nzherald.co.nz published this video item, entitled “Do males still earn more than females? Julia Gabel from The Herald examines whether there has been any improvement in the gender pay gap between women and men. Full story: https://bitly.ws/33qAJ Subscribe and be notified of breaking news: https://goo.gl/LP45jX Check out our playlists: https://goo.gl/Swd249 Like NZ Herald on Facebook: https://goo.gl/tUC4oq Follow NZ Herald on Instagram: https://goo.gl/oLicXe Follow NZ Herald on Twitter: https://goo.gl/Wi6mbv nzherald.co.nz YouTube ChannelGot a comment? Leave your thoughts in the comments section, below. Please note comments are moderated before publication.

Words: Wyn MastersWyn heads back to NZ for the 10th and final edition of the Dodzy memorial enduro, definitely NZ's best enduro and all in memory of the great man James "Dodzy" Dodds who had a massive impact on the MTB scene in NZ!All event results here https://www.dodzymemorialenduro.com/results And to book a spot to ride this epic hand built MTB park check out https://mtbtrails.nz/ Video by Henry Jaine

One of the country’s top investigative journalism teams, Stuff Circuit, has surprisingly missed out on the annual round of public funding through NZ on Air. Stuff Circuit, presented by Paula Penfold and with four team members, has won multiple awards for Stuff.co.nz, which has regularly lauded the unit’s achievements. But in the list of current affairs programmes to be funded for 2024 through NZ on Air, Stuff Circuit was a glaring omission. There are fears the Stuff Circuit programme might not return at all. Last year Stuff Circuit produced a bold and controversial video documentary, called Fire And Fury that examined the groups behind the Parliament anti-mandate protests.

The public gallery was packed at a Dunedin City Council meeting yesterday, as speakers debated whether the Palestinian flag should be flown from city buildings. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSHThe New Zealand flag will be flown at half mast in Dunedin today to recognise the suffering of both sides of the conflict in Gaza. The move from the Dunedin City Council followed discussion yesterday about whether the Palestinian flag should be flown from city buildings. In the end, most councillors backed a compromise put forward by Cr Andrew Whiley, that the New Zealand flag be lowered to half mast on city council buildings. Both had been wary of the city council getting involved in matters they said were not core council business.

The new government's plan to remove sexuality and relationship guidelines from schools, introduced in 2020, is facing push back from some educators. The agreement between National and New Zealand First included refocusing "the curriculum, on academic achievement and not ideology, including the removal and replacement of the gender, sexuality, and relationship-based education guidelines". ADVERTISEMENTFitzpatrick was a lead writer on the document that formed the guide for principals, boards of trustees, teachers and parents on sexuality education in 2015, and said parents would want a mix of both at school and in-home sexuality education. Fitzpatrick said gender is everywhere in how we live our lives and the idea of removing discussing gender from schooling altogether is "ridiculous." (Source: 1News)Cambridge Middle School Principal Daryl Gibbs said the relationships and sexuality education guidelines are there, with resources endorsed by the Ministry, but there are still "grey areas" for schools around the subject.

"It's not just house prices that were on the weaker side this month," the report says. "We have revised down our 2023 house price forecast and now expect house prices to fall 0.4% in 2023, versus a 0.2% rise previously. The report also notes that new residential listings are above year ago levels for the first time this year. "This lift in listings is on top of an already large stock of inventories, which needs to decline before meaningful rises in house prices are likely. On the interest rate front ANZ says a weaker than expected labour market has prompted the bank's economists to soften their expectations around the Official Cash Rate (OCR).

THE OTHERS WAY FESTIVAL 2023Friday 1st December - across Karangahape Road, Auckland, festival timetable HEREFeaturing... Could you please explain for those who may not have experienced Pachyman live — what's your live setup? Dub and reggae music is really big in New Zealand, especially during summer. When I was growing up, they had just put out a live record. But because I figured out a way to make a record sound equally as good as, at least for my standards, when I was using a tape machine — digitally I could actually go way faster.

