Roy Krishna to join national soccer team for Pacific Games
Roy Krishna to join national soccer team for Pacific GamesRoy Krishna to join national soccer team for Pacific GamesSource: Stuff.co.nzFiji’s golden boy, Roy Krishna, Suva's Mohammed Ramzan Khan and Rewa's Patrick Joseph have been added in the final national football squad for the Pacific Games. This comes as district reps Aporosa Yada, Inoke Turagalailai and Muni Shivam Naidu have been dropped from the team. National team manager, Kartik Reddy says Yada and Turagalailai failed to take drug tests during the knockout stages of the recent Courts IDC in Suva while Naidu has not recovered from a groin injury. He says Yada and Turagalailai have deemed to have failed the test. The Pacific Games will held in Solomon Island from 19th November to the 2nd of December.
Source:Stuff
October 28, 2023 00:19 UTC
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Aussie state looking to poach Kiwi prison guards with big offer
An advertising campaign and attractive relocation package could see New Zealand prison guards poached by Australia. The Northern Territory government is offering individuals a A$25,000 package to cross the ditch, while families could get up to A$35,000. ADVERTISEMENTNew Zealand is still short 346 prison guards, despite Corrections' $4 million recruitment drive. The Northern Territory government would not reveal how many workers it was hoping for, but said so far 26 New Zealand Corrections officers had applied. National commissioner Leigh Marsh said that was because of the rigorous selection process, and the high level of integrity expected of staff working in prisons.
Source:New Zealand Herald
October 27, 2023 14:49 UTC
'Adaptable, vital' Santner set for 100th ODI at World Cup
'Vital': New Zealand spinner Mitchell Santner (R. Satish BABU)An unassuming cricketer like most of his New Zealand teammates, Mitchell Santner has been the team's go-to bowler at the World Cup and will play his 100th ODI against Australia on Saturday with high expectations. Santner has been a key player for IPL side Chennai Super Kings who won a record-equalling fifth title this year. - 'Another Vettori' -Santner has bagged 103 wickets including two five-wicket hauls in 99 ODI matches since his debut in 2015 against England in Birmingham. The legendary left-arm spinner likened Santner to New Zealand spin great Daniel Vettori, who interestingly will be with the Aussie team on Saturday as their spin bowling coach. Santner bats in the lower order but his grit and determined approach make him a tough challenge with the bat.
Source:Stuff
October 27, 2023 13:51 UTC
Some 14.3% of the homes sold in New Zealand are being purchased by migrants
Generally you need to be either a New Zealand citizen or hold a residence visa to be able to purchase a dwelling in this country. In the September quarter of 2019 residence visa holders accounted for 8.2% of all residential dwelling purchases, excluding vacant land. In the September quarter of 2019, residence visa holders were the vendors of 4.4% on the dwellings sold in NZ. The quarterly trends of sales to or by residence visa holders are clearly shown in the graph below. In the September quarter of this year overseas owners accounted for just 0.4% of residential dwelling purchases, but 0.8% dwelling sales.
Source:Stuff
October 27, 2023 07:31 UTC
National’s gang policy has no foundation
Mark Mitchell has proposed that gang members be required to apply foundation to their faces to hide gang insignia tatoos before going out in public. The party is also promising to allow police to search suspected gang members, their vehicles and properties without warrants, and issue dispersal notices banning gang members from talking to one others. The temporary warrant enabled police to freely search vehicles and properties owned by suspected gang members. In which case they may prefer that gang members actually display their patches and don’t apply foundation to their gang insignia so they can be readily identified. When they were last in power they came up with a not dissimilar proposal which became the Prohibition of Gang Insignia in Government Premises Act 2013.
Source:Stuff
October 27, 2023 03:41 UTC
Kiwi company makes appearance in latest Kardashians episode
A Kiwi media company has featured in the latest episode of The Kardashians. Kim Kardashian had just made it to Paris on a “soccer tour” with her two boys to see Paris Saint-Germain play. “I think I’m still learning how to be a single parent and I just did the Jay Shetty podcast,” she said. Disney /Screenshot Kim Kardashian on the On Purpose With Jay Shetty podcast, featured in the latest The Kardashians episode. Disney /Screenshot A screenshot of the latest episode of The Kardashians on Disney Plus.
Source:Stuff
October 27, 2023 01:26 UTC
Rain and snow set to sweep across New Zealand
Morning commuters should keep a careful eye on the roads as Kiwis across New Zealand wake to the sight of rain and snowfall. In Otago, Southland and Fiordland snow could fall “very low”, close to sea level, according to MetService meteorologist Hordur Thordarson. MetService has issued snow fall warnings for Lewis Pass, Arthur's Pass, Milford Rd on SH94, Dunedin to Waitati Highway on SH1, and Lindis Pass. ALDEN WILLIAMS/Stuff In Otago, Southland and Fiordland snow could fall close to sea level, MetService says. A rain band is set to move north overnight, bringing showers to much of the North Island.
