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December 23, 2022 23:37 UTC

Other, similar battles were raging on Wikipedia during a period examined by Stuff’s True Story podcast, in an episode called The Great Macron War. He also spent a year as Aotearoa’s “Wikipedian at Large”, running workshops for Wikipedia editors around the country. The Great Macron War was over and a team of New Zealand editors set about adding lines over certain vowels in 300-odd articles about New Zealand place names. We also looked through their Wikipedia edit history to get a sense of who they were before The Great Macron War. So we couldn’t ask about The Great Macron War and why, when facing defeat, they appear to have put on a sock puppet disguise.

December 23, 2022 21:41 UTC

Photo: Stephen JaquieryAt Port Otago, chief executive Kevin Winders gets the final interview for every potential staff member joining the company. For Port Otago, it was a $3 million project to benefit the community and it involved a great group of advocates passionate for their beach to be reinstated. In some continents like Europe and Asia, there were dedicated ports that were a long way from communities, whereas at the likes of Port Otago, the community was the port. The company tried to be "the big neighbour who [was] well respected in the community", rather than the noisy neighbour who threw its bottles out after parties and continually made a mess, Mr Winders said. Owned wholly by the Otago Regional Council, Port Otago is made up of four business components; container business, bulk business, property business and cruise business.

December 23, 2022 21:31 UTC

Fresh fruit prices were up 9.6% in March 2022 compared with the same month of 2021. Source: supermarketnews.comCanada: As Metro marks 75 years in business, the retailer’s focus is firmly on the futureAsk Metro president and CEO Eric La Flèche what’s behind his company’s success, he’s quick to respond: “it’s not just one thing”. Source: canadiangrocer.comUS: Is Amazon Fresh losing momentum? After a steady expansion, Amazon Fresh appears to be losing momentum. Source: corporate.asda.comSweden: ICA Real Estate sells two warehouse properties to CatenaICA Real Estate is selling two warehouse properties, Viby 19:106 and Arendal 13:3, to Catena through a sale and leaseback transaction in which ICA Real Estate has signed two seven-year leases with Catena in connection with the sale.

December 23, 2022 20:23 UTC

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December 23, 2022 18:42 UTC





The cherries have arrived, just in time for the Christmas table. Taste Nature Organic Supermarket owner Clinton Chambers sources produce from around New Zealand. But Mr Chambers says smaller suppliers like his have been able to access plenty of top-notch seasonal fare for Dunedin customers to choose from. Clinton Chambers, co-owner of organic supermarket Taste Nature inspects fresh produce ready for the Christmas table. Princes Street Butcher and Kitchen managing director Dave Gibson inspects a Christmas meat order.

December 23, 2022 17:00 UTC

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December 23, 2022 12:44 UTC

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December 23, 2022 09:30 UTC

Here's our summary of key economic events overnight that affect New Zealand, with news China is facing a very tough period trying to fix its broken pandemic response. Turkey left its official policy rate at 9%, even though inflation is now up to 84% and their currency has devalued -44% in 2022. However bulk cargo rates rose sharply at the same time. At the same time, total bank deposits rose +$3.4 bln in November from October to a record $436 bln. Household deposits rose +$1.0 bln but were up $1.5 bln for term deposits after a fall in transaction and savings account balances.

December 23, 2022 09:13 UTC

The victim was punched outside a student party. File photo / ODTA one-punch assault outside a Dunedin party left a student’s future in jeopardy, a judge says. The court heard the 21-year-old victim had been studying social work when the attack happened on October 3 last year. Both Faolua-Lasi and the victim were attending a party on the night in question. Despite the pronounced impact, the victim said he held no malice against his attacker and did not want to “ruin his life”.

December 23, 2022 08:42 UTC

Barber said the only option Air New Zealand had offered was a flight that would arrive in Wellington around midday on Christmas Day. Barber said it was disappointing AirNZ were unable to get them to New Zealand before Christmas Day, as they had hoped to at least be re-scheduled to Christmas Eve. Christchurch AirportThere were plenty of emotional reunion scenes at Christchurch Airport on its busiest day of the year. KAI SCHWOERER/Stuff Joe Bradshaw greets mum Melanie on her arrival at Christchurch Airport just in time for Christmas. KAI SCHWOERER/Stuff Olivia Galbraith, 1, is greeted by grandmother Joanne Ryder on arrival at Christchurch Airport.

December 23, 2022 08:41 UTC

Stephen Fleming said that New Zealand’s first-test triumph over the West Indies in Barbados was one of the most fulfilling of his career. New Zealand easily defeated the West Indies by 204 runs in four days, their first Test victory in the Caribbean after eight defeats and three draws. The guys have gained a lot of confidence from this performance, so as coach I take a lot of satisfaction from it” Fleming said. “My innings will rate right up there if we win the series. It’s the same feeling when we won the test at Lord’s in 1999 – we were intent on finishing the series and we got there.”“We are very young in key areas”: Stephen Fleming

December 23, 2022 07:38 UTC

The PM is asked what she knew about the entrenchment clause in the Three Waters legislation. Video / Mark MitchellThe PM is asked what she knew about the entrenchment clause in the Three Waters legislation. Video / Mark MitchellThe Government introduced 130 pages of amendments to a piece of controversial Three Waters legislation, just hours after that bill was passed - and before it had even been given the royal assent by the Governor-General. Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta speaking during the committee stage of the Water Services Entities Bill in Parliament on November 23. A Government spokeswoman said the next bill “adds to the Waters Services Entities Act by setting out the detailed functions and powers of the entities.

December 23, 2022 07:13 UTC

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried leaves court in New York. Photo / Yuki Iwamura, APFTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried leaves court in New York. Photo / Yuki Iwamura, APSam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, will be released on a NZ$400 million bond as he faces a raft of criminal charges in the US, a federal magistrate judge ruled. Bankman-Fried had previously told journalists he was down to his last $100,000 (NZ$160,000) after FTX collapsed into bankruptcy. Barbara Fried, mother of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, arrives at court on, Thursday, local time.

December 23, 2022 04:15 UTC

Photo: Supplied / LDRThe number of people in South Auckland waiting for non-acute elective surgery continues to grow. Data to the end of October shows there were 5210 patients waiting for non-acute elective surgery in Counties Manukau - up 53 percent on the same time last year - while 1115 people had been waiting longer than four months. "When you are waiting for elective surgery as an older person it can be really debilitating. Billings-Jensen understood it was a trying time for those in the health system, but said the numbers of people waiting for elective surgery was a problem. "Certainly they are playing catch-up on the outstanding backlog of elective surgery," she said.

December 23, 2022 04:02 UTC