Finance Minister Nicola Willis insists she and the new government want to see fewer people smoking, despite relying on smokers to fund planned tax cuts. The new government's scrapping of these initiatives saw critics on social media over the weekend dub the deputy National Party leader 'Nicotine Willis', and Health Minister Shane Reti, 'Shane Cigareti'. Asked on RNZ's First Up if Willis was "happy to endorse" the current death toll from smoking, she said "absolutely not". Combined cyclone / emergency roleWillis also talked about the lack of a cyclone recovery minister in the new Cabinet, which disappointed some hard-hit East Coast residents. "We've combined those two roles into the emergency management and recovery minister, and you can expect to see Mark engaging heavily with the communities affected by flooding and cyclone events."

Photo: NZ HeraldAn NZ On Air board member has resigned after making a social media post calling new Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters’ attack on media independence “malicious” and him being “the worst of this gang of thugs”. NZ On Air board member Andrew Shaw, a screen sector consultant who has previously worked as a television host, posted today on social media: “Winston Peters attack’s independence of media [sic]. His return is the worst of this gang of thugs.”After questions from Newshub to NZ On Air about the post it disappeared. NZ On Air is a Crown entity of the government that funds broadcasting and creative works. Former NZ on Air board member Andrew Shaw.

Nauru is one of the most obese countries in the world, with an adult obesity rate of 61.0%. Palau has an adult obesity rate of 55.3%. Tuvalu has an adult obesity rate of 51.6%. Niue has an adult obesity rate of 50%. Micronesia has an adult obesity rate of 45.8%.

As the Hard Right Racist Government settles in, the values are glaring and venal. As the planet melts with temperatures 6 sigma above normal, the new Hard Right Racist Government has Climate Change and the Environment outside Cabinet while Racing and Resources are inside Cabinet. I have argued this Government will make Climate Change far worse, but even I was surprised at the venality of it all. God defend NZ, because the voters sure as fuck didn’tTDB Recommends NewzEngine.comIncreasingly having independent opinion in a mainstream media environment which mostly echo one another has become more important than ever, so if you value having an independent voice going into this pandemic and 2020 election – please donate here. If you can’t contribute but want to help, please always feel free to share our blogs on social media.

“And there’ll be no shortage of ‘events’ to test Luxon’s political skills. David Seymour wants a referendum on the Treaty. Winston wants a Royal Commission of Inquiry into Labour’s handling of the Covid crisis. Talk about cans of worms!”were very fond of their local. It was nothing ...

Health Minister Ratu Atonio Lalabalavu says his ministry is willing to offer assistance to the medical aid ship YWAM Koha which is stranded in Fiji. Ratu Atonio said they were unaware the ship was facing difficulties but added the ministry was willing to help if asked to. “If they ask for help we’ll see what we can do, but Government has to approve,” Ratu Atonio said. In an earlier interview with this newspaper YWAM Ships Aoteroa Ltd managing director, Marty Emmet said they had not asked for assistance from the Ministry of Health but would appreciate help from Government. Mr Emmet said they had collected 96 per cent of the $100,000 needed to fully fix the mechanical problem.

The number of people arriving in New Zealand on work visas continues to steadily climb back towards pre-Covid levels. The latest figures from the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment show 18,627 people arrived in NZ on work visas in October this year, following 19,533 arrivals in September and 17,436 in August. They rose to several thousand a month between April and August 2022, passing 10,000 a month from September 2022, and remaining above 15,000 a month for all of this year. In the 12 months to end of October this year 202,770 people arrived in NZ on work visas. That is, however, still significantly below the 242,931 that arrived pre-Covid in the year to October 2019.

Stuff’s Brand Connections commercial team has made two strategic appointments to its Metro team. Headed by Director of Metro Markets Vijai Raju, the Metro team is responsible for building campaigns that deliver for Stuff’s business customers across Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. Julia Scott joins the Wellington team as Head of Sales – Central. She will be responsible for the Wellington and Manawatū direct sales teams, building client solutions across the breadth and depth of Stuff media assets. Melisa Sinclair joins the team as Magazine Advertising Manager for NZ Gardener and The TV Guide.