Source:Stuff
October 27, 2023 00:58 UTC
CPB seeks to suspend Christchurch pool build
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Source:Stuff
October 27, 2023 00:36 UTC
Aotearoa Effie Award winners announced for 2023
Show-stopping campaigns that achieved true effectiveness were honoured and celebrated at the Commercial Communications Council’s 2023 Aotearoa Effie Awards, in association with TVNZ, held at the Auckland Town Hall last night. It’s brilliant that ‘This is Kiwi’ and the banks transformation has been recognised with the Grand Effie. In the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion category, ‘Rep Your Suburb’ for Whānau Ora earned a bronze award, while ‘You’re Cooked’ for Fire and Emergency NZ received five distinctions, including a gold for Short-term success. The Motion Sickness and Fire and Emergency NZ team. We all know how hard it is to write an Effie, let alone win and yet every year the bar keeps getting raised.
Source:Stuff
October 27, 2023 00:35 UTC
Breakfast briefing: Consumer spending drives unexpected US growth spurt
US durable goods orders rose a startling +6.0% in September from a year ago, up at a +4.7% rate from the prior month. Capital goods orders were hit out of the park, up +16% from the same month a year ago. New initial jobless claims for last week came in at 192,000, and while still very low, it was marginally higher than a week ago. US exports rose +2.9% in September from August, but that still leaves them -2.2% lower than the same month a year ago. The bitcoin price starts today at US$33,812 and down -2.2% from this time yesterday and off its eighteen month high.
Source:New Zealand Herald
October 26, 2023 21:44 UTC
Friday’s Rugby News: Bring it On!
Hello rugby world and welcome once more to the beguiling pages of Friday’s Rugby News. Preview the RWC Final in ‘Invictus 2.0?’ Then look at the game nobody wants to play with ‘Pointless’. Get the latest on RA’s hostile takeover centralisation ‘discussions’ with the Brumbies in ‘Movement at the Station?’ before another bursting ‘Friday’s Goss with Hoss’, now with free Chinese defibrillator. Wasn’t this supposed to be the World Cup that shifted the global balance of rugby power once and for all from south to north? This is your 5th World Cup and 112th test and you’re only the second Pom to officiate a RWC final.
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October 26, 2023 15:38 UTC
Where to watch the All Blacks' World Cup final
The All Blacks have a shot at winning a record fourth Rugby World Cup after bulldozing through Argentina 44-6 in the semifinal on Saturday. Where will the World Cup final be played? How to follow the Rugby World Cup final? Where to watch Rugby World Cup finalEden Park will broadcast Sunday’s Rugby World Cup final on its 31x11-metre superscreen. “As well as hosting the 2011 tournament which saw the All Blacks victoriously hold up the Webb Ellis Trophy, I don’t think anyone will ever forget the 2022 World Cup final at Eden Park which saw the Black Ferns take their sixth world title when they defeated England.”Rugby World Cup bronze final: Who is playing and when?
Source:New Zealand Herald
October 26, 2023 11:42 UTC
Auckland could be on the verge of another housing crisis
Auckland could be on the verge of another housing crisis as the recent surge of immigration-driven population growth outstrips the supply of new homes being built in the region. In the following 12 months from June 2021 to June 2022 that trend was even more dramatic. However that situation reversed completely over the the following 12 months as the government reopened the immigration floodgates, largely in response to employers' calls for more overseas labour. Those trends meant that over the 12 months to June this year, Auckland's population increased by 47,000 people, requiring an additional 15,667 homes. That suggests the Auckland housing market is at a turning point where immigration-driven demand starts to outstrip supply, which could see a return of the housing shortages that plagued the region prior to 2020.
Source:New Zealand Herald
October 26, 2023 10:37 UTC
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Rugby World Cup 2023 final news: What South African media are saying ahead of All Blacks v Springboks
Departing Springboks assistant coach Felix Jones alongside players Kwagga Smith and Willie Le Roux detail how the side plans to take down the All Blacks in a Rugby World Cup final ‘spectacle’. “The rivalry goes back a long time,” the 2019 World Cup winner told reporters on Wednesday, predicting “a spectacle, an amazing game” at the Stade de France. “This week is a World Cup final week. “The two best sides in test rugby and historically at the World Cup, competing to become the first country to claim four [men’s] world titles, in their first World Cup final against each other in the professional era, is a mouthwatering prospect for a neutral. “This is the final every rugby purist wanted... a first-ever World Cup final showdown on neutral ground between these two foes.
Source:New Zealand Herald
October 26, 2023 07:34 UTC
Warriors launch new jersey for 2024 NRL season
The Warriors launched their 2024 jerseys at a function in Auckland on Wednesday night, with Dynasty Sport replacing Puma as the NRL club’s kit supplier. “It’s fantastic, it represents what we’re about,” Warriors CEO Cameron George said. Chris McKeen/Stuff Sir Peter Leitch slid back the doors to unveil the Warriors apparel for 2024. George said the Dynasty jerseys have been rigorously tested to ensure they stand up to the rigours of an NRL game. Puma provided the apparel for the Warriors in 2022 and 2023 and they replaced Canterbury who made the club’s kit between 2008 and 2021.
Source:Stuff
October 26, 2023 02:56 UTC