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Gordon Campbell: On The Clark Exit, Convention Centres, And The Killing Of Hachalu HundessaGoodbye, David Clark. In the end, the outgoing Health Minister decided that in the midst of a pandemic the best thing he could do for New Zealand would be to no longer be there – given that being there had involved hiving off on his mountain bike during a lockdown, and throwing the country’s most beloved Health bureaucrat under a bus. As Clark indicated so memorably at last week’s press conference, when it comes to managing public health risks at the border the buck stops with…that guy over there! In the aftermath of that debacle, Clark reached the same conclusion the nation had reached some time ago, that leadership just wasn’t his thing. Once again, he got on his bike.... More>> Government: David Clark Resigns As Health MinisterThe Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has accepted David Clark’s resignation as Health Minister. More>>ALSO:National - Clark’s Resignation Was Too Little, Too LateNZ Taxpayers' Union - Taxpayer Victory! David Clark ResignsRNZ - PM Jacinda Ardern on David Clark's resignation as Health Minister: 'It is one I agree with' Election 2020: Green Party Unveils Income Policy The Green Party is today unveiling its Poverty Action Plan, which includes a Guaranteed Minimum Income to ensure people have enough to live with dignity. The scheme resets income support payments to ensure everyone not in full-time paid work gets at least ... More>>ALSO:NZ Council of Trade Unions - Unions Support Greens Policy Announcement To Help Make Aotearoa FairerSocial Credit Party - Greens Want Even More TaxesTax Justice Aotearoa - Time To Tax Wealth As Well As WorkChild Poverty Action Group - Greens’ Proposals Would Lift Families Out Of Poverty Conservation: New Protection For DolphinsExtensive new protections are being put in place as part of an updated plan to look after New Zealand’s native Hector’s and Māui dolphins, announced Minister of Fisheries Stuart Nash and Minister of Conservation Eugenie Sage today. More>>ALSO:Science Media Centre - Dolphin Protection Plan Announced - Expert ReactionForest And Bird - Loopholes Remain In Māui And Hector's Dolphin ProtectionGreenpeace NZ - Greenpeace Says Dolphin Threat Management Plan "promising, But Not Transformational"PEPANZ - Seismic Survey Policy Should Be Evidence And Science BasedStraterra - Straterra Opposes Ideological Crack-down On Seismic Surveying Auckland: Water Consent Referred To Board Of InquiryEnvironment Minister David Parker has today “called in” Auckland’s application to the Waikato Regional Council to take an extra 200 million litres of water a day from the lower reaches of the Waikato River for Auckland drinking water and other municipal uses... More>>ALSO:National - National Supports Water Consent Being Added To Covid-19 BillRNZ - Waikato iwi look to block Auckland water grab - Auckland water shortage: Extra 200m litres from Waikato River 'absolutely essential'Watercare Services - Latest Weather Forecast Takes Auckland Water Supply To ‘critical’ StatusJoint Press Release - Auckland And Waikato Hold Constructive Water Talks Gun Law: A New Firearms System Focused On Safety Tougher gun laws will begin to take effect from next week following the passage of new firearms legislation through Parliament today. The Minister of Police says the Third Reading of the Arms Legislation Bill is an historic milestone for community ... More>>ALSO:National - Firearms Reforms Won’t Deliver What Govt ClaimsNZ Police Association - Police Association Welcomes Long Overdue Tougher Gun LawACT - Govt’s Record On Gun Reform A Tale Of Failure And DivisionFair And Reasonable - Firearms Owners Victims Of Police Error Government: Building A Stronger Health And Disability SystemThe Government is committing to a long-term programme of reform to build a stronger New Zealand Health and Disability System that delivers for all. More>>ALSO:National - Health Report Overdue And