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A video filmed in the New Zealand Parliament has captured attention across the world, centring debate around the Treaty Principles Bill. But what actually is the bill, and why has it caused mass protests across the country? And as Wicked officially hits the big screen down under people are flocking to the cinema.  Today we learn about the dark origins of Wicked, plus why it holds such emotional weight for so many.  THE END BITS Support independent women's media Check out The Quicky Instagram here Join the Month of MOVEGet $30 off a Mamamia subscription and get unlimited access to our feel-good exercise app. Head here to get a yearly subscription for just $39.  GET IN TOUCH Share your story, feedback, or dilemma! Send us a voice note or email us at thequicky@mamamia.com.au CREDITS Host: Claire Murphy With thanks to: Laura Brodnik, Mamamia's Head of Entertainment and host of The Spill podcast  Executive Producer: Taylah Strano  Audio Producers: Tegan Sadler Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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It's a little over six months since the 54th New Zealand Parliament was sworn in, and there have been plenty of highs and lows from the different parties. So which MPs across the House have been performing the best? This week, Thomas is joined by Newstalk ZB political editor Jason Walls to discuss the best MPs from National, Labour, the Greens, ACT, NZ First and Te Pāti Māori. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Steph Tan is a Public Health and Regulatory Research Fellow with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Her fascination in public health focuses in using science to develop policy and legal interventions that enhance population health. She has been published in prestigious medical forums, most notably the World Health Organization (WHO) Bulletin and The Lancet, in 2022. As a Legislative Affairs Intern at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and a Technical Expert with the Rockefeller Foundation; it is understandable why multiple editorial boards have recruited Steph to be a Review Editor for scientific journals. This past year Steph graduated Yale University with a Masters of Public Health, with a concentration in Health Policy. Prior to Yale, Steph completed Cornell University's Didactic Program in Dietetics, Division of Nutritional Sciences. In 2021, Steph was Officially Recognition of New Zealand Pandemic Response Contribution issued by the New Zealand Parliament. At the same time, she was Radio New Zealand's Science Correspondent, speaking publicly on the latest public health research topics. Having lobbied and then advised the NZ Government and Ministry of Health on Covid-19 saliva testing and on legislation to reduce infection spread. Steph has certainly refined her practical skills alongside her deep theory knowledge. She has been featured across powerhouse media platforms including the Wall Street Journal and New Zealand Herald, with well over 50 TV, radio, and news article appearances. There is a lot to dive into from her time growing up in New Zealand, starting Uni in Australia before following her instinct to pursue studies in the US, and now working at the FDA - an absolute industry leader with significant impact. Listen to the full interview on Spotify, iHeart Radio, or Apple Podcasts. #publichealth #fda #science #scientist #health #yale #cornell #covid #fyp #covidresponse #didactic #dietectics #nz #college #highperformance #mentalperformance #podcast #tallpoppytalk #mentalhealthmatters #populationhealth #healthtrends #aotearoa #america #athlete

Significant cyber attacks and breaches are becoming more and more common. It's almost a guarantee now that at some point an attack vector will gain illegal unauthorised access to your computer systems and networks. The trick is to; 1. Not panic 2. Have solid security foundations 3. Limit the blast radius.  Derek Robson, CIO at the New Zealand Parliament shares his three step strategy to simplify and streamline your cyber security response. For more great insights head to www.PublicSectorNetwork.co  

Gareth Thomas Llewelyn Hughes is a New Zealand activist, Political Commentator, and a former politician of the Green Party. He was a member of the New Zealand Parliament for eleven years, from 2010 to 2020.He is also the author of the book, A Gentle Radical, The Life of Jeanette Fitzsimons. Join me as I speak to Gareth about Jeanette's early life, what drove her to vaticalism, the limits to growth and other pholosphical ideas that drove her, and her election to Parliment and her running in and interaction with Jim Anderton, Helen Clark and John Key.For more information, or to get in touch, visit the Different Matters Website. 

Israel's Defence Forces consider new advanced technology to target the tunnels used by Hamas in Gaza. We look at whether the use of a system of tunnel borers and pumps to flood the underground network is a viable tactic. Plus why the performance of the Haka at the opening of the New Zealand Parliament has caused controversy. And find out why exercise might not actually help you live longer.Your daily round-up of the biggest stories from across the world, as seen through the eyes of the Times of London. You can hear more of these stories on Times Radio, and read more at thetimes.co.uk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aupito William Sio exits NZ Parliament after 16 years.

Andrew Cummins formerly worked for Bitcoin Magazine as the Growth Marketing & Analytics Manager, and he shares the journey that took him from New Zealand to Colorado Springs, including his Bitcoin story, being on the ground at the Bitcoin Miami Conference, and his future plans. Show Sponsors ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Swarbricks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - New Zealand's first law firm to accept Bitcoin for legal services (https://www.swarbricks.co.nz/bitcoin) Connect with The Transformation of Value Follow me on twitter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/TTOVpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Nostr at: npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Or send an email to hello@thetransformationofvalue.com and I will get back to you! Support this show: Bitcoin donation address: bc1qlfcr2v73tntt6wvyp2yu064egvyeery6xtwy8t Lightning donation address: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠codyellingham@getalby.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ PayNym: +steepvoice938 PayNym Code: PM8TJhcUCtSvHe69sod9pzLCBKg6GaogsMDwfGNCnL4HXyduiY9pbLpbn3oEUvuM75EeALxRVV3Mfi6kgWEBsseMki3QphE8aC5QDMNp9pUugqfz1yVc ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Geyser Fund⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you send a donation please email or DM me so I can thank you! Links: Andrew Cummins website - ⁠⁠https://andrew-cummins.com/ Andrew Cummins on Twitter - https://twitter.com/andrew_cummins6 Bitcoin Magazine - https://bitcoinmagazine.com/ We Came Here for Freedom Documentary - https://wecamehereforfreedom.com/ Robert F Kennedy Jr Keynote Bitcoin 2023 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fz7FPl065II Orange Pilling

