A reminder to all Kiwi marketers: the deadline for the 2024 Effie Awards Aotearoa is fast approaching on Tuesday, July 23. The awards, run in association with TVNZ, provides the opportunity for the industry to celebrate their most effective marketing campaigns. The Effie Awards are renowned globally for celebrating marketing effectiveness and measurable success, recognising campaigns that not only resonate but also drive real business impact. “An Effie is the ultimate recognition of marketing success. Following the early bird deadline, late date entries will be accepted until Thursday 1 August 2024.
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July 19, 2024 01:05 UTC
The problem with black ice is that it's especially dangerous because it's a type of ice you can't see. Black ice is "black" because it's transparent and the road surface shows through. Black ice can hang around much longer on rural roads, because the warmth and friction of traffic wears it away. The difference between white ice and black ice is that the former is more likely to be sustained. So if you hit black ice and lose control, don't panic and try to fight your way back - because you won't be able to.
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July 19, 2024 00:14 UTC
The inflation drop is driven by a failing economy, not a softening of the cost of living. Watch for increasing council rates and insurance driven astronomically higher by climate change. Watch for the Chinese economy that came in well under expectations…China’s economy falters, raises pressure for more stimulusChina’s economy grew much slower than expected in the second quarter as a protracted property downturn and job insecurity knocked the wind out of a fragile recovery, keeping alive expectations Beijing will need to unleash even more stimulus. The world’s second-largest economy grew 4.7% in April-June, official data showed, its slowest since the first quarter of 2023 and missing a 5.1% forecast in a Reuters poll. Even if mortgage rates are cut, won’t they immediately jump again as geopolitical inflationary pressures kick off?
Source:New Zealand Herald
July 19, 2024 00:05 UTC
Perhaps it simply reflects current tough times, a retreat into safe stuff that’s easy to sell. I am also a sucker for tribute albums, enjoying the new The Power Of The Heart, a collection of the songs of Lou Reed. It reminds me of Reed himself claiming September Song on a long-ago tribute album featuring the songs of Kurt Weill and turning it into nothing but a Lou Reed song. Lou Reed performing on stage. The Power of The Heart compares favourably with last year’s Velvet Underground tribute, I’ll Be Your Mirror, which, while fun, somewhat failed to capture the sheer grown-up power of its source.
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July 19, 2024 00:04 UTC
“Between this inquiry and the one into personal banking, there’s a real risk of regulatory fatigue setting in,” says King. “We’ve known for years what will help the rural sector access the capital needed to help productively grow the economy. Comments which are defamatory, abusive or in some way deemed inappropriate will not be approved. It is allowable to use some form of non-de-plume for your name, however we recommend real email addresses are used. Comments from free email addresses such as Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail, etc may not be approved.
Source:New Zealand Herald
July 18, 2024 23:25 UTC
The explosion of white wrath that the Treaty was inside Pharmac to begin with highlights how pig ignorant most redneck crackers are when it come to Māori pain. Because most redneck crackers benefited from theft of Māori land, they never want to look at the impact of colonisation. Never mind that contact almost wiped Māori from the face of the planet. Put aside a party like ACT who are a pimp for the pharmaceutical industry telling a Former National Party to burn the Treaty, let’s remind people why the Treaty is in Pharmac to begin with…- Sponsor Promotion -..That redneck crackers have to be reminded of the inequalities all the time is the shocking thing. Pharmac includes the Treaty so Māori can demand the same outcomes and Pharmac are forced to respond to that, by reaping the Treaty out, Māori being poor are simply left to whither on the vine with the rest of the poor.
Source:New Zealand Herald
July 18, 2024 23:16 UTC
The Great North American Eclipse as seen in Mazatlan, Mexico on April 8 this year. Dunedin Astronomical Society member Warren Hurley said it would be a rare event for the city — so rare that the last time it happened was in 1163, long before Dunedin was established. "A total eclipse, where the sun is completely covered, it truly is awe-inspiring." Mr Hurley said the city was making a "big deal" about it so early because there was a lot of preparation to do. The path of the total solar eclipse, which will darken Dunedin’s skies for nearly three minutes on July 22, 2028.
Source:Otago Daily Times
July 18, 2024 22:35 UTC
Stability, safety nets & research mean investors can have both – General Finance. That is a rare bright spot in an otherwise static economic environment, says Brent King, managing director of NZ-listed financial services group General Capital, the owner of General Finance. For instance, a 12-month term deposit of $100,000 with General Finance at a 7.5 per cent interest will deliver a pre-tax yield of $7500. The higher figure is a result of re-investing returns so the amount compounds quarterly. You are asked to do this in order to verify that this enquiry is not being performed by an automated process.
