Front Page

Contact

Scoop

Network

Friday, 30 May 2025, 8:06pm

Government: Supercharging Science To Inspire Next Generation

AMA: Aotearoa Music Awards Reveal 2025 Tūī Winners

SAFE For Animals: Proposed Welfare Code Betrays Animals And The Law

Wellington.Scoop: Pushing ahead with 3 years of Golden Mile reconstruction

TCF: Vulnerable Consumer Code for Telecom Customers

EDS: Concerns Over Review Of National Direction Under The RMA

PATHA: Call For Publication Of Guidelines For Gender Affirming Care

PCE: New Research Reveals NZ's Natural Resource Footprint

Gordon Campbell: On Why Leakers Are Essential To The Public Good

For obvious reasons, people in positions of power tend to treat the leaking of unauthorised information as a very, very bad thing, and – to maintain the appearance of control – they will devote a lot of time and energy into tracking down and punishing those responsible. Just as obviously, the history of the last 100 years has been changed – very much for the better – by the leaking of unauthorised information.

Get licensed for professional use
Stay informed on key issues
Comprehensive media archive
Over 50 Broadcast email reports

Get started today with a free trial

Click to learn more

NEW ZEALAND POLITICS

NZCTU: NZCTU Release Detailed Budget 2025 Analysis

“This Budget is funded above all by the gutting of the pay equity system, the halving of the government’s contribution to people’s Kiwisaver accounts, and other cuts that will disproportionality impact women, welfare recipients, and working households,” said NZCTU Economist Craig Renney.

Department of Conservation: DOC Reveals Surprising Toilet Paper Stats

Now DOC has revealed how much toilet paper was ordered by regional offices around Aotearoa for the 2024/2025 period - a whopping 15.5 million metres nationally. That’s roughly 15,500 kilometres of paper which would stretch the length of New Zealand nearly ten times.

NZ Government: Consultation Opens On Sweeping Overhaul Of Primary Sector Regulations

The Government has opened public consultation on the biggest package of changes to national direction under the RMA in New Zealand history, with proposals to streamline or remove many of the burdensome regulations holding our primary sector back from growth, say RMA Minister Chris Bishop, Agriculture Minister Todd McClay and Associate Environment Minister Andrew Hoggard.

Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research: How Have Our Garden Birds Been Tracking Since 2014?

Birds are important indicators of the health of New Zealand’s environment, and many perform important ecosystem functions, while others have inherent value as taonga species. If we see birds begin to decline, that suggests something has changed in their habitat, perhaps an increase in predators or a decrease in available food and shelter, which could also be affecting other species.

NZ Labour Party: Govt Driving Away Kiwi Innovators And Scientists

“New Zealand’s world leading crown research institutes are being left to dwindle, and New Zealand’s best scientists are losing their jobs and leaving the country,” Labour science and innovation spokesperson Reuben Davidson said.

PSA: Govt Funding Squeeze Sees DOC Propose Cutting 84 Roles

PSA National Secretary Fleur Fitzsimons says more than 90 per cent of the staff facing redundancy are women, based on the PSA membership data, which includes 90 affected workers.

LATEST HEADLINES

PARLIAMENT
POLITICS
REGIONAL

More RSS

Wellington Scoop

More RSS News Alerts

BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

Netsafe: Netsafe And Chorus Power Up Online Safety For Older Adults

Netsafe has powered up its efforts to protect and empower older adults in Aotearoa, with the launch of twelve new resources and a dedicated digital hub for community organisations.

RBNZ: 10 Cent Coin With King Charles III Image Now In Production

“Updating our currency with the new sovereign takes several years because we always hold sufficient stock to deal with demand spikes or supply issues. We make enough coins and banknotes just in case - not just in time,” says Ian Woolford, Director, Money and Cash – Tari Moni Whai Take.

NZALPA: Safety Improves From AKL Incident Learnings

“In NZALPA’s 80 years of representing professional pilots in New Zealand, we have found that taking the time to together gather all facts and analyse all relevant information has assisted aviation in becoming the safest form of transportation in the world,” President McKeen says.

