Tim Murphy
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Co-editor http://Newsroom.co.nz. Retweets or likes are not endorsements. 'You can strangle the rooster but the dawn will still come' (Kim Young Sam)
Voters warming to a Shane Jones future? NZ First nudging 10 percent in the latest TPU-Curia poll, edging Greens 9.4, Act 9.1 The two big parties relatively languishing on 33.9 (National) and 31.6 (Labour). Centre-right grouping could continue to form govt, 65 seats to 57.
It's remarkable how regulation/legislation happy this government - one that is nominally regulation averse and keen on devolution of local decision-making - can be at times. rnz.co.nz/news/political…
Wonder if it's correct that wannabe doctors who 'train in place' do in fact 'stay in place' #waikatomedschool
Prime Minister’s irritation with Labour leader Hipkins continues. From refusing to be lectured by ‘frickin Chris Hipkins’ before Parliament to Rejecting ‘a smart-arse question’ from him during Question Time.
China getting the taste of it's own medicine! China Coast Guard ships are notorious for attacking boats sailing within their own waters, with water cannons. A Taiwan Coast Guard ship chased away an intruding Chinese vessel, using water cannons! @MalayaIrredenta @yeshuaformosa
Auckland Marist are in the Gallaher Shield senior rugby final aiming to break a run of 29 years without trophy, after four titles in 7 years in the 80s/90s. Players today had ‘96’ on their sleeves, reaching back to the last win. (The priest will need to send ‘em up b4 Ponsonby.)
Mao Zedong gets shocked by the height of Henry Kissinger's wife
Trump vs Murdoch - the final showdown
Breaking news: Court records show the US president filed a case against the WSJ’s parent companies News Corp and Dow Jones, two WSJ reporters and the newspaper’s owner. on.ft.com/4lEMnUH
Good on Konstas ensuring no 26 all out, those records should stay with the legends.
After many years of peaceful, subservient cohabitation with the Google voice assistant, yesterday something broke. As millions times before, I said "Hey Google, wake me up at 7 am". Unlike all previous times, this time the female voice said, in a passive aggressive tone: "I'm…
Black Ferns tries setting a high threshold for the male New Zealand team to match.
It is not a case of last in, first out. The majority of those leaving were locals, rather than immigrants returning home economist.com/asia/2025/03/0…
A Tennessee man pardoned by President Trump for taking part in the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, has been sentenced to life in prison for hatching a separate plot to assassinate the law enforcement officers who investigated his role in the riot. nytimes.com/2025/07/03/us/…
A whole international season ahead with post match interviews by Joey (‘HOW GOOD!’) and Laura. Kia kaha NZ.