Daily review 26/06/2023
Written By: notices and features - Date published: 5:30 pm, June 26th, 2023 - 11 commentsCategories: Daily review - Tags:Daily review is also your post. This provides Standardistas the opportunity to review events of the day. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Don’t forget to be kind to each other …Share this: Tweet
Source:Stuff
June 26, 2023 11:16 UTC
Twitter Faces Backlash for Not Taking Down Christchurch Mosque Attack Video
WELLINGTON (IQNA) – Video of the Brenton Tarrant’s terrorist attack targeting a mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, resurfaced on Twitter but the social media giant initially refused to remove it. Despite the video of Brenton Tarrant’s attack being illegal in New Zealand, a June 18 post with the video appeared in a Kiwi user’s “For You” feed. About half an hour after the Herald contacted Twitter, the video was removed. A spokeswoman for the Classification Office said it was illegal for anyone in New Zealand to view, possess or distribute the video - “including via social media platforms”. “The tweet has been removed and we have asked our Christchurch Call counterparts at Twitter to look into this matter.
Source:New Zealand Herald
June 26, 2023 11:13 UTC
Open mike 26/06/2023
Four alarming charts that show just how extreme the climate is right nowA chronological listing of news and opinion articles posted on theduring the past week: Sun, Jun 18, 2023 thru Sat, Junr 24, 2023. Story of the WeekSoaring temperatures . Unusually hot oceans . Record high levels ...
Source:Otago Daily Times
June 26, 2023 05:35 UTC
$33m in Lotto this week
The money up for grabs this week has been described by Lotto as “life-changing”. Photo: NZ HeraldLotto Powerball has this week surged to a life-changing $33 million that equals the third-highest jackpot ever offered. Lotto described the prize as “life-changing” money. “Holy cow!” its owner reacted when he learned of the mega prize win. This feat was beaten by the biggest win in New Zealand’s Lotto history, back in 2016 when an Auckland resident claimed a prize worth $44m.
Source:New Zealand Herald
June 26, 2023 05:03 UTC
Stuff restructures, RNZ inquirers get to work
MediaMediaRoom: Stuff restructures, RNZ inquirers get to workMediaRoom column: Senior journalism roles and some big names are at risk as Stuff consults on a restructure. A Stuff spokesperson told Newsroom the split into three businesses – Stuff Digital, Stuff Masthead Publishing and Stuff Brand Connections – "is the start of a new story for the Stuff Group, with all of the jigsaw puzzle that we've been working on for the past three years coming together as we keep focusing on making a positive impact on Aotearoa". "Every day Stuff journalists up and down the country work to uncover stories where people have been the victims of harassment, violence or injustice. RNZ external inquiry under wayThe number of RNZ stories altered by a rogue digital editor and highlighted on the public broadcaster's website now sits at 41. RNZ will surely face scrutiny and criticism for a journalist being able to work solo and unsupervised on major international stories.
Source:Stuff
June 26, 2023 04:47 UTC
Newsable today: Temu is legit, but think twice before using, expert says
Listen to Newsable to find out what's worth talking about today: What does The Wagner Group’s attempted and then called off rebellion mean for the war in Ukraine? Plus is Temu a legit shopping site and can we beat the recent world record for naming drag queens in 60 seconds? Have you, like me, been bombarded with adverts for the new shopping site, Temu? Newsable is Stuff’s daily news podcast, wrapping up what’s worth talking about in a short package every weekday morning. Make sure to like and follow us wherever you get your podcasts and across Instagram and TikTok.
Source:Stuff
June 26, 2023 04:43 UTC
Michael Bublé performs with a couple of Kiwis he found singing at the Auckland fish market
Popular crooner Michael Bublé was enjoying lunch with his family at Auckland's fish market on Sunday when he was struck by the acoustic duo performing. Kiwis Vanessa Abernethy and Johnny Gordey – known as 2fold – perform at the fish markets once a month. READ MORE: Michael Bublé reveals music executives once asked him to change his name: 'Really hurt by it'Michael Bublé was so impressed by Johnny Gordey and Vanessa Abernethy’s singing, he invited them to perform with him. "I was just like, 'Are you Michael Bublé?!'" READ MORE: Taylor Swift's mid-concert warning over famous exJohnny Gordey and Vanessa Abernethy, the Auckland duo known as 2fold.
Source:Stuff
June 26, 2023 03:53 UTC
PwC plans to sell part of its business for $1. Here's why it's not that unusual
Key Points PwC Australia is selling its government consultancy business for $1. Embattled consulting firm PwC Australia is offloading its money-making government consultancy business for $1 after a tax scandal involving government contracts was uncovered. "The whole amount is just mind-boggling itself, $1 for a business of this scale," she told ABC radio on Monday. We made the difficult decision to divest our government business completely," she told a NSW parliamentary inquiry. It's not the only large business that has sold for $1, in what is known as 'peppercorn payments'.
