This time last year, there was a smattering of posts put up about average global ocean and land surface temperatures. They didn't make for comfortable reading. Of course, last year the world was in the grip of an El Nino that boosts temperatures. So with…
Bill English has an active social media strategy, likely well funded and professional - Socks, pies and pizza: How to turn the Prime Minister into an everyman While the Facebook posts may appear cringeworthy, social media experts say they are part of a sophisticated strategy…
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Generation Zero have a great initiative, the Zero Carbon Act. And credit where it's due: The young Nats are right, climate change is not a political issue. It's a survival issue - for everyone - and everyone needs to act. They have more brains than…
After a long legal struggle, in an outcome described as a victory for resurgent unions, health care workers won a much deserved and significant pay increase. Brazenly, the Nats tried to claim the credit for a move they fought against tooth and nail. And now,…
Not just because it's winter, and the weather is lousy, but also because of this: Lions fans force beneficiaries out of Akl motels People are being squeezed out of emergency accommodation in Auckland, giving up their beds for Lions tour fans, the Ministry of Social…
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