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The membership of Parliament’s Select Committee was released recently: 12 subject-focused committees and six specialist committees, each with varying member numbers.
Tough times for Kiwi households, a fake COVID-19 press conference, TikTok rules ok and a legally binding beer contract are just some of the things that caught our attention in the past week.
It's been a big week in New Zealand. Stuff bravely apologised for its coverage of Māori issues. We declared a climate change emergency. New Zealand is the best place to live right now, and more. Enjoy.
The last week of November delivered us an excellent documentary from The Spinoff on dealing with family violence, alternative approaches to Black Friday, a very fast Tuatara, and more.
Harry Styles on the cover, Christmas and German COVID advertising (again), misinformation from Kiwis, The Queen's Gambit, and fertility rates all caught our attention this past week. Read on.
Our quick trip through the week that has just been includes the need to reform the OIA, a President-elect in an anxious nation, influencers causing headaches by going above and beyond, and more.
With the US election livestreaming in the background (still too close to call) our week that was covers unemployment in NZ, being the most ‘Islamic country in the world’, a Twitter poll gone wrong, and more.
With yesterday's new Cabinet announcement, mainstream media will discuss the ins and outs and the winners and losers. Our focus remains on the impact of the announcement on our clients.
A key hunt, the resilience of New Zealand's small businesses, meerkats to the rescue, twitter, every European city, and Kim Kardashian all stimulated the Acumen neurons in the past seven days.
To help everyone over their post-election hangovers and/or blues, our thoughts this week feature being Tova'd, Stickybeak, time travel through words, a rare white tūi and why you should hug a cow.
We have a new Government. Congratulations to the New Zealand Labour Party, Prime Minister Ardern and the returning Government who ran a successful campaign.
The week before the election gave us Burger King, fish & chips, Kim Jong Un, and Berlin flipping the bird at people who won’t wear masks. Enjoy, and if you haven’t already: get out and vote (but only once).