Unlikely To Be Acted OnGreens - Health Reforms Must Protect Community VoicesNZ Council of Trade Unions - Health And Disability System Review Report Welcomed By NZCTUAssociation of Salaried Medical Specialists - Simpson Review Puts Health Jigsaw Into A More Joined Up PictureNZ Taxpayers' Union - Major Health System Reform Welcomed By Taxpayers’ Union National: Todd Muller Announces Caucus Reshuffle Today I am confirming a minor shadow cabinet reshuffle due to the retirement of Paula Bennett. Dr Shane Reti will be ranked number 13 and will take on Associate Drug Reform. Shane has demonstrated a huge intellect and capacity for work, supporting ... More>> Biosecurity: Winston Peters On EU Travel: 'We're Not Going To Compromise Our Country's Health'Foreign Minister Winston Peters says New Zealanders who head to Europe on holiday should pay for their two weeks' hotel quarantine when they return. More>>Economy: Infrastructure Investment To Create Jobs, Kick-Start COVID Rebuild A new package of infrastructure investments will help kick-start the post-COVID rebuild by creating more than 20,000 jobs and unlocking more than $5 billion of projects up and down New Zealand. Finance Minister Grant Robertson and Infrastructure Minister ... More>>ALSO:Greens - Greens Welcome Huge New Investment In Sustainable ProjectsEMA - Infrastructure Spend Good Start For RegionsNew Plymouth District Council - Multimillion Dollar Green Hydrogen Wastewater Network A Big Win For New Zealand’s Energy CapitalHorowhenua District Council - Strategy Adopted To Improve The Transport System In HorowhenuaMarlborough District Council - Funding Welcomed For Library And Art Gallery Development Covid-19: Isolation System To Be Beefed Up After Stress A range of improvements are already underway to address issues identified in the rapid review of the Managed Isolation and Quarantine system released today, Housing Minister Megan Woods said. The review was commissioned just over a week ago to identify ... More>>ALSO:NZ Govt - Compassionate Exemptions Temporarily SuspendedScience Media Centre - New COVID-19 Cases – Expert ReactionOffice of the Ombudsmen - Chief Ombudsman To Begin Inspections Of COVID-19 Isolation FacilitiesRNZ - Covid-19 managed isolation and testing: by the numbers - Todd Muller calls for Health Minister David Clark to be sacked - Dr Ashley Bloomfield on two new Covid-19 cases in NZ - Two new cases leaving isolation 'an unacceptable failure of the system' - ArdernElection 2020: Parties Get Into Gear ACT has today announced its list for the 2020 General Election. “The calibre and experience of our candidates will impress voters of every persuasion. We have candidates from all walks of life. People who have built their homes, families and businesses ... More>>ALSO:NZ First - Hon Shane Jones Announces Candidacy For The Seat Of Northland - New Zealand First Confirms Its First Tranche Of Candidates - New Zealand First MP Clayton Mitchell Not Seeking Re-electionNational - Tania Tapsell National’s New Candidate For East CoastGreens - Green Party Unveils Its Candidate List For The 2020 ElectionACT - ACT Announces First 49 Candidates From Small Business, Farming, Law And EngineeringGreg O'Connor - Greg O’Connor Confirmed As Labour Party Candidate For The Ōhāriu Electorate At 2020 General Election Int'l Trade: New Zealand To Host Virtual APEC In 2021 Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters and Trade and Export Growth Minister David Parker announced today that New Zealand’s hosting of APEC in 2021 will go ahead using virtual digital platforms. Mr Peters said the global disruption caused by COVID-19, ... More>>ALSO:National - Virtual APEC A Lost Economic OpportunityOffice of the Mayor of Auckland - Mayoral Statement On APEC 2021NZ International Business Forum - Business Forum Ready To Help Adapt Apec In 2021 Energy Sector: Meridian Spilled Water To Hike Electricity Prices - Authority RulingThe Electricity Authority has found that generator Meridian Energy manipulated the power market, costing