Ahiahi mārie. Today on The Spinoff, Reweti Kohere visits social enterprise Will & Able, which is aiming to create 100 jobs for disabled New Zealanders, Duncan Greive looks into the major new Google product that launched here last week that hardly anybody knows about, and Te Kuru o te Marama Dewes reports on an unusual agreement between police and Tainui in Cambridge. But first: Andy Foster is asking Wellington for a sequel. After three decades in the Wellington council room, and a hellish start to his first term in charge, the unlikely mayor from Karori tells The Spinoff that he’s just hit his stride.
Toby Manhire: “A mixed mailbag on my interview with the Wellington mayor today. Some (two readers) reckoned it was insufficiently critical of his term in charge; others (well, one other) thought it ungenerous. Anyhow, it's shaping up as an interesting contest in New Zealand's best city. More mayoral candidate interviews coming soon.”
Live Updates: Purex manufacturers launch legal action against own staff The importance of work for people with disabilities A major new Google product launched in NZ last week. Why has no one heard of it? How an iwi-built station could symbolise a reset for police and Māori in Waikato The Spinoff Members is a community dedicated to supporting quality, homegrown journalism. From our newsletters and podcasts, to our coverage of te ao Māori and political reporting – the support of readers like you makes this work possible and helps to ensure it remains freely available to all. If you can, please consider making a contribution today.
Has the government been fooled into embracing ‘green’ hydrogen? An international transport expert says the New Zealand government has bought into fossil fuel industry greenwash, and is wasting time and money on hydrogen for heavy freight. Kava ‘o Aotearoa acknowledges tangata whenua in Pacific traditions My Life is Murder is Lucy Lawless’s love letter to Auckland Review: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow feels so yesterday  ICYMI: Our new series Hair Now gets to the root of our prickly relationship with body hair.
If you love The Spinoff Daily, the best thing you can do is donate to The Spinoff. © 2022 The Spinoff
|
Andy Foster is asking Wellington for a sequel
22:00
0
