A letter to Chris Hipkins
Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 2:57 pm, July 30th, 2023 - 31 commentsCategories: act, chris hipkins, Christopher Luxon, climate change, covid-19, Environment, housing, labour, national, poverty, Unions, workers' rights - Tags:Dear ChrisI can’t say that you were my preferred choice as Labour leader but that is the position that you hold. It was a laughing stock last election but it has knuckled down and Christoper Luxon has given it some discipline and shape. His comment that New Zealand was a negative, wet and whiny country was clearly his intent, and not a criticism. More needs to be done but we need a Labour Government to continue with work in all of these areas. So what I am asking you to do is be proud about these achievements and be brave with future announcements.
Source:Stuff
July 30, 2023 22:40 UTC
Should We Worry About Green and Maori Party Taxes?
The Green Party summarised moves in tax are:• 2.5% Wealth Tax on assets worth more than $4million (minus debt) for couple and $2 million (minus debt) for individuals. Indeed for the most part we are both so foreign owned and so spatially bound that capital flight is a lessened risk. Well the answer to capital flight risk is not really corporations. It happened when France introduced a wealth tax in 1989. 99% of us under Green and Maori Party tax proposals will be fine.
Source:New Zealand Herald
July 30, 2023 09:42 UTC
The sights, sips, and zip lines of New Zealand
Good Morning America published this video item, entitled “The sights, sips, and zip lines of New Zealand | GMA” – below is their description. ABC News’ Maggie Rulli shares her adventures of New Zealand and what makes the World Cup host country so special. SUBSCRIBE to GMA’s YouTube page: https://bit.ly/2Zq0dU5 SIGN UP to get the daily GMA Wake-Up Newsletter: https://gma.abc/2Vzcd5j VISIT GMA’s homepage: https://www.goodmorningamerica.com FOLLOW GMA: TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@gma Instagram: https://instagram.com/GoodMorningAmerica Facebook: https://facebook.com/GoodMorningAmerica Twitter: https://twitter.com/gma #travel #newzealand #adventure #gma Good Morning America YouTube ChannelGot a comment? Leave your thoughts in the comments section, below. Please note comments are moderated before publication.
Source:New Zealand Herald
July 30, 2023 07:30 UTC
Sarah Sjostrom Ties Michael Phelps For Most Individual Worlds Medals
The latest record on the rocks is his record for most individual medals all-time at a World Aquatics Championships, which was tied by Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom on Saturday with a gold medal in the 50 fly. Phelps, 38, and Sjostrom, 29, both won their first World Championship medals, each gold, when they were only 15 years old. Sjostrom won her first medal at 15 when she broke the World Record in the women’s 100 meter fly at the 2009 World Championships. Phelps won his first at the 2001 World Championships (also in Fukuoka) in the 200 fly, also in a World Record time. Other Phelps Standards that have fallen this week:Sjostrom’s Individual MedalsBy colorGold – 11Silver – 6Bronze – 3By event50 fly – 5100 fly – 5100 free – 550 fly – 4200 free – 1Medal Year Event Gold Rome 2009 100 fly Gold Barcelona 2013 100 fly Gold Kazan 2015 50 fly Gold Kazan 2015 100 fly Gold Budapest 2017 50 free Gold Budapest 2017 50 fly Gold Budapest 2017 100 fly Gold Gwangju 2019 50 fly Gold Budapest 2022 50 free Gold Budapest 2022 50 fly Gold Fukuoka 2023 50 fly Silver Barcelona 2013 100 free Silver Kazan 2015 100 free Silver Budapest 2017 100 free Silver Gwangju 2019 50 free Silver Gwangju 2019 100 fly Silver Budapest 2022 100 free Bronze Kazan 2015 50 free Bronze Gwangju 2019 100 free Bronze Gwangju 2019 200 freePhelps’ Individual MedalsBy colorGold – 15Silver – 5Bronze – 0By event100 fly – 5200 fly – 5200 IM – 4200 free – 4400 IM – 2
Source:Stuff
July 30, 2023 02:22 UTC
NZ Herald's Claire Trevett: Several Labour MPs and candidates will be told their fates tomorrow
Tough decisions for Labour, as they put together a List that may only yield a handful of MPs. The Party's putting the finishing touches on its List rankings, which will show the MPs most likely to get into Parliament post-election. Current polling shows Labour's 62-person caucus could drop by a third in October, with the number of List MPs falling from 19 to as few as half a dozen. NZ Herald political editor Claire Trevett says this is set to be a difficult time, as Labour has a massive caucus to bring down. LISTEN ABOVE
Source:New Zealand Herald
July 30, 2023 02:08 UTC
Open mike 30/07/2023
‘Era of global boiling has arrived,’ says UN chief as July set to be hottest month on recordA chronological listing of news and opinion articles posted on theduring the past week: Sun, July 23, 2023 thru Sat, Jully 29, 2023. Story of the Week...
