A teenager impacted by the Rights desire to take free food from his school spitting during a haka is a free speech issue. This Government’s 100 day extremist plan rammed through Parliament misusing Urgency has created a backlash of protest. From Haka, to abusing David after he fell off his bike to students spitting at him, the front line is everywhere. “A big part of our work is defending young workers’ rights at work, including those facing disciplinary processes. Their protest was legitimate and we should support them having the courage to face down David Seymour.

The housing market is facing a mountain of uncertainty in the form of unsold stock as it heads towards the end of its peak selling season. That's an overall sales rate of just 21% in what should be one of the busiest months of the year for the residential property market. In February 2021, when the market was in boom mode, the sales rate was 64%, and in February 2020 it was 36%. (The graph below shows monthly sales compared to the total stock on the market at the end of the previous month). So for the time being at least, the housing market pendulum has swung firmly in favour of buyers, who are in the fortunate position of having plenty to choose from and plenty of time to make up their minds.

Photo: Emergency Management Southland/SuppliedBluecliffs residents living out of temporary accommodation amid a state of emergency have described a community under stress. Sirch said the evacuation had been stressful, but was grateful she'd since been given an exemption by Emergency Management Southland to stay at her property overnight with her partner and son. Aside from the stress of living under a state of emergency, the past six weeks had also highlighted financial loss for Bluecliffs residents. In response to questions from Local Democracy Reporting, Emergency Management Southland controller Paul le Roux said good progress was being made on the removal of material at the dump site. Emergency management is accommodating a total 17 permanent residents following the evacuation.

Public Service Association (PSA) national secretary Duane Leo said Aviation Security (AvSec) workers were at breaking point. It said its staff turnover rate was 10 percent nationally and 13 percent at Auckland Airport. Making matters worse, for the past month airline staff at Auckland Airport have been unable to use their staff entrance to get through security due to facility upgrades. O'Brien said airlines were not happy about the state of affairs at Auckland Airport. Transport Minister Simeon Brown said the recent delays at Auckland Airport were frustrating.

However, to avoid any conflict of interest, Ms Tana immediately stood down from the small business portfolio," the statement said. "The Green Party has long campaigned to ensure everyone who wants to make their home here is treated with fairness and compassion. "To understand fully what Ms Tana knew, and when, we are appointing an independent lawyer to conduct an investigation into the matter. She holds multiple portfolios including overseas New Zealanders, internal affairs and, up until February 1, was the party's small business spokesperson. Her profile said she brought a "lifetime of environmental mahi, business experience and grassroots activism to the Green Party Kaupapa".

Then you hit The Knids’ new album ‘Monochrome’ with its ridiculously catchy opening song ‘Big In Spain’ and the bloody thing just gets lodged in your brain like some cheerful tapeworm. The Knids and that song my brain can’t expunge... There are three Knids and this is their fourth album, another chance to wallow in the warm bath of Michael Baxter’s fertile imagination. There is a lot packed into these 10 tracks: emotive singing, clever lyrics, groovy production tricks, catchy hooks, weird sounds. Once again I find there is almost nothing I don’t like about The Knids.

Photo: Marika KhabaziA Green Party MP has been suspended amid allegations of migrant exploitation against her husband's companyThe Green Party has confirmed to RNZ that Darleen Tana was suspended on Thursday afternoon, after questions from Stuff. Tana initially raised the allegations with the Green Party on 1 February. Ms Tana has not been a director or shareholder of E Cycles NZ since 2019." To understand fully what Ms Tana knew, and when, we are appointing an independent lawyer to conduct an investigation into the matter. Ms Tana will stand aside from all caucus and parliamentary responsibilities until the matter is resolved," the party said in its statement.

Five years after the March 15 Christchurch mosque attacks we need to do more to counter the spread of hate and division, at home and in places like Gaza, Prof Robert Patman says. That meant addressing injustices in New Zealand and overseas. The University of Otago international relations specialist said he was disappointed by how quiet New Zealand has been on the Gaza conflict. Israel's retaliatory military campaign has killed at least 31,184 Palestinians and injured 72,889, according to Gaza authorities. Speaking on Global Insight, Prof Patman also discussed changes and initiatives that have come from the March 15, 2019, atrocity in Christchurch.

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Turners Automotive Group has officially opened a new $4 million branch in Timaru, making it the dealership’s 21st car branch across the country. Located at the corner of Meadows Rd and State Highway 1 in Washdyke, the branch started trading in November but had its first ribbon cutting ceremony on March 9. Chief executive Greg Hedgepeth told Stuff.co.nz the decision to move to the area was made a couple of years ago after analysis showing growth potential in the South Canterbury region. He says the site aims to hold 100 cars at any given time but customers can also browse online. “We are selling three or four thousand cars a month and we have, at any given time, 3000 cars available,” he told Stuff.

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For the first time at the Australian Open since 2009 and for the first time overall since the 2011 French Open, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer will be facing each other in a Grand Slam final when they collide on Sunday night at Melbourne Park. The Spaniard is 9-2 against Federer in all Grand Slam matches, including 3-0 at the Australian Open. “‘Let’s get back to 100 percent, enjoy tennis again, enjoy the practice.’ Not just practice; treatment, practice, treatment, match, treatment. “It’s going to be special,” Federer assured. He’s proven that time and time again.”“(It) is special play with Roger again in a final of a Grand Slam,” Nadal added.

A resource consent application for a game-changing ‘regenerative’ visitor attraction near Glenorchy is being publicly notified today. The Future is Wild @ The Hillocks, based around a cluster of conical hills called The Hillocks, will see visitors guided along a nature trail interspersed with four ‘hides’. Each group of visitors will also be given ownership of a tree that’ll be planted. Beyond that, Sieber and Railton hope their visitors will feel empowered to become ‘eco-crusaders’ as a result of what they experience at The Hillocks. A feasibility study was completed with funding from Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s innovation tourism recovery programme.

Some of Arrowtown’s coolest cats will be letting loose at the Athenaeum Hall tomorrow night in a very special gig. Tom says that show was so successful, they decided to put on another one, this time at the Arrowtown hall. The line-up’s as solid as you’ll hear for a Stones’ covers gig and isn’t short of singers. The Stray Cats are being supported by fellow Arrowtown musos, Shane Woolridge and Paul Winders, while the Smoke and Pickle food truck’s parking up in the alleyway beside the hall, too. The Stray Cats, Arrowtown Athenaeum Hall, tomorrow, 6.30pm.

In reality, recycling is the sixtieth most effective measure to cut your emissions, said Ipsos New Zealand managing director Carin Hancock. "We know from research that New Zealanders are most likely to use their cars for short trips. Vickers said it makes sense that people have latched onto recycling, even if it's not the most effective option. "A lot of things with climate change don't offer an obvious choice - they're out of your control. He emphasises that comparing yourself to others won't get you any of the way, but being better informed is helpful.