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03/11/2024

Wellington.Scoop: The Waterloo opportunity - by Diane Calvert The Wellington City Council seems to have reached a crossroads, facing increasing dissatisfaction from residents, businesses, and even central government. However, there may be a new opportunity on the horizon — Waterloo Quay, opposite the Railway Station, could represent a fresh start. Once dubbed Site 4 of the Waterfront and part of […]

The Wellington City Council seems to have reached a crossroads, facing increasing dissatisfaction from residents, businesses, and even central government. However, there may be a new opportunity on...

01/11/2024

Wellington.Scoop: Sacred places - by Felicity Wong A Heritage Festival walking tour made us consider that the universe doesn’t end with its physical manifestations; common to all religions is a spiritual endeavour and exploring the place of humanity in creation and society. The Theosophical Society discusses those ideas on Tuesdays at 7pm and everyone’s apparently welcome at its “lodge”, […]

by Felicity Wong A Heritage Festival walking tour made us consider that the universe doesn’t end with its physical manifestations; common to all religions is a spiritual endeavour and exploring t...

01/11/2024

‘If You Don’t Have Hope, You Can’t Have A Strategy’ - Ian Powell discusses how our health system got into the mess it presently finds itself in and how it might get out of it.

Ian Powell discusses how our health system got into the mess it presently finds itself in and how it might get out of it.

01/11/2024

Wellington.Scoop: Saving the bridge - by Helene Ritchie To the Wellington City Council: Stop smashing it. Stop wasting $30 million to demolish the City to Sea Bridge. This bridge is far more than just a bridge; it symbolizes our hopes for Wellington’s future. The Council is ignoring its own vision for the city’s heart — Framework 2021 — which aims […]

by Helene Ritchie To the Wellington City Council: Stop smashing it. Stop wasting $30 million to demolish the City to Sea Bridge. This bridge is far more than just a bridge; it symbolizes our hopes ...

31/10/2024

On America’s Fear Of Foreigners - For the past eight years though, Donald Trump has been selling a stunted vision of America. The tens of millions of Americans who comprise Trump Nation have been told to cower in fear of immigrants.

For the past eight years though, Donald Trump has been selling a stunted vision of America. The tens of millions of Americans who comprise Trump Nation have been told to cower in fear of immigrants.

31/10/2024

Religious Experiencing Without Religion - Yet religions would not exist without the intermediation of text and tradition, as well as some form of priestly class. Even Buddhists have their own priests and nuns. Therefore religions impede, if not deny, the very experiencing of sacredness that ...

Yet religions would not exist without the intermediation of text and tradition, as well as some form of priestly class. Even Buddhists have their own priests and nuns. Therefore religions impede, if not deny, the very experiencing of sacredness that ...

31/10/2024

Wellington.Scoop: Aratere grounding began with a 36 second mistake – report - Report from RNZ The grounding of the ferry Aratere began with a “turn execute” command being pushed 36 seconds late, sending the ship’s autopilot onto a course crew didn’t know how to stop, a preliminary report has found. Transport Accident Investigation Commission chief commissioner David Clarke and chief investigator of accidents Naveen Kozhuppakalam have spoken […]

Report from RNZ The grounding of the ferry Aratere began with a “turn execute” command being pushed 36 seconds late, sending the ship’s autopilot onto a course crew didn’t k...

31/10/2024

‘Gaza Is Ours, Forever’ - Israel’s Extremists Have A Plan For The Day After The Genocide - Israel is a settler-colonial society, which has linked its colonial expansion to religious diktats and prophecies. So the forced departure from Gaza, to most of these settlers, must have appeared to represent both national treason and a sacrilegious ...

Israel is a settler-colonial society, which has linked its colonial expansion to religious diktats and prophecies. So the forced departure from Gaza, to most of these settlers, must have appeared to represent both national treason and a sacrilegious ...

31/10/2024

Virtuous, Smug And Venal: British Electoral Interference In The US - US politics remain a matter of enormous importance to the UK. Interfering in US elections is a habit that dies hardest of all.

US politics remain a matter of enormous importance to the UK. Interfering in US elections is a habit that dies hardest of all.

29/10/2024

Volunteers Run Our Emergency Services - The United Fire Brigades Association (UFBA) represents the country’s more than 12,000 urban and rural volunteer firefighters and emergency workers. Volunteers account for around 86% of all firefighters and cover 93% of the national landmass.

The United Fire Brigades Association (UFBA) represents the country’s more than 12,000 urban and rural volunteer firefighters and emergency workers. Volunteers account for around 86% of all firefighters and cover 93% of the national landmass.

29/10/2024

Wellington.Scoop: Centenary of a landmark - Wellington.Scoop Originally called the de Luxe, the Embassy Theatre was one of the grandest picture theatres in New Zealand when it opened on 31 October 1924. Designed to be the primary focus of Courtenay Place, it remains an imposing Wellington landmark. The de Luxe showed silent movies accompanied by a Wurlitzer organ and theatre orchestra, […]

Wellington.Scoop Originally called the de Luxe, the Embassy Theatre was one of the grandest picture theatres in New Zealand when it opened on 31 October 1924. Designed to be the primary focus of Co...

29/10/2024

Cattle Dog Gusto: How Bluey Conquered The United States - The series in question, Bluey, features an Australian dog of the Blue Heeler variety: one Bluey, a six-year-old cattle dog who lives in the Queensland city of Brisbane with sister Bingo, and parents Bandit and Chilli.

The series in question, Bluey, features an Australian dog of the Blue Heeler variety: one Bluey, a six-year-old cattle dog who lives in the Queensland city of Brisbane with sister Bingo, and parents Bandit and Chilli.

