Gordon Campbell: On National’s Rampant Pandering To The Farming Vote
What on earth has happened to the political parties n the centre-right? Once upon a time in the US, the party of Lincoln was a respectable political party before it devolved into the cult of Trump. Here at home, the National Parry used to be able to manage and administer the economic orthodoxy in a reasonably competent fashion. Now it can barely do simple addition and subtraction. Something must have gotten into the water, and not simply out on the farm... More>>
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Jess Berentson-Shaw: What Would A Green New Deal Look Like In Aotearoa?
Top-down solution building is the work of yesterday, not the work for today, or the future. A people-centred Green New Deal could catalyse a system-level transition to a sustainable and universally thriving future for Aotearoa. What is required to see this vision become a reality? More>>
Ian Powell: Assessing And Improving NZ’s Covid-19 Performance
There is much more the Government could be doing to make our system more resilient in the face of future public health emergencies... More>>
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Max Rashbrooke - Democracy 2.0: What is on offer in GE 2020?
"Imagine a twenty-first century piece of software trying to run on a twentieth-century computer, and you have a fair picture of the New Zealand democratic system." More>>
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The Transitional Democracy SeriesWhat is this series about, and what do the concepts 'transition' and 'democracy' even mean? More>>
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Winston Peters Speech: The Gathering Storm Clouds: Ihumatao
Frequently around New Zealand you hear people say that politicians are all the same. It’s a convenient way to dismiss any careful investigation of the truth of that statement. New Zealand First since its inception has been committed to ‘one law ... More>>
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National Agriculture Policy: Will Restore Farmer Confidence And Pride
A National Government will reduce regulatory burden and give farmers confidence for the future. Leader of the National Party Judith Collins and Agriculture spokesperson David Bennett announced National’s Agriculture policy in Gisborne today. “Agriculture ... More>>
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- NZ Govt - Primary Sector Exports And Jobs Up Again
- Greens - Environment And Climate Will Be Decimated By National’s Dangerous Agriculture Policy
- Federated Farmers - Feds - Suitably Impressed At Week Of Positive Agriculture And Horticulture Policy Announcements
- Greenpeace NZ - National Promises Dirty Rivers And More Fuel For Climate Fires - Greenpeace
Shaw: Wealth Tax Not A Bottom Line For Green Party But They Will Push For It
Green Party co-leader James Shaw says one of his senior MPs misspoke under pressure when she said a wealth tax was one of the party's bottom lines. More>>
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- ACT - Radical Green-Labour Government Puts Recovery At Risk
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Government: More Border Exceptions For Critical Roles
The Government has established class exceptions for border entry for a limited number of veterinarians, deep sea fishing crew, as well as agricultural and horticultural machinery operators. “Tight border restrictions remain the backbone of the Government’s ... More>>
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- National - National’s Smart Border Plan Will Grow The Economy
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Gordon Campbell: On Last Night’s Leaders Debate
Do political debates change voter intentions, and cause voters to switch sides? According to a 2019 Harvard Business School study conducted across 61 elections in nine countries involving 172,000 respondents, the answer would seem to be a resounding ... More>>
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- The Conversation - 5 experts on the first TV leaders' debate of NZ's election
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Dunne Speaks: The Election Campaign Just Grinds Slowly On And On
With just over three weeks until the General Election, the release of the first major pre-election opinion poll this week confirmed what was already being reported about this year’s campaign. Although the gap between Labour and National has narrowed ... More>>
Electoral Commission: Candidate And Party Lists Released
17 registered political parties and 677 candidates will be contesting the 2020 General Election Nominations have now closed and the Electoral Commission has released the electorate and party list candidates for 2020 online at vote.nz . Advance voting ... More>>
National: Plan To Restore NZ’s Prosperity
National’s Economic and Fiscal Plan carefully balances the need to invest in infrastructure and core public services while also reducing tax pressure on Kiwi families and businesses. National Leader Judith Collins and Finance spokesperson Paul Goldsmith unveiled National’s ... More>>
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NZ First: Party ListNew Zealand First has a proven twenty-seven-year history of bringing balance and common sense to our government. Amid the continued setbacks of COVID-19 restrictions, New Zealand First has once again sustained its profile by selecting a strong team ... More>>
