Some NZ researchers will no longer get grants for their projects. When $360,000 was given for a probe into the ‘privileging of Pakeha centred narratives’ around the statue of a carrot, you can see why.
As Wellington is forced into water restrictions despite heavy rain and tens of thousands of Kiwis fall sick from substandard drinking water, the government’s promise to solve the problem sounds a bit … well, wet.
For Stuff, the hope must be that the swerve to a happier journalistic backbeat will pay off. Otherwise, alas, the operation could yet be stuffed.
Yes it’s beautiful, but landscape isn’t everything and if NZ really was such a great place to live, why is the net outflow of residents at historic levels? At last a newspaper has seen sense.
The former NZ PM may have stepped down from her role more than 15 months ago, but she’s everywhere from stage to screen – not to mention the ‘leadership’ book that will make her at least $1m.
Two of NZ’s main news outlets are pulling the plug on a swathe of TV news programs. Coincidentally, a survey finds ‘political bias’ is leading to Kiwis switching off from news.
The Kiwi airline’s penchant for extravagant, garish in-flight safety videos raises concerns about misplaced priorities in spending, as trans-Tasman fares soar.
Despite the atrocious state of New Zealand’s highways, the Transport Department (Waka Kotahi to you) is spending its resources on bilingual road signs.
Government agencies, cities – even Facebook – are being renamed in Maori. Yet these institutions lack Maori faces at their helms.
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