In NZ media news, Stuff reported the other day that NZME had been trying to buy Stuff newspapers but that fell through when right-wing billionaire Jim Grenon made his move to replace NZME's board.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/360623905/stuff-paused-talks-over-mastheads-sale-when-nzme-board-coup-began

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Today the Herald is claiming that TradeMe is looking at a takeover of Stuff Digital.

(May be paywalled)
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/media-insider/media-insider-trade-me-could-be-eyeing-potential-acquisition-of-stuff/ZKNODZF2JNE2BDCLA5UFUD63LM/

#NZ #Media #Stuff #NZME #TradeMe

youtu.be/-BiJKq7ynms?.... Unofficial International Boycott America song #Australia #Canada #USA #UK #EU #Greenland #Mexico #Gaza #Panama #NZ,

Cold Chisel - You Got Nothing ...

Here's some marvelous #StreetArt from Ōtautahi-Chrstchurch city, NZ, that I photographed earlier this month.

Since the 2010–2011 earthquakes, the newly rebuilt city has been filling with art like this. I tip my hat to whoever in the council is allowing this to happen and supporting our local artists. It's fantastic. More!

#StreetArt #animals #nz #Ōtautahi #Christchurch

Wellington’s rainbow crossing to stay after court ruling | RNZ News

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/545622/wellington-s-rainbow-crossing-to-stay-after-court-ruling

#humanrights #nz #nzpol

A South Auckland high school has made a desperate plea to its community after the “devastating theft” of equipment used to maintain its food garden. #NZ #Aotearoa #Givealittle #MutualAid #MutualAidRequest

A Givealittle page set up by Manurewa High School has claimed garden equipment worth more than $11,000 was stolen from its grounds last month, affecting the school’s ability to grow food for its community.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/11000-of-equipment-stolen-from-community-garden-at-manurewa-high-school-in-south-auckland/Y5JHTPLO5RFUFEIOXSEETSNUVM/

Here's the latest variant picture for New Zealand.

DeFLuQE variants continue to dominate, with XEC.* struggling to break above 40%.

This quite an unusual picture as XEC.* is already dominant in most places.

The LP.8.1.* variant has mostly been below 10%.

#COVID19 #NZ #DeFLuQE #XEC #LP_8_1
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“The Treaty bill is not just about legal wording — it’s about economic power. If Te Tiriti is successfully reframed as symbolic rather than contractual, the Crown will have removed one of the last barriers standing in the way of total economic control.” #NZ #Aotearoa #Indigedon #TreatyPrinciplesBill #Indigenous #Māori #ToitūTeTiriti #TeTiriti

https://e-tangata.co.nz/reflections/were-not-here-to-negotiate-our-own-marginalisation/

Shelf #slugs
#pottery #LavaCeramics #NZ

The competition is heating up for this years NZ #BugoftheYear competition.

@frankashwood is leading an excellent campaign for the charismatic if diminutive Giant Springtail. Some stylish free badges are celebrating this soon to be iconic NZ invertebrate.

And, yet, what is this? Sabotage!?

The bowl of giant springtail badges in our tea room are now mysteriously promoting the NZ praying mantis!

Will this cunning act sway the voters or backfire?
https://bugoftheyear.ento.org.nz/

#entomology #insects #nz

NZ Herald, BusinessDesk and Newstalk ZB journalists are being culled. A meeting has been called tomorrow, to be followed by smaller meetings where staff are allowed to bring a support person.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360555428/nz-herald-newstalk-zb-staff-called-meeting-following-fears-job-losses

#NZ #Media #NZHerald #NZME

New Year’s resolution help for everyone in NZ: avoid NZ media, it’s the best thing you can do for your mental health. I accidentally stumbled across RNZ this morning, is there a single semi positive story on this page? No. Welcome to 2025, the doomers are in charge of what they think we read, the reality is the smart ones aren’t reading this mush any more. #NZ #rnz #media

Lucire’s news-makers of 2024
These are the people who shaped our #news and #society during 2024, giving a voice where it is needed

https://lucire.com/2024/1224ll0.shtml #GiselePelicot #BlakeLively #HanKang #HanaRawhitiMaipiClarke #politics #Aotearoa #NZ #USA #misogyny #RapeCulture #living #Gaza #media #NobelPrize #Seoul #Korea #Avignon #France

In sad news for local media, Queenstown's feisty but under-financed Crux has folded.

When the ODT took over Mountain Scene & turned it into a virtual PR department for QLDC & the Chamber of Commerce, Crux stepped up & became THE place for fearless QT reporting.

Crux broke several stories & upset a few self-important people. But if QLDC & friends don't advertise in your publication, it's a hard road to profitability.

Some in QT will be celebrating.

https://crux.org.nz/crux-news/crux-to-cease-publication-for-now/

#NZ #Media #Crux

Rightwing NZ government accused of ‘war on nature’ as it takes axe to climate policies - https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/30/rightwing-nz-government-accused-of-war-on-nature-as-it-takes-axe-to-climate-policies sad to see how #NZ has gone from a green leader to a green loser... #NewZealand #ClimateCrisis

Sway - Bic Runga - the US Reshoot Video is much more poppy than the moody other video https://youtu.be/0S7qa7oJzPg via @YouTube #music #nz

Sway - Bic Runga - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZ2ZkM1kBo4 #music #nz