Photo: Getty ImagesThe parents of a 4-year-old boy have been left livid and dispirited by "the absolute embarrassments of society", who screamed homophobic abuse at their son because he was waving a rainbow flag in the Dunedin CBD. "My son saw the rainbow flag and jumped up and down with excitement because he loves rainbows. While the parents support the LGBTQ+ community, the flag was simply purchased because it was the one he wanted. "My son said, ‘that person is very angry’, but thankfully he didn’t realise the abuse was being directed at him. They were met with smiles from secondary school pupils, and a busker told the boy that he liked his flag.
Source:Otago Daily Times
June 30, 2024 21:15 UTC
Between 6cm to 12cm of snow was expected above 800 metres, with lesser amounts down to about 600 metres from 5am to 2pm. A heavy snow watch is in place for Central Otago northwest of Alexandra including the Queenstown Lakes, also the MacKenzie Basin, with periods of heavy snow above 800 metres, MetService said. In Southland, up to 5cm of snow was expected to accumulate on Milford Road (SH94) about 800 metres from 4am to 9am today. Heavy rainHeavy rain warnings were in place for the headwaters of the Otago lakes and rivers today. There were heavy rain warnings in place about Fiordland and north of Doubtful Sound overnight as well, where up to 150mm of rain was forecast.
Source:Otago Daily Times
June 30, 2024 19:14 UTC
Former Married at First Sight NZ contestant Andrew Jury has died at the age of 33. Andrew Jury was cast for the 1st MAFS NZ season (Channel 4)Daniels told Stuff NZ: “Everyone from our series is in shock." AdvertBlackwell also posted his shared statement along with the Renall’s, writing: “It's with the heaviest hearts we've come together to acknowledge the passing of Andrew Jury. Discovery spokesperson said: “All MAFS NZ contributors have access to mental health professionals throughout the process, including pre-screening, during production and after broadcast. Discovery expresses our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Andrew Jury.”
Source:Stuff
June 30, 2024 15:55 UTC
This chart is a little tougher, but I’m trying to point out majority of income tax. If you actually take every dime in income tax, and you add it up, this year, 36.9% of all income tax will go to just cover Medicare. Think about that: [in] this year, almost all the income tax is consumed by interest and Medicare. In nine budget years, all income tax will go to Medicare. Border policy.
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June 30, 2024 15:09 UTC
All the people that have been on that show, you've never heard nobody make no joke about anybody's career. It was personal," Murphy later added. Spade later wrote about receiving a phone call from an upset Murphy after the bit and feeling horrible about his "stupid joke." "I've come to see Eddie's point on this one, " Spade wrote. I went back to SNL," Murphy said this week.
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June 30, 2024 11:01 UTC
“But actually they have been the two main things that people have highlighted positively in their reviews.”The location of author G.B. I don’t want to hold them up and say these are gay issues books, because they aren’t at all. But also, I had my main character by himself in an unfamiliar place and I thought he needed someone to talk to, and that became Keith. As well as The Milverton Mysteries, he has also published another book series as well as plenty of short stories. The third book in The Milverton Mysteries comes out later this year, but it won’t be the last, he said.
Source:Stuff
June 30, 2024 10:05 UTC
Follow the podcast onMental health and addiction targets and a possible alcohol law reform are among the steps included in the Government's long-term healthcare plan. The Government unveiled their three-year plan for the public health system, designed to improve access, timeliness, quality, workforce and infrastructure. NZ Herald political reporter Adam Pearse unpacks the plausibility of these targets. LISTEN ABOVE
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June 30, 2024 07:27 UTC
Opinion – Ian PowellThis is a tribute to the recently deceased Keith Locke who was much more than an influential Green MP in New Zealand. The one that registered with me the most was the importance of being ‘hard on the issues but soft on the people’. Although I’m not aware of him using this expression, this was also the everyday practice of the recently deceased Keith Locke. The NZ Herald (21 June) rightly described him as a leading figure in New Zealand activism: Keith Locke dies. At that time Keith Locke was its most prominent leader.
