PM Jacinda Ardern sits down to discuss 2022, ideas to lift incomes, and whether Labour will promise tax cuts in 2023. Video / NZ HeraldPM Jacinda Ardern sits down to discuss 2022, ideas to lift incomes, and whether Labour will promise tax cuts in 2023. Video / NZ HeraldPrime Minister Jacinda Ardern is clarifying her earlier statements claiming Kiwis won’t have Covid-19 hanging over them during Christmas following the worst week of infections in the third wave of the Omicron outbreak. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern gave an update on the farming emissions levy pricing system in Auckland today. When asked about masks, Ardern said it had been decided the most impactful measures on limiting transmission were case isolation periods, vaccination and anti-viral medication.

Water Safety New Zealand chief executive Daniel Gerrard said the organisation was hearing stories from up and down the country of people taking a risk to feed the whānau. The organisation’s figures showed so far, drowning deaths were up on this time last year - 75, versus 80 last year. Those angling from land were often Asian men aged around 45, and those diving for kaimoana were usually Māori men around 40. University of Otago PhD student Ben Hanara, of Ngāti Kahungunu, researches how collecting kaimoana influences Māori health and wellbeing. He said kai gathering is of huge importance to Māori, who are over-represented in Aotearoa’s drowning statistics.

A Christchurch mother was horrified to find her 4-year-old son walking in the street when he was meant to be at a school visit. Photo / FILEA Christchurch mother was horrified to find her 4-year-old son walking in the street when he was meant to be at a school visit. Photo / FILEThe Ministry of Education has been notified after a Christchurch boy who was meant to be on a school visit was found wandering in the street by his mother. Queenspark School board of trustees chairman Dean Taylor confirmed he had received a complaint about the incident and it would be discussed next year. Ford told Stuff that she had decided to send her son to a different school so the meeting was not necessary.

Photo / FacebookA Māori wāhine who took the editor of a local newsletter to the Human Rights Review Tribunal has settled her racial harassment case by mediation. Annette Nepe and former Woodville Wire editor Jane Hill were at loggerheads over an email exchange in October 2021. Nepe sent an article to the Woodville Wire about her petition urging InterCity to reinstate its Woodville bus stop. “Secondly, this is not a Māori newsletter; it is a community newsletter and everyone in this community speaks English. “Thirdly, why should we elevate the Māori language for you, when you clearly show no respect for the English language.

The lawyers of Sydney heiress Savannah Daisley earlier indicated she plans to fight four counts of aggravated sexual intercourse with a child, which she was charged with earlier this year. Police allege Daisley was intoxicated at the time. The prosecutor also argued there was evidence Daisley gave the 14-year-old alcohol before the alleged incident. Mr Daisley earlier paid $100,000 for his daughter’s release on bail. Police allege Daisley was highly intoxicated at the time.

nzherald.co.nz published this video item, entitled “PM speaks on agricultural emissions section 215 report | nzherald.co.nz” – below is their description. The Government will release and speak to the Section 215 report marking the next steps towards agreeing a proposal to reduce agricultural emissions and enhance our exports and economy. The section 215 report is required to be released by the end of the year and outlines the next steps in the agricultural emissions pricing alternative to the NZ ETS. Check out our playlists: https://goo.gl/Swd249Like NZ Herald on Facebook: https://goo.gl/tUC4oqFollow NZ Herald on Instagram: https://goo.gl/oLicXeFollow NZ Herald on Twitter: https://goo.gl/Wi6mbvnzherald.co.nz YouTube Channel

Video / NZ HeraldTravellers have reported a backlog of lost and undelivered luggage by airlines at Auckland airport, with one man driving from Tauranga to Auckland to hunt down his elderly mother’s bag. Menzies Aviation is one of the main baggage-handling companies airlines contract out at Auckland Airport. “It’s an issue Auckland Airport continues to be concerned about,” said a spokesperson, who said mishandled bags were arriving to the airport daily. “Our team at Auckland Airport is working incredibly hard to reunite passengers with their bags as quickly as possible,” said a spokesperson. Auckland Airport said overseas disruptions typically trickled down to New Zealand and impacted operations here.

It is a decision that will force Parliament to clarify the law and/or appeal against the decision because it could have implications for many of the other 501 former prisoners. The judge implied that unless Parliament had specifically stated it wanted a retrospective law, she would rely on the common law principle of retrospective penalties not applying. The judge quashed the original decision by New Zealand authorities to class the former prisoner as a returning prisoner under the Returning Offenders (Management and Information) Act 2015. She ordered the police to remove his fingerprints from the national fingerprint database, remove his photograph from its database and remove his DNA from the national DNA database. “Police are considering the implications of the judgment alongside Ara Poutama Aotearoa – Department of Corrections and are consulting with Crown Law.”

Source: cnbc.comSpar Owner ‘Positive Trade’ – Turnover Increase 9%AFBlakemore, the parent company of retailer Spar, spoke of a 9% increase in sales and a “positive trading period”. The company reported underlying EBITDA of £20 million for the 24 weeks ending May 1, 2022, despite “unprecedented supply chain chaos”. Among fruits and vegetables, onions, potatoes, tomatoes, watermelons, bananas, and coconuts were most frequently ordered. More than 5,000 tonnes of organic fruits and vegetables were also sold through the platform. It was part of former CEO Ian Moir’s ambitions to make Woolworths a leading retailer in the southern hemisphere.

A FLIGHT expert has revealed when it's okay for economy class passengers to use the business or first class toilets. Aviation expert Irene King explained that although economy passengers generally shouldn't use the business and first-class toilets, it isn't a rule that is set in stone. One of the ways to get access to the first class toilets is to get an upgrade to business or first class - without paying for it. I don't know why that is.”Meanwhile, another flight attendant revealed the free perks you can get on board planes - you only need to ask. And a man recently publicly shamed his girlfriend for leaving him in economy class after upgrading her own seat.

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The net number of advisers that are seeing more first home buyers in the market has “fallen back into negative territory for the first time since July. There is “less enquiry again after another round of interest rate increases”. The most recent mortgage data from the Reserve Bank certainly supports these views. The Reserve Bank’s latest Statement on Monetary Policy also flagged further rate hikes in 2023, alongside a recession and a 20% peak-to-trough fall in house prices. Why purchase now when their own central bank has tipped further rate hikes, a recession and more heavy price falls?

The pair are thrilled with the win. Photo/Michael BradleyThe pair are thrilled with the win. Photo/Michael BradleyA Southland woman awoke to a $6.3 million Lotto jackpot, courtesy of her husband shoving his phone in her face to share the good news. The couple is still reeling after winning Powerball First Division last Wednesday. “It’s pretty surreal when stuff like this happens to everyday Kiwis.”This couple are the nineteenth Powerball First Division winners of 2022, and the prize was made up of $6 million from Powerball First Division and $333,333 from Lotto First Division.

A Wellington family is, quite literally, hoping for a miracle this Christmas after being dealt a heart-breaking double blow. The double whammy has understandably left the family in shock, but they hope that by telling their story, others might be spared similar heartbreak. READ MORE: Mum-to-be in tears over sweet surprise at 20-week ultrasoundMaria Patelesio with her son RJ in happier times. A fortnight later however, Patelesio's health took a serious turn for the worse. Patelesio's youngest child, son RJ ​, had been complaining of pain in his pelvis area.