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Liz Kelly: The absence of accountability

E tū: 62% Against Removing Living Wage Procurement Rule - New Poll

UN News: UN Ramps Up Response To Deadly Quake In Myanmar & Thailand

Save the Kiwi: Kiwi Are Coming To Waiheke Island

Stats NZ: Cohort Life Tables Updated | Life Expectancy History of NZ

Government: New Zealand 3D Maps Are A Game-Changer

Greenpeace: Ecosystem Recovery From Mining Could Take Centuries

Ministry of Health: Dr Corina Grey is the new Director of Public Health

Gordon Campbell: On The Americanising Of NZ’s Public Health System

One of the odd aspects of the government's plan to Americanise the public health system – i.e by making healthcare access more reliant on user pay charges and private health insurance – is that it is happening in plain sight. Earlier this year, the official briefing papers to incoming Heath Minister Simeon Brown cited the rising costs of healthcare, the decline in life expectancy here as opposed to Australia, and a raft of other signs of systemic failure before concluding: The Government has options to change this dynamic and address the affordability of the health system...

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NEW ZEALAND POLITICS

New Zealand Deerstalkers Association: NZDA Urges Hunters To Prioritise Safety This Roar Season

The roar is the busiest period in the hunting calendar, and we cannot stress enough the importance of always confirming your target with absolute certainty. Every year, we hear of close calls that could have been avoided by following this fundamental rule. We wish everyone a safe and successful roar.

PSA: 1000 Days Since Landmark Pay Equity Deal Expired - Workers Losing $145 A Week

Today marks 1000 days that 65,000 mainly female care and support workers have waited for the Government to fund their pay equity claim, meaning they have missed out on about $18,600.

Grace Tinetali-Fiavaai, RNZ: Widow Of Fa'anānā Efeso Collins Seeks Inquiry Into His Death - 'Unanswered Questions'

The widow of late Green Party MP Fa'anānā Efeso Collins is calling for an inquest into his death, accusing the organisers of the charity event he was attending at the time of failing him.

Te Pāti Māori: Te Pāti Māori Call For Mandatory Police Body Cameras

Outgoing Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier has admitted that our justice system requires transformational change to prevent the further victimisation of Māori. Te Pāti Māori is insisting on body cameras for police officers to ensure the safety of all those who come into contact with law enforcement.

NZ First Party: NZ First Introduces the “Conscience Acts Referendums Bill”

The bill will require that any legislation deemed as a “conscience Act” by the Speaker of the House, once debated and voted on by parliament, will be put to a public referendum at the next election so it is the people that make the final decision.

NZ Government: Unlocking Data To Increase Competition And Choice

This is a monumental step for Kiwi consumers. It sets up the framework to give them greater ownership of their data, and more power and ease when it comes to shopping around for the best deal on utilities and other essential services.

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Hugh Grant: Zero Trust Security - A Buzzword Or The Ultimate Protection?

The Zero Trust Model works on strict rules to block cyberthreats. Its focus is on safety, control, and constant checks for user access and data flow.

Bill Bennett: Comcom revisits fibre rules as competition intensifies

The Commerce Commission kicks off a review of fibre broadband regulations to keep pace with market changes, including growing competition from wireless and satellite. Meanwhile, mobile termination rates could be deregulated after 14 years, and Apple Maps now show Māori rohe, marae.

Bill Bennett: Download Weekly Extra - InternetNZ disrupted

Free Speech Union moves threaten to derail InternetNZ’s planned constitution update. This has implications for the non-profit’s main role managing the .nz domain registry and its other work.

Community Housing Aotearoa: Reducing Debt Financing Barriers For Community Housing Providers

“This is a step towards providing the right financial conditions for CHPs to deliver more secure, affordable, long-term homes for people in areas with the greatest persistent unmet housing need,” said Paul Gilberd, Chief Executive, Community Housing Aotearoa.

Bill Bennett: Apple iPad Air M3 - best tablet for creators in 2025

Sitting between the iPad and the iPad Pro, the iPad Air balances price and performance. It’s 2025’s best tablet if you want to do more than basic browsing, viewing and listening but don’t need high-end performance. This post examines the iPad Air M3.

Venture Taranaki: Taranaki Economic Outlook - Challenges Remain, But Signs Of Recovery Ahead

While most sectors remain under pressure, a gradual improvement is anticipated as the year progresses. This sentiment was echoed by the majority of the 130 attendees who felt that while the economy has been difficult to navigate, they expect it to either stay the same or improve over the next 12 months.

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COMMENT

Binoy Kampmark: Authoritarian Politics - Netanyahu’s War On Israeli Institutions

Healing for Netanyahu is a hard concept to envisage. His authoritarian politics is that of the supreme survivalist with lashings of expedient populism.

Keith Rankin: Learning The Correct Lessons From World War Two In Europe

The biggest threat to peace is war; not Russia, not China, not Germany, not the United States of America, not Iran, not the hapless United Kingdom. Wars are a problem, not a solution. The lessons to learn are: avoid war, and the drum-beating that precedes it. And avoid technocratic utopian groupthink; avoid ideologies masquerading as science.

Ramzy Baroud: Arab Failures - The Unspoken Complicity In Israel's Genocide

The idea that Israel is brutalizing Palestinians simply because the Arabs are too weak to challenge the Benjamin Netanyahu government—or any government—implies that, in theory, Arab regimes could unite around Palestine. However, this view oversimplifies the matter.