NIWA: Antarctic Footprint Clean-up Challenges - How A Remote Antarctic Base Clean-up Protected One Of Earth’s Clearest Lakes

Dr Howard-Williams says while recent guidelines on cleaning up contaminated sites in Antarctica outlined in the Antarctic Clean Up Manual are useful, challenges remain particularly when not much is known about the consequences of contamination of Antarctic ecosystems.

Hugh Grant: Can A Meme Coin Become A Real Payment Solution?

Meme currencies are becoming increasingly popular, but they are still not fully viable ways to pay, and price volatility is the most important thing. Meme coins change value more often than Bitcoin or Ethereum.

Imported Motor Vehicle Industry Association: EV Battery Fires Expose New Zealand Regulatory Gap

A new industry report investigates concerns around battery end-of-life management in Aotearoa. It finds that while a growing number of businesses are repurposing and recycling EV batteries, they are doing so without formal safety standards, oversight, or ownership rules.

LATEST HEADLINES

BUSINESS
SCI-TECH

More RSS

COMMENT

Gordon Campbell: On Wealth Taxes And Capital Flight

When it comes to tax policy, Labour’s only election campaign concession to left wing voters is going to be a capital gains tax.

Ian Powell: Why New Zealand Should Recognise Palestine

Ian Powell discusses why New Zealand should officially recognise Palestine in the context of the reasons for supporting ethnic cleansing and genocide of Palestinians.

Binoy Kampmark: Squabbling Siblings - India, Pakistan And Operation Sindoor

The only ones to be notably ignored in this display of subcontinental machismo were the Kashmiris themselves, who face, in both the Pakistan and Indian administered zones, oppressive anti-terrorism laws, discriminatory practices and suppression of dissent and free speech.

Gordon Campbell: On Budget 2025

Underwhelming, as promised, was Finance Minister Nicola Willis' second Budget.

Keith Rankin: Using Cuba 1962 To Explain Trump's Brinkmanship

Two longstanding mercantilist economic nations (China, European Union) and one mercantilist leader are slugging it out to see who can export more goods and services to the world; the prize being a mix of gold and virtual-gold, the proceeds of unbalanced trade.

Binoy Kampmark: The Killing Of Israeli Embassy Staffers - Netanyahu’s Antisemitism Canard

Fanaticism diminishes the horizon, leaving human beings bare, and hollow, and naked. And that baring is currently underway with remorseless intensity in Gaza.

LATEST HEADLINES

TOP SCOOPS

Gordon Campbell On Why Leakers Are Essential To The Public Good 4:46 PM | Gordon Campbell
Global Backlash: How The World Could Shift Israel's Gaza Strategy 1:42 PM | Ramzy Baroud
Writing In The Time Of Genocide 7:53 AM | Eugene Doyle
Who, Neither Politician Nor Monarch, Executed 100,000 Civilians In A Single Nigh... 29/05/25
Roads To War: The EU’s Security Action For Europe Fund 29/05/25 | Binoy Kampmark
Why New Zealand Should Recognise Palestine 28/05/25 | Ian Powell
On Wealth Taxes And Capital Flight 28/05/25 | Gordon Campbell

More RSS

WORLD

Palestinian Journalists Protection Center: Farewell To The Last Lens - The Story Of Journalist Yahya Sobeih’s Martyrdom

PJPC and several international human-rights organisations have demanded an independent investigation into the targeting of Yahya Sobeih, stressing that "the continued targeting of journalists without accountability constitutes a compound crime and a blatant violation of international humanitarian law."

UN News: Pandemics To Pollution - WHO Assembly Delivers Landmark Health Decisions

The centrepiece of the Assembly’s outcomes was the WHO Pandemic Agreement, adopted on 20 May after more than three years of negotiations.

NZDF: New Zealand-led Task Force, With Royal Navy, Seizes NZ$1b Worth Of Drugs In Arabian Sea

Commodore Rodger Ward, Commander of CTF 150, stated this was the largest value narcotics interdiction made under New Zealand command this year.

ACI Asia Pacific: Air Connectivity Ranking - Asia-Pacific Reports 13% Growth; Middle East Leads With 28%

The latest study shows regional connectivity surged 14%, driven by Gulf hubs and China’s reopening.

