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With the human crisis unfolding in Europe – and our own government's evasiveness over how much we should help – it is worth remembering that this is hardly the first time refugees have been at the centre of political controversy in New Zealand.
In 2006, Tze Ming Mok talked Public Address readers through the less savoury elements of the Labour government's Immigration Act in Everyone is illegal Part 1 and Everyone is illegal Part 2.
At the same time, David Haywood was approaching the issue from a different direction... Читать дальше...

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Stuff reports: National MP Maurice Williamson has unreservedly apologised for causing offence during a speech in which he showed pictures of nearly-naked women and made references to sex acts. The high-profile backbencher and former minister was “so offensive” in his recent presentation at SkyCity, attendees walked out of the awards dinner where he was the MC […]

A few weeks ago we learned that an extension to the Northern Busway was back on the cards following the last round of consultation on what the NZTA call the Northern Corridor Improvements Project. This main part of this project involves turning the section of SH18 east of Albany Highway into a full motorway and [...]

Press Release – NIWA Strong El Nio conditions are present in the tropical Pacific ocean. Sea surface temperature anomalies in the central and eastern Pacific intensified during August 2015 and are now close to +2oC. The Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) is strongly … NIWA Outlook: September-November 2015 Overview Strong El Niño conditions are present in […]

IDC Research reports New Zealand sales fell 2.7 percent in the second quarter compared with the same period last year. This dip contrasts with plummeting sales in some overseas markets. IDC senior market analyst Arunachalam Muthiah says 188,000 PCs were shipped1 in the first quarter of 2015. The number is the same as the previous […]

Greater Auckland Launch Party (photo by: Non-Motorist @bythemotorway)

Late June we launched GREATER AUCKLAND (GA) – a non-profit group that recognises Auckland’s untapped potential. We call for smarter thinking on the problems our city faces: investments in quality public and active transport, and more housing choice.

One area we think it should help is in providing [...]

The Green Party have released their policy on how they would reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 to 40% below 1990 levels. This Green Party discussion paper shows that we can reduce New Zealand’s net annual greenhouse gas emissions to no more than 40 Mt of CO2-equivalent by 2030, even if there was a five […]

The highly depleted population of Pacific bluefin tuna will get no reprieve after a meeting in Sapporo, Japan concluded without agreement on any new conservation measures. Decimated by nearly a century of overfishing, the population has fallen 96 percent ...

Smart modelling techniques are going to provide the horsepower behind a range of new methods to improve the management of New Zealand’s aquifers.

University of Auckland research in environment, health, agriculture and electricity technology received close to $14 million in funding from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, announced today.

Adam Muir is your average kiwi bloke, an upbeat family man, outgoing and mad about cars, muscle cars to be precise. However there is one little devil sitting on Adam’s shoulder, his constant companion, Multiple Sclerosis.

Multiple Sclerosis is often thought of as a woman’s disease. It is true that women are three times more likely to be diagnosed but the impact the condition can have on men can often be far greater. Jamie Martin of Auckland was 43 when he was diagnosed ...

“New Zealand is missing out on too many health opportunities by leaving real climate planning to just a couple of political parties” says Dr Alex Macmillan, co-convenor of OraTaiao: The New Zealand Climate and Health Council.

The Spring equinox on the 23rd of this month will be marked with a nation-wide celebration for the 2015 UNESCO International Year of Light, with a gala and week-long series of activities and events.

Five innovative University of Otago-led research programmes are being backed with $5.7M in new science investment funding announced by the Government today.

Anyone advising homeowners on making their homes warmer, drier, healthier and more efficient can now become certified through the new Home Performance Advisor training programme.

Niklas Pedersen on location today in Suvavou - a small village outside of Suva.

The Herald reports: Land is close to being secured for a proposed charter school project between Ngai Tahu and a wealthy American businessman. Marc Holtzman planned to lean on acquaintances, including Microsoft founder Bill Gates, to raise $10 million to $15 million for a new charter school. The development comes as the Maori Party took […]

GNS Science has been awarded funding for a four-year research programme to improve the chances of finding oil and gas accumulations in New Zealand’s sedimentary basins.

A University of Otago-led research team has unexpectedly discovered the first evidence that the ancestors of Polynesians did not bypass New Guinea on their way from Southeast Asia to colonise remote areas of the Pacific, as was previously thought.

This weekend New Zealand will get what may be one last taste of winter,before a settling ridge of high pressure moves in early next week. Snow, rain, gales and severe frosts are all on the cards as a strong southwest flow sets the country shivering during ...

Nick Smith has announced: A new category of priority buildings, covering parts of unreinforced masonry like parapets and facades, is to be included in the Building Act requirements for upgrading earthquake-prone buildings following strong submissions to select committee including from Canterbury earthquake survivor and Lincoln University lecturer Ann Brower, Building and Housing Minister Dr Nick […]

We’ve questioned before whether Auckland Transport have bought enough electric trains. This has been prompted by repeated experiences of myself and others of packed trains at some times of the day. At the peak of the peak this is not unexpected but at that time services are also normally run by 6-car trains. The concern [...]

Pacific Scoop: Report – By Pacific Media Watch Individual political agendas should not be used to try and influence other countries, says Kiribati President Anote Tong. Tong said this about the conduct of Australia and New Zealand at the Pacific Islands Forum. Speaking at the Pacific Islands Development Forum (PIDF) leaders summit in Fiji, he […]