consumers about $80 million. More>>ALSO:NZ First - New Zealand First Demands Answers From Meridian EnergyWaiau Rivercare Group Inc - Govt Confirms Special Treatment For Meridian, While Meridian Abuses Market, And Consumers Pay $80 Mn XE Data Update: RBNZ Official Cash Rate Decision The RBNZ will keep the Official Cash Rate (OCR) at 0.25%. T he key points in the RBNZ statement are: RBNZ keeps the OCR unchanged at 0.25% Maintain the LSAP (large scale asset purchase) at NZD$60 billion. Committee prepared to use additional monetary ... More>>ALSO:National - Shambolic Coalition Creating Economic UncertaintyReserve Bank - Monetary Policy Easing To ContinueFinder - RBNZ Survey: Negative Cash Rate Is Imminent, Say Experts Electricity: Kiwis Ignore Promise Of Cheaper Power Electric Kiwi and Flick Electric Co are joint winners of Canstar Blue’s award for Most Satisfied Customers | Electricity Providers From putting on an extra layer – rather than turning on a heater – to turning off lights and choosing the energy-saving ... More>>ALSO:Electricity Retailers' Association of NZ - Power Bills Down $156 In Five Years, A New 11-year LowNZ Energy and Environment Business Week - Carbon Prices Hit Record High As Shaw Warns About Them Going LowerContact Energy - Energyclubnz Exits Market, Customers Switching To Contact Economy: COVID-19 Contributes To 1.6 Percent Fall In March Quarter GDP Gross domestic product (GDP) fell 1.6 percent in the March 2020 quarter, the largest drop in 29 years, as the initial effects of COVID-19 restrictions impacted on economic activity, Stats NZ said today. This quarter’s GDP results showed a widespread drop ... More>>ALSO:XE Money Transfer - XE Data Update - NZ 1Q GDP ReleaseNZ Govt - GDP Shows Expected Impacts Of Moves To Protect Kiwis Against COVID-19National - GDP figures confirm worst fearsACT - The Economy Isn’t Back, We’re In Recession Electricity: Transmission Pricing For A Low Carbon Future The Electricity Authority has decided on new guidelines for transmission pricing. James Stevenson-Wallace, Chief Executive of the Electricity Authority says the new guidelines will deliver significant benefits to consumers, through lower electricity ... More>>ALSO:BusinessNZ - Transmission Pricing Spells The End Of A Decade Of UncertaintyVector - Consumers Lose Out Yet Again In Electricity Authority’s Transmission Pricing ReformsEMA - Authority Must Be Reined In Before It Increases Power Prices For Vulnerable Consumers ASB: Investor Confidence Falls To Four-Year Low As the world grapples with the fallout from the most significant pandemic the world has seen in a century, economic concerns are weighing on investors, dragging investor confidence down to a four-year low in the first quarter of the year. For the three ... More>>ALSO:Xero - Xero Data Reveals COVID-19’s Initial Impact On NZ Small Business SectorJagriti Gupta - NZ’s Bright Spots Amid Tough Employment And Business Confidence ScenarioUN News - Why Business Needs To Address The Social Impacts Of COVID-19: An Interview With Lise Kingo Science Media Centre: Funding For R&D In New Zealand – Expert Reaction Research, Science and Innovation Minister Dr Megan Woods has today announced $401.3 million funding for research and development through Budget 2020 and the COVID Response and Recovery Fund. The fund includes $150 million for an R&D loan scheme, ... More>>ALSO:NZ Govt - Govt Boosts Innovation, R&D For Economic RebuildGNS Science - Government’s Support For Science Sector Crucial For NZ’s RecoveryScience NZ - New Funding Supports Critical Science Research For New Zealand Science: 2019 Prime Minister’s Science Prizes Announced The 2019 Prime Minister’s Science Prizes have been announced in a digital livestream event today. The Prizes recognise the impact of science on New Zealanders’ lives, celebrate the achievements of current scientists and encourage scientists of the ... More>>ALSO:University of Waikato - Māori Astronomer Receives Prime Minister’s AwardGNS Science - Ground-breaking Climate