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Most complained-about ads for 2022 revealed by Advertising Standards Authority
ASA’s Complaints Board upheld the objections and ordered the ad to be removed or not used again in its then-current form. In 2021 there were 1245 complaints concerning 570 ads and in 2020, 1151 complaints were lodged about 591 ads. Advertising Standards Authority chief executive Hilary Souter is expecting an increase in complaints this year with the upcoming General Election. With election advertising kicking off in July for this year’s General Election, Souter expected the number of complaints may increase again. A case is then prepared and handed over to the nine-member Complaints Board, which meets fortnightly, to consider.
Source:New Zealand Herald
May 30, 2023 06:31 UTC
National’s triple backward summersault on RMA reform
Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 10:40 am, May 30th, 2023 - 25 commentsCategories: chris bishop, Christopher Luxon, housing, national, nicola willis, same old national - Tags:The focus groups have spoken. As I said in December 2021:He is busily walking back the party’s proposal to allow further housing intensification in a joint approach with the Government. Scott Simpson said the bill was “effectively, National Party policy and it’s the sort of thing that we have campaigned on now for several elections”. National housing spokesperson Chris Bishop says he didn't have any notice that Christopher Luxon would be signalling a back-down on MDRS earlier this week. As said by Simpson this was core National Party policy, private land rights and all that stuff.
Source:Stuff
May 30, 2023 05:51 UTC
Is it a case of back to the future as ANZ economists estimate NZ again has a widening housing deficit?
"In other words, New Zealand has a widening housing deficit," the report says. It says this is a marked turnaround from the situation up until the third quarter of last year, when the housing deficit had largely been eroded. "However new demand for housing outstripped new supply in both Q4 [fourth quarter] 2022 and [first quarter] 2023. "With net migration showing no signs of letting up yet, though we assume it will soon, that deficit is likely to keep widening for a while." "Our forecast is for net migration to ease from recent extremely high levels.
Source:Stuff
May 30, 2023 05:48 UTC
The Working Group with Ruth Richardson, Bernard Hickey and Damien Grant
You read that right, the architect of neoliberalism on the show tonight with the best Public Economist in NZ and that awful Damien Grant who said such mean things about Chippy in the weekend! Issue 1 – Has Orr capitulated to the market and shown the limits of Monetarism? Issue 2 – Latest TVNZ Poll – should National just give up now? Issue 3 – Labour Party Conference – Chippy with a side of chips – carb overload or pass the tomato sauce? and Issue 4 – The latest Allan Hall revelations – are we locking up innocent people in NZ prisons?
Source:Stuff
May 30, 2023 05:18 UTC
GUEST BLOG: Mike Lee – Council’s airport share privatisation will disinherit future generations of Aucklanders
Auckland councillors are about to make a decision on the centrepiece of this year’s council budget – the sale of publicly-owned shares in Auckland International Airport (AIAL). In fact, selling the airport shares was pitched by council managers to the previous mayor Phil Goff several times – and firmly rejected. It is my personal belief the present council finance ‘deficit’ crisis has been hyped to force the sale of airport shares. Moreover, despite Mayor Brown dismissing the airport shares as a ‘lousy investment’, since last October the share price has increased by over 21%. Revealingly, this dividend has not been factored into the council’s budget.
Source:New Zealand Herald
May 30, 2023 05:04 UTC
Baristas share their secrets to the perfect cup of coffee
Lyall's personal coffee order is an oat milk flat white, a dairy-free milk that has taken the world of coffee by storm in recent years. Lyall even made the bold claim that oat milk was "better to work with than cows' milk". To make your own perfect coffee, Lyall said it's important to start with a good-quality bean, like the homegrown and roasted Eighthirty. The baristas have two tips when it comes to ordering the best beverage: a large coffee means more milk, not coffee, and don't order something "extra hot". While the two baristas may have their own bugbears when it comes to the art of coffee, they are very aware of every coffee drinker's personal preference.
Source:Stuff
May 30, 2023 04:44 UTC
Quiz: Take the three strikes trivia test for May 30, 2023
For this Stuff quiz, test your trivia knowledge by putting items into the correct order. Use the arrows on the right to move items up or down, until you have them in the right places, according to the question of the day. You get three chances, so three strikes, and you’re out. We’ve given you a little helping hand though: The answers you have right and wrong will flash green or red quickly in between chances. This daily trivia quiz will be online every weekday at 12pm.
