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ACT calls for reset after contradictions between PM, Cabinet-run Facebook page Newshub 4/03/2021 © Video - Newshub; Image - Getty. Watch: The latest on COVID-19. Despite another day of no new community cases, New Zealand remains in a "critical period" in its response to COVID-19 with many test results still pending. COVID-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins on Wednesday wouldnt rule out an early shift of alert levels, but said officials want to see the test results of all relevant close and...

Fragments: First-hand accounts of the February 2011 Earthquake Katy Gosset © RNZ / Nate McKinnon Warning: This story contains a first-hand account of the Christchurch 2011 earthquake that may be distressing for some readers. First Person - I still cant remember why I was there. But, on Tuesday 22 February 2011, some errand had me and my 10-month-old baby at the Palms Shopping Mall, about 4.5km north-east of the Christchurch CBD. RNZ journalist and now Podcast producer Katy Gos...

JACINDA ARDERN KNOWS what she’s doing. Never mind all the “Ardern is faltering” wishful thinking on display from the Right. Ignore all the carping of the journalists, commentators, posters and tweeters. New Zealand is still, overwhelmingly, with the Prime Minister. Would she be pushing back so hard against the claims of the KFC worker if she didn’t know that a very large chunk of the country wasn’t saying: “Give her a smack from me while you’re at it, Jacinda!...

And so the final chapter in the Dirty Politics saga ends in a defamation trial where the powerful manufactured food industry got caught out attacking public health officials to ensure a sugar tax never happened in NZ. So in 7 years since its publication, what did we learn? TDB Recommends NewzEngine.com Police illegally search Nick Hager and illegally take evidence: The cops illegally searched Hager’s house while deceiving the Judge when signing the warrant. What they did was a crime against ...

Satire Unlike most developed countries, New Zealand doesn’t have a capital gains tax. But if we did, it would bring in billions worth of revenue over the next five years. Here are some of the things you could spend that money on. There’s little point dwelling on things that didn’t happen. Lamenting missed opportunities and mulling over maybes is a terrible waste of time – a wretched pit where a person could easily languish their entire lives, howling questions into the abyss, waiting fo...

CHRIS SKELTON A national memorial service was held at the Canterbury Earthquake National Memorial in Christchurch on Monday to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the February 22 earthquake. OPINION: Ten years on from the devastating earthquake, can we say the people of Christchurch have been given all the support they needed to rebuild the city and cope with their personal losses. Or were there some aspects not handled well and are we prepared to do better if anything of this magnitude happen...

So, with good reason, as Ardern stood at that podium on Saturday she was visibly frustrated. But, even then, there was that well-known positivity that some have called relentless. “We are very close to being in a much-more certain future as our vaccination programme rolls out. We just need to hang in there,” she implored New Zealand. She followed a similar vein when she talked to New Zealand on Sunday: “We just need to keep going,” she said. ROBERT KITCHIN/Stuff Prime Minister Jacinda...

Top 10 Recently Conceived Conspiracy Theories We’ve heard lots of conspiracy theories over the years. Most of the time, governments, public figures, and even private citizens end up getting accused of being up to one prank or another. What you may not realize is that newer conspiracy theories have popped up over the years, and they sound as hilarious and impossible as the older ones. However, as time has proven, there could be come truth to them. At the same time, they could just be what they...

Unfiltered boss Jake Millar on regrets, plans for Africa and those Gucci loafers 26 Feb, 2021 05:05 AM 14 minutes to read Jake Millar has opened up after the demise of the company he founded. Photo / Supplied Jake Millar has a problem. Hes being followed around by a red pair of Gucci loafers, treading wherever his name is mentioned online. The ostentatious Italian shoes have become a common feature across comments sections and social media, emblematic of the schadenfreude acco...

Otago University drives bid to rein in students wild behaviour 24 Feb, 2021 10:58 PM 8 minutes to read "There is no funner place in New Zealand right now than the University of Otago," vice-chancellor professor Harlene Hayne says. File photo. Photo / Critic "There is no funner place in New Zealand right now than the University of Otago," vice-chancellor professor Harlene Hayne says. File photo. Photo / Critic RNZ Orientation Week In years gone by, this meant trouble for Dunedin and its emergenc...