGNZ President Stuart Crosby says Horowhenua ratepayers can be pleased with their ...
Scoop politics
13 hours ago

Covid-19 briefing: 'It all comes down to vaccination' – PM
Tools used in the future to fight Covid-19 don't need to be as disruptive as the ones used now, as long as the country achieves a high vaccination rate, says the prime minister. Watch the latest government briefing live here. ...
Radio NZ – political
13 hours ago

Instagram can make teens feel bad about their body, but parents can help. Here’s how
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gemma Sharp, NHMRC Early Career Senior Research Fellow, Monash University Shutterstock Last week Facebook’s internal research revealed Instagram’s toxic effects on some young people’s body image — particularly girls. One study by Facebook of teen Instagram users in the US ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
13 hours ago

Mataatua To Be Represented On Māori Health Authority
Fiona Wiremu, Chair of Te Puna Ora o Mataatua is ecstatic that “Mataatua whānau will be better represented on a national scale, as Te Puna Ora o Mataatua Chief Executive Dr Chris Tooley has been elected to the interim Māori Health Authority board”. ...
Scoop politics
13 hours ago

This overseas voting rule is arbitrary and stupid. It’s time to scrap it entirely
Even before Covid, the idea that spending too long away from New Zealand should lose you the right to vote made little sense. Now’s the ideal time to do away with the rule for good, argues Andrew Geddis.Covid’s arrival, and our collective response to that arrival, emphasises the fundamental importance ...
The SpinoffBy Andrew Geddis
13 hours ago

Modelling: Thousands of deaths without high vaccination rates
The latest research from Te Pūnaha Matatini shows that if vaccination rates aren't high enough, New Zealand will continue to need lockdowns or see thousands of Covid-19 deaths a year, Marc Daalder reports High vaccination rates are crucial to ending the use of lockdowns, expert disease modellers have found. Te ...
Newsroom
14 hours ago

Watch live: PM, Bloomfield provide an update on Covid-19
The Prime Minister and the Director-General of Health are due to address a media briefing on the latest on the Delta outbreak. ...
Radio NZ – political
14 hours ago

NZNO Award Of Honour Recognises Invaluable Enrolled Nurse Leader
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) is pleased to announce that the 2021 NZNO Award of Honour (presented every two years) has been awarded to Waikato-based nurse Leonie Metcalfe. The prestigious Award of Honour recognises long-standing NZNO ...
Scoop politics
15 hours ago

Feds Gives Thumbs Up For Cross-border And Jab Efforts
Federated Farmers is giving a shout out to government agencies handling the movement of essential workers across alert level boundaries, and to those DHBs and medical centres reaching out to rural people over COVID vaccinations. "With Auckland ...
Scoop politics
15 hours ago

Former Minister Taito Phillip Field has died aged 68
The former Associate Pacific Islands Affairs Minister, Taito Philip Field, has died at the age of 68. ...
Radio NZ – political
15 hours ago

Who the hell comes up with Celebrity Treasure Island’s challenges?
Celebs are being forced to dive for puzzle pieces, lug bags of sand through waist-high water, and work their way through mazes made of sharp sticks. Who did this? And why?Richie Barnett and Johnny Tuivasa-Sheck are pictures of concentration. The former rugby league players are facing off, tasked with balancing ...
The SpinoffBy Chris Schulz
15 hours ago

Employment Indicators: Weekly As At 20 September 2021
Key facts The 6-day series includes jobs with a pay period equal to or less than 7 days, while the 20-day series covers jobs with pay periods of 14 days or fewer. The 34-day series includes all jobs regardless of their pay period. The 34-day series ...
Scoop politics
16 hours ago

NZMA Welcomes Health System Board Appointments
The groups chosen to lead New Zealand’s health system into the future are a blend of expertise, wisdom and foresight, the New Zealand Medical Association says. NZMA Chair Dr Alistair Humphrey said he welcomes the news of the Board appointments, and ...
Scoop politics
16 hours ago

New Report Reveals Government Failing To Cut Building Pollution, Threatening Paris Climate Obligatio...
The government is failing to adequately slash the carbon emissions of New Zealand’s builings, thereby threatening its ability to meet international climate change obligations reveals a new assessment report unveiled today (23 September). Just weeks before ...
Scoop politics
17 hours ago

Māori-led Group Prepares To Occupy Mt Richmond / Ōtāhuhu To Save Hundreds Of Exotic Trees
A Māori-led Māngere-Ōtāhuhu community group is preparing to occupy Mt Richmond / Ōtāhuhu after learning that Auckland Council has recently issued a non-notified resource consent to allow Tūpuna Maunga Authority to fell hundreds of exotic trees ...
Scoop politics
17 hours ago

