Wood announces boost to Coastal shipping

Written By: - Date published: 9:47 am, May 25th, 2022 - 36 comments
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One of the Government’s best performing Ministers continues to impress.

Transport Minister Michael Wood has announced funding to increase coastal shipping services in New Zealand.

From the Beehive website:

New Zealand is a step closer to a more resilient, competitive, and sustainable coastal shipping sector following the selection of preferred suppliers for new and enhanced coastal shipping services, Transport Minister Michael Wood has announced today.

“Coastal shipping is a small but important part of the New Zealand freight system, which is why the Government is investing in making coastal shipping a more viable alternative to strengthen and diversify our domestic supply chain, helping to secure New Zealand’s recovery from COVID-19. As a lower emissions transport mode, investing in coastal shipping will also help us achieve our decarbonisation goals,” Michael Wood said.

The Government has committed $30 million of funding for coastal shipping funding through the National Land Transport Programme (NLTP) to improve domestic shipping services, reduce emissions, improve efficiency and upgrade maritime infrastructure.

Four preferred suppliers of the services have been identified and it is anticipated will invest a further $60 million in the sector.

The proposal will not only improve resilience, and reduce congestion but will also reduce greenhouse gas emissions.  From the press release:

“When the new services are fully operational, it is estimated they will remove around 35 million kilometres of truck travel from New Zealand’s roading network every year, reducing wear and tear and improving safety for road users, while at the same time creating new employment opportunities for mariners and supporting regional development. This will also support our commitment in the recently released Emissions Reduction Plan to reduce emissions from freight transport by 35 per cent by 2035.

“Through this funding we are taking an important step towards better utilising the blue highway, improving our freight system, and future proofing our national supply chain.

Coastal shipping has withered for years.  It is good to see that it is being supported and improved.

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  1. Sanctuary 1
    25 May 2022 at 9:57 am

    Michael Wood this week gave us a text book example of how to take down our mini-Murdochs at NZME. Along with this announcement that means he is, quite simply, the last, best hope for the futrure of the NZ Labour Party.

  2. Anne 2
    25 May 2022 at 9:58 am

    Said some years ago Michael Wood was a rising political star. He's on track to be PM one day. Smart as they come and a great communicator. What's more he's done it the best way… worked his way up from the bottom of the ladder gathering knowledge and experience as he progressed.

    • Bearded Git 2.1
      25 May 2022 at 10:08 am

      Agreed Anne.

    • Belladonna 2.2
      25 May 2022 at 11:09 am

      Agree that Wood appears to be one of the stars of the Labour lineup. One minister who seems to be able to make things happen (although this is still just an announcement, at this stage).

      Please take the albatross of Auckland Light Rail from around his neck.

      It's already cost millions (before there is even an accepted plan), and would be a billion-dollar project, causing vast disruption (and consequent unpopularity) for decades.

      • newsense 2.2.1
        25 May 2022 at 4:26 pm

        It goes through his electorate, we need it done and others have had a go and not got very far.

        Besides maybe someone needs to Teal campaign Simeon Brown and his mate with the leadership. Good public transport is essential to reducing transportation emissions.
        It’s not just the title, it’s the work you get done too.

        • Belladonna 2.2.1.1
          25 May 2022 at 4:36 pm

          Why do you think we "need it done"'?

          Agree that good PT is important. Very difficult to see this light rail (in whatever iteration we're up to now) as good PT.
          There are many more low-hanging fruit which could be picked off.

          Rather than something which is going to absorb the whole of the PT development budget for a decade or more, prove to be vastly unpopular (in his electorate and anywhere else the building disruption goes), result in a number of houses being demolished, and deliver very questionable PT benefits (much of it virtually replicates the existing train station network)

          Which is why it keeps getting kicked for touch.

          Much better to admit that it's a lemon of an idea, and move on.

          • newsense 2.2.1.1.1
            25 May 2022 at 10:07 pm

            Not at all why it keeps getting kicked to touch. It has been a bunch of vested interests and silos trying to keep themselves involved, from what I can make out.

