Reason to cheer the High Court quashing a vaccine mandate | The Spinoff
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Bad news, conspiracy theorists: looks like we may not need to overthrow the system after all.
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POLITICS & ECONOMY / CITIZEN VOICES
SUMMER 2021 22
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Fair Go asks if you can eat well in the face of rising prices
1 News
Their mystery shoppers check out how much prices have gone up in a year.
Sabotage of the Māori economy
Newsroom
Part three of Newsroom’s six-part video series looking at the Māori economy, now a $70 billion sector, focuses on its historical context.
War Changes Basics of NZ Fuel Supplies | Newsroom
Newsroom
The Ukraine invasion and looming global fuel supply disruption undermine the contentious decision to close and demolish New Zealand’s only oil refinery.
Ezra Hirawani: Māori energy retailer empowering people | RNZ
RNZ
Ezra Hirawani is the co-founder of the country’s first kaupapa Māori electricity retailer Nau Mai Rā.
Russia invasion of Ukraine: New Zealanders should be wary of potential disruption from cyberattacks | RNZ News
RNZ
Opinion New Zealand's security services have warned businesses to be ready for impacts to the country's computers and networks from the escalating conflict in Ukraine, writes Adam Boileau.
Experts warn Kiwis to expect 'economic disruption' amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine | Newshub
Newshub
Kiwis have been told to expect market volatility.
Shortages, price increases, delays and company collapses: why NZ needs a more resilient construction industry
The Conversation
The construction sector has long suffered from lack of co-ordination, poor planning and vulnerability to shocks. If the country’s building and infrastructure needs are to be met, that has to change.
Major bank raises home loan rate following OCR increase
1 News
The move comes after the Reserve Bank raised the official cash rate to 1 per cent on Wednesday.
Are We Becoming Little New Zealanders/Aotearoans? — Pundit
Pundit
Terrified of being unable to cope with the world they look inward. The National Library seems to join them.
The NZ anti-vax movement’s exploitation of Holocaust imagery is part of a long and sorry history
The Conversation
Political activists on both the left and right have long appropriated the rhetoric and symbolism of Nazism and the Holocaust, a tactic usually based on ignorance and false equivalence.
Will the Russia-Ukraine crisis cause another stock market crash? | Stuff.co.nz
Stuff
OPINION: The situation unfolding in Ukraine will certainly weaken the world’s financial markets, but history tells us it shouldn't be long term.
NZ sharemarket slumps to two year low in response to Russian invasion of Ukraine | RNZ News
RNZ
The local sharemarket has slumped to a two year low and the New Zealand dollar fallen on reports of Russian military action in Ukraine.
Chief ombudsman investigating if NZDF misled him during Afghan civilian deaths inquiry | RNZ News
RNZ
The investigation follows a complaint by journalist Nicky Hager, who alleges the NZDF withheld crucial information from the Ombudsman during an inquiry into civilian deaths in Afghanistan.
OCR rise could sting first home buyers, struggling businesses - expert | RNZ News
RNZ
The Reserve Bank unveiled another 25 basis points increase in the OCR, and while it might have been the prudent thing to do, struggling businesses might be in for a cooling in consumer spending.
Big banks' economists predict 25 basis points rise to OCR | RNZ News
RNZ
The Reserve Bank releases its first monetary policy statement this week and the only issue is not if it raises the official cash rate (OCR), but by how much.
Balancing police independence and public accountability at the Wellington protest | The Spinoff
The Spinoff
The largely hands-off response to the protest risks creating a full blown crisis of confidence in the NZ police.
Hospices facing 'terminal' funding crisis
1 News
A South Auckland facility says the Government isn’t listening to their concerns.
Do the protesters in Wellington even know what 'freedom' means? | Stuff.co.nz
Stuff
OPINION: The last time I checked, New Zealand is one of the most free countries in the world.
Is the Executive Accountable Enough? — Pundit
Pundit
Should the Children’s Commissioner be an officer of parliament?
Housing affordability in New Zealand plummets to all-time low | Newshub
Newshub
"There is a big challenge here."
Interest from Japan, UK and Australia in Southland hydrogen plant plan | RNZ News
RNZ
Four potential partners have been identified to help develop the world's first large-scale green hydrogen plant in Southland.
REINZ: Big slump in turnover, Auckland house sales down by a third | Stuff.co.nz
Stuff
Buyers waiting for a sign that the property market was turning a corner may have received it.
Rod Oram: Disinformation and divisions undermine our vaunted democracy | Newsroom
Newsroom
The only way to tackle our economic, social and environmental failures is by deep systemic change – and despite this week's international plaudits for the state of our democracy, that's something we really struggle with.
Inside the disorienting, contradictory swirl of the convoy, as seen through its media mouthpiece | Stuff.co.nz
Stuff
ANALYSIS: The occupation at Parliament has been driven by a chaotic swirl of contradictory ideas, which some participants have openly struggled to reconcile.
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