NZ scraps trans sport guidelines, citing women’s safety
“The state has no place in people’s bedrooms, and biological males have no place in women’s sports.”
Centrist
Tower scraps loyalty perks, blames ‘risk’ — customers face rising premiums
“There’s a real risk policyholders will end up underinsured or drop insurance completely.”
World Court rules climate inaction may be a ‘wrongful act’ under international law
While non-binding, the ruling could influence courts around the world.
Why butter costs so much in the land of milk and cows
“When this is contrasted with an increasing number of people who are struggling to pay for the basics, we question at what cost?”
Peters erupts in Parliament: ‘Aotearoa’ is not our name
“It is not even the name of the South Island where Māori are concerned.”
IAN WISHART: Major NIWA climate change study gets shredded in OpenAI’s ChatGPT peer-review
The same old flawed NIWA research keeps getting quoted to support the climate change narrative. When are the media, science communicators, the public service and politicians going to realise you can’t base expensive policies on bad data and keep the public’s trust?
MAX WHITEHEAD: Supreme Court Uber appeal puts gig economy on trial in NZ
A single court ruling could upend contractor work in New Zealand, and force Uber to shut down.
Inflation ticks up, but rate cut still likely as economy cools
“There is considerable spare capacity in the economy.”
Robot royalty: Ai-Da unveils King Charles portrait at UN
“Presenting my portrait of His Majesty King Charles III is not just a creative act..."
Trump rejects WHO power grab on pandemics
“We will put Americans first in all our actions."
‘We’ve lost the thread’: trans insiders admit the movement is stuck
“People know the movement is stuck.”
Stanford signals major NCEA overhaul as internal assessments, credit-chasing erode credibility
“There really isn’t an option to do nothing.”
‘Wellbeings’ out, focus in: National pushes back on council mission creep
“We want ratepayers to get value for money.”
Watchdog clears banks over net zero climate lending claims
“We still think it was the right course of action.”