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Forest And Bird: Government Tone Deaf On Mining Public Conservation Land

ACT New Zealand: David Seymour; The State Of The Nation In 2025 – Dire States

Water Safety NZ: Drowning In NZ - A Solvable Problem | 2024 - A Turning Point

The Treasury: Govt Financial Statements For The 5 Months Ended 30 Nov 2024

Winter Games NZ: End Of An Era For Winter Games NZ

Wellington.Scoop: Paying to drive through the new tunnels

Government: Invest New Zealand Opens Doors To The World

Government: PM's Speech - State Of The Nation 2025

Gordon Campbell: On The Looming Conflicts Within The Trump Presidency

How long is it going to take for the MAGA faithful to realise that those titans of Big Tech and venture capital sitting up close to Donald Trump this week are not their allies, but The Enemy? After all, the MAGA crowd are the angry victims left behind by the market forces of global capital. Well, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Marc Andreessen etc happen to be the current embodiment of those very same forces.This isn’t merely an irony. It goes to the contradictions that lie at the heart of the Trump presidency.

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NEW ZEALAND POLITICS

New Zealand Customs Service: Customs Celebrates Successes On International Customs Day

Comptroller and Chief Executive of the New Zealand Customs Service, Christine Stevenson, says Customs’ efforts in 2024 have resulted in the seizure of approximately 4,900 kilograms of illicit drugs, preventing approximately $4.8 billion in social and economic harm in New Zealand.

Imperial Brands: Seizures Of Black Market Tobacco Show Strong Policy Action Needed From Government

According to official Customs information, total interceptions of illegal cigarettes and cigars grew 31.4%, from 4.94 million in 2019–2020 to 6.5 million in 2023–2024.

PSA: Axing Of Callaghan Innovation, Loss Of 500 Jobs Already Makes Mockery Of Latest Reform

The long overdue science reform strategy promises another huge restructure on top of the restructure endured by science agencies to date, creating more uncertainty and worry for thousands of science workers.

NZCTU: Working People Will Pay For Static Inflation

While inflation holding steady might sound like good news, the reality is that prices for the basics—like rent, energy, and insurance—are still rising. While stable overall inflation is welcome, the prices for things that people can’t avoid are rising more quickly. Workers and families are still struggling with rising costs for everyday essentials.

ACT New Zealand: Too Early For A Victory Lap, But Hope Is On Its Way

“We also need an upgrade in how we get inflation data. The Stats NZ figure of 2.2 is for the months of October-December last year, implying a midpoint of November. Real time figures from GDP Live’s inflation tracker, based on continuous data from business, suggest the figure is now 2.06 per cent," says ACT Leader David Seymour.

Greenpeace New Zealand: Trump Exit From Paris Agreement Means NZ Must Rally With World To Save Climate

Greenpeace is calling on the Government to significantly strengthen its climate target, in particular the goal to cut methane emissions. This is what the independent Climate Change Commission advised in its report at the end of last year.

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Commissioner Recommends Panel Inquire Into Judge’s Conduct 3:42 PM | New Zealand Government
David Seymour: The State Of The Nation In 2025 – Dire States 2:13 PM | ACT New Zealand
Schools To Accelerate Maths Achievement 1:28 PM | New Zealand Government
New Diplomatic Appointments 11:09 AM | New Zealand Government
Emergency Housing Target Achieved Five Years Early 10:30 AM | New Zealand Government
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David Seymour's Hapū Requests He Not Attend Waitangi Day Commemorations 8:51 PM | RNZ
Something Old, New, Borrowed, And Blue In PM's Growth Plan 8:46 PM | RNZ
Treaty Referendum Ruled Out Under Luxon's Watch 8:01 PM | RNZ
Government Tone Deaf On Mining Public Conservation Land 3:52 PM | Forest And Bird
Privatisation And Asset Sales Puts Profits Ahead Of People’s Needs 2:17 PM | PSA
New Zealand Political Leaders Congratulate Trump 9:13 AM | Socialist Equality Group
New Science Minister Must Guarantee No Further Cuts To Science Jobs 8:27 AM | PSA

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BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

New Zealand Defence Force: NZDF Celebrates Successful Launch Of A Second Satellite Payload

The Tui payload, named after the native bird, was built by a team of scientists from the NZDF’s Defence Science & Technology. The purpose of the experimental payload is to test communication pathways that will help reduce communications delays in space operations.

