Greens release rental stories collection
Written By: notices and features - Date published: 11:01 am, June 30th, 2023 - 87 commentsCategories: greens, housing, tenants' rights - Tags: rentingGreen Party press release 27/6/23__________________________________________________________________________The Green Party has today released a collection of stories showing how dire the rental situation is in Aotearoa. “We put the call out for renters’ voices nearly a month ago and have been overwhelmed with the response. Not wantingto call a plumber again he ripped the ceiling out of the toilet and“attempted” to fix the plumbing himself. Severalsections of the house were unlivable, as carpet had been ripped upthroughout the house leaving exposed nails pointing directly up. I have had to navigate landlordswho won’t fix mould.
Source:Stuff
June 30, 2023 03:31 UTC
Open mike 30/06/2023
Four alarming charts that show just how extreme the climate is right nowA chronological listing of news and opinion articles posted on theduring the past week: Sun, Jun 18, 2023 thru Sat, Junr 24, 2023. Story of the WeekSoaring temperatures . Unusually hot oceans . Record high levels ...
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June 30, 2023 00:21 UTC
NYC mayor to youth: Just breathe #shorts
Fox News published this video item, entitled “NYC mayor to youth: Just breathe #shorts” – below is their description. Mayor Eric Adams is requiring public schools to offer 2 to 5 minutes of breathing exercises a day. Fox News YouTube ChannelGot a comment? Leave your thoughts in the comments section, below. Please note comments are moderated before publication.
Source:New Zealand Herald
June 29, 2023 19:14 UTC
Madonna 'rushed to hospital after being found unresponsive'
Madonna was due to kick off her 84-date Celebration tour in Vancouver, Canada on July 15. Pop icon Madonna was “rushed to hospital and intubated after being found unresponsive” in New York on the weekend, the star’s manager confirmed. The 64-year-old was suffering from a “serious bacterial infection” that required a days-long stay in the ICU, the Daily Mail reported. Madonna's eldest daughter, Lourdes Leon, 26, remained by her side at hospital, Page Six reported. The Material Girl singer was due to kick off her 84-date Celebration tour in Vancouver, Canada on July 15.
Source:Stuff
June 29, 2023 18:28 UTC
Focus Morning Bulletin: June 29, 2023 - The Global Herald
nzherald.co.nz published this video item, entitled “Sir James Wallace faces losing his knighthood | Focus Morning Bulletin: June 29, 2023” – below is their description. Convicted sex offender Sir James Wallace faces being stripped of his knighthood, why the Government’s being called out after another slip closes a critical part of State Highway 1 and the Prime Minister heads to Shanghai while securing extra flights to New Zealand in the latest headlines. Video / NZ Herald / Getty / SuppliedSubscribe 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
June 29, 2023 16:48 UTC
oOh!media NZ bolsters sales team with new appointments
oOh!media NZ has announced the promotion of Kirsty Mclean to Group Sales Manager, as well as two new hires, Rebecca Leyland and Chloe Anderton, who will be joining the oOh! Sales team in Q3. Anderton will join as Senior Business Manager, and Leyland will join the Sales team in the newly created Business Director role in September. The Group Sales Manager role is a natural progression for this very talented media professional.”Chloe Anderton will also be joining the oOh! Sales team bringing with her over a decade of industry experience to the role.
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June 29, 2023 09:56 UTC
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Woman tried to mislead court, Work and Income for money in Southland
Video / NZ Herald / Getty / SuppliedAn Invercargill woman who tried to scam the court, Work and Income and elderly rest-home residents has avoided a term of imprisonment. Samantha Kerri Scott, 31, appeared in the Invercargill District Court this week on a raft of charges including perjury, creating a false document, using a false document and obtaining by deception. The most serious crime occurred in December 2021 after the defendant was instructed by the Family Court to undertake a hair-folicle drug test. In February last year Scott created another false court document stating a warrant for her arrest had been withdrawn. “The evidence was not accepted by the court and as such there was no ... benefit to the defendant,” he said.
