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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has been fielding questions about New Zealand's relationship with the Cook Islands as his government cuts nearly $20 million in funding to our Pacific neighbour. Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters confirmed the funding freeze after the Cooks signed partnership agreements with China without consulting New Zealand. Deputy political editor Craig McCulloch spoke to Lisa Owen from Shanghai.
After months of no committees, there were finally fireworks at Health with the scandal-mired CHI getting a grilling. Outraged TDs warn the agency has lost its way as its future is questioned. More bad news on housing with another forecast saying Govt targets for '25 are already a bust. But the Oppo fears apathy is taking the heat out of the crisis.
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A new regulation will give the government power to override council plans it considers harmful to the economy. RMA reform minister Chris Bishop says the move is temporary, while the Resource Management Act is overhauled. He spoke to Corin Dann.
I think this was the move of the week. Housing Minister Chris Bishop dropped the bombshell on local body operators that the Government has decided to give him the power to intervene around housing in local body decision making. Mind you, we could argue scrapping the calamitous Census was a good move, and indeed I'm a massive fan of reporting inflation data on a monthly basis, which sort of makes us look like a first world country. These are all good decisions. But as regards councils and housing, in the broader interests of this small country finally getting its fiscal act together, this move cannot come soon enough. The simple truth is we are over councilled. We have ludicrous numbers of local do-gooders in a vast array of fiefdoms making decisions that may, or may not, make any sense locally, far less incorporating themselves into the bigger national picture. Part of the problem is too often councils have not been up to much. Too many councils are littered with acrimony and in-fighting, progress is stalled, or watered down, or major work is ignored in favour of more headline grabbing material that makes the local representatives look good. Not all of course, but too many. From Tauranga, to Wellington, to Christchurch, to Invercargill; the infighting and dysfunction has become legendary. What you can say about central Government that you can't say about local Government is most of us took part in the democratic process and as a result this Government, rightly or wrongly, has a mandate to get on and do stuff. Mainly, stuff that got cocked up by the previous Government. If there has been a constant theme of this current Government, even from its broad-based supporters, it is that they haven't done as much as they might have. They have plans and ideas and announcements and KPIs. What they don't have is a vast array of results. They don't have tangible things that have been changed leading to us quite clearly being better off. With the Bishop announcement it would appear that message and the lack of traction is finally hitting home, and they have sat around the Cabinet table and worked out they have about a year left to put some major runs on the board so that election time is about delivery and not more promises. The country basically is too small for this many councils and committees. A lot of decisions have major national economic implications and as such, central Government has, or should have, a say. They will hate it of course. They will gnash and wail and moan about local democracy. But guess what? Big picture economic success is more important. The big picture, generally, is more important. The national story is more important. Christchurch learned this last week over their intensification scrap, which lasted years and cost them millions, that this Government is serious and on a central vs local head-to-head, only one side is coming out on top. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Less than a third of the government's much celebrated $774 million abuse in care redress package will end up in the pockets of survivors. Timothy Brown has more.
Madhya Pradesh, which has the largest tribal population in India, launched the digital literacy drive after spike in social media misinformation following Pahalgam attack & Op Sindoor.
The Government is being urged to expedite water repair works in West Clare as local communities are said to be "up in arms". Uisce Eireann is today commencing upgrade works on an 800 metre section of mains on the R483 at Alva, Creegh, which will aim to prevent future leaks and bursts. The utility is also on track to complete 6km of mains replacement in Miltown Malbay by the end of this month, but renewed calls have been made for a new line to serve Doolough to Kilrush. Creegh Independent Councillor Dinny Gould says persistent outages will continue if its not dealt with.
The Prime Minister, Christopher Luxon, is not dismissing a review of sick leave provisions, including reducing the number of sick leave days that employees are entitled to. Employers and Manufacturers Association advocacy head Alan McDonald spoke to Corin Dann.
