Woolworths New Zealand has been forced to revoke almost 80,000 prizes “mistakenly” awarded to shoppers. Source: AAPWoolworths has been forced to revoke almost 80,000 prizes “mistakenly” awarded to shoppers in New Zealand this week. Woolworths customers who incorrectly received the offer have since been contacted and given 500 Everyday Rewards points by way of apology. Source: Stuff.co.nzWoolworths shoppers sent wrong email given 500 pointsAccording to Stuff.co.nz, the email sent to customers read, “Nice one! You've won 4000 Everyday Rewards points from our Big Night In prize draw.

Photo: Stuff / Robyn EdieThe father of Gore toddler Lachlan Jones still has more questions than answers more than five years after his son's death. Two police investigations found Lachlan accidentally drowned but his father, Paul Jones, said that conclusion lacked common sense. Paul had met Michelle Officer more than a decade ago. Paul told the coroner they were living together within a month of meeting. Her two older sons to another father were good with Lachlan when he was first born, Paul said.

The mother of toddler Baby Ru says she did not kill her son, and wants justice as the police investigation reaches 200 days. Email investigations@stuff.co.nzNga Reo Te Huatahi Reremoana Ahipene-Wall - also known as Baby Ru - died just before his second birthday, on 22 October. Asked how she felt about still being a person of interest, Wall said she was not worried. On Monday, Pritchard told Stuff the investigation was ongoing, with three people remaining persons of interest. Pritchard said police had searched for the missing items in various locations in Wellington and areas of interest to Wall, Ross and Morunga.

Physios to doctors: We can cut your stress and improve outcomesPhysiotherapists say they could help more patients at the start of their healthcare journey, freeing up GPs to concentrate on more complex cases [Image: jacoblund on iStock]Integrating physiotherapy into primary care could reduce stress on GPs and improve patient outcomes. Kirsten Davie discussesThere is strong evidence that the MAP is an effective early intervention programme for people with MSK conditions Primary care is struggling. TheOops, please login or sign up to read more. LOGIN SUBSCRIBE

US mortgage applications actually rose +2.6% last week from the prior week, recovering from the -2.3% decline in that earlier week. In Sweden, their central bank cut its policy rate to 3.75%, which involved the -25 bps reduction analysts were expecting. The Australian 10 year bond yield is now at 4.37% and -7 bps lower from yesterday. The China 10 year bond rate is is back up to 2.31%, a +9 bps recovery. The NZ Government 10 year bond rate is now at 4.73% and down another -5 bps from yesterday.

Halfpenny suffers new injury setbackLeigh Halfpenny has suffered a fresh injury setback after making his Super Rugby debut for the Crusaders. SIGN UP: Get the new exclusive Inside Welsh rugby newsletter for full insight into what's really going on around all the big issues. Olympian steps in to help WRUOlympic rowing champion Dame Katherine Grainger is to help oversee the Welsh Rugby Union's response to the findings of a damning independent review into the organisation. Ex-Welsh rugby coach joins ItalyFormer Cardiff defence coach Richard Hodges has been named as part of Gonzalo Quesada's Italy coaching staff. He retired from international rugby in March having won 101 England caps across a 15-year Test career.

By Catrin Owen ofPhoto: Stuff / Chris McKeenOne of the men charged in relation to dairy worker Janak Patel's murder has pleaded guilty to aggravated robbery as family members of the slain man wiped away tears. Auckland's Crown Solicitor Alysha McClintock said after consultation with the family of Patel, the police and the Solicitor General, it accepted a plea of guilty by Shane Tane to aggravated robbery would capture his role. Justice Timothy Brewer convicted Tane on the aggravated robbery charge and discharged the murder charge. In March after Frederick Hobson pleaded guilty to Patel's murder, Patel's sister told Stuff no family should have to suffer like they did. About 150 metres from the dairy, Hobson put the cash register into a wheelie bin, but heard Patel coming behind him.

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Genesis Energy is to resume importing coal, as reduced gas supplies and increased demand add to the problems of keeping the lights on in future years. Energy Minister Simeon Brown and Resources Minister Shane Jones said it had been told that some large gas consumers were concerned about being able to secure gas contracts. Less gas will also mean more coal will be needed to keep the lights on." "The fact that we've had disruptiveness in the gas industry means we're now relying more on coal. Other than that, the market is going to continue, and I think Genesis should be on the honours list."

Now Stats NZ is opening up its plans for conduct of the 2028 census and beyond for public consultation. In the consultation document, Stats NZ says adopting the new approach means Stats NZ will prioritise using admin data sources to provide the data for the census. When admin data is not available or not high quality, it will collect the data using other means, such as surveying. Stats NZ says it will then focus on the detailed design of the new approach to census "in continued collaboration with key customers, partners and communities". There will also be a second round of public consultation, seeking more detailed feedback, in 2025.

issues underpinning the tribunal’s urgent inquiry into the Government’s intention to remove Section 7AA from the Oranga TamarikiNewsroom writer Aaron Smale, in an article triggered by the High Court’s ruling on whether a sitting MP must respond to a summons to appear before the Waitangi Tribunal, reports on...

Official figures show Māori are disproportionately affected by family violence, sexual violence and violence within whānau. Consequently, the knock-on pressure on the kaimahi Māori and kaupapa Māori service provider workforce working with whanau living with violence is unprecedented. This prompted Te Pūkotahitanga — an independent ministerial advisory group advising Children’s Minister Karen Chhour — to make it a work programme priority. An unregulated family violence and sexual violence workforce within the sector adds to the complexity. The survey will be available until June 30 at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/B5GFWZDThere will be a regional hui facilitated by Te Pūkotahitanga to explore face to face with kaimahi into the survey further.

Photo / NZMEPower generator Genesis Energy expects to be buying coal again by the end of this year, in part due to a quickly diminishing gas supply. Genesis said it aimed to maintain its solid fuel stockpile “to keep the lights on” for its customers through the “yo-yo” effects of the energy transition away from carbon dioxide emission. Photo / NZME“The outlook is that we will use more solid fuel over the next two years than we forecast,” he said. Genesis plans to maintain the coal stockpile at 350,000 tonnes - or about 670 GWh of electricity. The solid fuel stockpile will fall below 350,000 tonnes by the end of winter and this will trigger a need to order more solid fuel deliveries to maintain the target operational stockpile ahead of the winters of 2025 and 2026.

The cold snap has caused an earthquake in wholesale electricity prices Wednesday morning. Take a look at the the recent and long term wholesale electricity prices. Wholesale electricity Select chart tabs Daily average Haywards Otahuhu monthly average Haywards monthly average Benmore monthly average $/MWHr Source: MCo $/MWHr Source: MCo $/MWHr Source: MCo $/MWHr Source: MCoAnd now look at prices at 8am this morning. This is the sort of change that will rock large industrial electricity consumers. It won't have an immediate impact on retail prices - unless this is indicative of where future trends are heading.

PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERYThreats of vigilante justice have prompted Dunedin police to call for calm, following claims a man was filming children and "flashed" a gun while trying to abduct a child from a Mosgiel park recently. However, people took to social media over the weekend to complain about how long it was taking police to apprehend the culprit and some were threatening to take the law into their own hands. The incident was reported to police on April 14, but several other people on the social media website said they also witnessed the incident and believed it was not a one-off. "I’m going to the Mosgiel park today. "Like with any crime, you should report it to police rather than commenting on social media.