Written By: notices and features - Date published: 5:30 pm, June 16th, 2023 - 25 commentsCategories: Daily review - Tags:Daily review is also your post. This provides Standardistas the opportunity to review events of the day. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Don’t forget to be kind to each other …Share this: Tweet

Farmers at Fieldays say they’re struggling with costs and a lower Fonterra forecast payout, while the International Monetary Fund warns more rate hikes may be needed. Video / NZ HeraldNew Zealand’s recession is rural, with farmers describing the state of the economy in dire terms. The International Monetary Fund was more optimistic - its assessment of our economy released this week said the slowdown was necessary, but it saw economic growth ahead. The IMF NZ mission chief explained its forecast in today’s episode of Markets with Madison above. Get investment insights from the experts on Markets with Madison every Monday and Friday on the NZ Herald.

Chris Hipkins has announced that ex-Police Minister Stuart Nash will be stripped of all his cabinet portfolios after a new scandal has emerged. Video / NZ HeraldAn investigation into sacked minister Stuart Nash’s communications with his donors has identified another conflict of interest. However, the report did highlight one matter when Nash identified a conflict of interest when a close associate and donor was appointed to a government advisory board Nash was linked to. Prime Minister Chris Hipkins sacked Stuart Nash as a minister earlier this year following the Napier MP's communication with donors. Photo / Mark MitchellThe report said Nash removed himself from the appointment process in an effort to manage the conflict, but Hayward determined Nash should have done more.

Seeing as the issues we face currently have their roots in the underfunding of Key, I’m not sure where National now want to go back to. All their policy platform is slash and burn rhetoric with a promise to put kids in ankle bracelets at a younger age than ACT want to. National already have older voters, they need something to gain younger voters and playing to some rose coloured glasses nostalgia seems misplaced. Since when the hell was NZ ever on track past the neoliberal revolution anyway? If you can’t contribute but want to help, please always feel free to share our blogs on social media

Gang presence in Ōpōtiki after murder ‘unacceptable’ – LuxonLabour’s “inaction” around the gang presence in Ōpōtiki after a gang leader’s murder is “unacceptable”, according to National Party leader Christopher Luxon. TDB Recommends NewzEngine.comYou get that the creators of these gangs were the kids abused by the State in State care right? Part of me wishes that ACT and National were actually in power, because what are they seriously suggesting here? That’s why David Seymour’s ‘subhuman’ comment is so disgraceful and in fact far more terrifying than angry gang mourners because once someone is determined ‘subhuman’ by the State, the State legitimises any response. To have the leader of the 3rd largest political party in NZ start the ‘subhuman’ game is a dangerous escalation.

The data is in, and New Zealand is officially into a technical recession. New figures from Stats NZ show GDP fell 0.1 percent in the March quarter- the second consecutive quarter of negative growth. NZ Herald business editor Liam Dann says there could be another bump that puts pressure on the Reserve Bank, but the GDP figure make it likely the bank won't increase rates. LISTEN ABOVE

Ron Twine who has worked for Air New Zealand as a flight attendant for 53 years is gearing up to take his last flight before retiring. Photo / SuppliedAlready, Twine is the longest-serving flight attendant in the airline’s history. “Being a flight attendant isn’t a job, it’s a lifestyle and something that I have absolutely relished for 53 years. As for words of wisdom, Twine said anyone who loved travel and people should consider a job as a flight attendant. “As a flight attendant, you wear so many hats, you take on the role of counsellor, nurse, babysitter, entertainer and the best part is you get to help people.”

ACT leader David Seymour says his party wants a system that doesn’t drive production offshore. New Zealand should not be a first mover when it comes to a farm carbon tax, ACT leader David Seymour says. “If farmers in countries who are our biggest trading partners are not paying a price for their methane emissions, neither should New Zealand farmers,” said ACT party leader David Seymour when he announced the party’s primary industries policy at Fieldays in Hamilton on Thursday. Gerhard Uys/Stuff ACT leader David Seymour says he understands that agriculture is important to the country’s economy. “This would allow farmers to trade surplus water allocations amongst each other according to a sensible pricing system,” Seymour said.

An intoxicated man found in a car that rolled on a Dunedin motorway claimed he was not the driver - despite being the only occupant. Senior Sergeant Anthony Bond, of Dunedin, said the vehicle was travelling south when it crossed into the opposite lane of the northern motorway near Waitati Valley Rd at 6.30pm last night. The vehicle rolled and spun around to end up facing north along the motorway. When police arrived officers talked to the occupant of the vehicle, who was processed for drink driving and blew 844mcg. Snr Sgt Bond said the occupant told police ‘‘he wasn’t the driver at the time.’’Police were still investigating if there was another person in the vehicle.

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Lincoln Tan for Nzherald.co.nzThe head of Tibet’s government in exile says he wants New Zealand’s Prime Minister to raise the issue of autonomy during Chris Hipkins’ visit to China. There is no political space whatsoever and there is no religious freedom.”Hipkins will visit China amid concerns about foreign interference here. It will be the first visit by a New Zealand leader to China since 2019. Tibetan leaders in exile have accused China of cruel policies in Tibet that separate families, ban their language, and enforce non-consensual DNA collection. “Now the Chinese have started what is called this colonial-style boarding schools aimed at the eradication of Tibetan language, culture, religion and everything,” Tsering said.

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 5:30 pm, June 15th, 2023 - 54 commentsCategories: Daily review - Tags:Daily review is also your post. This provides Standardistas the opportunity to review events of the day. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Don’t forget to be kind to each other …Share this: TwitterFacebook

One independent think tank says the edits, which appeared sympathetic towards authoritarian regimes in Russia, China, North Korea, Cuba, and the Middle East, gave “legitimacy to terror”. The Israel Institute of New Zealand’s co-director Dr David Cumin said the edits made to Reuters and BBC stories “pointed in the direction of a particular anti-Western ideology”. That fucking ‘independent’ institute really? Chinese version of NZ Herald edited translated stories to be more China-friendlyThe Chinese edition of the NZ Herald edited translated articles from the NZ Herald to put a better light on the Chinese government. The Chinese NZ Herald is the result of a 2016 joint venture between NZME, which own the NZ Herald, and long-running Chinese publication The Chinese Herald.

A cyclist has been critically injured in a crash near a Christchurch school. Emergency services were called to the incident near Merrin School on Merrin St about 11.40am on Thursday. A St John spokesperson said an ambulance and rapid response vehicle responded to the crash. One patient was transported to Christchurch Hospital in a critical condition, the spokesperson said. It is understood the cyclist hit the door of a vehicle.

Stuff.co.nz has once more been named New Zealand’s number one news site, with a monthly audience of two million unique visitors, according to the latest Nielsen results. Stuff Group also reaches more New Zealanders through digital and print than any other company with a combined reach of 3.4 million. Stuff’s print products reach 2.6 million New Zealanders, connecting to valuable audiences including household shoppers and business decision makers. NZ House & Garden, NZ Gardener and The TV Guide all had readership gains for the quarter, with NZ House & Garden retaining the crown as New Zealand’s number one home, garden and entertaining magazine. Matt Headland, Executive Commercial Director, says the latest Nielsen results firmly position Stuff as number one across digital and print, with the best options for advertising partners.