Modi govt faces heat over ‘one nation, one AC temperature' proposal https://theprint.in/india/governance/modi-govt-faces-heat-over-one-nation-one-ac-temperature-proposal/2654562/
Sabu Jacob lays out Kitex Garments' plans for Telangana day after Kerala minister said those making insinuations about ease of doing business in the state will have to answer to the youth.
A few weeks ago, I had the chance to meet Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon at an energy-related event hosted by the Common Sense Institute. I was very impressed with his deep knowledge on a wide range of issues, particularly energy and education. I asked the gov if he'd be willing to join me on the show and he said "absolutely". Of course, KOA has listeners in Wyoming!Mark Gordon | WGAMark Gordon - WikipediaSome things we'll discuss: The state's own Stable Token, Energy, Education, Innovation. Nuclear Power. "Govt closest to the people is the most effective." Rare Earth Minerals.Wyoming Innovation PartnershipWyoming Stable Token Commission
Lawyers for Climate Action NZ have launched action against Climate Minister Simon Watts over country's emissions reduction plan. The group's executive director Jessica Palairet spoke to Corin Dann.
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Political Correspondent, Mícheál Lehane reports on the details of the government's announced changes to Residential Pressure Zones (RPZs).
Groundswell has been ramping up a campaign for the government to pull out of the Paris Agreement - a legally binding international treaty on climate change - in the run up to Fieldays. Co-founder Bryce McKenzie spoke to Corin Dann.
The government has strengthened its proposed anti-stalking legislation, so a person could be convicted after two specified acts within two years, with a maximum penalty of five years imprisonment. Justice minister Paul Goldsmith spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.
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Eoin Ó Broin, Dublin Mid-West TD and Sinn Féin's spokesman on Housing, Local Government and Heritage, discusses the changes to Rent Pressure Zones that will go to cabinet tomorrow (Tuesday).
A law firm working with survivors of abuse in care is disappointed the government is not accepting more recommendations. Cooper Legal senior associate Lydia Oosterhoff spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.
The Green Party is calling on the government to condemn the capture of a civilian yacht carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza. Co-leader Marama Davidson spoke to Corin Dann.
The government's making another pitch to get tourists to come here, with a $13 million investment. Mackenzie District Council acting mayor Karen Morgan spoke to Corin Dann.
The government's opening the doors for parents of migrants to come to the country for up to 10 years. David Barker spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.
Schools that make their own lunches for students, despite reduced funding from the government scheme, are using more lentils and less yoghurt to make ends meet. Education correspondent John Gerritsen reports.
Migrant communities are hailing a new visa which will allow parents of New Zealand citizens and residents to visit multiple times over a five-year period. Political reporter Giles Dexter has more.
