By killing our brands off, Fonteera is just focusing on us making basic bitch milk powder and the exact same thing has happened to our cows. - Sponsor Promotion -We aren’t doing clever cuts or marketing with our meat now, we are just selling the cows off because we are no longer a value added economy, we are just a raw basic product producer. No where is that more painfully apparent than watching us grow the Trees in NZ, then send the raw logs off with zero value added. We are economically a 3rd world provider for base line ingredients and products. This locks us into an economic doom loop where we will be the cheapest producer of the product with zero added value.

However, Luxon’s lack of understanding of New Zealand, partly but not solely because he lived abroad from 1995 to 2011, is more serious. When he left, the economy was booming under Prime Minister Jim Bolger, there was a structural surplus and corporate welfare had been tamed. When Luxon returned, National was back in Government, under Prime Minister John Key, supported by Act, United Future and the Māori Party. When Luxon returned, over 40 treaty settlements had been completed and nearly 20 were in the pipeline, helping make Māori major players in the economy. That may not have mattered, except Luxon appeared to demonstrate little if any curiosity about the country he wanted to lead.

Gangs are taking advantage of relaxed regional airport security screenings. Stuff reports they're travelling between New Zealand's smaller centres to traffic drugs around the country, where there's little risk of having their bags scanned. Current security settings mean flights with fewer than 90 passengers are unlikely to go through security screening. Airports Association Chief Executive, Billie Moore told Ryan Bridge it's a regularly raised concern. “These issues are about other illegal activities, they’re a matter for the Police rather than aviation security.”LISTEN ABOVE

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A Dunedin man allegedly fleeing police backed himself into a corner when he turned down a dead end road mid-pursuit. The 36-year-old sped from police, but then turned down a dead end street with no exit. Officers blocked the only exit and and told him he was under arrest, and the man tried to run away on foot. He was caught and a warrantless search was conducted on his vehicle and a ziplock bag containing meth was found. The man was arrested and appeared in Dunedin District Court on Saturday.

Questions over whether New Zealand's regional airport security measures are up to scratch. Stuff reports gangs are travelling between our smaller centres to traffic drugs around the country, where there's little risk of having their bags scanned. Current security settings mean flights with fewer than 90 passengers are unlikely to go through screenings. Former Detective Inspector Lance Burdett told Mike Hosking it's an unusual arrangement. We either have security or we don’t.”LISTEN ABOVE

It is the court case that pitted a prominent retired doctor in his 90s against an investment company over his right to live at a home on the picturesque NSW South Coast for $1 a year. The NSW Supreme Court was asked to resolve the fight between Dr Kenneth Doust and the company, Riveaux Holdings Pty Ltd, which came to a head in August after he was sent an eviction notice and his electricity was cut off. Dr Kenneth Doust and an aerial view of part of Central Tilba. This was subject to a licence entitling him to occupy part of the land, including a house, for $1 a year until the licence was terminated. That figure would “progressively reduce” the longer the licence continued, he noted.

TJ Perenara leads his last All Blacks haka with Treaty call out. Veteran halfback TJ Perenara has used his haka before the All Blacks face Italy on Sunday to voice his support for last week’s hīkoi to Parliament. Perenara, 32, included in the haka the words “Toitū te tiriti o Waitangi”, in apparent support of the movement against the Treaty Principals Bill which sparked a massive hīkoi to Parliament. As he started the haka in Turin, Perenara said: “toitū te mana o te whenua, toitū te mana motuhake, toitū te tiriti o Waitangi”, 1News reported. “That was really cool.”Video / TNT-Sky Sports / YouTubePerenara has led the All Blacks haka more often than any other player, and in his challenge on Sunday showed his support for the Treaty of Waitangi.

Gang patch ban and NZ’s new top cop | NZ Herald News UpdateThe justice minister hopes the gang patch ban will eventually cut down on overall crime, new top cop says he's open to looking into bodycams for the country's police officers.

Photo: 123RFA new survey shows the numbers of teens taking up vaping is dropping - but advocates say older students are falling through the gaps. The Asthma and Respiratory Foundation has surveyed nearly 11,000 intermediate and high school students about vaping. That is of concern, and even year 9 to 11, almost 9 percent are vaping in the last seven days," Harding said. Meanwhile, the number of older students vaping was still rising - with 20 percent of year 12 students, and 26 percent of year 13 - aged between 15 and 18 - reporting vaping in the last week. She said it also cast light on inequality - the number of Māori students vaping every week was almost twice that of Pākehā.

As New Zealand media outlets close left right and centre, the founders of Stuff’s fashion title Ensemble have bucked that trend and taken back ownership instead of letting it fold. Media veterans Rebecca Wadey and Zoe Walker Ahwa founded Ensemble Magazine at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, selling the title to Stuff a year later. Stuff did help the company grow its audience and put Walker Ahwa and Wadey in the position to hire and mentor writers. Fast forward three years and Stuff’s ongoing restructures saw it cut Ensemble as a publication. The fashion industry, on which fashion and lifestyle media industry is partially reliant, is also navigating a rough patch – evidenced by the closure of local fashion stalwart Kate Sylvester and the postponement of New Zealand Fashion Week.

A copy of the Prime Minister's schedule was left in public view on the dashboard of a police car. Photo / suppliedThis is the second embarrassing incident police have faced this weekend after photographs emerged of an officer wearing a gang patch just three days after the controversial gang patch ban came into force. Two photographs of a police officer wearing a vest with the Mangu Kaha gang patch visible were shared with the Herald yesterday and widely circulated online. Police Minister Mark Mitchell described the photos as disappointing, but said police would take the incident seriously. Director of Ihi Research Dr Catherine Leonard said the gang patch photos were “problematic and will perpetuate the cycle of distrust”.

United Nations Association of New Zealand Otago branch treasurer Peter Frost discusses people's right to healthcare at a public United Nations event on Saturday. PHOTO: LINDA ROBERTSONThe United Nations Association of New Zealand claims the government could be in violation of the right to health, with the continued changes to the new Dunedin hospital. The meeting discussed how these violations related to the build of the new Dunedin hospital and was attended by about 30 people. Speaking at the meeting was United Nations Association of New Zealand Otago branch treasurer Peter Frost, Southlander Roth Groffman, Cyndee Elder and New Zealand Nurses Organisation president Anne Daniels. The government "may be" in violation of not only the UN Charter, but also the Declaration of Human Rights, he said.

All Blacks v Italy: Sam Cane, TJ Perenara bid farewell as All Blacks limp to win over ItalyYesterday at 04:07All Blacks close season with win, but performance raises questions about future.

Pope kept for 68 overs on day two of England’s warm-up in place of Cox without putting a foot wrong. England gambled on not picking a reserve keeper for New Zealand and it has bitten them. The injury is a cruel blow for Cox who was a spare batsman in the summer against Sri Lanka and in Pakistan. Cox was a gamble selection by England, because he had not kept in red-ball cricket for 15 months until the first day in Queenstown. He was close to selection in the summer but England opted for Smith based on his ability with the bat.