            It replicates the train network? It absolutely does not.
            Have you ever been to Auckland?

            In fact it corrects one of the biggest screw ups of the terrible Parnell station and actually gets a station at Auckland Uni. Students bring some of the most consistent users of public transport.

            I guess you’ve never sat in traffic next to the long lines of buses on Dominion road.

            It’s future proofed rapid transit and it’s because of constant carping it wasn’t done earlier and cheaper.

            Electric, on rails and off the roads. With the option to extend to the Shore at a later date.

            I have to suspect concern trolling.

            • Belladonna 2.2.1.1.1.1
              26 May 2022 at 7:56 am

              Yes, I live in Auckland. Yes, I have friends who live in the area (I'm on the Shore myself – which has an entirely different PT set of issues)

              Try this article, and site for a different perspective

              https://www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2022/01/26/what-im-looking-out-for-in-the-governments-light-rail-announcement/

              • newsense …
                26 May 2022 at 11:34 am

                Yes, I’m well aware of Greater Auckland.

                With Simeon Brown calling cycle ways some kind of left wing ideology, while we have flooding, while we have Australian ash settling on our decreasing glaciers, it needs better from the transport Minister’s supporters.

                If as you say you are such a fan of the minister perhaps read his posts on Greater Auckland too and respect the enormous amount of work done and to be done:

                Minister Wood at length on the light rail project

                quoted:

                Making it happen

                Debate about all of these variations is good, and is not unexpected given the city-shaping nature of the proposal in front of us. I’m keeping my ears open, as are other Ministers. I would however encourage people who want to see MRT move forward for Auckland to remember that there is a war to be won, and not to solely focus on particular battles.

                At the outset I covered off the stymied history of Light Rail in Auckland. Making it happen will require unity and determination. The same regressive forces who argue against any progressive transport change are stirring once again, and will use their money and influence to try and stop change from happening. If you have a firm view about the options on the table then great, please let us know (no one seems to need too much encouragement) but please also get out there and help to sell the core case for Auckland Light Rail.

                The CRL only got started because Len Brown just got on with it. Britomart had endless carry on. But thank god they got on with it.

  3. Tiger Mountain 3
    25 May 2022 at 10:20 am

    Well done Michael Wood–and MUNZ and earlier SeaFarers unionists that never gave up on coastal shipping over many long years.

    Mr Wood gets things done because he sees beyond neo liberal orthodoxy–in other words he has the ability to think for himself, organise, and not get stood over as per other Ministers by the State Sector snake pit.

    • KJT 3.1
      25 May 2022 at 10:28 am

      Maritime Union of New Zealand media release

      FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

      The Maritime Union says successful funding outcomes for coastal shipping are a game changer for New Zealand shipping and the biggest turnaround for the industry this century.

      Maritime Union of New Zealand National Secretary Craig Harrison says the outcome will see four or more New Zealand operated ships come into service on the New Zealand coast.

      He says the new ships will have a substantial positive impact on New Zealand’s supply chain crisis as well as providing environmental benefits.

      Mr Harrison says it is essential the new ships are New Zealand flagged and New Zealand crewed to build resilience and capability in the shipping sector.

      Minister of Transport Michael Wood announced on 24 May 2022 the Government had committed $30 million of funding for coastal shipping funding through the National Land Transport Programme (NLTP) to improve domestic shipping services, reduce emissions, improve efficiency and upgrade maritime infrastructure.

      Waka Kotahi worked with the wider freight industry to select four applicants for co-investment in new and enhanced coastal shipping services through the NLTP.

      The four successful applicants were Coastal Bulk Shipping Ltd, Move International Ltd, Swire Shipping NZ Ltd and Aotearoa Shipping Alliance.

      Mr Harrison says after decades of neglect, New Zealand coastal shipping had turned a corner and could now begin to fulfil its potential.

      The Maritime Union had relationships with several of the operators and would work to ensure crews were available.

      Mr Harrison says further investment in training and skills for a new generation of New Zealand seafarers was an important aspect of rebuilding the industry.

