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Twenty years of climate scare stories: How data debunks alarmism

For more than 20 years, climate campaigners have alarmed the public with dire predictions — from polar bears disappearing to islands sinking beneath rising seas. Yet many of these claims haven’t held up.

Bjorn Lomborg contends that these scare stories rise to prominence but are quietly dropped when the data no longer supports them.

25 October 2024

Entire North Island electorate set to disappear, and no, it’s not climate change this time

One of the North Island’s 49 electorates will be scrapped for the 2026 general election, reducing the total to 48. Stats NZ confirmed the removal, but which electorate will go is still unknown.

While the North Island’s population has grown, the South Island’s population has grown faster, which led to this change.

25 October 2024

Aotearoa Afghanistan Marathon empowers Afghan women refugees through sport

The Aotearoa Afghanistan Marathon, set for 16 November, follows the legacy of Afghanistan’s first women’s marathon in 2015, known as “The Secret Marathon.” Zainab, the first Afghan woman to run in that event, faced backlash, including stones thrown at her.

Now, in New Zealand, Afghan women can run freely.

25 October 2024

Kiri Allan’s controversial RNZ podcast with Anika Moa released after being cancelled

An RNZ podcast episode featuring former minister Kiri Allan and host Anika Moa, which the public broadcaster refused to air due to concerns over impartiality, has surfaced following an Official Information Act request.

The episode reveals Allan’s views including her belief that Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, as a white male, had lived a life of privilege.

25 October 2024

Auckland business forfeits $4m after workplace death under Proceeds of Crime law

An Auckland hazardous substances company, Salters Cartage Limited (SCL), and its owner Ronald Salter will forfeit $4 million under New Zealand’s Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Act.

This settlement follows an explosion in 2015 that killed Jamey Bowring, a 24-year-old contractor. The explosion occurred while Bowring was welding on top of a tank, resulting in his death after being thrown 130 metres.

25 October 2024

Has the government failed to properly reinstate the three strikes law?

The government’s reintroduction of the three strikes law has faced criticism for being a watered-down version of its original form.

Sean Plunket and Stephen Franks discussed how the coalition government’s attempt to bring it back falls short.

25 October 2024

Nuclear power gains ground in the UK’s Battle of Ideas

David Turver, reporting from this year’s Battle of Ideas Festival in London, noted how speakers clashed on the viability of nuclear versus renewable energy sources like wind and solar.

Turver argues that nuclear power, despite political hurdles, offers a more reliable and efficient solution than intermittent renewables.