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Watch live: Chris Hipkins speaks after ministers Melissa Lee, Penny Simmonds lose portfolios
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These countries have already banned TikTok: TikTok is already banned in a handful of countries and from government-issued devices in a number of others ...
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Quick Glance: ByteDance Would Consider Closing TikTok in US Over Sale, Sources Claim
- ByteDance would prefer to cease TikTok operations rather than engage in a sale if all legal avenues are exhausted to combat potential legislation banning the platform in US app stores, as per four sources.
- Despite TikTok's massive popularity with over a billion users, it remains unprofitable, contributing a small fraction to ByteDance's overall revenues and daily active user base.
- ByteDance stated on Thursday in a release on Toutiao, a media platform it possesses, that there are no intentions to sell TikTok, in response to claims from The Information about ByteDance exploring sale scenarios for TikTok's US operations excluding the recommending algorithm for user videos.
- As of December, ByteDance's valuation stood at $268 billion when it proposed a buyback of approximately $5 billion in shares from investors.
Anne Salmond: My open submission on this radical, flawed fast-track bill: Dame Anne Salmond to a select comittee examining the Fast-Track Approvals Bill ...
newsroom.co.nz/2024/04/20/anne-salmond-my-open-submission-on-this-radical-flawed-fast-track-bill/
Christopher Luxon readies for 'full-on' Southeast Asia tour: Christopher Luxon is determined to prove the scoffers wrong in his promise to "raise the energy" of ...
rnz.co.nz/news/political/514211/christopher-luxon-readies-for-full-on-southeast-asia-tour
UK lawmakers pass bill seeking to gradually phase out smoking | Africanews: The British government's plan for a landmark smoking ban that aims to stop young ...
africanews.com/2024/04/17/uk-lawmakers-pass-bill-seeking-to-gradually-phase-out-smoking-for-good/
Quick Glance: UK Lawmakers Support Groundbreaking 'Smoke-Free Generation' Bill
- The British government's plan for a landmark smoking ban to prevent young people from ever smoking passed its first hurdle in Parliament despite opposition from within Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservative Party.
- The bill, announced by Sunak, would make it illegal to sell tobacco products to anyone born after January 1, 2009, creating one of the toughest anti-smoking measures in the world to establish the 'first smoke-free generation' in modern Britain.
- The bill also includes measures to crack down on youth vaping, such as banning the sale of cheap disposable vapes and restricting their flavors to prevent children from becoming addicted to nicotine.
- The number of people who smoke in the U.K. has declined by two-thirds since the 1970s, but approximately 6.4 million people in the country still smoke, accounting for about 13% of the population. Smoking remains the number one preventable cause of death, disability, and poor health.
Is NZ bringing in 'Indonesian coal every month to keep the lights on'?: Analysis: The Resource Minister said it, but is it true and why does it matter?
rnz.co.nz/news/environment/515221/is-nz-bringing-in-indonesian-coal-every-month-to-keep-the-lights-on
Anne Salmond: NZ is a democracy, not a company: Opinion: How the weakening or avoiding of parliamentary and external checks and balances on executive power risks ...
newsroom.co.nz/2024/04/11/anne-salmond-nz-is-a-democracy-not-a-company/
The government's 22 trips abroad in April: The government appears committed to overseas visits with 14 miniters and MPs in 18 countries this month.
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AUKUS Pillar 2 a 'fragrant, methane-wrapped bull***' - Bob Carr: The former Australian Foreign Minister has continued to warn New Zealand against joining the ...
rnz.co.nz/news/political/514608/aukus-pillar-2-a-fragrant-methane-wrapped-bull-bob-carr
Who helps with the ‘huge emotional toll’ of being an MP?: MPs have some of the highest pressure jobs in New Zealand, and the stressors aren’t always what you ...
rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/the-house/audio/2018934315/who-helps-with-the-huge-emotional-toll-of-being-an-mp
Indonesia denies using air strikes in Papua region, where kidnapped NZ pilot is: Indonesia’s military on Saturday denied using air strikes in a remote ...
reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/indonesia-denies-using-air-strikes-papua-region-where-kidnapped-nz-pilot-is-2024-04-13/
Anne Salmond: NZ is a democracy, not a company: Opinion: How the weakening or avoiding of parliamentary and external checks and balances on executive power risks ...
newsroom.co.nz/2024/04/11/anne-salmond-nz-is-a-democracy-not-a-company/
AUKUS, Gaza on agenda during Winston Peters-Antony Blinken talks in Washington: The Foreign Affairs Minister got a surprise for this 79th during a diplomatic ...
rnz.co.nz/news/political/514071/aukus-gaza-on-agenda-during-winston-peters-antony-blinken-talks-in-washington
Leaders asking us to take the Aukus 2 model for a test drive: Parliament is in recess and the Prime Minister is sunning himself in Asia — which he may be very ...
odt.co.nz/opinion/leaders-asking-us-take-aukus-2-model-test-drive
From lobbyist to legislator: Andrew Hoggard's vision for reform: Andrew Hoggard might be new to Parliament, but he's certainly not new to New Zealand's screens ...
rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/focusonpolitics/audio/2018933860/from-lobbyist-to-legislator-andrew-hoggard-s-vision-for-reform
Defeated bill not the end of fight for right to sustainable environment – Shaw: Legislation that would have added the right to a sustainable environment to the ...
newsroom.co.nz/2024/04/10/doomed-bill-not-the-end-of-fight-for-right-to-sustainable-environment-shaw/
Media Minister had 'more than enough time' to find solutions - opposition: Facing questions over proposals to support the media, the PM and Media Minister only ...
rnz.co.nz/news/political/513939/media-minister-had-more-than-enough-time-to-find-solutions-opposition
Lamb, bungy jumping and crypto: Meat exports and tourism are major foreign exchange earners for New Zealand but is the country missing an opportunity by not ...
newsroom.co.nz/2024/04/15/lamb-bungy-jumping-and-crypto/
Southern Say: Simmonds dispenses with rights Bill: The James Shaw farewell tour kicked into high gear this week, as Parliament debated - and rejected - his New ...
odt.co.nz/opinion/southern-say-simmonds-dispenses-rights-bill
Samoa citizenship bill passes first hurdle in Parliament with help of Act and NZ First
nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/samoa-citizenship-bill-passes-first-hurdle-in-parliament-with-help-of-act-and-nz-first/TTESU23GOJDTDMMSSFUYG643C4/
Political Roundup: Should politicians get big rise? Or 7.5 per cent pay cut? - Bryce Edwards
nzherald.co.nz/nz/political-roundup-should-politicians-get-big-rise-or-75-per-cent-pay-cut-bryce-edwards/E56NK2V2RFBDZCBT7I3SN4RS5M/
How New Zealand’s smoking ban got stubbed out – and what the UK can learn from it
theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/19/new-zealand-smoking-ban-what-uk-can-learn
These are the places where Chinese-owned TikTok is already banned: is in the cross hairs of authorities in the
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Quick Glance: TikTok Ban Threat: ByteDance Prefers Closure Over Sale, Insiders Say
- ByteDance, the owner of TikTok, would prefer to shut down its loss-making app rather than sell it if all legal options to fight legislation to ban the platform from app stores in the US are exhausted, said four sources.
- TikTok accounts for a small share of ByteDance’s total revenues and daily active users, so the parent would rather have the app shut down in the US in a worst-case scenario than sell it to a potential American buyer, they said.
- ByteDance would not agree to sell one of its most valuable assets – its “secret source” – to rivals, said the four sources, referring to the TikTok algorithm.
- After facing challenges regarding bans, the short-form video app has encountered partial and attempted prohibitions in the US and other nations.
