Overconsumption is trendy, with the evolution of technology and online shopping making it easier and easier to buy things you don’t need. Kate “Ethically Kate” Hall joined Jack Tame to discuss our relationship with stuff and dig into clever consumption and strategic decluttering. She has a few recommendations for things people can try to avoid simply buying more things. LISTEN ABOVE
Labour MP Willie Jackson at Oxford Union debate: ‘I can smell the colonialism on your breath’Labour MP Willie Jackson has channelled the famous words of former Prime Minister David Lange in his historic – and victorious – appearance at the Oxford Union debate in Britain this morning (Friday NZT). Jackson is the first Māori to speak at an Oxford Union debate, following in the footsteps of Lange. Therefore, Isupport what Former NZ National PM Jenny Shipley said inher 2021 Oxford debate speech where she asserted TheBritish Empire Is A National Disgrace. To paraphrase our great former Prime Minister David Lange’sfamous quip during the Nuclear weapons Oxford debate 39years ago, “I can smell the Colonialism on your breath fromhere”. Vote against this motion and accept British Museums AREVERY British and we hope your British tradition of justicebrings my ancestors home.
A 13-year-old has been charged with murder after a 16-year-old boy suffered fatal injuries in a suspected stabbing at a Dunedin bus stop yesterday afternoon. Another teen, now charged with murder, was taken into custody and appeared in the Dunedin Youth Court this morning. Flowers were laid at the scene of the suspected Dunedin stabbing, which left one teenager dead. "We are working, along with Victim Support, to support the victim's family at this extremely difficult time." "The incident yesterday was a tragedy, and our hearts go out to the victim and his family."
Astronomy Professor Rangi Mātāmua was awarded the New Zealand Order of Merit on Friday in Wellington alongside several other Māori for achievements in their fields. Professor Mātāmua chaired the Matariki Advisory Group and was appointed chief advisor to the Labour government which led to the milestone. On Friday, he was honoured with the Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to Māori astronomy. Been massive growth, massive real interest and I hope that that's reflected in any support across any sector that we see in Matariki," Professor Mātāmua said. Professor Mātāmua was also Kiwibank's New Zealander of the Year in 2023 for his work in communicating the importance of mātauranga Māori.
PHOTO: ODT FILESA Dunedin rest home is in lockdown because of a Covid-19 outbreak. Residents at North East Valley care facility Ross Home will not have any general visitors after a recent outbreak of the virus. Ross Home offers hospital level care with a secure psychogeriatric unit and is home to 124 residents. Yesterday, RNZ reported a virus modeller showed New Zealand would see a "significant" wave of Covid-19 as winter approaches. The number of people in hospital with the virus had doubled to 240 from 120 in the past couple of weeks.
Police stopped a speeding gang convoy near Andersons Bay Cemetery yesterday afternoon. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSHSeveral arrests took place after a gang convoy sped through the suburbs of Dunedin yesterday. Police had an increased presence in the wider Dunedin area as a contingent of gang members travelled across the area in procession from Balclutha to Corstorphine. The three people arrested have been charged with failing to stop for red and blue lights, dangerous driving, and obstruction. "There is a zero tolerance for dangerous driving behaviours, and those that decide to act poorly should expect action to be taken and follow-up enforcement", a police spokesman said.
Former Prime Minister John Key paid a massively-discounted price for a section at Queenstown’s Gibbston Valley Resort — in return for promoting the 400-hectare development. According to property records, his trust paid $400,000 in June 2021 for a section at The Reserve, by a planned nine-golf course. Just two months earlier, someone paid $2 million — five times as much — for an adjacent section on Toms Creek Rd. Ironically, Key earlier told Stuff he’d bought his section because it was good value for money. ‘‘Having somebody like Sir John Key show confidence and have his name affiliated with it was absolutely good for the development, no question.
