It’s time the rich of NZ paid a wealth tax to rebuild and adapt from climate change
The extraordinary rebuilding and adaptation costs NZ has to undertake must not be borne by the poor, it must be…
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Smug Hermit Kingdom – why degrowth sponge cities that have resilience and sustainability are our Isolationist hyper-regional climate warming future
For a very long time, climate change has been some theoretical future threat. The scientists have screamed at us. The…
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MEDIAWATCH: Weep with sadness – my imaginary TVNZ/RNZ public broadcasting programming line up
As NZ struggles to communicate during a natural emergency (because of our reliance on a cheap internet network rather than…
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Cyclone Gabrielle has exposed enormous structural frailties and inequalities while highlighting Kiwi’s stoicism and community kindness
We still don’t know how much damage Cyclone Gabrielle has caused us. The unprecedented scale of the disaster has impacted…
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Political Roundup: 16 February 2023
Items of interest and importance today CYCLONE GABRIELLE, CLIMATE CHANGE Duncan Greive (Spinoff): How three torrential weeks will impact a…
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James Shaw’s crocodile climate change tears – are the Greens in trouble politically?
James Shaw is sad sad and he’s getting mad mad… New Zealand minister decries climate crisis ‘lost decades’ in wake…
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Māori Party’s extraordinary Tamaki Makaurau candidate – should Peeni Henare be concerned?
The Māori Party have managed to gain Takutai Moana Kemp as their candidate for Tāmaki Makaurau… Hailing from the iwi…
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Has inflation peaked or is it merely pausing for breath to explode into hyper inflation Armageddon? Why 100 points must still be on Orr’s mind
To date those wanting Reserve Bank Governors to step back from OCR overreach have been crying out inflation has stalled,…
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Chinese spy balloons vs Māori Party neutrality vs 3% GDP military budget vs Australia as China’s Ukraine vs the geopolitics of 3 Waters
The geopolitics of the Pacific have all heated up over the last few weeks in ways that demand attention. Chinese…
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What The State Of National Emergency Means For Privacy Rules – Office of the Privacy Commissioner
A state of national emergency has been declared to assist with the response to Cyclone Gabrielle. The declaration applies to…