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Elevator up, stairs down: brief ceasefire relief, but pump pain may linger
16+ hour, 27+ min ago (494+ words) Oil prices briefly plunged on news of the announcement of a two-week US-Iran ceasefire, and hopes of some movement through the Strait of Hormuz. But by Thursday morning, part of that fall had already been erased as the truce showed…...
National's MMP problem meets its co-governance problem
16+ hour, 24+ min ago (429+ words) An exchange between Sean Plunkett and Jordan Williams gets at two uncomfortable truths for National. Plunkett's argument is that under MMP, the old model of "two massive parties on either side of the political divide" having a "knockout slugfest" is…...
Sheep and beef profits set to double, lifting rural communities
16+ hour, 24+ min ago (397+ words) Beef + Lamb New Zealand's mid-season update forecasts average farm profit will jump to $287, 600 in 2025-26, roughly double last year's level, with the gains expected to ripple well beyond the farm gate. Beef + Lamb chair Kate Acland says stronger global red meat…...
Bryce Edwards says the OIA is at a crossroads
16+ hour, 24+ min ago (497+ words) Political scientist Bryce Edwards argues the government's closed-door review of the Official Information Act is a warning sign that transparency law is being reviewed "in the dark, with "no press release, "no public consultation and "no statement of intent." "Most…...
Reserve Bank keeps hike threat alive as fragile ceasefire scrambles inflation outlook
16+ hour, 24+ min ago (398+ words) The Reserve Bank held the OCR at 2. 25% on Wednesday, saying its decision "balances the potential benefits of responding pre-emptively to the risk of higher medium-term inflation against the cost of unnecessarily stifling the economic recovery, while making clear that "decisive…...
Could blunt social media bans backfire?
16+ hour, 24+ min ago (426+ words) A new Science paper is pushing back against the growing fashion for blanket social media bans and heavy-handed surveillance of teenagers, arguing that such measures may undermine the very trust children need if they are to stay safe online." Instead…...
Peters meets Rubio hours before major ceasefire announcement
16+ hour, 24+ min ago (432+ words) Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters met US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington just hours before the United States and Iran announced a two-week ceasefire, giving the timing of the meeting an added significance." According to Stuff, Rubio "outlined…...
The kids are alright - but the system still isn't
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (1269+ words) First, the good news Despite showing a sharp drop in serious youth offending and improvements across several frontline indicators, the report appears to have attracted little, if any, attention from RNZ or the wider New Zealand mainstream media. Read straight,…...
Willie says the quiet part out loud on BSA creep
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (609+ words) Willie Jackson has now supplied the clearest political defence yet of the Broadcasting Standards Authority's move into online broadcasting." Asked about the ruling on Herald Now, Jackson said authorities needed to "manage and control some of these nut jobs" online....
Government says serious youth offending down 25% from 2023
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (605+ words) A new annual report on the Child and Youth Strategy says serious and persistent youth offending has fallen 25 per cent since the June 2023 baseline. Children's Minister Karen Chhour described it as a "transformational shift" and said the biggest improvement had…...
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