Articles by Chris%20Rattue
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Chris Trotter
Chris Trotter: God’s Own Country
Thursday, 28 March 2024, 8:15AMGloriavale docuseries Escaping Utopia, like Mr Bates v The Post Office, looks set to generate considerable upheaval. The...
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Chris Trotter
Chris Trotter: If Not The USA & Europe – Then Who?
Thursday, 21 March 2024, 8:54AMWang Yi’s visit to New Zealand is not accidental. The Chinese Foreign Minister came here in response to New Zealand’s all-too-evident...
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National
Watch: New twist in poisoned sparrows case, expert backs Daily Bread bakery claims
Thursday, 14 March 2024, 4:31PMWarning: This story may be distressing for some readers. A pest management expert says the poisoned sparrows found outside...
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National
'So cruel': Outrage after poisoned sparrows filmed outside Auckland bakery
Thursday, 14 March 2024, 8:10AMWarning: This story may be distressing for some readers. Poisoned sparrows seen struggling outside an Auckland bakery have...
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Auckland
'Hell in a handbasket': Aucklanders up in arms over council bin removal
Tuesday, 5 March 2024, 1:29PMAucklanders have turned to social media en masse to complain about the sudden removal of public rubbish bins across the city. The...
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Chris Trotter
Chris Trotter: Remembering The Halcyon Days of TV3 News & Current Affairs
Thursday, 29 February 2024, 6:15AMFor me, it will always be “TV3”. The “Newshub” name came later, as New Zealand’s first privately-owned television network...
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Lifestyle
'It was hot!' Auckland traffic worker reveals story behind viral pizza box hat
Saturday, 24 February 2024, 4:46PMThe Auckland traffic management worker who went viral for his makeshift pizza box hat has spoken of his choice of headwear...
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Chris Trotter
Chris Trotter: Our Little Woes
Thursday, 22 February 2024, 1:53PMIt is helpful, at times, to obtain the perspective of someone from outside New Zealanders’ usual frame of reference. Events...
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Audio
Morgan Bailey: Space junk mission launch shows promising signs for future
Monday, 19 February 2024, 10:01AMA Japanese satellite launched into orbit by Rocket Lab will collect data on space junk. It's currently travelling about 27-thousand...
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World
Rocket Lab successfully launches ‘world first’ space junk mission
Monday, 19 February 2024, 8:38AMRocket Lab has successfully deployed a satellite that will rendezvous in orbit with a derelict rocket, which it will monitor...
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National
Migration drives New Zealand’s largest ever population increase to 5,305,600
Friday, 16 February 2024, 2:51PMNew Zealand has had its largest-ever population increase: 145,100 new Kiwis arrived in the year to December 2023. It is the...
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Chris Trotter
Chris Trotter: Frightened of the People
Thursday, 15 February 2024, 9:42AMFear of democracy is growing. Not among the overwhelming majority of voters, but among those who fear their “prejudices”....
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Business
End of freebie EV top-ups as Vector sells its 12 charging stations
Monday, 12 February 2024, 3:51PMVector’s 12 EV charging stations - at eight locations around Auckland - have been a popular way for electric vehicle owners...
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Chris Trotter
Chris Trotter: Challenging Democracy
Thursday, 8 February 2024, 8:21AMJust imagine if Prime-Minister Christopher Luxon had been escorted onto the Waitangi Treaty Ground by an armed company of...
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Business
EV sales plunge, petrol and diesel vehicles surge
Monday, 5 February 2024, 1:41PMEV sales drove off a cliff in January, as expected, with a carrot gone and stick about to hit. At the same time, light commercial...
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Chris Trotter
Chris Trotter: James Shaw Departs, and the Greens Are Diminished.
Thursday, 1 February 2024, 12:12PMThe Greens of the early 2000s made almost a fetish out of not joining in the general nastiness of the House. The party led...
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Entertainment
Amazon's Prime Video the latest streamer to hike its NZ pricing
Wednesday, 31 January 2024, 1:25PMAmazon’s Prime Video is still the cheapest of the big streaming services in New Zealand - but from March 4 it will no longer...
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National
'Heartbroken' volunteers quit beach after Auckland Council 'takes away their happy place'
Wednesday, 31 January 2024, 7:13AMA North Shore couple who worked for over a decade to maintain one of Auckland’s most popular beaches are heartbroken after...
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Chris Trotter
Chris Trotter: Compromising On The Treaty
Thursday, 25 January 2024, 8:40AM"While the Māori King's hui was a strategic success,” opines angry left-wing blogger Martyn Bradbury, “it was a tactical...
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National
Watch: Motorist calls out 'idiot' drivers after near-miss 'madness'
Monday, 22 January 2024, 1:48PMA Matamata man who had a near-miss with an overtaking motorist says he is exasperated by the “madness” of Kiwi drivers. Derek...
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Chris Trotter
Chris Trotter: Silence is Golden
Thursday, 18 January 2024, 9:25AMPerhaps the current cacophony of voices castigating New Zealand’s foreign policy is simply attributable to the aggravations...
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Politics
$1000/year to drive your EV: Road user charges for electric vehicles from April
Tuesday, 16 January 2024, 3:47PMIt will soon cost close to $1000 per year to drive your Tesla or Nissan Leaf. Electric vehicles will lose their long-time...
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Chris Trotter
Chris Trotter: Welcoming The Liberators
Monday, 1 January 2024, 10:00AMNational, Act and NZ First have a problem. Like the American and British armoured columns rolling across the French countryside...
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Chris Trotter
Chris Trotter: Time To Take The Treaty Seriously, Mr Luxon
Thursday, 7 December 2023, 12:43PMWhen Christopher Luxon was selling soap powder for Unilever in Canada, that country’s indigenous people were calling for...