NZ lawyer and mediator is Tonga's new anti-corruption commissioner: New Zealand barrister and mediator James Christopher LaHatte has been appointed as Tonga's ...
rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/513976/nz-lawyer-and-mediator-is-tonga-s-new-anti-corruption-commissioner
Explainer: The controversial refugee bill that Luxon flip-flopped over: Critics say it paves the way for Australian-style detention policies ...
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/11-04-2024/explainer-the-controversial-refugee-bill-that-luxon-flip-flopped-over
‘One of the greatest ever’: Warmington waxes lyrical over retired House clerk Curtis
jamaicaobserver.com/2024/04/25/one-greatest-ever-warmington-waxes-lyrical-retired-house-clerk-curtis/
New Dunedin Green MP’s journey to Parliament: From political refugee to future member of Parliament, Francisco Hernandez has been on a quite a journey ...
odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/new-dunedin-green-mp%E28099s-journey-parliament
Bill to phase out smoking advances in UK Parliament: LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — A contentious bill that aims to eventually phase out smoking in Britain ...
jamaicaobserver.com/2024/04/16/bill-phase-smoking-advances-uk-parliament/
Field trials on the horizon for Sargassum-derived fertiliser - Guyana Chronicle: A MULTI-COUNTRY MISSION to monitor progress with the regional Sargassum Products ...
guyanachronicle.com/2024/04/13/field-trials-on-the-horizon-for-sargassum-derived-fertiliser/
Documents show Tonga criticised Australia and NZ's response to China-Solomon security pact
abc.net.au/news/2024-04-09/documents-tonga-criticised-australia-nz-over-solomons-pact/103683274
AUKUS or Not, New Zealand’s Foreign Policy Is Being Remade: The AUKUS debate is incredibly important. But a reshaping of New Zealand’s foreign policy is already ...
thediplomat.com/2024/04/aukus-or-not-new-zealands-foreign-policy-is-being-remade/
Live: Tsunami predicted in Japan after 7.7 earthquake, reports of collapsed buildings in Taiwan
rnz.co.nz/news/world/513323/live-tsunami-predicted-in-japan-after-7-point-7-earthquake-reports-of-collapsed-buildings-in-taiwan
Quick Glance: Apple Beats Solo 4: Release on May 2, 2024, Full Specifications Revealed
- The Beats Solo 4 are set to be released on May 2, 2024, featuring improved Spatial Audio and new drivers.
- They will be charged via USB-C, support HighRes-Audio, and offer up to 50 hours of wireless playback.
- Additional features include One-Touch-Pairing for Android, Find-My support, and UltraPlush ear cushions.
- The price for the Beats Solo 4 is expected to remain at 199.99 US dollars, with Bluetooth 5.3 and Beamforming microphones.
The confused place where Seymour and Ardern converge: Comment: Treating te Tiriti as between individual Māori and Pākehā seeks to absolve the Crown of its duty ...
newsroom.co.nz/2024/03/22/holly-bennett-the-confused-place-where-seymour-and-ardern-converge/
'Fast Track Bill' could breach free trade deals, environmentalists claim: Key clauses in FTA deals are breached by the government's infrastructure bill ...
rnz.co.nz/news/in-depth/513066/fast-track-bill-could-breach-free-trade-deals-environmentalists-claim
Prime Minister lays out his priority list for next three months: Goodbye 100-day plan - The government has a new list of big promises for the next three months.
rnz.co.nz/news/national/513171/prime-minister-lays-out-his-priority-list-for-next-three-months
UK farmers in tractors head to Parliament to protest rules they say threaten livelihoods
apnews.com/article/britain-farmers-tractor-protest-parliament-4a36f9038c02e3187569a2304408dba4
Quick Glance: Farmers Rally for Food Security
- Farmers protest against food imports and labeling.
- Protests highlight the growing challenges faced by British farming.
- Criticism of trade deals and inadequate food security monitoring.
- Call for European regulation alignment to support British farmers.
