The legislation said penalties would amount to up to 10% of a company's global revenue. Meta, owner of Facebook, had revenue of more than US$200 billion in 2025.
Nice to see the govt taking something seriously. I'd prefer they leave the Internet alone and focus on things that materially, and permanently, fuck up the planet. We have laughably low fines for fishing in an MPA.
The Secondary Principals’ Association described this as common practice as far back as 2011. (RNZ)
By 2026, the Ministry of Education’s school-property guidance recommended CCTV for large schools and directed readers to the Privacy Commissioner’s bathroom guidance—making a camera in a children’s toilet block a line item in routine property guidance. (Ministry of Education)
This is much more sensible than everyone uploading their IDs and face scans to untrustworthy social media companies; or worse: shady 3rd party identification companies that don't seem to properly protect them: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8jmzd972leo
This RNZ story covers it (if we can even trust them), which says:
"In 2026, New Zealanders' trust in news in general improved significantly, with 37 percent of New Zealanders trusting the news, compared to 32 percent in 2025," said the 2026 report.
I mean, if we're going back in history, it's relevant to point out: Labour passed "New Zealand Superannuation Act" in 1974 with a compulsory combined rate of 8 percent of earnings. If we had this since then we'd be quite a rich country and we wouldn't be worried about super at all.
Muldoon’s National Party campaigned on undoing it because it was socialist or communist; and he undid it and then instead rolled out the pay-as-you-go system that we have now which is guaranteed to fall over right about when I'll be ready to retire, based on numbers from Stats NZ.
The reality is the US empire dying in a death spiral is already creating a power vacuum and further destabilising global economies that were already facing existential threats. At some point, many countries will turn to conflict as a way to restart their economies. Not sure if you read my message but you may have missed "the economies" which means many countries; not just China. Nobody was suggesting aligning with the USA. Thanks for joining the conversation.
This kind of goes along with Gary's ideas that wealthy people support far right groups to protect their assets. I always give $10 or $20 to the ones I support. It's mostly so they can say they got donations from X number of people.
I just finished his book, btw. Thanks for the recommendation.
You are right. Labour and National are both neoliberal parties. Labour just seems to make life a bit less painful for people while still refusing to make any meaningful changes. I don't want three free doctor visits. I want nurses to be paid fairly. I want affordable housing. I want a system that taxes unproductive stuff (land banking) and reduce taxes on productive stuff (income). Labour will never actually do it.
Opportunity says they are into "evidence-based policies" instead of "the same old thing that got us into this mess". So, they support things that are sensible instead of just left or right. Opportunity and the Greens are the only ones putting forward tax policies that will fix the crappy "nobody can afford anything" situation we've gotten into after the whole Rogernomics thing.
Every year I donate a small amount of money to a community run organisation that runs trap lines. Even still: there is an irony in the most invasive species on the motu killing all the other invasive species.
Nice to see the govt taking something seriously. I'd prefer they leave the Internet alone and focus on things that materially, and permanently, fuck up the planet. We have laughably low fines for fishing in an MPA.
We already had a chat about this story: https://lemmy.nz/post/40946176?scrollToComments=true
From the wiki page linked in the description:
Schools that put cameras in student toilets
Named in reporting between 2011 and 2025:
The Secondary Principals’ Association described this as common practice as far back as 2011. (RNZ)
By 2026, the Ministry of Education’s school-property guidance recommended CCTV for large schools and directed readers to the Privacy Commissioner’s bathroom guidance—making a camera in a children’s toilet block a line item in routine property guidance. (Ministry of Education)
Related: Amsterdam has been improving the quality of life in their cities. Good public transit is key to that:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0s86kEUxxak
I know drugs are a problem in this country but how can a full 62% of people be smoking crack?
National is the only party that might do worse than Labour on cost of living.
Is "dickhead" the appropriate term here?
A few % points down, plus inflation eating away.
This is much more sensible than everyone uploading their IDs and face scans to untrustworthy social media companies; or worse: shady 3rd party identification companies that don't seem to properly protect them: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8jmzd972leo
37% seems like the latest for NZ.
After the search I found:
This RNZ story covers it (if we can even trust them), which says:
Thanks Dave!
Interesting post history. You seem passionate about a single topic. Almost to the point of spamming it.
Ugh, they have the worst thumbnails.
$0.46 NZD 😮
Here's a video showing how it's made: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ET8mqVGDQ1s
He's either stupid, naive, or malicious. Whatever the case he can fuck off.
I mean, if we're going back in history, it's relevant to point out: Labour passed "New Zealand Superannuation Act" in 1974 with a compulsory combined rate of 8 percent of earnings. If we had this since then we'd be quite a rich country and we wouldn't be worried about super at all.
Muldoon’s National Party campaigned on undoing it because it was socialist or communist; and he undid it and then instead rolled out the pay-as-you-go system that we have now which is guaranteed to fall over right about when I'll be ready to retire, based on numbers from Stats NZ.
The reality is the US empire dying in a death spiral is already creating a power vacuum and further destabilising global economies that were already facing existential threats. At some point, many countries will turn to conflict as a way to restart their economies. Not sure if you read my message but you may have missed "the economies" which means many countries; not just China. Nobody was suggesting aligning with the USA. Thanks for joining the conversation.
This kind of goes along with Gary's ideas that wealthy people support far right groups to protect their assets. I always give $10 or $20 to the ones I support. It's mostly so they can say they got donations from X number of people.
I just finished his book, btw. Thanks for the recommendation.
You are right. Labour and National are both neoliberal parties. Labour just seems to make life a bit less painful for people while still refusing to make any meaningful changes. I don't want three free doctor visits. I want nurses to be paid fairly. I want affordable housing. I want a system that taxes unproductive stuff (land banking) and reduce taxes on productive stuff (income). Labour will never actually do it.
Opportunity says they are into "evidence-based policies" instead of "the same old thing that got us into this mess". So, they support things that are sensible instead of just left or right. Opportunity and the Greens are the only ones putting forward tax policies that will fix the crappy "nobody can afford anything" situation we've gotten into after the whole Rogernomics thing.
Every year I donate a small amount of money to a community run organisation that runs trap lines. Even still: there is an irony in the most invasive species on the motu killing all the other invasive species.