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Burnham centralises digital ID, telecoms and online safety
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has moved digital ID policy, telecoms, broadcasting, social media, online safety, mis- and disinformation work into a single expanded...
Questions raised over non-notified consent for proposed Makarewa data centre
A Southland community group is challenging the non-notified resource consent granted for a proposed hyperscale data centre at Makarewa, arguing the project should have...
Data centre resource drain highlighted as more locations confirmed
Concerns have been raised over water consents granted to Singapore's Datagrid for its planned AI facility in Makarewa, Southland, allowing it to draw more...
Roadside drug testing raises Bill of Rights concerns
RCR is examining whether the new mandatory roadside drug testing regime balances road safety with individual rights, amid concerns it may breach the Bill of...
NZ High Court upholds secrecy of Pfizer contract
Justice Radich has dismissed Erika Whittome’s judicial review application in Whittome v Director-General of Health & Others, upholding the Government’s decision to withhold its...
Sport NZ directed to protect female competition as puberty blocker challenge opens
The Government has quietly issued a legally binding Ministerial Direction ordering Sport and Recreation New Zealand to prioritise fair sex-based competition in publicly funded...
Modi visit comes as India trade deal remains controversial and Peters travels overseas
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in Auckland tomorrow for a two-day visit, the first by an Indian leader in 40 years. Prime Minister Christopher...
ACT, NZ First unite against social media ban over VPN, digital ID concerns
The Government says it has no plans to ban or restrict Virtual Proxy Networks (VPNs) as part of its under-16 social media ban, after...
Peter Thiel’s Palantir wants Silicon Valley back in the business of state power
Palantir, controlled by billionaire Peter Thiel, has become increasingly influential in US government and intelligence circles. Representing more than the rise of another technology company,...
Germ Games: Military pandemic planning exposed
An investigation by RCR's Maryanne Demasi has uncovered internal emails revealing the shockingly sinister planning behind pandemic preparedness at the 2016 World Economic Forum...