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June 30, 2024 07:10 UTC
WHERE: Wānaka Scout Den, Eely Point. WHEN: Doors open at 6.45 pm for a 7pm start. Friday, June 28, and every 2 weeks thereafter. ABOUT: Wānaka local, Kim Tomlin, hosts a 90-minute sonic meditation through movement and dance. All welcome, youth must be accompanied by a parent, no prior experience necessary.
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June 30, 2024 04:00 UTC
By Katie Ham ofPhoto: RYAN ANDERSON / STUFFAn elaborate TradeMe scam has left an Auckland collector $10,000 out of pocket. The woman showed Ian's wife what appeared to be proof of a bank transaction and left with the coins, he said. But by the following day, no money had appeared in Ian's account. "I emailed the TradeMe account, and they came back with what they said was a receipt of the transaction. CCTV footage taken by the marina shows the woman arriving half an hour before meeting Ian's wife and daughter.
Source:Stuff
June 30, 2024 03:50 UTC
Photo: RNZStuff has announced its Sunday News newspaper will wrap up at the end of July. The paper, which has been going for 61 years, was infamous for its sensationalist headlines. Stuff announced the closure in a news article in its paper and on its website on Sunday morning. Stuff masthead publishing managing director Joanna Norris said they had been reviewing their portfolio over the past 12 months and decided that Sunday News was no longer a good fit. The news comes just days after Stuff said it was shutting its last remaining Northland community newspapers.
Source:Stuff
June 30, 2024 00:37 UTC
Photo: Stuff / RNZStuff has announced its Sunday News newspaper will wrap up at the end of July. The paper, which has been going for 61 years, was infamous for its sensationalist headlines. Stuff announced the closure in a news article in its paper and on its website on Sunday morning. The news comes just days after Stuff said it was shutting its last remaining Northland community newspapers. Rival publisher NZME said it was cutting staff at most of its regional newspapers so it could divert resources to major centres.
Source:Stuff
June 30, 2024 00:10 UTC
“We’ve been reviewing our portfolio over the past 12 months and have decided the Sunday News is no longer a good fit for our stable,” Stuff Masthead Publishing managing director Joanna Norris said in today’s Sunday News. That website will no longer be updated after this Friday, leaving huge opportunities for Stuff, the Herald, RNZ and TVNZ. Photo / RNZSunday News editor Tracy Watkins wrote today about some of the paper’s memorable moments. “So how would Sunday News announce the end of an era for the 61-year-old publication?” wrote Watkins. He has held executive and senior editorial roles at NZME including Managing Editor, NZ Herald Editor and Herald on Sunday Editor and has a small shareholding in NZME.
Source:Stuff
June 29, 2024 22:39 UTC
In most cases, those readers want more romance books, and Parker (fantasy), O’Keeffe (comedy) and Castel (historical) all offer variations on a theme of love. “Romance writers are our most professional and best-earning writers,” says Jenny Nagle, CEO of the New Zealand Society of Authors. There’s a direct link between that rural childhood and the epic fantasy romance books she writes as an adult. Parker found herself turning down meetings with traditional publishers before choosing Harper Voyager, the fantasy and science fiction arm of HarperCollins. You’ve got to respect the creative process, and you’ve still got to be excited to get up and write those books.”
Source:Stuff
June 29, 2024 22:05 UTC
Novotel Queenstown GM Jim Moore’s packing his bags to take up the role of ‘‘cluster GM’’ in Fiji late next month, where he’ll manage twoNovotels and a Mercure hotel, in Nandi and Suva. He quips ‘‘Queenstown will be taking over’’, given former Queenstowner Vincent Macquet’s still Accor’s Fiji Islands area GM. Moore, who’s been in Queenstown for 16 years, says the time’s right for him and wife, Sue, to make the most of the opportunity. ‘‘We love Queenstown, love the hotel, but … the kids have mostly gone … two will be overseas next year and a bit more independent, so it’s an opportunity [for us] to travel. ‘‘We love Queenstown — we’ll be back at some point.’’[email protected]
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June 29, 2024 16:34 UTC