A 45-year-old man has been convicted of murder after pouring petrol on his estranged wife and setting her on fire in her bedroom. Damien Simmons…
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Damien Venuto: Worker shortage debate: Where does the truth lie?
OPINION: Few news stories have attracted as much bandwidth, column inches and airtime as the worker shortage that is causing consternation in numerous parts of…
Damien Venuto: Ad industry lags behind the rest of corporate New Zealand
OPINION: For an industry that loves to trumpet progressive ideas, the advertising business has been notoriously slow at making internal changes that reflect the concepts…
Damien Venuto: Is Kris Faafoi being cowardly or clever on Google, Facebook?
OPINION: News that Google is gearing up to start paying local publications for stories sounds like a great development, but there are a few fishhooks…
Covid 19 coronavirus: Damien Venuto: Has Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern lost the room?
OPINION: Listen carefully and you might hear an uncomfortable cough, the clink of a glass and the shuffle of some patrons heading for the exit.…
Damien Venuto: Facebook move shows the company has gulped its own Kool-Aid
Facebook’s surprise decision to pull news companies from its platform in Australia shows both sides are taking this fight seriously. Australia’s strong-handed approach to diplomacy…