28/10/2024

On Why So Many Young Males Like Donald Trump - Some clues to the allure of Trumpism can be found in the gender gap of unprecedented size that has opened up between those in the 18-29 age group. Just over half of young men – and especially those without a college degree – intend voting for Trump.

Some clues to the allure of Trumpism can be found in the gender gap of unprecedented size that has opened up between those in the 18-29 age group. Just over half of young men – and especially those without a college degree – intend voting for Trump.

27/10/2024

Stepping Into The Vacuum, Or Just Stepping Into It? - At the nadir of man, thinking and feeling human beings with genuinely global worldviews matter now more than ever, and must step into the vacuum.

At the nadir of man, thinking and feeling human beings with genuinely global worldviews matter now more than ever, and must step into the vacuum.

27/10/2024

The Long History Of Palestine - Why Palestinians Are Winning The Legitimacy War - Israel’s frustration is understandable because, like all military occupiers of the past, Tel Aviv continues to believe that the right quantity of violence should be enough to subdue colonized nations.

Israel’s frustration is understandable because, like all military occupiers of the past, Tel Aviv continues to believe that the right quantity of violence should be enough to subdue colonized nations.

27/10/2024

Wellington.Scoop: New generation of campaigners - Wellington.Scoop A new generation of city campaigners emerged last week, when a group of Wellington College students launched a campaign to oppose over-development in Civic Square. Their website explains that they are concerned by Wellington City Council plans to lease a third of Civic Square to a developer who will have the right to construct […]

Wellington.Scoop A new generation of city campaigners emerged last week, when a group of Wellington College students launched a campaign to oppose over-development in Civic Square. Their website ex...

26/10/2024

Wellington.Scoop: Massey House – restored - by Felicity Wong For mid-century architectural buffs, the refurbished and strengthened Massey House on Lambton Quay is really exciting. Opened in 1957, it was a building that projected New Zealand’s export-based prosperity in a modern world. Minister of Agriculture (later Prime Minister) Keith Holyoake was pictured looking out a top floor window from the Meat […]

by Felicity Wong For mid-century architectural buffs, the refurbished and strengthened Massey House on Lambton Quay is really exciting. Opened in 1957, it was a building that projected New Zealand&...

26/10/2024

Crippling UNRWA: The Knesset’s Collective Punishment Of Palestinians - Israel’s efforts to malign and cripple UNRWA remains a vital part of the agenda of murderous collective punishment, one used against a people seen more as mute serfs and submissive animals than sovereign beings entitled to rights and protections.

Israel’s efforts to malign and cripple UNRWA remains a vital part of the agenda of murderous collective punishment, one used against a people seen more as mute serfs and submissive animals than sovereign beings entitled to rights and protections.

25/10/2024

Wellington.Scoop: Welcoming the Observer - by Karl Tiefenbacher As a city we should be extremely grateful to see the introduction of a crown observer. While some have claimed it is an affront to democracy or an unwanted interference from central government, that argument does not stack up. A Stuff poll taken immediately after the announcement showed 78% agreed with the […]

As a city we should be extremely grateful to see the introduction of a crown observer. While some have claimed it is an affront to democracy or an unwanted interference from central government, th...

25/10/2024

Political Labelling: The EU’s Legal Stance On Goods From Israel’s Illegal Settlements - A 2015 policy brief from the European Council on Foreign Relations describes it as “a de facto policy of differentiating between Israel and settlement activities in the Occupied Territories within its bilateral relations.”

A 2015 policy brief from the European Council on Foreign Relations describes it as “a de facto policy of differentiating between Israel and settlement activities in the Occupied Territories within its bilateral relations.”

24/10/2024

Hanging In The Balance - Trump’s re-election after Biden interregnum will certainly be the end of America as the world has known it, and with it US-made international order. The question is, what will take its place - more fragmentation, disorder and authoritarianism, ...

Trump’s re-election after Biden interregnum will certainly be the end of America as the world has known it, and with it US-made international order. The question is, what will take its place - more fragmentation, disorder and authoritarianism, ...

24/10/2024

Israel’s Biblical Wars Of ‘Self Defense’: The Myth Of The ‘Seven War Fronts’ - There is a difference between a country fighting a defensive war on multiple fronts and another fighting for colonial expansion, for regional hegemony and for military dominance driven by religious prophecies.

There is a difference between a country fighting a defensive war on multiple fronts and another fighting for colonial expansion, for regional hegemony and for military dominance driven by religious prophecies.

23/10/2024

Wellington.Scoop: Dissing democracy, and jumping the gun - by Gordon Campbell National has never forgiven Wellington – or its public servants – for voting for Labour and the Greens. (Red-blooded Kiwis work in the private sector.) No surprise then to find a right-wing central government being willing to kick the Capital when it’s down. (See “Wellington is dying and we don’t know how […]

National has never forgiven Wellington – or its public servants – for voting for Labour and the Greens. (Red-blooded Kiwis work in the private sector.) No surprise then to find a right-wing cen...

23/10/2024

On Dissing Wellington, And Porridge Radio - National has never forgiven Wellington – or its public servants – for voting for Labour and the Greens. (Red-blooded Kiwis work in the private sector.) No surprise then to find a right wing central government being willing to kick the Capital when ...

23/10/2024

Dunne's Weekly: Time To Dump The Electoral Integrity Act! - Tana was expelled because an internal argument with the Green Party over her family’s business affairs led her to resign from the party.

Tana was expelled because an internal argument with the Green Party over her family’s business affairs led her to resign from the party.

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