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Hamish Cardwell

@HamishCardwell

Reporter at RNZ, often doing climate issues

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Joined August 2011
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Supreme Court case raises questions of police powers, lawyer says rnz.co.nz/news/national/5110…
Supreme Court case raises questions of police powers, lawyer says

Supreme Court case raises questions of police powers, lawyer says

The lawyer for a man appealing an aggravated robbery charge in the Supreme Court says his case raises deep question about the limits of police powers, privacy, and fundamental human rights.

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Hawke's Bay power cut cat's body had no burn marks or signs of electrocution rnz.co.nz/news/national/4929…
Cat that caused power cut got into 'worst possible' substation site, Transpower says

Cat that caused power cut got into 'worst possible' substation site, Transpower says

A vet says the body of a cat killed when it caused a short at a Hawke's Bay substation knocking out electricity to 50,000 properties shows no visible signs of injury.

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Irony that the innovation ministry blocking staff access to ChatGPT and other AI rnz.co.nz/news/political/491…
Government ministry blocks AI technology from staff use

Government ministry blocks AI technology from staff use

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has banned staff from using artificial intelligence technology such as ChatGPT - citing data and privacy risks.

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Baby's first Budget lockup done, kinda loved it. Holy smokes sitting in with these talented and experienced MFs was incredible
Charlotte Cook (@charlottecooknz) profile pictureCharlotte Cook@charlottecooknz18 May 2023
A few legends on the airwaves today @radionz #budgetday
Image from Charlotte Cook (@charlottecooknz)
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Not feeling great about the overall drop in new climate spending compared to previous two years rnz.co.nz/news/political/490…
Budget 2023: Free public transport for children under 12 among climate highlights

Budget 2023: Free public transport for children under 12 among climate highlights

Free public transport for children and more money to insulate homes are the main climate announcements from this year's Budget.

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Maybe a game changer on police pics stuff? Bloody interesting development rnz.co.nz/news/national/4896…
Legal decision 'puts police on notice' about photographing people, association says

Legal decision 'puts police on notice' about photographing people, association says

A Court of Appeal decision potentially limiting how police can photograph people in public could set a precedent the Police Association says would dramatically change how officers investigate crime.

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Officers sent to quell Parliament protest with 'gardening gloves', borrowed gear rnz.co.nz/news/national/4884…
Officers sent to quell Parliament protest with 'gardening gloves', borrowed gear

Officers sent to quell Parliament protest with 'gardening gloves', borrowed gear

Police officers have described fearing for their lives and being sent to evict protesters on the last day of the Parliament protest without proper protective gear or equipment.

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Fisher reveals police have been using the tech despite not having all oversight its own top advisors said was crucial 1/ @davidfis,nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/p…
'Cavalier': Privacy fears over police use of facial recognition tech

'Cavalier': Privacy fears over police use of facial recognition tech

The upgraded technology can recognise facial features and also scars and tattoos.

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Also had not setup a governance group, or communication plan.
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Deep ocean currents at Antarctica that circulate a crucial part of the food chain are set to significantly weaken, a new study shows. rnz.co.nz/news/national/4869…
Ocean currents near Antarctica could slow by 40%, affecting climate, food chain - study

Ocean currents near Antarctica could slow by 40%, affecting climate, food chain - study

Deep ocean currents at Antarctica that circulate a crucial part of the food chain are set to significantly weaken, a new study shows.

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The drastic slowdown is based on scenarios where humans fail to slash emissions effectively. "It is another wake-up call - as if we needed more wake-up calls."
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The era of artificial intelligence has arrived, but without a national strategy New Zealand is walking blind into a very uncertain future rnz.co.nz/news/national/4869…
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Tech analysts say it comes only months after the government kicked decisions about artificial intelligence down the road.
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Some ideas from offshore about how to, and how not to, get people out of risky places rnz.co.nz/news/national/4867…
Managed retreat: How the rest of the world handles it

Managed retreat: How the rest of the world handles it

Overseas experts in managed retreat say the owners of the worst damaged properties in recent extreme storms in New Zealand must get a seat at the decision-making table about possible red zones.

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Govt looks set to raid money that supposed to only be spent on the climate emergency for it's policy reset. They say it will all become clear in the Budget. rnz.co.nz/news/national/4859…
Govt looks set to relocate funds to battle climate change as part of 'reprioritisation'

Govt looks set to relocate funds to battle climate change as part of 'reprioritisation'

The government looks set to raid the fund it set up to pay for the climate emergency to bankroll its "reprioritisation".

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When Hipkins mused about changing the law to allow certain practices I was devastated 1/u rnz.co.nz/news/political/485…
Law change to allow police to photograph youth not likely 'at the moment' - Hipkins

Law change to allow police to photograph youth not likely 'at the moment' - Hipkins

The prime minister does not expect there will need to be a law change to allow police to continue to photograph and take fingerprints of young people, after fierce criticism by two watchdogs in a...

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If the outcome of all this was to entrench the very practices that were alienating particularly Maori communities it would have been horrific. I sat with that guilt and fear for months 2/
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Finally got the internal police photographing report. It's very clear - the rules never allowed for it, and their own lawyers questioned if it was good way to police /1 rnz.co.nz/news/national/4855…
Police lawyers advised photographing youth likely breached UN protections for children

Police lawyers advised photographing youth likely breached UN protections for children

An internal police report shows officers were routinely photographing young people on the street despite no policy allowing them to do so, and their own lawyers questioned whether the practice was...

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And the lawyers reckoned it likely breached UN conventions on children's rights. I also learned Police have called on Crown Law to probe the legal basis of the damning findings from the IPCA and Privacy Commission.
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TLDR: How not to f** it up (redzones for Hawke's Bay and elsewhere), given the complexity and timeframe in the weeks 1/. rnz.co.nz/news/national/4852…
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Wayne and Lynn watched their animals drown, their house and business is munted. Heartwrenching. rnz.co.nz/news/national/4852…

Couple plead for Pakowhai area to be red-zoned after losing everything in cyclone

A resident of Pakowhai near Hastings says parts of the area are totally unsafe and must be red-zoned.

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Some of the worst flood-damaged homes should not be rebuilt, says climate risk expert rnz.co.nz/news/national/4849…
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Yup
Jordan Carter (@jordantcarter) profile pictureJordan Carter@jordantcarter25 Dec 2022
A graphic that shows structural racism quite elegantly.
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Re upping this for any peeps who need it today x
Hamish Cardwell (@HamishCardwell) profile pictureHamish Cardwell@HamishCardwell11 Dec 2022
Bit of news u can use. How to talk about climate change with 'that' uncle this Christmas rnz.co.nz/news/national/4805…
How to talk about climate change with 'that' uncle at Christmas

How to talk about climate change with 'that' uncle at Christmas

Holidays mean time with family - including some who you may not see eye-to-eye with.

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Check in on police photography practice reform shows slow progress at the halfway mark, but lots of work underway. They "still considering" the report which is ... interesting rnz.co.nz/news/national/4813…
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Fairly significant development in the Alan Hall case rnz.co.nz/news/national/4811…
Alan Hall case: Solicitor-General asks police to investigate after report into Crown lawyers...

Alan Hall case: Solicitor-General asks police to investigate after report into Crown lawyers...

Following an independent report into the actions of prosecution lawyers in the case which saw Alan Hall wrongly jailed for nearly two decades, the Solicitor-General has referred the matter to the...

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