Source:Stuff
June 26, 2023 03:31 UTC
Questions of equity
But, if equality is imperfectly understood, then the notion of “equity” poses an even bigger challenge to the nation’s political comprehension. For many – perhaps most – people, the word ‘equity” is a synonym for the word “equality”. But the assumption that “equity” and “equality” mean roughly the same thing could not be more wrong. This is where the propensity of New Zealanders to treat equity and equality as synonyms leaves Team Equity facing an enormous problem. It presents a twenty-year plan to give effect to the promises of equity (not equality) embodied in Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
Source:Stuff
June 26, 2023 03:11 UTC
Prostitution's collateral damage, 20 years on - Stop Demand
"But what is of greatest concern is the toll taken on vulnerable women including young women, and other sex sellers who’ve been caught up in the trade," says Ritchie. "Decriminalising prostitution has simply strengthened and emboldened misogynistic attitudes amongst New Zealand sex buyers", writes one survivor. Stop Demand argues that stigma is rightly fitting for a trade that, despite being state-sanctioned, irreparably damages lives, far too many. Stop Demand believes the million dollar tax-payer funded NZPC lobby has beguiled many with sanitising gloss and cognitive dissonance. The marking of twenty years, says Stop Demand, should be a time of lament, not celebration.
Source:New Zealand Herald
June 26, 2023 00:25 UTC
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Prime Minister Chris Hipkins touches down in Beijing for make or break China trip
Video / NZ Herald / Mt Ruapehu / NIWAPrime Minister Chris Hipkins touched down in Beijing in the early hours of this morning, beginning a week-long tour of China. The war is almost certain to come up in Hipkins’ visit with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday evening, NZ time. Photo / Nathan Mckinnon-PoolAhead of the trip, Hipkins said trade was the bread and butter of how New Zealand made its way in the world. Ahead of the trip, attention was focused on US President Joe Biden and his decision to label President Xi a dictator. Asked to describe Xi, Hipkins said simply “I haven’t met him yet”.
Source:New Zealand Herald
June 25, 2023 21:47 UTC
NZ Politics Daily: 26 June 2023
And what’s with the weight gain? Joseph Los’e (Herald): Police yet to identify motorcyclist who hit Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson on pedestrian crossingBryce Wilkinson (NZ Initiative): There is evidence of public sector bloat – but the critical issue is lagging performanceHEALTHMaxine Ronald (E-Tangata): Why do we have to keep explaining the ethnicity gap? Trent Doyle (Newshub): Indefensible, or necessary? The tool to solve health inequities that turned into a political footballAnneke Smith (RNZ): Ethnicity in health debate gets under MPs’ skinPeter Davis (BusinessDesk): It’s not just about Māori on waitlists – what about their lifespan? Ralph Stewart (Stuff): Let’s not waste energy debating the entitlement age for NZ SuperJane Nixon (1News): Petrol becoming a privilege for New Zealand’s most vulnerableTom Hunt (Stuff): ‘Lonely, cold, hungry’: Pain even hits middle income schools in cost of living crisisBrianna Mcilraith (Stuff): How much does it really cost to have a baby?
Source:Otago Daily Times
June 25, 2023 21:18 UTC
Controversial tour welcomed by Invercargill mayor
Invercargill Mayor Nobby Clark (left) was a guest speaker at Julian Batchelor’s Stop Co-governance tour in Invercargill on Saturday. PHOTO: BEN TOMSETTFollowing a wave of protests and venue cancellations around the country, Invercargill Mayor Nobby Clark welcomed a controversial tour to the city at the weekend. Mr Clark delivered a 15-minute speech, reiterating several controversial talking points including those he had stated earlier this month at a New Zealand Taxpayers Union "Hands Off Our Homes". Mr Batchelor said mana whenua representatives actually had a vision of 100/100 through the power of veto, which Mr Clark did not disagree with. Mr Batchelor also said while he called for peace, he had been told some of his supporters had purchased guns.
Source:Otago Daily Times
June 25, 2023 15:07 UTC
Gun Control Welcomes Launch Of Registry – Gun Control NZ
“Gun Control welcomes the launch of New Zealand’s gun registry today. A registry also helps solve crimes and makes police officers safer,” says Gun Control NZ co-founder Philippa Yasbek. “The recent gang-related gun violence in Auckland was fuelled by guns bought by licensed firearms owners. “The Australian government recently announced that they will be consolidating all the state gun registers into a single national register. Background information supporting this press releaseTDB Recommends NewzEngine.comGun Control NZ commissioned a literature review on the value of firearms registers.
Source:Stuff
June 25, 2023 14:16 UTC
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Invercargill Mayor Nobby Clark throws weight behind Stop Co-Governance Tour, police say claims people arming themselves untrue
Stop Co-Governance Tour leader Julian Batchelor. “There is absolutely nothing to substantiate the claims made at the meeting in relation to New Zealanders arming themselves,” she said. Batchelor has been touring the country as part of his Stop Co-Governance Tour, which has attracted protests, and several venues have cancelled his bookings for meetings. Invercargill Mayor Nobby Clark. Clark said the group getting closed down at venues across the country was “a sad indictment of democracy in this country”.
Source:Stuff
June 25, 2023 14:08 UTC