Universities New Zealand - Te Pokai Tara: Universities NZ Welcomes Findings In Science System Advisory Group Report

“The university system is a major player in New Zealand’s science, innovation and technology system, home to approximately 50% of all New Zealand’s researchers,” says Professor Grant Edwards, Chair of Universities NZ and Vice-Chancellor of Lincoln University. This is the first major review of our Science, Innovation, and Research system in more than thirty years.

AMI Insurance: AMI Reveals NZ’s Top Stolen Cars For 2024

For the third consecutive year, the Toyota Aqua has claimed the title of New Zealand's most stolen car, AMI reveals.

Callaghan Innovation: Callaghan Innovation To Support Staff And Customers Through Disestablishment

“Planning is also underway to manage the smooth transfer to other agencies of those functions that the Government wants to continue. That process will begin in earnest once the Government confirms its intentions," chief executive Stefan Korn said.

Parrot Analytics: Netflix Earnings - Low Churn And Supply Share Growth Helps Netflix Lead The Way

The company’s 83% share price increase—its highest since 2015, predating the launch of Stranger Things—far outpaced Disney’s 22% rise and starkly contrasted with double-digit losses for Warner Bros. Discovery, Comcast, and Paramount Global.

Natural Hazards Commission: Lessons From La Palma Helps Prepare Auckland For Future Eruption

A volcanic eruption in Auckland will likely result in slow moving rivers of lava flowing through the city, so New Zealand scientists are looking to La Palma for lessons from its 2021 eruption.

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Martin LeFevre - Meditations: Localism Is A Dead End; It’s All Glocal Now

The cliché “local solutions for local problems” becomes nonsensical without awareness of the planetary crises facing all of human beings. By refusing to see and deal with things as a whole, localism exacerbates of the very problems it purports to solve.

Ramzy Baroud: Gaza Ceasefire At Last - How Israel's 'First Defeat' Will Shape The Country's Future

Israel is now facing the reality of a political and military failure on a scale previously unimaginable. The material and psychological impacts of the Gaza war on Israeli society will remain, and they are likely to have irreversible consequences. These effects could potentially threaten the survival of Israel itself.

Binoy Kampmark: Pity The Poesy - Mark Rutte, NATO And Spending For War

A chief function of NATO’s public relations efforts lies in justifying its own existence. Instead of dismantling or finding more peaceful pursuits at the end of the Cold War, it became the groomed emissary of US power in Europe, while never being explicitly described as such.

Peter Dunne: Dunne's Weekly - Parliament's Annual Rituals Are Underway Again

This week, the rituals that herald the start of each Parliamentary year begin. When Parliament resumes next week, the first item of business will be the presentation of the Prime Minister’s Statement, which is supposed to set out the broad thrust of the government’s legislative plans for the year ahead.

Binoy Kampmark: Justifying The Egregious - John Howard And Spying On East Timor

The best assessment offered of this episode in Australian history comes from Galbraith: both Howard and his foreign minister, had shown themselves to be mere “shills for the corporations”. This amoral, piratical approach towards a supposedly friendly country in dire need undercut the nonsense about rules-based orders in international relations.

Martin LeFevre - Meditations: The Wasted Interregnums Of Obama And Biden

Since neither Obama nor Biden was capable of speaking from the clarity, insight and passion required for meeting the psycho-spiritual crisis in the USA, both interregnums were wasted. Like all empires in the end, the United States has become a self-defeated nation. It will remain so until this darkness is disgorged from the body politic.