Wellington, Dec. 6 (ANI): Sweden has been reportedly collaborating with the US in spying on Russia, documents leaked by whistleblower Edward Snowden revealed. The documents obtained by Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald, leveled the latest allegations against Sweden as part of the trove of data exposing the alleged mass surveillance programmes. Greenwald tweeted that the close relationship between the US and Sweden could not be 'overstated' and that this was the first of many revelations to come, stuff.co.nz reports. Meanwhile, Sweden's Defence Minister, Karin Enstrom said that the country cooperates with some other countries but did not specify its alley. Another document asked high-level NSA employees to thank Sweden for its continued work on the Russian target, the report added.
It is also a story of a federal organised crime probe into the source of the son’s vast suspected wealth. John Dib, founder of the Metro Petroleum chain. His son, George Dib, 40, has also grown vast wealth selling what the business world calls fast-moving consumer goods. The revelations of the designation and the probe are news to his family, which is not accused of any wrongdoing or in any way assisting George Dib’s suspected activity. “George Dib jnr is a much-loved son of my brother, John, and nephew of myself,” said George Dib snr, who co-owns The Dib Group and Metro Petroleum chain with John.
Photo: Stuff/Hamish McNeillyA 13-year-old boy accused of the murder of a 16-year-old at a bus stop has appeared in Youth Court in Dunedin. The Trinity Catholic College student was attacked on Great King Street shortly after 3pm on Thursday. The 13-year-old appeared before Judge Michael Turner, who transferred the matter to the Dunedin High Court for a first appearance on 11 June. Emergency services were called to the Dunedin Bus Hub, on Great King Street, just after 3pm Thursday as students were heading home from school. Otago Coastal Area Commander Inspector Marty Gray said security staff were working at the bus hub when the incident took place.
A high-profile Dunedin man has pleaded not guilty to all of the allegations he faces, including possessing a video of a dog having its legs cut off. Earlier remanded in custody, the man appeared by audio visual link in the Dunedin District Court yesterday where he denied a raft of charges and elected trial by jury. Other allegations include possessing ammunition, a sawn-off shotgun, a .22 calibre rifle, possessing three Tasers, possessing cannabis for supply and refusing to provide police with the access code to his phone. Judge Michael Turner continued the man’s interim name suppression to protect his fair trial rights. The man was further remanded in custody to July 24.felicity.dear@odt.co.nz
PHOTO: FELICITY DEARA sex offender said he continued to view child exploitation material and violent non-consensual material because he was "bored and lonely". After committing a qualifying offence in 2017, Meadows was registered as a child sex offender for life. An extended supervision order is a measure used to monitor and manage only the most high-risk offenders, and Meadows was subject to it for the maximum 10 years. He explained he had also received child exploitation material from others, which he would watch then delete because he felt "dirty". Once released, the extended supervision order would continue and Meadows would be in supportive, supervised accommodation.
That is because the community-owned Invercargill Licensing Trust (ILT) has exclusive trading rights for taverns, hotels and off-licences in the city. The licensing trust model was not one that would be possible to establish from scratch in today's world, he said. "The main opponents of the licensing trusts, particularly in this country, are supermarkets. Photo: Supplied / Layton FindlaterWhat does Invercargill Licensing Trust think about all this? In response to questions from Local Democracy Reporting, ILT chief executive Chris Ramsay said no two licensing trusts were the same.
The search for a man who went overboard from an East by West ferry on the Wellington Harbour this morning has been suspended. The ferry was travelling towards Days Bay, Eastbourne from Queens Wharf and left just after 6am. "We called in a second harbour ferry to assist with the search, which was joined by other vessels responding to the mayday." The commuter ferry was travelling from Queens Wharf in the city to Days Bay in Eastbourne. Days Bay Wharf, Wellington.
Resources Minister Shane Jones released a minerals strategy document with the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) on Thursday afternoon. It proposed a plan which could help to grow the extractive industries in New Zealand through a stocktake on known mineral potential and relaxation of the consenting regime. The minerals sector exported just over $1 billion in 2022 and Jones hopes to see that number double by 2035 — which would require an annual growth rate of 7.2% each year. In a speech, Jones said New Zealand had a rich history of mining and the sector had played a significant role in how the country has developed over the past 200 years. “Shane Jones has said multiple times that he doesn’t care if a mine destroys habitat of native animals like kiwi or Archie’s frog,” she said.