Source:Stuff
May 30, 2023 04:42 UTC
InternetNZ apologises after apps, websites go down
We will review our processes and systems to ensure a robust service to the Internet users of Aotearoa. Similarly, in DNSSEC, InternetNZ must periodically change keys to maintain the system’s security.”InternetNZ said it could not tell how many websites were affected. EARLIER: An internet glitch rendered banking apps and a number of .co.nz websites inaccessible for some users this morning. “Our apologies, we’re aware that certain Internet Service providers are encountering issues this morning. ?”And Rebecca McMillan said the outage did not seem to have affected Govt.nz but all NZ apps and websites she used were down.
Source:New Zealand Herald
May 30, 2023 04:23 UTC
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Widespread website, app outages: InternetNZ apologises for ‘change of house keys’ gone haywire
We will review our processes and systems to ensure a robust service to the Internet users of Aotearoa. ?”And Rebecca McMillan said the outage did not seem to have affected Govt.nz but all NZ apps and websites she used were down. Outage doesn’t seem to have affected https://t.co/VFWn7rcaRX but all NZ apps and websites I use are down. — Hamish Mack 💉💉💉💉💉🏳️🌈 (@HamishMack) May 29, 2023Major internet service providers and banks have been approached for comment. They involved Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC).
Source:New Zealand Herald
May 30, 2023 03:23 UTC
What's being done about McDonald's undercooked nuggets and burgers?
A Christchurch mother says her son was given undercooked chicken nuggets in a McDonald's order. Christchurch’s Hillmorton McDonald’s served uncooked nuggets to a toddler. Christel Yardley/Stuff There have been multiple instances of raw chicken served at McDonald’s across New Zealand. All restaurants have verified food safety plans in place, which include daily food safety checks and reporting. Every restaurant also receives unannounced food safety audits by an independent third-party food safety verifier.”
Source:Stuff
May 30, 2023 03:22 UTC
Huge increase in ambulance ramping
St John ambulance manager Stuart Cockburn said the extra ramping time had resulted in a reduction, on average, of nine ambulance shifts per day. If it looked like wait times were starting to ramp up, St John alerted hospitals to get in extra staff, he said. She said another consequence of ambulance ramping was loss of face-to-face communication. At Auckland City Hospital, ramping increased nearly 600 percent since 2019 and at Waikato, it was up more than 680 percent. To cure ambulance ramping and ED overcrowding, New Zealand needed more staffed hospital beds, more mental health beds, more aged-care beds - more of everything, she said.
Source:New Zealand Herald
May 30, 2023 02:59 UTC
Big 4 banks must be open banking ready during 2024, Kiwibank during 2026
This comes as Payments NZ publishes its minimum open banking implementation plan. Open banking requires banks to share product and customer data with customers and third parties, with the consent of the customer. But Clark said then that actual implementation of open banking was still two years away. While limited open banking is already happening in NZ, Payments NZ says the timeline draws a line in the sand for broad market adoption and coverage. “Open banking is a powerful tool for enabling economic prosperity and financial wellbeing for consumers in Aotearoa.
Source:New Zealand Herald
May 30, 2023 02:25 UTC
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Death of pregnant woman with sepsis: Damning report into Palmerston North Hospital
The report was commissioned after the death of a heavily pregnant woman early last year when the woman’s admission to the hospital’s intensive care unit with sepsis was delayed. The pregnant woman’s delayed admission to the intensive care unit lasted several hours, as her condition worsened, and despite it being clear she was critically ill. She only made it to intensive care in the evening and died later that night. Photo / Ross Setford, FileBlack recommended Te Whatu Ora MidCentral urgently consider funding a dedicated high-dependency unit and better-resourced intensive care. Photo / MidCentral DHB, File“The review was commissioned by Te Whatu Ora MidCentral in 2022.
Source:New Zealand Herald
May 29, 2023 23:12 UTC
Millions to fog cannons, Waihī floods & bizarre Madeline McCann 'shrine'
nzherald.co.nz published this video item, entitled “Millions to fog cannons, Waihī floods & bizarre Madeline McCann ‘shrine’ | nzherald.co.nz” – below is their description. The Government is set to invest millions in fog cannons, civil defense responses to a flooded Waihī beach and tourists find a bizarre Madeline McCan ‘shrine’ in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ HeraldSubscribe 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
May 29, 2023 23:00 UTC