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How headlines shape the narrative · The NZ Herald gave Green MP Benjamin Doyle sympathetic context and nuance, and National MP Hamish Campbell a scandal headline laced with suspicion. The difference raises questions about the publication’s editorial bias and framing in shaping political narratives. · The Herald’s article by David Fisher on Doyle is titled “Anatomy of a scandal” – a phrase that suggests careful, forensic dissection. It sounds…

The alliance between the Rātana Church and the Labour Party was cemented at an historic meeting between Tahupōtiki Wiremu Rātana and Prime Minister Michael Joseph Savage. · In 1928, 10 years after his first religious visions, T.W. Rātana announced his intention to enter politics, referring to the four Māori seats as the ‘four quarters’ of his body. He aimed to win these electorates by harnessing the voting power of his followers, who by 1934…

Autonomous warships have moved into the large fast-attack league as Eureka Naval Craft announces what it describes as the most advanced autonomous naval attack vessel in the world. It can carry 40 tonnes and reach speeds of up to 50 knots (57 mph, 92 km/h). · The gap between conventional warships and autonomous ones keeps getting blurred as the latter grow in size and capabilities. Case in point is Eureka's AIRCAT Bengal Module Carrier (MC),…

Something's going on beneath the surface of North America · A study published in the journal Nature Geoscience has revealed a subtle yet significant phenomenon beneath the North American continent; its ancient bedrock is slowly dripping into the Earth’s mantle. This dripping has created a funnel-like structure concentrated over the Midwest of the United States, horizontally pulling the ancient rocks before they sink. · The ancient rock in…

How many of us keep track of our sleep posture? We have a favourite position; we fall asleep and that’s as far as it goes. But sleep position can have profound implications not only for the quality of sleep, but also for long-term health. Indeed, in the worst-case scenarios, a bad sleep posture may be slowly killing you. · Despite the impact sleep posture can have on conditions such as dementia and heart disease, research is limited and tends…

When Kristi Noem sported yet another bullet-proof ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) vest last week, her brunette hair extensions tumbling over her shoulders while her neatly manicured fingernails wrapped around the barrel of an assault rifle, one staunchly pro-Trump broadcaster had had enough. · “Stop trying to glamourise the mission and put yourself in the middle of it as you cosplay an ICE agent, which you’re not,” Megyn Kelly said,…

Treat family and friends to this luscious Easter dessert with crushed biscuits and a creamy cheesecake filling packed into hollow chocolate eggs. · its a great way to use up an excess of Easter treats, and is so easy to make, the kids can help! · Ingredients · - 1 hollow chocolate Easter egg - 75g digestive biscuits - 25g butter melted - 75g mascarpone - 100g soft cream cheese - 2 tbsp icing sugar sieved - 2 tbsp cocoa powder…

An official report confirms New Zealand’s intelligence agency spent two months investigating former RNZ journalist Mick Hall after he was accused of inserting Russian propaganda into a Reuters wire story. · The NZSIS probe concluded in August 2023 with no evidence of foreign interference and found Hall posed no threat to national security. · Hall, who resigned amid the media storm, was accused in June 2023 of altering a paragraph in a Ukraine…

A former Te Pāti Māori candidate who confronted Cabinet Minister Casey Costello at a Wellsford food court is now under fire – not just from the public, but from veteran activist Hone Harawira. · Pere Huriwai-Seger sat down uninvited at Costello’s table and told her, “of course you’re gonna get it,” a comment she took as threatening. · He later claimed it was meant only in a verbal sense – “you’re gonna get my words” – but the incident has…

New Zealand will continue its military assistance to Ukraine until at least December 2026, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon announced this week, with up to 100 NZDF personnel remaining deployed across Europe to support training, intelligence, logistics, and liaison operations. · The extension lifts New Zealand’s total contribution to $152 million in financial and in-kind support since 2022. · Framed as a show of “unwavering support” for…