NZ

Lavender Armageddon Begins

Posted 2:15pm Sunday 29th July 2012 by Callum Fredric

God is reportedly “gutted” after a bill aiming to legalise gay marriage was pulled from the Members’ ballot on Thursday. The Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Bill was submitted into the ballot by Labour MP Louisa Wall. The first reading of the bill is expected to be held in around six Read more...

Margaret Mahy - She Dead

Posted 2:15pm Sunday 29th July 2012 by Callum Fredric

Margaret Mahy, the author who gave New Zealand the gift of such brilliant children’s books as The Lion in the Meadow and The Man Whose Mother Was a Pirate, died at the age of 76 in a Christchurch hospice last Monday night after losing her battle with cancer. Mahy arguably found her point of Read more...

AUSA Attempts to Abort Student Group

Posted 10:46am Sunday 22nd July 2012 by Zane Pocock

A motion that “the Pro-Life Club be disaffiliated for propagating harmful misinformation” has been voted against 227-125 by members of the Auckland University Student Association (AUSA) at a Special General Meeting on Wednesday July 18. Following an anonymous complaint made to AUSA, the Read more...

Maori Council Thirsty

Posted 10:46am Sunday 22nd July 2012 by Dan Benson-Guiu

Prime Minister John Key’s statement that the government might “ignore” what the Waitangi Tribunal has to say about water rights and asset sales has caused tensions in Parliament and the Maori community. The Waitangi Tribunal is currently hearing an urgent case by the Maori Council, which is Read more...

$24 for a dozen, $16 for a bottle of wine, world will indeed end in 2012.

Posted 5:14pm Sunday 15th July 2012 by Zane Pocock

The Alcohol Reform Bill continues its progress through Parliament, but although parties agree on the importance of the bill, debate persists regarding the exact details of the proposed changes currently before the Justice and Electoral Committee. The hot topics of the day are a proposed minimum Read more...

Elderly Forget Children’s Names, Remember to Hate Edgar

Posted 5:13pm Sunday 8th July 2012 by Charlotte Greenfield

The debate over whether students actually care about asset sales has continued, with NZUSA halfheartedly withdrawing its support from the Keep Our Assets Campaign, OUSA maintaining its neutrality, and Grey Power accusing OUSA of failing to properly communicate with its members. In May the Read more...

English implores students: go Greek!

Posted 8:39pm Sunday 3rd June 2012 by Charlotte Greenfield

Students’ associations have lent their support to the criticism over changes to the student loan and allowance systems announced in the National Budget on Thursday 24 May. Following the blockade of central Auckland streets by angry students, Finance Minister Bill English taunted the students Read more...

Zero budget provides zero funny headlines

Posted 7:40pm Sunday 27th May 2012 by Charlotte Greenfield

The National Government announced the 2012-2013 Budget Thursday 24 May amidst student protest against the changes to the student loan and allowance system. While Bill English’s ‘zero’ Budget was generally described as political commentators as “forgettable”, “dull” and “boring”, Auckland Read more...

Councils to be replaced with cronies, re-Joyce!

Posted 7:58pm Sunday 20th May 2012 by Imogen Whyte

Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce has revealed reforms planned for the country’s eight university councils, saying they are large and unwieldly. The changes would likely see the size of university councils shrink and council personnel replaced by government-appointed members. Joyce Read more...

Hello I am the moon

Posted 7:08pm Sunday 13th May 2012 by Gus Gawn

A super perigee moon terrorised man and beast alike early last week. The event occurs when the moon is at its closest point to Earth, making it appear 14% bigger and 30% brighter than a standard full moon. The moon reached its fullest point at 3.35pm on Sunday 5 May. However Grant Christie Read more...