      He says it is essential that a maritime trading nation like New Zealand had shipping capability and skilled seafarers in an increasingly volatile global situation.

      Coastal shipping was a low carbon emission transport mode, so provided environmental as well as economic benefits.

      When the new shipping services are fully operational, the Government estimates they will remove around 35 million kilometres of truck travel from New Zealand’s roading network every year.

      ENDS

    • KJT 3.2
      25 May 2022 at 10:32 am

      Not just MUNZ.

      Local shipping and logistics companies, the other Maritime Unions and many individuals, have been putting the case, for decades.
      More skilled jobs locally especially for those displaced from coastal tankers, and oil exploration.
      Great news.

      • Tiger Mountain 3.2.1
        25 May 2022 at 11:21 am

        Yes, apols for not including the full roll of honour. I remember doing the layout on a Maritime Unions publication in mid 90s that covered Foreign flagged ships, exploited crews, “Cabotage” with Australia and NZ Coastal shipping.

        The highways for maritime transport are already there!

  4. Ad 4
    25 May 2022 at 10:33 am

    Look I see the funding, but what are the targeted outcomes?

    • KJT 4.1
      25 May 2022 at 10:52 am

      Read the press releases. LOL.

      Four more coastal ships.

      Saving 35 million kilometres of truck journeys, and the associated pollution, roading costs and other infrastructure costs.

      • Ad 4.1.1
        25 May 2022 at 11:56 am

        I've read the release and I don't believe they will attain what they are claiming, particularly if it's promised by MoT.

        Sure all things take time but they are 7 years into power and we are multiple years before this effort might be any kind of reality.

        Woods is better at opening cycleways.

        • KJT 4.1.1.1
          25 May 2022 at 12:03 pm

          Not MOT.

          Sometimes I wonder if you can read?

          • Ad 4.1.1.1.1
            25 May 2022 at 12:43 pm

            MoT always provide the advice which express the policy outcomes, which is where the suspicion ought to lie, all the time.

            "Waka Kotahi worked with the wider freight industry (NZ Shipping Federation, Port Company CEO Group, National Road Carriers, KiwiRail, and Te Manatū Waka – Ministry of Transport), to select four applicants for co-investment in new and enhanced coastal shipping services through the NLTP."

            So, twice, fuck off for telling me I don't read the media releases.

            And only a complete and utter fucking moron trusts promises in media releases anyway.

        • Corey Humm 4.1.1.2
          25 May 2022 at 1:38 pm

          Seven years in power? Since we have three year terms, um When was the third election? Lol.

          Labour have been in government for four and a half years….

  5. Robert Guyton 5
    25 May 2022 at 11:18 am

    Smells like a vision being realised.

  6. tsmithfield 6
    25 May 2022 at 11:42 am

    I don't know much about the specifics of the economics of costal shipping compared to road, rail etc. Or the degree to which port infrastructure would need to be upgraded. So, I can't really comment on specifics.

    But, on the face of it, it seems like a reasonable idea, especially so far as freighting from the North Island to the South Island is concerned. Whether by road or rail, the goods need to go onto a ship at some point anyway to get across Cook's Strait. So going on a ship from port to port probably makes more sense.

    And, the economies of shipping must be looking more attractive now compared to road freighting given the high fuel prices.

    Plus the benefit of less wear and tear on the road is a major indirect benefit.

  7. Patricia Bremner 7
    25 May 2022 at 11:56 am

    Michael Wood is a mover and a shaker. This is rejuvenation for some areas of New Zealand. He seems to be able to sell his ideas as well as connect with the affected parties. He is one of the reasons the "No talent outside the top four" oft spouted by the right, is so much rubbish. Governing is not just political speak, it is action and Michael Wood is a good example of this Government in action. smiley When the funds are voted for and signed off, that is a concrete plan.

  8. newsense 8
    25 May 2022 at 4:20 pm

    I’ve often wondered if there’s any place for wind powered coastal freight…Would be a good use of all that amazing yachting prowess we keep talking about. Though the Clydesdale end rather than the racehorse end.

