New CEO and senior MDs vow to take Stuff into the AI era
Exactly three years to the day after Sinead Boucher acquired Stuff for $1 from reluctant previous owner Nine Entertainment, the company has a new CEO and three new managing directors to free its owner up to concentrate on strategy. Boucher becomes executive chair and publisher of the company, which
Source:Stuff
June 01, 2023 04:02 UTC
New leadership group for Stuff revealed
Stuff has taken a bold step towards the future, appointing a new CEO and introducing three Managing Director positions to spearhead its major businesses. Laura Maxwell has been appointed as Chief Executive of Stuff Group, while current owner and publisher Sinead Boucher will become the Executive Chair and Publisher of the company. Stuff Limited was purchased in a management buyout from its Australian owners Nine at the peak of the Covid pandemic. Chief Audio Officer Nadia Tolich has been appointed MD of Stuff Digital, and is charged with leading stuff.co.nz, Neighbourly and the rapidly growing audio division. The flourishing Stuff Events business will also fold into Stuff Brand Connections.
Source:Stuff
June 01, 2023 03:34 UTC
Sinead Boucher assembles new leadership group for the next generation of Stuff
Laura Maxwell has been appointed as Chief Executive of Stuff Group, while current owner and publisher Sinead Boucher will become the Executive Chair and Publisher of the company. Stuff Limited was purchased in a management buyout from its Australian owners Nine at the peak of the Covid pandemic. Chief Audio Officer Nadia Tolich has been appointed MD of Stuff Digital, and is charged with leading stuff.co.nz, Neighbourly and the rapidly growing audio division. The flourishing Stuff Events business will also fold into Stuff Brand Connections. Boucher said the line up of extremely talented new leaders, with unrivalled experience in digital and publishing innovation, editorial and commercial was a really exciting development for Stuff and its customers and people.
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June 01, 2023 03:34 UTC
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Stuff leadership changes: Sinead Boucher steps down as CEO, becomes executive chair; Laura Maxwell to take reins
Stuff chief executive Sinead Boucher. Photo / StuffSinead Boucher is stepping down as Stuff CEO to become executive chair of her own company as part of a wide-sweeping change in leadership at the publishing firm. Former NZME executive Laura Maxwell will take the reins as CEO, while two other former NZME leaders take up two of three new managing director roles. Laura Maxwell is the new Stuff CEO. It is three years to the day since Boucher acquired Stuff Limited, for $1, from its Australian owners Nine at the peak of the Covid pandemic.
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June 01, 2023 03:08 UTC
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Teacher found dead beside killer boyfriend’s body, police alerted after baby daughter’s cries
Florida teacher Amanda Hicks found dead beside her partner after her baby's cries alerted police to the scene. Photo / FacebookFlorida teacher Amanda Hicks found dead beside her partner after her baby's cries alerted police to the scene. Photo / FacebookA much-loved school teacher in the US was found dead beside her boyfriend in a suspected murder-suicide that has rocked Florida. Florida teacher Amanda Hicks found dead beside her partner after her baby's cries alerted police to the scene. Photo / FacebookHicks’ friend Raquel Magallon opened up about the 26-year-old school teacher, saying she was the “happiest person” and always dreamed of working with children.
Source:New Zealand Herald
June 01, 2023 03:01 UTC
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Cyclone Gabrielle: 700 homes unliveable, 10,000 need flood protection
A further 10,000 homes will require investment in flood mitigation around them so they are protected when the next severe weather event hits. The Government has set three categories for affected areas to be designated. Robertson said the Government will enter into a “funding arrangement” with councils to offer the buyout for homes in category 3. “The Government is committed to assisting local councils to find solutions for those who have been affected,” Robertson said. Councils would lead further engagement with affected property owners in their areas, Robertson said.
Source:New Zealand Herald
June 01, 2023 02:52 UTC
Mayor's media ban attempt an 'insult to voters'
Wayne Brown has had a strained relationship with media since taking the mayoral chains last year. Photo: RNZThe Media Freedom Council has called Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown's exclusion of certain media outlets from his budget speech "unacceptable". Stuff reported amongst those allowed in were "business leaders, former politicians and former rugby league coach Sir Graham Lowe". Richard Sutherland Photo: RNZStuff queried the mayor's decision and was told only a "select few journalists… we feel were best able to convey the mayor's message" were invited. Sutherland called Brown's decision an "affront to the democratic process and an insult to voters".
