Stop if you have heard this before, but there is a picture-perfect Italian town willing to give people money to move there. Yes, beautiful Presicce in Puglia is the latest of a long-line of town and villages looking for fresh blood to help regeneration. READ MORE:* Sardinia: This idyllic Mediterranean island will pay you $25,000 to move there* The Italian region that will pay you to visit* Another Italian town offers $1.69 villas - with a catch* This Italian town will pay your rent* 'A life changer': Why Italy's $2 homes aren't always too good to be trueLocal councillor Alfredo Palese told CNN that “there are many empty homes in the historical centre built before 1991 which we would like to see alive again with new residents”. It merged with another community in 2019 to create the larger town of Presicce-Acquarica, which has allowed it to tap into more funds. Buyers at all three sites would also need to pay about €5000 as a deposit, which was, in most cases refundable once work began.

Photo: NZ HeraldA psychology professor has told Coroner's Court in Christchurch she believes Nicole Tuxford's murder could have been prevented. Dr Devon Polaschek was an expert witness today in the joint inquest into the rape and murder of Tuxford and the suspected suicide of Gary Schroder, the father of Tainui's first victim, Kimberley Schroder. "People [had] information that could've been used to prevent this tragedy [Tuxford's murder]. Corrections clinicians had also failed to address the sexual components of Tainui's offending during his 13-year prison sentence, she noted. "The other thing that was clearly lost by the psychologists and picked up by the Parole Board was that the sexual components [of Tainui's offending] had not been addressed."

Police give update on the homicide at Rose Cottage Superette in Sandringham, central Auckland, on Wednesday night. New details have emerged on the movements of a man who allegedly stabbed a dairy worker to death in central Auckland on Wednesday night. The footage includes images of the alleged offender entering and exiting Rose Cottage Superette in Sandringham where a 34-year-old worker died, sparking a high-profile homicide investigation. According to the family, the suspect walked up and down the road outside the dairy, before going into a phone box. David White/Stuff Sandringham locals lay flowers to pay their respects to a dairy worker who was stabbed to death at the Rose Cottage Dairy.

Former Wales captain Gwyn Jones has delivered a damning verdict on Wayne Pivac, saying their Kiwi coach is “out of his depth”. SKY SPORT Georgia stun Wales 13-12 in Cardiff to pile the pressure on Kiwi coach Wayne Pivac. I think he’s out of depth at this level and I don’t see Wales developing. I don’t know what the answer is. “But for some reason, it’s not translating onto the pitch and there’s something that we perhaps don’t know which is why they are perhaps not fully motivated at the moment.”

Nelson City Council has voted unanimously for earthquake strengthening to begin on the Elma Turner Library. Nelson City Council has unanimously voted to commence earthquake strengthening for the Elmer Turner Library, with repairs planned to take place as soon as possible. Thursday’s council meeting saw the mayor and 12 councillors vote unanimously to approve earthquake strengthening for the central city library, valued at around $1.4 million. READ MORE:* Councillors back Riverside site for new library proposal* New $44m riverside library project proposed for Nelson* Flood risk fears over plans to move council offices to riversideMartin De Ruyter/Stuff The riverside area of the Elma Turner library will hopefully reopen in January. The $1.4m project was unrelated to the new library, and was focussed on getting the Elma Turner Library reopened for public use.

Here's our summary of key economic events overnight that affect New Zealand, with news the fight against inflation comes at a time economic activity is wobbling. Firstly Turkey is going all-in on ignoring inflation's threat and it slashed its policy rate by -150 bps to 9% on orders of their President. Their central bank hiked by +75 bps overnight, taking their policy rate to 2.5% and its highest since 2008. They hiked by +75 bps too overnight in a split decision, taking their policy rate to 7%. And oil prices start today little-changed from this time yesterday at just under US$78/bbl in the US while the international Brent price is just under US$85/bbl.

You're not only getting your groceries scanned when you shop at some Foodstuffs North Island supermarkets - the shop may also be scanning your face, Consumer NZ says. The organisation said Foodstuffs North Island was the only major retailer in New Zealand using facial recognition technology on its customers. Foodstuffs, which owns Pak ’n Save, New World and Four Square, said 29 of its North Island stores used facial recognition technology (FRT). Any store using, or trialling, facial recognition technology would have that signposted at the entrance of the store. supplied Jon Duffy, Consumer NZ chief executive, is concerned about Foodstuffs using facial recognition technology in its North Island stores.