Peter Dunne: Dunne's Weekly - The 'War On Woke' Is Really Just A 'War Of Words'

By claiming the “anti-woke” ground as his own, Peters has stolen an early march on his rivals and thereby probably ensured New Zealand First’s re-election. Peters has always understood better than most that politics is about the acquisition and retention of power. The “war on woke” is simply his latest means to achieve that end.

Gordon Campbell: On Israel’s Murderous Relapse, And Peters’ Sad Decline

Israel has reverted to slaughtering civilians, starving children and welshing on the terms of the peace deal.

Howard Davis: An Inconvenient Truth Revisited

We'll become increasingly plasticised, with no further need for FitBits, laptops, or cell phones, as we’ll all have neurochips implanted in our brains that literarily ‘hook’ us up to the virtual reality of the Metaverse of AI, thanks to the ‘genius’ of Elon Musk. At which point we’ll all melt.

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Hope Is The Prison Of Time 28/03/25 | Martin LeFevre - Meditations
Learning The Correct Lessons From World War Two In Europe 27/03/25 | Keith Rankin
Arab Failures: The Unspoken Complicity In Israel's Genocide 27/03/25 | Ramzy Baroud
Dunne's Weekly: The "War On Woke" Is Really Just A "War Of Words" 27/03/25 | Peter Dunne

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WORLD

UNICEF Aotearoa NZ: Myanmar Earthquake A Further Blow For Millions Of Children

The earthquake is the latest blow to a country already struggling with escalating conflict and climate shocks. Millions of children were already living in fear and conflict, facing displacement and deepening poverty.

Greenpeace: 'Desperate And Deceitful'- Deep Sea Mining Frontrunner Turns Its Back On Pacific Nations

The move leaves Nauru, Kiribati and Tonga in the lurch, and is an insult to multilateralism. TMC has been trying to bully the international community at the ISA to serve its greedy agenda, pressuring and deceiving Pacific governments with the promise of a brighter, greener future. But TMC has finally revealed its true self.

350.org: Australia Announces Election Dates, Pacific Islanders Rally To Vote For Climate

With the election just five weeks away, Pacific climate activists in Australia are rallying to make climate a voting priority in their communities.

UNICEF Aotearoa NZ: Global Aid Funding Cuts - 14 Million Children At Increased Risk Of Severe Malnutrition And Death

The funding crisis comes at a time of unprecedented need for children who continue to face record levels of displacement, new and protracted conflicts, disease outbreaks, and the deadly consequences of climate change - all of which are undermining their access to adequate nutrition.

Oxfam Aotearoa: Humanitarian Operations In Gaza Severely Hampered; Famine Risks Increasing

Oxfam is calling for a renewed ceasefire and for Israel to lift its 23-day siege which is again blocking aid supplies and increasing famine risks for desperate civilians. Israel imposed a complete blockade 23 days ago and cut off electricity to Gaza a few days later.

UN News: Migrant Deaths In Asia Hit Record High In 2024, UN Data Reveals

The year 2024 marked the deadliest on record for migrants in Asia, with at least 2,514 lives lost along the region’s perilous migration routes, according to new data from the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM).

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The Label: Independent Music NZ Announces Taite Music Prize IMNZ Classic Record 2025

The Auckland Live Best Independent Debut Award celebrates Aotearoa’s most promising emerging talent. The winner will receive a $2,000 cash prize, a performance or technical upskilling opportunity courtesy of Auckland Live, and, new for 2025, a $1,200 studio recording package from Parachute Studios.

Protect NZ Psychology: Psychologists Warn Of Patient Risk From Undertrained Workforce

Psychologists fear that without the proper training, associate psychologists may fail to identify serious mental health issues such as suicide risk, psychosis, and personality disorders. Without a strong foundation in psychological theory and clinical skills, there is a high chance of misdiagnosis, ineffective treatment, or even harm.

PHARMAC: Pharmac Proposing To Fund Two Brands Of Oestradiol Patches

If approved, Pharmac would fund both brands of oestradiol patches from 1 December 2025 and people could use either brand of patch, subject to availability. The public consultation opens on 27 March and closes on 22 April.

ASB Polyfest: 50th Anniversary Of ASB Polyfest Starts Next Week

This year’s ASB Polyfest will see 291 groups performing across six stages at the festival. These groups come from 77 schools from across the Auckland region. Five schools from outside Auckland will also be performing in a non-competitive capacity, including two groups from Australia on the Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi Māori Stage.

Royal Society Te Aparangi: Latest Cohort Of Ngā Ahurei A Te Apārangi Fellows Announced

Distinguished Professor Geoff Chase FRSNZ, Chair of the Academy Executive Committee, said the latest Fellows demonstrate the strength of Aotearoa New Zealand’s research communities. Being made a Fellow is an honour that recognises distinction in research, scholarship, or the advancement of knowledge at the highest international standards.

Asthma and Respiratory Foundation: Vapes Fail To Curb Smoking Habits Among Teens, New Study Finds

The research, published in The Lancet, found that the introduction and rapid rise of vaping in New Zealand has had little to no impact on the rate of decline in daily smoking among 14-15-year-olds between 1999 to 2023.

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Record Number Of Māori And Pacific Midwifery Graduates At Ara 28/03/25 | Ara Institute of Ca...
50th Anniversary Of ASB Polyfest Starts Next Week 27/03/25 | ASB Polyfest
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Tertiary Education Commission Faces Another Round Of Damaging Cuts 27/03/25 | PSA
National Recognition For Focus On Animal Welfare 26/03/25 | Otago Polytechnic
'A Win For All Indigenous Languages': Te Reo Māori Enters The Ivy League 26/03/25 | RNZ

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