On today's episode of the Law Down Under Podcast, we are joined by Dr Mele Vaitohi, a leading legal scholar on Tongan constitutional law.  Mele has had an extensive career in law and Government, and is the Manager of New Zealand Parliament's Parliamentary Law and Practice Team. She recently completed her PhD in Law at Otago University, where she focused on the effects of the 2010 constitutional reform in Tonga. In December 2022, Dr Vaitohi collaboratively published a groundbreaking research report on Improving Pasifika Legal Education in Aotearoa. We talk with Mele about the findings of the report, particularly the barriers affecting access to legal education for Pasifika students, as well as how schools, universities and the wider profession can improve the experience of Pasifika peoples.  We also briefly discuss the complex issue of intersectionality being the interconnected relationship of social categorisations (such as race and social-economic status) as applied to Pasifika as a group. I hope you enjoy this episode with Dr Mele Vaitohi. Suggested further reading: Brooks, Jeffrey S. and Theoharis, George (2018) "Whiteucation: Privilege, Power and Prejudice in School and Society". Routledge. (Link) Melville, Angela (2014) "Barriers to Entry into Law School: An Examination of Socio-Economic and Indigenous Disadvantage". Legal Education Review, Vol. 24 : Iss. 1 , Article 4. (Link) Pease, Bob (2022) "Undoing Privilege: Unearned Advantage and Systemic Injustice in an Unequal World". Bloomsbury Publishing. Rivera, Lauren A (2015) "Pedigree: How Elite Students Get Elite Jobs". Princeton University Press. (Link) Tharp, D. Scott (2021) "Decoding Privilege: Exploring White College Students' Views on Social Inequality". Routledge. (Link) Verkaik, Robert (2018) "Posh Boys (How English Public Schools Ruin Britain)". Oneworld.

Today is mostly about updates: Jacinda Ardern gave her final speech in the New Zealand Parliament, and we learned what she's doing next. I've also recently made progress or some old projects. Be sure to Like the AmeriNZ Facebook Page … Continue reading →

A tech expert says banning TikTok from MP's phones is reasonable. New Zealand Parliament is following the lead of international partners and banning the TikTok app from MP's work phones, over national security fears. Technology commentator Bill Bennett says it has access to location and phone contact data, so it could be a security risk. "Basically, the Chinese law is that any data TikTok collects, the Chinese Government can have access to it."  LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NZ passes anti-free speech language compliance law ‘This is quite Orwellian': NZ government introduces language compliance officers New Zealand Labour, supported by the Greens, and Māori Party, have passed ‘plain language' legislation, which will require all branches of government to employ language compliance officers. The ‘plain language' bill was approved by the New Zealand Parliament on Wednesday and comes into effect once the legislation receives Royal assent. Advocates of the new law defended the bill arguing, in sum, that a bigger bureaucracy was better for democracy. The language compliance legislation's author and Labour member for Nelson, Rachel Boyack, told Parliament: Jurist explained the ‘plain language' law demands ‘all reporting agencies appoint plain language officers'. These are compliance officers employed by respective departments to essentially police the use of language. Inspiration for the language compliance law came from an Obama-era legislation in the United States known as the Plain Writing Act of 2010. This is just my opinion. PS: If you enjoy my content, I will think of you while drinking my coffee. – Buy Me a Coffee The Slippery Slope Spotify J Fallon Apple Music J Fallon Spotify J Fallon YouTube The Slippery Slope Apple Podcasts The Slippery Slope YouTube The Slippery Slope Stitcher --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jason-fallon/message

New Zealand Parliament becomes the first to be majority women. It's about time. 

Annie Oxborough is a New Zealand Baby Scoop Era adoptee. She is the author of the newly released book Where the Fuck is my Mother, illustrated by her brother Sparrow Phillips, a New Zealand artist. Annie can be found at: annieo.co.nz https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100083122489253 and insta handle https://www.instagram.com/the_adopted_girl/. https://www.amazon.com/Where-Fuck-My-Mother-grown-up-ebook/dp/B0BCQX87RC/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1H2DEYSIRAGHH&keywords=where+the+fuck+is+my+mother&qid=1664391677&sprefix=where+the+fuck+is+my+mother%2Caps%2C258&sr=8-1 You can find Sparrow Phillips at: www.component.co.nz Mentioned in the show: The Adoption Act of 1955: Adoption Act 1955 No 93 (as at 28 October 2021), Public Act Contents – New Zealand Legislation Royal Commission of Inquiry: Home | Abuse in Care - Royal Commission of Inquiry Adult Adoption Information Act: Adult Adoption Information Act 1985 No 127 (as at 28 October 2021), Public Act – New Zealand Legislation Bethany Salvation Army: Bethany Centre | The Salvation Army Private Members BillMembers' bills - New Zealand Parliament (www.parliament.nz) www.adopteereading.com Mental health issues, including anorexia, bipolar disorder and depression. If you or anyone you know is experiencing a mental health crisis, please reach out to your local mental health network. Listed here are just a few. New Zealand Mental Health: Home | Mental Health Foundation Australia Mental Health: Mental Health Australia | (mhaustralia.org) United Kingdom Mental Health: Mental Health UK - Forward Together (mentalhealth-uk.org) Canada Mental Health: Mental health services - Canada.ca USA Mental Health: National Hotline for Mental Health Crises and Suicide Prevention | NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness Disclaimers: the opinions voiced by the host and their guests are just that, opinions. The host is not a lawyer or a therapist.

