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IAN WISHART: Jacinda’s Book: A different kind of sales trajectory?
Jacinda Ardern’s memoir may have made headlines, but lacklustre sales and lukewarm reviews suggest Penguin’s $1.5m gamble isn’t paying off.
June 5, 2025
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Jacinda Ardern’s memoir may have made headlines, but lacklustre sales and lukewarm reviews suggest Penguin’s $1.5m gamble isn’t paying off.
The firm behind New Zealand’s COVID vaccine pass is back building digital ID, but this time with much less visibility.
Is Auckland Council’s green bin programme simply virtue signalling?
Christchurch’s rain “records” are wrong. NIWA’s missing data and false claims are fuelling climate hysteria. Centrist reveals historic deluges that dwarf today’s storms, and why Science Minister Shane Reti must intervene before the damage becomes policy.
Those in other countries, including New Zealand, who are disdainful of the Trumpian approach will do well to pay attention to what is happening in our own institutions.
Charlie Mitchell’s analysis is thoughtful in parts, but some conclusions need a second look.
By calling the keffiyeh a “terrorist tea towel,” Shane Jones brought culture war language into Parliament.
The same newsroom that gave Doyle the benefit of nuance turned around and gave Campbell the axe. Does this suggest that, at the Herald, politics decides the tone?
This is a callout to anyone who wants to talk to the Royal Commission but thinks they are constrained by confidentiality provisions or “professional ethics”.