How petitions get Parliament's attention: Petitions to Parliament don't always result in a change to law or policy as intended, but they can be an effective way ...
rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/the-house/audio/2018932668/how-petitions-get-parliament-s-attention
Government halts plan for Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary: The sanctuary bill would have created a 620,000sqkm "economic no-go zone", Fisheries Minister Shane Jones ...
rnz.co.nz/news/political/512889/government-halts-plan-for-kermadec-ocean-sanctuary
Ban junta leaders from ASEAN meeting in Wellington - Myanmar community: Granting visas for the junta would contradict New Zealand's support for democracy in ...
rnz.co.nz/news/top/513161/ban-junta-leaders-from-asean-meeting-in-wellington-myanmar-community
Watch: Labour's Grant Robertson farewells Parliament with tearful, humorous valedictory speech
rnz.co.nz/news/political/512229/watch-labour-s-grant-robertson-farewells-parliament-with-tearful-humorous-valedictory-speech
China foreign minister willing to strengthen communications with New Zealand: China says it wants to strengthen communications with New Zealand and work to ...
reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/china-foreign-minister-willing-strengthen-communications-with-new-zealand-2024-03-18/
Sexual harassment at foreign ministry despite culture overhaul: Sexual harassment continues, despite culture overhaul and independent investigation into a senior ...
newsroom.co.nz/2024/03/28/sexual-harassment-at-foreign-ministry-despite-culture-overhaul/
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'Very significant' rise in home insurance premiums revealed: House insurance premiums jumped by more than 30 percent in a year in some parts of New ...
odt.co.nz/news/national/very-significant-rise-home-insurance-premiums-revealed
Compulsory microchipping and desexing of pet cats after Lower Hutt council vote: Cats living in Lower Hutt must now be desexed and microchipped under a new bylaw ...
rnz.co.nz/news/national/513348/compulsory-microchipping-and-desexing-of-pet-cats-after-lower-hutt-council-vote
New Zealand and EU trade agreement to take effect on May 1: New Zealand said on Monday a free trade agreement with the European Union would come into effect on ...
reuters.com/world/new-zealand-eu-trade-agreement-take-effect-may-1-2024-03-25/
Councils label Māori wards reversal 'complete overreach' by government: Reversing councils' ability to decide on Māori wards is "complete overreach by central ...
rnz.co.nz/news/political/513443/councils-label-maori-wards-reversal-complete-overreach-by-government
China's democracy hack adds to problem areas for NZ: Comment: Concern about China’s state-sponsored hacking is far from new - but its decision to target New ...
newsroom.co.nz/2024/03/27/chinas-democracy-hack-adds-to-problem-areas-for-nz/
Quick Glance: APT31: The Chinese Hacking Group Behind Global Cyberespionage Campaign
- The United States and Britain took legal action and imposed sanctions on a company and individuals associated with a Chinese state-backed hacking group called APT31, allegedly involved in a comprehensive cyber espionage campaign.
- APT31, also known as Zirconium, is purportedly led by China's Ministry of State Security and has targeted millions of people over more than a decade, primarily in the U.S. and Britain, including officials, lawmakers, activists, academics, journalists, and companies such as defense contractors and a U.S. smartphone manufacturer.
- The group is linked to China's Ministry of State Security in the province of Hubei and is accused of suppressing critics of Beijing, compromising government institutions, and stealing trade secrets.
- The U.S. Treasury Department and the British government have taken measures against the company Wuhan XRZ and seven Chinese individuals, including Ni Gaobin and Zhao Guangzong, who were allegedly involved in the activities of APT31.
