Former Green MP Golriz Ghahraman will have to wait until Thursday to find out her sentencing decision after pleading guilty to charges of shoplifting. Ghahraman was charged in January following a shoplifting investigation which found she had stolen around $8367 worth of clothing from three shops. She pleaded guilty to
Alwyn Poole Founded and was the head of Mt Hobson Middle School in Auckland for 18 years. MH Academy is now an in person private school for Years 11–13. There is now a nationwide online provision called Mt Hobson Academy Connected for Years 1–13. Justifiably, Louise Upston was
NZDSOS The New Zealand Myocarditis study is STILL a work in progress. We have written about it several times previously. It was initially due to be published in early 2023, and then the researchers were very close to being able to share the results in March and then again in
You’ve probably seen a rainbow-coloured tick symbol on big company websites. You might be thinking that it’s just the big companies doing work, and that’s partially true. But if you go to the Rainbow Tick website you’ll see this. Make no mistake. This is about
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It used to be a prerequisite of good behaviour not to discuss religion and politics in polite company, certainly not in the same sentence, so imagine my surprise when I received an email from a church leader titled “March and Protest”. Professing to join 40,000 other like-minded nature
The scandal enveloping Te Pati Maori and Manurewa Marae keeps getting murkier and there is now the rancid smell of political corruption emanating for their body politic. A branded van, used by Te Pati Maori candidate Takutai Kemp last year, has raised fresh questions amid concerns over allegations relating to
I thought it was time to update you on several things that are happening all at the same time. Many of you know that Juana has been ill; but in fact she is very ill and that has now necessitated her forced retirement as editor due to ill health. She
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon announced today the coalition Government was committed to maintaining law and order and reducing crime. “I’m sick of it. Kiwis are sick of it,” he said, at the College Hill Police Station in Auckland, flanked by the Minister of Police Mark Mitchell and Minister for
Invercargill mayor Nobby Clark will be asked to resign at an upcoming extraordinary meeting following another code of conduct complaint. The meeting on Friday has been called as a result of the complaint. Clark is under fire for his behaviour at a United Fire Brigades’ Association (UFBA) prizegiving dinner as
I enjoyed reading Steven Joyce’s article in the Weekend Herald, outlining the choice this country faces. His headline “Progress v Protest: The choice is ours” reflected the protests of the weekend before last and commented on the irony of the protest. The participants no doubt possessed many iPhones but
Dan Dempsey The first thing you experience while shopping in New Zealand supermarkets is the fruit and vegetable department (unless you shop at Pak’nSave where you are bombarded with stacked cartons of the week’s discounted items). Consider that most of what you see there, handled and placed in
