Redefining Our Terms: “When an angry majority is demanding change, defending the status-quo is an extremist position.”, asked Laurie, eyeing suspiciously the two glasses of red wine deposited in front of him.“A nice drop of red. I thought you’d be keen to celebrate the French Far-Right’s victory with the ...

And he’s the kind of person that the Government will be getting no argument from today over its draft emissions plan which, in my view, is smoke and mirrors and a pipedream. The Government’s also pinning its hopes on new technologies that can capture emissions but, generally, it’s all about threes. It reckons it can plant 22,500 thousand hectares in trees - 5,000 hectares of indigenous trees in 2027, 7,500 in 2028; and 10,000 hectares in exotics from 2027. Here’s what the draft plan document itself says about that: “Estimates of the area of Crown land that is suitable for planting are preliminary and conservative. The Government says it wants to take the approach outlined in its draft plan because it doesn't want to sacrifice economic growth to save the planet.

A new poll has revealed New Zealander's thoughts on selling the Interislander, and a Wellington school is facing further allegations of bullying. To talk through the stories, NZ Herald's Wellington issues reporter Georgina Campbell joined Nick Mills for her regular Capital Letter slot. LISTEN ABOVE

Ivan LawrieSouth Island growers appear to have escaped the brunt of the financial pain from a maize glut catching out northern farmers. Unlike the North Island, where many growers are maize-growing specialists, South Island growing is on a smaller land base and growers produce a range of crops. Mr Lawrie said South Island growers had the advantage of producing a wider range of crops with infrastructure developed for more options. "But the main demand of that maize in the South Island is feeding the dairy industry and it does supply the dairy industry quite directly. Mr Lawrie said irrigated Far trials of maize generating "excellent" results in the South Island were on par with North Island production in many cases.

Donald Trump arrives at the Republican National Convention with his ear bandaged following an assassination attempt on the former president, shaking the hand of his newly announced running mate, JD Vance. Photo: ReutersDonald Trump made a triumphant entrance to cap the first day of the Republican National Convention, receiving a raucous ovation from party faithful two days after surviving an assassination attempt that has reshaped the presidential contest. Opinion polls show a close race between Trump and Biden, though Trump leads in several swing states that are likely to decide the election. Musk endorsed Trump after the assassination attempt on Saturday. We can't allow this violence to be normalised," he said of the assassination attempt in a televised address from the White House on Sunday.

In large part as a result of that promise, Ward's party – United, hitherto in third place – was able to form the next government. (Ballance had been both Prime Minister and Treasurer during 1891 and 1892.) Ward became Prime Minister – and, in what was becoming a tradition, also Finance Minister – in 1906 following Richard Seddon's death. Then, thanks in part to Joe Ward's 'Joe Biden moment', United 'won' the election; it gained more seats than any other party, once four 'independent Liberals' were included in the count. Ward died early in 1930, with his earnest and conservative Deputy – George Forbes – taking over as both Prime Minister and Minister of Finance.

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As Newshub leaves Kiwi screens forever tonight, Ant Farac, the creative force behind the original brand, looks back at his inspiration. Farac, now with strategic consultancy These Guys I Know, recalls the inspiration for the original Newshub brand: the New York subway system and its streamlined approach that made sense of commuter chaos. The subway design brought simplicity and structure – as great design should. “It makes sense from an immediate brand architecture perspective obviously (Three, Three Now, ThreeNews) but it certainly wasn’t what the original design intended or where we expected to end up, so it’s quite surreal. Farac’s creative work has secured These Guys I Know a finalist position in three categories at the NZ Marketing Awards creating the Star RV brand for Jucy Group.

Music Pluswith Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nzHow bands approach the recording studio has changed a lot, at least since the 1960s. Listen to a band from the 1950s and you are essentially hearing a live performance in the studio. Robbie Laven did it on the recent Whittakers’ album and guitarist Bruce Rolands, featured on Gary Harvey’s new album, is particularly good at layering interlocking parts without losing feel. Indie-pop outfit Crooked Finger has achieved that at Mount Maunganui’s Studio 11b with debut album ‘Unshackled Vol 1’, out now on digital platforms and CD. Crooked Finger’s album launch will be at The Jam Factory next Saturday, July 12.

At 7pm tonight, the news service will conclude its final bulletin, making way for Stuff’s new Three News to begin tomorrow. She joined Duncan Greive on The Fold this morning for a candid conversation alongside her outgoing co-host Mike McRoberts. If you want to tell stories, come to Three.”Looking back…Newshub’s eventual closure, wrote Duncan Greive in February, followed some clear signposts. If Stuff’s gamble pays off, my hope is we’ll one day see another breakfast programme on Three. Duncan Greive asked and tried to answer 14 questions about the new-look show when it was first announced.

Previously, ASB had been expecting the OCR to be held at 5.5% until February next year. Tuffley said households were starting to buckle under higher interest rates and inflation indicators were softening quickly. ASB put its OCR call under review immediately after the survey was released and ANZ, which still expects a February cut, said the case for a November cut was building. RBNZ will release full monetary policy statements in August and November, before going on a three month hiatus until February. Tuffley said monetary policy had been “leaning hard against inflation for over two and a half years now” but inflation had consistently been stronger than expected.

Photo: Toni McDonaldNeighbours tried desperately to save an 11-year-old boy and his mother who died in a house fire in Manapouri yesterday, police say. A man who also lived at the rental property was away at work at the time the fire took hold, police said. Detective Sergeant Mark McCloy, of Invercargill, said officers were speaking to neighbours who tried to rescue the woman and her son. "Neighbours at the property attempted valiantly to gain entry to the burning house, but they were unable to and contacted emergency services," he said. Community shocked by fire deathThe news of the initial death yesterday shocked the close-knit community.

Newshub shuts down this Friday, with the loss of almost 300 jobs across Warner Bros Discovery’s newsroom and other departments. A screengrab of the new-look 6pm news, as presented to an advertising and marketing seminar in Auckland. Stuff owner Sinead Boucher with outgoing Warner Bros Discovery New Zealand boss Glen Kyne at a press conference to announce Stuff would take over production of the 6pm news. “At the same time, we’ve had to be really, really conscious that over in Juliet’s world, there’s a lot of big emotions and things happening this week. That leaves Warner Bros Discovery free to gather as much advertising revenue as possible in and around the bulletin - and retain the lot.

On Wednesday 3rd July, our Open B and Junior Boys and Girls took to Eden Epsom Squash Club to battle it out in our second ODT! We had 19 teams over three grades – Girls (combined Open B and Junior), Open B Boys and Junior Boys. Congratulations to our winners 🥇:Girls (combined Open B and Junior): Macleans College Open B GirlsOpen B Boys: Onewhero Area SchoolJunior Boys: Westlake Boys High SchoolA big thank you to all the players, coaches, and supporters who made this event possible! Full results are available here.

On Wednesday 3rd July, our Open B and Junior Boys and Girls took to Eden Epsom Squash Club to battle it out in our second ODT! We had 19 teams over three grades – Girls (combined Open B and Junior), Open B Boys and Junior Boys. Congratulations to our winners 🥇: Girls (combined Open B and Junior): Macleans College Open B Girls Open B Boys: Onewhero Area School Junior Boys: Westlake Boys High School A big thank you to all the players, coaches, and supporters who made this event possible!…