Chris Penk Residents of Auckland’s northwest will be very, very interested to learn that a large landholding has been approved for sale to Fletchers. It appears that approval was given by the government in late September, on the basis of Fletcher’s intention to “pursue a rezoning for urban
The latest new book from best selling author Bob Jones is out now. Four Comic Novellas is guaranteed to stimulate, entertain and provoke in Bob Jones’ inimitable style. This your chance to get an autographed copy of this beautifully, locally produced hardcover volume. Four Comic Novellas is destined to be
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Questions to Ministers 1. BROOKE VAN VELDEN to the Minister of Health: What expectations does the Minister have of the Ministry of Health for meeting its obligations under the End of Life Choice Act, which comes into force in 11 months? 2. HELEN WHITE to the Minister of Finance: What
It occurred to me recently when watching the poor Plimmerton residents once again sweeping out sodden homes after another bout of torrential rain, the relatively small things councils can do when faced with more frequent heavy rain events (that wouldn’t be costly like the billions of dollars wasted on
Pandemics, as we all know, are nothing new. What is new is the way we deal with them, but even that is true only to a point. Shakespeare wrote some of his best work while in isolation from the plague. People who were able fled the cities and moved to
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Climate change Stuff: Editorial – Declaration’s value will be measured by action Yvette McCullough (RNZ): Climate Change declaration: ‘It’s not just symbolic declaration’ Richard Harman: Climate Change Emergency; is it more than a PR stunt? Melanie Carroll (Stuff): Aspirational goal but nothing concrete: Business reaction to climate emergency Dan
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has declared a climate emergency and mandated that government departments buy only EVs for their fleet: The Government will require all its agencies and ministries to exclusively buy electric vehicles and will mandate all public sector buildings to be up to a “green standard”. This is
Tesla CEO Elon Musk says we’ll need more electricity to power cars like his. A lot more. Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Tuesday that electricity consumption will double if the world’s car fleets are electrified, increasing the need to expand nuclear, solar, geothermal and wind energy
Stuff Media has released an ‘investigation’ titled “OUR TRUTH”. Their investigation claims to go into how Maori have been reported on in racist ways, how racism is at the core of media bias, and how Stuff has failed. A cursory look through the article exposes an incredible pattern and one
Information Satire During a heartfelt tearful apology, the owner of Stuff Ltd confirmed that historically, the news organisation was full of systemic lies, exaggerations and unmitigated nonsense. “We have been lying and smearing for centuries,” she said. Sinead Boucher also used the apology to announce she was returning her media
