There are three books I have wolfed down in one sitting over the last two years. Colleen   Maria Lenihan’s gorgeous and sad debut Kōhine, Noelle McCarthy’s memoir Grand about becoming her mother and then unbecoming her, and now Hine Toa, a staunch yet gentle self-portrait by living legend Ngāhuia te Awekōtuku (Te Arawa/Tūhoe/Waikato). I wonder if she would baulk at being called a legend, because Hine Toa is full of humility, especially in the way she gives the wāhine who raised her their due, even when she was called a know-it-all and a show off with a posh voice. Even when she was ..read more

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Analysis: Melissa Lee has lost the media portfolio and her spot in Cabinet after multiple failed attempts to find solutions for a media industry in crisis. On Wednesday, the Prime Minister announced Lee would be losing her spot in Cabinet along with her media and communications ministerial portfolio. The job would be picked up by Paul Goldsmith, who already holds the ministerial portfolio for arts, culture and heritage. Meanwhile, beleaguered Disability Issues Minister Penny Simmonds has also been demoted, with Social Development Minister Louise Upston taking on the role. During a press confe ..read more

A leaked document shows the Canterbury/Waitaha arm of health agency Te Whatu Ora is scurrying to save $13.3 million by July. The “financial sustainability target”, which was “allocated” to Waitaha, is consistent with what’s happening in other districts, says Sarah Dalton, executive director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists. Other, smaller districts have been asked to make cuts in the low millions, she says. An added twist is consultant firm PwC has been brought in to oversee the cuts at Waitaha – at a time the Government is slashing public sector spending on consultants and ..read more

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After more than two sleepless days, running through savage terrain, Greig Hamilton didn’t know if he was going to finish one of the most gruelling psychological assaults in sport. He was metres away from the finish line, a yellow gate made famous in a Netflix documentary; a race he’d dreamed of completing for 20 years. But a watch mix-up left him clueless as to whether he’d missed the final cut-off of 60 hours. “I looked down at my watch and it was zero, zero, zero and some seconds, and I had a horrible panic … so coming into the finish I was unsure as to whether I was under the cutoff or a f ..read more

Bucking a common misconception, NZers no longer say recycling is the most effective action they can take to reduce climate pollution The post Kiwis are learning how to fight climate change – polls appeared first on Newsroom ..read more

There’s relief for building owners bending under the weight of earthquake strengthening rules – and costs – that came into force seven years ago.  Building and Construction Minister Chris Penk has announced a scheduled 2027 review of the earthquake-prone building regulations will now start this year. Owners will also get an extra four years to get these buildings up to code. Today on The Detail we look at how rules that looked sensible in the wake of the two massive shakes in Christchurch and Kaikōura turned toxic when councils and building owners found out how much it would c ..read more

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