In this deeply moving episode of SparX, Dr. Devi Shetty—renowned cardiac surgeon and founder of Narayana Health—opens up about his life, purpose, and groundbreaking journey in making healthcare accessible for all. From treating Mother Teresa early in his career to pioneering India's most affordable heart surgeries, Dr. Shetty shares how simplicity, spirituality, and a relentless focus on purpose shaped his path.He recounts powerful stories, from performing over 20,000 surgeries to launching the revolutionary Yeshashwini health insurance scheme that covered millions of farmers at just ₹5 a month. Dr. Shetty also speaks about India's potential to become the first country to dissociate healthcare from wealth, and how technology, digitization, and AI are transforming the future of medicine.Whether you're an aspiring doctor, a policymaker, an entrepreneur, or someone passionate about health equity, this episode is packed with insights on leadership, impact, and India's healthcare revolution. A must-watch conversation between Dr. Shetty and your host, Mukesh Bansal. Resource List:- Narayana Health - https://www.narayanahealth.org “Good to Great” by Jim Collins - https://www.amazon.in/Good-Great-Some-Companies-Others/dp/0066620996 The Yeshasvini Health Insurance Scheme - https://www.bajajallianz.com/blog/health-insurance-articles/yeshasvini-health-insurance-scheme.html#:~:text=The%20Yeshasvini%20Health%20Insurance%20Scheme%20is%20a%20community%2Ddriven%20health,medical%20procedures%20at%20network%20hospitals. “The fortune at the bottom of the pyramid” by C.K. Prahalad - https://www.amazon.in/Fortune-Bottom-Pyramid-Eradicating-Poverty/dp/8177587765 Narayana Health Insurance Plan - https://www.narayanahealth.insurance History of Cataract Surgery - https://eyewiki.org/History_of_Cataract_Surgery Article on “Govt will add 75K medical seats in next 5 years” - https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/govt-will-add-75k-medical-seats-in-next-5-years-nadda/articleshow/121606966.cms Increasing risks of heart attacks in Young Adults - https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/health-news/are-young-adults-in-india-facing-an-unprecedented-heart-attack-epidemic/articleshow/118121982.cms#:~:text=Heart%20attack%20rates%20are%20rising,face%20rising%20heart%20attack%20rates. About SparX by Mukesh BansalSparX is a podcast where we delve into cutting-edge scientific research, stories from impact-makers and tools for unlocking the secrets to human potential and growth. We believe that entrepreneurship, fitness and the science of productivity is at the forefront of the India Story; the country is at the cusp of greatness and at SparX, we wish to make these tools accessible for every generation of Indians to be able to make the most of the opportunities around us. In a new episode every Saturday, our host Mukesh Bansal (Founder of Myntra and Cult.fit) will talk to guests from all walks of life and also break down everything he's learnt about the science of impact over the course of his 20-year long career. This is the India Century, and we're enthusiastic to start this journey with you.Follow us on our Instagram: / sparxbymukeshbansal Also check out our website: https://www.sparxbymukeshbansal.com You can also listen to SparX on all audio platforms!Fasion | Outbreak | Courtesy EpidemicSound.com
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Calls on black civilizations! "Drop the FE stuff, Hake!" Police vs different races. Health tips: Sunlight, grounding. Elon vs Trump?The Hake Report, Friday, June 6, 2025 ADTIMESTAMPS* (0:00:00) Start* (0:02:13) Disclaimer* (0:05:10) Hey, guys! …Facts vs Truth tee* (0:07:21) DAVID, Ocala, FL: Black gal set Circle K worker on fire* (0:10:45) DAVID: Undercover racists, Obama* (0:12:25) DAVID: Fiber Optics, Aliens or interdimensional beings, Govt* (0:21:46) DAVID: Nobody's held accountable* (0:25:31) Supers 1 - Cashapp, Coffees…* (0:32:31) Coffees: Ronnie: Civilizations? Popcorn: Don't get involved?