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"Our concern is what is the consultation and exercises going on engaging with communities, including rural communities? And about what [the Natural and Built Environments Act] might look like, particularly the impact on our lives that this will have," Williams told Magic Talks Rural Exchange over the weekend. A draft of the Natural and Built Environments Act will be referred to a select committee in the middle of this year. But Williams says this does not give communities enough time to "absorb...

Photo: 123RF It’s now three weeks since former MP John Banks - filling in as a talkback host on national network Magic Talk - took a call from Richard who said Māori were “stone age” people predisposed to crime, addiction and doing badly at school.   Magic Talk‘s owner MediaWorks sacked Banks soon after that - after a number of companies warned they would take their advertising dollars somewhere else if the broadcaster didn’t take action.  One of the first was Vodafone, which ...

Owning a home provides security that no amount of rental law cannot. The trouble is that house prices do not reflect the cost of owning a home. They reflect the cost of the expected medium-term capital gains (post bright-line). It wasnt a problem when they reflected the expected gains upon retirement and downsizing, but now who honestly expects to be in that house for thirty years? Or do they expect to flip it in ten years or so? Ad 1.2.1.1.2.1 Agree with the security bi...

Written By: lprent - Date published: 9:30 am, February 13th, 2021 - 84 comments Back in May, I wrote a post “Covid-19: may be endemic“. That is looking like it is more and more likely. The depth of infection in world populations means that recombinant variants are likely. Vaccines and previous immunity will reduce the death rates and infection rates. But won’t stop...

RNZ Government agencies are gearing up to combat a barrage of vaccine-related scams expected to hit during the Covid-19 immunisation campaign. OPINION: It looks like well be vaccinated by the end of the year - those of us who believe in science, that is. On Friday, a little ahead of a previous promised schedule, the government announced it will be just a week before the first New Zealanders - border workers - will begin offering their upper arms for a tiny jab, and take the first step to join...

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The week in politics resembled nothing short of a playground sandpit, friends one minute becoming foes the next. Meanwhile, the Speaker flip-flops on neckties and Magic Talk continues its quest towards cancellation. What an incredible news week on social media! We unfriended Myanmar, Speaker Trevor Mallard blocked Māori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi, Sean Plunket muted himself from talkback radio, then Speaker Trevor Mallard unblocked Māori...

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Overly invasive regime: Government faces opposition on bill to make live-streaming objectionable material illegal 11 Feb, 2021 02:10 AM 4 minutes to read National MP Simon Bridges says hes worried about the impact of the bill on free speech. Photo / NZH Political reporter, NZ Herald@AmeliaJWade The Government wants to make live-streaming objectionable material a crime and punishable by up to 14 years in prison or a fine up to $200,000. And platforms that dont comply with take-down orders could ...

Sean Plunket departs MediaWorks radio station Magic Talk 10 Feb, 2021 01:25 AM 3 minutes to read Controversial talkback host Sean Plunket has announced he will be leaving Magic Talk and MediaWorks. NZ Herald Controversial talkback host Sean Plunket has announced he will be leaving his Magic Talk radio show and MediaWorks. New MediaWorks CEO Cam Wallace said today: "Sean has hosted Magic Talk afternoons over the past two years and I would like to thank him for his significant contribution to th...