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As New Zealand enters the colder months of the year, more than a million Kiwis have begun receiving their government-funded top-ups to help pay the power bill. Since it was introduced in 2018, the Winter Energy Payment has helped pensioners, beneficiaries and others on fixed incomes cover heating costs. It has also seen debate about who should receive it and whether it should be more tightly targeted. · Student associations have proposed…

The odds of Poland cutting Ukraine off, including from the aid that it receives from the West, are unrealistic despite the radical change in popular Polish perceptions of Ukrainians as a result of the unprecedented Ukrainian troll attacks against them over the Volhynia Genocide dispute. By Andrew Korybko · The social media front of the Ukrainian conflict was dominated last week by Ukrainian troll attacks against Poles after President Karol…

The Free Speech Union has backed the Crown's bid to lift the permanent name suppression of a member of a wealthy New Zealand family convicted of possessing and importing more than 11,000 files of child sexual abuse material. He was sentenced in August 2025 to two years and five months' imprisonment, with his name, his family's name, and the family company all permanently suppressed. The High Court heard the Crown's application on 2 June and…

At Acacia Cove Village, life doesn’t get smaller. It gets easier, more social, and a whole lot more enjoyable. With the day-to-day taken care of, your time becomes your own again. That means: · • more time to do what you enjoy • more opportunities to connect • more freedom to actually live · And then there’s the lifestyle. · As Bruce Cullington explains: · “Another really popular reason that people go to villages is because they offer…

Breaking news on RT - Iranian media reports say Tehran has suspended negotiations with Washington in response to Israeli aggression in Lebanon. · It also follows another round of tit-for-tat strikes overnight between Iran and the US. As IDF bombs come crashing down, the death toll in Lebanon ratchets up. That's as the Israeli PM orders an attack on the capital city Beirut, despite the so-called ceasefire. · As Norway rips up a huge missile…