Source:Stuff
June 01, 2023 02:32 UTC
BYD’s ‘Cheap’ EV Creeps Into Not-So-Cheap Territory
BYD’s ‘Cheap’ EV Creeps Into Not-So-Cheap TerritoryBYD, an electric car company that’s fairly new to the Australia/New Zealand market, has revealed the New Zealand pricing of its next electric car – the Dolphin. @LudicrousFeed spotted a new EV is this the BYD dolphin? With a price below $50,000, the BYD Atto 3 competes directly with the MG ZS EV. The BYD batteryThe range of the BYD Atto 3 is also impressive — 345km (WLTP) on the standard range model and 420km (WLTP) on the extended range model. The reality is that the batteries will far exceed that range.”BYD dealershipsEVDirect is partnering with Eagers Automotive to show BYD vehicles at dealerships.
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June 01, 2023 02:06 UTC
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Otago University funding cuts cause mass student protest across campus
A noisy and passionate group of about 400 protesters marched through the University of Otago campus yesterday to demonstrate against cuts at the financially troubled institution. Photo / Otago Daily TimesA noisy and passionate group of about 400 protesters marched through the University of Otago campus yesterday to demonstrate against cuts at the financially troubled institution. Photo / Otago Daily TimesStudents angry at not being consulted about impending staff cuts at the University of Otago were among those who gathered yesterday to make their feelings loud and clear. It was an attention-grabbing debut for the Protect Otago Action Group (POAG), a group of staff, students and community members concerned about the damage cuts would cause. Eden Li, 19, said he was angry about the way university cuts would limit study options for students.
Source:Otago Daily Times
June 01, 2023 01:39 UTC
Open mike 01/06/2023
The disaster relief fund – administered byRed Cross New Zealand– was established to support victims of Cyclone Gabrielle and the other wild weather from earlier this year. Red Cross approved 67 new grants worth $3.49m over the last two weeks. That brings the total amount of money allocated...
Source:New Zealand Herald
June 01, 2023 01:02 UTC
Indy 500: Fan whose car was damaged by flying tyre to receive new ride
An Indianapolis 500 fan whose vehicle was damaged when a tyre flew off a racecar and out of the track during the race will receive a new car, an Indianapolis Motor Speedway spokesperson said. The spokesperson told The Indianapolis Star that Penske Entertainment will provide fan Robin Matthews, who is from Indianapolis, with a new car following the incident. “I came down and they said, ‘Robin, it’s your car!’ I thought, ‘No.’ I thought somebody was pranking me. It’s fine.”The wheel came off with less than 20 laps to go in Monday’s race when Felix Rosenqvist and Kyle Kirkwood collided. JEF I RICHARDS/AP A wheel flies in the air after a collision between Kyle Kirkwood and Felix Rosenqvist.
Source:New Zealand Herald
June 01, 2023 00:14 UTC
Watch: Real-life ‘Fast and Furious’ as car goes flying over tow truck
In bodycam footage from the Lowndes County Sheriff's Office, the car can be seen rocketing through the air like a scene out of Dukes of Hazzard. A sedan rockets into the air after driving up the ramp of a flatbed tow truck on a Georgia highway in the US. The tow truck, described as a roll-back wrecker, was parked in the left lane with its emergency lights activated, the accident report said. Uncredited/AP A vehicle goes airborne after driving up the ramp of a flatbed tow truck on a Georgia highway in the US. Georgia State Patrol Lieutenant Crystal Zion told WSB-TV that the crash underscores the importance of Georgia’s “Move Over” Law.
Source:New Zealand Herald
May 31, 2023 23:36 UTC
Kim Cattrall will return as Samantha Jones for And Just Like That... cameo in season 2
Starring Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis, Season 2 of And Just Like That arrives later this year. Kim Cattrall will reprise her role as Samantha Jones in And Just Like That..., for the second season of the Sex and the City spinoff show. The surprise announcement arrives after Cattrall turned down offers to appear in the first season as the blowsy PR executive, amid reports of on-set tension with other cast members. Cattrall previously turned down offers for a third Sex and the City film, after appearing in two movies and six seasons of the show. “That’s not ‘slamming’ her, it’s just learning.”ap Kim Cattrall plays Samantha Jones in Sex and the City.
Source:New Zealand Herald
May 31, 2023 23:30 UTC
MEDIAWATCH: New NZ on Air/Stuff podcast for sex the State wants you to have
I was saying just the other day that what NZ needs more of is another strident feminist podcast noting how shit NZ men are at sex, a lo and behold, we now have it! The Good Sex Project: Why are Kiwis having so much average sex? She goes on to describe how much bad sex she’s had along the way (spoiler alert – all of it). Tell young men they are the problem long enough and they become the problem. I’m looking forward to those dynamics being explored on the new NZ on Air sex podcast.
Source:Stuff
May 31, 2023 22:51 UTC
NZ Herald on 'chaotic' press conference of Wayne Brown's Budget reveal
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Source:New Zealand Herald
May 31, 2023 22:50 UTC