Chlöe Swarbrick has apologised after using a pro-Palestinian phrase during a solidarity rally in [Auckland] on Saturday. Swarbrick told Newstalk ZB she apologised “to those who felt as though it has [offended them]”. In other words she’s just sorry that ‘some’ people took offence. Notice also the weasel phrase
National Party leader Christopher Luxon has spoken to a senior MP over a “strongly worded” email about the Israel-Hamas conflict. The email, widely shared on social media, appears to show MP Chris Bishop replying to a member of the public and likening Hamas’ actions in Israel to the Holocaust. “Hamas
Goldie Hawn claims she was touched by an alien in a bizarre confession in a new podcast. The Death Becomes Her actress told Apple Fitness audio Time To Walk that she had asked aliens to visit her and they ultimately did. […] “I went outside my door, and I sat on
Canada remains one of the only countries in the world that allows legal and regulated access to recreational marijuana. But five years after the drug’s legalisation, the country’s cannabis industry is struggling for survival. Wait, what? […] Take Aurora Cannabis, for example. The Alberta-based cannabis manufacturer – one of the
In the three and a half decades since it began as an underground militant group, Hamas has pursued a consistently violent strategy aimed at rolling back Israeli rule – and it has made steady progress despite bringing enormous suffering to both sides of the conflict. But its stunning incursion into Israel
A recent report from Bloomberg revealed that in 2021 and 2022, just 6% of new jobs at S&P 100 companies went to white applicants. Considering that whites make up 77% of the labor force, that means that there was active discrimination taking place at these companies in order
Although Chris Hipkins and Christopher Luxon both said New Zealand was in a climate emergency, their answers to a follow up question: “Personally, what are you doing to change your lifestyle?” were revealing. “As a family, we embraced recycling some time ago,” Luxon responded. “I have an EV (electric vehicle)
Danyl McLauchlan writes in the Listener why he thinks Labour has taken a massive nose dive. […] But in the 20 polls since the budget in mid-May, Labour has been fractionally ahead in just two of them, both in June. Then came the resignations of Michael Wood and Kiri Allen, and
Newshub can reveal Labour will campaign on a promise to overhaul sexual consent laws so it would be up to alleged offenders to prove their victim said “yes”. […] Layba Zubir, 17, is challenging adults to do better for sexual violence survivors. But it shouldn’t be her fight. And this
The Chinese economy is on the skids. Then again, it’s always been on the skids. Country Garden’s dollar debt payments on Monday and Beijing’s new efforts to help China’s beleaguered real estate sector appear to have spurred some newfound hope in the country’s financial markets.
Matthew Hooton writes a scathing review of National’s tax policy. National’s tax policy was much worse than expected. It reveals a party undeserving of being taken seriously. It has no plan to “fix the economy”, nor any idea of what one might look like. It seems uninterested in
I hate paper straws. Can’t stand the bastards. They stick to your lips and taste like, well, paper. So it was with a certain sense of schadenfreude that I read this. Paper straws are touted as an eco-friendly alternative to their classic plastic counterpart, but according to new research,
Let me start with the obvious. Either National or Labour are going to win. Both outcomes are as bad as each other. If you find it hard to imagine a government as bad as or worse than the present then consider this: Luxon has virtually said he’ll get in
To paraphrase Penn and Teller, “Maori wonderfulness” is bullshit. The psychology of sport isn’t new, but Maori concepts in this space are proving a game-changer for up-and-coming sports stars. Really? Mental skills coach Luke Rowe (Ngati Raukawa, Tuwharetoa) is a clinical psychologist changing up the field of high-performance sports
Contrary to scaremongering and doomsday predictions, US states that have legalised cannabis have seen a 37 per cent decrease in mental health admissions. Wait, what? Recreational marijuana laws (RMLs) continue to grow in popularity, but the effects on mental health treatment are unclear. This paper uses an event-study within a
Compared to earlier generations, there has been a noticeable uptake of people in recent years identifying as indigenous, both here in Aotearoa New Zealand and in other countries around the world. While this has been something to celebrate, in some indigenous communities, it’s been cause for concern. According to
