Radio New Zealand (RNZ), for instance, says it decided not to broadcast or report on a Palestinian guest's remarks because it "would have stolen valuable time" from those being interviewed, writes Mick Hall.
By Mick Hall
in Whangarei, New Zealand
Special to Consortium News
New Zealand’s
Māoris are now pushing back against one of their own leaders, Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, who echoed the likes of Prime Minister Trudeau, saying she was ‘more…
Former Supie director Ben Kepes says the online supermarket's failure is tragic for everyone - and there are people lower on the food chain than the workers owed wages.
Supie announced on Monday it had gone into voluntary administration owing about $3 million to creditors, with nearly all the 120 staff instantly losing their jobs and unlikely to be paid for their last two weeks of work or annual leave.
Founder Sarah Balle launched the Auckland-based independent virtual supermarket in 2021 in competition with the two big chains.
The company had three directors up until last Friday - when two bailed out just before the company's financial predicament was made public. One of them, Ben Kepes, told Checkpoint they had been spread around the country and stood down after they met on Friday to make the necessary changes easier.
Supie customers waiting on orders must make creditor claims against the company while administrators work to return $800,000 to $900,000 in stock to...