For the last 5 years I have screamed at the middle class woke in New Zealand that their activism was creating culture war political ammunition for the Right. The manner in which middle class woke cancel culture activism has driven voters into the arms of the Right is an enormous issue the Left are going to have to confront at some stage. Imagine if MeToo hadn’t mutated into a Salem witch trial where the new evidential threshold becomes ‘whatever a person says on Twitter’. TDB Recommends NewzEngine.comImagine if the entire Identity Politics movement had sought to build class solidarity rather than alienating bullshit? If you can’t contribute but want to help, please always feel free to share our blogs on social media

Two men were found going through the skip bin around the back of the Briscoes building in Dunedin. Photo: ODT FilesTwo dumpster divers were reprimanded by Dunedin police for digging for treasure in the Briscoes skip bin last night. Senior Sergeant Anthony Bond, of Dunedin, said police were called to Crawford St at 12am after reports of two males going through the skip bin around the back of the Briscoes building. The 31-year-old and 32-year-old men were "trying to recover disposed of stock the store threw away". The two men were warned for their behaviour, Snr Sgt Bond said.

Retail petrol prices are forecast to rise to as much as $3.50 a litre for 91 octane by Christmas. Rising oil prices and a weak New Zealand dollar were putting pressure on petrol prices, with the New Zealand dollar trading around 59.2 US cents ahead of Tuesday's US Federal Reserve's announcement on interest rates. "The premium grades are already over $3.50 in some places. I'd imagine it would be over $3.20 within about a fortnight and we could be by Christmas closer to $3.50 than $3." "So don't expect air flights to be going down because fuel prices will be going up in that regard as well."

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Tuesday, 19 September, 2023 - 16:56The overwhelming highlight of the Great New Zealand Infrastructure Debate hosted by Infrastructure New Zealand, BNZ and Stuff was the high degree of political consensus that is developing on the provision of infrastructure. The challenge is now turning that consensus into progress and long-term certainty for the sector, says Infrastructure New Zealand’s Nick Leggett. "It is imperative that we turn this around and provide both the community and the infrastructure sector the confidence that there is a pipeline of projects being consented, funded and built to meet their needs." "The good news is that the changing political environment has seen far greater consensus develop across our five main political parties and that is extremely encouraging. The Great New Zealand Infrastructure Debate saw spokespeople from Labour, National, ACT, The Greens and New Zealand First discuss and agree on many of the solutions required."

Sky New Zealand has announced that Ciara McGuigan will join as Chief Financial Officer in March 2024. Sky NZ Chief Executive Sophie Moloney says: “Ciara is a highly-regarded leader and finance professional with a strong background in media, and we are thrilled that she will be joining the Sky team. Former Foxtel CFO James Marsh will be Interim CFO from October 2023 until Ciara joins Sky. “I am very grateful to Andrew for his excellent stewardship of the CFO role over the last five months. “James is well known to the Sky team, having successfully undertaken a number of Finance leadership and advisory projects for Sky in the last 2 years.

Rising mortgage interest rates have widened the gap between what it costs to buy a house versus renting one, according to BNZ chief economist Mike Jones. Interest costs are split equally across floating and 2-year fixed mortgage rates. To this we add maintenance, rates, and insurance costs at an assumed annual rate of 1.5% of the national median house price. "In terms of operational costs – the cash leaving a bank account each week – the costs of servicing a new house purchase are currently much more expensive than equivalent rent costs," Jones said. "Overall, it’s clear that high interest rates have widened the wedge between the costs of renting vs.

