Open mike 19/01/2024
This post is an excerpt from a much more detailedreport that I published over at Carbon Brief today. I thought it would be useful to have a more focused discussion here on why 2023 was so exceptionallyThis is a re-post from the Climate Brink ...
Source:Stuff
January 19, 2024 05:32 UTC
/cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com/nzme/GWEZ3DB4TN66P5LYPZYLIYHXDE.jpg)
North Canterbury residents evacuated after large scrub fires
Third allegation of shoplifting against Green MP Golriz GhahramanEmbattled Green MP Golriz Ghahraman is now being linked to a third alleged incident of shoplifting. The alleged incident took place at Cre8iveworx, a store in Wellington. Video / NZ Herald
Source:Otago Daily Times
January 19, 2024 05:16 UTC
/cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com/nzme/UNI5U2GTFBH77OEPMKZBZLTHFU.png)
Invercargill bar manager avoids prison after $48k cigarette theft
Video / NZ HeraldA highly trusted assistant manager who stole $88,000 worth of cash and cigarettes from an Invercargill bar has avoided prison and won’t have to repay what she took. Sandra Maree Waddick, 58, was sentenced to 12 months’ home detention in the Invercargill District Court this morning after she pleaded guilty to two charges of theft in a special relationship. In June last year, the Invercargill Licensing Trust (ILT) investigated discrepancies in the cigarette stock levels at Waddick’s workplace. She said it started when she would take a packet of cigarettes and pay for them on pay day. That escalated to stealing two or three packets a week and ultimately she took $48,637 worth of cigarettes since 2014.
Source:Otago Daily Times
January 19, 2024 00:49 UTC
/cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com/nzme/LBZ6RYTYFK5AP5Y7BQ4N4W253A.jpg)
Pro-Palestine protesters outside the National Party's caucus retreat last night
Golriz Ghahraman resigns from Parliament after allegations of shopliftingGolriz Ghahraman has resigned after allegations of shoplifting. The Green MP said that her mental health had been “badly affected” by the stress of her work as an MP. Video / Supplied / NZ Herald
Source:New Zealand Herald
January 18, 2024 22:13 UTC
Stuff blocks airline ads promoting $79 flights to Rio de Janeiro
The adverts for Latam Airlines appeared in error, the news website says. News website Stuff has blocked adverts appearing on its homepage that purported to show flights could be purchased to South America for as low as $79. The Latam Airlines ads were visible on Thursday this week, but disappeared after inquiries from The Spinoff. The ads, which ran just below the top section of Stuff’s front page, appeared to show that tickets to Rio de Janeiro on the Chilean airline were available for an unbelievably reasonable $79. They had appeared on the site as a “programmatic ad buy” and were not a “direct booking” with Latam Airlines, the news outlet said.
Source:Stuff
January 18, 2024 21:27 UTC
Focus Morning Bulletin January 19, 2024 - The Global Herald
nzherald.co.nz published this video item, entitled “Woothworths remediation, West Coast rain and Princess Kate | Focus Morning Bulletin January 19, 2024” – below is their description. Woolworths contacts thousands of staff over pay issues dating back nine years, the West Coast braces for deluge and Prince William visits Kate in hospital as she recovers from surgery in the latest NZ Herald headlines. Full story: http://tinyurl.com/3ztnc6eySubscribe and be notified of breaking news: https://goo.gl/LP45jXCheck 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
Source:New Zealand Herald
January 18, 2024 19:30 UTC
Ghost flights: Why do airlines fly with just one or two passengers?
(Getty)NZ Airports said flights with only one or two passengers were very rare when flying domestically because of airline capacity constraints. "One reason airlines fly with very few passengers is to defend a very valuable 'slot' - or an arrival time and gate at a busy or crowded airport," he said. "During COVID, airlines in Europe and the US flew such ghost flights to keep their slots for when the pandemic passed and passenger numbers regrew." People rebook on other flights when their flight is delayed, leaving fewer people on the original flight at the new time. This UK couple danced across the aisle to celebrate being the only two passengers flying from Krabi, Thailand to Penang in Malaysia in 2016.
Source:Stuff
January 18, 2024 12:35 UTC
Interview: Teenage Fanclub - Auckland Headline Show
As a galvanising process, you feel this has become real and you're going to make a record and it's going to come out. <a href="https://teenage-fanclub.bandcamp.com/album/a-catholic-education">A Catholic Education by Teenage Fanclub</a>An interesting thing about Teenage Fanclub is you’ve got multiple songwriters and have had throughout the entire career of the band. But every album still sounds like a Teenage Fanclub album. When we started the band — Teenage Fanclub first started recording stuff in 1989 — we started thinking about doing this thing in maybe the two years before that. As people in a band called Teenage Fanclub, when we thought about a name for the band, we didn't want a literary or artistic reference.