Air New Zealand is bolstering its domestic fleet with a second specially configured Airbus A321neo - with a unique paint job. The aircraft touched down at Auckland International Airport last night and joins another A321neo on domestic main trunk routes. Its first A321neo for domestic flights arrived two weeks ago, and the aircraft will add 200,000 more seats per year to the domestic network. The new planes have 217 economy seats, about 50 more than other A320s used on domestic routes. Photo: SuppliedThe A321neos will be the largest on the airline’s domestic fleet and will predominately fly between Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Queenstown and Dunedin.

The recent OCR hike by 75 basis points to 4.25 percent may spell out a concerning future for the economy, especially when paired with predictions for 2023. But NZ Herald business editor Liam Dann isn't too concerned about these statistics because these rates going high isn't exactly new territory. Liam Dann says a recession, or at least an economic downturn is looking likely, but economists have made incorrect forecasts and predictions before. LISTEN ABOVE

Transmission Gully: 14 potholes after heavy rainThe $1.25 billion Transmission Gully motorway out of Wellington had to be hosed down to keep it cool before the weather changed and contractors found themselves fixing potholes caused by heavy rain. Water carts were spotted on Transmission Gully earlier this month when the region was basking in balmy Spring conditions. It’s not the first time parts of Transmission Gully have had to close for repairs. It means there will be delays on this part of State Highway 59. We recommend drivers detour via State Highway 1, Transmission Gully, while this project is under way.”- NZ Herald

Here is my response to the Office of Kevin Rudd’s rebuke of my recent article arguing that it is time Labor acknowledge that the Morrison Government China stance was not (only) about domestic political wedging. We all know that before 2017 both political parties were fastened on the China tit, as were large parts of Australia. KR: “You claim Labor resisted efforts to counteract foreign influence in Australia – without evidence – when the Turnbull Government’s legislation actually enjoyed strong bipartisan cooperation and support. :MB: Here’s the evidence: https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2018/02/labor-fight-foreign-influence-bill/, https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2019/10/alp-and-lnp-have-understanding-to-protect-ccp-influence/, https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2017/12/keating-forced-register-chinese-foreign-agent/, https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2019/05/keating-triggers-washington-alarm/KR: “You suggest Labor resisted banning Huawei from 5G rollout – also without evidence – when that also had bipartisan support. It is clear that the Coalition led Australia from under Beijing’s skirts while Labor was slower to recognise that “China had changed”.

Reserve Bank governor Adrian Orr. Photo: NZ HeraldReserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr lavished bad news on MPs at his appearance before Parliament’s finance and expenditure committee this morning, noting that the central bank was deliberately engineering a recession to bring down inflation. The Reserve Bank hiked the Official Cash Rate by a record 75 basis points on Wednesday to 4.25 per cent, its highest level since 2008. Green MP Chlöe Swarbrick asked Orr what he made of the commentary that the bank was deliberately engineering a recession to get ahead of inflation. Orr offered one ray of sunshine, saying the recession could be a “job-rich slowdown” because of the current tightness of the labour market.

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The Reserve Bank (RBNZ) has raised the Official Cash Rate (OCR) by 75 basis points to 4.25% - and is now forecasting a peak OCR of 5.5% next year. The United States and Europe are, to varying degrees, experiencing the effects of high inflation, tighter financial conditions and associated economic uncertainty. In addition, shorter term inflation expectations have increased as high inflation persists. The Committee agreed that as debt servicing costs rise, spending decisions for many households will be increasingly constrained. On the balance of risks, the Committee agreed that a 75 basis point increase was appropriate at this meeting.

A furious mother was forced to stuff her child into the luggage rack of a packed train despite paying £180 for the tickets. The writer criticised Grand Central Rail on Twitter when she posted a photograph of her child sitting in a fully loaded suitcase rack. Furious mother Bee Rowlatt took to Twitter after she was forced to stuff her child into the luggage rack of a packed train despite paying £180 for the ticketsHave you had to travel on an overcrowded train? In the photograph taken by Ms Rowlatt, several passengers can be seen in the background sitting on the floor and stuffed in around luggage. Ms Rowlatt replied: 'Apologies for the discomfort La' is not what I was hoping for to be honest.'