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Govt could allow capital raises by gentailers to build new power plants

Ministers are set to announce a package of energy reforms tomorrow morning, based loosely on recommendations from a long-awaited report by international consultancy Frontier Economics. It’s understood the Government has stopped well short of the radical shake-up sought by NZ First and its associate energy minister, Shane Jones. At present…

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Memo to Shane Jones: what if NZ needs more regional government, not less?

If the headlines are anything to go by, New Zealand’s regional councils are on life support.

The Conversation

Fast-track to where? The new law opening up New Zealand to a mining boom

Critics say the country’s unique biodiversity is at risk as the government plans to boost mineral exports to $3bn by 2035

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New Zealand will not be ‘guilt-tripped’ over environment, resources minister says

Shane Jones is unapologetic about his plan to double mineral exports to $3bn over the next decade despite criticism over potential environmental impacts

The Guardian - AU

Fifty years on, New Zealand’s tribunal upholding Māori rights faces a turning point

The Waitangi Tribunal has had a significant impact on Indigenous rights and policy but as it marks its 50th anniversary, its role is being questioned

The Guardian - AU

Row erupts in New Zealand parliament over use of Māori name Aotearoa

Dispute emerges after deputy prime minister Winston Peters questioned why MPs used the name Aotearoa in debates

The Guardian - AU

New Zealand Rethinks Opposition To Deep-sea Mining

New Zealand is considering withdrawing its support for an international ban on deep-sea mining, the country's resources minister told AFP on Tuesday.

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Climate scientists mock NZ's one per cent cut pledge

New Zealand has released its Paris Agreement emissions target for 2035, aiming to cut greenhouse gases by 51 to 55 per cent.

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‘Dark day for New Zealand’: outcry as bill to fast-track controversial mining projects is approved

Critics and opposition parties vow to oppose major projects they fear could damage the environment

The Guardian - AU

Is ‘judicial activism’ skewing Treaty law – or are court critics the real radicals?

Claims of “judicial activism” are nothing new. Ever since the term was coined by US historian Arthur Schlesinger in 1947, it has been regularly invoked in the United States to describe judges perceived to be going beyond their constitutional role.

The Conversation

The fight for iron sands: the bitter battle to protect New Zealand’s sea-floor riches

Government’s push to fast-track projects in NZ stirs fears deep-sea mining off Taranaki, long opposed by the community, could go ahead

The Guardian - AU

Microsoft brings controversial AI app to iPhone and Android devices

One of the most controversial AI apps of 2024 arrives on iOS and Android as Microsoft brings AI magic to images on the go.

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NZ’s government wants to kick-start a mining boom – but they’re unlikely to hit paydirt

Minister of Resources and of Regional Development Shane Jones has been busy boosting the prospects of an expanded mining and oil industry in Aotearoa New Zealand. A new mining policy is “long overdue”, he has said, and will counter the country’s “excessive levels of environmental protection”.

The Conversation

Resource management is always political – the Fast-track Approvals Bill is just honest about it

The government’s Fast-track Approvals Bill has been widely criticised for potentially handing too much power to three cabinet ministers, and raising the risk of conflicts of interest and political interference in environmental management.

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The Guardian - AU

‘How could they mine here?’ New Zealand grapples with new push for resource riches

Plan to double mineral exports by 2035 and proposed law to fast-track major projects stir fears over environmental impact

The Conversation

By not mining vital minerals, NZ is ‘offshoring its own environmental footprint’ – is that fair?

When Resources Minister Shane Jones recently unveiled his draft strategy for mineral mining, it was quickly criticised by the Labour opposition as “taking New Zealand backwards”. One environmental group even called it a “love letter to mining companies”.

International Business Times UK

Microsoft Copilot AI Backtracks on Bias After Spreading Anti-Semitic Jewish Stereotypes

Microsoft's Copilot Designer, a free text-to-image tool, generates anti-Semitic stereotypes despite guardrails.

International Business Times UK

Microsoft Scrambles To Block Copilot From Creating Nightmarish Images

Microsoft is blocking prompts and tightening controls to prevent misuse of its AI tool, Copilot Designer after facing safety concerns.

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Microsoft censors Copilot following employee whistleblowing, but you can still trick the tool into making violent and vulgar images

Microsoft has blocked several prompts on its AI image generation tool within Copilot. The change comes shortly after a Microsoft employee wrote to FTC chair Lina Khan about Copilot being able to make violent and vulgar images.

International Business Times UK

Microsoft AI Tool Under Fire: Generates Violent, Sexual Images, Ignores Copyrights, Engineer Warns

Microsoft employee, Shane Jones has raised concerns about disturbing content generated by the company's AI image tool, Copilot Designer.

International Business Times

AI Tools Still Permitting Political Disinfo Creation, NGO Warns

Tests on generative AI tools found some continue to allow the creation of deceptive images related to political candidates and voting, an NGO warned in a report Wednesday, amid a busy year of high-stake elections around the world.

The Guardian - US

Microsoft ignored safety problems with AI image generator, engineer complains

Shane Jones said he warned management about the lack of safeguards several times, but it didn’t result in any action

Windows Central

Demons, Darth Vader mutilating babies, and sexualized women next to car crashes are just some what caused a Microsoft employee to report Copilot to the FTC

A Microsoft employee who red teams Copilot Designer flagged up vulgar and violent images generated by the tool. Now, he has written a letter to FTC chair Lina Khan.

AAP

Fast hands place Aussie stackers in reach of world cups

Deft young Australians are travelling abroad to reach for world glory in a novel sport that stacks up nicely for one proud mum.

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Maori warn New Zealand PM Luxon off Treaty changes

Maori leaders have described the New Zealand government as "the enemy" during annual celebrations at Ratana.

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