Kawea Te Rongo Condemns NZ Herald’s Promotion Of Hobson’s Pledge Ad, Calls For Review Of Advertising Standards Policies
Kawea Te Rongo Condemns NZ Herald’s Promotion Of Hobson’s Pledge Ad, Calls For Review Of Advertising Standards PoliciesKawea Te Rongo, the Māori Journalists Association, expresses profound shock and dismay at the New Zealand Herald’s recent decision to feature a front-page advertisement from Hobson’s Pledge. Kawea Te Rongo has also reached out to Māori staff at the New Zealand Herald to offer support and to ensure they are receiving the assistance they need. “We are concerned about the impact this decision may have on Māori staff and also non-Māori staff alike within the Herald. The association urges NZME to review their advertising standards policies and processes, and commit to a more responsible approach in their publication practices. Kawea Te Rongo also urges NZME to formally apologise to their Māori staff members, contributors, advertisers and audience.
Source:New Zealand Herald
August 08, 2024 09:54 UTC
The biggest scandals of the 2024 Paris Olympics so far
Drones, doping allegations, dirty water and much, much more. Here are some of the biggest scandals rocking the Olympics this year. While this isn’t exactly an Olympic scandal, as it technically didn’t happen at the Olympics, the allegations have left the sport under a black cloud. Guram Tushishvili of Georgia was disqualified from the 2024 Olympics and bronze medal contention after his behaviour in the men’s +100kg judo quarter-final. And the gold medal for sorest loser goes to… (Photo: Dan Mullan/Getty Images)Soccer snoopingFor years Canada has been fraudulently coasting by on their international “nice guy” reputation.
Source:Stuff
August 08, 2024 09:07 UTC
Southland has biggest drop in share of affordable rentals
PHOTO: GETTY IMAGESSouthland's share of affordable rental housing has fallen significantly in the past five years, having the biggest decline in all regional areas across the country. The Child Poverty Action Group has released a report indicating the share of affordable rentals had significantly decreased in most of the regions, with Southland falling by 26%, the highest of all regions surveyed. Researcher Greg Waite found there were prominent declines in affordable rentals for low-income working families in 12 out of 16 regions between 2018 and 2023. "New Zealand’s private rental market consistently rates as one of the most unaffordable in the OECD. A Trade Me report indicated 70% of people competing for Invercargill rental properties were aged under 40.
Source:Otago Daily Times
August 08, 2024 06:59 UTC
Open mike 08/08/2024
Alex Casey talks to Bookworm’s Ant Timpson and Emma Slade about breathing new life into a decades-old Canterbury urban legend. Legend tells of a farmer who was driving home across the Canterbury plains at dusk. In the distance, right in the middle of the road, was a huge, jet black ...
Source:Stuff
August 08, 2024 06:04 UTC
English rising anti-fascism
Written By: weka - Date published: 10:55 am, August 8th, 2024 - 31 commentsCategories: polycrisis, uk politics - Tags: anti-fascism, england, fascism, hopeThis is more hope than I have felt about humans in a long time. New Zealand isn’t magically immune from fascismFascism is rising in a number of places in the world and we’re not paying enough attention. I’m not saying the right are fascists (liberals and leftists really need to stop saying they are because it renders the term politically impotent). The polycrisisAll of this sits within the polycrisis, and the polycrisis sits within the climate/ecology crises. The good news about the polycrisis is that the system change approaches are very good at operating across the various crises.
Source:New Zealand Herald
August 08, 2024 03:17 UTC
The Daily Blog Open Mic – 8th August 2024
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day. All in all, TDB gives punters a very, very, very wide space to comment in but we won’t bother with out right lies or gleeful malice. We leave that to the Herald comment section. EDITORS NOTE: – By the way, here’s a list of shit that will get your comment dumped. Sexist abuse, homophobic abuse, racist abuse, anti-muslim abuse, transphobic abuse, Chemtrails, 9/11 truthers, Qanon lunacy, climate deniers, anti-fluoride fanatics, anti-vaxxer lunatics, 5G conspiracy theories, the virus is a bioweapon, some weird bullshit about the UN taking over the world and ANYONE that links to fucking infowar.
Source:Stuff
August 08, 2024 00:06 UTC
The labour market has softened, not collapsed
Wednesday’s labour market data showed the New Zealand economy was still adding jobs in June, though not as quickly as the working-age population had grown. Roughly one-third of the public sector job cuts were from leaving roles unfilled, according to Finance Minister Nicola Willis. Despite these headlines, the labour force participation and employment rates remain more or less unchanged from two years ago at 71.7% and 68.4%, respectively. This is unusual in a weak job market, which often discourages people from seeking employment. If anything, the labour market was slightly stronger than the Reserve Bank expected at its May Monetary Policy Statement when it said it would hold rates steady for a year.
