2 May 2024Julie Anne Genter: Greens had 'no prior knowledge' of fresh complaint against MP (www.rnz.co.nz)
Man, Wellington shop owners must dread seeing a green MP walk in the door at this point.
Voices for Freedom co-founder endorses Great Replacement Theory (www.feijoadispatch.nz)
You could call it a 'mask off' moment, although VFF have never been keen on masks.
Over $300K spent on slushy syrup and maintaining machines for prison staff (www.rnz.co.nz)
Corrections has spent over $305,000 on slushy syrup and maintaining frozen ice machines in the past six years....
Winston Peters accused of 'entirely defamatory' remarks about ex-Australian minister (www.rnz.co.nz)
Lol. Q3 here sets out what he (edit: allegedly) said (anything said in the House is protected by Parliamentary privilege)...
Ministry of Housing and Urban Development to cut 40 jobs, NZQA to cut 35 (www.rnz.co.nz)
I guess housing and urban development is not a priority after all.
Seymour confirms temporary funding for free school lunches (www.1news.co.nz)
Wow, turns out being jerks to kids is really unpopular…better backpedal as fast as possible.
Problems for news media arose 'too fast' - former media minister Melissa Lee (www.rnz.co.nz)
She added: “Perhaps I was a little slow, what I can say is I tried my very best … and I respect the prime minister’s decision.”...
Poll: Labour could return to power if election held today (www.1news.co.nz)
Lol
Fast-track bill could affect NZ's reputation - Transparency International (www.rnz.co.nz)
This government doing it’s best to ruin the country and our reputation overseas. Having said that I have witnessed too many acts of corruption to every buy that we were somehow more honest than other countries.
Hospitals asked to make more than $80m in savings by July, RNZ understands (www.rnz.co.nz)
Is NZ bringing in 'Indonesian coal every month to keep the lights on'? (www.rnz.co.nz)
Analysis: Burning less coal to make electricity helped New Zealand achieve its biggest official annual drop in planet-heating gases since records started in 1990....
Treaty of Waitangi: Call for input from 'variety of voices' for revamped exhibition at Te Papa (www.rnz.co.nz)
Now is time to change Te Papa’s Treaty of Waitangi display, the museum’s co-leaders say....
Government forced to release its ‘top secret’ fast-track list (www.forestandbird.org.nz)
Among the list of organisations that have been invited to apply are organisations associated with projects that would destroy a pristine mountaintop and rip up the seafloor....
'Potentially unsafe': Hospitals urged to restrict staffing amid public service job cuts | Newshub (www.youtube.com)
both the education and health systems are getting absolutely butchered by this government and this is definitely going to impact you and the people around you.
'Reckless': Govt slashing over 1000 roles across Ministry of Education, Oranga Tamariki | Newshub (www.youtube.com)
Who could have seen this coming!
Shane Jones announces easier coal mine consenting (www.rnz.co.nz)
Secrecy shrouds 'fast track' projects as submissions close (www.rnz.co.nz)
Disbelief Government planning mega tunnel after axing ferries (www.nzherald.co.nz)
$10 billion for one tunnel, or three times what the scrapped ferries were going to cost. And that’s just the initial estimate....
Government investigates 4km tunnel under Wellington (www.rnz.co.nz)
This would be amazing for anyone heading out to the bays or Wellington Airport, no intersections or lights to worry about, and it would make life so much easier for the CBD as well, not having so much through traffic in the CBD.
'As useful as tits on a bull': Principal slams Govt's truancy plan, calls for cross-party action (www.newshub.co.nz)
"He’s blaming the boards and principals and schools for the problem we have, yet he’s the one that says, ‘Listen we are going to cut lunches’. How the hell is that going to get people into school? He says, ‘We are going to cut back the public transport subsidies’. How the hell is that going to get people into...
Sick children shouldn't be at school (www.rnz.co.nz)
Common sense, really.
Attendance action plan includes daily data, traffic light system (www.rnz.co.nz)
Seymour pointed to New Zealand’s attendance rates having fallen from 69.5 percent in term 2015, to 39.9 percent in term two 2022....
PM Luxon announces nine government targets for 2030 (www.interest.co.nz)
Posting mainly for the very good first comment on this article, which queries how they might actually achieve 50,000 fewer jobseeker recipients in six years when the population will grow, many recipients are either already working and can’t get more hours, or have health conditions limiting or preventing them from working....
Live: Hundreds march on Parliament demanding climate action (www.rnz.co.nz)
From Whangārei to Invercargill, thousands are expected to take to the streets in Friday’s climate strike....
Iwi Chairs Forum reps pull out of anti-racism plan due to 'continued racist rhetoric' (www.rnz.co.nz)
"Our government has signalled changes to the plan, including a reduced focus on institutional racism and colonial racism against Māori, which would render the plan pointless as all instances of personal racism result from the institutional racism of our society," Ngata said....