Source:New Zealand Herald
July 18, 2024 22:27 UTC
As of July 2024, it is projected to miss that budget by around 17 million tonnes. But 1.4 million of those rely on unproven carbon capture and storage and 2.7 million tonnes relies on things that were probably going to happen anyway. And the much derided clean car discount was estimated to save 1.2 million tonnes of CO2 a year which is 7.2 million tonnes over the period. Eloise Gibson describes how much worse in this passage:According to government projections, NZ is on track to be 6 million tonnes under budget from 2022-5, 2 million tonnes under budget from 2026-2030 but 17 million tonnes over budget in 2031 to 2035. For 2030-2035 emissions will be higher by 24 million tonnes higher than estimated a year ago under Labour, and 17 million tonnes over budget.
Source:New Zealand Herald
July 18, 2024 13:29 UTC
Volleyball Junior A Qualifier & Season NEW DATESThere is a new date for the Volleyball Junior A Qualifier, this tournament will now take place on the 21st September venues tbc. The Junior A season will now start in Term...
Source:Otago Daily Times
July 18, 2024 11:45 UTC
Fifteen people were taken to hospital after the single-vehicle crashes occurred 100 metres apart on the Tekapo-Twizel highway (State Highway 8) about 8.40am, police said. "You're looking -5, -4 [degrees Celsius], foggy conditions - that State Highway 8 should have been closed. There's just a big black sign up by the airfield saying 'dangerous conditions, black ice'. She wanted to see action so travellers were better informed about the road conditions and the highway was better maintained and able to cope with the conditions. Sub-zero temperatures means they freeze, black ice, and you can't see black ice.
Source:Otago Daily Times
July 18, 2024 08:26 UTC
Bishop’s legislation proposes to get rid of the current urban-rural zonings in the district plan. This will mean that unfettered urban development will happen all the way from Wanaka to Hawea. Nobody will be able to stop this because it will be “as of right” development permitted by Bishop’s proposed legislation. The Queenstown Lakes District proposed district plan has been developed over ten years, taking into account thousands of submissions from the public. Bishop’s proposed legislation trashes these rules-it is madness.
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July 18, 2024 08:22 UTC
Minister David Seymour claims Pharmac ‘burned energy’ considering Treaty as he sets expectationsPharmac Minister David Seymour claims the drug-buying agency “burned a lot of energy” considering the Treaty of Waitangi as he directs Pharmac to refrain from doing so. “I do not believe this is an appropriate expectation to place on Pharmac,” Seymour said in his letter. ACT, a political Party who has a pimp from the Pharmaceutical Industry inside their caucus…Investigation: David Seymour’s special medicines envoy has investments in Big PharmaFormer pharmaceutical company executive turned Act MP Todd Stephenson has been appointed to a special role representing Pharmac’s new government minister, his party leader and Associate Minister of Health David Seymour. Stephenson’s experience with drug companies is seen as a boon by some – but others are concerned about his links to Big Pharma. When people attack The Māori Party rhetoric as violent, this is the actual practise of structural racism they are protesting against and calling out.
Source:New Zealand Herald
July 18, 2024 06:50 UTC
Photo: Supplied / Simon EvansAn increase in visitors hoping to catch the southern lights has resulted in a call for the Catlins to be made a dark sky reserve. It specifically wanted support with a lighting policy which would align with dark sky requirements. "The importance of having a dark sky reserve here is really to highlight the Catlins natural, unique beauty, and its night skies," Hanley said. If ultimately successful, the area would join six other communities in New Zealand with dark sky accreditation. Those included dark sky reserves Aoraki Mackenzie, Wai-Iti (Tasman district) and Wairarapa, and dark sky sanctuaries in Oxford, Great Barrier Island/Aotea and Stewart Island/Rakiura.
Source:Otago Daily Times
July 18, 2024 06:26 UTC
Sugar causes hyperactivity: Top of the sugar myth pile is the widespread belief that sugar causes hyperactivity in children. Sugar is a carb and bad for our body: The human brain uses glucose, a sugar molecule, as its primary energy source. It recommends limiting free sugars to less than 10% of total energy intake. However, reducing intake to less than 5% of energy or about six teaspoons of free sugar daily may provide further health benefits. So, natural sugar sources like honey and maple syrup are no better than refined sugar in the health stakes.
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July 18, 2024 05:31 UTC