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John Battersby: Senior Fellow at Massey University Centre for Defence and Security Studies discusses mass-shooting at Bondi
At least 16 people are dead and 38 others injured in a terrorist attack at Bondi Beach in Sydney.
Hundreds of people had gathered at Bondi for an eve…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Dave Cade: On the draining of Lake Rotomanu in the fight against the invasive gold clams
A New Plymouth lake is being drained in an effort to stop invasive clams.
Lake Rotomanu's been closed to motorised watercraft since the gold clams w…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
David Farrar: Kiwiblog author and co-founder of the Taxpayers' Union on the debate between Nicola Willis and Ruth Richardson
Nicola Willis is defending her economic track record in the face of a lobby-group's satirical campaign.
The Taxpayers' Union has sent MPs Nicola Wil…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Kerre Woodham: Willis and Richardson debating would be a pointless waste of time
Do you see any advantage or benefit to the country in having a former Finance Minister and the current one debating fiscal policy?
The current Finan…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Kerre Woodham: Beyond the headlines of the cancer report
Whenever I hear or read news headlines these days, I know that the headlines will be just that for so many people. Headlines. People won't hear or th…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Phil Lester: Victoria University Ecology and Entomology Professor on the efforts to stamp out yellow-legged hornets
Efforts to stamp out yellow-legged hornets in New Zealand are widening.
Biodiversity New Zealand is expanding the 5-kilometre surveillance zone in G…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Josie Spillane: Highlands Motorsport CEO on the Street Smart driving programme, lottery
The Street Smart programme is a hands-on, one-day driver training course for young drivers, teaching crucial real-world skills beyond basic testing, …
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Hamish Firth: Mt Hobson Group Director on the Government's RMA reforms
An urban planner says the Government’s RMA reforms are well overdue.
It's unveiled plans to replace current Resource Management Act laws with two n…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Kerre Woodham: The Supreme Court ruling on disabled carers makes sense
Two parents who care for their severely disabled adult children have been recognised as homeworkers and are now entitled to receive the minimum wage,…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Kerre Woodham: Is there still a place for Te Pāti Māori in Parliament?
2024 was an epic annus horribilis for the Greens - you remember Golriz Ghahraman, Darleen Tana, Julie Anne Genter, et al. It went on and on. It was a…
8 months, 3 weeks ago