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Auckland Transport: Successful Bridge Repair Opens Two Additional Lanes To Traffic
The opening of two additional lanes on the Auckland Harbour Bridge this morning will help relieve some motorway congestion for motorists heading home to the North Shore tonight. More>>
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Statistics New Zealand: COVID-19 Sees Record 12.2 Percent Fall In New Zealand’s Economy
Gross domestic product (GDP) fell by 12.2 percent in the June 2020 quarter, the largest quarterly fall recorded since the current series began in 1987, as the COVID-19 restrictions in place through the quarter impacted economic activity, Stats NZ said ... More>>
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Climate: Scientists Release ‘Blueprint’ To Save Critical Ecosystems And Stabilize The Earth’s ClimateA group of scientists and experts produced the first comprehensive global-scale analysis of terrestrial areas essential for biodiversity and climate resilience, totaling 50.4% of the Earth's land. The report was published in Science Advances ... More>>
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MPI: Independent Review Launched Into Assurances For Safe Transport Of Livestock By Sea
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has launched an independent review of the assurances it receives for the safe transport of livestock by sea. MPI Director-General Ray Smith says Mike Heron QC has been appointed to lead the review, which is expected ... More>>
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Computers: New Zealand PC Market Grows Nearly 40% Due To Work From Home Demand
COVID-19 had large impacts on demand for PCs as businesses prepared for lockdowns by purchasing notebooks to mobilise their workforce. In the second quarter of 2020, New Zealand's Traditional PC market experienced a 39.7% year-on-year (YoY) growth ... More>>
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- Statistics NZ - Four In 10 Employed New Zealanders Work From Home During Lockdown
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University Of Auckland: Whale-Watching By Satellite – Follow Their Travels Online
Scientists have successfully attached satellite tracking tags to six New Zealand southern right whales, or tohorā, and are inviting the public to follow the whales’ travels online. Part of a major research project involving the University of Auckland ... More>>
Commerce Commission: Kiwibank Admits System Failures And Agrees To Pay Customers $5.2 Million
Kiwibank has entered into a settlement agreement with the Commerce Commission after reporting that it failed to have in place robust home loan variation disclosure policies, procedures and systems. In a settlement dated 27 August 2020, Kiwibank admitted that ... More>>
Ministry of Health: Public Transport Distancing Requirements Relaxed
Physical distancing requirements on public transport have been reviewed by the Ministry of Health to determine whether they are still required at Alert Level 2 (or below). The Ministry’s assessment is that mandatory face covering and individuals tracking ... More>>
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- Auckland Business Chamber - Why Are We Waiting?
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NZHIA: New Zealand Hemp Industry Set To Generate $2 Billion Per Annum And Create 20,000 Jobs
A new report says a fully enabled hemp industry could generate $2 billion in income for New Zealand by 2030, while also creating thousands of new jobs. Written by industry strategist Dr Nick Marsh, the report has prompted calls from the New Zealand Hemp ... More>>
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Stats NZ: One In 14 Employed People Report High Risk Of Losing Jobs
About one in 14 workers say they expect to lose their job or business by mid-2021, Stats NZ said today. A survey of employed people in the June 2020 quarter showed 7 percent felt there was a high or almost certain chance of losing their job or business ... More>>
ASB Quarterly Economic Forecast: NZ Economy Doing Better Than Expected, But Challenges Remain
August lockdown estimated to have shaved 8% off NZ’s weekly GDP, and 0.5% off annual GDP Economy now expected to shrink 5% (year-on-year) by end of 2020 Unemployment rate now expected to peak at 7.2% The latest ASB Quarterly Economic Forecast is less ... More>>
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- OECD - Countries Have Responded Decisively To COVID-19 Crisis, But Face Significant Fiscal Challenges Ahead
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Reese Erlich: Foreign Correspondent: Trump Plays Both Sides Against The Middle
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Binoy Kampmark: Waiting For The Old Bailey: Julian Assange And Britain’s Judicial Establishment
On September 7, Julian Assange will be facing another round of gruelling extradition proceedings, in the Old Bailey, part of a process that has become a form of gradual state-sanctioned torture. The US Department of Justice hungers for their man. The More>>
Gordon Campbell: On The Sorry Plight Of The International Education Sector
Tourism and international education have been two of the sectors hardest hit by the pandemic. They’re both key export industries. Yet the government response to them has been strikingly different. There has been nothing beyond a few words of ministerial condolence and a $51.6 million package (details below) to get the sector through the pandemic...