Source:New Zealand Herald
July 30, 2023 01:08 UTC
MEDIAWATCH: NZ Herald hilariously trips over its own ‘if it bleeds it leads’ get tough on crime cheerleading
The Front Page: Anxiety, fear and the psychological impact of rising crimeAll eyes were fixed on Auckland last week when a gunman entered a construction site and opened fire. The same people screaming that the mainstream media are scaring us over Covid are more than happy to promote crime clickbait by that very same media! As the desperation drives violent crime via a Crime Porn News filter to insecure viewers, watch how the crime debate disintegrates into lynch mob level bumper sticker slogans. Your anger is being manipulated by the ‘Get Tough on Crime’ Cheerleaders for counter productive policy and the NZ Herald is one of the worst at manipulating you! Increasingly having independent opinion in a mainstream media environment which mostly echo one another has become more important than ever, so if you value having an independent voice – please donate here.
Source:New Zealand Herald
July 29, 2023 22:06 UTC
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Spookers review: The Herald gets spooked, startled and scared stiff at the Auckland reopening
'You'll laugh, you'll cry and you'll scream' says the new Spookers owner Bill Geradts as the Herald takes on the new and improved experience. “We’ve got fresh corpses, we’ve got fresh blood, we’ve got a giant spider on the side of the building. Photo / Spookers“Virtually, a lot of the new stuff that’s in Spookers is locally made. There’s stuff in Wellington where we’ve got some fresh corpses from and bodies and there’s a lot of blood and guts that we make in Christchurch and here (Auckland). From this scaredy-cat to you, go visit Spookers for a good scare, a good laugh and a good time.
Source:Stuff
July 29, 2023 20:37 UTC
Are You Smarter Than a Robot?
Test your intelligence with our afternoon quiz. See if you can beat the artificial intelligence chatbot, Chat GPT. Don’t forget to visit nzherald.co.nz for tomorrow’s morning quiz. For more quizzes to challenge yourself, click here.
Source:New Zealand Herald
July 29, 2023 04:34 UTC
Dunedin fans determined to outdo Eden Park in support for Football Ferns
Photo: Brett Phibbs / www.photosport.nzDunedin football fans are fizzing ahead of hosting the Football Ferns' crucial showdown against Switzerland this Sunday. Across the road from one of the training grounds, pupils at Tahuna Normal Intermediate School were getting excited to see the Football Ferns in town. "It's pretty cool to see lots of footballers in the women's team from all over the country and watching it too." Photo: RNZ / Tess BruntonSouthern Football girls and women's development officer Jessica Fuller as a keen Football Ferns fan. At our programmes like Fantails for the five- to 12-year-old girls, we're constantly telling about the Football Ferns and their journey.
Source:Stuff
July 29, 2023 00:57 UTC
Is the women's football world cup in Australia and New Zealand a failure?
DW News published this video item, entitled “Is the women’s football world cup in Australia and New Zealand a failure? At the Women’s soccer World Cup, Argentina and South Africa played out an entertaining two-all draw earlier today. Both sides had lost their opening games in Group G.It is the biggest women’s World Cup to date and yet on the streets of Sydney, there is little indication it is happening. Our correspondent Alima Hotakie talked to some locals to find out whether the tournament in Australia and New Zealand could have been marketed better. #womensworldcup #australia #newzealandDW News YouTube Channel
Source:New Zealand Herald
July 28, 2023 17:20 UTC
The Fifa Women's World Cup has kicked off again – here’s why it’s getting bigger and better
One month, 32 teams, two host countries, glorious stadiums and hundreds of millions of dollars. Welcome to the 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup, a feast of football featuring the finest female players on the planet vying for the most coveted trophy of all. This year marks the first time the tournament will feature more than 24 teams, a sign the women’s game is growing in popularity.
Source:Stuff
July 28, 2023 11:32 UTC
The Demonstration Effect.
That power was demonstrated to even greater effect the following day in Wellington. Since Keen-Minshull has announced her intention to visit New Zealand again in September of this year (perilously close to the election date!) Moreover, since the trans community set the rules of political engagement so violently in March, Keen-Minshull’s defenders in September are unlikely to pull their punches. This was the clause cited by the trans community back in March as they attempted to keep Keen-Minshull out of the country. Let the trans community register its disagreement and disgust.
Source:Stuff
July 28, 2023 09:50 UTC