Someone who knew The Queen very well was Sir Lockwood Smith. He was the former Speaker of the New Zealand Parliament, and also the former high commissioner to the United Kingdom. He spent a lot of time with The Queen, and he told us how sad he is at the breaking news.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy is Now Open! 8am-9am PT/ 11am-Noon ET for our especially special Daily Special; Tarrytown Chowder Tuesdays!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, “Mr Trump went through the boxes himself.”Then, on the rest of the menu, new polls show majorities of Americans want stricter gun laws; after enduring continuous harassment, the entire election staff of a rural Texas county abruptly quit, seventy days before the election; and, a grand jury ordered Walmart to pay an Oregon man $4.4 million dollars for racial profiling.After the break, we move to the Chef's Table where pandemic anti-mandate protesters converged on the New Zealand Parliament; and, the Germany Environment Ministry reported there is no single cause for the massive Oder River fish die-off.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~“As I ate the oysters with their strong taste of the sea and their faint metallic taste that the cold white wine washed away, leaving only the sea taste and the succulent texture, and as I drank their cold liquid from each shell and washed it down with the crisp taste of the wine, I lost the empty feeling and began to be happy and to make plans.” - Ernest Hemingway "A Moveable Feast"~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Show Notes & Links: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/8/23/2118219/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Tarrytown-Chowder-Tuesdays

Yesterday, a politician who said he was being bullied was kicked out by his Labour Party colleagues. Today, another politician - who quite a few people think is a bit of a bully himself - resigns with the very best wishes of his Labour Party colleagues. Yesterday it was Gaurav Sharma. Today, it is Trevor Mallard, who officially stand-downs ahead of packing his bags and heading-off to become New Zealand's next ambassador to Ireland. He's expected to start the new job in January. His last actual day in Parliament will be sometime in October - but today is when he officially resigns. So the paperwork's all ticked off and it's now official. Mallard is out of here and most of us are probably pleased to see the back of him. I actually think Mallard has been the worst Speaker we've ever had and I think he rates about a 2-out-of-10. And with his diplomatic posting now official, ACT leader David Seymour has come out firing, saying it's “an outrage” that Mallard has scored the job. As soon as Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta formally announced it yesterday, Seymour put out a scathing statement saying: “To send someone with such a lengthy political rap sheet and zero diplomatic ability is an insult to our friends in Ireland." Seymour went on to say: "He took the Office of the Speaker only to have the worst approval rating of any politician in modern history. Now he's being rewarded for his bad behaviour." Now I don't necessarily agree that Mallard's being rewarded for his bad behaviour but I certainly think the Prime Minister - for whatever reason - is turning a blind eye to it. And if it was me, I wouldn't be sending him to Ireland or anywhere, for that matter. That approval rating that Seymour mentioned was back in June when a 1News-Kantar poll found that only 17 percent of people approved of the way Mallard was doing his job. And the main beefs people have with Trevor Mallard are his appalling treatment of the parliamentary staff member he accused of being a rapist - and the $300,000 it cost the taxpayer to clean up that mess. And his carry-on during the protest at Parliament earlier in the year. Barry Manilow music screaming out of the loudspeakers and the sprinklers being turned on the protesters. I didn't have any time for the protesters but I thought the way Mallard handled things was appalling. Judith Collins once said he was the biggest bully she had ever seen in Parliament. And I can't argue with that. I remember seeing him on TV recently when he appeared before a select committee at Parliament and he was grilled about his handling of the anti-mandate protest. From what I saw, I thought he was menacing towards the MPs. And I thought he was just a bully-boy the way he barged through journalists when he left the meeting room. Just awful, in my honest opinion. Earlier today, Megan Woods was on Newstalk ZB defending Mallard. She was banging on about his 35-year political career and how he's held about 13 ministerial portfolios in that time and how his diplomatic skills got the Rugby World Cup happening in New Zealand. She was saying it's not unique what's happening with him moving on to the job in Ireland because of the last five Speakers in Parliament, three have gone on to diplomatic postings. Where she really got interesting - and started to really push it uphill - was when she started going on about the bullying behaviour not being the sum total of Mallard's career. Which was a ridiculous thing to say. Because, of course those things don't represent everything Mallard has done, but they do put a cloud over all the good stuff. And I didn't hear her say the same thing about her old mate Gaurav Sharma who, you could say, shouldn't be judged just by the monkey business that's been going on. But the bit that made me laugh out loud, was when she said people acknowledge that Mallard has flaws, that he's a human being like the rest of us and that New Zealanders see a bit of themselves in Trevor. I think that would have to be the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard Megan Woods say. Because I don't see anything of myself in Trevor Mallard. You might, but I don't. And I think despite all the good stuff Megan Woods says he's done, the New Zealand Parliament will be a far better place without Trevor Mallard.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

GUEST 1 OVERVIEW: Dr Stephanie Seneff is a Senior Research Scientist at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. She has a BS degree from MIT in biology and MS, EE and PhD degrees from MIT in electrical engineering and computer science. Her recent interests have focused on the role of toxic chemicals and micronutrient deficiencies in health and disease, with a special emphasis on the pervasive herbicide, glyphosate, and the mineral, sulfur. Since 2008, she has authored over three dozen peer-reviewed journal papers on these topics. She is the author of a book on glyphosate, titled "Toxic Legacy: How the Weedkiller Glyphosate Is Destroying Our Health and the Environment", which was released by Chelsea Green publishers on July 1 2021. This book was selected by Kirkus Reviews as one of the best non-fiction books of 2021. GUEST 2 OVERVIEW: The Honorable Matthew Robson is an Auckland barrister, and a former cabinet Minister of the New Zealand Parliament. In the Labour-Alliance coalition government of 1999 to 2002, he was Minister of Disarmament, Minister of Corrections, Minister for Courts, Minister for Land Information, and Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs (with responsibility for foreign aid).

