Greenpeace’s old mojo, zooming about in front of Japanese ships, was getting a bit tired; anyway, they’re constructive parties to the anti-whaling talks now, implicating Fonterra in rainforest clearance instead
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How to lose voters and alienate people
John Banks' campaign has him peering over motorways and turning up on television at the eleventh hour. Len Brown, meanwhile, is everywhere
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Wednesday October 6
Japan cuts interest rates and commits to massive new stimulus; After seven months, is Iraq nearing a power-sharing deal?; More NATO convoys attacked in Pakistan; China tells to wealthy nations to cut carbon; and more
Read MoreNot in my name, Paul Henry
Paul Henry must go - TVNZ is culpable if it nurtures this culture of bullying any longer
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Tuesday October 5
Brazil's presidential electiion goes to surprise run-off (+analysis); US issues travel alert as fears of Al Qaeda attack in Europe grow; Climate talks to move China; NATO supply lines in Pakistan bombed again, six dead; and more
Read MoreClimate carbon negotiations: a black hole, and a new idea
If there is no post-Kyoto climate deal, of the kind attempted at Copenhagen, few if any will care. Jeanette Fitzsimons, back in the country and back at work, tells Pundit why she doubts Kyoto and the ETS can help us. She wants to start again
Read MoreIn Auckland it's a carpetbagger, in Christchurch a jacket is winning
Council campaigns are in the home straight... In Auckland, Orakei is set for change for the first time since World War II, but will be much the same. In other wards, it's tight as heck. And in Christchurch, the campaign's being won by a jacket
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Friday October 1
Pakistan closes supply route to Afghanistan in protest at drone strikes (+ Woodward analysis); US passes law to pressure Chinese yuan; Korean military talks break down; Ireland announces billions for bank bailout; and more
Read MoreTalking about a new generation
Ed Miliband has given fresh energy to UK Labour in opposition. Should NZ Labour be looking for something similar?
Read MoreBernard Hickey converts just as Europe erupts
Austerity protests rage across Europe, and here in New Zealand a leading proponent of the free-market economy rethinks his stance
Read MoreC&R look creaky & rusty, and where's John Key?
Citizens & Ratepayers look to be on the ropes in the Auckland elections as voters tune in and the Prime Minister is notable by his absence
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Thursday September 30
Protests against austerity spread across Europe (+ analysis); US officials express vague fears about terror plot aimed at Europe; China-Japan spat prompts ban on rare earth used in hi-tech industry; Two Koreas hold military talks; and more
Read MoreDoes Israel really want peace?
If Israel is serious about peace it would have extended the settlement construction moratorium. Instead it coldly snipped the brake cables on this haggling train wreck leaving it up to everyone else to prevent the derailment, while it sniggers all the way to the digger.
Read MoreWhat could have helped Nia
People knew Nia Glassie was in harm's way--someone almost always knows when a child is being abused. A new book tells what you can do to help
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Wednesday September 29
Kim Jong-Un made general, positioned for succession in North Korea (+ analysis); Tensions ease in Japan-China fishing boat stand-off; US Fed considers further stimulus; China seeks ancient links to Africa to shake off "coloniser" tag; and more
Read MoreThe Qantas Media Awards, TVNZ and reporting on Iran
Misleading media reporting is fuelling misperceptions of Iran, and even the BSA has recently backed me in that claim
Read MoreHigh country accord: save the Mackenzie country
Farmers and conservationists agree, the Mackenzie must be saved. In simple terms, the question is: should it stay brown, or turn green? Farmer Richard Peacocke and Forest & Bird discuss
Read MoreAn open letter to New Zealand's people and their Parliament
Twenty-seven academic experts in constitutional law have a warning about the legislative response to Canterbury's earthquake.
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Tuesday September 28
Israel's settlement moratorium ends, but Palestinians stay at the table (+analysis); China and US in game of chicken; Kim Jong-Il expected to name heir at massive meeting; Chavez's opponents make gains in Venezuelan elections; and more
Read MoreCERRA vs. NZBORA - or, when acronyms attack ...
Apparently the Canterbury earthquake emergency legislation is completely consistent with our fundamental rights and freedoms. Or ... is it?
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