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Muriel Barbery | The Elegance of the Hedgehog.

In today’s HeraldOnSunday

Palestine, 1945, 3 years before israel existed.

'NZ Charter schools cost the taxpayer $90,000 per student compared to $15,000 per student in public schools.' #selection-623.0-623.158" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">archive.is/20260319065049… NZEI's Te Riu Roa president Ripeka Lessels says Government has ignored own financial experts to revive a failed experiment.

Finally, a journalist exposes Shane Jones's lies. stuff.co.nz/politics/36095…

"We were told that scrapping Three Waters because of crank ghost stories about cogovernance would result in higher costs to ratepayers but we decided to ignore that and now we're trying to make it someone else's fault, again" nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellington/…

Borrowed millions to give tax cuts to the rich 1st thing, & then took the scalpel to just about every public sector, now we have an economy drifting like a bung Interislander ferry, & ready for a credit downgrade. National, the party that does economics better? Yeah right #nzpol

Fakafeta’i pea mo e fakamālō ki he ‘ofa mo e tāpuaki mei Langi. 😊🌺🎂🕯️ (Moment overlooking into the harbour, Tāmaki Mākaurau)

One in three struggle to buy food – but shame stops many getting help 1news.co.nz/2026/03/13/one… What are you doing to help these families to put food on the table @NicolaWillisMP & @chrisluxonmp? No doubt @maikisherman, @CorinDann, @henrycooke @coughlthom will be asking.

Oil fuels war. Oil companies spend millions supporting aggressive foreign policies and opposing clean energy. This keeps the world dependent on oil & gas that costs us more as wars are fought to control the diminishing reserves. It's a perverse cycle in which oil companies profit while we and the planet pay the price. The oil industry has long known that fossil fuels cause climate change. Yet to protect their profits, the oil industry hid the science, denied the science, and spread doubt and misinformation. They have lobbied against alternatives and done everything possible to keep the world dependent on fossil fuels. Now as another war is fought over access to oil, everyday people pay for those wars with their lives, their health and their freedom, while the oil companies make even more profit. To stop the cycle, we must end their influence, compel our governments to shift to renewables, and stop Big Oil profiting from war. We need a clean #EnergyRevolution.

We need to have an honest conversation about who is being left behind in this cost of living crisis — and that includes our kaumātua and elderly. There is a dangerous assumption creeping into the public narrative that retirees are somehow insulated, that they’ve all got nest eggs or assets to fall back on. That simply isn’t the reality for many. A significant number were already doing it tough before petrol prices surged, before food costs climbed, and before power bills started biting harder. Now, they are among those feeling it the most. If we ignore that truth, we fail them. This is a call to both government and community. For policymakers, there are practical, targeted interventions that could make a real difference right now: Increase the food grant for superannuitants to $250 every six months Provide a temporary lift in the accommodation supplement — even $10 a week matters Fix or subsidise the cost of electricity for the elderly over winter months These are not radical ideas — they are measured responses to immediate pressure. But beyond policy, there is something just as important: connection. Isolation and loneliness among the elderly is a growing issue, and in times like this, it becomes even more pronounced. We don’t need legislation to fix that — we need people. Check in on your neighbours. Pick up the phone. Drop off a meal. Have a conversation. Because the strength of any society is measured not by how it treats those doing well — but by how it looks after those who are most vulnerable. We can do better. And more importantly, we should.

Is #NZ Govt trying to soften up the public for a military operation in the Straits of #Hormuz? Its one-sided statements have never called out the initiators of the #warofchoice in the Gulf which led to the current impasse. Quickest way to open the Straits is to stop 🛑 the war.

A $3.5billion data centre is to built in Makarewa, just outside of Invercargill. It will suck up 220 million litres of water a year, be the 2nd biggest draw on electricity in Aotearoa, and generate one hell of a hum. My #cartoon today #NZpol #DataCentres #Resources #Water

This is the path to mutually assured destruction of lives, infrastructure, economies, & even of the very basics of existence such as access to potable water. Incalculable regional damage is being done thru this #warofchoice w/ significant impacts globally: theguardian.com/world/2026/mar…

This takes the cake for sycophantic journalism: the people “loved” him as he “toured their nations”. Colonial cringe. 😬 nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/ch…

Do put this all over social media. Every little bit helps

Fisheries overhaul gets rid of minimum size limits for industry newsroom.co.nz/2026/03/19/fis… Just posted this on fb. Needs to be spread wide and far because most Kiwis will not agree with this!

There is something seriously wrong when schools are being made to feel like criminals for giving away surplus lunches to people who actually need them. Let’s be clear about what we’re talking about here. Leftover food. Food that would otherwise be thrown out. Food that could help a whānau get through the day. And somehow, that’s being framed as if it’s the same as shoplifting? That’s not just misguided — it’s completely out of touch. We are living through a cost-of-living crisis where petrol is through the roof, food prices are climbing, and more families are doing it tough. Every day, I see it. People are stretching meals, skipping meals, and making impossible choices just to get by. So if a school has extra lunches at the end of the day, why on earth would we not want that food going to those who need it? Most New Zealanders would say exactly the same thing — better in the hands of a whānau than sitting in a bin or being fed into pig buckets. Instead, we’ve got a system that is more worried about rules than about people. This is what happens when decision-makers lose touch with the reality on the ground. Common sense should prevail here. Feed people. Support whānau. Stop criminalising compassion. Because right now, it’s not the schools that look bad — it’s the system.

This is the most straightforward example of environmental, economic, and cultural vandalism this govt has yet proposed, and there is no shortage of candidates And in addition, it will destroy the govt's moral authority to enforce any other fishing laws nzherald.co.nz/nz/bill-would-…

'doctors were dealing with a “constant stream” of respiratory sicknesses spreading throughout the country, despite illness levels not yet having reached their winter peak... a bigger concern, though, is the new flu strain that would be hitting New Zealand soon...