Another receipt to bring out for the election next year: National happy to toss people onto the street just so there are fewer people in emergency housing!

'Almost a trap' - Advocates say near impossible to get into emergency housing as homelessness increases www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Winston Peters sacks Phil Goff as UK High Commissioner over comments about Donald Trump

This should be a straight forward sacking for any competent government and prime minister, but given this lot I highly doubt it. He might even get promoted!

Labour's Carmel Sepuloni calls for David Seymour to resign over school lunches www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Analysis: Bevan McKenzie resigned under duress from Fletcher Building; now he takes the job of another chief finance officer who was forced out.

David Seymour's SOTN speech shows what he really thinks about the public he serves: we're workers for whichever global conglomerate wants to set up shop here, not honouring of our whakapapa (Maori or other) and not secure to raise a family.

www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

It's awful that these people who have trained up to serve the public in the health system can't find any work. They'll probably go to Australia now... Thanks National!

'They are all petrified' - recently graduated enrolled nurses unable to find jobs www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

I just saw this inspiring video about how tech can be designed to help impaired people participate in society. I wish there were more stories like this to spark our imagination to what is possible, instead of fearing the worst: youtu.be/-iLcOLvNfz0?...

FYI, anyone intending to make a submission on the Regulartory Standards Bill 2024 needs to make their submission to the Ministry of Regulation, not Parliament: RSBconsultation@regulation.govt.nz . I spent 5 minutes confused as to why I couldn't make my submission...

Congratulations to my friend Esther Fung and my great uncle Kai Luey on becoming Companions of the Order of New Zealand in this year's New Year's Honours List! Both of them have dedicated their lives to the Chinese people in Aotearoa and helped to bridge the cultural gap. Wonderful start to the year

A great article by Eda Tang on how Dominion Road became the place we know it to be today, including the uncomfortable history our nation's immigration policies and politics helped to shape it: bsky.app/profile/thes...

I recommend this channel for NZ and Australian based foodies. Local chefs and businesses getting the "Chef's Table" treatment from a NZ-based production team.

Watch their videos, like and subscribe!

youtube.com/watch?v=aMNd...

There are passionate support and petition for the city to sea bridge to be saved. I'm hoping there'll be as much support for the preservation of the Michael Fowler Centre...

www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3605...