Source:Stuff
August 07, 2024 23:37 UTC
Breakfast briefing: Investors pause and modest economic gains filter through
Here's our summary of key economic events overnight that affect New Zealand with news of a day of mostly restrained gains in economic metrics. The Australian 10 year bond yield starts today at just on 4.16% and up another +14 bps as the RBA review sinks in. The Kiwi dollar starts today up almost +½c from this time yesterday at just on 60.1 USc. That all means our TWI-5 starts today at 68.9 and up +70 bps. The bitcoin price starts today at US$55,912 and down -1.4% from where we left it yesterday.
Source:New Zealand Herald
August 07, 2024 22:43 UTC
Scheme launched to deter bike thieves
Would-be bike thieves might have to stick to walking after the launch of a new scheme in Dunedin aimed at preventing bicycles being stolen. The Dunedin City Council and police have teamed up to stop bike thefts through the use of the United States bike recovery service 529 Garage that came to New Zealand two years ago. To use the service, bike owners register with an app, and enter their bike’s serial number, identifying features and photos. Cr Steve Walker said 529 Garage would bring an extra sense of security to those who enjoyed biking around the city. Senior Sergeant Anthony Bond, of Dunedin, said 529 Garage would would help deter bike thieves, but doing all you could to secure your bike was still important.
Source:Otago Daily Times
August 07, 2024 17:07 UTC
OJI Fibre To Close Penrose Recycle Pulp Mill Due To High Cost Of Energy
75 workers at OJI Fibre Solution’s Penrose Pulp Mill in Auckland learnt this morning that the mill is likely to close by mid-December. Union representatives are calling on the Government to urgently step in and save the mill by reducing wholesale energy costs in any way possible. “This has come like a bolt out of the blue for workers and was completely unexpected,” said Justin Wallace, organiser for FIRST Union, which represents production workers on site. “They are gutted that the company has now told them that, pending consultation, the site will close,” said Mr Gallagher. “The workers and unions will spend the next month working on a proposal to challenge the intention to close,” said Justin Wallace.
Source:Stuff
August 07, 2024 12:03 UTC
Kiwibank won’t float without a vote
But in the first instance, there may be options for bringing external capital into Kiwibank, which don't involve any sale whatsoever of the Crown's assets,” Willis said. One of these options may be to sell Kiwibank to a Crown investment entity such as the NZ Super Fund, which offered to buy the bank in 2021. The bid was conditional on NZ Super Fund being allowed to bring in private sector capital and possibly sell the asset in the future — terms which the Labour Government did not accept. Willis said she hadn’t spoken with ACC or the Super Fund about the possibility of reversing that transaction but had talked with some KiwiSaver fund managers “in passing”. Even with an extra billion dollars, Kiwibank would still be less than half the size of the next largest.
Source:Stuff
August 07, 2024 08:42 UTC
Police called to 'unexplained' death
Police were called after the unexplained death of a person at a Christchurch house on Tuesday. Emergency services were called to the Linwood Ave address shortly before 11am. “At this time, the death is being treated as unexplained." A man at the property yesterday told Stuff he was informed of the death by police. He told Stuff he believes the man who died was in his 50s and lived in a flat on the property.
Source:Stuff
August 07, 2024 07:37 UTC
Public rallies around sons of nurse who died from 'flu-like symptoms', father fights on
By Katie Ham ofPhoto: Stuff / SuppliedKiwis have rallied behind the sons of a Wellington nurse who died from "flu-like symptoms" last month, while their father has been transferred to Auckland for more specialised care. Her husband, 53-year-old John Leonard, remains in a critical condition after developing similar symptoms, leaving their two teenage sons facing an uncertain future. According to Maria's brother, Darrell Packe, John was transferred to Auckland's ICU for specialist care over the weekend. Darrell previously told Stuff that he hopes Maria's death will help raise awareness about the risks posed by the flu. Darrell encouraged those ill with flu-like symptoms to surround themselves with support in case they deteriorated - and not to hesitate to seek medical help.
Source:Stuff
August 07, 2024 06:20 UTC
Breakfast briefing: US recession fears overstated, apparently
The earlier suggestion of imminent recession in the US may only have been from summer keyboard warriors. The Australian 10 year bond yield starts today at just on 4.02% and up +13 bps after the RBA review. The Kiwi dollar starts today up +¼c from this time yesterday at just on 59.6 USc. That all means our TWI-5 starts today at 68.2 and up +20 bps. The bitcoin price starts today at US$56,690 and up +3.9% from where we left it yesterday continuing the recent volatility.
Source:New Zealand Herald
August 07, 2024 01:41 UTC
Auckland’s new liquor policy approved after lengthy legal battle
Photo: UnsplashBig changes are coming soon for Auckland's local alcohol policy, including stricter trading hours and a two-year freeze on new liquor licenses in some areas. The Alcohol Regulatory and Licensing Committee (ARLA) approved Auckland Council's Provisional Local Alcohol Policy (PLAP) last week, edging it a step closer to its implementation. The new policy includes stricter trading hours, meaning bottle shops and supermarkets across the region cannot sell alcohol after 9pm. "Local alcohol policies give councils and local communities the chance to influence the location, number and trading hours of businesses licensed to sell alcohol," Bartley said. "A local alcohol policy would allow us to make better decisions at a local level."
Source:Stuff
August 07, 2024 00:35 UTC