Since Australia is now our only dependable defence ally, maybe we should be paying attention to their upcoming election. Thanks entirely to Donald Trump, this is a very, very good time for those in power to be holding an election. In Canada and in Australia, Trump is the ugly external threat that’s uniting voters behind their current leadership. (When change = chaos, best stick with the devil you know.) In Australia, the race is still tight and might yet deliver a minority government, but Labor PM Anthony Albanese has every reason to feel confident about the polling trends.
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The Our Environment 2025 report draws heavily on regional council data, local knowledge and scientific expertise, with councils responsible for monitoring the quality and quantity of rivers, lakes, groundwater and coastal waters, as well as air quality, soil health, and biodiversity. This data is made publicly available through the LAWA website & individual council platforms.
Everyone deserves security, dignity, and to have enough to thrive. Changing the country’s trajectory is possible—we just need to make different choices. We have listened to working people and created a plan to build a society that works for everyone. Our plan would ensure everyone can have good, well-paid jobs underpinned by strong workers’ rights.
Spokesperson for The Sensible Sentencing Trust Louise Parsons says, “We were happy to make the image changes, but find it telling that they are trying to have our billboards taken down when they simply state what their MPs advocate for - the ‘radical abolition of the police’.”
Pouārahi, Ivy Harper, said the Government and Te Puni Kōkiri had consistently overlooked clear research and data. The latest evaluation, completed by Ihi Research, was particularly compelling, she said.
Parliament's Justice Committee has released its report into the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill and has recommended it does not proceed.
Rear Admiral Golding said the decision to proactively release the Court of Inquiry report in its fullest capacity was an acknowledgement of the warranted public interest in the incident.
Partly offsetting the decrease was an increase in emissions from manufacturing (up 5.0 percent), and transport, postal, and warehousing (up 3.1 percent). Both industries saw increases in GDP during this quarter.
"I am proud to step into the role of Governor and continue contributing to our mission of working to enable economic prosperity and wellbeing for all New Zealanders,” Mr Hawkesby says.
A hundred years of reducing tariffs, and globalisation, is now reversing. Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs will take the average rate of tariffs to the highest level since 1906, before the first world war.
New research shows New Zealanders are standing firm in their commitment to ethical investment, with three-quarters wanting their money invested according to their values, even as political movements in some countries attempt to undermine responsible investing frameworks.
As more and more evidence emerges of New Zealand’s link to destructive palm kernel, Fonterra must ban the use of this blood-soaked animal feed on all their farms across Aotearoa.
Keith says the exact recipe for creating these sausages is staying secret for now. But Rob Ansley, Skipper and MD of Ocean Pearl Fisheries, says there is potential to share the new sausage bait with other commercial fishers outside their existing trial.
Europe seems to be suffering paroxysms of withdrawal, notably when it comes to international conventions. Many states on the continent seem to have decided that international law is a burden onerous and in need of lightening.
The evils being perpetrated by the Trump Administration did not begin with Trump and won’t end with him. We have to understand just what this malevolence is, where it comes from, and what its goals are.
With one notable exception, the Commerce Commission’s comprehensive investigation has ended up endorsing every other aspect of the airport’s building programme “reasonable”.
The history of Palestinian resistance is not a history of armed resistance, per se. The latter is a mere manifestation of a long history of popular resistance that reaches all aspects of societal expression, ranging from culture, spirituality, civil disobedience, general strikes, mass protests, hunger strikes, and more.
Adrian Maidment cartoon | I warned you he wouldn't like the Trump jokes!!!
The Dalai Lama's dangerous escape into India on March 31, 1959 fleeing Communist Chinese troops seizing Tibet, prompted the CIA's secret financing, training, arming, and parachute-dropping of Tibetan guerrillas into their homeland four months later.
Families are telling Save the Children that food and drinking water are their urgent priorities, but that they also need repairs to toilets and washing facilities which are crucial to limiting the spread of water and mosquito borne disease such as cholera and dengue and skin infections.
Without urgent action, the agencies warn that pregnant women in multiple countries will face severe repercussions - particularly those in humanitarian settings where maternal deaths are already alarmingly high.
Since October 2023, over 800,000 people of Afghan origin have been deported from Pakistan. MSF medical teams report significant distress and uncertainty among Afghan communities in Pakistan about returning to Afghanistan.
Showcasing a diverse range of works spanning disciplines, scales, and cultural contexts, the exhibition addresses some of the most pressing environmental, social, and cultural challenges of our time.
Tech billionaires are embedding themselves in U.S. economic systems while experimenting with new ways to manage their fortunes. Lacking traditional family dynasties, they must also contend with an unpredictable alliance with Trump.
The announced tariff package will act as yet another regressive tax on working people, raising prices and putting jobs at risk by driving up production costs, and will prevent other countries from developing their economies in a more just way.
Emmanuel Fonoti-Fuimaono is one of only a handful of singers selected from over 600 applicants worldwide - and the first New Zealander to ever be offered an audition without having studied outside of New Zealand.
An exceptional group of 2025 Tūī finalists will be celebrated on Thursday 29 May at the Viaduct Events Centre in Tāmaki Makaurau – closing out Te Marama Puoro o Aotearoa | New Zealand Music Month in style. The event will also mark 60 years of the Music Awards in Aotearoa.
The professional bodies warn that requiring adolescents to enrol in research studies as a condition for receiving care endorsed by national and international professional bodies would be coercive and inconsistent with ethical healthcare practices.
At Cambridge, Ethan Chuang will study the Mathematical Tripos, a programme renowned for its rigour and comprehensive approach to pure mathematics. The course structure will provide him with foundational theory before allowing him to explore various branches of mathematics in increasing depth.
"It feels great to be back competing with the fleet again and seeing all the faces, as many of them have already had a regatta in Cadiz and have been training together in Lanzarote," Ten Have said.
E tū Director Mat Danaher says the new rosters are being imposed without listening to the voices of those who know best. “Workers who have spent decades in this sector are being ignored when they say these roster changes will cause real harm,” he says.