Change Collaboration Awarded PM’s Science PrizeUniversity of Auckland - Laser Physicist Wins Emerging Scientist Award RNZ: Fuel, Alcohol Costs To Go Up From TodayThe increase today in the taxes on fuel, road user charges and alcohol is being called a tone-deaf move. More>>ALSO:ACT - Labour’s Tax Plan Is To Bully And Steal Your Lunch MoneyNational - Govt’s Tax Grab Another Slap In The Face For MotoristsRoad Transport Forum - Tax Increase Hits At The Worst TimeGull - Gull Holds Fuel Prices Until Friday Despite Excise Tax Increase Stardome Observatory: Young Kiwi Astro-Photographer Shoots For The Stars Matariki by Josh Kirkley. The stars are aligning for up-and-coming Auckland-based astro-photographer Josh Kirkley (Kāi Tahu). During lockdown, one of his images was picked up by NASA and shared on the space agency’s Instagram to its 59.2 million ... More>> DCANZ: Time For EU To Commit To A Level Playing Field For Trade The Dairy Companies Association of New Zealand (DCANZ) has welcomed New Zealand Trade Minister David Parker’s statement that it is unacceptable for New Zealand exporters to continue facing an ‘unlevel playing field’ in the EU. Details leaked ... More>>ALSO:Federated Farmers - Stand Firm Mr Parker On EU Free TradePotatoes NZ - Protecting NZ Fries As Part Of PNZ Pandemic Recovery & Transformation Plan Potatoes New Zealand: Protecting NZ Fries As Part Of PNZ Pandemic Recovery & Transformation Plan Potatoes New Zealand has met with Minister Faafoi this week to discuss investigating the potential importation of heavily discounted frozen potato chips into New Zealand. With MBIE’s support we are undertaking an investigation to gather evidence of the ... More>>ALSO:Statistics NZ - Potato Prices Reach All-time High In AprilPlant and Food Research - New Zealand horticulture exports grow to $6.2 billion New Zealand Government: Supporting Kiwi Businesses To Resolve Rent DisputesThe Government will legislate to ensure businesses that suffered as a result of the COVID-19 response will get help to resolve disputes over commercial rent issues, Justice Minister Andrew Little announced today. More>>ALSO:Retail NZ - Rent Relief Action A Good Start But Needs To Go FurtherSocialist Equality Group - Pandemic Intensifies Social Crisis In New ZealandAuckland Business Chamber - Businesses Struggling To Find Momentum Science Media Centre: Understanding 5G Concerns – Expert Q&A Recent attacks on cell phone towers have brought concerns over the rollout of 5G technology into sharp relief.While scientific research has consistently shown that the technology does not adversely affect human health, public concerns about its impact have spread around the world, fueled in part by growing misinformation online. The SMC asked experts to comment... More>>ALSO:Spark - Spark Welcomes Spectrum Allocation And Prepares For 5G Rollout Over The Next 12 Months2 Degrees Mobile - Early Access Spectrum Decision Is Right For The TimesRNZ - 5G Conspiracy Question Ignites Debate On Press PerformanceTrade: Record Monthly Surplus As Imports Dive Imports in April 2020 had their biggest fall since October 2009, resulting in a monthly trade surplus of $1.3 billion, Stats NZ said today. “This is the largest monthly trade surplus on record and the annual goods trade deficit is the lowest ... More>>ALSO:Statistics NZ - Logging Halt Undercuts Strong Export MonthStatistics NZ - New Zealand Trade After The COVID-19 Outbreak – 20 May Update Gordon Campbell: On The Media Collusion With National’s Attack Lines For most of the past week, any consumer of this country’s management of Covid-19 would think New Zealand was actually Brazil, or Texas. The media language has been full of claims of “botches” at the border, and laxness and inexcusable errors ... More>> Gregor Thompson: Don’t Be Too Pessimistic About New Zealand’s Future.With the first hurdle hopped our Government will be turning its attention to trying to soften the economic damage this pandemic has on our little archipelago. More>> Eric Zuesse: U.S. Empire: