Transport Minister Simeon Brown pushed through softer carbon emissions rules despite his own officials advising for a month’s delay to explore other options. Emails show that Ministry of Transport officials warned that the new rules could add up to two million tonnes of carbon emissions between now and 2050, but they considered this level “immaterial” in the grand scheme of climate goals.
David Seymour on the new Public Service directive: “Need, not race”
According to ACT leader David Seymour, a new Cabinet circular is directing all public services in New Zealand to shift focus from race-based policies to need-based ones.
The government’s new emergency housing policies are having a mixed impact in regions like Masterton and Rotorua. In Masterton, homelessness has noticeably increased, with people sleeping rough under bridges and in shop doorways.
Florida Health issues new COVID booster guidance, recommends against mRNA vaccines for most
The Florida Department of Health has raised concerns about the safety and effectiveness of mRNA COVID boosters in its latest guidance for the 2024–2025 season.
The UK’s Met Office’s idea of an ‘extreme’ temperature is 20.4°C
According to The Daily Sceptic’s Chris Morrison, the Met Office has been rebranding their daily high temperatures as “extreme” to fuel the public’s fear of heat, part of the push for Net Zero.
Study links cannabis use to epigenetic changes, shedding light on potential health impacts
According to a study led by epidemiologist Lifang Hou at Northwestern University, long-term cannabis use may cause changes in the body’s epigenome, those switches that help turn genes on and off.
Gen Z: ‘Snowflakes’ or just unprepared for the workplace?
Whether it’s being too easily offended, showing up late, or needing mum and dad at their job interviews, Gen Z hires—those born between 1996 and 2010—just aren’t cutting it.
