See my comment at the end of the postweka: The Women’s Rights Party have responded, see the end of the post. The Women’s Rights Party, New Zealand and the Women’s Declaration International – New Zealand are concerned that women’s rights and safety are not being upheld under the current legislation. Submitted by:The Women’s Right’s Party, New ZealandWomen’s Declaration International, New ZealandThank you for the opportunity to make this submission. New Zealand legislationIt is twenty years since the Prostitution Reform Act 2003, which fully decriminalised prostitution in New Zealand, was passed. 3The Women’s Rights Party, New Zealand and the Women’s Declaration International – New Zealand are concerned that women’s rights and safety are not being upheld under the current legislation.

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova reacted to a fan praising her controversial 'MEOW' tattoo, which caused her trouble at the 2024 Australian Open earlier this year. 42 in the world, got her first tattoo when she was 18 years old. In January, Pavlyuchenkova faced verbal harassment from drunken spectators during her second-round match against Paula Badosa at the Australian Open. On Saturday, February 3, an X (formerly Twitter) user posted a picture of Pavlyuchenkova's 'MEOW' tattoo and wrote:"best tattoo ever 😭", tagging Pavlyuchenkova. The Latvian, who had dropped only one set in her previous two matches, was too strong for Pavlyuchenkova, ultimately defeating her in straight sets.

Covid-19 Inquiry updateWe are happy to announce that the terms of reference on the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Covid-19 response have been expanded. This includes what we committed to in our coalition agreement, to:Ensure, as a matter of urgency in establishment and completion, a full scale,

Inflation is deflating,” Lisa Owen told RNZ’s Checkpoint listeners the day the latest quarterly data showing inflation below 5 per cent for the first time in ages. But does that explain why more recent good economic news doesn’t seem to make as many headlines as the bad stuff does? “In the US they get inflation data monthly; we only get ours quarterly. “Whether it's business, economic, or political or otherwise, news coverage is determined by the relevance to an audience. “In the case of inflation, that 4.7 percent rate that we had last week, that is still inflation and prices going up.

The tension in the air at Waitangi is palpable, as people wait to see how the Government and iwi leaders will mix. Opposition MPs were welcomed yesterday and Labour did not hold back, suggesting the Government was a den of lions - and advocating for Māori rights in speeches. The Government will be welcomed to Waitangi on Tuesday, with thousands of visitors expected. Herald Political Reporter Adam Pearse is there, and says the next few days will bring some 'interesting scenes.' "And we will see and hear, I can imagine, some pretty strong speeches from iwi leaders about where the Government's taking Māori issues."

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDResidents of Queenstown’s Lake Hayes Estate and Shotover Country can do their bit to help protect the growing native bird population in their midst. Whakatipu Wildlife Trust’s (WWT) received a grant for 80 Victor rat traps (right) from Predator Free NZ. On Tuesday, Waitangi Day, WWT executive officer Joanne Conroy’s inviting residents who’d like a free rat trap in their backyard to visit her at the Lake Hayes Estate playground between 10am and noon. She says WWT applied for traps for these neighbourhoods due to their proximity to Lake Hayes and the Kawarau River, "and there’s actually quite a lot of birdlife out there now". Last year WWT gave out free traps to Quail Rise residents, "which was quite successful", Conroy says.

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A rapid decline in inflation would likely see short-term interest rates fall significantly over the next year. For longer-term interest rates, there’s likely to be a continued downward drift as we creep closer to anticipated OCR cuts. Impact on home loan interest ratesFor starters, bank interest margins on fixed-rate home loans – a.k.a. what they charge over and above where wholesale interest rates are at – are currently extremely wide. But when it does happen, sooner or later, that will be the catalyst that sets home loan interest rates tumbling down again.

In 2024, the biggest election year in history, people in dozens of countries, representing half of the world’s population, will go to the polls. Many commentators and experts view this global synchronicity as a kind of plebiscite on the postwar global order. Seen from this perspective, the likely rejection of the postwar world order this year should not come as a surprise: elements of the narrative have become increasingly prominent in recent decades. The tragedy is that the dominant populist narrative about the architects of the liberal postwar order, that they are mad scientists who have lost control of their creations, contains a kernel of truth. As in Frankenstein, a little recognition of the finer feelings that the monster – in this case, the postwar economy – is capable of would have gone a long way toward changing its behavior.

The Fear & Greed index has eased back from its extreme level a week ago into the "greed" range. But that is +US$20 higher than week ago levels. A week ago these prices were US$77/bbl and US$82/bbl so an even bigger fall from then. It -¼c lower than a week ago. That all means our TWI-5 starts today at just on 70 and down -30 bps from yesterday to essentially matching week ago levels.

Covid-19 Inquiry updateWe are happy to announce that the terms of reference on the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Covid-19 response have been expanded. This includes what we committed to in our coalition agreement, to:Ensure, as a matter of urgency in establishment and completion, a full scale,

Lanes have been closed on the Auckland Harbour Bridge. Photo: NZ HeraldSevere winds have halted ferry services and closed lanes on the Auckland Harbour Bridge this afternoon. An NZTA spokesperson said that owing to to severe wind gusts, lane closures and reduced speed limits were in place over the bridge. “High-vehicles and motorcycles should consider using the Western Ring Route (SH18/SH16).”An Auckland Transport spokesperson said that due to high winds, the Northcote Point Wharf stop of the 14:10 Inner Harbour Loop ferry service would be missed. MetService described the wind as “strong”, with gusts of up to 83kmh across the bridge.

Barfoot and Thompson's January sales figures contain mixed messages with sales numbers and new listings both rising, but selling prices falling sharply. The real estate agency, which is the biggest in the Auckland market, sold 504 residential properties in January, a considerable improvement (+17%) on January last year. That means Barfoot is starting 2024 with the second highest number of properties available for sale in more than 10 years. The average price of the residential properties the agency sold in January was $1,083,487, down by $97,812 (-8.3%) compared to December last year, and down by $195,160 (-15.3%) from its December 2021 peak. It is not unusual for median and average selling prices to dip at the start of the year but the size of this year's drop was a surprise.

On September 23 2014 I found myself walking alongside a certain James Shaw at the welcome pōwhiri for new MPs in parliament. Green Party co-leader James Shaw. The credit for the enduring political support for the Zero Carbon Act in no small way sits with James. James Shaw speaks to media after the third reading and passing of the the Zero Carbon Bill, November 07, 2019. Why stop at the Zero Carbon Act and the traditional bipartisan approach to national security?

On Wednesday World rugby confirmed that “successful charges and law enforcement cases were pending in multiple jurisdictions” following on from a monitoring service during the 2023 Rugby World Cup. In this regard, police are said to beinvestigating a complaint from World Rugby that a New Zealander made an online threat to kill a Rugby World Cup referee. Match officials and their families also received abuse over private direct message, which led to law enforcement intervention. Evidence of a clear correlation between comments (online and offline) from players and coaches triggering online and in-ground abuse of match officials. Players were targeted with a wider variety of abuse types compared to match officials who received a much higher proportion of targeted abuse around gambling-related abuse.