  9. Puckish Rogue 9
    25 May 2022 at 4:21 pm

    I’d like to think this would/will happen because the more trucks off the road the better, I’m just wondering how this will be implemented

    If its large bulk containers being moved and there’s no real hurry then fine it can work but it feels like the same argument for using rail more and the argument against rail is it generally doesn’t work for items that need to be moved in a hurry and for smaller amounts.

    Sorting out rail and making it more user friendly might have been a better option to look at first but who knows it might actually work

    • Scud 9.1
      25 May 2022 at 4:55 pm

      If KiwiRail can increase its Axle Weight across the entire Rail Network, it will have a huge impact for both Freight & Pax Services.

      Even with small changes to the current rail alignment while they increase Axle Weights will also have long term benefits for the country.

      • Puckish Rogue 9.1.1
        25 May 2022 at 4:57 pm

        Can the tracks handle it and what would it take to make it happen?

        • theotherpat 9.1.1.1
          25 May 2022 at 6:12 pm

          mostly they can and the newer wagons take a 56 ton load….more wagons and more loco power is what we need….in the sth still using 40 year old units.

          • Scud 9.1.1.1.1
            25 May 2022 at 7:51 pm

            The new Sth Is Loco's have been ordered & for the life of me, I can't remember the name but they are from Switzerland & will have tonnes of spare grunt.

            Plus there is an option for a further order. My understanding the Swiss company also does a Bi Mode Spark Loco's similar to the new Diesel Electric Loco's.

            So providing NACT's don't keep running KiwiRail down during their term of Government. So it's going to be an exciting time for Rail in NZ over the next decade if these various projects get the go ahead.

        • Scud 9.1.1.2
          25 May 2022 at 7:40 pm

          Once the fix up the tracks with heavy rail & lowering the rail in the tunnels/ daylighting them if possible there would no issues.

          Apart from the NAL & the improvements being to the Auckland Region & the Golden Triangle. A lot of the points ie junction points for changing tracks are being upgraded to for the heavily Axle Weights, as the points are the very expensive & time consuming to build/ install.

          As someone has pointed out the new wagons will be able to take the new Axle Weights, even if the alignment stays the same & that mean some minor works to keep inside the loading gauge throughout the Rail Network.

          Ideally the alignment does need to be fixed up as will down the track if KiwiRail & whatever NZG in future wants increase the efficiency of the Network.

          This will probably happen when they decide to convert the from Diesel Electric Loco's to Bi Mode/ Single Mode Sparks.

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    Wellington is braced for a “massive impact’ from the new government’s cutting public service jobs, The Post somewhat grimly reported today. Expectations of an economic and social jolt are based on the National-Act coalition agreement to cut public service numbers in each government agency in a cost-trimming exercise  “informed by” head ...
    Point of OrderBy Bob Edlin
    3 days ago

  • The stupidest of stupid reasons
    One of the threats in the National - ACT - NZ First coalition agreements was to extend the term of Parliament to four years, reducing our opportunities to throw a bad government out. The justification? Apparently, the government thinks "elections are expensive". This is the stupidest of stupid reasons for ...
    No Right TurnBy Idiot/Savant
    3 days ago

  • A website bereft of buzz
    Buzz from the Beehive The new government was being  sworn in, at time of writing , and when Point of Order checked the Beehive website for the latest ministerial statements and re-visit some of the old ones we drew a blank. We found ….  Nowt. Nothing. Zilch. Not a ...
    Point of OrderBy Bob Edlin
    3 days ago

  • MICHAEL BASSETT: A new Ministry – at last
    Michael Bassett writes – Like most people, I was getting heartily sick of all the time being wasted over the coalition negotiations. During the first three weeks Winston grinned like a Cheshire cat, certain he’d be needed; Chris Luxon wasted time in lifting the phone to Winston ...
    Point of OrderBy poonzteam5443
    3 days ago