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Binoy Kampmark: Google’s Open Letter: Fighting Australia’s News Media Bargaining Code
Tech giants tend to cast thin veils over threats regarding government regulations. They are also particularly concerned by those more public spirited ones, the sort supposedly made for the broader interest. Google has given us an example of this ... More>>
Gordon Campbell: On Trump’s Current Chances Of Re-Election
By now it seems clear that National have no fresh ideas to offer for how New Zealand could avoid the Covid-19 economic crisis. As in the past, National has set an arbitrary 30% ratio of government debt to GDP that it aims to achieve “in a decade or so,” ... More>>
The Conversation: Rogue Poll Or Not, All The Signs Point To A Tectonic Shift In New Zealand Politics
Richard Shaw AAP(various)/NZ Greens (CC-BY-SA)/The Conversation Strong team. More jobs. Better economy. So say the National Party’s campaign hoardings. Only thing is, last Sunday’s Newshub-Reid Research poll – which had support for the Labour ... More>>
The Coronavirus Republic: Three Million Infections And Rising
The United States is famed for doing things, not to scale, but off it. Size is the be-all and end-all, and the coronavirus is now doing its bit to assure that the country remains unrivalled in the charts of infection . In time, other unfortunates may well ... More>>
Binoy Kampmark: Altars Of Hypocrisy: George Floyd, Protest And Black Face
Be wary what you protest about. The modern moral constabulary are out, and they are assisted by their Silicon Valley friends in the Social Media club. Should you dare take a stand on anything, especially in a dramatic way, you will be found out ... More>>
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Assange's Hearing: Latest Observations From Court
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Climate Change: Record Northern Heat, Fuels Concerns Over US Wildfire Destruction
More than 78,000 acres of forest in the Sierra mountains in California has been lost due to wildfires. Photo: San Francisco Fire Department The northern hemisphere experienced its warmest August ever, the World Meteorological Organization ( WMO ... More>>
ILO: Impact On Workers Of COVID-19 Is ‘catastrophic’
COVID-19 has had a “catastrophic” impact on workers, the head of the International Labour Organization ( ILO ) said on Wednesday, with lost working hours higher than originally forecast, and equivalent to 495 million full-time jobs globally in the ... More>>
UN: WHO Warns Against Potential Ebola Spread In DR Congo And Beyond
Ebola is spreading in a western province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), raising fears that the disease could reach neighbouring Republic of Congo and even the capital, Kinshasa, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. ... More>>
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Howard Davis: Roddy Doyle's Grim and Gritty Rosie
Although it was completed over two years ago, Roddy Doyle's first original screenplay in over eighteen years has only just arrived in New Zealand. It's been well worth the wait. More>>
Simon Nathan: No Ordinary In-Laws
The title of this short memoir by Keith Ovenden is misleading – it would be better called “Bill, Shirley and me” as it is an account of Ovenden’s memories of his parents-in-law, Bill Sutch and Shirley Smith. His presence is pervasive through the book. All three participants are (or were) eloquent, strongly-opinionated intellectuals who have made significant contributions to different aspects of New Zealand life. Their interactions were often complex and difficult... More>>
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