Are firearms laws rooted in power struggles between the laureate elite and the working class?  Does immigration shape firearm policy?    Professor Emeritus Gary Mauser  uses his background as a researcher, expertise in political marketing, passion for history and deep knowledge of firearms and firearms laws around the world to objectively look at the differences in Canadian and American gun culture.   Gary has been published in the  Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy, Journal of Criminal Justice, Canadian Journal of Criminology, Government and Policy and many more.    He has been an expert witness on firearms and criminal justice issues in the Senate of Canada, the Canadian Parliament, the New Zealand Parliament, the Supreme Court of Canada, and the Ontario Superior Court.    He is accredited as an expert in small arms control with the United Nations International Small Arms Control Standards and previously sat on the Canadian Firearms Advisory Committee under Canada's previous federal government.        https://justiceforgunowners.ca   https://m.facebook.com/gunownerjustice/   https://www.fraserinstitute.org/profile/gary-mauser   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Mauser   _____     Silvercore Club - https://bit.ly/2RiREb4     Online Training - https://bit.ly/3nJKx7U    Other Training & Services - https://bit.ly/3vw6kSU    Merchandise - https://bit.ly/3ecyvk9    Blog Page - https://bit.ly/3nEHs8W     Host Instagram - @Bader.Trav - https://www.instagram.com/bader.trav   Silvercore Instagram - @Silvercoreinc - https://www.instagram.com/silvercoreinc     ____    

GUEST HOST: Jeremy Beck GUEST OVERVIEW: Matt Robson is an Auckland barrister, and a former cabinet Minister of the New Zealand Parliament. In the Labour-Alliance coalition government (1999–2002), Robson was Minister of Corrections, Minister for Courts, Minister for Land Information, and Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs (with responsibility for foreign aid).

In this episode your host Anna Hudak discusses queer news around the world such as a small town in Bangladesh electing it's first transgender mayor, a Thailand judge ruling against the queer community, Canada banning conversion therapy and much more! Links to articles discussed A small town in Bangladesh elects a trans mayor: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/11/30/bangladesh-town-elects-first-transgender-mayor-lgbtq Same-sex marriage will begin in Tokyo next year: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/tokyo-governor-plans-introduce-de-facto-same-sex-marriage-next-year-kyodo-2021-12-07/ Mass uprising in Thailand after court rules against same-sex marriage: https://yhoo.it/3oMlD9E Scotland is now pumping millions into broken trans healthcare system: https://hellogayworld.com/2021/12/09/scotland-announces-crisis-funding-worth-millions-for-broken-trans-healthcare/ New Zealand Parliament passes an awesome self-ID bill: shorturl.at/tvFW5 Chile legalizes same-sex marriage: https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/12/07/chile-same-sex-marriage-equality-election/ US Trans swimmer smashes two US swimming records: https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/12/07/trans-swimmer-lia-thomas-womens-records/ Canada bans conversion therapy: https://www.npr.org/2021/12/09/1062720266/canada-bans-conversion-therapy Good news story: Dunkin' Donuts employee given home by customer: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/daily-dunkin-donuts-customer-gifts-employee-a-new-home/ Support this podcast financially Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nicklybear?fan_landing=true PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/nicklybear Anna's contact information and social media Blog: https://transramblings.weebly.com/ Email: annahudak98@zohomail.com Facebook: https://facebook.com/TransRamblings Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/annahudak98/ TransWarp Drive: https://youtube.com/channel/UCUesH0QufesrhhGZKMuTA-g Tumblr: https://n1cklybear.tumblr.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/nicklybear_ YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCZ5uHUjqJUjSygYNd1MNyVQ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/trans-ramblings/message