  • Luxon's Breakfast.
    The Prime Minister elect had his silver fern badge on. He wore it to remind viewers he was supporting New Zealand, that was his team. Despite the fact it made him look like a concierge, or a welcomer in a Koru lounge. Anna Burns-Francis, the Breakfast presenter, asked if he ...
    Nick’s KōreroBy Nick Rockel
    3 days ago

  • LINDSAY MITCHELL:  Oranga Tamariki faces major upheaval under coalition agreement
     Lindsay Mitchell writes – A hugely significant gain for ACT is somewhat camouflaged by legislative jargon. Under the heading ‘Oranga Tamariki’ ACT’s coalition agreement contains the following item:   Remove Section 7AA from the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989 According to Oranga Tamariki:     “Section ...
    Point of OrderBy poonzteam5443
    3 days ago

  • BRIAN EASTON:  Peters as Minister
    A previous column looked at Winston Peters biographically. This one takes a closer look at his record as a minister, especially his policy record. Brian Easton writes – 1990-1991: Minister of Māori Affairs. Few remember Ka Awatea as a major document on the future of Māori policy; there is ...
    Point of OrderBy poonzteam5443
    3 days ago

  • Cathrine Dyer's guide to watching COP 28 from the bottom of a warming planet
    Is COP28 largely smoke and mirrors and a plan so cunning, you could pin a tail on it and call it a weasel? Photo: Getty ImagesTL;DR: COP28 kicks off on November 30 and up for negotiation are issues like the role of fossil fuels in the energy transition, contributions to ...
    The KakaBy Bernard Hickey
    3 days ago

  • Top 10 news links at 10 am for Monday, Nov 27
    PM Elect Christopher Luxon was challenged this morning on whether he would sack Adrian Orr and Andrew Coster.TL;DR: Here’s my pick of top 10 news links elsewhere at 10 am on Monday November 27, including:Signs councils are putting planning and capital spending on hold, given a lack of clear guidance ...
    The KakaBy Bernard Hickey
    3 days ago

  • Gordon Campbell on the new government’s policies of yesteryear
    This column expands on a Werewolf column published by Scoop on Friday Routinely, Winston Peters is described as the kingmaker who gets to decide when the centre right or the centre-left has a turn at running this country. He also plays a less heralded but equally important role as the ...
    Gordon CampbellBy lyndon
    3 days ago

  • The New Government’s Agreements
    Last Friday, almost six weeks after election day, National finally came to an agreement with ACT and NZ First to form a government. They also released the agreements between each party and looking through them, here are the things I thought were the most interesting (and often concerning) from the. ...
    Greater AucklandBy Matt L
    4 days ago

  • How many smokers will die to fund the tax cuts?
    Maori and Pasifika smoking rates are already over twice the ‘all adult’ rate. Now the revenue that generates will be used to fund National’s tax cuts. Photo: Getty ImagesTL;DR: The devil is always in the detail and it emerged over the weekend from the guts of the policy agreements National ...
    The KakaBy Bernard Hickey
    4 days ago

  • How the culture will change in the Beehive
    Perhaps the biggest change that will come to the Beehive as the new government settles in will be a fundamental culture change. The era of endless consultation will be over. This looks like a government that knows what it wants to do, and that means it knows what outcomes ...
    PolitikBy Richard Harman
    4 days ago

  • No More Winnie Blues.
    So what do you think of the coalition’s decision to cancel Smokefree measures intended to stop young people, including an over representation of Māori, from taking up smoking? Enabling them to use the tax revenue to give other people a tax cut?David Cormack summed it up well:It seems not only ...
    Nick’s KōreroBy Nick Rockel
    4 days ago

  • 2023 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #47
    A chronological listing of news and opinion articles posted on the Skeptical Science  Facebook Page during the past week: Sun, Nov 19, 2023 thru Sat, Nov 25, 2023.  Story of the Week World stands on frontline of disaster at Cop28, says UN climate chief  Exclusive: Simon Stiell says leaders must ‘stop ...
    Skeptical Science
    5 days ago