Source:Otago Daily Times
June 29, 2023 06:19 UTC
NZ Herald reporter: Mayor Tory Whanau vocally supportive of LGWM's survival
Let's Get Wellington Moving has survived another day. Councillors have voted nine to seven against a No Confidence motion, panning the $7.4 billion plan. It includes scrapping cars in some CBD streets in favour of more green transit. NZ Herald reporter Georgina Campbell says mayor Tory Whanau was vocal in today's meeting. "She did acknowledge the opposition to the plan from some businesses, as well as some of her peers.
Source:New Zealand Herald
June 29, 2023 05:54 UTC
Kiri Allan confirms split, 'happy to be back at work'
Cabinet Minister Kiri Allan says she believes she is a fair boss. Photo: NZ Herald (file)Cabinet minister Kiri Allan and her partner Māni Dunlop have separated, Allan has confirmed. This morning, Allan said she believed she was a fair boss who has never shouted at staff, while her office staff “run hard while we’ve got the ball”. Asked about the specific DoC concerns, Allan said: “I don’t have any further details on that than you do. There have been instances, as there are with almost every minister, where Minister Allan has experienced more pressure in recent times.
Source:New Zealand Herald
June 29, 2023 04:05 UTC
Ummmm how would allowing sex trafficking empower you-go-girl feminism?
It comes on the 20th anniversary of the Prostitution Reform Act decriminalising sex work. I’m not sure allowing migrant workers to be legally sex trafficked is much of a win for you-go-girl feminism. NZ is already a despicable exploiter of migrant labour, that exploitation would be immediately transferred to sex work if migrant workers could move to NZ to work in the sex industry. I celebrate legal sex work as a triumph of good social policy, but there are not many parents who look at their children and hope they will have a great career as sex workers are there? If you can’t contribute but want to help, please always feel free to share our blogs on social media
Source:New Zealand Herald
June 29, 2023 01:22 UTC
Open mike 29/06/2023
Four alarming charts that show just how extreme the climate is right nowA chronological listing of news and opinion articles posted on theduring the past week: Sun, Jun 18, 2023 thru Sat, Junr 24, 2023. Story of the WeekSoaring temperatures . Unusually hot oceans . Record high levels ...
Source:New Zealand Herald
June 28, 2023 23:40 UTC
Breakfast briefing: Waiting & watching
But first, American mortgage applications rose again as another indication the US housing market is coming back to life. The rise from the prior week was minor, and this was despite virtually no change in the benchmark mortgage interest rates. The scale of early mortgage repayments in China is becoming clearer and showing why it is having a broad economic impact. But yesterday they released their May inflation indicator which has it easing to 5.6% pa. That's a 13 month low. The UST 10yr yield will start today at 3.72% and down -5 bps and in a yoyo pattern recently.
Source:New Zealand Herald
June 28, 2023 22:56 UTC
New Zealand firm strives to make handbags out of mushrooms
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June 28, 2023 18:09 UTC
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Sir James Wallace convicted of sex crimes against young men
One of New Zealand’s most influential businessmen, Sir James Wallace, can now be named as the man convicted of indecently assaulting and sexually violating young men at his Auckland mansion. Sir James, 85, had name suppression in place for several years, but that expired today. Making his money in the meat industry, Sir James became known as a generous funder of arts projects. The first victim said he had been invited to the businessman's house for a dinner in the early 2000s. He also accused Sir James of drugging him.
Source:Stuff
June 28, 2023 15:09 UTC
NZ company wants to make handbags out of mushrooms
Sapro-Tech has pioneered a way of producing layers of mycelia that can be grown together in sheets, says founder Keith Hudson. A Kiwi startup has discovered a world-first way to grow fungi into a textile that has the same properties as leather. Sapro-Tech founder Keith Hudson said it had discovered a way to produce layers of mycelia that could be grown together in sheets. Lead scientist at Sapro-Tech Erin Stroud said mycelium could be compared to roots in plants. supplied/Supplied From left Erin Stroud, Sapro-Tech’s lead scientist, Toree Deepanwita, technician and Sapro-Tech founder Keith Hudson.
Source:Stuff
June 28, 2023 15:09 UTC