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New Zealand leg spinner, Ish Sodhi, has openly discussed the lingering pain from the 2019 World Cup final loss to England. Both teams managed to score 241 runs within their allotted 50 overs and then replicated that score with 15 runs each during the super-over showdown. “It’s like breaking up with your first girlfriend,” Sodhi was quoted as saying stuff.co.nzSodhi’s redemption questFast forward four years, and Sodhi has once again secured a coveted spot in New Zealand’s lineup for the ODI World Cup 2023 . In his maiden World Cup appearance in 2019 , the 30-year-old featured in just one match, an encounter that didn’t leave a significant mark. Sodhi’s World Cup 2023 challengeIn the 16 ODIs that Sodhi has played since the 2019 World Cup, he has managed to claim 16 wickets, maintaining an average of 41.

nzherald.co.nz published this video item, entitled “Rugby World Cup 2023: De Groot hit with two-match ban, to miss rest of pool matches | nzherald.co.nz” – below is their description. Coach Ian Foster plus players Richie Mo’unga and Rieko Ioane react to Ethan de Groot’s two-match ban following his independent judicial committee hearing in Paris. Full story: https://tinyurl.com/yn936wna 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.

In this week's episode of Quillette Cetera I sit down with my friend Melody Rachel, a multifaceted artist from New Zealand who currently resides in Sydney. We discuss her upcoming one-woman show Demo, which she will be performing at the Sydney Fringe Festival. The audio versions can be found on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. I hope you like this week's episode. Stay tuned for upcoming interviews with sex researchers Rob Brooks and William Costello, heterodox sociologist Andrew Glover, nuclear-energy advocate Lea Booth, and Quillette founder Claire Lehmann.

Marilyn Manson was sentenced to 20 hours of community service and a fine on Monday (local time) after pleading no contest to blowing his nose on a videographer at a 2019 concert in New Hampshire. The prosecutors agreed to dismiss the other charge, which alleged that he spit on the videographer. Manson was fined a little more than US$1400 (NZ$2366) as part of the deal, with US$200 suspended. The judge, who called Manson's acts “egregious,” agreed to allow Manson to do his community service in California. Charles Krupa/AP Marilyn Manson was accused of approaching a videographer at his 2019 concert in New Hampshire and allegedly spitting and blowing his nose on her.

Leveraging the 59 percent market dominance of Fashion Quarterly magazine, Via Media is expanding the brand with the launch of FQ Living – a premium media brand dedicated to lifestyle and interior design, the art of elegant living, and the intersection of style and functionality. “We’ve recognised a demand for a specialised lifestyle title within the FQ brand portfolio, and we see FQ Living as a natural extension of Fashion Quarterly,” says Davis. “From home interiors to innovative products, travel destinations to culinary experiences, FQ Living encourages embracing a lifestyle where design enhances everyday living. As an extension of the FQ content pillars, FQ Living will intertwine lifestyle content into the FQ digital channels with a combined reach of 597,6862 and an EDM database of 28,000+. Special introductory rates for the launch issue of FQ Living are currently available.

All Blacks suffer setback as first-choice loose-head prop De Groot suspended for two gamesAll Blacks suffer setback as first-choice loose-head prop De Groot suspended for two games[Image: Stuff.co.nz]The All Blacks have suffered a blow in their Rugby World Cup 2023 campaign after first-choice loose-head prop Ethan De Groot was handed a two-match suspension following his red card offence in their 71-3 thrashing of Namibia over the weekend. At the hearing, De Groot admitted he had committed an act of foul play, but maintained the red-card threshold had not been met and challenged the Foul Play Review Official’s decision that the tackle was “always illegal”. All Blacks coach Ian Foster later claimed the initial contact in the collision had been shoulder on shoulder, and pointed to Booysen’s injury as evidence of that. The All Blacks will now rely on senior prop Ofa Tuungafasi and rookie Crusaders front-rower Tamaiti Williams to cover the loosehead for the final two Pool A clashes against Italy and Uruguay. The All Blacks will play Italy next Saturday at 7am in their third RWC pool game.

In the latest episode ofYouth Wings,Southern Young Labour chairpersonJas McIntosh is faced with the prospect that she may be in a centrist party. “I was like, ‘noooo,’” says Jas McIntosh, shaking her fist one evening at the Labour office in Ōtepoti. She’s describing the moment she read...