  • Some of it is mad, some of it is bad and some of it is clearly the work of people who are dangerous ...
    On announcement morning my mate texted:Typical of this cut-price, fake-deal government to announce itself on Black Friday.What a deal. We lose Kim Hill, we gain an empty, jargonising prime minister, a belligerent conspiracist, and a heartless Ayn Rand fanboy. One door closes, another gets slammed repeatedly in your face.It seems pretty ...
    More Than A FeildingBy David Slack
    5 days ago

  • “Revolution” is the threat as the Māori Party smarts at coalition government’s Treaty directi...
    Buzz from the Beehive Having found no fresh announcements on the government’s official website, Point of Order turned today to Scoop’s Latest Parliament Headlines  for its buzz. This provided us with evidence that the Māori Party has been soured by the the coalition agreement announced yesterday by the new PM. “Soured” ...
    Point of OrderBy Bob Edlin
    5 days ago

  • The Good, the Bad, and the even Worse.
    Yesterday the trio that will lead our country unveiled their vision for New Zealand.Seymour looking surprisingly statesmanlike, refusing to rise to barbs about his previous comments on Winston Peters. Almost as if they had just been slapstick for the crowd.Winston was mostly focussed on settling scores with the media, making ...
    Nick’s KōreroBy Nick Rockel
    5 days ago

  • When it Comes to Palestine – Free Speech is Under Threat
    Hi,Thanks for getting amongst Mister Organ on digital — thanks to you, we hit the #1 doc spot on iTunes this week. This response goes a long way to helping us break even.I feel good about that. Other things — not so much.New Zealand finally has a new government, and ...
    David FarrierBy David Farrier
    6 days ago

  • Thank you Captain Luxon. Was that a landing, or were we shot down?
    Hello! Here comes the Saturday edition of More Than A Feilding, catching you up on the past week’s editions.Also in More Than A FeildingFriday The unboxing And so this is Friday and what have we gone and done to ourselves?In the same way that a Christmas present can look lovely under the ...
    More Than A FeildingBy David Slack
    6 days ago

  • Cans of Worms.
    “And there’ll be no shortage of ‘events’ to test Luxon’s political skills. David Seymour wants a referendum on the Treaty. Winston wants a Royal Commission of Inquiry into Labour’s handling of the Covid crisis. Talk about cans of worms!”LAURIE AND LES were very fond of their local. It was nothing ...
    Bowalley Road
    6 days ago

  • Disinformation campaigns are undermining democracy. Here’s how we can fight back
    This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. Misinformation is debated everywhere and has justifiably sparked concerns. It can polarise the public, reduce health-protective behaviours such as mask wearing and vaccination, and erode trust in science. Much of misinformation is spread not ...
    Skeptical Science
    6 days ago

  • Peters as Minister
    A previous column looked at Winston Peters biographically. This one takes a closer look at his record as a minister, especially his policy record.1990-1991: Minister of Māori Affairs. Few remember Ka Awatea as a major document on the future of Māori policy; there is not even an entry in Wikipedia. ...
    PunditBy Brian Easton
    6 days ago

  • The New Government: 2023 Edition
    So New Zealand has a brand-spanking new right-wing government. Not just any new government either. A formal majority coalition, of the sort last seen in 1996-1998 (our governmental arrangements for the past quarter of a century have been varying flavours of minority coalition or single-party minority, with great emphasis ...
    A Phuulish FellowBy strda221
    6 days ago

  • The unboxing
    And so this is Friday and what have we gone and done to ourselves?In the same way that a Christmas present can look lovely under the tree with its gold ribbon but can turn out to be nothing more than a big box holding a voucher for socks, so it ...
    More Than A FeildingBy David Slack
    6 days ago

  • A cruel, vicious, nasty government
    So, after weeks of negotiations, we finally have a government, with a three-party cabinet and a time-sharing deputy PM arrangement. Newsroom's Marc Daalder has put the various coalition documents online, and I've been reading through them. A few things stand out: Luxon doesn't want to do any work, ...
    No Right TurnBy Idiot/Savant
    6 days ago