Save The Children: Ukraine - Air Raid Sirens Halted One In Every Five Lessons This School Year

May 2025 marks the 10th anniversary of the Safe Schools Declaration. A total of 121 states have committed to taking concrete steps to prevent attacks on education, avoid the use of schools for military purposes, and safeguard the right to learn even in times of crisis.

Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa: Israel Blocks NZ Aid To Starving Palestinians

Up to $29 million worth of aid provided by New Zealand is held up on the Gaza border by Israel, says the PSNA.

LATEST HEADLINES

WORLD

More RSS

LIFESTYLE

Taupo District Council: Punarua Exhibition Arrives At Taupō Museum

Punarua offers a moment of celebration and reflection during Matariki. The exhibition shares not just the piupiu, but the journey to create it, with an accompanying documentary that takes viewers behind the scenes, from the first threads to its international debut.

LATEST HEADLINES

CULTURE
HEALTH
EDUCATION

More RSS

Gordon Campbell: On Why Leakers Are Essential To The Public Good

NEW ZEALAND POLITICS

NZCTU: NZCTU Release Detailed Budget 2025 Analysis

Department of Conservation: DOC Reveals Surprising Toilet Paper Stats

NZ Government: Consultation Opens On Sweeping Overhaul Of Primary Sector Regulations

Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research: How Have Our Garden Birds Been Tracking Since 2014?

NZ Labour Party: Govt Driving Away Kiwi Innovators And Scientists

PSA: Govt Funding Squeeze Sees DOC Propose Cutting 84 Roles

LATEST HEADLINES

BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

Netsafe: Netsafe And Chorus Power Up Online Safety For Older Adults

RBNZ: 10 Cent Coin With King Charles III Image Now In Production

NZALPA: Safety Improves From AKL Incident Learnings

NIWA: Antarctic Footprint Clean-up Challenges - How A Remote Antarctic Base Clean-up Protected One Of Earth’s Clearest Lakes

Hugh Grant: Can A Meme Coin Become A Real Payment Solution?

Imported Motor Vehicle Industry Association: EV Battery Fires Expose New Zealand Regulatory Gap

LATEST HEADLINES

COMMENT

Gordon Campbell: On Wealth Taxes And Capital Flight

Ian Powell: Why New Zealand Should Recognise Palestine

Binoy Kampmark: Squabbling Siblings - India, Pakistan And Operation Sindoor

Gordon Campbell: On Budget 2025

Keith Rankin: Using Cuba 1962 To Explain Trump's Brinkmanship

Binoy Kampmark: The Killing Of Israeli Embassy Staffers - Netanyahu’s Antisemitism Canard

LATEST HEADLINES

WORLD

Palestinian Journalists Protection Center: Farewell To The Last Lens - The Story Of Journalist Yahya Sobeih’s Martyrdom

UN News: Pandemics To Pollution - WHO Assembly Delivers Landmark Health Decisions

NZDF: New Zealand-led Task Force, With Royal Navy, Seizes NZ$1b Worth Of Drugs In Arabian Sea

ACI Asia Pacific: Air Connectivity Ranking - Asia-Pacific Reports 13% Growth; Middle East Leads With 28%

Save The Children: Ukraine - Air Raid Sirens Halted One In Every Five Lessons This School Year

Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa: Israel Blocks NZ Aid To Starving Palestinians

LATEST HEADLINES

LIFESTYLE

Taupo District Council: Punarua Exhibition Arrives At Taupō Museum

Office of Early Childhood Education: Teachers Are Paying The Price For Lack Of ECE Funding In The Budget

Science Media Centre: Teen Dies After Controversial Tackle Game – Expert Reaction

Howard Davis: The Amici Ensemble Provide A Master Class In Françaix, Fauré, & Brahms

Burnett Foundation Aotearoa: Local HIV Diagnoses In Decline, Challenges To Achieving Elimination Goal

NZSO: NZSO Classical Hits Tour From Kerikeri To Blenheim Begins 31 May

LATEST HEADLINES