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New Stats NZ data shows food prices rose 3.7% in the year to April 2025, driven by increases in dairy and coffee. · It marks the highest annual food inflation since January 2024. · “Price increases were widespread, with all five food groups recording an increase,” said Stats NZ spokesperson Nicola Growden. The grocery food group rose 5.2% and non-alcoholic beverages jumped 6.8%. · Dairy was the biggest contributor. “Milk and cheese prices…

EVIL · There is an old saying that goes as follows; · “All that is needed for Evil to prosper is for good people to do nothing” · When you take the time to seriously look at the current political situation in New Zealand there is nothing to see other than evil prospering. · Our government has over the past few terms taken us from what was a well ordered and regulated nation to one where the evil of Apartheid has become not only present but…

New Yorkers certainly know how to serve burgers the correct way: forget neon cheddar slices, this version is served with a gooey, mustard-flecked rarebit with bitter ale, a crisp salad, and Parmesan fries for dipping into a sauce of choice (or strawberry milkshake, we won’t tell). · Ingredients · For the rarebit · - 500g grated cheddar cheese - 100ml bitter - 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce - 1 tsp Dijon mustard - few drops of Tabasco - 4 tbsp…

A March 2025 Talbot Mills survey commissioned by Health Coalition Aotearoa and the Cancer Society suggests widespread public backing for stronger alcohol regulation across New Zealand. · The nationally representative poll of 1,161 adults shows increasing support for measures addressing alcohol affordability, availability, advertising, and policymaking, with many results up sharply from a similar 2023 survey. · Eighty-one percent of respondents…

Disagreements over the validity of land purchases by the New Zealand Company led to a series of skirmishes between Māori and government troops in the Wellington region in 1846. · The prominent Ngāti Toa chief Te Rangihaeata backed local Māori who opposed European settlement in Hutt Valley. However, it was Te Mamaku of Ngāti Haua-te-rangi of Whanganui who on May 16th, 1846 led the attack on the British outpost at Boulcott Farm (now within the…

After much fanfare, fiery rhetoric, tensions and delays which increased friction in the US-China bilateral relationship, US-China trade talks began in Geneva, Switzerland last weekend. · After the first round of talks on May 10, President Donald Trump remarked, “A very good meeting today with China, in Switzerland. Many things discussed, much agreed to. A total reset negotiated in a friendly, but constructive, manner.” · Before the talks…

Sleeping long has a negative effect on brain performance, especially in people who are depressed, according to the findings of a new study. It suggests that sleep might be a modifiable risk factor for cognitive decline in people with depression. · Researchers have been investigating the relationship between sleep duration and health, particularly brain health, for some time. Indeed, the Global Council on Brain Health (GCBH) recommends that…

The Greens released their (as described by my Leader Winston Peters) Marxist Budget. While the focus has been on the economic lunacy and their free-for-all social policy platform, there wasn't much mention of the separatism-on-steroids that will further divide our society. · The Greens threaten to open the separatism flood gates by abolishing the 2008 deadline to lodge new claims to the Waitangi Tribunal. Not only that, they aim to provide a…

Public Service Minister Judith Collins is leading a legislative overhaul that would remove diversity and inclusion (DEI) requirements from the Public Service Act. · The proposed changes would no longer require chief executives to “promote” DEI or take it into account when hiring, replacing those provisions with a focus on “merit-based” appointments. · Collins argues that requiring the Public Service Commissioner to consider diversity when…

Auckland Federated Farmers have passed a remit calling for a national debate on whether New Zealand should withdraw from the Paris Agreement. · They argue that current climate policies unfairly penalise farmers while failing to target actual emissions sources. · The call was led by committee member Deborah Alexander and supported by former president Wendy Clark. · Alexander said New Zealand’s participation in the agreement had incentivised…