Biden And Kerry Gave Orders To Ukraine’s President Eric Zuesse, originally posted at Strategic Culture On May 19th, an implicit international political warning was issued, but it wasn’t issued between countries; it was issued between allied versus opposed factions within each of two countries: U.S. and Ukraine. ... More>> Binoy Kampmark: Budget Cockups In The Time Of Coronavirus: Reporting Errors And Australia’s JobKeeper Scheme Hell has, in its raging fires, ringside seats for those who like their spreadsheets. The seating, already peopled by those from human resources, white collar criminals and accountants, becomes toastier for those who make errors with those spreadsheets. ... More>> Binoy Kampmark: Altars Of Hypocrisy: George Floyd, Protest And Black Face Be wary what you protest about. The modern moral constabulary are out, and they are assisted by their Silicon Valley friends in the Social Media club. Should you dare take a stand on anything, especially in a dramatic way, you will be found out ... More>> Binoy Kampmark: Welcome Deaths: Coronavirus And The Open Plan Office For anybody familiar with that gruesome manifestation of the modern work place, namely the open plan office, the advent of coronavirus might be something of a relief. The prospects for infection in such spaces is simply too great. You are at risk from ... More>> Binoy Kampmark: Why Thinking Makes It So: Donald Trump’s Obamagate Fixation The “gate” suffix has been wearing thin since the break-in scandal that gave it its birth. Since Watergate, virtually anything dubious and suggestive, and much more besides, is suffixed. Which brings us to the issue of President Donald Trump’s ... More>>Binoy Kampmark: Brutal Choices: Anders Tegnell And Sweden’s Herd Immunity Goal If the title of epidemiological czar were to be created, its first occupant would have to be Sweden’s Anders Tegnell. He has held sway in the face of sceptics and concern that his “herd immunity” approach to COVID-19 is a dangerous, and breathtakingly ... More>> Covid-19: WHO Reports Largest Single Day Increase In Cases The World Health Organization ( WHO ) reported the largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases over the course of Sunday, registering more than 183,000 new infections in 24 hours, bringing the total to some 8.8 million cases worldwide, with more than ... More>> China: National Security Law Must Not Become A Weapon Of Fear Responding to today’s passing of a national security law for Hong Kong by the Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress, the head of Amnesty International’s China Team, Joshua Rosenzweig, said: 'The passing of the national ... More>> UN: Syrians ‘face Unprecedented Hunger Amid Impending COVID Crisis’ © UNICEF/Delil Souleiman | A young boy photographed at Al-Hol refugee camp in the northeastern desert of Syria. (July 2019) Syrian communities devastated by years of civil war now face an “unprecedented” hunger crisis, just as urgent action ... More>> Israel/OPT: Annexation Plan Promotes ‘Law Of The Jungle’ And Must Be Stopped The Israeli authorities must immediately abandon plans to further 'annex' territory in the occupied West Bank which breach international laws and exacerbate decades of systematic human rights violations against Palestinians there, Amnesty ... More>> Tui Time: Nominations Open For The 55th New Zealand Music Awards Ceremony confirmed for November, new Tui announced Recorded Music New Zealand announce nominations are now open for the 55th annual New Zealand Music Awards | Ngā Tohu Puoro o Aotearoa. Damian Vaughan, Recorded Music New Zealand CEO, says it’s more ... More>> FIFA: Trans-Tasman Hosts For 2023 Women’s World Cup The awarding of joint hosting rights for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 is a landmark decision for women’s sport in our region Prime Ministers Scott Morrison and Jacinda Ardern said. For the first time in history, Australians and New Zealanders ... More>>

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