* (0:38:39) WILLIAM 7, CA: Secret Tech…* (0:43:55) WILLIAM 7: Horizon is a vanishing point, you can zoom in…* (0:54:17) MARK, L.A.: Chauvin/Floyd vs Mike Byrd/Ashli Babbitt* (1:02:27) MARK: black civilizations, Marcus Garvey* (1:08:15) MANUEL, CA: Reefer trucks, fiber, stoplight, Mali, slavery* (1:11:52) MANUEL: Jewish people, slavery, Portuguese* (1:13:51) MANUEL: WN or BN neighbor, "mixed"* (1:18:21) CJ, WA: Actually looking stuff up* (1:21:22) CJ: Kush, Macrobians meat, Mali, inventions* (1:25:48) CJ: Sunlight penetrates skin to bones…* (1:29:59) CJ: Antioxidants… Plasticized rubber shoes… electrons* (1:33:37) Supers… Rumble* (1:38:35) Coffees… black stuff* (1:42:38) HADEN, TX: black civilizations* (1:47:16) HADEN: Elon treasonous vs Trump* (1:53:19) Last Supers: CJ… Priorities: Jeff, Allen, Elijah, WilliamLINKSBLOG https://www.thehakereport.com/blog/2025/6/6/the-hake-report-fri-6-6-25PODCAST / Substack HAKE NEWS from JLP https://www.thehakereport.com/jlp-news/2025/6/6/jlp-fri-6-6-25Hake is live M-F 9-11a PT (11-1CT/12-2ET) Call-in 1-888-775-3773 https://www.thehakereport.com/showVIDEO: YT - Rumble* - Pilled - FB - X - BitChute (Live) - Odysee*PODCAST: Substack - Apple - Spotify - Castbox - Podcast Addict*SUPER CHAT on platforms* above or BuyMeACoffee, etc.SHOP - Printify (new!) - Cameo | All My LinksJLP Network: JLP - Church - TFS - Nick - Joel - PunchieThe views expressed on this show do not represent those of BOND, Jesse Lee Peterson, the Network, this Host, or this platform. No endorsement or opposition implied!The show is for general information and entertainment, and everything should be taken with a grain of salt! Get full access to HAKE at thehakereport.substack.com/subscribe
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CutTheClutter: 1st yr of Modi 3.0: What BJP-led NDA govt got right, where they went wrong & the 3 challenges ahead
Tony, this image is ridiculous. C'mon man. Kay is back on the show. We talk about so many subjects and for so long. Welcome to episode 1. War, abortions, Trans, Govt, kids etc...we cover it all!! Except for what we cover in the second part. Thanks for listening!!
Wednesday's “What's Buggin' You” segment for 6-4-25
The new administration is working to remake the federal government. In a recent announcement, Assistant FBI Director Dan Bongino said he and FBI Director Kash Patel are working on “important cultural changes” within the agency. Among these is an effort to remove employees who have “violated their oaths, and those who invited partisanship into the workplace.”In addition to this, the Trump administration is also creating a new program for government employees to educate them about the U.S. Constitution. The new class being created under the Office of Personnel Management aims to help government officials follow their duty to protect and uphold the Constitution.Views expressed in this video are opinions of the host and guests, and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times.
Sinn Fein Housing Spokesman, Eoin O'Broin discusses his parliamentary question about the numbers of extra planning staff hired over the last two years by local authorities.
The opposition parties - Labour, the Greens and Te Pati Maori - would be in a position to form a government if an election was held today. Labour is in the lead on 33.2, with National in behind on 30.7 points, the Greens get 11.6, and New Zealand First is on 9.1 percentage points, while ACT has 6.6 and Te Pati Maori is on 5.5 percentage points. That gives the coalition government 57 seats, not enough to govern, while the Opposition parties would have 63 seats allowing them to form a government. Political editor Jo Moir spoke to Corin Dann.
The government is shifting WorkSafe's priorities from enforcement, to giving more advice. Council of Trade Unions president Richard Wagstaff spoke to Corin Dann.