Power firm warns Govt against against unworkable environmental limits
When NZ needs to build a new wind farm every nine months, now is not the time for ministers to impose 'experimental resets' to the energy market, says Mercury chair. Power company Mercury has hit back at "unworkable environmental limits" and the threat of energy sector reforms, saying they jeopardise further investment ...
Newsroom
17 hours ago

Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – September 23 2021
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. You can sign up to NZ Politics Daily as well as New Zealand Political Roundup columns for free here. Today’s content Govt Covid strategy Tess McClure (Guardian): ‘Calculated risk’: ...
Evening ReportBy Bryce Edwards
17 hours ago

Sixteen Year Wait For New Māori Health Authority Board Member
“We’ve Come a Long Way” National Urban Māori Authority Chair Lady Tureiti Moxon and Awerangi Tamihere of Te Whānau Waipareira, a NUMA member have been named as Board appointments to the Māori Health Authority today. Sixteen years ago, Moxon ...
Scoop politics
18 hours ago

Government announces team leading new Health NZ and Māori Health Authority
The team leading the establishment of the new Health New Zealand and Māori Health Authority have been announced. ...
Radio NZ – political
18 hours ago

Walk shorts and dreams: Oh, to be a teacher in the 90s
Linda Burgess finds a kindred spirit in Tim Heath’s memoir, The Accidental Teacher.Not far into Tim Heath’s book, I was thinking how much fun he’d be to sit next to at a dinner party. No tensions there: I’d be sitting next to him pretty much agreeing on everything. By this ...
The SpinoffBy Linda Burgess
18 hours ago

Dunne Speaks: Don't Get Too Excited By The “ute” Tax Delay
This week’s announcement that the introduction of the government’s proposed “ute” tax is being delayed by three months until 1 April next year will have been welcomed in many quarters. Those who joined the recent Groundswell protests ...
Scoop politics
18 hours ago

Climate Commission Ignored Climate Benefits Of Cutting Synthetic Nitrogen
A hidden report uncovered by Greenpeace shows that the Climate Change Commission ignored its own internal advice that could cut agricultural climate emissions by a third or more. The internal Climate Commission report, titled ‘Eliminating synthetic ...
Scoop politics
18 hours ago

Banning unvaccinated people from Parliament grounds could set precedent – expert
In an interview with media outlet Newsroom, Trevor Mallard revealed staff, the public and the media may not be allowed on the Parliamentary precinct if they were unvaccinated. ...
Radio NZ – political
18 hours ago

Explainer: what exactly is the Quad and what’s on the agenda for their Washington summit?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Hall, Deputy Director (Research), Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University Ryohei Moriya/Yomiuri Shimbun/AP On Friday, the leaders of Australia, India, Japan and the US will meet in Washington for the first in-person Quad summit. Hosted by US President Joe ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
19 hours ago

Calling the latest gene technologies ‘natural’ is a semantic distraction — they must still be ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jack Heinemann, Professor of Molecular Biology and Genetics, University of Canterbury Ivan YudinTASS via Getty Images Legislators around the world are being asked to reconsider how to regulate the latest developments in gene technology, genome editing and gene silencing. ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
19 hours ago

Ivermectin shows us how hard it is to use old drugs for COVID. Here’s how to do better next time
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonathan Baell, Research Professor in Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Discovery, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University Shutterstock Many hopes have been pinned on repurposing existing drugs, such as ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine, to treat COVID-19. However, we shouldn’t be too ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
19 hours ago

Children learn science in nature play long before they get to school classrooms and labs
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amy Cutter-Mackenzie-Knowles, Executive Dean, Faculty of Education, Southern Cross University The number of preschools pursuing learning through nature play is growing fast worldwide. However, the effectiveness and impacts of this approach is largely untested, and we recently completed the first large-scale study ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
19 hours ago

Australia’s banks got $188 billion in cheap loans from the RBA. Now they’re funding share buybac...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kevin Davis, Emeritus Professor of Finance, The University of Melbourne shutter_o/Shutterstock Much has been written about the taxpayer-funded windfalls to some companies provided by the A$90 billion JobKeeper scheme. Their gains have come from grants given to them to offset ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
19 hours ago

From poo politics to rubbish disposal: 5 big questions about the International Space Station becomin...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alice Gorman, Associate Professor in Archaeology and Space Studies, Flinders University NASA, CC BY-SA On October 5, an unusual crew will fly to the International Space Station. Director Klim Shipenko and actor Yulia Peresild will spend a week and a ...
Evening ReportBy The Conversation
19 hours ago