  Now for our weekly wrap up of global politics with Dr Stephen Hoadley Associate Professor of Politics and International Relations at the University of Auckland’s Faculty of Arts. The future of the European Union. New Zealand Parliament has accused China of 'severe human rights abuses'.   President Joe Biden's latest initiatives. What has the New Zealand Navy been up to in the Pacific lately.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New Zealand has joined other countries in calling out China for its mistreatment of Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Last Wednesday, New Zealand’s Parliament voted unanimously to declare that “severe human rights abuses” are taking place there, joining some 40 countries that have previously passed similar nations, such as the US, Canada and the UK. Related: Uyghur mothers in Turkey walk for miles to ask politicians for help locating their children in ChinaRights groups allege Beijing has detained up to 1 million people in sprawling internment camps in the region, where they say forced labor, reeducation and even the sterilization of Uyghur women have been reported. China denies the accusations of abuse, insisting that the massive vocational and training camps are necessary to combat terrorism and poverty.However, many feel New Zealand’s condemnation fell short because it didn’t include the word “genocide.” “New Zealand could do more but they didn’t. They refused to say genocide."Shawudan Abdul-Gopur, Auckland, New Zealand“New Zealand could do more but they didn’t. They refused to say genocide,” said 41-year-old Shawudan Abdul-Gopur of Auckland. Originally from Kashgar, located in Xinjiang’s far west, he is intimately familiar with what’s happening to Uyghurs in the region — because it happened to him. Related: A Uyghur poem travels from Chinese internment camp to New Jersey‘I really miss my family’Abdul-Gopur says in 2009 when violent clashes between Uyghur protesters and the Chinese military broke out in the Xinjiang capital city of Urumqi, he was working as a cameraman for a local TV station.  “It was heartbreaking, I saw so many stuff [sic],” he said. “The government, how they treated Uyghurs, it’s the same as the animal.”Some of what Abdul-Gopur filmed during the riots ended up getting published by foreign media, and the Chinese government didn’t approve. He got a call from Beijing about the footage a year after he recorded it. Luckily, Abdul-Gopur said he was in New Zealand going to school for English training when he got the call, during which Chinese authorities said they knew he had taken the footage and wanted him to come back to China — immediately.Abdul-Gopur refused and instead applied for asylum in New Zealand. However, the nightmare didn’t end there. In 2016, his mother and three brothers were taken to an internment camp.“April 2016 she called me and said, ‘Never call me again,’” Abdul-Gopur said. “After that, I lost contact.”His mother and two of his brothers were finally released in 2020, but Abdul-Gopur’s eldest brother remains detained. And while he’s heard from his 80-year-old mother since she got out, it’s still too dangerous for them to have regular contact. They could all wind up back in prison. Abdul-Gopur said everyone in the Auckland Uyghur community has lost someone to the internment camps, which is why he is disappointed in the recent vote held in the New Zealand Parliament concerning China’s alleged abuses. Initially, the word “genocide” was included in the proposal that Member of Parliament Brooke van Velden first introduced in late April. But by the time it reached Parliament for a vote on May 5, the word had been stripped out.  “I started with the same motion as the British, but then had to dilute it and soften it to gain the approval of New Zealand’s governing [Labor] party.”Member of Parliament Brooke van Velden“It’s important for people to know how we got to debating the motion before us today,” van Velden said on the floor the day of the vote. “I started with the same motion as the British, but then had to dilute it and soften it to gain the approval of New Zealand’s governing [Labor] party.”Related: US bans cotton products from Uyghur region of ChinaStraddling a 'middle ground'The motion ultimately passed unanimously, but with the phrase “severe human right abuses” in place of the word genocide. “It essentially was watered down,” said Geoffrey Miller with the Wellington-based think tank Democracy Project. He said New Zealand has noticeably taken a softer stance against China compared to the rest of the Five Eyes intelligence alliance, which also includes Australia, Canada, the UK and the US.“New Zealand is trying to straddle a middle ground between these two big power blocks. ... And New Zealand is just too heavily dependent on trade with China and is very, very vulnerable.”Geoffrey Miller, Democracy Project“New Zealand is trying to straddle a middle ground between these two big power blocks,” he said. “And New Zealand is just too heavily dependent on trade with China and is very, very vulnerable.”China is by far New Zealand’s No. 1 trading partner, with two-way trade exceeding $24 billion, according to government figures. Miller said New Zealand exports many nonessential items to China such as milk powder, fruit and meats, which means Wellington needs Beijing more than the other way around. Meanwhile, 11% of New Zealand’s tourists before the pandemic came from China. After the motion was passed, the Chinese Embassy in Wellington lashed out at what it called “groundless” accusations.But Miller said the question is whether Beijing will take any action, particularly like what they’ve done with Australia. Beijing and Canberra have been locked in an economic tit-for-tat since 2018, and as a result, trade is down between the two. China is also Australia’s largest trading partner. “So, New Zealand looks on and sees what has happened to Australia and worries that the same thing could happen to it,” Miller said. New Zealand Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta has defended the decision not to use the word. She told Reuters that her government didn’t think the situation in Xinjiang constituted as genocide. Sophie Richardson, China director at Human Rights Watch, said governments are just reluctant to use that word. “...[I]t is hard to do business as usual with the government you have accused of ...[genocide]."Sophie Richardson, China director, Human Rights Watch“Because it is hard to do business as usual with the government you have accused of doing that,” she said. “It’s sort of further complicated by the reality that, in principle, using that term can trigger certain kinds of legal obligations but very few people have been prosecuted on genocide.” Still, Richardson said the passage of the motion is meaningful, as New Zealand joins over 40 countries around the world to make similar statements. She hopes the momentum will mobilize the United Nations to call for an international investigation.

Kia ora,Welcome to Thursday's Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and this is the International edition from Interest.co.nz.Today we lead with news of more evidence the pandemic recovery is V-shaped, in fact it may be one of the fastest recoveries from a recession in modern times.In the US, the ADP Employment Report, the precursor report to their non-farm payrolls report due on Saturday, revealed a good rise in filled jobs, but not as big a rise as was anticipated. The gains however were broad based, across all firm sizes and across all sectors. Only the tech industry shed jobs, and that slip was small. At this time, analysts are expecting the rise in non-farm payrolls to be almost +1 mln for April (+978,000). This ADP report showed a gain of +742,000.One reason there might be an undershoot is that todays release of the widely-watched ISM services PMI came in under expectations, even if the expansion it was reporting was strong. But the internationally-benchmarked Markit services PMI reported a stronger expansion. Both surveys featured strong rises in new orders, and strong inflationary pressures.Singapore's retail trade is showing a good recovery.In the UK, a regulator said there is a strong prudential case for some “floors”, or minimum expectations on risk-weights from in-house models that banks use in their assessment of capital support for mortgage lending.In Scotland, they are about to have an election tonight that will be a crucial indicator on whether they have a second independence referendum. The polls say the result is too close to call.In Australia, their services sector is powering out of its funk with strong new order growth, strong rises in employment, and a notable uptick in cost inflation.And we should note that yesterday the New Zealand Parliament has unanimously declared that “severe human rights abuses” are occurring against the Uighur people in Xinjiang, China. It was unanimous because the Government succeeded in getting the word 'genocide' removed from the declaration. It is a development that will not improve trade relations with China, but so far China seems to have ignored the statement publicly. China is on holiday this week.The UST 10yr yield starts today at 1.58% and unchanged overnight. The price of gold starts today at US$1785/oz and that is up +US$8 since this time yesterday.Oil prices are up another +US$0.50 today at just under US$65.50/bbl in the US, while the international Brent price is up a bit more at just over US$68.50/bbl.The Kiwi dollar opens today at 72.1 USc and back up +¾c since this time yesterday. Against the Australian dollar we are up at 93.1 AUc. But against the euro we are up at 60.1 euro cents. With these across the board gains it means our TWI-5 is now back at 74 and where it was this time last week.The bitcoin price is now at US$57,429 and recovering a very sharp +5.9% since this time yesterday. The yo-yoing continues. Volatility in the past 24 hours has been very high at +/- 4.7%.You can find links to the articles mentioned today in our show notes.And get more news affecting the economy in New Zealand from interest.co.nz.Kia ora. I'm David Chaston and we’ll do this again tomorrow.

