The severe storm barrelling towards the upper North Island has been upgraded to a tropical cyclone.

The Fiji Meteorological Service has named the storm “Tropical Cyclone Tam”, and while its centre is expected to remain west of Cape Reinga, forecasters are still warning of severe wind and rain over the next 24 hours.

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The severe storm barrelling towards the upper North Island has been upgraded to a tropical cyclone.
The Fiji Meteorological Service has named the storm &ldquo;Tropical Cyclone Tam&rdquo;, and while its centre is expected to remain west of Cape Reinga, forecasters are still warning of severe wind and rain over the next 24 hours.
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Tropical Cyclone Tam: What you need to know

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Adolf Hitler. Joseph Stalin. Benito Mussolini. Pol Pot. Saddam Hussein.

Apart from being some of the most famous dictators in human history, they all have one thing in common.

They all had dramatic, violent, and disgraced downfalls. But, in almost every case, foreign powers played a major role in shaping the post-dictatorship future.

How Tyrants Fall: And How Nations Survive by political scientist Marcel Dirsus delves into the vulnerabilities of authoritarian regimes and explores strategies for their dismantling.

Dirsus was recently in New Zealand for the Auckland Writers Festival, and joined The Front Page while here to discuss tyrants and whether we’ve learnt anything from the world’s darkest rulers.

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Adolf Hitler. Joseph Stalin. Benito Mussolini. Pol Pot. Saddam Hussein.
Apart from being some of the most famous dictators in human history, they all have one thing in common.
They all had dramatic, violent, and disgraced downfalls. But, in almost every case, foreign powers played a major role in shaping the post-dictatorship future.
How Tyrants Fall: And How Nations Survive by political scientist Marcel Dirsus delves into the vulnerabilities of authoritarian regimes and explores strategies for their dismantling.
Dirsus was recently in New Zealand for the Auckland Writers Festival, and joined The Front Page while here to discuss tyrants and whether we&rsquo;ve learnt anything from the world&rsquo;s darkest rulers.
Follow The Front Page on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
You can read more about this and other stories in the New Zealand Herald, online at nzherald.co.nz, or tune in to news bulletins across the NZME network.
Host: Chelsea Daniels Sound Engineer/Producer: Richard Martin Producer: Ethan Sills

How dictators fall: Inside the vulnerabilities of tyrannical regimes and how people fight back

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New Zealand’s Parliament is a ‘house of chaos’.

At least that’s how our own deputy Prime Minister has described the debating chamber.

The C-Bomb was dropped in Parliament last week by Brooke van Velden, quoting a Stuff column by Andrea Vance that was criticising the Government’s changes to pay equity.

It has muddied an already dirty debate over women’s pay that is set to overshadow the Budget this year.

And at the same time, Te Pati Maori’s co-leaders have been threatened with suspension from Parliament for three weeks, over last year’s headline-making haka.

Today on The Front Page, to help us make sense of the chaos, we’re joined by Newstalk ZB political editor Jason Walls.

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New Zealand&rsquo;s Parliament is a &lsquo;house of chaos&rsquo;.
At least that&rsquo;s how our own deputy Prime Minister has described the debating chamber.
The C-Bomb was dropped in Parliament last week by Brooke van Velden, quoting a Stuff column by Andrea Vance that was criticising the Government&rsquo;s changes to pay equity.
It has muddied an already dirty debate over women&rsquo;s pay that is set to overshadow the Budget this year.
And at the same time, Te Pati Maori&rsquo;s co-leaders have been threatened with suspension from Parliament for three weeks, over last year&rsquo;s headline-making haka.
Today on The Front Page, to help us make sense of the chaos, we&rsquo;re joined by Newstalk ZB political editor Jason Walls.
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You can read more about this and other stories in the New Zealand Herald, online at nzherald.co.nz, or tune in to news bulletins across the NZME network.
Host: Chelsea Daniels Sound Engineer/Producer: Richard Martin Producer: Ethan Sills

C-bombs, consequences and ‘chaos’: Unpacking an ‘unprecedented’ week of politics

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The ‘war on wokeness’ may feel like a new phenomenon, but in fact, it’s been around for centuries.

People have been ‘cancelled’, in one way or another, since the beginning of time – it's human nature to form tribes, create an ‘us’ and ‘them’, and serve as judge, jury, and sometimes literally, executioner.

But in recent years, the ‘culture wars’ have erupted between the left and right, progressive and conservative, the woke and anti-woke over everything from gender and sexuality to race and equal rights.

Discriminations – Making Peace in the Culture Wars is the latest work by British philosopher A. C. Grayling, where he delves into some of the biggest issues of our time.

He joins us today on The Front Page to discuss wokeness, who decides who gets to be ‘cancelled’, and  understanding mankind’s inherent need to be right.

A.C. Grayling will be appearing at the Auckland Writers Festival from May 13–18. For more information and tickets, visit www.writersfestival.co.nz. 

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The &lsquo;war on wokeness&rsquo; may feel like a new phenomenon, but in fact, it&rsquo;s been around for centuries.
People have been &lsquo;cancelled&rsquo;, in one way or another, since the beginning of time &ndash; it's human nature to form tribes, create an &lsquo;us&rsquo; and &lsquo;them&rsquo;, and serve as judge, jury, and sometimes literally, executioner.
But in recent years, the &lsquo;culture wars&rsquo; have erupted between the left and right, progressive and conservative, the woke and anti-woke over everything from gender and sexuality to race and equal rights.
Discriminations &ndash; Making Peace in the Culture Wars is the latest work by British philosopher A. C. Grayling, where he delves into some of the biggest issues of our time.
He joins us today on The Front Page to discuss wokeness, who decides who gets to be &lsquo;cancelled&rsquo;, and&nbsp; understanding mankind&rsquo;s inherent need to be right.
A.C. Grayling will be appearing at the Auckland Writers Festival from May 13&ndash;18. For more information and tickets, visit <a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/kES8C6X1LohnmY8lI6hzf5eu_X?domain=writersfestival.co.nz">www.writersfestival.co.nz</a>.&nbsp;
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Host: Chelsea Daniels Sound Engineer/Producer: Richard Martin Producer: Ethan Sills

A.C. Grayling on culture wars and the age-old cycle of ‘cancellation’

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Tropical Cyclone Tam: What you need to know

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