The explosion of conspiracy theories around the ‘15-minute city’ brings into focus the question, what is it? In essence, the 15-minute city is the idea that a person is able to undertake most of their daily life in a 15-minute radius around where they live, and the conspiracy aspect is about forcing this lifestyle on people. The 15-minute city idea is more developed in some other countries. Martin Pope/Getty Images Conspiracy theorists are trying to whip up fears that the 15-minute city idea is the thin end of an authoritarian wedge. Paris-based urbanist Carlos Moreno is widely credited with the description, “15-minute city”.

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 10:18 am, November 5th, 2023 - 45 commentsCategories: election 2023, greens, labour, Maori Issues, maori party, Maori seats, national - Tags:I am not sure that there was anyone, apart from John Tamihere, who were publicly predicting that Te Pāti Māori would pick up six seats. Te Pāti Māori’s vote more than doubled from 23,820 to 57,912. And overall the share of the Labour + Green + Te Pāti Māori vote increased by 0.9%. Although Labour still won the party vote in each electorate there was a clear swing against it and to Te Pāti Māori. John Tamihere has indicated clearly that Te Pati Maori will not approach National to be part of a confidence and supply agreement.

A couple of days ago, K Gurunathan – described as a former mayor of Kapiti – had an article in Stuff under the heading “ACT’s Treaty referendum: a bad idea, and even worse timing”. In the article, he noted that former Prime Minister John Key had ruled out the idea

Flying Whale owner Gillian Elliot says she is very excited for the seasonal return of cruise ship visitors. PHOTOS: LINDA ROBERTSONThe first cruise ship of the new season will today receive a warm welcome to Dunedin. On board, 3500 visitors and 1300 crew represent the first of what is scheduled to be a record-setting year for cruise ship visitors. At Sushi Johnny, up the street, the menu changed for cruise ship season and the cruise ship schedule was posted on the back of a drinks fridge. Regarding a cruise action plan, it said consideration should be given to "exploring the consequences of capping cruise ship visits to the city".

Crusaders sign Leigh Halfpenny for 2024 seasonCrusaders sign Leigh Halfpenny for 2024 seasonFormer Wales fullback Leigh Halfpenny[Image: stuff.co.nz]Defending Shop N Save Super Rugby Pacific champions the Crusaders have just confirmed signing former Wales fullback Leigh Halfpenny for the 2024 season. The Crusaders say the 34-year-old will bring maturity and a new perspective to their back line, slotting in alongside the likes of Will Jordan, Sevu Reece, Macca Springer and Chay Fihaki. Halfpenny says he has always watched Super Rugby and the Crusaders are the team he always followed. Crusaders Head coach, Rob Penney says signing Halfpenny for the 2024 season was a massive coup for them. The Crusaders will kick off the 2024 season when they play the Chiefs at 6.05pm 23rd February.

12991106_168488101176232.jpg A bridge on the Otago Central Rail trail. PHOTO: NZ HERALDExtending the Otago Central Rail Trail towards Dunedin could bring millions of dollars of benefits to the city, it has been signalled. The Taieri Gorge trail for walking and cycling is not certain to proceed — principally because of reluctance to rip up railway tracks for such a venture — but the idea has been studied. Its potential value was explored by regional economist Benje Patterson for the Otago Central Rail Trail Trust, which was behind the successful conversion of a disused railway line into a walking and cycling trail between Clyde and Middlemarch. They include the prospect of Dunedin getting an uplift in spending from trail visitors of between $6.9 million and $11.4m if the trail is developed.

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A record-breaking batting effort hasn't been enough to prevent a fourth straight defeat for New Zealand at the Cricket World Cup in India. The Black Caps have posted 401 for 6- but suffered a 21-run loss to Pakistan via the Duckworth-Lewis method. New Zealand will still qualify for the semifinals if they beat Sri Lanka on Thursday. NZ Herald sportswriter Andrew Alderson joins Piney to recap the loss. LISTEN ABOVE

Bruno Fernandes scored an injury-time goal to give Manchester United a 1-0 win away to Fulham and lift some pressure on United coach, Erik ten Hag. The result will help Ten Hag after defeats at home to Manchester City and Newcastle United, but his team still needs to improve if they are to challenge for a top-four finish. Man City will spend the weekend as leaders after Newcastle United beat Arsenal 1-0 at St James’ Park to stretch their winning run at home to four games and inflict the Gunners’ first defeat of the campaign. Brentford secured their fifth win in five games against West Ham since their promotion to the Premier League as they beat David Moyes’ team 3-2. Oliver Norwood kept his nerve to smash home a 100th-minute penalty to give Sheffield United their first win of the season as they beat Wolverhampton 2-1.

Maui Oliver is now an instructor at Koryo Taekwondo in Hastings. Photo: NZ HeraldMaui Oliver has taken his passion for taekwondo to the next level by becoming an instructor at Koryo Taekwondo. “Even if there was a real fat person, or a halfway fat person, they [could] do it without being fit. Becoming an instructor is the next step for Oliver, who has a memory like an elephant when it comes to remembering patterns for the poomsae style of taekwondo. Oliver is part of the New Zealand para team heading to Australia to compete in the 2024 Gold Coast Open World taekwondo championship in para kyorugi and poomsae [sparring and patterns].

A couple of days ago, K Gurunathan – described as a former mayor of Kapiti – had an article in Stuff under the heading “ACT’s Treaty referendum: a bad idea, and even worse timing”. In the article, he noted that former Prime Minister John Key had ruled out the idea

Body camera footage from the aftermath of the Nova music festival massacre has been released by an Israeli first-responder team. Ohad Zwigenberg/AP The site of the Nova music festival after Hamas’ deadly attack. One of Hamas’ first targets was the Nova music festival near Kibbutz Be’eri, only 5km from the Gaza Strip. Ariel Schalit/AP Israeli soldiers inspect the site of the Nova music festival near the border with the Gaza Strip. After stumbling upon the bodies beneath the bar, the Israeli officer became desperate.

“We have since updated our legal training with journalists to cover what assurances they can provide sources and what guarantees they cannot give,” TVNZ told the Herald. Cooke and Leighton are now calling for a ‘shield law’ to ensure news media can guarantee off the record interviews and information from sources will remain confidential. The source should also have the option of allowing off the record information to go on the record in the future. to retain off the record information without fear of seizure." That's at the forefront of this issue - keeping those promises and being able to under the law,” he said.

Kuruvoli scores a double for Barbarians in 49-26 loss against WalesKuruvoli scores a double for Barbarians in 49-26 loss against WalesPhoto: Stuff.co.nzFiji Water Flying Fijians half back Simione Kuruvoli scored a double for the Barbarians but it was not enough as they went down 49-26 to Wales. Wales romped to victory over the Barbarians to give retiring full-back Leigh Halfpenny a joyous send-off at Cardiff's Principality Stadium. Dewi Lake, Tom Rogers and Sam Costelow crossed for Wales in the first half before Taine Plumtree, Aaron Wainwright and Kieran Hardy added further tries. Welsh rugby also bade farewell to Justin Tipuric and Alun Wyn Jones, who scored a rousing try for the Barbarians. Source: BBC