After 20 years as a teacher and school principal, Jan Tinetti knows the damage period poverty can do to young girls and women seeking to build a better life. Children as young as six would miss a week of school each month due to a lack of products to support their monthly cycle. When she became Minister for Women in the New Zealand Parliament, Jan partnered with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern in launching an Access to Period Products pilot program in 2020 to provide free products to schools. In the latest episode of the Make Meaning Podcast, The Hon. Jan Tinetti speaks with host Lynne Golodner about the 2021 nationwide rollout of an effort to provide free period products to all New Zealand schools. This joins other efforts to eliminate child poverty, including a universal healthy lunch program, free breakfasts, milk and fresh fruit in schools, social workers and more. “We want to focus on making New Zealand the best country in the world to be a child,” she says in the episode.   

We talk about an iconic part of Kiwi history today. The parliamentary biscuit tin! To talk about it, I went and had a chat to David Wilson, the Clerrk of the House of the New Zealand Parliament.Here are some ways you can support HANZ!Become a Patron!https://www.patreon.com/historyaotearoaBuy some merch!https://teespring.com/stores/hanz-podcast★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

31 October 2020 | WORD Christchurch Spring Festival We bring together two young first generation Iranian New Zealanders to tell their extraordinary stories. In The Girl from Revolution Road, writer and filmmaker Ghazaleh Golbakhsh speaks powerfully of displacement and living between two worlds. Her essays range from a childhood in war-torn Iran, to learning English and making friends, to dating in the days of COVID-19. Know Your Place tells Golriz Ghahraman‘s story, with memories of life and resistance in post-revolutionary Iran to making a home in Aotearoa New Zealand; her work as a human rights lawyer, her United Nations missions, and how she became the first refugee to be elected to the New Zealand Parliament. Golbakhsh and Ghahraman appear in conversation with Donna Miles-Mojab to discuss breaking barriers, the daily challenges of prejudice that shape the lives of women and minorities, and finding a place to belong.

CFOC hold a fantastic event with Judith Collins, the leader of New Zealand National Party with special guest Simon O'Connor (Chair of the Foreign Affairs, Defence, and Trade committee). Lots of different subjects were discussed with the two of the New Zealand Parliament including CANZUK, Commonwealth and Trade.

Jasmin, Emily and Theresa discuss charges of abuse in a New Jersey women's prison, what reparations in the US for Black people could look like, changes to the dress code for Ministers of Parliament in New Zealand, and a victory for Nigerian farmers against Shell Oil.

Ed's finally settled in his new home so he and the boys are back to  talk about the tie saga in New Zealand Parliament! We also enquire about the National Party's position on gay conversion therapy and Air New Zealand's naughty shenanigans. It's a very local episode of Baboon Yodel! TWITTER: @BaboonYodel FACEBOOK: @BaboonYodel WEB: www.baboonyodel.com INSTAGRAM: BaboonYodel

Turkey announces its intentions to mend ties with Europe, the Russian opposition leader says he will return to Moscow after an assassination attempt, the US state department cancels a trip to Taiwan, and a man smashes the windows of the New Zealand Parliament. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/politics1001/support

(Season 1, Episode 83)For the first time in decades. A party has won a majority in the New Zealand Parliament. That is the ‘Labours Party' led by Prime minister Jacinda Arden Talk to me on Discord - https://discord.gg/uRXUNSe Check out my youtube channel - https://bit.ly/30WvOw Citation link(New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's Labour Party Wins Election, Opposition Concedes) - http://bit.ly/3nULUQN Citation link(New Zealand election: Jacinda Ardern's Labour Party scores landslide win - BBC News) - http://bbc.in/3jg3CuB Background music credits Outro - Tokyo Ghoul OP Unravel - TK | Kalimba Cover with Tabs ♡ - https://bit.ly/3jEW6Ks

 Episode NotesSHOW NOTES:On this informative podcast we talk to Green MP Chlöe Swarbrick, she is a New Zealand politician and entrepreneur. Following a high-profile but unsuccessful run for the 2016 Auckland mayoral election, she became a candidate for the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand, standing in the 2017 New Zealand general election and was elected as a member of the New Zealand Parliament at the age of 23.Swarbrick is Green Party Spokesperson for Mental Health, Drug Law Reform, Education, Arts and Heritage, Tertiary Education, Small Business, Broadcasting, Youth and Local Government.LINKS MENTIONED:Chloe Swarbrick INSTAGRAMFOLLOW US:You can find THE PROVISE PROJECT over at:Our Apple Link to SubscribeSubscribe on Simplecast PodcastsTwitterInstagram

The New Zealand Public Party was formed by Billy Te Kahika in response to the blatant injustice and tyranny being hurled upon the New Zealand people by the Labour/NZ First/Green government. Reclaim New Zealand for ALL the People – is the main goal and message. However, this message is also more significant than any one political party alone. To that end, we have established an Advisory Board to include all political interests. Billy has engaged in talks with all the minor parties to get to learn more about them and their policies in hopes that we will come together under one banner and one voice. The fragmenting of the vote across many smaller parties does not help New Zealand. Unity in change is a good thing. It is time. We will post updates to this as the agreements happen. Stay tuned! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/new-zealand-public-party/message

The hackneyed and frequently misunderstood descriptions of political parties being either left, centre or right is dissected and a better, two-dimensional model described. We also have a go at setting out where the parties that are currently in the New Zealand Parliament sit on this political spectrum.

