APNewsAlert: JERUSALEM (The Associated Press) — Israeli army tells Palestinians to temporarily evacuate parts of Rafah for humanitarian areas ahead of possible assault.

OECD warns NZ Govt it shouldn’t borrow to pay for tax cuts. A very stark warning to Willis. The markets will be watching. Will we see the economy tank if she follows the disastrous Truss model? nzherald.co.nz/business/oecd-…

$1.9b Corrections reveal:

Possibly the wobbliest press conference and funding announcement so far in this Government’s term.
Numbers not clear, not quite as big or new as promoted and minister struggling a bit on the detail.
PM seems a little irritated at questioning.

“I don’t want to say it could be anything more than modest because we first need to review our capability and ensure that significant investments we make in the future are the investments that partners want to see from us, and that will allow us to make the best contribution.”…

Through the war ⁦Al Jazeera PR⁩ has been reporting from inside Gaza, bringing most disturbing pictures to the world. You might agree on disagree with 🇮🇱 policies, but it has been brave journalism. As a result they are now banned by the 🇮🇱 government. jpost.com/breaking-news/…

China may be paranoid, but you can understand why.

Out from behind the paywall: Experts have renewed their calls for a cap on donations as the gap between the left and the right widens, giving National the upper hand newsroom.co.nz/2024/05/06/pol…

'A tax on sugary drinks can make us healthier. It’s time for Australia to introduce one'. Same should apply in NZ where obesity & diabetes problems are even greater. Shocking how the industry is able to stonewall health policy. #sugar #obesity #diabetes theconversation.com/a-tax-on-sugar…

Argentine China expert Patricio Giusto tearing his hair out over the incoherence of Milei government approach to China, Argentina’s largest trade partner alongside Brazil. The problem is President Milei’s ideological distaste for China, notwithstanding the massive weight of…

New Zealand slips from 13th to 19th worldwide but retains top spot in Asia-Pacific in latest RSF in English #pressfreedomindex . 'A sharp rise in online abuse of journalists threatens 'mob censorship'.'

rsf.org/en/map-2024-wo…

Week in Review:

A briefing to the former disability issues minister confirms changes to purchasing guidelines were deliberately announced out of the blue to avoid people spending up large before the changes kicked in newsroom.co.nz/2024/05/02/con…

Head of the General Palestinian Delegation to NZ Dr Izzat Abdulhadi says Aotearoa has the opportunity to be a leader and strengthen its credibility internationally by recognising Palestinian statehood.

Watch the full interview: youtube.com/playlist?list=…

The speech Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus gave at Friday’s briefing on the Pandemic Agreement was powerful, compelling and a plea to Member States we all share:

“get this done”

World Health Organization (WHO) Maria Van Kerkhove Pandemic Action Network

#PandemicAgreement

What Mike says here is not true. But it’s also irrelevant since AUKUS pillar 2 is not being offered to NZ. And yet even if it were, and even if it meant getting “advanced tech,” what good is that if it cuts you off from your leading trading partner or culminates in rivalry—>war?

One ironic consequence of the intensive coverage of campus protests about Gaza is that it seems to have crowded out coverage of what is actually happening in Gaza itself. All sides in the west much more comfortable when the story is mainly about us

The rates increase will be 3x larger than it would have been under Labour's model

TPU's praising higher rates

Also, so called 'co governance' was the Watercare model. Watercare board is appointed by the Mayor, a Councillor, & Chair of the Independent Maori Statutory Board

hmm. so a bespoke law, denying watercare any council or central government support & saying it'll be privatised if it gets into financial trouble.

Remember how National was so opposed to entrenching public ownership of water services - insisting they would never privatise them?

notice the sleight of hand that implies there would have been a 26% increase in water charges under 3 Waters. that was really the number after the govt repealed 3 Waters.

Water charge increase was going to be 2% under 3 Waters. Instead, Auckland is getting 7%.

Right when Hamas seems to be willing to accept a ceasefire / hostage deal with American and international guarantees, Netanyahu appears determined to sabotage a pending agreement that is within reach for the first time in months. He is not sending a team to Cairo where the CIA…

The IMF says that America’s borrowing is so vast it is endangering global financial stability.

Yet on the campaign trail, Joe Biden and Donald Trump largely ignore the problem econ.st/3y9EO4e 👇