Brumbies edge Blues 25-20 in Super Rugby Pacific matchBrumbies edge Blues 25-20 in Super Rugby Pacific matchPhoto:Stuff.co.nzThe Blues have been stunned by their first defeat of the new Shop n Save Super Rugby Pacific season by a 25-20 defeat to the Brumbies at Melbourne's AAMI Park. Entering the match as heavy favourites after their 40-point victory over the Highlanders in week one, the Blues were kept scoreless in the second half and fell to defeat to miss the chance to move top of the table. In a poor start to the first half, the Blues were reduced to 13 men, as two separate yellow cards were shown in the opening 10 minutes. That mistake would cost the Blues dearly, who fell to their first loss of the year as a consequence. Meanwhile, the Force versus Reds match is underway.

Heavy rain or showers were expected from Sunday afternoon till Monday morning. A heavy rain watch has been issued for the Coromandel Peninsula, Rotorua and western Bay of Plenty. Metservice said an active trough would move onto western Bay of Plenty and Coromandel Peninsula from the east, bringing heavy rain or showers from Sunday afternoon till Monday morning, with possible thunderstorms and downpours. There was uncertainty over rainfall amounts, but a heavy rain watch was in force from 3pm Sunday to 10am Monday.

Chile supporters during the Fifa play-off tournament at North Harbour Stadium. PhotosportFifa Women’s World Cup chief executive Dave Beeche remains confident of large crowds for the mega event in New Zealand in July and August, despite underwhelming turnouts during the recent playoff tournament. Tournament officials and stadium staff almost outnumbered spectators at one match (476) while other crowd figures included 746, 804 and 925. He also pointed to the Women’s Rugby World Cup last year, which took a while for momentum to build and ended with near sellouts. “I don’t think the success of this tournament is going to hinge on the performance of either host team,” said Beeche.

10 of the best climate change documentaries to see in 2023A chronological listing of news articles posted on theduring the past week: Sun, Feb 26, 2023 thru Sat, Mar 4, 2023. Story of the Week...

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins at Question Time in Parliament. Photo / Jed BradleyOPINION:The self-flagellations of PM Chris Hipkins:2023 appears to be the year for mea culpas and admissions of stuff-ups. And after starting his time as PM by telling everybody he considered himself a straight-up person who admitted when he got things wrong, PM Chris Hipkins has been falling over himself to prove it. So Hipkins apologised for his initial comments, said he’d got that wrong too – and said it was because of incorrect information from the police. Close encounters of the pretend the other one isn’t there kind:PM Chris Hipkins kicked off his Tuesday with a visit to the opening of a new school in Drury, Ngākōroa School.

Amazon Prime dropped their latest original miniseries on Friday: 'Daisy Jones and the Six'. The ten-episode series, based off the novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid, follows a popular rock band in the 1970s from their origins to the height of their fame- and subsequent split. Flicks.co.nz editor Steve Newall says the fictionalised events in the series are inspired by Fleetwood Mac's career, with plenty of overt references. LISTEN ABOVE

Jonathan Barret a tax professor at Victoria University Wellington, says do most of it with a one-off levy on the rich. But the most relevant precedent for New Zealand is the flood levy raised by the Australian government in 2011 to help pay for the devastating Queensland floods. But Robertson should look to the multiple property owners and trusts where most of our wealth is kept. A one-off tax on the value of all trusts domiciled here, and if need be a one-off tax on the sale of every property captured by the Bright Line Test. He has about one month left to land his budget 2023 draft.

Falling house prices do not worry New Zealanders as much as the cost of living and inflation, and that is because of concerns about housing affordability, experts say. Here’s what people think about house price fallsSeventeen percent of the survey’s respondents are worried about falling house prices, but 48% feel neutral about them, while 32% are optimistic about them. KATHRYN GEORGE/Stuff Thirty-two percent of NowNext survey respondents are optimistic about house price falls. “In particular, people who bought their first home recently have a different perspective.”Why are house price falls less of a concern? There has been a big shift in views on house price falls over recent years, Infometrics principal economist Brad Olsen says.

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The Climate Change Protest on Friday was as large a flop as this years 3000 turn out Pride Parade! How the fuck can Climate Change go from 170 000 on the streets in 2019 to less than 10 000 when climate change is showing what an existential threat it is? Likewise the climate change protest movement. To disband a youth climate change organization because PoC suffer most from climate change ignores the fact that the planet will burn regardless of your fucking skin colour!!! The climate justice space must be led by BIPOC groups and others who are disproportionately affected by climate change.

Weather experts have issued a heavy rain watch for parts of the North Island, including the Coromandel which is battling through recovery after Cyclone Gabrielle. The watch is also in place for Bay of Plenty west of Whakatāne and Rotorua. MetService said the watch is in place from 3pm today through to 10am tomorrow. A main route through the Coromandel Peninsula was closed after several severe weather events in just weeks. “Identify a safe place in your home to gather during a thunderstorm.

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There is a glorious pocket of time in Auckland City when I love it here. After Christmas and until February, Auckland City empties and you got to wander through the lonely streets Quiet Earth styles like Bruno Lawrence. We need underground and overground light rail all the way down Dominion Rd, all the way down Mt Eden Rd, all the way to South Auckland, all the way to West Auckland and all the way to the North Shore! We need a vast upgrade of all Northland Roads, Coromonadal, the East Coast, the South Island! We need state subsidised emergency survival kits to every community.

Riley Keough is making headlines for her stint in Daisy Jones And The Six. Now, you must be curious to know what her net worth is. Also Read: Hailey Bieber: Net Worth, Marriage & ControversyRiley Keough: All About The Critically Acclaimed ActressRiley Keough was born on 29 May 1989 in California. Her most promising performance came in season 1 of the TV series, The Girlfriend Experience. Riley Keough’s Net Worth In 2023: RevealedLooking at Riley Keough’s successful career, you can easily assume her earnings to be high.

Wellington, March 3 : Two Indian Sikh tow truck drivers in New Zealand are taking their former boss to the Human Rights Commission over “all Sikhs are terrorists” and other racial abuses, which were hurled at them by a manager in the company. Singh said he resigned in November 2022 after his new manager told him “all Sikhs are terrorists”. “This outcome is like a slap in the face… It has hurt me mentally and emotionally,” Singh told stuff.co.nz. The Human Rights Commission will hold a mediation hearing in March. In case a conclusion is not reached, the complaint will then be referred to the Human Rights Review Tribunal.