  • Hurrah – we have a new government (National, ACT and New Zealand First commit “to deliver for al...
    Buzz from the Beehive Sorry, there has been  no fresh news on the government’s official website since the caretaker trade minister’s press statement about the European Parliament vote on the NZ-EU Free Trade Agreement. But the capital is abuzz with news – and media comment is quickly flowing – after ...
    Point of OrderBy Bob Edlin
    6 days ago

  • Christopher Luxon – NZ PM #42.
    Nothing says strong and stable like having your government announcement delayed by a day because one of your deputies wants to remind everyone, but mostly you, who wears the trousers. It was all a bit embarrassing yesterday with the parties descending on Wellington before pulling out of proceedings. There are ...
    Nick’s KōreroBy Nick Rockel
    6 days ago

  • Coalition Government details policies & ministers
    Winston Peters will be Deputy PM for the first half of the Coalition Government’s three-year term, with David Seymour being Deputy PM for the second half. Photo montage by Lynn Grieveson for The KākāTL;DR: PM-Elect Christopher Luxon has announced the formation of a joint National-ACT-NZ First coalition Government with a ...
    The KakaBy Bernard Hickey
    6 days ago

  • “Old Coat” by Peter, Paul & Mary.
     THERE ARE SOME SONGS that seem to come from a place that is at once in and out of the world. Written by men and women who, for a brief moment, are granted access to that strange, collective compendium of human experience that comes from, and belongs to, all the ...
    Bowalley Road
    6 days ago

  • Weekly Roundup 23-November-2023
    It’s Friday again! Maybe today we’ll finally have a government again. Roll into the weekend with some of the articles that caught our attention this week. And as always, feel free to add your links and observations in the comments. This Week in Greater Auckland On Monday Matt ...
    Greater AucklandBy Greater Auckland
    7 days ago

  • Geoffrey Miller: New Zealand’s strategy for COP28 in Dubai
    The COP28 countdown is on. Over 100 world leaders are expected to attend this year’s UN Climate Change Conference in in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which starts next Thursday. Among the VIPs confirmed for the Dubai summit are the UK’s Rishi Sunak and Brazil’s Lula da Silva – along ...
    Democracy ProjectBy Geoffrey Miller
    7 days ago

  • Coalition talks: a timeline
    Media demand to know why a coalition government has yet to be formed. ...
    My ThinksBy boonman
    7 days ago

  • The Hoon around the week to Nov 24
    Luxon was no doubt relieved to be able to announce a coalition agreement has been reached, but we still have to wait to hear the detail. Photo: Lynn Grieveson / Getty ImagesTL;DR: The five things that mattered in Aotearoa’s political economy that we wrote and spoke about via The Kākā ...
    The KakaBy Bernard Hickey
    7 days ago

  • Passing Things Down.
    Keeping The Past Alive: The durability of Commando comics testifies to the extended nature of the generational passing down of the images, music, and ideology of the Second World War. It has remained fixed in the Baby Boomers’ consciousness as “The Good War”: the conflict in which, to a far ...
    Bowalley Road
    7 days ago

  • Skeptical Science New Research for Week #47 2023
    Open access notables How warped are we by fossil fuel dependency? Despite Russia's invasion of Ukraine, 35-40 million cubic meters per day of Russian natural gas are piped across Ukraine for European consumption every single day, right now. In order to secure European cooperation against Russian aggression, Ukraine must help to ...
    Skeptical Science
    7 days ago

  • New Zealand welcomes European Parliament vote on the NZ-EU Free Trade Agreement
    A significant milestone in ratifying the NZ-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) was reached last night, with 524 of the 705 member European Parliament voting in favour to approve the agreement. “I’m delighted to hear of the successful vote to approve the NZ-EU FTA in the European Parliament overnight. This is ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    1 week ago

  • Further humanitarian support for Gaza, the West Bank and Israel
    The Government is contributing a further $5 million to support the response to urgent humanitarian needs in Gaza, the West Bank and Israel, bringing New Zealand’s total contribution to the humanitarian response so far to $10 million. “New Zealand is deeply saddened by the loss of civilian life and the ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    2 weeks ago

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