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Collins has a history of getting the facts wrong: Davis hits back over prison riot criticism Newshub 26/01/2021 Zane Small © Image - Newshub / Zane Small; Video - The AM Show Watch as National leader Judith Collins criticises Correction Minister Kelvin Davis handling of the Waikeria Prison riots speaking to The AM Show. Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis is fiercely defending his handling of the Waikeria Prison riots last month after National leader Judith Collins accused hi...

The media was again incredibly frustrating at the 4pm covid update yesterday, and in this mornings Herald. Having Audrey Young doing a grumpy old woman routine asking the same gotcha question a million times ("why are we not told these business now?", and the switcheroo "why were this businesses blindsided by releasing their information before informing them?") was bad enough but her personal annoyance has become the subject of her piece this morning in the paper, where for some vague reason th...

viz., "a supra-national entity that has laws, courts and the means to enforce the peace." RedLogix 1.1.1.1.1.1 In my view that while the ICC was undeniably a good idea, it never attained the commitment across the board to permit it to succeed. Ill go back to my original parallel; the reason why nation states are mostly lawful and peaceful places is that ordinary citizens forgo the right to coercion and revenge and place it solely in the hands of the nation state. In the ca...

RedLogix 2.1 Interestingly that article starts with a description of appallingly bad safety standards at a major petrochem site in the 1960s. Yet remarkably everything has changed in the 50 years since; the events he describes are pretty much unthinkable in a developed country today. In particular: One day, Sherman was standing in a room, leaning over a large pipe to check a filter, when an operator in a distant control room mistakenly turned a knob, sending hot, almond-sm...

Invercargill and Dunedin have been closed by floods once a decade or so. Graeme 1.1.1 Large parts of Dunedin are below mean sea level, some around a metre. Invercargill is just above, but close enough that a flood combined with a high tide makes things pretty wet. Both suffer from being built on very weak ground, especially Invercargill, so both are never going to be more than they are now and unlikely to get much future investment. Its not only airports that are at risk...

Written By: weka - Date published: 6:06 am, January 23rd, 2021 - 38 comments When the government proposed declaring a climate emergency in December last year, Jacinda Ardern said this, This declaration is an acknowledgment of the next generation: an acknowledgment of the burden that they will carry if we do not get this right and if we do not take action now. When I visit schools, when I read children’s letters, I’m often...

Budget 2021 will be delivered on Thursday 20 May, Finance Minister Grant Robertson announced today. “My focus continues to be on making sure spending is targeted at the areas and people that need it the most. “We will manage the books carefully including ensuring we are getting value for money ... 16 hours ago Morena ki a tatau, Tena tatau i nga kaupapa hauora, E tuitui nei i a tatau i tēnei ata, Ka nui te mihi ki a koutou katoa. When we were re-elected with a clear mandate for change, ou...

"Opposition pressure to improve the timeliness of COVID-19 vaccine deliveries is working."

The 1-in-100 year event: Party leaders reveal how COVID-19 has shaped their view of governance Newshub 22/12/2020 © Newshub Watch Newshub political reporter Zane Smalls report. From stressing the need to work together to emphasising a "proportional" response, our political party leaders have opened up about how COVID-19 has shaped their view of governance.  The 1-in-100 year event: Party leaders reveal how COVID-19 has shaped their view of governance Replay Video Jacinda Ardern Looking ba...

16/12/2020 Finance Minister Grant Robertson speaking at Treasurys update. Photo credit: Newshub / Zane Small House prices are expected to keep soaring but hopes of a "swift" econonic recovery is on the horizon with Treasury tipping border restrictions to start easing in July 2021. The Governments final financial update of the year shows the COVID-19 shock is expected to have lasting economic impacts, with net core Crown debt expected to reach $190 billion b...