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artemisia

‘Same temperature as outside’: Students face frigid Dunedin flats

Dunedin university students continue to live in flats that are colder inside than out, despite meeting Healthy Home Standards. Advocates are calling for action over the frigid flats…. The heat pump did little to heat the home and remained turned off most of the time, he said

It’s just not fair, so advocates want action or something. But according to the article, the students have heating. They just have to pay for it. Like everyone else. So unfair on the future leaders of the country. Someone (else) needs to do something.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/community/835424/same-temperature-as-outside-students-face-frigid-dunedin-flats
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July 30, 2026 8:04am
greybeard

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellington/green-party-mp-tamatha-paul-removes-line-of-campaign-merchandise-inspired-by-metallica/GAYHV7RABNB4TORA7U3EWATJV4/

I gad to hunt for this article: not only has Paul removed the offending items from sale but it looks as though the media luvvies have removed any references to it.
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July 30, 2026 8:07am
- rouppe
  
  When I saw the piece where she was using the “buff bros” and “bikini baddies” campaign to attract votes, I wondered if those pictured had consented to their images being used.
  
  This revelation makes me even more curious…
  
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  July 30, 2026 8:21am
Yvette

Te Papa “vandalism”
Question to Gemini AI –
In the Te Papa exhibition damage case, a proposed tikanga defence appears to be the reason why the case was dismissed and an explanation, like discussing that tikanga, was deemed not in the public interest.
In what way would it not be in the public interest?

Answer –

Under New Zealand’s Prosecution Guidelines, prosecutors must drop a case if continuing it does not serve the broader public good, regardless of whether a conviction is likely. When defence lawyers introduced expert testimony on tikanga Māori regarding the Te Papa Treaty display protest, proceeding to trial failed the public interest test for several key reasons:

⚬ Resource Proportionality: The damage involved an easily replaced replica panel. A lengthy jury trial featuring expert cultural and legal witnesses was a disproportionate use of taxpayer funds and judicial time.
⚬ Avoiding Political Theatre: Courts evaluate specific statutory offences; they are not intended to serve as platforms for broader political or constitutional debates over Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
⚬ Legal Uncertainty: Post-Ellis v R, tikanga is part of common law, but using it as a defence to criminal property damage remains untested. Prosecuting carried a high risk of protracted, expensive appeals without advancing public safety.
⚬ Institutional Resolution: Te Papa had already resolved the core grievance by updating the exhibition in consultation with iwi, rendering criminal deterrence unnecessary.

Ultimately, the Crown concluded that the financial, legal, and political costs of a trial far outweighed any public benefit of securing a minor conviction.

Other questions can be offered –
⚬ does tikanga motivation allow certain people to commit what may otherwise be criminal actions, but have any case against them dismissed and it not be in the public interest for the public to see that?
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July 30, 2026 8:18am
artemisia

Mike’s Minute: The cost of living “crisis” no longer exists

At 3.2% with a war, we are close to being maybe 2% without one. And that is what they call a sweet spot. All that’s left is for those obsessed with the negativity of a crisis to recognise that it isn’t.

Never waste a good (non) crisis in an election year.

https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/opinion/mikes-minute-the-cost-of-living-crisis-no-longer-exists/
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July 30, 2026 8:20am
- pdm
  
  One from Mike this morning.
  
  Oil and Gas Exlporation is to start on the “Left Hand Side” of the North Island.
  
  Can someone, preferably Mike but I doubt he is available, tell me which is the “Left Hand Side” of the North Island.
  
  Or does it depend whether one is standing at Cape Reinga or Cape Palliser.
  
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  July 30, 2026 8:32am
  - Cassandra
    
    I think you’re being obtuse deliberately. Most people will understand west coast.
    
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    July 30, 2026 8:38am
    - pdm
      
      Obtuse – quite true Cass.
      
      Trying to take the mickey as the old saying goes.
      
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      July 30, 2026 8:54am
artemisia

Dr Fauci taking the 5th. How does that work alongside a comprehensive Presidential pardon?
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July 30, 2026 8:33am

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