Herald Archive

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  Herald approves, but gets some basics very wrong

  
  
  
  Today’s Herald editorial seems keen on the new working relationship between the Greens and National.  But their positive assessment comes at the very end, while much of the piece discusses a supposed change in attitude by the Greens. This agreement, under which the Greens and ministers will work together in several policy areas, clearly owes a great deal to [...] read more
  April 13, 2009 11:48 am - 30 Comments
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  Cartoon: Fitzsimons’ award

  
  
  
  Well done Rod Emmerson over at the Herald. I like! read more
  February 24, 2009 1:54 pm - 2 Comments
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  Why the National Party killed the pay-equity inquiries

  
  
  
  The Herald online highlighted the issue; The Government has axed two investigations aimed at improving the pay of women as it tries to save money by controlling public sector salaries. State Services Minister Tony Ryall said the investigations would “generate an additional form of remuneration pressure that is unaffordable in the current economic and fiscal environment”. It’s the [...] read more
  February 21, 2009 10:11 am - 70 Comments
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  Nature’s “RoundUp” threatens native kauri

  
  
  
  I read an interesting article in this morning’s Herald, the usual feature called Rudman’s City. For some as yet unknown reason, a fungus like disease that has been known in NZ for at least 50 years is attacking kauri of all ages, and even threatens Tane Mahuta. Phytophtora taxon agathis (PTA), translated from the Greek, [...] read more
  October 20, 2008 9:24 am - 2 Comments
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  Herald misses return ship home

  
  
  
  Like the Japanese soldiers who apocryphally continued guarding their post long after World War 2 had finished the Herald continues steadfastly in its campaign to prove the Electoral Finance Act is an attack on democracy. First it has Bill English demonstrating for logic students, with this statement, the exact opposite of a tautology: “The worst of it [...] read more
  June 18, 2008 8:55 am - 20 Comments
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  Matariki

  
  
  
  Following on from Garth George’s endorsement of the Greens the rest of the Herald is now joining the Greens in celebrating Matariki by sharing with its readers photos from Metiria’s Matariki calendar and leading with the story on the front of its webpage. read more
  June 5, 2008 3:02 pm - 10 Comments
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  Herald rollercoaster continues

  
  
  
  Polls, eh. 44%, how did that happen? The Herald’s latest digipoll gives added credence to the accepted political wisdom that whatever disease Labour has caught it appears to be terminal, and if you want to say goodbye you better push your way up to the bedside now. Of course, that diagnosis continues to [...] read more
  March 3, 2008 2:02 pm - 26 Comments
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  Herald censors criticism

  
  
  
  The New Zealand Herald has censored part of a 200 word article that the Greens were asked to submit on campaign finance reform for yesterday’s edition. It deleted the opening paragraph that was critical of the Herald’s coverage of the issue, and replaced it with its own commentary at the end [...] read more
  December 9, 2007 7:10 pm - 43 Comments