Weekly Roundup. Auckland Transport principal service network planner Dave Hilson said there were great public transport options near the proposed development. Best you drive.’"Driving to the concert is recommended, because even though public transport is free with your ticket, we can't promise we'll get you there. Anthonie Tonnon already runs a heritage elevator; we didn’t think he could get any cooler, but now he’s bringing usable public transport back to small town Aotearoa. We also like Future Crunch, which delivers a weekly dose of good news in newsletter form.

5:00pm - Fire crews are responding to over 400 emergency calls in Auckland due to the weather. Every fire truck in Auckland is responding to the priority calls. If water is entering property, people should do what they can to lift furniture and possessions, without putting themselves at risk. Please do not ring 111 for calls about flooded property if there is no threat to life or safety. 4:30pm - the intersection of Pooks and Candia road is flooded and there are unconfirmed reports houses are also flooded.

”Due to the current weather conditions in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, Auckland Council and NZ Opera have made the joint decision to postpone this weekend’s Opera in the Park. GREAT NORTH RD, MT ALBERT - 1:40PMDue to a crash on SH16 Great North Rd eastbound off-ramp, Great North Rd (from SH16 off-ramp) towards Carrington Rd is closed (left 2 lanes on Great North Rd are also closed). Expect delays. It is expected to hang around for the weekend, with the Coromandel’s heavy rain warning lasting into Saturday. Heavy rain watches are also in place for the Wairarapa, Tongariro National Park and Bay of Plenty from Whakatāne, east towards Gisborne.

The personalisation of politics has accentuated toxicity Political parties now market and emphasise the personalities of their leaders more than ever before. The leveraging of Ardern’s personality and star power epitomised the trend in politics for election manifestos, policy, and ideology to be de-emphasised. The antidote is to shift away from personality politics. New Zealand political parties must rediscover their soul and substance, and not be based so much around leaders. Weaponisation of claims about political abuse We need a debate about polarisation and toxicity in New Zealand politics.

On Agoda, an accommodation booking site, they found a room at Stafford Gables in the central city that could accommodate them all for $NZD600 ($AUD 550) a night. The booking website described the backpackers as a "3-star property ... packed with in-house facilities to improve the quality and joy of your stay". Damp sheets on a bed at Stafford Gables. (Abbie Low)After repeated calls to Stafford Gables to make a complaint, she received a call back, she said. The woman said they had a contract with a booking website, but she couldn't control what they listed the property for.

First up, our weekly look at the up-to-date stress index of the American labour market shows ... nothing. There may be a recession coming in the US in 2023, but it won't be led by their labour market. But demographics and their widespread labour shortages in skilled positions isn't meaning their labour market is buckling. But for such a large economy, and in this part of the business cycle, +2.9% is a Goldilocks outcome. That may all change again however if the labour market data stays strong when it is reported next week.

One of the items raised was National’s proposal to restore mortgage interest deductibility for landlords. Her policy will encourage more scarce New Zealand investment capital to be locked into residential property. The New Zealand economy can’t grow through some residents being able to sell a pricey residential property to each other. New Zealanders became obsessed with residential property because;its something they understand, (e.g. However, they have stuffed it up by returning interest deductibility to the ‘build to rent’ rent for life business model.

Serve the food you really want to eat by signing up for our tips and recipes and never be bored by your cooking againA New Zealand university student who is spending the school year studying in Dublin has said there is one vast difference she has noticed between the two countries - the difference in food prices. Maric says she was 'stunned' by the price difference in grocery shopping in Ireland compared to New Zealand, with food prices in her home country proving far more expensive than here. Many of Maric's TikTok followers couldn't believe the food prices in Ireland, with one person commenting, "Wtf omg here in NZ that would be well over $100," while another said, "€34 what the heck! The price of all food types was higher in Ireland than the EU average, except for fish, which was 3 per cent cheaper. Overall, Switzerland was the most-expensive country for food at 69 per cent of the EU average, while Turkey was the cheapest at 37 per cent below average.

This is environmentally monstrous because the palm kernel represents deforestation, (often by extremely destructive methods), biodiversity loss, and greenhouse gas emissions. It also carries Foot and Mouth disease. …NZ has responded with an audit last year…NZ audits palm kernel supply chain as Indonesia battles foot and mouth outbreakAn on-the-ground audit of Indonesia’s palm kernel supply chain shows it is meeting New Zealand’s strict biosecurity requirements for foot and mouth disease, MPI says. …but when you consider the destruction an outbreak would create here…Dire warning over impact of foot and mouth disease on New Zealand’s economyNew Zealand’s economy could take a $10 billion hit in the event of an outbreak of foot and mouth disease. If we are going to take even more Palm Kernel this year from a place with Foot and Mouth, it’s only a matter of time.

A woman claims a 10-year-old was tasered by police in Rotorua. Photo / SuppliedNZ Police Association president Chris Cahill has backed the officers involved in an incident which led to a 10-year-old boy being tasered in Rotorua last week after allegedly attempting to stab an officer, claiming alternative “touchy-feely stuff puts people at risk”. They’re asking him to put it down, and talking to him, they’re not touching him, they’re just talking to him. But he’s swinging the knife around them, trying to stab them and kick them and all that. Following further questions, police clarified the taser was “deployed against a young person, who is going through a youth process”.

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A PARENT and frequent flyer has revealed how she prepares for long plane journeys with her kids. Keeping youngsters occupied on flights can be a nightmare, with entertainment on board the plane somewhat limited. She told Yahoo Life that she always takes enough snacks to keep everyone happy in her hand luggage. Other parents have backed up the Weirs' advice, saying that boarding the plane first with kids is always a big mistake. Meanwhile, this mum revealed the £1.50 hardware shop item she buys before flying to keep her kids entertained.

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Auckland Business Chamber CEO Simon Bridges is confident Prime Minister Chris Hipkins will make positive changes to our business sector. The two of them met in Auckland after Bridges organised a roundtable meeting with business leaders across the region. NZ Herald business editor Liam Dann is less confident about what Chris Hipkins can do for the economy. Liam Dann says Chris Hipkins could make changes to immigration standards, but the tide is turning for unemployment figures. LISTEN ABOVE

In last year’s passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), Congress included about $20 billion earmarked for natural climate solutions. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is responsible for deciding how those funds should be allocated to meet the climateThis is a re-post from the Citizens' Climate Lobby blog ...