# Jim Anderton

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US Workers Ponder the Threat of Robotics

The march of automation and manufacturing has always been associated with the fear of job loss. The rapid advancement of industrial robotics in the last 20 years has created a cottage industry of speculation over the economic and societal shift caused by a reduced need for workers on the assembl ...

Episode 3: Bugger the Pollsters

After some of the most hectic months in the history of New Zealand politics, Jim Bolger faces a white-knuckle byelection in Tamaki. In the seat vacated by the pugnacious Rob Muldoon, even the National candidate seems to be standing against the government.  With the impacts of radical and painfu ...

Episode 4: One for a Party, One for a Person

It took an extraordinary cocktail of events to bring proportional representation to New Zealand – everything from political cock-ups to public screams of resentment. This is the story of a country that decides to tear up its electoral plumbing – and what it does next. As the country chooses MMP ...

New documentary about Jim Anderton to screen at film festival

A new documentary called Last Man Standing, about the life and political career of Jim Anderton is screening at the NZ International Film Festival. Matt Robson worked on the film and worked closely with Jim Anderton in parliament. He spoke to Guyon Espiner.

Midday Report Essentials for Monday 27 July

David Seymour discusses new ACT Pharmac policy; Southland mayor discusses new AI data centre plans; New documentary about Jim Anderton to screen at film festival.

11-08-2026 - Last Man Standing at NZIFF - Shane Loader

Shane Loader is editor of documentary film Last Man Standing, which explores the remarkable political career of Jim Anderton, who spent his life fighting for social equity, regional economic development and the protection of vulnerable communities in the face of the tidal wave of neoliberal poli ...

Why Off-Highway is the sweet spot for AC technology in vehicle electrification

Electrification is the hottest segment of engineering in the transportation sector right now. And it's impossible to talk about the automotive industry without discussing electric cars. But there are many in industry who feel that commercial and off the highway applications are the real sweet sp ...

Why frameless makes sense for critical motor applications

Modern machine design is all about delivering higher performance at a lower cost with higher reliability. Delivering these often-conflicting performance characteristics is the mark of a great designer, and for the most common form of industrial motion, rotation, newer applications such as SCARA ...