Sexual violation of rest-home resident leads to jail time
Photo: ODT filesA Dunedin man who violated a rest-home resident while she was having a seizure cannot be named despite having a history of sex crimes. Yesterday, he was jailed for three years and nine months on two counts of sexual violation by unlawful sexual connection and one of indecent assault. The first crimes were in 2022 or 2023 after his de facto partner had been discharged from time in hospital. When the defendant was grilled by police, he admitted violating the woman twice at her home and six times at the rest-home over a four-month period. In December last year at the rest-home, the man turned his attention to a girl more than 40 years younger than his first victim.
Source:Otago Daily Times
June 26, 2024 16:47 UTC
Air NZ receives huge fuel shipment made from used cooking oil
Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-FarrellyAir New Zealand has received a 500,000-litre delivery of sustainable aviation fuel made from used cooking oil. The Chinese-made fuel has been sent to Wellington and will be used on the airline's turbo-prop planes, principally on regional routes. She said the fuel produced 80 percent less carbon emissions than standard jet fuel and Air New Zealand was signalling to sustainable fuel manufacturers that it was a customer. Hannifin said various countries were already taking steps to require the use of sustainable fuel. From 2026, Air New Zealand would be required to use the green fuel when flying home from Canada and Singapore, with Japan to require it from 2030.
Source:Stuff
June 26, 2024 16:44 UTC
Snapchat’s new tools to protect users
New features on Snapchat are hoping to create a safer community for its users. They protect against online harms, all while reinforcing the real-life connections the app is known for. “Snapchat is designed differently to traditional social media, with a focus on helping people connect with friends they know in real life. The aim is to prevent bullying and build on its commitment to combating online sextortion – a growing crime in New Zealand. And we continue to educate Snapchatters through resources like our in-app Safety Snapshot on financial sextortion, and on our Privacy & Safety Hub”, says Au.
Source:Stuff
June 26, 2024 15:47 UTC
'I failed them': Jailed mother Lauren Dickason releases statement
Lauren Dickason at her sentencing at Christchurch High Court today. Those closest to Lauren Dickason told the High Court they had forgiven her, but the devastating effects of her actions in September 2021 would resonate through the rest of their lives. Dickason released a statement through her lawyers shortly after the sentencing this afternoon. "Lauren Dickason has lost everything I have lost. "I don't have the vocabulary to accurately describe the pain this has brought me and my family," her victim impact statement said.
Source:Stuff
June 26, 2024 15:40 UTC
Lauren Dickason sentencing: How the case unfolded
The reality of raising three children under five was a complication for someone like Lauren, according to the Crown. Lauren reported feeling like a "shaken bottle of coke, ready to explode" on the day she killed her children. Photo: Stuff / Pool / Alden WilliamsBy September 2021, Lauren felt what she later told a forensic psychiatrist was a demonic presence. "Mothers don't kill their children the way that Lauren did just because they're angry, or resentful, or stressed or anxious. When asked if she had anything to say as to why she should not be sentenced, Dickason did not respond.
Source:Stuff
June 26, 2024 14:08 UTC
Lauren Dickason sentencing: Mother who brutally murdered her three young daughters jailed for 18 years
Photo: Stuff / Pool / Alden WilliamsA mother who brutally murdered her three young daughters has escaped life imprisonment. There was silence in the courtroom and Lauren Dickason showed no signs of emotion as Justice Cameron Mander imposed a sentence of 18 years' imprisonment. Those closest to Lauren Dickason told the High Court they had forgiven her, but the devastating effects of her actions in September 2021 would resonate through the rest of their lives. "Lauren Dickason has lost everything I have lost. It numbs me'Graham's mother, Bettie Dickason, said she felt like she was living in a horror movie.
Source:Stuff
June 26, 2024 13:48 UTC
Some fine ideas for making Aotearoa safer
In Aotearoa, driving is often perceived in public discourse as a right, not the privilege that it is. The Queensland fines are from 1 July 2024 as Queensland, unlike Aotearoa, increases fines every year in line with inflation. In Queensland, double demerit points apply for certain second or subsequent offences committed within a year of the previous offence, including. As speed camera, seat belt and red-light running offences don’t have demerit points in Aotearoa, only fines apply for these offences. In Aotearoa, money from speed camera fines goes into the Government Consolidated Fund, meaning there is no direct connection between payer and benefit.