The hackneyed and frequently misunderstood descriptions of political parties being either left, centre or right is dissected and a better, two-dimensional model described. We also have a go at setting out where the parties that are currently in the New Zealand Parliament sit on this political spectrum.

Let's start with the situation in Afghanistan.   What's the political problem there? Is this a problem for the United States?   Why does the outcome matter to us?  The rivalry between the United States and China may be taking a new turn.  What's the latest? And speaking of China,  why is Winston Peters' support of Taiwan's participation in the World Health Organization so controversial? Also controversial might be a new referendum on independence for Tokelau. What's the outlook? Finally, what is the pleasing Pasifika news coming out of the New Zealand Parliament?

Let's start with the situation in Afghanistan.   What's the political problem there? Is this a problem for the United States?   Why does the outcome matter to us?  The rivalry between the United States and China may be taking a new turn.  What's the latest? And speaking of China,  why is Winston Peters' support of Taiwan's participation in the World Health Organization so controversial? Also controversial might be a new referendum on independence for Tokelau. What's the outlook? Finally, what is the pleasing Pasifika news coming out of the New Zealand Parliament?

Mike and Dan welcome Tarlin Ray back to the show as the trio breaks down the recent sensation associated with the phrase Ok Boomer. We trace the trend back to it’s origins on Tik Tok to its “jump the shark” moment in New Zealand Parliament to its recent appearance at a protest that halted the start of The Game, Harvard and Yale’s yearly football matchup. How does the Ok Boomer phenomenon impact our broader thinking about generations? How does this tie to research about generational differences, stereotypes, and metastereotypes? We connect this conversation to research and insights about group dynamics, decision-making, and diversity in a fun and free-flowing conversation. We hope you enjoy.

335 Church of the Holy Sepulchre consecrated. In Jerusalem, Constantine the Great, Roman Emperor responsible for the legalization of Christianity in the Roman Empire, consecrates a new church built over the purported sites of Jesus Christ's crucifixion, burial, and resurrection. Deemed by many as Christendom's holiest place, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre will be destroyed and rebuilt more than once. 1899 First Recorded Automobile Fatality in the US takes place. Henry H. Bliss was struck by a taxi cab while crossing the street in New York City. He died the next day due to his injuries. 1933 A Woman is Elected to New Zealand Parliament for the first time. Elizabeth McCombs won the by-elections for the parliamentary seat of Lyttelton, which was held by her husband before he died in August 1933. New Zealand extended suffrage to women in 1893. 1971 Massacre at Attica Prison. A four-day revolt at the maximum-security Attica Correctional Facility near Buffalo, New York, ends when hundreds of state police officers storm the complex in a hail of gunfire. On the rainy Monday morning of September 13, helicopters flew over the yard, dropping tear gas as state police and corrections officers stormed in with guns blazing. The police fired 3,000 rounds into the tear gas haze, killing 29 inmates and 10 of the hostages and wounding 89. Most were shot in the initial indiscriminate barrage of gunfire, but other prisoners were shot or killed after they surrendered. In the aftermath of the bloody raid, authorities said that the inmates had killed the slain hostages by slitting their throats. However, autopsies showed that these charges were false and that all 10 hostages had been shot to death by police. The attempted cover-up increased public condemnation of the raid and prompted a Congressional investigation. In the week after its conclusion, police engaged in brutal reprisals against the prisoners, forcing them to run a gauntlet of nightsticks and crawl naked across broken glass, among other tortures. The many injured inmates received substandard medical treatment, if any. 1993 Oslo Accords Signed. US President Bill Clinton hosts Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Palestinian Liberation Organization Chairman Yasser Arafat at the White House as their representatives sign the 'Oslo Accords,' another step in the complex Israeli-Palestinian peace process. The Oslo Accords created a Palestinian Authority tasked with limited self-governance of parts of the West Bank and Gaza Strip; and acknowledged the PLO as Israel's partner in permanent-status negotiations about remaining questions. The Oslo Accords, however, did not create a Palestinian state.

Sir Jim McLay discusses topics frankly and openly; as diverse as Public service, NZ local and national politics, leadership, conservation, whaling, climate, the UN and the law: How to spot and grasp opportunities to serve your community; the dos and don'ts, MMP vs. first past the post, Why he wouldn't recommend politics as a career but it’s worth doing for the right reasons and with life experience  When to throw your hat in the ring for local or national government The minimum requirements for joining politics - local or other Creating opposition by "not saying yes enough" 3 vs 4 year government term - 4 years is too short for a good government, 3 years is too long for a bad government Why it’s good that youth are worried about climate change - which is a "risk management" issue based on the science The glacier in the Antarctic that is named after him and how it happened Whaling - the history and what next  - Iceland, South Korea, Russia and other's stance and why it's a worry United Nations - The campaign for a seat on the security council, the veto, eating for New Zealand, Rwanda - the Singapore of Africa or nearly and why the 3rd largest standing force in the world deserves recognition and support despite sometimes failing. Jim was born and educated in Auckland completing a law degree in 1967. He worked for a period in the profession before entering public service and successfully standing for the New Zealand Parliament as a candidate for the NZ National Party in the Birkenhead electorate in 1975. A long-time member of the National Party organisation he was clearly seen as a future minister and leader and within three years of his election to Parliament he was appointed by Prime Minister Robert Muldoon to the posts of Attorney General – the youngest ever to hold the role – and Minister of Justice. Six years later he became deputy leader of the Party and Deputy Prime Minister. In that same year National lost power in a snap general election. Muldoon was seen to be out of touch by younger members of the party and was challenged for the leadership with our guest taking out the contest. In a difficult post Muldoon period there followed a further leadership challenge which he lost and our guest subsequently retired from Parliament in 1987. It was post Parliament that he began the most interesting period of his career working commercially in numerous board and advisory roles, serving as a permanent representative to the United Nations and winning a place for New Zealand on the Security Council of the organisation. He became New Zealand’s representative to the Palestinian Authority and acted as special advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs. He has held and influenced at a national level through roles too numerous to mention. He has received recognition and honours for his public service that range from honorary doctorate to knighthood and, significantly, has a glacier in Antarctica that bears his name. This recognises his work on the International Whaling Commission – particularly his advocacy that led to the establishment of a whale sanctuary in the Southern Ocean.