On Episode 597 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Ayaz Memon, veteran sports journalist and commentator.SHOW NOTES(00:00) Stories of the Day(01:00) Markets bounce in fag end of trade as they grapple with uncertainty(02:16) Foreign brokerages are still wary of high valuations(04:51) US Dollar Index will fall 9% says Morgan Stanley(07:17) Maruti wants the Govt to step in to revive small car sales, Tesla is a no show(11:03) Gulf and Indian airlines exchange terse words on bilaterals at IATA summit in Delhi(14:02) IPL 2025 ends today. The journey so far and aheadhttps://www.investing-referral.com/aff303Listeners! We await your feedback....For more of our coverage check out thecore.inSubscribe to our NewsletterFollow us on:Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | Linkedin | Youtube
If the headline is right, and I hope it isn't, the Government are seeking advice on what to do about Run it Straight. If the Government is seeking this advice, they have been sucked in. Unless of course they are saying they are seeking advice so everyone shuts up for a bit, because the whole thing has got hopelessly out of control. We need to break the ongoing grip too many New Zealanders have with Government, or the ongoing spell that too many are under, that Governments run our lives and it is only Government that can do stuff. Ardie Savea, God bless him, got it spot on last week. He spoke for all of us in trying to balance a sensible observation about an activity, while balancing the reason for the angst for the tragedy that led to the heightened upset around it. What happened was a tragedy. But accepting that, we seem unable to separate out tragedy from Government, or accident from rules, or mishap from common sense. We fail to recognise the most obvious lack of connection – Run it Straight the competition, the organised sport, was not involved in a death. The death happened at a 21st party. As the Prime Minister pointed out, no law is stopping a 21st. We want desperately to stop stupidity. We would like to find a way to prevent young men, mainly, doing dumb stuff young men do. But as Ardie quite rightly put it, the athletic side of the activity is part of contact sport. We have all in our own way, whether it be bullrush, or league, or union, or MMA, all done something like it. Savea and his brother did what many, many, many, young men do in backyards: try to run each other over. Why is his brother called 'Bus', do you reckon? The heat I took on this last week when I said similar things was interesting. There seem a group who feel if they spray, or get aggro with a person like me, that makes them feel better. Maybe psychologically they can absolve themselves for feeling helpless. Tragedy generally leaves us helpless. But looking to a government is pointless and a government looking for advice is even more pointless. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Gadgets distributed to govt school students with much fanfare in 2022 lie unused due to a lack of internet access, leaving poor students struggling to access study material.
Michéal Lehane, RTE Political Correspondent, discusses the defeat of the Opposition party's Bill that aimed to curtail Israeli access to sell bonds through the Irish financial system.
The government is billing its Resource Management consultation as the country's biggest ever change to national direction. It comes hot on the heels of the fast track changes and leading up the full RMA replacement due next year. Announcements were released under six ministers' names on everything from housing to mining to agriculture - and some of it's got environmental groups up in arms. Political reporter Russell Palmer has more.
The government has released the findings of independent rapid review of Sport New Zealand. The report, released by the minister for Sport and Recreation Mark Mitchell, has recommended potential changes to institutional and governance arrangements. Sports correspondent Dana Johannsen spoke to Lisa Owen.
Education Minister, Erica Stanford, said the Selwyn district in Canterbury is getting a new 12 classroom primary school, 52 new classrooms at other existing schools as well as the government land-banking a site for a future primary. It's part of $161 million of spending on schools in the wider region. Timothy Brown was at Lincoln Primary School for the announcement, and filed this report.
Defence ministry's approval for Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) execution model comes close on the heels of the India-Pakistan flare-up which reinforced centrality of air superiority in conflicts. In Episode 1670 of #CutTheClutter ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta explains what's new in the push for an indigenous 5th-generation stealth fighter, why it's important & what it means for the future of India's airpower.----more----Watch CutTheClutter with Snehesh Alex Philip 'CCS Approves 5th gen AMCA for IAF' here : https://youtu.be/Nm0N52D7M54
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xorsearch.py: Python Functions Didier s xorsearch tool now supports python functions to filter output https://isc.sans.edu/diary/xorsearch.py%3A%20Python%20Functions/31858 Pwn2Own Berlin 2025 Last weeks Pwn2Own contest in Berlin allowed researchers to demonstrate a number of new exploits with a large focus on privilege escalation and virtual machine escape. https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/blog/2025/5/17/pwn2own-berlin-2025-day-three-results Senior US Officials Impersonated in Malicious Messaging Campaign The FBI warns of senior US officials being impersonated in text and voice messages. https://www.ic3.gov/PSA/2025/PSA250515 Scattered Spider: TTP Evolution in 2025 Pushscurity provided an update on how Scattered Spider evolved. One thing they noted was that Scattered Spider takes advantage of legit dynamic domain name systems to make detection more difficult https://pushsecurity.com/blog/scattered-spider-ttp-evolution-in-2025/
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