China cyber attack : NZ govt had to respond, says expert: New Zealand has sent a clear message to China: stop interfering or it will escalate its response ...
rnz.co.nz/news/political/512747/china-cyber-attack-nz-govt-had-to-respond-says-expert
Recession could lead to brain drain, employment minister Louise Upston says: Social Development and Employment Minister Louise Upston has admitted New Zealand ...
rnz.co.nz/news/political/512721/recession-could-lead-to-brain-drain-employment-minister-louise-upston-says
Ghosts, gargoyles and a mystery box: What’s inside our Parliamentary Library?: Join us for a nose around parliament's own library, and the books its patrons ...
thespinoff.co.nz/books/04-04-2024/ghosts-gargoyles-and-relics-whats-inside-our-parliamentary-library
Shrektacular: a star is born: Otago Daily Times illustrations editor Stephen Jaquiery took the photograph that launched Shrek into the world spotlight ...
odt.co.nz/rural-life/rural-life-other/shrektacular-star-born
Fast and loose? Coalition's urgency makes for riskier lawmaking: Analysis - Christopher Luxon's unapologetic response when asked about his government's use of ...
rnz.co.nz/news/political/511501/fast-and-loose-coalition-s-urgency-makes-for-riskier-lawmaking
New Zealand man killed in suspected hit-and-run in Sydney: Mitch East was described as a "highly talented lawyer" by his employer.
rnz.co.nz/news/national/512024/new-zealand-man-killed-in-suspected-hit-and-run-in-sydney
China’s spy attack on New Zealand first since 1985 - Matthew Hooton: OPINION The last time New Zealand was attacked by a so-called friend was in 1985 when France ...
nzherald.co.nz/business/chinas-attack-on-new-zealand-first-since-1985-matthew-hooton/T3E33YCNTRAK3NRV6SZ5EX24NY/
Govt’s terror response ‘must enter next phase’, Collins says: The official ministerial advisers on the Terror Attack Royal Commission get a firm response from ...
newsroom.co.nz/2024/03/21/govts-terror-response-must-enter-next-phase-collins-says/
21-year-old Kiwi killed in Japan avalanche, Isabella Bolton, remembered: The family of one of the New Zealanders killed say she was full of vitality and passion ...
rnz.co.nz/news/national/511447/21-year-old-kiwi-killed-in-japan-avalanche-isabella-bolton-remembered
Banking sector launches review of fraud reimbursement rules after threat of Govt regulation
nzherald.co.nz/nz/banking-sector-launches-review-of-fraud-reimbursement-rules-after-criticism-threat-of-govt-regulation/3WE7B5RHQNDHZJDVJOYRMOWAGE/
Another chip in the China relationship: Calling China out for its cyber attacks on our Parliamentary services took nearly three years of careful ...
newsroom.co.nz/2024/03/28/another-chip-in-the-china-relationship/
High Court grants more coastal rights to Māori amid political sensitivities: A new court decision on Māori customary rights on the Wairarapa coast could run into ...
newsroom.co.nz/2024/03/12/high-court-grants-more-coastal-rights-to-maori-raising-political-sensitivities/
Anti-trans rant and abuse of MP disrupts select committee: A member of the public momentarily derailed the meeting with abuse of an MP.
rnz.co.nz/news/political/512306/anti-trans-rant-and-abuse-of-mp-disrupts-select-committee
Govt sets record for laws passed under urgency in first 100 days: No MMP government has passed more bills through the House under urgency in its first 100 days ...
newsroom.co.nz/2024/03/08/govt-sets-record-for-laws-passed-under-urgency-in-first-100-days/
Kiwi brothers arrested in Thailand face lengthy court process: Two men accused of attacking a policeman are unlikely to be sent home and will have to go through ...
rnz.co.nz/news/national/512066/kiwi-brothers-arrested-in-thailand-face-lengthy-court-process
Ban junta leaders from Asean meeting in Wellington, says Myanmar community: By Rayssa Almeida of RNZ People from Myanmar living in New Zealand are urging the ...
nzherald.co.nz/nz/ban-junta-leaders-from-asean-meeting-in-wellington-says-myanmar-community/C76KFUDO25ECJBTW4NF4RUYG4A/
GST removal Bill shot down after first reading: Removing GST from all foods and non-alcoholic beverages, as proposed by Te Pāti Māori in their amendment bill to ...
