Second part: a senior figure in Young New Zealand First has ties to a neo-Nazi group and online accounts that praised Adolf Hitler www.thepress.co.nz/politics/361...

NZ First youth leader linked to neo-Nazi network

A senior figure in New Zealand First’s youth wing has links to neo-Nazi groups and online accounts praising Adolf Hitler, an investigation by The Press has found.

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Charlie Mitchell @comingupcharlie.bsky.social · 5d ago

Part one of my investigation into a group of young men trying to import “remigration” into New Zealand politics www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3610...

Part one of my investigation into a group of young men trying to import “remigration” into New Zealand politics www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3610...

The young men behind New Zealand’s new far-right movement

An investigation reveals how young Kiwi activists are using global far-right tactics to target local migrant communities.

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Wow, it’s as if the FSU uses the language of free speech selectively to shield favoured speakers and ideas from scrutiny, who could have predicted this www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361...

Free Speech Union attacks reporter for asking minister questions

The Free Speech Union ‒ which exists to defend free speech ‒ has attacked a journalist for asking Health Minister Simeon Brown questions over email.

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Most people would have quietly leaked this text, so I love that Chris Finlayson not only put his name to it but then posed with the text outside the Beehive with a massive grin www.thepost.co.nz/politics/361...

‘The establishment tries too hard to stop me dying from preventable breast cancer’ is certainly a novel take on things www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Relatable. If I lost an electorate seat I would also want it abolished. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...

Another former Labour minister joins NZ First

A slew of high-profile former politicians have joined NZ First as its popularity climbs.

nzherald.co.nz

I’m afraid to say that this goes hard www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3610...

Weird how he didn’t mention this while interviewing both Winston Peters and Shane Jones this week. It has really shaken my faith in the editorial integrity of The Platform. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Former mayor, broadcaster Michael Laws to stand for NZ First in upcoming election

Former Whanganui Mayor Michael Laws will stand for New Zealand First in the upcoming election.

rnz.co.nz

The Centrist is helping Ian Wishart fundraise for a High Court challenge regarding… articles he doesn’t like about climate change, I think? He’s self representing which I’m sure will work out fine givealittle.co.nz/cause/help-i...

Help Ian Wishart bust the bias in climate reporting

Help fund Ian Wishart’s High Court appeals challenging inaccurate climate reporting, demanding greater media accountability.

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Hearing reports that Azuki Bean was working on a documentary about the COVID vaccines before his sudden death www.rnz.co.nz/news/regions...

'He loved Wellington': Capital's celebrity cat Azuki Bean dies suddenly

A beloved Wellington cat which has a large social media following has died after being hit by a vehicle.

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This complaint is ridiculous. The perfect example of throwing rocks then hiding your hand www.mediacouncil.org.nz/rulings/ani-...

I’ve seen enough. New Zealand and Australia in the final.

It turns out that when you give small-town mayors two options - to keep being mayor, or to stop being mayor - they are motivated to choose the former www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3610...

Waimakariri mayor says amalgamating North Canterbury ‘much more logical’ than a Greater Christchurch

Dan Gordon says he would prefer to amalgamate with the Hurunui and Kaikōura district councils rather than merge with Christchurch City Council.

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A bit worried this El Niño will sneak up on us. Only 30mm of rain in Christchurch since April 1, nothing on the extended forecast. Around 10% of last year’s rain and it hasn’t even properly begun.

Something a bit nasty about older people dismissing playground improvements as a needless extravagance www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3610...

‘Nice-to-have’: Kids miss out as councillors can Tekapo playground upgrade

A Lake Tekapo playground upgrade will not go ahead after the Mackenzie District Council voted to remove more than $466,000 allocated for the project.

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Sending my thoughts and prayers to the North Island, who I suspect must be cleaning up after the massive deluge over the weekend

Good. All mayors should be dispatched to Scandinavia to see what well functioning societies look like. Maybe they'll learn something. www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/595...

Council spends $12,000 sending mayor to Scandinavia

Southland mayor Rob Scott has defended his council forking out more than $12,000 on a six-day Scandinavian trip, saying every second was worthwhile.

rnz.co.nz

Bob once complained to the BSA about an episode of The Simpsons that used the word "ass", so I'm not sure I can take this seriously

Probably true. "What is likely to happen, I expect, is that a non-member broadcaster will do something terrible and it will be a scandal that there’s no standards regime and the government will have to reinvent one." www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3610...

The BSA is facing abolition, but what comes next?

OPINION: So the Government has decided to abolish the Broadcasting Standards Authority. Various people are crowing about it.

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Obsessed with the American influencer JManGo who is visiting every town in New Zealand for some reason. His infectious enthusiasm is so discordant. Balclutha is "slept on". Palmerston is "pretty lit". He's blown away by a normal brick house in Wyndham.

All the councils outside Auckland should amalgamate into one monster council

My colleague Aaron Parsley just won a Pulitzer for this story, written days after he survived the July 4 floods that killed his nephew. It's one of the most gutwrenching and memorable things you'll ever read. Please do.

“The River House Broke. We Rushed in the River.”

The July 4 Texas flooding ripped our Kerr County home from its pillars, pulling us into the water and into the night. Then morning came.

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Mabee had been on a final warning after a string of workplace complaints over verbal abuse and lewd comments. He says he is now focusing on his personal health issues and family.

A chef’s downfall: Vaughan Mabee quits Amisfield, apologises, after alleged assault

Mabee had been on a final warning after a string of workplace complaints over verbal abuse and lewd comments. He says he is now focusing on his personal health issues and family.

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There are several fundamental misunderstandings in this but the best is seeing in real time someone discovering defamation law is real and not just a fake excuse reporters use to not report things aniobrien.substack.com/p/the-media-...

The media lawyers up: the chilling effect is coming from inside the house

In the days since I published my piece on Maiki Sherman and the “faggot” incident, the story has moved on.

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An Australian breakfast show broadcast live from Timaru a few days ago. The splash on the homepage of the Wall Street Journal right now is a story about American doctors fleeing to Timaru. Is this a psy-op?

Curious to see if NZ First's relative strength this election leads to any distancing from the 'freedom' types that tried to take it over last time. The announced candidates thus far are not from that world.

The Press@thepress.co.nz · 3mo ago

The outspoken president of Southland Federated Farmers says he’s ready to move into national politics.

Clothed teens refuse to leave lazy river in 45 minute standoff with cops www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin...

Clothed teens refuse to leave lazy river in 45 minute standoff with cops

Dunedin police negotiated with two 13-year-old girls for 45 minutes after they leapt into Moana Pool’s lazy river fully clothed and refused to get...

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A former junior Xero employee speaks out following the New Zealander of the Year awards

New Zealander of the Year Sir Rod Drury faced misconduct complaint investigation

A complaint made during the tech titan’s time as Xero CEO led to an investigation – now a former employee is speaking publicly.

stuff.co.nz

This policy announcement about improving the media envisages a future where the front-page of The Dominion Post (sic) has a graph titled “Bara analysis of charts reveals esclusled huner the patterns in the charts chart”

The Post has joined the swell of Wellingtonians making the exodus to Canterbury www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3609...

Stuff Group to consolidate its print operations in Christchurch

The publisher will exit its Petone printing press in 2027 and print key mastheads including The Post in the South Island site.

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