Stuff and MediaWorks take the reins to reinvigorate Lexus Urban Polo 2024 – VOXY
The summer’s hottest fashion, music and sport event – Lexus Urban Polo – is back for 2024 with brand new media partners: Stuff and MediaWorks. From fashion to DJs, Champagne, engaging activations and divot stomping, Lexus Urban Polo is being taken to the next level. Lexus Urban Polo managing director Simon Wilson is delighted to welcome Stuff and MediaWorks as new event partners. Stuff and MediaWorks will ensure the event engages as many Kiwis as possible, with Stuff’s leading digital, print, magazine and audio products reaching 3.4m Kiwis–, and MediaWorks radio brands reaching 2.4- million listeners weekly. In addition to Lexus as the naming sponsor, the event is supported by Veuve Clicquot, Two Rivers, Peroni, Hugo Boss, and more.
Source:Stuff
October 17, 2023 19:36 UTC
Live: Mother of Israeli woman in Hamas hostage video appeals for her release
The mother of a young Israeli woman held by Hamas has appealed for her release, calling the seizure of around 200 hostages by the Palestinian militant group “a crime against humanity”. Ohad Zwigenberg/AP Keren, mother of Mia Schem, appeals for her daughter’s release.
Source:Stuff
October 17, 2023 17:55 UTC
Hipkins remains Labour leader, Little quits politics
PoliticsHipkins remains Labour leader, Little quits politicsChris Hipkins is still the leader of the Labour Party, though a leadership vote will be scheduled after the final election results come in, in line with party rulesAfter two caucus meetings on Tuesday, which collectively spanned three hours, Chris Hipkins remains the leader of the Labour Party. During that gathering, longtime MP and former leader Andrew Little announced his resignation from politics. In accordance with Labour Party rules, a leadership vote will be held within three months of the election loss. "The leader is the leader until they're not, and I'm certainly still the leader of the Labour Party," Hipkins said. "I'm still committed to supporting the Labour Party in opposition and I've still got a bit of fight left in me."
Source:New Zealand Herald
October 17, 2023 15:40 UTC
New Zealand: Native plant nursery to focus on serving people in need
A large-scale project to grow and distribute fresh fruit and vegetables for free to those who need them is underway in the Waikato. He Tipu Ltd is transforming a 22-ha site that was home to the Taupō Native Plant Nursery up until it closed in 2018. It has a dream of supplying fresh fruit and vegetables to the community for free and building up a seed bank of edible and medicinal native plant species. It has also just planted 160,000 native plants that would be used for riparian planting and native regeneration projects and has a labor force available for planting projects, largely made up of people who have previously been out of work. He Tipu general manager Blandina Diamond said a forest garden would eventually be planted full of edible native species and medicinal plants, along with greenhouses of berries and hydroponic crops like watercress, leafy greens, and herbs.
Source:New Zealand Herald
October 17, 2023 13:20 UTC
All Blacks back defence to win World Cup after Ireland benchmark
All Blacks skipper Sam Cane backed that paradigm, simply saying: "Defence won us the Test match. "We've got a defence system there that Scott McLeod has built -– we built it basically for Ireland. But you haven't been to a World Cup if you haven’t had a game like that. Defence coach McLeod said that "harsh lessons" from last year's historic home series loss to Ireland had led to a re-build of the All Black's defensive fundamentals. We knew we didn't have to be the best in the world, we just had to be the best on the day."
Source:Stuff
October 17, 2023 11:56 UTC
The Kiri Allan speech RNZ fought to keep secret
Photo: NZ HeraldRadio New Zealand has released a full transcript of a speech former Cabinet minister Kiri Allan gave at a leaving function for her then partner Māni Dunlop, after a decision from the Ombudsman. Earlier this year Allan said she told RNZ she was happy for it to release the full transcript of a recording from her speech. The speechAfter opening in te reo, Allan said she came from a “group of bandied rebels”. Allan told attendees she had heard others say, “Māni Dunlop, she puts this lovely Māori lens on things and she uses her reo, it’s just beautiful. Therefore, with the exception of the names of third parties referred to in the speech, RNZ was not entitled to withhold a transcript, given Ms Allan and Ms Dunlop supported the release.”
Source:New Zealand Herald
October 17, 2023 10:52 UTC
Grab some popcorn & a good seat; The relationship between the new government & Adrian Orr's Reserve Bank is worth watching
Whilst much is made by politicians of the Reserve Bank's independence, they both appoint the Reserve Bank's Governor and make, and change, the laws it operates under. The Reserve Bank would only consider introducing DTIs if the currently soft housing market took off again. "I haven’t had a chance to look at the latest information from the Reserve Bank on that. Prior to taking the reins at the Reserve Bank Orr was CEO of the New Zealand Superannuation Fund for 10 years. National will also need to be wary of perceptions around its relationship with the property sector, which can be significantly impacted by Reserve Bank monetary policy and financial stability decisions.
