Or, are you merely one of those whose lives are profoundly influenced by the decisions of Brahmins and Merchants? Hence Piketty’s Brahmins and Merchants. When capitalism ceased to be bounded by the borders of the nation state (thanks primarily to the off-shoring of production) the opportunities for both Merchants and Brahmins expanded to encompass the entire globe. Clearly, the present National-Act-NZ First coalition government is more sympathetic to the values and aspirations of the Merchants than it is to those of the Brahmins. It may be tempting to run roughshod over well-educated and working-class New Zealanders, but it’s a temptation this Merchants government would be well-advised to resist.

David Wilson tried to check if his $200,000 investment had gone to the intended recipient. Kiwibank would only confirm it was a 'legitimate' account. He lost the money in a scam. Video / NZ HeraldA New Zealand First candidate and a former police officer who together lost more than $500,000 through a scam have filed a complaint with the Reserve Bank claiming Kiwibank harboured a “fraudulent” mule account that was used to siphon their stolen money overseas. The men argue had those concerns been escalated by Kiwibank staff, the retired police officer’s $300,000-plus investment might have been recovered.

Award-winning TV Journalist Michael Morrah Joins NZ HeraldMulti-award-winning television journalist Michael Morrah will soon join the NZ Herald team as a Senior Investigative Reporter and team leader, New Zealand Media and Entertainment (NZME) announced today. In his new role at NZ Herald, he will be focused on producing online video news content, as NZME continues to drive its digital transformation programme. NZME Chief Content Officer Murray Kirkness says Morrah’s vast experience and skilled reporting will be invaluable as NZME continues to grow NZ Herald’s digital video output. I see this as a great opportunity and a new challenge where I'll be helping to expand the NZ Herald's video offerings." Morrah will commence his role at NZ Herald on Monday 15 July.

But we can also see this current overall sales level is only at the April 2018 level, so the 'growth' only underscores how weak it has been recently. A week ago it was at 4.89%. For reference it was US$2300 a week ago, so up +3.0% in the past seven days. These are both the same levels of a week ago. That all means our TWI-5 starts today just under 69.6 unchanged from Saturday but marginally firmer from a week ago.

People watch the aurora over the south coast from St Clair, near Cargill’s Castle, about 9.30pm on Saturday. Stunning views of the aurora australis brought people flocking to southern beaches to get a glimpse of the rare and spectacular phenomenon on Saturday night. Traffic was heavy around St Clair and St Kilda beaches as sightseers thronged the area and coastline taking photos. "Something of this scale is incredibly rare; so it was a pretty big night. "The next six months or so could see more auroras visible, so if you missed out over the weekend, you’ll definitely get another chance."

The students withstood an early foray into their 22m and followed up with a midfield break that led to left-winger Finlay Hagan scoring in the corner. Heading into the final 10 minutes, Zingari began to pound away at the University line in a bruising exchange, but the students stood firm. The Zingari forward pack controlled the final minutes with late tries to props Abraham Lauaki and Philip Taua-Ah Soon. For the last 10 minutes, Dunedin battered away at the line. Southern 38 (Mackenzie Palmer 3, Konrad Toleafoa, Truman Cuff, Ned Pene tries; Palmer 2 con, Wyndham Patuawa 2 con); Taieri 10 (Samuel Pearce, Reuben Kerr tries).

Secondary school teachers in Dunedin and Queenstown will step away from their whiteboards at 1pm today, to hold paid union meetings about the National-led coalition government’s attempt to reintroduce charter schools in New Zealand. The proposed charter schools could have the autonomy to set their own curriculum, qualifications, pay rates for teachers, school hours and school terms. More than 21,000 secondary and area school teachers across the country are expected to attend the meetings. "Charter schools were a hugely expensive and unproven experiment when they were last introduced back in 2014. He said the association was "seriously concerned" this time around about existing schools being converted to charter schools.

Hope for Katikati farm to become a new regional parkIan Nobel hopes to gift the land to the public which has special environmental qualities. Video / Alex Cairns

This was a provision introduced by the last National Government designed to ensure that Oranga Tamariki had a proper partnership with Iwi authorities. The Tribunal expedited the release of the decision because a Cabinet decision is imminent. This is the periodic review of the legislation and policy provided for in section 448B of the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989. The report suggests that Chhour had not even thought about the implications for the Treaty of the Repeal. The introduction of section 7AA has also played a pivotal role in strengthening trust and relationships between Oranga Tamariki and Māori.

Major geomagnetic solar storm happening right now. Musk has good reason to be worried, as an earlier solar storm in February 2023 saw Starlink lose 49 satellites. We're not done with Solar Cycle 25 which started in December 2019 and which will probably continue until 2030. In 2003, a G5 solar storm caused a power outage in Sweden, disabled transformers in South Africa and damaged satellites. Similarly, a 1989 solar storm caused serious problems in North America, including a nine-hour outage for the Quebec power grid.

Not content to attack woke sushi, David leapt to the defence of a genocidal bread. TDB Recommends NewzEngine.comThe weirdest part of this pro-Zionist virtue signal is that David is suggesting he’s never heard of Vogels before? ACT’s Treaty Referendum Bill is dangerous and disingenuous…1. Let’s be very clear, what the right are arguing for here with this Treaty Principles Referendum Bill is not Democracy, but Majoritarianism. ACT’s Treaty Referendum Bill is dangerous and disingenuous.

Photo: Supplied/ University of Canterbury*Correction: This story has been updated to correct the amount the levy is expected to generate. WorkSafe alerted officials that it was running out of money to fund its prosecution over the deadly Whakaari/White Island disaster a month before the trial began last year. WorkSafe initially charged 13 parties following its investigation, after the disaster killed 22 people and injured 25 others. A briefing paper prepared by Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) policy officials shows in June last year, a month before the trial began, WorkSafe expected to run out of funds within two months. The extra funding will be recovered from the Health and Safety at Work Levy, which also funds WorkSafe's general activities.

Wanaka outdoor retail institution Racers Edge is returning to its roots as an independent outdoor equipment retailer in Wānaka. But in February, the Warehouse Group sold Torpedo7 for $1 to Tahua Partners, allowing Racers Edge to "de-couple"from the chain. Racers Edge has three co-owners: Mr Cochrane, Mr Schikker and Destination Queenstown chief executive Mat Woods. "Racers Edge was focused on delivering the specialist customer experience ranging quality international brands whilst T7 was pushing more into the home-brand space." Work to uncouple the two businesses began late last year, preparing Racers Edge to return to its independent roots from mid-March.

The Vaugh family Kenny Vaugh, his wife Carrie, their son Rory (4) and twin daughters Ivy and Maisie (2). Mr Vaugh, originally from Ireland, and his Scottish wife Carrie moved to Wānaka after falling in love with the region. "We came here for the lifestyle and then realised that we never want to leave," Mr Vaugh said, echoing a sentiment common among many who move to Central Otago. "For us, I think our purchase price was around $430,000," Mr Vaugh said. Today, Mr Vaugh and his family are active, stable members of a thriving community.

issues underpinning the tribunal’s urgent inquiry into the Government’s intention to remove Section 7AA from the Oranga TamarikiNewsroom writer Aaron Smale, in an article triggered by the High Court’s ruling on whether a sitting MP must respond to a summons to appear before the Waitangi Tribunal, reports on...