newsroom.co.nz/2024/03/21/gst-removal-bill-shot-down-after-first-reading/
Spies and Govt waited for other countries before revealing China’s Parliament hack
nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/spies-and-govt-waited-for-other-countries-before-revealing-chinas-parliament-hack/4G3EX4BOMZHSLI4OGM6DRPIQMA/
British-born skier, 21, dies in avalanche on Japanese volcano: Isabella Bolton, who was born in Watford, died on Monday when she was caught in an avalanche while ...
metro.co.uk/2024/03/12/british-born-skier-21-dies-avalanche-japanese-volcano-20450466/
Cuts and closures in New Zealand's news media industry: What you need to know: Explainer - Not long after Newshub announced it would shut down ...
rnz.co.nz/news/what-you-need-to-know/511466/cuts-and-closures-in-new-zealand-s-news-media-industry-what-you-need-to-know
Smokefree generation law scrapped by coalition government: Labour leader Chris Hipkins unleashed a fiery speech in the debating chamber, saying the change would ...
rnz.co.nz/news/political/510439/smokefree-generation-law-scrapped-by-coalition-government
Former NZ military recruited to train China’s army - head of NZSIS: Seven New Zealanders have been contracted by a third party to support military aviation ...
nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/spy-agency-bosses-to-be-grilled-following-china-backed-espionage-revelations/GXYE27WTAVETLD3E7NTRTIK6ZU/
Lawrence Xu-Nan sworn in as first Chinese-origin Green MP: Incoming lawmaker becomes the first politician of Chinese descent to represent the Green Party in ...
rnz.co.nz/news/chinese/511102/lawrence-xu-nan-sworn-in-as-first-chinese-origin-green-mp
Peters to push back against diplomatic cuts: As the public service faces the Government's demand for budget cuts, Winston Peters says New Zealand's ...
newsroom.co.nz/2024/02/27/peters-to-push-back-against-diplomatic-cuts/
Why was the NZ government playing 1930s experimental cinema in the Indian desert?
thespinoff.co.nz/society/22-03-2024/why-was-the-nz-government-playing-1930s-experimental-cinema-in-the-indian-desert
NZ-EU Free Trade Agreement to come into force in May: The kiwifruit industry alone will save $47m per year, while seafood exporters will save $20m ...
rnz.co.nz/news/business/512344/nz-eu-free-trade-agreement-to-come-into-force-in-may
How Captain James Cook Got Away with Murder: Elizabeth Kolbert reviews “The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of ...
newyorker.com/magazine/2024/04/08/how-captain-james-cook-got-away-with-murder
Almost 20 Irish crime gangs identified as threats to EU security : National and local court and crime reports
irishexaminer.com/news/courtandcrime/arid-41368669.html
The gap Grant Robertson leaves: As he returns to Dunedin, parliament watchers will wave farewell to the most captivating debater of his political generation.
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/20-02-2024/the-gap-grant-robertson-leaves
Teens beg MPs to stop ram raid bill as committee hears opposition: Teenagers raised in hardship and propelled into lives of crime are using their experiences to ...
nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/teens-beg-mps-to-stop-ram-raid-bill-as-committee-hears-of-widespread-opposition/2NWZXIQUM5HJRFRSD5TWDZK7MQ/
Parliament: Why so much urgency? : The new Parliament has spent most of its existence under urgency. What is that, and why use it?
rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/the-house/audio/2018928155/parliament-why-so-much-urgency
Grim, grinding, costly – the supply chain strains again: Analysis: We thought we'd come through the supply chain crisis but there are signs of renewed ...
newsroom.co.nz/2024/04/03/grim-grinding-costly-the-supply-chain-strains-again/
Acting regionally but with the broader electoral map in mind: In November 2019, two weary years after he became the minister for regional economic development ...
odt.co.nz/opinion/acting-regionally-broader-electoral-map-mind
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