It's time we do this NZ

Tairāwhiti freshwater: It’s dirty, it’s got actual human crap in it, we take too much, and often it’s not safe to swim. To put it lightly, we've got problems. So I spent the day with Gisborne District Council's freshwater advisory group.

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RIP Daniel. Thinking Fast and Slow is one of the greatest books I've read.

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There really is no substitute for reporting from the ground. Some thoughts on my chat with Winston Peters and the future (or not) of an FTA with India.

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My favourite article this week: How does Paris Stay Paris?

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When I came to India I didn't expect my first article in the Deccan Herald was going to be an interview with a New Zealander. Thanks for the chat Winston Peters

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Walking up to a group of Indians and explaining that I am the journalist from Deccan Herald to cover the story will not get old. A look at my new home for the next three months. Bengaluru.

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And having the best time!

With drought on the horizon, it's time we just install the bloody water meters. Whatever we do, let's not be like Wellington (who can't seem to do so despite their water system falling apart).

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let’s say it together everyone: “SAVE THE b!”

Student issues debate election... Live now!

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Apartments should be for all, even the regions.

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Please do better at signposting advertisements you've written for businesses The Spinoff.

Getting halfway through an article only to realise it's a paid-for piece does not do your brand any good. A disclaimer at the bottom does not cut it.

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The number of people biking in Wellington is skyrocketing because the council built safe places to ride. The number of people on buses is back to pre covid levels because we prioritised workers. Every person on a bike or a bus is a person not driving. It’s just smart investment.

Shelly Bay, now this. You realise we are in a housing crisis right? Right???

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Act leader David Seymour: The group of Māori chiefs who signed the Treaty of Waitangi would have been Act voters.

News outlets doing the public a disservice with definitive headlines like this. With a 3.1% margin of error a wild variety of parties could win this election.

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Children sleep in cars and self-obsessed NIMBYs say they are 'happy that it had happened' when social housing burns down.

We need to care for our country, not just ourselves.

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