Source:New Zealand Herald
October 17, 2023 10:47 UTC
Daily review 17/10/2023
Written By: notices and features - Date published: 5:30 pm, October 17th, 2023 - 21 commentsCategories: Daily review - Tags:Daily review is also your post. This provides Standardistas the opportunity to review events of the day. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Don’t forget to be kind to each other …Share this: FacebookLinkedInRedditPinterestMastodonTwitterPrintEmail
Source:Stuff
October 17, 2023 10:36 UTC
Beyond the Game: All Blacks fight for win over Ireland
In This Story: IrelandIreland is an island in the North Atlantic. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George’s Channel. Geopolitically, Ireland is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially named Ireland), which covers five-sixths of the island, and Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom. As of 2016, 4.8 million people live in the Republic of Ireland, and 1.8 million live in Northern Ireland. A strong Irish culture exists, as expressed through Gaelic games, Irish music and the Irish language.
Source:New Zealand Herald
October 17, 2023 07:58 UTC
New inflation figures shows the Reserve Bank is making "the right moves"
Inflation has defied many expectations by falling in the third quarter. Figures show it rose 5.6% in the year to September, a drop from 6.0% in the year to June. The Reserve Bank had predicted it would be six%, and many economists picked between 6.1-and-6.2%. Herald Business Editor at Large, Liam Dann, told Kerre Woodham that it shows the Reserve Bank is making the right moves. He says monetary policy is obviously working and getting people to put their wallets away.
Source:New Zealand Herald
October 17, 2023 06:20 UTC
Stuff re-launches NZFarmer after five-year hiatus
After a five-year break, NZFarmer, New Zealand’s largest free rural newspaper, is set to make a comeback under the leadership of experienced farming journalist and former dairy farmer Sonita Chandar. “Its reprisal and rejuvenation is testament to how important the rural sector is to Stuff,” he says. “NZFarmer offers a unique proposition for advertisers because it is New Zealand’s only rural national newspaper that has regionalised editions. With over two decades of media experience and a solid decade in the rural sector, Chandar has a deep understanding of her audience’s needs. “Our regular features will span everyday work life on the farm, through to lifestyle content for those rare moments away from the farm.
Source:Stuff
October 17, 2023 01:08 UTC
Train ploughs into car fleeing police in Christchurch
Photo: NZ HeraldPolice are making inquiries into a collision between a stolen car and a multiple-wagon train passing through a crossing in Christchurch early today. It’s understood a youth was driving through the level crossing when the car was struck, causing severe damage. A short time later, police said they heard the train and the car had collided. Debris scattered across the tracks and gravel included pieces of the car and what appeared to be child’s clothing. He told the Herald the car involved had driven under the barriers which, at the time, were down signalling a train was coming.
Source:New Zealand Herald
October 16, 2023 22:19 UTC
Breakfast briefing: Wall Street blind to global risks
In India, wholesale prices unexpectedly dropped in September, extending the period of wholesale price deflation to a full six months now. Given the have CPI increases of about 5%, you might expect that to ease soon from the wholesale price weakness. The UST 10yr yield starts today up +9 bps from where we started yesterday at 4.72%. That all means our TWI-5 starts today at just under 69.5 which is up +25 bps from yesterday. The bitcoin price starts today at US$28,120 which is up +4.4% from this time yesterday.
Source:New Zealand Herald
October 16, 2023 21:42 UTC
Train ploughs into stolen car
Police are making inquiries this morning into an early morning collision between a stolen car and a multiple-wagon train passing through a crossing. The train was left halted on the tracks until it was slowly driven away shortly before 8am, following which the car was winched onto the back of a truck. A short time later, police said they were alerted to the crash on Lincoln Rd, where the train had smashed into the car on the tracks. Within 20 minutes of the car being moved, a passenger train passed through the tracks and the crossings were working as per normal. He told the Herald the car involved had driven under the barriers which, at the time, were down signalling a train was coming.
Source:New Zealand Herald
October 16, 2023 20:26 UTC
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The Labour policies that face being scrapped under National
National and ACT are aligned on reversing several of Labour’s policies, but not all of them and not to the same degree. So, which of Labour’s policies are at risk of being axed? National, ACT and New Zealand First have all pledged to abolish it. Party spokesperson Chris Bishop said Labour’s policies were “discouraging landlords from offering their properties up for rent”. ACT wants to means test the payment so it only goes to beneficiaries and over-65s with a community services card.
Source:Stuff
October 16, 2023 20:05 UTC