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Localism Is A Dead End; It’s All Glocal Now 3:29 PM | Martin LeFevre - Meditations
Gaza Ceasefire At Last: How Israel's 'First Defeat' Will Shape The Country's Fut... 23/01/25
Pity The Poesy: Mark Rutte, NATO And Spending For War 23/01/25 | Binoy Kampmark
Parliament's Annual Rituals Are Underway Again 23/01/25 | Peter Dunne
Gutting Specialised Health Teams Follows ‘slash And Burn’ Strategy 22/01/25 | Ian Powell
On The Looming Conflicts Within The Trump Presidency 22/01/25 | Gordon Campbell
The Wasted Interregnums Of Obama And Biden 22/01/25 | Martin LeFevre - Meditations

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WORLD

RNZ: RNZ Pacific - 35 Years Of Broadcasting To The Region

On 24 January 1990 RNZ International, now RNZ Pacific, began broadcasting to the Pacific region.

Marjorie Hecht, Human Bridges: Our Ability To Think In Terms Of Numbers Is Universal, Abstract, And Independent From Language

How old human numerosity is, how numbers are connected to language or abstraction, and whether animals have numerosity are subjects of debate in the scientific community. Frederick L. Coolidge argues that humans are not the only species to have numerosity, that numerosity does not require language, and that it expresses itself culturally.

Polar Research and Policy Initiative: Looking Ahead To The Arctic Century - Greenland As Kingmaker

What is surprising and concerning about Trump’s interest is not his rationale, which is understandable, but his approach that seems out of date by nearly a century - and, of course, his persistence. Nevertheless, it highlights just how important Greenland has become to our collective future in the West, especially the US.

Pasifika Medical Association Group: PACMAT Team Concludes Mission In Vanuatu Following Earthquake Response

The PACMAT mission ensured support for vulnerable groups, including rural communities and young people under 18, who comprised 28% of those supported. The PACMAT team delivered vital medical and mental health services, supporting 521 individuals across affected regions; 100% of the mental health cases treated were tied to the disaster.

The Times Higher Education: MIT And Stanford University Lead Times Higher Education World University Rankings By Subject 2025

While the western world continues to dominate the subject rankings, this new data release demonstrates the continued rise of China and east Asian nations in the global knowledge economy, and a global levelling up of excellence.

University of Auckland: Child Abuse - Research To Help End Redress Failures Begins

By examining lessons learned from significant inquiries in Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia, England and Wales, the study seeks to develop a framework to assist governments in effectively addressing institutional abuse. The quest for justice and financial compensation remains frustratingly inadequate for many survivors, prompting the research, led by legal experts.

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Victoria University of Wellington: Historian Dr Toby Boraman Announced As 2025 JD Stout Fellow

As the JD Stout Fellow, Dr Boraman will continue his in-depth research for his upcoming book, provisionally titled Knocking Off: A History of Strikes in Aotearoa New Zealand from the late 1960s to the mid-1980s. Dr Boraman says this was the most popular and lengthy period of strike action in Aotearoa New Zealand’s history, yet it has been often overlooked.

Antony Kitchener and Simin Littschwager: Fragile Foundations - Images Of A Crumbling City

The exhibition showcases some of Wellington’s iconic earthquake-prone buildings. They are a part of our daily urban landscape and have been chosen for their personal, aesthetic, historical, and architectural significance.

University of Canterbury: Study Into Removing Barriers To Children’s Outdoor Play

A UC student-led research team has looked at the barriers to kids getting outside to play, as global trends suggest not playing outside is leading to negative effects on their development.

Unscramblerer.com: New Zealand's Most Difficult Wordle Of The Year Revealed

Everdeen Mason the editorial director of New York Times Games recently revealed that 5.3 billion Wordle puzzles were played around the world in 2024.

PHARMAC: Consultations For Cancer And ADHD Medicines Close Soon

Geraldine MacGibbon, Pharmac’s Director Pharmaceuticals, says there’s just under one week left to give feedback on the proposals to fund six medicines for cancer, one for antibiotic resistant infections, and a brand change of a breast cancer medicine.

General Practitioners Aotearoa: Opposition To Government Funding Of Certain Smoking Cessation Products

As New Zealand’s only independent organisation representing general practitioners, General Practitioners Aotearoa (GPA) is committed to keeping an open mind and supporting evidence-based strategies to reduce smoking prevalence and improve public health.

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