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Former Green Party MP Golriz Ghahraman’s second attempt to avoid conviction for her $9000 shoplifting spree has failed. High Court Justice Geoffrey Venning ruled the conviction was not disproportionate, despite Ghahraman citing mental health issues. Crown lawyer Alysha McClintock argued the shoplifting was premeditated, stating, “This was a spree, not a ‘moment of madness.’” Ghahraman was fined $1600 in June.
Summarised by Centrist A new study covered by PsyPost suggests online communities built around hostility
Summarised by Centrist New Zealand’s climate consensus appears to be weakening, with new election study
“If you’re an international player with options and a world in front of you, the disruption, civil disobedience, and political uncertainty on display here don’t go unnoticed.”
Fewer than 40% of year 12 and 13 students were complying.
“Possibly unlikely.”
As of Wednesday night, New Zealand had nearly 60 days of petrol.
A lack of a NZ fuel phase meeting is emerging in NZ political news just
A pair have been found guilty of illegal pounamu export, intensifying scrutiny of pounamu smuggling
New Zealand is set to release the latest fuel stock numbers, a national update on
Winston Peters’ Cook Islands visit this week has been described as “promising”, putting New Zealand
Sir Ian Taylor has weighed in after Shane Jones’ “exit” from the goldmine debate, a
New Zealand is awaiting the latest fuel stock numbers, with the NZ Herald reporting that
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The events at Albert Park in March of 2023 look less like the high-water mark of an unstoppable cultural consensus, and more like the moment the consensus began to crack.
If the media wants to be trusted on COVID, then stop recycling misleading numbers, quoting the same local “experts”, and treating one narrow public health line as the only respectable view.
Editorial independence protects TVNZ from political interference, but it does not remove accountability when bias occurs. Ministers cannot direct coverage, but the board still has responsibility through leadership, oversight and senior appointments.
If you use private life to polish your public image, don’t be shocked when people start asking whether the image was real.
Allowing a former minister to run again who insulted voters, abused basic conflict rules, and was rejected at the ballot box is not a good look.
Cracks in the scales of justice.
The events at Albert Park in March of 2023 look less like the high-water mark of an unstoppable cultural consensus, and more like the moment the consensus began to crack.
If the media wants to be trusted on COVID, then stop recycling misleading numbers, quoting the same local “experts”, and treating one narrow public health line as the only respectable view.
Editorial independence protects TVNZ from political interference, but it does not remove accountability when bias occurs. Ministers cannot direct coverage, but the board still has responsibility through leadership, oversight and senior appointments.
If you use private life to polish your public image, don’t be shocked when people start asking whether the image was real.
Allowing a former minister to run again who insulted voters, abused basic conflict rules, and was rejected at the ballot box is not a good look.
Cracks in the scales of justice.
