A good way to do this is to watch The Blue Wall, a series released late last year following the fortunes of the Tangaroa College First XV, who play in the Auckland 1A grade. Made by filmmaker Anthony Costello, The Blue Wall certainly does what it sets out to: showing just how much effort goes into preparing young players for a highly competitive competition. It's within these stories, where we're introduced to the players' families, that The Blue Wall packs its most emotional punch. Tangaroa's participation in the series shows just how misguided that decision was, whatever basis it was made on. Which is something, along with the unique south Auckland setting, that The Blue Wall does a fantastic job of celebrating.

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Collectively our feelings are mixed, but I’m looking forward to letting my students know about this leap forward in communications technology. Also, while ChatGPT is big and shiny, we’ve known that AI writing is on its way for a long time. He documented the many workplaces already using AI writing software and concluded that there was still work to be done. Graduates need to be able to do things an AI language model can’t, and they need to be able to articulate their skill sets. These are being underscored and highlighted in preparation for the start of semester and hyperlinked to paragraphs about AI writing.

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With help from the Commercial Communications Council and Stuff, the Cannes Young Lions Competition is returning to Aotearoa New Zealand after a five year hiatus. The competition will consist of two categories: Media and Print and gives young ad hotshots an opportunity to represent Aotearoa in the Young Lions competition at the 70th Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. Taking place each year, the Young Lions competition challenges young creatives from every corner of the communications industry and aims to celebrate the next generation of creative leaders. Winners of the competition will represent Aotearoa at the Young Lions Global Competition, where they will compete against their international counterparts for the global crown. “We are so pleased to bring Young Lions back to Aotearoa”, says Comms Council CEO Simon Lendrum.

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New Zealand Rugby are pursuing Tiaan Whelpton, a South African-born sprinter who clocked 10.09 in the 100m. Whelpton, who was schooled at Paul Roos in Stellenbosch, admits to being tempted by the opportunity to switch from athletics to rugby. But has put his potential All Blacks sevens career on hold for now. FOR MORE RUGBY NEWS VISIT THE SA PEOPLE WEBSITE“People have talked about rugby,” Whelpton said. My dad was a rugby player himself, and I’ve spoken to some guys at New Zealand sevens.

nzherald.co.nz published this video item, entitled “Utter destruction to building revealed after landslide | nzherald.co.nz” – below is their description. Dramatic aerial footage has revealed the utter destruction of a building after it collapsed following a landslide in Orua Bay Beach at Manukau Heads – trapping a person for more than two hours. Full story: https://bit.ly/3Jvkm1q Subscribe and be notified of breaking news: https://goo.gl/LP45jX Check out our playlists: https://goo.gl/Swd249 Like NZ Herald on Facebook: https://goo.gl/tUC4oq Follow NZ Herald on Instagram: https://goo.gl/oLicXe Follow NZ Herald on Twitter: https://goo.gl/Wi6mbv nzherald.co.nz YouTube ChannelGot a comment? Leave your thoughts in the comments section, below. Please note comments are moderated before publication.

The latest mortgage data from the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) shows that Kiwis continue to abandon the nation’s housing market following 4% of interest rate hikes from the central bank. Only 14,252 mortgages were taken out in December 2022 – less than half the record 31,282 mortgages originated in March 2021:Meanwhile, only $69 billion worth of mortgage commitments were taken out in 2022, down 32% year-on-year:The collapse in new mortgage commitments is also reflected in sales volumes, which have more than halved from their peak:The overall slump in buyer demand is the key reason why New Zealand home values have crashed 15% below their November 2021 peak following 13 months of back-to-back declines. It is also why the ANZ Bank forecasts a 22% peak-to-trough decline in New Zealand house prices.

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The same people who were so grateful during the pandemic for “Jacinda keeping us safe” now expect Mayor Brown (and other leaders) to come up with similar platitudes and reassurances. Emergency footingPrior to the Super City, Auckland’s local councils worked together and developed five or six well-managed emergency operation centres (EOC) throughout the whole region. The only fly in the ointment has been the ongoing churlish behaviour of Mayor Brown. This was the real deal, and it appears that Wayne Brown is not. Give Wayne Brown a fighting chance guys, after all, you have given the Warriors 27 odd years.

Video / SuppliedAn Auckland bus driver has been labelled “crazy” for taking passengers through one of the areas worst hit by this morning’s deluge after video emerged of the bus driving through deep floodwaters in Onehunga. “Why was that bus driver driving into that water?” one asked. “All that driver has done is put all the passengers’ lives at risk.”“That bus driver should be fired,” another wrote. “Looks like the bus drivers are working harder than the mayor to keep the city running,” another joked. The route taken by the driver was later closed by Auckland Transport.

Lorde ‘Solar Power World Tour’ New ZealandThe countdown is on ahead of Lorde’s Solar Power World Tour and, just announced, Lorde will now be joined by Marlon Williams and The Yarra Benders in Auckland as well as already announced support acts Fazerdaze and RIIKI REID. Lorde starts the New Zealand Solar Power World Tour with two nights in Lower Hutt and then heading on to Upper Moutere and then Havelock North for two nights at Black Barn Vineyard. … The man is pure magic.’ – Stuff.co.nzThis summer, join Lorde and special guests Marlon Williams (Auckland only), Fazerdaze and RIIKI REID for a string of sensational shows. The Solar Power World Tour will be the highlight of the year! On release of Solar Power, Lorde released an innovative eco-conscious discless Music box product as an alternative to a CD.

For now at least, the sense of entropy that surrounded Labour during the final part of Jacinda Ardern’s reign has gone. In 2020, former prime minister Jacinda Ardern’s rhetoric of transformation sounded promising. The problem with moderationWith the exception of the current one, every administration formed since the first MMP election in 1996 has needed the support of at least one other parliamentary party to govern. What if significant policy change is needed to address what the prime minister is calling the “bread and butter issues” facing New Zealanders? The departure of a woman from the role of prime minister may mean some of the repugnant behaviour that has become increasingly normalised receives less publicity.

Unemployment has very surprisingly, risen to 3.4% from 3.3%, while private sector hourly wage growth has slowed to 8.1% from 8.6% when it was expected to rise. "As it turns out, labour market figures were slightly on the softer side of our, and more importantly, the RBNZ’s expectations so we are responding accordingly. The RBNZ had expected unemployment to drop to 3.2% and this was widely expected among other economists too. In the December 2022 quarter, the labour force 'participation rate' remained at 71.7% and the employment rate remained at 69.3%. Despite lower response rates, we remain confident that the data is fit-for-purpose for New Zealand’s official labour market measures."