Tiwai Point Smelter deal Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): Aluminium smelter deal – who caved? Hamish Rutherford (Herald): Power play: Meridian Energy reaches deal with Rio Tinto over Tiwai Point Smelter Craig McCulloch (RNZ): Tiwai Point negotiations continuing despite breakthrough on smelter RNZ: Locals ‘absolutely thrilled’ about Tiwai Point’s revival Evan
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The strange case of the Fascist Pasta has all the elements necessary for high drama: vitriol, hyperbole, insult and abuse. Some hair-pulling has even been reported. It may seem totally appropriate originating, as this terrible scrap has, in the spiritual home of both pasta and opera and engaging in
January 11th 2021 A happy new year to all my readers (both still in the North Island). Well, what has happened since my last letter on Christmas Eve? Brexit came and went, and the UK has a trade agreement with the EU. The apocalypse promised by the remainers failed to
Covid Nick Wilson & Michael Baker (The Conversation): With COVID-19 mutating and surging, NZ urgently needs to tighten border controls Craig McCulloch (RNZ): Government’s latest Covid measures described as both too strong and too weak RNZ: Covid-19: Ban on UK flights should be considered – Professor Nick Wilson
Covid, vaccine, and border Matthew Theunissen (RNZ): Government accused of being ‘too relaxed’ over new Covid strains Herald: Judith Collins on urging Govt to accelerate rollout of vaccine Jason Walls (Herald): Government being lobbied to accelerate the Covid vaccine rollout ‘before it’s too late’ Shannon Redstall (Newshub): Coronavirus: Judith
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IINZ News israelinstitute.nz The Arab Palestinian leadership refused offers of coronavirus assistance but that hasn’t stopped fake news spreading around the world. New Zealand mainstream media and even a politician have also spread the modern-day libel. It was early December when AP and Reuters, the largest news
US politics and NZ Chris Keall (Herald): NZ Privacy Commissioner critical of Facebook and Twitter’s decision to ban Trump Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): NZ privacy commissioner says social media bans on Trump ‘arbitrary and cynical’ RNZ: PM should not ‘tiptoe’ around Trump’s culpability – professor Fran O’Sullivan (Herald)
Liberty Nation libertynation.com Perhaps this year when so many feel so betrayed by the media, searching for solid conservative news sites takes on a new meaning. From spin merchants to sites carrying poorly-sourced “clickbait,” the sifting and sorting has become a challenge to navigate. Nevertheless, we persevered and
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The BFD is seeking citizen journalists to write news articles for us in a voluntary capacity. Regular contributor Lionred reported on a disaster in Lostwithiel, Cornwall at the end of last year, providing both commentary and photos of what was happening. Would you like to become a citizen journalist? You
US politics and NZ Matthew Hooton (Herald): Capitol Riot confirms Donald Trump leaves office as worst President in history (paywalled) Fran O’Sullivan (Herald): Kiwi Chris Liddell weighs up resigning as Trump’s deputy chief of staff Damian George (Stuff): Jacinda Ardern on US Capitol riot: Democracy ‘should never be
President Trump has just finished speaking and now the crowd is moving off down Pennsylvania Ave. Vice President Mike Pence announced he would not try to decertify the electoral college votes for President-elect Joe Biden during Wednesday’s joint session of Congress. Congress is now working through certifying the