In 1975 Marilyn Waring was elected to the New Zealand Parliament as the MP for Raglan. Aged just 23 and only the fifteenth woman to enter Parliament, she served through the turbulent years of Muldoon’s government, including as chair of the Public Expenditure Committee, before crossing the floor to support nuclear-free legislation which ultimately led to the fall of the National government. The Political Years is an autobiographical account of her time at the forefront of male-dominated public life and sits alongside other books including Counting for Nothing and Still Counting. The talented and determined Waring speaks with Jennifer Curtin.

From '06 to 2012 there was sixty-seven finance company collapses in New Zealand. An inquiry by the New Zealand Parliament estimated losses at over $3 billion that affected between 150,000 and 200,000 people. It seems almost everyone knows at least one horrific tale of life savings lost due to being lured in by high returns and a slick sales process. Where can we lay the blame here - on unscrupulous sales tactics by the providers, on the advisers who were heavily incentivised to promote products that were not fit for purpose, or on lax regulation? Perhaps some of the blame could be pointed at naive investors themselves even, but really? Investors who got burned here are kind of like the victims of spousal abuse - it's pretty harsh to say they were to blame in the slightest as surely we should have a structure in NZ that protects people like this.It cannot be overstated how much this tragedy impacted everyday mum and dad investors, many of whom were on the final approach to their own retirement. In the area of financial services, the Financial Advisers Act 2008 and Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008 were enacted which dealt with some of the risks associated with dealing with financial advisers - currently, the FSLAB (Financial services legislation amendment bill), will go even further to ensure that the conduct and client-care obligations of financial service providers and the regulation of financial markets remain fit for purpose for consumers. Ever since the GFC, understandably, there's been a little less trust in the financial advice profession. This doesn't help when you throw in the topic of commissions. In Australia recently there was a Royal Commission into misconduct in the Banking, superannuation, and financial services industry. Check out this link https://www.myfiduciary.com/fiduciary-perspectives.html . Vertically integrated business models often seen with the Australian banks came under increased scrutiny. As a result, many Aussie banks started to offload their wealth and insurance business in order to reduce this perceived conflict of interest. In NZ the discussion heated up slightly around the topic of linking remuneration to volumes of business. Almost overnight insurance companies cancelled their overseas trips for insurance advisers, and many banks removed performance-based bonuses for high performing mortgage advisers. Since then, I've been thinking a lot on this topic- If financial advisers, who are supposed to be acting in the best interests of their clients, are receiving a commission for placing business with a bank or insurance company, surely there's a conflict of interest here right? Now you may not ever use a mortgage adviser, an insurance adviser, or an investment adviser, but if it's of interest to you as to how they work, then join us today as we lift the bonnet on this topic of commission conflict. In the process hopefully, you'll be better equipped to make a good decision around whether or not to use an adviser and if so, hopefully after this, you'll be better equipped to choose the right type of adviser for you.Derek Blank, and AFA joins us to finish up this discussion. Now I know we're focussing a lot on the money side of the equation specifically what financially motivates financial advisers - don't think that's all that's relevant when making a decision around what type of adviser you should choose to work with. Ponder this question - can you trust the advice of someone when you know they are receiving income should you follow their advice? Are they advising you or are they selling to you? Here are some examples of where the line between sales and advice can often get blurry: getting new tires. going to a medical specialist who not only advises on your options but gets paid if you choose to proceed with elective surgery. using a solicitor to resolve a conflict - considering they bill for hours taken, is there every an incentive to draw things out? a builder recommends certain sub-contractors because he or she trusts them (any incentives going on there?) Your computer guy who often recommends upgrading hardware when all you really wanted was help setting up your email exchange Kickbacks, incentives, favours, commissions, bonus - there everywhere! If you're in the workforce - why are you there? For the genuine love of the job? Perhaps, but for the most part, we all to work for money - is that wrong? Is it wrong therefore to state absolutely that those whose income is pegged to performance is wrong?And just to be clear - mortgage and insurance advisers receive a commission for the work they do for the most part. Some charge upfront fees also which may or may not be refundable depending on whether or not the business results in them getting paid. Now apart from Kiwisaver and some other products, for the most part, investment advisers do not receive a commission from the provider - they charge fees which are disclosed upfront. Some charge a variable fee based on the time taken and some have set fees depending on what it is they've agreed to do for you. Legally all advisers need to disclose to you how they get paid - don't feel awkward about asking the question. To suggest in a dogmatic fashion that all financial advisers who receive a commission for their work cannot be trusted is not only cynical and naive, it's incredibly unhelpful. Many advisers are doing huge hours helping Kiwi's make good decisions around their retirement options, their insurance needs and their property investment options - don't we want people on the job here who are qualified, motivated, passionate and incentivised to provide good outcomes? To suggest that it's 100% okay that all financial advisers receive a commission for their work is equally silly and short-sighted - I don't think the status quo is perfect, but I do think it's a lot better than some think it is. So, if you enjoyed this episode and you'd like to hear more about how to choose a financial adviser, feel free to reach out to me on facebook.

Rumour has it that National Party Leader Bill English might not be sticking around too long and that Paula Bennett could be waiting in the wings for a chance at the top job. Hello sweeties tells us more.

Jacinda's been in the top job for about a week and has already been named the 13th most powerful woman in the world. Anyhoo, that aside, she's working on passing Labour's first Bill through parliament.