Source:Stuff
June 26, 2024 08:57 UTC
‘Thoroughly pornographic’: Stacy Gregg on the world’s best writer of food descriptions
Honestly just let kids read what they want. The Black Stallion is still without a doubt the best horse book ever written for kids. From left to right: the book Stacy Gregg wishes she’d written; a classic that kids could read if they want to; and the book she’d be buried with. Best food memory from a bookNicky Pellegrino is hands-down the best writer in the world when it comes to food descriptions. What are you reading right now?
Source:Stuff
June 26, 2024 07:44 UTC
TVNZ Poll: Winner and Losers
There are of course political winners and losers. Māori Party: Their Malcolm X radical routine might inspire their supporters, but it’s the kiss of death to everyone else. The Political Left: If Labour, Greens and Māori Party can’t work together, we will be locked out of power until 2029. Environment: As the planet melts, this Government support the polluters and have stripped $3billion out of climate change funds. Meanwhile the planet burns, infrastructure crumbles and we are borrowing billions for tax cuts we can’t afford.
Source:New Zealand Herald
June 26, 2024 06:53 UTC
Receivers sell three farms out of mega dairy collapse
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Source:New Zealand Herald
June 26, 2024 05:32 UTC
Inflation has proved easier to subdue than expected, in Australia
What’s gone rightWhat’s gone right is that inflation has proved easier to subdue than expected, and not only inflation in the price of goods, many of which are made overseas. The annual rate of inflation might climb from 3.6% in April to 3.8% or even 4% in May. Westpac expects no change, meaning a monthly inflation rate of zero. The annual inflation rate is expected to climb because prices fell a year earlier in May 2023, not because they climbed in May 2024. Lower inflation, and a tax cutIf the inflation rate does keep sinking when the official quarterly figures are released next month, it’ll be doubly good news for stretched households.
Source:New Zealand Herald
June 26, 2024 03:43 UTC
Stuff Group taps WeThinkMedia as exclusive Australian advertising rep
New Zealand's leading digital and print media company, Stuff Group, has appointed WeThinkMedia as its exclusive advertising sales representative in Australia. Stuff Group is the publisher of the country's largest digital news site, stuff.co.nz, national titles The Post and Sunday Star-Times, regional and community titles, social site Neighbourly, and magazines, all underpinned by video and audio platforms. Stuff Group recently agreed to a new collaboration model with MediaWorks, New Zealand’s only Outdoor and Radio media business. “These innovative new partnerships together with the enormous scale Stuff Group delivers 24/7 across channels has created a unique offering in the New Zealand market, with all of the deep insights into Kiwi consumer behaviour that these partnerships can offer," Stuff Group Brand Connections Managing Director, Matt Headland, said. "Our experienced media team can share a whole-of-market view and provide comprehensive insights and recommendations to advertisers about opportunities in the Kiwi market, with the streamlined ease of one point of contact," she added.
Source:Stuff
June 26, 2024 02:03 UTC
Three bodies found on NZ beach thought to be missing fishermen
The president of a New Zealand fishing club says he's "broken" after the bodies of three missing fishermen were found on the shore of Māhia in Hawke's Bay. Police said on Wednesday morning that while formal identification was under way, the bodies were thought to be of the trio who were reported missing on Monday. Elwood Higgins, thought to be one of the three fishermen who were reported missing on Monday. It had been a whirlwind wait since the men went missing on Monday, he said. "That was just a miracle and we thought heck this is awesome, hopefully they can find the third one," he said.
Source:Stuff
June 25, 2024 22:54 UTC
'Horrified by my actions': Dickason responds after 18yr sentence for murdering children
- Several expert reports were prepared about Dickason’s mental health and personal circumstances which the judge will consider. - Dickason’s lawyer argued a mental health unit was the appropriate place for her. The South African doctor convicted of murdering her three young daughters has been sentenced to serve 18 years in a mental health unit in Hillmorton Hospital. Dickason is facing life in prison, with Justice Mander to determine a minimum non-parole period, and where she will serve her time. Justice Mander had ordered a number of detailed reports from psychiatric experts to help him reach an appropriate sentencing decision for Dickason.
Source:New Zealand Herald
June 25, 2024 21:40 UTC
Married At First Sight NZ ep 14: Reunion sees groom take aim at sweetheart bride
Photo / Warner Bros. Photo / Warner Bros. Photo / Warner Bros. Photo / Warner Bros. In five years’ time, there will be a new MAFS expert and his name will be Piripi John Aiken Clarke.
Source:Stuff
June 25, 2024 21:10 UTC