Source:Stuff
January 18, 2024 12:16 UTC
House prices tumbled in December with the biggest falls occurring in Auckland
House prices took a tumble in December, finishing the year on a soft note, according to the latest data from the Real Estate Institute of NZ. The REINZ House Price Index declined -1.1% overall in December compared to November, led by lower prices in the Auckland market, where prices were down -2.3% for the month. The REINZ HPI was developed in conjunction with Reserve Bank as is considered the most reliable indicator of current price movements in the housing market. REINZ House Price Index - December 2023REINZ Regional House Price Index - December 2023•You can have articles like this delivered directly to your inbox via our free Property Newsletter. To start receiving them, register here (it's free) and when approved you can select any of our free email newsletters.
Source:Stuff
January 18, 2024 11:50 UTC
Year in Review 2023: Gareth Bayliss
Gareth Bayliss joined outdoor media company Phantom Billstickers as Client Director last April, after working in business capability development at business incubator The Icehouse. We asked him for his thoughts on 2023, and what he’s looking forward to in 2024. Phantom Billstickers’ HPA campaigns are not just advertisements; they are immersive experiences that engage the community. In the last 10 months I have heard many stories from the last 41 years of Phantom Billstickers and they are all inspirational. A news event that didn’t get the attention it deserved: “Gareth Bayliss Joins Phantom Billstickers”.
Source:Stuff
January 18, 2024 09:43 UTC
Minister demands Kāinga Ora fill empty social houses
Photo: RNZ / Samuel RillstoneHousing Minister Chris Bishop has written to the board of Kāinga Ora Homes and Communities to make clear he expects social homes not to be left empty longer than absolutely necessary. "I wish to make clear my expectation that, with over 25,000 people on the social housing waitlist, social houses owned by Kāinga Ora are not to be left empty for a day longer than absolutely necessary. It is my expectation that Kāinga Ora works with much greater urgency to fill its vacant homes," Bishop wrote. "Of these new homes, 287 were empty for more than four months despite thousands of families waiting for social homes such as these." You might be living in a motel or you might be bunking with firends and familybut you need a social house."
Source:Stuff
January 18, 2024 08:56 UTC
Mood of the smokoroom – fearful
Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 9:11 am, January 18th, 2024 - 47 commentsCategories: uncategorized - Tags:The Council of Trade Unions has completed its annual survey of workers and the mood is grim. From Felix Desmarais at One News:The survey, the sixth ‘Mood of the Workforce’ conducted annually by the CTU, gathered 2000 responses. Responses were from people who responded to an email from the CTU to a random selection of 50,000 people from the CTU’s ‘Together’ email list. The survey email was sent to a sample of the CTU’s contact list, not every member. Getting rid of fair pay agreements and extending the 90 day fire at will law will not improve worker’s conditions.
Source:New Zealand Herald
January 18, 2024 08:11 UTC
KiwiRail charged after ferry breakdown
The Kaitaki lost power while sailing into Wellington Harbour in rough seas. Photo: NZ HeraldMaritime NZ has filed a charge against KiwiRail after its Interislander ferry lost power in the Cook Strait last year. This week Maritime NZ filed one charge under the Health and Safety at Work Act following a near year-long investigation into the incident. Maritime NZ director Kirstie Hewlett explained the evidence they had investigated. She said Maritime NZ cannot make any further comment about the ongoing proceedings due to it being before court.
Source:New Zealand Herald
January 18, 2024 07:42 UTC
Site of NZ's most infamous cult fails to sell
14 Mills Lane in Albany went on sale in 2023 and is the site of the infamous commune, Centrepoint. Image: NZ HeraldA multimillion-dollar property that was the site of New Zealand’s most infamous commune, Centrepoint, has been withdrawn from sale without finding a buyer. Bert Potter, photographed in 2005, acted as spiritual head of the Centrepoint commune. It also has a dark history as it was where Bert Potter served as the spiritual head of the Centrepoint commune. Three survivors from the infamous cult spoke out in 2021, writing an open letter calling for restorative justice for children who were abused.
Source:New Zealand Herald
January 18, 2024 05:05 UTC
Open mike 18/01/2024
This post is an excerpt from a much more detailedreport that I published over at Carbon Brief today. I thought it would be useful to have a more focused discussion here on why 2023 was so exceptionallyThis is a re-post from the Climate Brink ...
Source:New Zealand Herald
January 17, 2024 22:34 UTC