We are the 10%
Even if a 90% vaccination target can be achieved, hundreds of thousands of people – many of them from our most vulnerable communities – risk being left behind, writes the NZ Drug Foundation’s Sarah HelmThroughout the most recent delta outbreak, it’s been clear that vaccinations will be our collective ticket ...
The SpinoffBy Sarah Helm
19 hours ago

Live updates, September 23: Former National MP joins board of new national health authority
Welcome to The Spinoff’s live updates for September 23, by Stewart Sowman-Lund. Say hello at stewart@thespinoff.co.nz.8.00am: Former National MP joins board of new national health authorityA former National MP will help lead the new national health authority, Health New Zealand.The government has this morning announced the “expert group” appointed to ...
The SpinoffBy Stewart Sowman-Lund
19 hours ago

James Shaw on the road to Glasgow
The climate change minister says for all his irritations at the pace of change in government, momentum is growing to finally start emission cuts, Justin Giovannetti writes in The Bulletin.The road to COP26. James Shaw is booked to fly to Glasgow at the end of next month for a United Nations ...
The SpinoffBy Justin Giovannetti
19 hours ago

New Zealand PM “Pleased To See” AUKUS Military Pact
By Tom Peters, Socialist Equality Group 22 September 2021, original url: https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/09/22/nzau-s22.html The Labour Party-Greens coalition government in New Zealand has cautiously welcomed the AUKUS military pact announced on September 16 by US President Joe Biden and the ...
Scoop politics
20 hours ago

Labour MPs reject Paul Goldsmith's request for briefing on Covid-19 impact by education officia...
Goldsmith says Labour voted down his request to be briefed on actions being taken by schools and the impact Covid-19 is having on exams and those with additional learning needs. ...
Radio NZ – political
20 hours ago

Social housing stigma unnerves upmarket hotel developers
Uncertainty clouds a Nelson hotel development because of plans for a big community housing development nearby ...
Newsroom
21 hours ago

A second death for autonomous sanctions – but hints of another life
The Government again kills off a bill to take action on international violators. ...
Newsroom
21 hours ago

Newsroom daily crossword, Thursday 23 September
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Newsroom
21 hours ago

Newsroom daily quiz, Thursday 23 September
Got a good quiz question? Send Newsroom your questions. ...
Newsroom
21 hours ago

The costs of nimbyism
When we let housing prices drive people out of cities, it has a ripple effect on all parts of our social and economic fabric, writes economist Rosie Collins.Many well-meaning people stand in the way of more houses for the young, poor, or future generations. That’s not how they would put ...
The SpinoffBy Rosie Collins
22 hours ago

Overdue to be ‘pwned’? Here’s how to keep hackers out of your online accounts
New data shows hundreds of New Zealanders have been victims of recent cyber attacks. In the latest instalment of IRL, Dylan Reeve explores how you can avoid becoming one of them. After a balmy day lounging with her husband on a secluded Portuguese beach during a three week holiday in 2019, ...
The SpinoffBy Dylan Reeve
22 hours ago

NZ exports to China hit new record amidst diversification talk
The eggs in the China basket are piling up, despite the Foreign Minister's warnings. ...
Newsroom
22 hours ago

Book of the Week: The terrifying Mr Pomare
In praise of our best crime writer and his new creepy home-invasion novel It takes a cold eye, steady hand and a healthy dose of bare-faced cheek for any crime writer to open a thriller with an epigram from Hitchcock’s peeping Tom classic Rear Window. JP Pomare’s fourth novel, The ...
Newsroom
22 hours ago

Ex-king of villas’ castle crumbles
Newsroom special investigation: Once dubbed one of NZ’s most ambitious developers, Neville Mahon now lives in his partner’s rented property. David Williams reports He was a high-flyer, described as one of the “golden boys” of property development. With real estate projects apparently worth $600 million in Fiji, in 2007 the ...
Newsroom
22 hours ago

Immigration froze residency applications processing in Auckland's lockdown
Tens of thousands of permanent resident applications have been frozen during lockdown. ...
Newsroom
22 hours ago

Where is she now? Anne Audain
Never afraid to speak out, our most successful road runner Anne Audain has a cautionary tale she wants Kiwis to learn from. During the golden era of running, Anne Audain became one of New Zealand’s most recognisable athletes. Among her many achievements, she ran a world record 5000m time in ...
Newsroom
22 hours ago

Covid, by any other name
Annemarie Jutel considers the implications of how we name Covid and its variants, arguing diagnoses are more than just labels for scientific facts Is it time to see 'Delta' as a new disease? The University of Auckland’s Professor Rod Jackson thinks so. “[We] probably shouldn't call it Covid-19 anymore. It's so ...
Newsroom
22 hours ago